Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 532 Housewarming
在1990年9月份，国内最热闹的一件事就是9月22日开幕的第11届亚运会。

This was the first large-scale comprehensive international sports event hosted by New China since its founding, and the whole country made a lot of hard efforts for this.

"Have you donated today?" once became a buzzword of this era.

The government, businesses, schools, and communities all called on everyone to donate.

To this end, Shengshi Group donated 20 yuan to the Asian Games in the name of the company. Fang Minghua and his wife each donated 10 yuan. Even their two children who were in kindergarten each took out their own pocket money and donated yuan each. They also asked their parents to buy several Panda Panpan mascot toys. The teacher said that this was also a contribution to the Asian Games.

The Asian Games were held and the whole country celebrated. In the stands of the Asian Games, people held up banners that read "Hosting the Asian Games, looking forward to the Olympics". The attention of the Chinese people was once again turned to the 2000 Olympic Games.

For Fang Minghua, another happy event is that the small building located in Nanfang Lane, Chaoyangmen, has been renovated and has been left for another summer, so it is time to move in.

Congratulations on moving to a new house.

However, Fang Minghua did not make a big fuss about it. He chose an auspicious day and asked someone to move the furniture and appliances from the Xingfu Community early in the morning.

Zhang Baofu is mainly responsible for this matter.

After Bai Miao became the editor-in-chief of Yanhe magazine, he followed Fang Minghua's instructions and, in the name of recruitment, turned Zhang Baofu from a temporary employee into a formal worker. He finally entered the system and might be promoted to deputy chief of the security department in the next step.

Therefore, Zhang Baofu was very grateful to both Fang Minghua and Bai Miao, especially Fang Minghua, who was always willing to come and help if there was anything going on at home.

That's the case today.

There were no specialized moving companies in that era, so Zhang Baofu found a large truck and went to the workers' market outside Yuxiang Gate, where he found six workers who had come to the city to do odd jobs to help with the move.

It took two trips to unload all the miscellaneous items in the furniture and appliance room in one truck.

"Slow down, slow down! Pay attention to these cabinets. Be careful when going upstairs. Don't bump into anything." Zhang Baofu stood by and shouted, watching the workers move furniture.

Fang Minghua was also staring at them. It didn’t matter if other furniture and appliances were bumped or knocked around, but these eight boxes contained his collection of ancient paintings!

This thing is very valuable. For this reason, Fang Minghua also bought a constant temperature and humidity storage cabinet for his collection of calligraphy and paintings.

Fang Minghua finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the migrant workers safely move the eight large cabinets into the third-floor lobby.

He will leave it like this for the time being, and in the future he plans to ask experts from the Xijing Chinese Painting Academy to help with the layout - he plans to turn the third floor into a private calligraphy and painting museum!

The room is equipped with a constant temperature and humidity system specially designed for collections of calligraphy and paintings. Fang Minghua specially asked experts from the Xijing Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting to help design it, and it cost a lot of money.

Zhao Hongjun was also there at this time, with a cigarette in his mouth, looking at Fang Minghua's small building.

"I suddenly realized that living here is not bad. At least there is a yard. Unlike the high-rise building I live in, I have to take the elevator to go out," said Zhao Hongjun.

"Isn't that right? You said you were standing on the balcony on the 16th floor, looking down at the earth, and you felt like you had the world in your hands. You were feeling lonely and asked the vast earth, who is in charge of the ups and downs? This is in line with your status as a big boss."

Fang Minghua started joking.

"Oh, oh, you're the big boss, aren't you? I'm living in seclusion in this small courtyard, but why do I feel like you're the one who has the world in your hands?" Zhao Hongjun asked back.

"Okay. Let's stop flattering each other." Fang Minghua said with a smile, "If you want to buy a yard, you should go to Yanjing. I plan to buy a few more if I have the chance."

"why?"

"The Asian Games were so successful, and the country is bidding to host the Olympics. Yanjing will definitely speed up infrastructure construction. If we don't buy it now, the Siheyuan will be gone!"

"That's true." Zhao Hongjun nodded. "I used to look down on shabby courtyards, but now I think it makes sense. I'll go to Yanjing to see if there's a suitable one."

"Help me take a look too."

As they were talking, they saw four workers carrying a huge container coming in from the gate, followed by Song Tangtang. "Tangtang, what did you buy?" Zhao Hongjun asked curiously.

"I asked my aunt to buy this American-made Boston piano in Hong Kong for Ruirui to learn," Song Tangtang explained.

"Foreign goods? How much?"

"About $1."

"Fuck! You really are willing to do that." Zhao Hongjun was shocked when he heard that.

"If you're going to buy one, you should buy a better one. Since Ruirui has to practice since she was young, a low-quality piano will affect her judgment of tone and her feel." Song Tangtang replied.

"Well, that makes sense. You should buy one for Ruirui. Minmin will definitely want one when she sees it. Tangtang, please tell your aunt to find a way to buy another one. I'll give you the money when the time comes."

"Can."

Listening to the conversation between the two, Fang Minghua, who was standing nearby, was speechless.

How could a kid under four years old use such an expensive piano? Song Tangtang said that this was the best piano for a family, and the next best would be a professional performance piano.

According to the current exchange rate of RMB to USD, one USD is equivalent to 4.8 RMB, which means that this piano is worth 4.8 RMB.

The total cost of buying the land, building and renovating my small building was less than 100,000 yuan, and half of the building is gone!
The daughter-in-law spared no effort in raising the two children from an early age.

This semester, not only will my daughter learn to play the piano, I also hired a music teacher who teaches college students from the Xijing Conservatory of Music to teach her piano. I also want my daughter to learn dance!
Since she could dance but didn't have the time to teach, and there was no specialized dance academy in Xijing, Song Tangtang invited a professional dancer who had retired from the Xijing Song and Dance Troupe to teach.

My son is no exception.

I don’t have to learn piano or dancing, but I have to learn painting and martial arts!

Boys, be brave.

Fang Minghua really couldn't understand whether the child could accept all these arrangements made for him at once?

But seeing that his wife was as excited as if she had been injected with chicken blood, Fang Minghua wisely chose to shut up.

After the family moved here, friends who were close to Fang Minghua came to see it and all of them praised it.

Fang Minghua was also very satisfied, but the yard was a bit monotonous. It would be better if a few more trees and flowers were planted!
take it easy.

From then on, Fang Minghua had one more happy thing: drinking tea and reading books on the terrace on the second floor or in the tea room on the first floor.

There is another thing. Li Li in San Francisco, USA, is finally getting married. Her husband is the rich second-generation Chinese, Chen Anji. As for her family, naturally someone has to go there.

After the final discussion, it was decided that Li Li's parents must go, and the two sisters of the Zhou family would each send a representative to the United States.

"Minghua, are you going?" Song Tangtang asked.

"You just go. I don't need to go. It's very troublesome to apply for a visa." Fang Minghua said.

"What's the trouble? This is a family visit, it's easy to approve."

"You go ahead. Won't Lili have to go back to her parents' home after she gets married? There will be a wedding ceremony, and I will attend it then."

"I don't know if Lili will be happy if she marries Chen Anji." Song Tangtang sighed softly.

(End of this chapter)