Mrs. Luo and Zhan Aiping have made a lot of money running a teahouse in the past two years. She gritted her teeth and decided to buy a piece of land to build a building. The house in her hometown has already been renovated, and she wants to build a small three-story building in the city, with the first floor as a shop and the second and third floors for living.
The location she bought was good, near a scenic spot, and because the land was not large, she only spent less than two thousand to acquire it. After that, she was busy building the house, and Luo Zhiguo let her do what she wanted.
All the money his wife earns is in his hands, and he can't take it away even if he wants to. The only benefit is that he has more pocket money every month, and the house has some new things from time to time. Recently, he sleeps on a spring mattress, which is really comfortable.
"When my house is finished, Xiao Zhan, let's open a branch of the oil tea house. It's very busy now, so let's open a few more."
Luo Zhiguo sighed: "Is buying houses the only hobby of women?"
"People feel at ease when they have a place to live." When buying electrical appliances, Mrs. Luo hesitated for a long time, but when it came to buying land and building a house, she did not hesitate at all. She was willing to save money and build her own house.
Before she got married, there were many brothers and sisters in her family, and she had no share in her parents' house. Later, she married into the Luo family. Although she became husband and wife and a family, she couldn't avoid the feeling of being a dependent in her husband's family.
Now that she has built this house with her own money, it is different, she is the owner of the house!!!
Be proud of yourself.
Mrs. Luo now dresses like she is ten years younger than before. She wears fashionable clothes, such as bell-bottom pants, and has a short perm. She also wants to learn ballroom dancing.
Luo Zhiguo is keen on fishing, so he doesn't like to bother with it and thinks it's women who like to bother with it.
Mrs. Luo also disliked him: "You are just the old salted fish on the shore."
Luo Zhiguo: “…”
Mrs. Luo is not afraid of him at all. She is rich and confident. Even if they get divorced, she can raise the children on her own and live in a big house. Why would she be afraid of such a man
Women hold up half the sky, and Mrs. Luo has finally realized this. She feels that as a woman, she cannot stay at home every day doing housework and taking care of children. She must have a job and the ability to earn money on her own.
She educated her daughter, telling her that she must work, support herself, and not rely on men.
*
In September, Xiao Mianhua was going to primary school. She didn’t want to go to school and kept complaining to Zhan Aiping, “Mom, I don’t want to go to school. I don’t want to do my homework.”
Zhan Aiping was in a lot of trouble: "You don't want to go to school, what do you want to do?"
Little Cotton: "Is it not okay for me to go to kindergarten for the rest of my life?"
"You're so embarrassed." Zhan Aiping pinched her little face, "You're so grown up now, go to primary school quickly."
Little Cotton: "Mom, I will help you sell oil tea."
Zhan Aiping: "Then you have to learn something. You can't be an illiterate little boy. Be good and go to school."
Gu Yuan and Gu Chen will soon be eleven years old. Gu Yuan and Lu Cheng are going to junior high school. Lu Cheng is one year older than them and is over twelve years old. Twelve-year-old Lu Cheng has grown very fast and is about 1.7 meters tall. Gu Chen is 1.6 meters tall and Gu Yuan is just over 1.5 meters tall. The three of them standing together are like a staircase, either from high to low or from low to high.
The three of them were in the same school and went to school together. Gu Yuan really didn't want to walk with the two of them. She would be sandwiched between them as she was the shortest one, which was really frustrating, but they still had to go to school together.
Her brother Gu Chen was one grade higher than her, and she and Lu Cheng were in the same class. Lu Cheng sat in the last row and she sat in the front row.
Before school started, Gu Yuan said to Lu Cheng, "We are in the same class again, so let you be the class monitor."
"You can be the monitor. I'm not interested in being the monitor."
After school started, Gu Yuan became the class monitor, but Lu Cheng did not become the labor committee member. With his absolute height and physical advantages, he became the sports committee member and joined the school team. He and Gu Chen were both on the basketball team. They came to school very early in the morning, played for a while before going to class, and played in the evening as well.
Gu Yuan had no interest in playing basketball. She thought it was silly to spin around a ball. It would be better for her to just run. She liked to run freely, and being stopped by others would make her very irritable.
If the shot still can’t make it into the basket, I’ll get even more angry!
Both Gu Chen and Lu Cheng started to grow. When they were young, Lu Cheng might not be able to catch up with her. Now, Gu Yuan can't catch up with Lu Cheng. She has a fast burst of speed, but Lu Cheng has the advantage of long legs. He can take bigger steps than her and has more endurance than her. He and her brother are just like two bamboo poles.
Gu Yuan was particularly envious of their long, thin legs. She quietly complained to her mother, Zhan Aiping, "Mom, they are obviously twins, why do you think my brother's legs are so thin, white and tender?"
Her thighs are a little bit thicker than her brother's, which is really annoying.
Zhan Aiping said: "There is less fat, it is slim and thin."
Gu Yuan asked: "Mom, do you think I've gained weight?"
"Not fat, our eldest daughter is so beautiful." Zhan Aiping looked at her daughter with a smile, "Your skin is similar to mom's. If you stay in the sun, it will turn into a panda skin color. It will turn white again in winter."
"My brother and his friends also have layers, they are all pandas. My brother and Lu Cheng's thighs are so white, except for the part that doesn't get exposed to the sun."
Zhan Aiping said: "Your father's legs used to be very white, and he was tall and thin."
Gu Yuan: "My dad was also tall and thin once?"
Zhan Aiping said: "You must have become swollen from eating too many steamed buns since you joined the army."
"But my dad doesn't eat steamed buns."
Zhan Aiping: "Exercise more and your muscles will become stronger."
"Mom, my brother and his friends are having a basketball game at the city gymnasium. Do you want to go and watch?"
Zhan Aiping said happily: "Of course I will go. I went to see it last year as well."
Gu Yuan emphasized: "Mom, the point is to look at me. I am a cheerleader and I am doing aerobics."
Zhan Aiping understood decisively and praised sincerely: "My daughter dances the best."
"Of course."
Gu Yuan held Zhan Aiping's hand and raised it: "Mom, when will I be taller than you?"
Zhan Aiping: "… then you are not necessarily taller than your mother."
"Who said that the disciple surpasses the master? When my sister grows taller, you will be the shortest in the family."
Zhan Aiping rubbed her face and said, "Are you still the little glutinous rice dumpling who loves your mother the most?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Gu Yuan hugged her mother and kissed her twice, and said happily: "Kiss me a few more times while my dad is not around."
Zhan Aiping hugged her daughter back, feeling warm and satisfied. Although they were two little cotton-padded jackets that were leaky, her own daughter was caring and lovable.
As time passed, the children grew up.
The school uniforms in the 1980s were very beautiful, all navy blue. The girls wore beautiful blue skirts. After going to school, Xiao Mianhua especially liked her blue skirt school uniform. She wore a white shirt on the upper body and a sleeveless suspender dress on the skirt with a circle of white pinstripes on the hem. It was very fresh and beautiful. She wore a bright red scarf on the collar, which made the color even brighter and more beautiful.
Gu Yuan's middle school uniform was similar, a beautiful navy blue skirt. Her hair was waist-length, thin, long and black. After entering junior high school, she no longer liked those fancy hairstyles. She had a simple flower bud on the back of her head, with her long hair hanging vertically underneath. She looked very energetic and beautiful. Her long hair made her look much gentler.
A lot of Gu Sheng’s comrades-in-arms were vying to become his relatives.
Zhan Aiping was determined not to arrange marriages for her children and let them fall in love freely.
There were many advantages to Gu Yuan being in the same class with Lu Cheng. She asked Lu Cheng to do some physical work and asked him to help carry the books and the cheerleading pom poms of the entire team back to her room.
Lu Cheng entered her room and put his things down. Gu Yuan went to find something to eat. She was almost starving. Lu Cheng stood alone in her room, feeling a little awkward.
When he was in the first and second grades, he often went into Gu Yuan's room, and they even gave each other grades. But now, whenever he entered her room, he always felt something was not right.
Her room was fairly tidy... barely tidy, because there weren't many things in it. Except for a storage basket filled with messy things, everything else was fairly tidy. There were quite a few posters on the wall, and there was a faint fragrance in the air.
Lu Cheng frowned slightly, trying hard not to help her tidy up the uneven and randomly placed bookshelves and the pile of miscellaneous items.
To be honest, Lu Cheng had much more things in his room than hers. He had a lot of model instruments, but his things were all arranged neatly and orderly, with a cold sense of order everywhere. He hated clutter.
Gu Yuan washed the fruit and ate it leaning against the door of the room. Her biological mother, Zhan Aiping, is a doctor. Comrade Zhan can't stand eating in the room. Gu Yuan also has this habit and doesn't eat in her own room. It's not that she can't stand it, but she just thinks it's disgusting to have food residues dropped in the bedroom.
It would be even more uncomfortable if fruit syrup was left in the room.
Gu Yuan said bluntly: "If you don't like my room, please help me tidy it up."
They all grew up together and knew each other very well. Among the three of them, Lu Cheng's room was the tidiest and cleanest. What was even more frightening was that Comrade Lu had a lot of things in his room, all kinds of model machines were placed in an orderly manner.
Gu Yuan once secretly changed the position of his model, but he restored it to its original state the next day.
Lu Cheng: “…”
After hearing what Gu Yuan said, Lu Cheng really couldn't bear it anymore, so he tidied up the bookshelf for her. As a result, this tidying caused a big problem. The cleanliness of this little Tangyuan was indeed only on the surface. There were hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the bookshelf. He also found three unwashed handkerchiefs and a few dollars hidden.
"Why do you stuff things into every nook and cranny?"
Gu Yuan was a little embarrassed, but said cheekily: "Maybe I forgot. If you help me clean up, maybe I can find a few dollars. Where's my pocket money? I forgot..."
"It's just a few dozen dollars. I'm rich! Please help me find some more."
Lu Cheng has nothing to say: "..."
If a family lets Gu Yuan manage money, then the money will probably disappear without a trace.
He discovered that several of the books that were turned upside down were romance novels that Gu Yuan had secretly hidden. It was said that she had borrowed them from a classmate and she had not finished reading them yet.
Gu Yuan shared with him: "Do you want to see it? I'll lend it to you."
Lu Cheng refused: "I won't watch it."
He is not interested in those romantic novels with gorgeous and sad words. He likes to read passionate military novels.
"Well, then maybe you haven't grown up yet." Gu Yuan said excitedly and condescendingly.
The female classmates who recommended these books to her were all mysterious and said that one would have to grow up to understand them.
She thinks these love stories are boring, and the best love story is the story of her parents.
She doesn't like all the missed opportunities, misunderstandings, and coincidences in the book.
Lu Cheng: “…”
*
Lu Cheng's father Lu Ming came several times. He wore a suit, had his hair combed back, and carried a black briefcase, looking very energetic and business-like.
Lu Ming has seen many people going into business in the past two years. It is so easy to make money there, especially since Pengcheng borders Hong Kong. Many foreign imports cannot enter the country directly and have to be transferred through Hong Kong.
This leads to a problem. Some goods are settled in Hong Kong dollars, and some are settled in RMB. It is very confusing. In addition, the exchange rate ratio... There, with one in and one out, you can make a lot of money just by dealing with foreign exchange.
Some clever ones made a lot of money.
Lu Ming has seen a lot, and he also wants to go into business to make money, but he hasn't made up his mind yet. He still has to ask his wife Gao Jingmei for her opinion. He is afraid that as soon as he says it, Gao Jingmei will want to beat him to death.
But recently Gao Jingmei loosened her tone: "I've read the science fiction article written by Xiao Zhan. Do you think there will really be intelligent brains in the future? What will computers become like?"
In 1981, lectures on computer knowledge began to be popularized on television. For the first time, the concept of computers appeared in the eyes of the public. In 1982, the lectures were rebroadcast several times.
How will computers change people’s lives in the future
When Lu Ming heard Gao Jingmei mention computers, he became excited and gave a long explanation to Gao Jingmei.
Gao Jingmei: "What you said is not as interesting as what Xiaozhan said."
Lu Ming: “…”
Gao Jingmei no longer rejected his starting a business. She said to him, "If you lose a lot of money and go bankrupt, you can come and sell grilled fish with Lao Gu."
Lu Ming's mouth twitched: "I'm not in a hurry yet, let's wait another two years and see."
Lu Ming knew that there was no way to rush, he still had to look for a good opportunity. Now he could make some money on a small scale, but it was not the right time to really start a business.
"Old Gu wouldn't sell grilled fish, would he?"
Gao Jingmei said, "Don't say anything. Lao Gu's grilled fish is really delicious. If you leave the army, I'm worried that you will starve to death. He will definitely not starve to death if he leaves the army. I think if he opens a restaurant with Xiao Zhan and his wife, I don't know how many houses they will have to build."
Lu Ming was speechless: "Gu Sheng is the focus of attention from above, how could he open a restaurant?"
Now we advocate the rejuvenation of cadres and modern development. People like Lao Gu, who are educated and have made achievements and have reached this position at a young age, have unlimited potential for future development.
"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's get together as a family and have a meal." Lu Ming rolled up his sleeves to cook for his wife and son, and found that his wife and son were both big eaters.
He also bought the latest camera and asked Gu Chen to take dozens of photos.
The three of them were very serious when taking photos. Lu Cheng had a blank expression on his face, Gao Jingmei got nervous when facing the camera, and only Lu Ming smiled awkwardly.
Gu Yuanlai took the lead: "All of you, smile! Change your poses!!"
After the Lu family's photo shoot, the Gu family's photo shoot became much more lively. Gu Yuan and Gu Mian were particularly good at posing, and each photo was different. They stuck to their mother and walked around.
Zhan Aiping held a daughter in each hand, hugging her left and right, and the sweetness in her heart was beyond words.
Gao Jingmei looked at him with envy: "If only it was a daughter."
My son, who is this big, now doesn’t like to laugh or talk and has entered his rebellious period.
Lu Ming was also envious: "Buy her a beautiful dress. There are so many beautiful clothes on the street over there..."
I bought a bunch of clothes for my son, but he never acts like a spoiled brat in front of his dad. He grows so fast that he has to change his pants after wearing them for a short time.
Bring some dresses for Gu Yuan and her sister, and she will say a lot of sweet words to thank Uncle Lu.
Lu Cheng: “…”
*
Zhan Aiping's novel "Rebirth" was finally completed. She revised it several times and began to serialize it in "Story Miscellanea". After only a few issues, it caused a huge response.
Shen Liqing finished reading the whole book in advance. She liked it very much and was filled with emotion: "Ten years is like a dream, full of ups and downs."
Although the story happened in a small township hospital, it was unforgettable for her.
"You said you couldn't write stories, but look, our sales have increased again. Many college students love to read them."
"There are still many letters from readers. Here are all of them. Take a look at them when you have time."
After Shen Liqing started publishing the magazine, she became much calmer and more capable, and her speech seemed more experienced. The sales of the magazine were getting better and better that year, and she also made a lot of money.
Zhan Aiping recommended that she buy land and build a building.
"Of course we have to build it. We have to move to a bigger office. The art world is so prosperous now."
Shen Liqing said: "Xiao Zhan, several publishing houses want to discuss publishing with you."
Zhan Aiping carefully asked which publishing houses they were, and later selected a local publishing house to plan and publish "New Life".
If the sales are good, she can earn tens of thousands of dollars in royalties.
Zhan Aiping's book was published, and the fish raised by her son Gu Chen were fat and strong in the autumn. There were too many fish, waiting to be sold. The grilled fish restaurant could not consume them all, and eating fish every day was even more unbearable.
Gu Chen said to Zhan Aiping, "Mom, please help me find out who are in charge of the canteens in a few school hospitals."
Gu Chen had to go on stage to negotiate sales himself, so Zhan Aiping did him a favor. While her son was selling fish, she started selling spices and seasoning packets for cooking fish. They were convenient for lazy people and tasted delicious. She and Gu Sheng came up with this idea.
Gu Sheng ran around and sold all the fish and seasoning packets, making two thousand five hundred for himself. Zhan Aiping did not ask him for the money, intending to let him keep it for himself, but who knew that he would give it to her on his own initiative.
Zhan Aiping asked: "Let mom save it for you?"
Gu Chen: "Save some money to buy a car for your parents?"
Zhan Aiping: “…?!!”
He is really a great son to his parents.
(End of this chapter)