Return To 1977 Chapter 352: Three things
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Zhaoqing and Xiaoqin did not dare to stay in Beijing for fear of causing trouble to the Hong family. On August 25, they dragged An Yangyang back, who had not had enough fun.
But before leaving, the newlyweds bought gifts and visited Shou Jingfang.
This is a rule in the capital. When inviting people to a wedding, no matter how familiar or close the relationship is, the couple must personally invite them in advance with four-color gifts to be respected.
It stands to reason that this should also be the case for the Hong family. But Wang Yunlin had already made an agreement with her brother's family in Longkou Village. Now that life is not rich, her family does not have to go through this formality. So this is avoided.
As soon as they left, Hong Yanwu felt relieved and could turn back to deal with his own affairs.
Hong Yanwu’s top priority now is a happy event and two troublesome events.
The happy news is that he received a telegram from Bincheng on the 25th and learned that "General" Jiang Haichao's son was born on the evening of August 20th.
Probably because the fat chicken and abalone were too nutritious, Han Ying suffered a lot from that fat little boy weighing eight pounds.
She spent a whole day and night in the hospital and only had four fingers opened. In the end, she couldn't give birth, so she had to be stabbed to keep her mother and son safe.
So as planned in advance, "General" and "Xiapaizi" jointly issued a solemn invitation to Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan.
I hope they can come to drink the full moon wine of "General"'s son before September 20th, and attend the wedding of "Xiapaizi" and Xiang Hong on September 24th.
The reason why Hong Yanwu understood the situation so clearly was because the telegram contained a total of one hundred and thirty-three words. It was simply a text message. Even after making three long-distance calls to Yang Weifan, he could not be found. Everything has been said.
According to the charging standard of three cents per word, the cost of this telegram is as high as four yuan. Only those guys with deep pockets can do this kind of thing.
But it also shows that the guys in Bincheng take this matter seriously.
So Hong Yanwu did not dare to delay, and quickly went to Chang'an Street. He first went to the long-distance telephone building to make a long-distance call to Yang Weifan, telling him that he had received the telegram and would arrive as scheduled.
Then he went to the telegraph building and sent a telegram reply to the "general".
However, the telegram he sent seemed a bit stingy. There were only a few unusually concise words on it, "Congratulations, you will definitely arrive."
After talking about the happy things, let’s talk about the troublesome things. The first priority is how to appease the "sugar heart".
From August 20th to August 25th, Hong Yanwu didn't care about "Tang Xin'er".
Originally, on August 24, he took Zhaoqing and the others to the department store in Wangfujing, and he wanted to invite "Tang Xin'er" to come with him. As a result, "Tangxin'er" and "Ciermei" probably went for "shipping" that day and were not there.
Then when he goes to see "Tang Xin'er" again on August 26, they will of course treat him with noses instead of noses and eyes instead of eyes.
For a long time, "Tangxin'er" didn't pay much attention to Yoyo'er. Later, thanks to "Cier Mei", she half-jokingly helped put in a good word. Only then did "Tang Xin'er" listen to his explanation.
Originally, if there was no follow-up and the matter was explained clearly, this little awkwardness would be over.
I heard that Hong Yanwu was going to attend his cousin's wedding in a few days, and they were not allowed to see each other for another three days. So "Tang Xin'er"'s face, which was about to clear up, immediately turned cloudy and gloomy.
To be honest, Hong Yanwu himself is very happy for "Tang Xin'er" to meet his parents.
On the other hand, "Tang Xin'er" himself felt that his relationship with Hong Yanwu was still short, and he was several years older than him, so he was embarrassed to see his family.
On weekdays, she wouldn't even dare to go to Hong Yanwu's house for a meal, so why would she attend this wedding in such an occasion where the entire Hong family is present?
So there is nothing we can do about it.
But from a rational perspective, I can't find anything wrong with Hong Yanwu. "Tang Xin'er" became more and more unhappy, and the more she looked at Hong Yanwu, the more irritated she became. She didn't even know why.
On the contrary, Hong Yanwu understood this psychology better than herself. Knowing that she was not just being hypocritical, but that when her love was strong, she had unconsciously developed an attachment to him that was hard to let go.
This kind of little woman's mentality is often very useful to every man and gives him a sense of accomplishment.
What the man can do at this time is to comfort the other person and try to make the other person happy.
So Hong Yanwu had to swallow the matter of going to Bincheng and didn't dare to mention it again. First, I tried my best to coax "Tang Xin'er".
It was just a very unlucky day that I bumped into "Tang Xin'er" who was a woman.
Both psychologically and physically, "Tangxiner" is at a low point. No matter Hong Yanwu suggested watching a movie, going to the park, or going boating, this girl couldn't keep her spirits up.
On this day, until they returned to "Aunt Bao"'s house for dinner in the evening, "Tang Xin'er" was not very willing to talk and looked gloomy. She was only willing to lie on the small bed in the back room and listen to Teresa Teng being depressed.
Hong Yanwu couldn't see her being so sluggish, and was afraid that the more she became like this, the more uncomfortable she would become, so he dragged her up to play poker.
In this way, they played "Ten-thirty" which was popular at that time.
The winner will flick the loser's forehead with his fingers and cash in one by one.
Hong Yanwu deliberately lost more than a dozen games in a row. Although he deliberately gave up to "Tang Xin'er", he did not reveal any flaws. He occasionally played tricks, peeking, hiding cards, dodging to prevent her from playing, etc.
The effect of this hard-working performance was pretty good, and "Tang Xin'er" soon became excited.
Especially when she flicked Hong Yanwu's forehead, she was almost ecstatic, gearing up, and fixating her eyes with hatred on one finger.
But girls are girls after all. Although they have a vicious heart, their skills and strength are not good enough. The fingers flicked on their foreheads, and they were as gentle and moist as the breeze blowing on their faces.
Subsequently, Hong Yanwu defeated her again. He really didn't put much effort into it, he just wanted to pretend to be a little bit light or not for the excitement of the game.
Unexpectedly, he thought he was self-defeating and burst into tears on the spot.
She lowered her head and cried for a long time. No matter how much he tried to apologize and say nice things, he couldn't coax her.
Later he also saw that it was not because of pain, but because of sentimentality.
Women are such lovely and emotional creatures!
In short, the more Hong Yanwu looked at it, the more distressed he became. Suddenly an idea struck him, and he began to curse himself for being stupid. Then he told me about going to Bincheng.
Of course, he didn't mean to add insult to injury. But because he suddenly thought, why not take "Tang Xin'er" with him to Bincheng?
"Tang Xin'er" was surprised at first by his proposal and thought it was a bit whimsical. But then there was a kind of joy with anticipation, and the mood suddenly changed.
Just then, she started to feel embarrassed again when she thought about being Hong Yanwu's girlfriend, going to such a far place and meeting so many strangers.
And the business here in Beijing has just been going smoothly, so I feel a little worried about leaving it like this. She couldn't help but hesitate again.
But Hong Yanwu has obviously seen her reaction, how can he allow her to shrink back?
He deliberately acted like a man who would not tolerate objection. It was almost like an order, saying that the matter was settled and "Tang Xin'er" had to go with him when the time came.
In fact, as a woman, no matter what, she still has passive attributes. And women naturally like to put the blame on men. This will give you room to defend your actions. This is especially true for things that you are very willing to do, but have some concerns about.
So although Hong Yanwu's approach seemed arbitrary and arbitrary, it actually allowed "Tang Xin'er" to meet her unconscious expectations and made her feel extremely relaxed about it.
In the end, not only did she accept it with all her heart, she even felt that Hong Yanwu looked very manly.
In this way, "Tang Xin'er" lay docilely in Hong Yanwu's arms, listening to him talk about the people in Bincheng and the sea in Bincheng.
In Hong Yanwu’s description, she seemed to see the vastness of the mist and the blue sea and blue sky.
I saw a large reef with countless abalones and scallops, and colorful starfish sparkling in the sun.
I also saw countless strong and sturdy sea bumpers, holding steel forks and sharp blades, fearlessly jumping into the rough waves.
I can’t help but look forward to this trip to Bincheng even more...
After the "Tang Xin'er" matter was settled, the next thing Hong Yanwu had to do was to quickly deal with the cash in his hand.
Because unlike others, his trouble is not not enough money, but too much cash.
First he brought back 150,000 yuan from Bincheng, and then he started selling movie tickets after the Spring Festival.
Starting from a net profit of RMB 4,500 from eight theaters in Xuanwu District, and then somersaulting upward every month, I have been working until now I control 19 cinemas in three districts, with a monthly income of RMB 37,000. The total amount of money is more than 100,000 yuan.
After taking out the money for the family and all the expenses, there is still a total of 250,000 yuan.
Besides, if there are no surprises, once September comes, another profit of around 40,000 yuan will be made...
But how much of such a huge wealth did Hong Yanwu handle?
For six months, he and Chen Liquan kept depositing money in the bank from place to place, but they could only deposit 60,000 yuan, and this was basically the limit.
Leaving aside whether such a thousand-thousand-dollar deposit will attract attention and cause trouble, the management of sixty large-denomination certificates of deposit alone is a problem.
As long as you think about the cash that will continue to be received every month in the future, you will know that this is an extremely unrealistic method.
If you really rely on depositing money in the bank to absorb cash, it won't take long for the deposit certificates to grow to a completely troublesome amount.
Fortunately, Hong Yanwu still has a way to preserve his wealth by buying stamps.
Stamps are small and convenient, and have high potential for appreciation. He spent about 120,000 in cash, and the nearly 1,800 rare old stamps he obtained only filled two A4 stamp albums. This is really the best place for money.
It's just a pity that it will be difficult to continue doing this next time.
Because he only wants a small number of tickets. And due to the massive purchasing in the early stage. There are fewer and fewer items on the market worth buying, and the prices of old tickets have also gone up a lot. It has caused many people to be reluctant to sell.
Nowadays, even with the help of "Tang Xin'er", it is difficult to encounter a large number of transferred tickets. We can only try our luck piecemeal.
So since he was about to leave for Bincheng, he had to quickly find another way to deal with the remaining 70,000 yuan and the 40,000 yuan he was about to receive.
Otherwise, keeping so much money at home would be a bomb. Once they are exposed and cannot explain their history, they will be shot.