Back to 1979: Sending the Educated Youth’s Wife Back to the City

Chapter 77 Comrade Lao Wang
When the calendar turned to mid-May, Wang Dexian called Fang Mingche and asked him to take some time to visit him and pick up the book.

Fang Mingche asked about his schedule and it was scheduled for Saturday night.

He took a shower, changed into the white short-sleeved shirt, trousers and leather shoes that Lin Yan bought for him at the mall before setting off.

Clothes make the man, gold makes the Buddha. He was going to the city government compound, so he had to dress decently.

As for Yanyan, she followed her mother back to her grandparents' house.

Fang Mingche rode on Grandpa Gu's 28-bar bicycle. This should be Gu Zhiguang's bicycle back then, but it was well maintained.

When he arrived at the gate, he informed the guard of his name and was let in. The guard also pointed him in the direction. It should be that Wang Dexian had greeted him before.

Housing is really a big problem nowadays.

The corridors of the tube-shaped dormitory of the municipal government are also filled with piles of honeycomb coal and stoves.

The door was half-covered by a curtain, but one could glimpse inside and see that it was about a dozen square meters in size.

Some of them are home to a family of three or four.

In comparison, the apartment he and Yanyan, father and daughter, live in is over 30 square meters, which is considered very spacious.

Other families in the compound were also jealous.

If it weren't for Grandpa Gu's tricks, that small courtyard would probably have been lost.

However, one advantage of the tube-shaped building is that there is a toilet on every floor.

It's at the end. On one side is a washroom with a row of faucets, and on the other side is a cubicle toilet.

Fang Mingche went to the toilet first. When he entered the room, he paid attention to distinguishing between men and women.

If you take the wrong path, you might be charged with hooliganism.

Nowadays, those young men who 'flirt with women' on the streets of the capital are charged with hooliganism.

It's like patting a lesbian on the shoulder on the street and asking her to date him. If a lesbian reports it, he will be charged with hooliganism.

After he urinated, he went to the bathroom opposite to wash his hands. There were many women washing clothes at each faucet.

Nowadays, it is a blessing to have such a direct faucet.

Grandpa Gu's yard still uses a pressurized well, and the water is carried home by the man himself.

There are several large courtyards nearby, and each courtyard has a public tap, but it cannot be used to enter the house.

Everyone pays the water fee per person every month, and the aunt in charge of the hospital is responsible for collecting it.

That's why he wanted to live in a house in Tuanjiehu Community. It's a single-family house with its own toilet and water tap.

Fang Mingche originally wanted to count which room was Lao Wang's, but when he came out, he saw that it was no use, because Lao Wang was already standing at the door of the room chatting with the elder sister who was cooking next to him.

Seeing Fang Mingche, he said, "I watched you walk over and thought you had taken the wrong path."

"I went to the toilet."

Lao Wang said something to the older sister and led Fang Mingche into the house.

"Your accommodation is quite good."

Lao Wang shook his head slightly. "It's OK for me to live alone. But it's not easy for those clerks who live with their families. Sit--"

He turned around to pour some water.

Fang Mingche raised his eyebrows. Lao Wang was one year older than him, which meant he was 25 years old.

Nowadays, the legal age for marriage is 20 for men and 18 for women. He is still unmarried at this age, and even has no partner. I'm afraid he has been thinking about it for a long time.

I guess he still has some confidence that his old man can come back.

Now, this unmarried status is very beneficial for future marriages. It is much better than being divorced. Moreover, divorce also involves the issue of how to treat the previous wife. If it is not handled well, it will be labeled as a rich and powerful wife change.

Even if his father didn't come back, he would just get married a few years later, it wouldn't affect anything.

People who come from such a family can think much more deeply than I do.

Wang Dexian placed the boiling water in front of Mingche, opened the cabinet and took out a stack of English books and magazines.

The first few books below are textbooks used by English departments in universities today, and the others are English newspapers and magazines that I asked someone to find for me.

"You want these newspapers and magazines, right?"

If Fang Mingche was willing to pay a high price for English textbooks, he could probably find them by posting a notice at the university and leaving a contact number. The trouble was the English newspapers and magazines, which he really had no way of finding.

Fang Mingche nodded, "Yes."

He estimated that Lao Wang had it for some time. He took a look at it first.

But I guess he really didn't have the time to learn it, so he gave up and asked me to come and get it.

He just walked in and took a quick look, and saw Lao Wang's clothes were still soaking in the basin and had not been washed yet.

Firstly, he must be busy. Secondly, he probably hasn't found a female comrade who can come to his house to do his laundry.

Unlike him, Ah Yan came every day to wash their father and daughter's clothes cleanly. She also washed the bed sheets, quilt covers, curtains, etc. once every three weeks.

Fang Mingche took the initiative to say, "How about selling these together with the previous review materials for 100? I know you got some favors from people."

The review materials from famous schools and the English newspapers and magazines he read today were very helpful for his college entrance exams. And they were things he couldn't buy.

Wang Dexian said, "Okay! I heard that English is not included in the total score of the college entrance examination. Why are you in such a hurry to learn English now?"

"English will be very practical in the future and will definitely be more and more valued. Moreover, although it is not included in the total score of the college entrance examination and is only used as a reference, if my English test score is good, the school will lower the admission score. This will help me get into a prestigious undergraduate school."

Wang Dexian nodded. He also felt that Fang Mingche was a very thoughtful person and was someone worth making friends with.

"Then I still owe you 1500."

He turned around and took out seventy big unity notes from the drawer, "Here's 700, click on it."

Fang Mingche raised his eyebrows and jokingly said, "Don't tell me you've received the bribe so soon, have you?"

Wang Dexian sneered, "Am I such a short-sighted person? My old man recently received ten years' salary in arrears. The organization directly sent someone to deliver a passbook with 100 yuan in it. He said that the state would take care of his food, clothing, housing and transportation, and that his hospitalization expenses would be reimbursed %. He simply gave one thousand yuan to each of his grandchildren. He said that we have all suffered more or less because of him over the years."

All the grandchildren are naturally happy. This is much better than the old man closing his eyes and kicking his legs and passing away in the future, leaving money for everyone to share.

Everyone is really short of money right now. One thousand yuan is a lot of money!
Oh, this guy shouldn't be counted. His big bowl tea stall can make a thousand yuan a month.

He had discussed this with the old man privately.

The old man was also shocked by the amount and asked repeatedly, "How can setting up a stall make so much money? Will there be any problems if it continues like this?"

But then he said, "The chief designer must have an idea in mind, and he is still crossing the river by feeling the stones."

Fang Mingche said, "How about you help me get twenty bottles of Maotai for the military supply for the remaining 800?"

"Why do you want so much?"

"They are just trying to cover up their own shortcomings. Nowadays, no one dares to bully anyone who can produce a pack of Panda cigarettes."

Panda cigarettes are not as durable as the military-supplied Moutai. Tobacco will become damp after a long time.

Wang Dexian thought about it and said, "We can only do it slowly."

He gets a bottle from the logistics department for 18 to 20 yuan, and gives 40 yuan to Xiao Fang, which saves a lot.

(End of this chapter)