The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

Chu Xiaoning nodded and said, "Yes, you've thought it through."

Then I'll do as you say.

No rush, let me take a closer look.

Let's see if they have that intention.

"Alright, go to sleep, honey."

"Um."

Silent all night.

The next day, Yang Dalin took Sister Yan for another checkup.

Then the doctor said there was nothing wrong.

Yang Dalin then took Sister Yan to her workplace.

Then I went to visit Minister Teng.

Minister Teng was surprised by Yang Dalin's arrival.

Yang Dalin, who was still on temporary assignment at a freight station under the Ministry of Railways, had never had his personnel file transferred.

He really likes it.

Moreover, Yang Dalin did not choose to go to Teng's home when he came to Minister Teng's office.

That must mean we have something important to discuss.

Minister Teng valued Yang Dalin highly and quickly postponed some of his original work.

Yang Dalin suggested to Minister Teng that more land should be reserved for road construction.

Minister Teng hadn't expected Yang Dalin to be so bold.

He asked in surprise, "Dalinzi, do you mean we should try to reserve as much land as possible for future road construction?"

"Can we really develop that fast in the future?"

Yang Dalin told him, "Minister, this means not only reserving land on both sides of the railway, but also for the highway."

Think about it, many of our railways are currently single-track. With the development of the country, will they be converted to two-way tracks, or even four-track tracks?

We are not reserving land in advance now.

If buildings are constructed on these two sides, it will be troublesome to demolish them later.

The same applies to railways.

The same applies to highways.

Especially highways.

There are no plots of land reserved on either side for future road widening.

The houses have all been built; it will be troublesome to expand them later.

The railway is a bit better.

The highway project was twice hampered by the inability to afford the demolition of houses.

This matter must be viewed from a developmental perspective.

We need to look at the next thirty, fifty, or even one hundred years.

We don't have many vehicles right now.

But we're developing fast.

In the future, like the bald eagle, every household will have a car.

The number of vehicles may be in the tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

Traffic congestion will be a major problem then.

Like our capital city.

The population will continue to grow.

You should plan your route in advance.

"If we have to demolish houses and widen the road later, the cost will be enormous."

Minister Teng traveled abroad when he was young and has indeed seen things abroad.

He took Yang Dalin's suggestion very seriously.

I think the suggestion is strategic.

It is forward-thinking.

He thanked Yang Dalin for making the suggestion.

He will bring up this suggestion together with the Minister of Transport when reporting on his work.

After finishing our business.

Minister Teng was very pleased and insisted on rewarding him.

It's not just about rewarding him for making the suggestion.

It was also a reward for him for bringing honor to the department so many times.

Yang Dalin then suggested asking for a TV ticket.

Minister Teng readily agreed.

I got the TV ticket.

Yang Dalin took his leave of Minister Teng.

Then I went straight to the department store and bought a larger one.

It cost 760.

Yang Dalin's space has a better television set, which is made by a company in Hong Kong.

But he can't take it out.

I had no choice but to spend money to buy domestically produced ones.

Moreover, the quality of domestically produced products is actually just as good.

Yang Dalin is not short of money.

buy.

Then, when Yang Dalin carried the television back to the compound...

Well, the whole compound was in an uproar.

This is the first television set in the compound.

It's not that Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu, Xu Damao, and others can't afford it.

The problem is that tickets are not easy to get.

However, in the past two years, their family has also acquired a sewing machine and a bicycle.

Because these two product invoices are not that difficult to obtain.

This is also thanks to the vigorous domestic production.

Televisions were still considered a luxury item.

However, in just a few years, domestic production increased.

It might not be so difficult for everyone to get tickets.

It's even possible that tickets will be gradually phased out.

Because of the abundance of domestically produced goods and the continuous improvement of production capacity.

Invoices for some in-demand goods have been cancelled.

Product output continues to climb.

Therefore, it's quite normal for many products to have their invoices cancelled.

If China hadn't focused a large portion of its television production on exports to earn foreign exchange...

TV tickets might also be cancelled.

Yang Dalin was very satisfied with these changes.

People's lives are really getting better slowly.

This made Yang Dalin very happy.

The television was brought home.

Yang Dalin fixed the wires.

Turn on the TV.

I tuned the station, wow!

The house was packed with people.

Having no other choice, Yang Dalin moved the items into the yard around 8:10.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be any time at home to cook or eat.

Although it was a bit cold.

However, even though they were all wrapped in coats, they still watched with great interest.

Especially Chu Xiaoning.

That means you have to get the best spot in the first row.

It's because her family bought the TV.

A group of children fawned over Chu Xiaoning to no end.

Chu Xiaoning, who had already become a child's leader.

That would be even more impressive.

Waiting for the men from the courtyard to come back after get off work.

The courtyard became even more lively.

Because many women want to watch television.

We haven't even had time to cook dinner at home yet.

Some families have already prepared it.

The parents called them several times, but none of them wanted to go home for dinner.

Some children, having exhausted all other options, would go home, grab their bowls, and rush back.

Yang Dalin realized that the situation was not good.

It's not that I don't like a lively atmosphere at home.

It's because Sister Yan is about to give birth.

It's too noisy, that won't do either.

And it's still a bit cold outside.

It's not easy to chase the neighbors away, but watching TV outside every day isn't a good idea either.

It's fine when people sit in the courtyard to cool off in the summer.

It can get quite cold at night in winter.

So when Yang Dalin asked Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Sha Zhu, Xu Damao and others if he could still get TV tickets.

Yang Dalin answered without hesitation that he could.

It must be possible.

That way, several neighboring households will have televisions.

At least then you won't have to leave your own TV outside to watch it.

Moreover, the people have all scattered.

Of course, the televisions they bought weren't as big or as expensive as Yang Dalin's.

This is no big deal.

At this time, very few people are nearsighted.

Even if you move the small TV further away, everyone can still see it clearly.

The next day, Yang Dalin went out to visit his group of second-generation henchmen.

I got several more TV tickets.

So, in succession, Yi Zhonghai's family, Liu Haizhong's family, Xu Damao's family, and Shazhu's family all bought television sets.

As a result, far fewer people came to Yang Dalin's house to watch TV.

Moreover, Yang Dalin even placed his television set in the side room.

Otherwise, the house will still be too cramped to cook, and it won't be good for others to see that the food is delicious.

Although the side room is a bit small, at least people don't have to watch TV in the cold.

Others also assumed that Yang Dalin was afraid of disturbing Chu Yanhua's rest.

There's not much I can say.

If you find it too crowded, you can go watch TV at another house.

However, Yang Dalin did not expect that Yan Bugui would come to him that night.