Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 138, My Father is Dead
On October 7, 1958, Zhao Mancang felt that he had been unlucky enough that day, but what happened at noon was not that unlucky at all.

Another thing is even more unfortunate!

When Zhao Mancang returned home from get off work in the evening, he found that there were guests at home.

In the living room in the backyard, Zhao Zhensheng, Dai Guodong, and An Huaimin were sitting there, accompanied by the street office director Qi Dongfang. Zhang Dongyue was busy serving tea and preparing fruits and pastries for these people.

These people all had a very strong aura, especially Zhao Zhensheng, who was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, forming a sharp contrast with Dai Guodong, An Huaimin and others who were wearing military uniforms. He was completely different from Zhang Dongyue and Lin Huijun who were wearing ordinary printed clothes.

For the young Lin Huijun, it was the first time she saw someone wearing a suit up close. It was quite strange, but also quite nice.

However, no matter how beautiful the clothes were, they were not as tempting as the pastries on the table, so she just stared at the pastries.

"Dad is back!"

When Lin Huijun saw Dahei and Xiaohei running excitedly towards the front yard with their tails wagging, she knew her father was back, so she happily chased after them.

When Zhao Mancang took Lin Huijun to the living room in the backyard, Zhao Zhensheng and others also stood up to greet them.

"Director Qi, you are such a rare guest. Are these all leaders?"

When Zhao Mancang opened his mouth, he seemed enthusiastic, but in fact he was keeping people at a distance.

He thought these people were leaders who were trying to persuade him to go to Moscow, so when he spoke, he smiled but his tone was a little stiff.

As for Zhao Zhensheng, he didn't even look at him directly, but just glanced at him without thinking carefully.

Firstly, the other party had left to study in Great Britain when Zhao Mancang was very young, and the Zhao Zhensheng that remained in Zhao Mancang's memory was already very vague.

Secondly, although Zhao Zhensheng at this time is old and has white hair, he is still full of energy and well maintained. His face is rosy and shiny. He is wearing a suit and has a scholarly temperament. Of course, it is impossible to associate him with the Zhao Zhensheng of more than ten years ago.

Third, Zhao Mancang was still thinking about his own affairs at the moment and had no idea that Zhao Zhensheng would return to China.

"Doctor Zhao, look at him. Does anything come to mind? Does he look familiar?"

Qi Dongfang disagreed and did not think deeply about why Zhao Mancang spoke in such a tone. Instead, he pointed at Zhao Zhensheng and asked with a smile.

The latter's eyes were red and he looked very excited.

He hadn't been back for nearly twenty years and his son had forgotten him.

Thinking of what his ex-wife Lin Shuyi said, Zhao Zhensheng felt even more upset.

Yes, ex-wife!
After being abroad for nearly twenty years, Zhao Zhensheng remarried. The most important thing is that he brought his wife and children back.

While he was still married to Lin Shuyi, he married Shao Wenjun, which was equivalent to him marrying two wives.

According to current sayings, that is bigamy!

So he had no choice but to divorce Lin Shuyi and acknowledge his marriage with Shao Wenjun.

But no matter what kind of relationship he has with Lin Shuyi, Zhao Mancang is his son, and this cannot be changed.

Now that I'm back in China, I must go see Zhao Mancang.

However, his son really didn't recognize him.

Looking at his son's eyes that looked like a stranger's, Zhao Zhensheng felt a pain in his heart.

"Director Qi, please stop joking. I don't know this comrade."

Zhao Mancang glanced at the other person and confirmed through his eyes that it was someone he didn't know.

Qi Dongfang, Dai Guodong, An Huaimin and others were filled with emotion when they heard this. Times have changed and things and people are no longer the same!

We haven't seen each other for nearly twenty years. Even though we used to have a close father-son relationship, we are now like strangers.

"Mancang, do you really not remember me?" Zhao Zhensheng's tears suddenly came out and he asked excitedly.

Before coming, he had heard a lot about his son Zhao Mancang and knew that his son had experienced a lot, but he did not expect that the situation would be like this when they met again.

He had no right to criticize Zhao Mancang. He knew that all this had a lot to do with him as a father.

He originally thought that after returning to China, he would be able to help Lin Shuyi and others more. As a result, except for the youngest daughter Zhao Mandong, the two brothers Zhao Mantang and Zhao Mancang were living well.

In particular, the youngest son, Zhao Mancang, is only 24 years old, but he is already an associate chief physician with a salary of more than 200 yuan.

Although the salary of more than 200 yuan is very low, Zhao Zhensheng is of course very clear about the current domestic wage level. The general salary is 30 or 40 yuan, but more temporary workers, farmers, etc. really can't make ends meet.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang's salary of more than 200 yuan is really high.

At this time, Zhao Mancang had already guessed something in his mind, but he shook his head and said again that he didn't know him.

He did it on purpose. He had no intention of recognizing this father, especially since he had returned from abroad. He was even more afraid to recognize him.

Moreover, the other party ran back, and Zhao Mancang felt that he really needed to plan his future path carefully.

It is impossible to stay in the capital forever. Anyway, when the wind blows, he must leave for a few years, otherwise, he may encounter some accidents.

Although he could stop associating with Zhao Zhensheng, just like he did with Lin Shuyi, Zhao Mantang and others, the blood relationship was there and could not be severed.

I'm afraid that others will think deeply about it, and Zhao Mancang will definitely be implicated.

Alas, trouble!

"You really don't remember me?" Zhao Zhensheng became more and more excited. "I'm your father, have you forgotten?"

"My father died a long time ago. How could he come back to life?" Zhao Mancang retorted harshly, his heart filled with resentment.

When he was a child, he didn't see his father stand up for justice, and his mother was partial to her. Zhao Mancang was still young and couldn't get over it.

That’s why these things happened later.

When resentment accumulates too much, it becomes impossible to turn back.

Everyone knows that a broken mirror cannot be mended, but only those who have experienced it know how painful it is.

Why is Zhao Zhensheng running back at this time?
It's definitely a nuisance!
Zhao Mancang would have thought it would be great if he had come back in the 1980s, but he chose to come back at this time.

Perhaps for the country, Zhao Zhensheng's return is a good thing. After all, he was a Boxer Indemnity student and was previously a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

It would be a very good thing for such a mathematics professor to return to China, even if he just stays in a university as a professor.

What's more, Zhao Zhensheng did not become a professor, but went to a confidential unit to do scientific research.

So his return is a good thing for the country.

But for Zhao Mancang, it was just the opposite.

Not only is it annoying, but it's also a huge trouble!
So how could Zhao Mancang recognize the other party?
Dai Guodong, An Huaimin, Qi Dongfang and others looked at each other. None of them expected that Zhao Mancang would say that. Isn't it too hurtful?
"Comrade Zhao, Professor Zhao is indeed your father. We all know that you may have resentment towards your father, but he has now returned to China to help build our country."

An Huaimin couldn't bear it and persuaded Zhao Mancang.

As the leader of the secret department, An Huaimin was very clear about Zhao Zhensheng's value, so he chose to ask for help to make Zhao Zhensheng feel more comfortable.

"Leader, let me emphasize again that my father died when I was very young. This is a fact, an indisputable fact."

Zhao Mancang interrupted:

"Perhaps this professor has indeed made contributions to the country, and I am very happy for him, but these have nothing to do with me, a commoner. I wouldn't dare seek such a relationship, and I don't need such a relationship. I can support myself."

"I have been independent since I was very young. I don't need to rely on anyone, nor will I rely on anyone."

"If you came to my house today to talk about this, then I tell you, my father is dead, so don't bother me anymore. I still have to cook. You are all leaders, and you are definitely not used to eating these coarse grains. I won't keep you here. Goodbye."

Such a resolute attitude really shocked Dai Guodong and others. Zhao Zhensheng felt even more guilty and regretful, but at this moment he had no choice but to wipe away his tears.

Zhang Dongyue held Lin Huijun in his arms, standing there in a daze.

She didn't expect that Zhao Mancang's father was so powerful. It was a pity that Zhao Mancang didn't even recognize him. It was even more impossible for her, a mother-in-law whose words had no weight, to speak.

So she quietly carried Lin Huijun out of the living room because she couldn't continue listening to what happened next.

Qi Dongfang, however, spoke up to try to keep him at this moment:

"Auntie Lin, you are Dr. Zhao's mother-in-law. How about you help us persuade him?"

As soon as these words came out, Dai Guodong, An Huaimin, Zhao Zhensheng and the others all looked at Zhang Dongyue. The latter suddenly felt the pressure doubled, and hesitantly stopped and said:
"Director Qi, I don't have the final say on this matter. It depends on Mancang's own opinion. I'm going to go cook first. You two can talk slowly."

After saying that, Zhang Dongyue hugged Lin Huijun and ran away.

The atmosphere in the living room was too depressing. If she had known this, she would have run away.

After leaving the backyard, Zhang Dongyue happened to see her daughter coming back, so she hurried forward and pulled Lin Wan into the kitchen to gossip.

She mainly wanted to ask Lin Wan whether Zhao Mancang had told her about his father before.

As a result, Lin Wan was also confused. How could she know about Zhao Mancang's father?
He never mentioned it at all.

When they got married, only Lin Shuyi and Zhao Mandong came. Apart from them, none of Zhao Mancang's close relatives showed up.

No, Lin Wan remembered that Zhao Mancang seemed to have mentioned it briefly at that time, but it was really just a one-sentence mention.

So she had no impression at all.

"Mom, why are you asking this suddenly?" Lin Wan frowned and asked, but Lin Huijun answered immediately:
"Mom, I know. It's Dad's father who's back. He's in the backyard, in the living room."

Dad’s dad?
Zhang Dongyue and Lin Wan were both amused and helpless. That was their grandfather, but never mind. Zhao Mancang didn't even recognize that father. Besides, Lin Huijun was not Zhao Mancang's biological daughter, so it was even more impossible for Lin Huijun to call Zhao Zhensheng grandpa.

After learning about the situation, Lin Wan was about to go to the backyard to take a look, but Dai Guodong and the others came out with grim expressions. They just forced a smile at Lin Wan and the others, and then left.

They looked unhappy, and Zhao Mancang was also in a bad mood.

Although he drove away Zhao Zhensheng and his group with a tough attitude, Zhao Zhensheng's return to China still made him very depressed.

"Mancang, what's wrong?"

Seeing that he looked worried, Lin Wan stepped forward and asked with concern.

"Thinking about something, forget it, let's cook. Mom, the buses are probably gone by now, how about I ride my bike to take you home?"

Zhao Mancang shook his head and changed the subject.

His mother-in-law still needs to go back to Heizhima Hutong to cook for his father-in-law and his family. She has to run around like this every day. There is no other way around it.

In fact, the best way is for Lin Wan to take Lin Huijun to Heizhima Hutong in the morning and bring the child back after get off work in the evening.

But Lin Huijun was not happy about it, she wanted to play with Dahei and Xiaohei.

In addition, the house is so big and there is so much food and meat stored there, Lin Wan was also quite worried, so she chose such a troublesome thing.

There are two floors in the basement on the back side of the house. The first floor is used to store a lot of food such as grain, meat, and sauerkraut. It is the core warehouse of the house.

On weekdays, even Zhang Dongyue didn't have the key to open the basement, especially after Lin Huijun's cheating incident, the spare key was hidden again by Zhao Mancang.

"No need, I'll go back on foot." Zhang Dongyue immediately shook her head when she heard that.

Lin Wan suggested that her mother ride a bicycle back.

Her mother Zhang Dongyue had already learned how to ride a bicycle, so riding back would not be a problem.

That's how it was settled.

Due to the arrival of Zhao Zhensheng and others, Zhao Mancang's dinner tonight was not so relaxing.

There was no conversation that night. As the Golden Crow and Jade Rabbit alternated, it was already four o'clock in the morning of the next day.

There is a small farmers' market in the woods near Zizhuyuan Road outside the city. It is a secret trading place that Zhao Mancang learned about from others.

To put it simply, this place has a lot of good things.

Today is also the first time that Zhao Mancang comes here, and he is ready to try his luck.

Since this place is called a small market, it means that it is bigger than the Pigeon Market. What's more, it is a small farmers' market, so there must be more strange and weird things here.

As he walked into the grove, Zhao Mancang was shocked by the lively scene before him.

Wow, it’s really lively.

There are probably three or four hundred people here, right?
Anyway, it was very lively. Although people were not making much noise, the voices were not lower than 30 decibels, but within the normal speaking decibel range of 30 to 50 decibels.

At this scale, it's really good.

The only downside is that the entrance fee is a bit more expensive, but it's worth it.

In a place like the grove, once the armband team arrives, the guards standing nearby will give an early warning, and everyone can scatter in a swarm without having to worry too much about being surrounded and intercepted.

Like the pigeon market in the city, there are only a few entrances and exits, so once something happens, it is very difficult to escape.

"This leather material comes from Inner Mongolia. It's absolutely the best winter clothing. Feel it. Isn't it incredibly soft and warm? If you wear this, you won't have to worry about this winter."

"Here are porcelains from Jingdezhen that were presented as tribute to Emperor Kangxi. Look at the patterns. They're absolutely authentic. If you really want them, you can take them away for twenty yuan! That's not two cents! It's twenty yuan!"

"These are all fresh mountain products, such as wood ear mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms. Smell them, don't they smell good?"

Strolling in the small market, Zhao Mancang listened to the conversations of these people and was certain that many of them were middlemen.

Simply put, it is the mountain products purchased from farmers in the mountains, and then brought to these places to sell.

The situation in the mountains is much better than in the rural areas near Beijing.

The tail may be cut off everywhere, but not necessarily in the mountains.

The reason is very simple. There are independent households in the mountains. Even if a few more chickens, ducks and geese are raised, it is difficult for outsiders to find out.

As for the leaders in the village, they certainly wouldn't dare to say anything nonsense. After all, living in the mountains, who doesn't have a few chickens, ducks and geese hidden?
If a higher-level leader comes to inquire, we will definitely make preparations in advance and just hide.

In short, the mountain people are very experienced in dealing with this. After all, before liberation, those soldiers had caused cholera in the countryside many times, and that's how they gained experience.

Most people obey the law, but there are always some who take risks.

Otherwise, after seven or eight years, there wouldn't be so many 10,000 yuan and 1 million yuan households appearing so quickly.

Regardless of whether ducks know the water in the river is warm in spring or anything else, there is always no shortage of smart people in any era.

With the presence of these people, the surplus mountain products in the mountains have a channel for shipment, and even the mountain people themselves carry these mountain products to sell them in small markets or pigeon markets.

As for the fact that you can't travel far away casually, if you do, you will need a letter of introduction or something like that. Haha, traveling within a hundred kilometers is not considered far.

Besides, when it comes to enduring hardship, people of this era are definitely no worse.

Throughout Chinese history, the fine qualities of hard work and perseverance are genes flowing in the blood of the Chinese people.

Although there are many lazy people, there are more people who are willing to endure hardships, such as the older generation in later generations who endure hardships without any effort.

It's not that hard work is bad, but that we need to keep pace with the times.

"There are more middlemen in this small market than I imagined. Is this the way business works in this era?"

After walking around for a while, Zhao Mancang had a general idea of ​​the situation and guessed it in his mind.

Zhao Mancang was very interested in the leather material from Inner Mongolia.

If you buy it, you can ask Lin Wan to help sew it and sew these good materials into the cotton-padded jacket. It cannot be seen from the outside, but it will definitely be very comfortable to wear.

Zhao Mancang touched the materials and to be honest, they were really good.

According to the other party, those goods were brought from Inner Mongolia, but they were unplanned.

If you want to sell goods that are not planned, and sell them at a good price or exchange them for good things, you need connections.

Anyway, the other party had their own reasons, and the offer was not low, and they said that it was only available today and no one would wait after that.

Today is October 8th, and winter is really not far away.

The time when it snows in Beijing should be around mid-to-late November, which is around that time period.

After all, this year's Minor Snow falls on November 23rd, so it's normal to have snow around that time. So, Zhao Mancang spent money to buy some materials, but the price was really expensive.

Among the four major things in life: food, clothing, housing and transportation, clothing ranks first, and there is a reason for that.

Because wearing clothes is not only for keeping away from cold and heat, protecting against insects, wind and rain, covering the body and avoiding shame, but also for decorating the body, beautifying life, and showing a person's identity, status, and national beliefs.

In ancient China, clothing was a very important carrier of national history and culture.

In ancient China, every winter, the number of people who died of freezing was greater than the number of normal deaths, and even more than the number of deaths in wars. This is not an exaggeration.

Just because the winter in our country is very cold, whether it is in the Central Plains or in the border areas of the south, winter is a terrifying season.

During the feudal society, many ordinary farmers, tenant farmers, etc., if they did not have enough warm clothes in winter, could only cross mountains and ridges to go to distant, uninhabited mountains and forests to cut down trees.

As for why not cut down trees nearby?

Haha, the mountains and forests near the county town and rural areas are all owned by someone. Who would dare to cut them down without the permission of the landowner?

Buying charcoal is even more impossible because we are poor.

If you go into the deep mountains and forests to cut down trees, you are likely to encounter big insects, gray wolves, wild boars and other accidents, and you can easily die.

So, once winter comes, people may freeze to death even without snowing.

If it snows heavily, more people will die.

In addition to these reasons, the word "Hua Xia" can also explain something. China has great etiquette, so it is called Xia, and it has beautiful clothes, so it is called Hua.

The word "Huaxia" explains that the Chinese nation has exquisite costumes and long-standing etiquette, and is a country that combines the country of clothing and the country of etiquette into one.

The influence of "clothing" has penetrated into every aspect of Chinese culture and the lives of ancient people.

As a leather material used to keep warm in winter, it is normal that it is expensive.

However, for Zhao Mancang, no matter how expensive these leather materials are, he can afford them.

In addition to these leather materials, Zhao Mancang also bought some mountain products, wild delicacies, and grain.

There are already 1,500 kilograms of rice, 500 kilograms of flour, more than 100 kilograms of peanut oil, 30 kilograms of cauliflower oil, 25 boxes of smoked and canned bacon, etc. in the system space. These are really a lot of food, and the types are very complete.

Even so, Zhao Mancang would still try to purchase some food whenever possible.

After all, it would be impossible for him to buy food the year after next.

Don’t let the family’s food quota decrease and he, a time traveler with cheats, be worried about it. That would be a tragedy.

Anyway, there is system space and a basement, which can easily accommodate all the food.

"Comrade, do you have any extra US dollars? I'd like to exchange them with you. Is that okay with you?"

Not long after buying the food, Zhao Mancang was stopped by someone.

This thing called US dollars was just when Zhao Mancang was trading leather with someone and took out a ten-dollar bill.

Unexpectedly, a second-hand dealer smelled the scent and immediately chased after us.

"what price?"

Hearing Zhao Mancang's question, the middleman Cha Chengsun immediately became excited and gestured excitedly.

That is, one US dollar can be exchanged for four RMB.

This price surprised Zhao Mancang.

If he remembered correctly, the price seemed quite cheap last month. Why did it suddenly go up again?
Almost in an instant, Zhao Mancang knew that something might have happened here that he didn't know about.

There are definitely more Runren capitalists who want to leave, so more people are buying US dollars, leading to a further shortage of US dollar cash.

Once there is a shortage, it is normal for prices to rise.

However, at this moment, someone happened to come over from a stall not far away, also approached Zhao Mancang, and asked urgently:
"Comrade, you still have some US dollars in cash, right? Exchange them with me. I'll exchange as much as you have at the rate of five RMB to one US dollar."

While Su Yuanfu was speaking, he had already taken out a stack of RMB, at least one or two thousand RMB, which had a strong visual impact.

Upon hearing this, Cha Chengsun wanted to strangle Su Yuanfu to death. This bastard was simply a troublemaker.

"Comrade, this is unethical of you, isn't it? Everything should be based on a first-come, first-served basis, right? It's very rude of you to interrupt like this."

"Hey, you gave such a low price yourself, isn't this just bullying this comrade who doesn't know the business?" Su Yuanfu chuckled and ignored Cha Chengsun. Instead, he urged Zhao Mancang:

"Comrade, how much US dollars do you have? I'll exchange it for you. Five RMB for one US dollar is already a lot."

At this time, Zhao Mancang was no longer in a hurry.

Although he really wants to make the exchange rate higher, he needs someone's cooperation.

The identities of Cha Chengsun and Su Yuanfu in front of him are definitely different.

Cha Chengsun, who offered four dollars, was definitely a middleman, and Su Yuanfu, who was willing to pay five dollars in exchange for US dollars, was most likely a runner.

For the Run people who are eager to escape from the capital, they have too much RMB in their hands and they must sell it as soon as possible.

Four or five years ago, after the public-private partnership, capitalists like Su Yuanfu felt more relaxed.

It would be pretty good to be a rich man who just eats and waits for death.

The bad thing is that too many things have happened in recent years. The emergence of the ticket system has made the money in Su Yuanfu and others' hands almost become waste paper.

No matter what you do, you need a ticket.

And tickets are fixed, so it's impossible to have a lot of them.

Then there was the 'rent-to-sell' movement that started this summer, and the houses are almost gone.

Being under unified management, it feels like they have lost their last bit of fig leaf.

Boiling a frog in warm water!

The people of Run, who were aware of the crisis, were all frightened, so they quickly made up their minds, prepared themselves, and then started to run away.

Given the current situation, they have no choice but to run away.

Don't wait until the water boils. If you want to escape, it will be too late.

However, there is very little US dollar cash on the market.

I heard that many capitalists also want to escape. They have more RMB in their hands. If they want to exchange all of it into US dollars, the impact on the entire black market will be even greater.

Su Yuanfu originally offered those middlemen eight dollars to exchange for one US dollar, but after several days, he only exchanged a few hundred US dollars in return. What could he do with such a small amount of money?

Once they leave the capital, the RMB becomes worthless.

Therefore, Su Yuanfu personally took the risk to go to places like the Pigeon Market and the Small Market, offering a price of five dollars to purchase them.

"I don't have much US dollars, only three hundred, but I don't want to exchange them for RMB. I want some gold. Can I exchange it?"

Although Zhao Mancang was not very anxious, fishing definitely requires bait, otherwise no one would take the bait.

He didn't have much RMB in his hand, but it was enough.

Anyway, in places like pigeon markets, small markets and other black markets, US dollar cash and gold are more valuable.

Both Su Yuanfu and Cha Chengsun were a little surprised, but the latter said that it could be exchanged, but it could only be calculated according to the current international gold price.

Zhao Mancang was too lazy to pay attention to him and instead looked at Su Yuanfu and said:

"Comrade, if you don't have gold, forget it. I don't plan to exchange it for RMB."

After saying that, he prepared to leave.

This bastard Cha Chengsun is simply a hooligan. In Beijing, the exchange of US dollars and gold is actually based on the international gold price?
It's just like those people in later generations who go to a foot massage parlor and pay with Vietnamese dong instead of RMB. How fucking scoundrel.

Therefore, paying attention to such people for even one more second is an insult to their intelligence.

Seeing Zhao Mancang leave, Cha Chengsun did not chase after him, but Su Yuanfu did not care about that. Three hundred US dollars is still money.

He was planning to run the business out, with a family to support, and he wanted to spend every penny carefully.

In this case, the RMB in his hand is naturally just waste paper. On the contrary, the US dollar is the real global hard currency. This has been verified during the Republic of China.

Therefore, he certainly could not let Zhao Mancang leave like that.

In the corner on the other side of the small market, Su Yuanfu patiently quoted an exchange rate of eight yuan to one US dollar, and only then did he successfully exchange RMB for US dollars from Zhao Mancang.

I spent 2,400 RMB and only got 300 US dollars.

It’s a bit of a loss, but there’s no other way, I have to change it.

"Comrade, if you have gold, you can come to me anytime. I can also get US dollars, pounds, or Canadian dollars in cash and exchange them for gold. At a rate of one US dollar to five RMB, that's no problem."

Hearing Zhao Mancang's words, Su Yuanfu immediately asked suspiciously, "Do you really still have US dollars?"

"That's for sure. I have no need to lie to you."

"Well, will you come here tomorrow? Or should we meet somewhere else?"

Su Yuanfu immediately became anxious. As long as he could exchange it for foreign currency, he would be absolutely happy.

"By the way, besides the gold, do you need a TV, a radio, a car, a bicycle, or a villa?"

Zhao Mancang was surprised when he heard this.

Good man, is it that the son doesn't feel bad about selling his father's land? Or is he really that impatient to become a Runren?

Not to mention the period of 1958, even in the year 2024, there are still many such people.

You have to know that behind the three trillion US dollars are many, many middle-class people.

As we all know, there is an area in China where the average assets per capita are billions, and everyone lives a life of luxury. This is the comment area of ​​short videos.

The middle class are not living in the comment section of a dream world. They have mortgages, car loans, children's tuition, etc., and they support countless businesses. It can almost be said that they have revitalized a lot of the economy with their own efforts.

After all, for middle-class people like them, their children’s tuition fees cost tens or even hundreds of millions every year, and other expenses are even more staggering.

After the layoffs, a lot of re-employees appeared.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang can actually understand people like Su Yuanfu.

But even though he understood, he could not agree with the other party's behavior.

After agreeing on the specific transaction time and place with Su Yuanfu, Zhao Mancang left the small market.

The gains he gained from the small market were not much, but they were not small either.

If he continues to exchange money, he might be able to open a gold shop in the future.

When they returned home, Lin Wan and her daughter had just gotten up and saw Da Hei and Xiao Hei playing in the yard.

"Dad, look, I'm feeding the chickens."

Seeing Zhao Mancang coming back, Lin Huijun, who was feeding the chickens, immediately smiled and boasted, with an expression of "Praise me!" written all over her face.

"Xiaojun, you are so awesome. You know how to take the initiative to help your mother with housework. That's great."

Her mother had treated her to stir-fried bamboo shoots with pork before, and she had been much more well-behaved and sensible these days, and didn't dare to sneak in to eat anymore.

As for children, it is better to praise them more instead of beating and scolding them all the time.

Zhao Mancang put all the wild mushrooms and other mountain products and vegetables in the kitchen. Some of them can be eaten today. If they cannot be finished, they can be dried and used as dried goods.

It is still the season for mountain products. When the mountains are covered with heavy snow and the weather becomes cold, it will be difficult to see these mountain products.

Mushrooms such as shiitake mushrooms grow very slowly when the weather is cold, and they will only grow wildly in a moist and warm environment.

There is a very delicious mushroom in the southern region, which is the chicken mushroom. This thing only appears around the summer solstice, and it is only found in the south. It is really rare in the north.

However, the chicken mushroom is very different in the province of Yunnan. Chicken mushrooms can be picked from June to October every year, and the quantity is quite large.

It is extremely difficult to taste this delicacy in the capital. Zhao Mancang has missed this delicacy for a long time.

At the breakfast table, Zhao Mancang shared the story about chicken mushroom with Lin Wan and Lin Huijun, which the mother and daughter listened with great interest.

Zhao Mancang had been to Sichuan before, so it was not surprising that he met people from the south of the colorful clouds there.

Therefore, Lin Wan didn't think anything when listening to him tell these stories.

After breakfast, Zhao Mancang and Lin Wan prepared to go out.

Just as Zhao Mancang opened the door and was about to go out, he suddenly saw someone standing at the door.

"Mancang, are you going to work?"

The person who came was Zhao Zhensheng, Zhao Mancang's biological father and enemy.

In the eyes of young Zhao Mancang, if Zhao Zhensheng had not left that home at that time, he would not have run away from home, and his academic performance would not have been so bad.

When he was young, Zhao Mancang regarded his father as an enemy, but now he regards the other party as a stranger.

"Comrade, may I ask what you can do for me? If you don't have anything to do, please don't bother me anymore. You are not welcome in my home."

Zhao Mancang's stiff tone and cold words made Zhao Zhensheng feel even more uncomfortable.

But the man in front of him is his son after all. If he wants to make up for the fatherly love he has lost in the past twenty years, he must endure these cold and hurtful words.

It is said that time reveals a person's true character. Zhao Zhensheng believes that his son is not such a cold-blooded person.

However, he forgot another saying: A three-foot-thick ice does not form overnight.

How can a broken mirror be mended?
What's more, Zhao Mancang has no shortage of food and clothing nowadays, and it seems that Zhao Zhensheng has nothing to show off.

"Stop riding your bike. Let me drive you to work."

Hearing the other party's words, Zhao Mancang glanced at the car not far from the door and urged Lin Wan expressionlessly:
"You guys go ahead and I'll lock the door."

The other party can choose to pester him, or Zhao Mancang can choose to ignore him directly.

Lin Wan looked at Zhao Mancang worriedly, and Lin Huijun's face was also nervous.

Zhao Mancang comforted the mother and daughter and reminded Lin Wan to be careful when riding her bike on the road.

After Lin Wan left on her women's bicycle, Zhao Mancang looked at Zhao Zhensheng again and said:

"Comrade, if you come and disturb our family's life again, I will call the police immediately. Don't think that just because you are a professor you can meddle in other people's lives. Let me tell you, this is not a capitalist country, this is our own country!"

After saying that, he turned around, locked the door, got on his bicycle and left.

Zhao Zhensheng was in a daze for a long time and couldn't understand why his son hated him so much?
Perhaps Zhao Zhensheng ignored how stubborn a teenager in his rebellious period could be, and he could not imagine what kind of despair Zhao Mancang had experienced before he chose to report his brother Zhao Mantang for cheating in the exam.

Everything may be an accident, but it seems to be destined.

The fact that Zhao Zhensheng was able to pass the Boxer Indemnity Foundation exam and later became a professor of mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton shows that his IQ was definitely not low.

Of course, a father’s high IQ does not necessarily mean that his son will inherit that IQ.

However, the IQs of the two brothers Zhao Mantang and Zhao Mancang are obviously sufficient and even exceed those of ordinary people.

However, the two brothers who have been deprived of fatherly love since childhood may have character flaws, which led to them becoming opponents.

As a father, Zhao Zhensheng knew all this, and he came back just to make amends for it.

But, unfortunately, there are many difficulties!

(End of this chapter)