When Ye Fan arrived home carrying the cake, Dabao and Erbao were both playing on the computer in Dabao's bedroom. Yu Wentao wanted to say something when she saw the cake. Ye Fan said "Shh" and put it on the desk in his bedroom. Yu Wentao knew that she wanted to give Dabao a surprise.
Ye Fan asked in a low voice: "Is the light in our house?"
Yu Wentao nodded: "Come as soon as you are free. Ask him to have dinner at our house at noon?"
Ye Fan: "In the evening. I'll call Liangliang and I'll pick her up in the afternoon. Later, you can tell the neighbors on both sides and ask their children to come to our house for dinner."
Yu Wentao was surprised: "What a big deal?"
"It's not a big deal. A group of children are busy." Ye Fan put the gifts in the drawer to prevent anyone from opening them. "I'm going to buy some vegetables and meat. I'll buy two roast ducks and a few kilograms of braised pork in the afternoon." Suddenly he thought of this. Yue hadn't given her mother-in-law any money yet, so I grabbed dozens of dollars from my bag and gave it to her.
Yu Wentao subconsciously said: "I have."
"Keep yours for daily use." Ye Fan handed it to her and asked, "Is Laifu on duty today?"
Yu Wentao had the phone number of Sun Laifu's office, so he called after hearing this. Sun Laifu's colleague picked it up, and Yu Wentao asked his colleague to ask Sun Laifu if he could come over for dinner.
Sun Laifu is not in the emergency room now, and is undergoing surgery with his master. The surgery had to be scheduled in advance, and he would come over for dinner if he could spare time. Colleagues went to Sun Laifu's desk to check the timetable and directly told Yu Wentao that he was free.
Yu Wentao hung up the phone and asked: "Call Xiaoqin? She is at home on vacation. Dabao didn't ask her to call her Laifu on her birthday. Laifu felt strange and asked her, what should we say?"
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Ye Fan: "Do you think she is at home or in Chang Guangrong's store?"
Geng Zhiqin has no common language with her parents-in-law, and if Yu Wentao doesn't deal with them, she won't glare at her parents-in-law at home. Yu Wentao said: "I'll call and ask Xiao Chang."
Chang Guangrong has a phone number in his store, and he applied for it to the company, because there are people in the store all day long, so customers will never get away from him.
As expected, Geng Zhiqin was in Chang Guangrong's store. The call was answered by Chang Guangrong's wife. She didn't know that Huihui had made Geng Zhiqin cry so hard that Geng Zhiqin didn't want to go back to her parents' home. Ye Fan never complained to Chang Guangrong that Geng Zhiqin was ignorant. Sun Laifu's sister subconsciously thought that she wanted to go back and agreed on Geng Zhiqin's behalf.
Ye Fan once pointed out rudely that if Geng Zhiqin hadn't lived with his brother and sister-in-law, Chang Guangrong would have looked down on her. Geng Zhiqin didn't dare to let her mother-in-law's family know that she didn't want to celebrate Dabao's birthday. So I asked my husband-in-law and sister-in-law: "Do I want to buy a gift?"
Chang Guangrong and his wife pay New Year's greetings to Yu Wentao every year, and they meet Dabao every time. His wife notices that Dabao is not very particular and says, "Buy something better." Worried that she doesn't understand the world every day at school, she reminds her, "Pick what Dabao likes."
Geng Zhiqin was in trouble: "I don't know what he likes. He lacks everything."
"Then pick the expensive one." Her eldest aunt said.
Sun Laifu's parents were also in the store, each staring at a child. When grandma heard this, she said, "Doesn't he like brains? Your mother said that."
Chang Guangrong's wife: "That's called a computer. Ye Fan bought it. I heard one costs tens of thousands."
Sun's father exclaimed: "So expensive? Ye Fan really loves his child."
Chang Guangrong's wife instinctively wanted to explain that tens of thousands of dollars was nothing to Ye Fan. She then thought of Ye Fan and Chang Guangrong's joint company. Ye Fan's wealth equals Chang Guangrong's wealth.
Chang Guangrong is indeed rich. He handed her a bankbook worth hundreds of thousands a few days ago. His wife didn't sleep well all night. Chang Guangrong asked her what was wrong. She said that he didn't contribute much to Ye Fan's software company. Is it appropriate to receive such a large dividend?
Chang Guangrong replied that his clothing factory made as much money as Ye Fan. His wife said, "How much does a computer cost, and how much does your clothes cost? No matter how you calculate it, you make the profit."
Chang Guangrong's transformation from a ignorant little gangster to a shop, money and factory was all thanks to Ye Fan. If it weren't for Ye Fan's kind guidance, he wouldn't have been able to take every step so steadily. Perhaps because I have never been able to make money, I followed other people's "back door" and "approval of notes", and followed the severe crackdown on "official corruption" in the past two years.
Chang Guangrong thought about it for a long time and said: "Ye Fan's company is a piece of fat meat. Someone will definitely want to get a piece of the pie in the future. When the time comes, it will be from my side."
His wife was now at ease and no longer felt guilty for taking so much money.
Chang Guangrong's wife has seen too many people turn against each other over money over the years, and she is also worried that others will know that she is rich and kidnap her children, so she swallows back the words that Ye Fan is rich: "Dabao needs a computer for school."< br>
Hearing this, Geng Zhiqin said: "His computer is not connected to the Internet. I heard from my mother what software can be used, and the money can buy several computers. Dabao may be using computers to make software."
Grandma: "Is Dabao so powerful?"
Chang Guangrong's wife: "Apart from Dabao's lack of language talent, he learns everything quickly." Without waiting for his parents to say anything, he said, "Now is not the time to talk about this." Then she asked Geng Zhiqin to take a look at Wangfujing while the road was not icy.
Chang Guangrong's shop was not close to Wangfujing, more than twenty miles away, and it was snowing outside. Geng Zhiqin didn't want to go, so he said he was too late in the morning.
After lunch, Chang Guangrong's wife reminded her to go early and come back early. Geng Zhiqin didn't want her to see anything but go home and get the money.
There was snow on the road, the bus was moving slowly, and it was getting dark by the time she returned to the store. Chang Guangrong's wife had packed the child tightly and sent her to take the bus before Geng Zhiqin could sit down and rest for a while.
Geng Huihui turned on the TV and was going to help in the kitchen, but her aunt came. Geng Huihui called out "Er Bao" in a low voice and winked at Er Bao.
Erbao ran out and said, "Sister-in-law?" He was stunned for a moment, then went up to pick up the child with a smile: "Little one, do you still recognize your sister?"
Geng Huihui took the opportunity to go to the kitchen and said next to her grandmother: "Your daughter still knows how to buy gifts."
A wise daughter is better than a mother. Yu Wentao said directly: "Laifu's sister reminded her to buy it."
Geng Huihui subconsciously looked at the aunt unpacking the roast duck. Ye Fan nodded: "If she were at home, she would definitely say that the snow is so heavy, and she is worried that the little one will catch a cold, so she won't come over."
Geng Huihui looked at her grandma again, and Yu Wentao nodded without hesitation. Geng Huihui didn't know what to say. She was silent for a moment and asked, "Does my sister know that you two know her so well?"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had the same tacit understanding as before, saying in unison: "I don't know!"
Geng Huihui didn't know whether to sympathize with her sister-in-law or not.
Yu Wentao added: "She used to think that Chen Xiaohui was smart. I think she is not as good as Chen Xiaohui. Chen Xiaohui also likes to be smart now, but people can listen to advice. She used to be obsessed with buying old furniture, and your aunt said she didn't understand and was easily fooled. She didn’t take it seriously, but she did some research later and didn’t buy it for several years.”
Ye Fan nodded: "I used to go to see Yu every day. I was worried that she would be targeted and I would not allow her to go again. If she didn't like it, I asked my sister-in-law and my mother to go."
Yu Wentao: "If it were your sister-in-law, she would definitely think that your sister-in-law is timid and she should go as she pleases."
Geng Huihui suddenly remembered that her sister-in-law had bought antiques before: "My sister-in-law has money, will she go to the flea market to look at antiques alone?"
Ye Fan: "No! The antique market has not increased much in recent years. The price of a house changes every day. If she has money, she saves it to buy a house."
Ye Fan even forgot about Yu Wentao: "Xiao Qin's house has increased to five or six hundred."
Geng Huihui exclaimed: "Doubled?!"
Yu Wentao nodded: "Her neighbor is still reluctant to sell it twice as much."
After he finished speaking, he heard the sound of footsteps. Yu Wentao turned around and saw Sun Laifu standing at the door. Yu Wentao was startled: "Why didn't you say anything when you came?"
Sun Laifu said with a smile: "I was just about to talk. The house prices over there have increased a little recently."
"Another increase?" Yu Wentao took a breath, "Seven hundred?"
Sun Laifu nodded: "My colleague said that if this momentum continues, it can exceed 1,000!"
"My mother-in-law and ancestor!" Yu Wentao exclaimed, "How much is the salary?"
Sun Laifu: "It's a bit outrageous. My colleague thought the environment there was good, but he thought it was far from the hospital, so he hesitated to buy it. Now he can't afford it even if he wants to."
Ye Fan: "Buy a courtyard house."
"If you can afford it, you can't afford it. If you don't need decoration, you can't afford it."
Ye Fan: "Borrow money."
"Isn't it good to borrow money to buy a house?" Sun Laifu believes that no matter what you do, you should do what you can.
Ye Fan: "If you don't borrow money, no one can afford it except the Kochi families who can't afford it. The eldest brother, your brother-in-law, borrowed thousands of dollars from Aunt Yu when he bought the house."
This is the first time Sun Laifu heard about this: "Brother, do you still need to borrow money?"
Ye Fan nodded: "Because I bought two properties. My sister-in-law didn't think it was necessary at first. If she buys it now, her family will only be able to buy one with all their money." Sun Laifu: "The price of courtyard houses has also increased so much?"
Ye Fan: "It's all going up. In the past, you could get a house when you reached the age of employment, but now it's getting harder and harder. Those who can't afford it can only buy it. One day, except for professions like doctors, teachers, and policemen, housing will not be allocated, and housing prices will be even higher. High.”
Sun Laifu pondered for a moment and said: "A colleague of mine said that if the state intervenes to reduce housing prices if it is too high, it may be lowered a little. What do you think it is useless for the state to intervene?"
Ye Fan: "If there is a famine this year and rice costs ten yuan per catty, and the government calls for one yuan per catty, do you think it will be useful?"
Geng Huihui: “Unless the government opens warehouses to release grain.”
Ye Fan nodded: "The problem is that many units now have no housing. If all employees of state-owned enterprises have housing, and the government comes out to call for price increases, it will rise and fall covertly."
Yu Wentao didn't understand: "What do you mean?"
Ye Fan: "For example, if a house costs RMB 50,000, and the government calls for a price increase, the seller wants the house to be RMB 70,000, but the actual transaction price is 30% off, which is RMB 49,000."
Yu Wentao suddenly realized: "So the house price may exceed 1,000 yuan?"
Ye Fan had never paid attention to the housing prices during this period in his previous life, so he didn't dare to say too harshly: "Maybe."
Sun Laifu: "Then I want to give the master a warning. His son's grades are average. He will take the college entrance examination next year. If he is lucky enough to pass the exam, and if he is lucky enough to get into a good unit, he may not be able to get a room."
Ye Fan smiled and shook his head: "Depend on which unit. Your master has been a doctor for so many years, has he treated the leaders of the tobacco or electric power departments? Ask your master to ask them what majors can be assigned to these two units, and apply for whichever one. Professional.”
Sun Laifu asked: "Are these two companies good?"
Ye Fan: "There are many hidden benefits. Ask your colleagues how many people have problems due to smoking every year, and you will know how profitable the tobacco company is."
Sun Laifu saw her calm expression: "I'll ask when I get back soon."
Ye Fan thought of something: "Does your master's son need extra lessons?"
Sun Laifu thought about it: "It's necessary. My master sighed recently when he thought of his son's grades."
Chu Guangming was so dedicated that he pulled the child from the bottom to the middle in one summer vacation. In the past half month, he had understood everything that the child didn't understand, so that he would not be needed after the year, so he could only go to Ye Fan's shop to help.
Ye Fan: "Have you seen Guangming? Do you want him to help your junior brother with tutoring? You can also lend him your senior year notes. But the tutoring fee is a bit high."
Sun Laifu heard his mother-in-law mention once that Chu Guangming paid dozens of yuan a day for tutoring. If someone is willing to give it, he must be worth the price: "I'll ask about it later."
Ye Fan handed him two plates of roast duck, and Sun Laifu subconsciously took them: "Eat?"
"Yes, tell them to wash their hands." Ye Fan poured out the stewed chicken from the pressure cooker.
There were many people in the family and they needed to be divided into two tables, so Ye Fan filled two pots. Geng Huihui brought it over and asked Erbao and Sensen to bring the dishes. Dabao ran in, and Ye Fan asked, "Isn't the birthday boy waiting in the main room to eat?"
Dabao said with a smile: "The birthday boy is happy!"
Yu Wentao waited for him to go out and said: "He is so happy today. Just now I went to the main room to get shrimps and saw him talking to Xiaoqin. Before leaving, he was so bored that he went to bed and ignored her."
Ye Fan was afraid that Sun Laifu would come in suddenly, so he smiled and didn't answer.
Considering that children also want to drink drinks in winter, Ye Fan bought a lot of milk-flavored drinks, cola, juice, and a box of Jianlibao.
Sun Laifu had to be on duty at night and didn't dare to drink anything cold. Ye Fan and Yu Wentao refused to drink. Geng Sensen thought he was too old to be as greedy as a child, so he put the drinks on the children's table.
Geng Huihui didn't want to see her sister-in-law, so she sat at the children's table with Dabao and Erbao, and asked Chu Guangming to sit at the adult table. Geng Huihui opened Jianlibao, one bottle per person, and said: "Happy birthday to Dabao."
A group of older children clinking glasses with younger children was quite lively, just the opposite of Ye Fan's place.
Ye Fan couldn't help but smile when he saw his children happy.
After the meal, the table was cleared and Ye Fan took out the big cake she bought.
Dabao exclaimed: "Is there any cake?"
Ye Fan: "Are you happy?"
Dabao hugged her and shouted: "Only mother is good in the world!"
"Isn't dad good?"
Dabao wanted to say something, but suddenly realized that the voice was wrong. He followed the voice and looked: "Dad?!"
Geng Zhiye handed over the gift and took off his military coat. Ye Fan took the coat: "Didn't you say you don't have time?"
"It was snowing when you called. I don't know how long it will snow. How can I say that I will definitely come back." Geng Zhiye grabbed his son's ear and said, "If the road is not good and he can't come back, he will have to quarrel with me again! In the world Only mom is good?”
Dabao opened the wrapping paper and saw a small tank made of bullet casings. His eyes lit up: "Mom and dad are as good as each other!"
Geng Zhiye sneered and let go: "Let's cut the cake."
Ye Fan asked Dabao to make a wish. Dabao was a little regretful that his father could not come back. Now that dad is back, Dabao said loudly: "I hope everyone will be healthy and happy every day next year and make a lot of money!"
Ye Fan was funny: "Is this a wish?"
Dabao: "What if the gods in the sky don't hear you when you make a wish?"
Ye Fan believed in her family's little superstition and was really afraid that the gods wouldn't hear it, so she didn't think he was a poor talker: "Let's cut the cake."
The youngest son of the neighbor to the west touched his stomach and said with regret: "I can't eat any more."
Ye Fan: "Take it home and give it to mom."
When Dabao heard this, he cut a big piece for him and asked Erbao to go to the kitchen to get a plate.
Erbao brought all the clean plates and asked her brother to cut a big piece for her father. Geng Zhiye just wanted to eat something hot at the moment, and gave it to Ye Fan after just one bite.
Ye Fan was not hungry, so he asked Dabao to keep two pieces and share the rest.
Chu Guangming took a large piece back. Sun Laifu packed a lunch box and took it to work.
Dabao became even more happy when he saw that everyone had received a lot: "Mom, I will invite everyone to Erbao's birthday next year."
Ye Fan nodded: "Okay." Considering that Second Treasure is not as lively as Dabao, "Second Treasure, okay?"
"Is it hard for mom to cook so many dishes?" Erbao asked.
Ye Fan: "Your birthday is in the summer. We can buy cold dishes and roast duck and braised chicken."
Erbao suddenly realized: "Yes, you don't need to heat it up when you buy it."
Ye Fan: "Please put the table away."
The food and soup on the children's table were completely eaten, but Ye Fan had a lot left on the table. Ye Fan poured the leftovers together to heat them up, and cooked a bowl of egg noodles for Geng Zhiye.
Geng Zhiye ate directly in the kitchen.
Ye Fan sat next to him: "Will I be able to come back after the New Year this time?"
Geng Zhiye: "You can spend the day before New Year's Eve at home. However, it snows heavily today. If some places are severely affected, we may need to come out to shovel snow and provide disaster relief. So don't worry if no one picks up your phone these days."
(End of chapter)