Literary Master 1978

Chapter 168 Give you a task (Monthly ticket plus more)

Yanjing Railway Station is in Dongcheng District, and Overseas Chinese Apartment is located near the West Third Ring Road. They are more than ten kilometers apart, and it takes an hour and a half to get there by bus.

It gets dark early in the winter in the north. It was already dark when Lin Chaoyang and the others got on the car. Zhang Guiqin looked at the scenery outside through the car window and muttered: "This Yanjing is much better than the county!"

"The case has been solved..."

Lin Chaoyang briefly introduced the situation to Lin Erchun, and Lin Erchun was filled with sighs.

"Being a soldier and still a worker, what's not to be satisfied with? How can you be like this?"

The bus swayed slowly on the road, and a car backed up in the middle. We got off at the Tiger Temple Station.

After walking for a few minutes to the entrance of the Overseas Chinese Apartment, Lin Chaoyang said hello to the security guard and registered Lin Erchun and his wife before entering the hospital.

"Do you still need to register? It's time to join the army." Lin Erchun said.

When the family returned to the overseas Chinese apartment, it was already dark.

At this time, the street lights in the courtyard of the Overseas Chinese Apartment were already on, and the lights in each household between the two buildings were also on.

Zhang Guiqin looked at these lights and said in surprise: "How much electricity does it take to light these lights?"

In the late 1970s, many rural areas in the country did not have electricity. Rural conditions in the northeastern region were pretty good. Many places had electricity. However, for most farmers, electricity was still a luxury.

"The capital city, can it be the same as our countryside?"

Lin Erchun said something again, as if he was sarcastic about Zhang Guiqin's lack of knowledge, which made her roll her eyes.

Going upstairs and entering the house, Zhang Guiqin looked at the bright living room in front of her, "This house is really big!"

Lin Chaoyang and Lin Erchun were responsible for packing up the specialties they brought from their hometown, while Tao Yushu took Zhang Guiqin around the house.

Zhang Guiqin touched the warm radiator in the house and sighed: "It also has heating, so the house in Yanjing is good."

Finally, she stood in front of the living room window and looked at the dark outside, and said regretfully: "It's a pity that there is no yard."

"Where does the courtyard come from in the building? Isn't it much better than living in a bungalow?"

From the moment she got off the train, Zhang Guiqin was amazed and struck by Lin Erchun all the way. She glanced at Lin Erchun impatiently and said, "Come to Yanjing and do what you can. This Yanjing will soon be yours."

Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu glanced at each other, hiding smiles in their eyes.

"Dad, Mom, you have been on the train for more than a day. Take a shower and go to bed early at night."

"Take a bath? Where can I take a bath?" Zhang Guiqin asked.

Tao Yushu took her to the toilet to talk, and Zhang Guiqin muttered: "It's better to live in a house in Yanjing. You can take a bath at home in winter."

Tao Yushu wanted to say that it was not the houses in Yanjing that were good, but the overseas Chinese apartments.

After working for almost an hour and arranging the arrangements for Lin Erchun and his wife, Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu went back to the house to prepare for bed.

"While it's not too cold yet, why don't I take my parents out for a walk these two days?" Tao Yushu said.

"Aren't you allowed to go to class?"

"Take a leave. There are a lot of electives this semester anyway." Tao Yushu said, leaning on Lin Chaoyang's arm, "You have been taking long leaves in the past few months, so don't ask for leave. Let's go out together on the weekend. visit."

Tao Yushu arranged the time clearly, and Lin Chaoyang said in an obedient manner: "Okay, I will listen to you."

A night of silence.

In the morning, Lin Chaoyang came out of the house and saw his father Lin Erchun standing in the living room holding his waist. He asked, "What's wrong?"

"This bed of yours is so soft that I can't even straighten my waist." Lin Erchun complained.

"You'll get used to it after sleeping for two days." Lin Chaoyang said, and he walked to the kitchen. Zhang Guiqin was planning to cook but couldn't start.

"Mom, let's make some noodles in the morning. Let Yushu take you out for a walk during the day. I've taken too many leaves recently, so I won't accompany you guys. I'll go out with you on the weekend."

Zhang Guiqin said: "You are busy with your business. Don't Yushu still have to go to school? We can just stay at home. It's very cold."

For Zhang Guiqin and Lin Erchun, who have lived in the Northeast all year round, Yanjing in November is not very cold at all. She just said this because she did not want to cause trouble to the young couple.

Tao Yushu said: "It's okay. Mom, I am taking electives this semester, there are no important courses. Taking advantage of the good weather these days, I will take you for a walk. After a while, the weather will get cold, and you won't be able to go shopping if you want.

Let’s go to the Old Summer Palace today, which is right next to Yanda University. We can go to our house for dinner in the evening, and then go to Tiananmen Square tomorrow. "

After breakfast, Lin Chaoyang had to go to work. Before leaving, he thrust a map of Yanjing to Lin Erchun, "Take this map, you may need it."

Lin Erchun and his wife were not familiar with Yanjing's place of life. They didn't have a navigation system these days, let alone online car-hailing, so they had a map with them just in case.

During the day, Lin Chaoyang worked in the library. Tao Yushu took Lin Erchun and his wife for a walk around the Old Summer Palace, and then went to Yanda for a walk in the afternoon.

It's winter now. Whether it's the Old Summer Palace or the Yanda campus, the scenery is much less beautiful than in spring, summer and autumn, but it still makes the old couple enjoy it.

Especially after entering Yanda, when they thought that this was the place where their son worked, the two of them seemed to have a wind in their feet when they walked.

When it was almost time to get off work, Tao Yushu took the two of them to the library, preparing to wait for Lin Chaoyang to get off work together.

Zhang Guiqin looked at the many students in the reading room who were immersed in studying, and sighed: "In the future, won't these all have to be the seedlings of Department Z and President L?"

Tao Yushu said with a smile: "It is true that we are the pillars of the country, but there are not so many people who can be the chief minister or general secretary."

After chatting and laughing, Lin Chaoyang came to join the three of them and headed to Langrun Lake Apartment when it was time to get off work.

The Tao family has long known that Lin Erchun and his wife came to Yanjing. Tao's mother has been busy since noon for tonight's meal, which is extremely sumptuous.

After dinner, it was already dark when we came out of Tao's house.

Lin Erchun looked at the apartment building hidden in the night and asked Lin Chaoyang: "Chaoyang, when will your unit allocate apartments?"

“I’ve already bought a house, what else do I need to pay for it?”

Lin Erchun's face suddenly ached. Originally, he thought the house in the Overseas Chinese Apartment was pretty good, and it looked better than the Tao family's house. But when he thought about it, his son spent real money to buy it, and he couldn't divide the rooms in the future. , he couldn't hide his distress.

"Isn't that a huge loss?"

"Dad, you can't think like that. What belongs to the public is always the public's, you have to be divided by others.

Yushu's father was a professor, and the apartment he was assigned was only fifty square meters. It looks pretty good now, but it was even more crowded than this when we were there.

One of Yushu and I has just started working, and the other has not yet graduated. It will be impossible for us to get such a house within ten or eight years.

If she has children in the future, she can't still squeeze in with Yushu's parents, right? "

Lin Chaoyang explained a few words, and Zhang Guiqin agreed with the last sentence.

"Chaoyang is right, you will focus on the advantage."

Back at the Overseas Chinese Apartment, Tao Yushu was busy doing laundry, while Lin Chaoyang went into the study to write a novel.

Zhang Guiqin has been very interested in the washing machine in the toilet since yesterday. She watched Tao Yushu operate the washing machine and the washing machine started to operate. She sighed: "This thing saves effort, but it only consumes electricity and clothes."

Lin Erchun quietly pulled her into the room, "What are you talking about? That's not what I bought for you."

Zhang Guiqin also realized that she had said the wrong thing unintentionally, "I didn't mean it, I just said it."

"Don't talk nonsense and make your children think too much," he warned.

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In the next two days, Tao Yushu took Lin Erchun and his wife to visit Yanjing City.

After the old couple became familiar with the surrounding environment, Tao Yushu returned to school, while Lin Chaoyang went to work as usual.

More than a week passed. Lin Erchun and his wife were doing nothing every day in the overseas Chinese apartment and began to become restless.

That evening Lin Chaoyang was writing in the study, and Lin Erchun walked in.

"Chaoyang, are you busy?"

Lin Erchun had always regarded his son's writing as a major event and did not dare to disturb Lin Chaoyang easily, but today he couldn't help it anymore and planned to have a chat with Lin Chaoyang.

"Your mother and I have been in Yanjing for ten days. We have done all the fun and shopping. In two days, we plan to go back."

"Didn't we agree to stay here all winter? It's only been a few days."

Lin Erchun said upset, "I can't stay any longer. I either eat or sleep all day long. I don't know anyone when I go out."

"Go for a walk. Bring a map and some money. You can go wherever you want. Just come back in the evening."

"Do you think your mother and I are street kids?" Lin Erchun asked dissatisfied.

Lin Chaoyang thought about it. His parents were used to living in the countryside and doing farm work. They came to Yanjing and had nothing to do all day long. It was really a bit overwhelming for them.

"Then I'll give you a mission."

"What mission?"

"Help me explore the house!"

"What are you doing in the house?"

"Buy a house!"

"You still want to buy it?" Lin Erchun looked surprised, "This house is not enough for you to live in? Where do you get so much money?"

"I earn money from writing, so why can't I buy a few more sets?"

Lin Erchun said worriedly: "Why does the state want to do this? Don't let others catch you as a model!"

"It's all a mess. This is all due to reform and opening up. Don't hold on to the same old ideas and just return the captain?"

"It's a finished thing, doesn't it need cutting?"

"Speak of business, speak of business."

Lin Chaoyang talked to his father for a long time and finally let him take over the task of finding a house.