Traveling back to 1977

Chapter 712 Property Management
Saturday, October 1.

At the airport in the capital of Jiangnan Province, the plane landed with a loud bang, shook a few times, and then taxied on the runway for a while before slowly coming to a stop.

The hatch opened, and Chen Fan stepped out, letting out a long breath.

Although he had a homemade parachute, there were four of them, so it wouldn't matter if something happened to them.

Chen Fan took the lead and walked down the gangway, followed by the Jiang sisters and Zhou Yali.

As they walked down, the two sisters' eyes were filled with nostalgia. Even though this was the provincial capital, not Yunhu, their eyes still held a touch of warmth.

I've been away for a year now, and I haven't been back for a year. I really miss it.

I picked up my luggage first, and then went to the parking lot to get my car.

Seeing the dust-covered GAZ SUV, Zhou Yali couldn't help but gape. "Brother, you went to Beijing a month ago, and then to Shanghai. Has this car been sitting here collecting dust for a whole month?!"

Chen Fan took out his keys and opened the door, then gestured, "Don't just stand there, open all the car doors to let some air in. There are rags under the seats, wipe off the dust."

He tossed the leather bag containing three gyrfalcons into the car, then went to the back, opened the trunk, and stuffed all four of their luggage inside.

Zhou Yali squatted down and easily found a neatly folded rag under the seat. She took it out and shook it; thankfully, there was no dust.

However, she still shook it a couple of times with some disdain, then held the two little monkeys in one arm and wiped the seat with the other, muttering, "The first thing I do after getting off the plane is clean up? This is truly a first for me!"

Chen Fan closed the back door, turned around and walked to the driver's side, smiling as he said, "Congratulations, when you get home, you'll have to continue cleaning."

"what……"

Zhou Yali was a little agitated. "Why aren't there any housekeeping companies? Didn't they say they had everything we needed and that we lacked nothing?"

Chen Fan shrugged. "We don't lack shops. As for the service industry, we only provide catering and hotel services; housekeeping doesn't count."

The two sisters worked quietly behind the scenes, trying to suppress their laughter when they saw Zhou Yali's reaction.

If you say this rich heiress is spoiled, she didn't say she wouldn't do it; she was even wiping the center console when she was being agitated. But if you say she's not spoiled, she keeps muttering to herself, which is really hilarious.

The two quickly wiped the back seats clean. As for the remaining dust, they decided not to worry about it and decided to take a shower and change clothes when they got back.

Actually, after Chen Fan's redesign and modification, the car was already quite well sealed, and it didn't accumulate much dust even after a month.

If we were to replace this with the original GAZ truck, we'd have to bring a bucket of water first, and then change the water again before we could get it properly cleaned.

Chen Fan got into the car, sat down, inserted the key, and turned to look at it.

The two sisters each held their own bodyguards and sat in the back row. Zhou Yali held two little monkeys and pouted, "Little brother, is your house very big? I'm afraid I won't be able to clean it all."

Hearing this, Jiang Lili covered her mouth and laughed, "Cousin, when we get home, you can rest, I'll take care of the cleaning."

Jiang Tiantian smiled but didn't say anything. Of course, she wouldn't let her sister do the cleaning alone; they could do it together.

Zhou Yali tilted her head and thought for a moment, then shook her head, "We should share the good times and the bad, of course we should be together."

Chen Fan shook his head, both amused and exasperated, turned the key to start the car, then pressed the clutch, shifted gears, and accelerated, speeding off in a flash.

Compared to the last time I came to the airport, there seemed to be a lot more cars on the way back.

That's right, there's only one week left until the Spring Festival, and more people are returning home to visit relatives.

There was also a Spring Festival travel rush back then. In 1979, the number of people traveling during the Spring Festival travel rush in my country exceeded 100 million for the first time.

When did the term "Spring Festival travel rush" first appear?
1954 years!
Therefore, many things that we think appeared in later generations actually existed long ago.

However, compared to the massive population migration after the 90s, the Spring Festival travel rush at this time was mainly for short-distance family visits, and train and bus tickets were printed by hand.

On a ticket with a basic format, people used movable stamps to print the date and station, and used colors to indicate whether it was a hard seat or a soft seat. At that time, soft seat tickets were light blue, hard seat tickets were red, and there was also a short-distance suburban ticket, which was light purple.

Rows of green trains, puffing out thick smoke, carried passengers home.

Just then, Chen Fan arrived home in his car.

My home in the provincial capital.

As the car pulled up to the entrance of Wenyi New Village, Chen Fan looked at the gatehouse that hadn't been there when he left, and the iron gate about a meter high that stood across the entrance, and gently honked the horn.

A young man in his early twenties came out of the gatehouse. He first looked at the license plate, then glanced at the pretty woman in the passenger seat, and then looked at the person in the driver's seat. After confirming that it was him, he quickly put on a smile and said, "Oh, it's Vice Chairman Chen who's back. I'll open the door right away."

Then, pulling on the iron gate, they slowly slid it westward.

Hey, it's a sliding door.

Chen Fan rummaged through his bag and pulled out a pack of Peony cigarettes of average quality, tossing it over and asking, "What's your name?"

He usually carries three types of cigarettes—high, medium, and low—and offers different cigarettes to different people.

It wasn't that he looked down on people, but rather that different people should be treated according to their abilities; treating them too poorly was bad, and treating them too well might not be a good thing either. He learned this from Captain Yang.

The man hurriedly took the cigarette, and when he saw it was a Peony brand, his face immediately lit up with a smile. He quickly stuffed the cigarette into his pocket, strode forward, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Vice Chairman Chen. My name is Wan Yong. I used to work in the security department of the Cultural Palace, but I've been transferred here to be in charge of security work."

After a pause, Wan Yong added, "There's a phone in the security room. You can call here if you need anything. We can handle most of it."

Chen Fan chuckled upon hearing this; wasn't this the property management he had mentioned to He Qingsheng?

This property management company was not the property management company of later times, but an affiliated service department under this unit, mainly serving the residents living here.

These residents are mostly cadres and employees of cultural and artistic units, meaning they are essentially serving the people of their own units.

As for the first formal property management company in China, it didn't exist until 1981, and that was in Shenzhen.

Chen Fan pointed to the retracted iron sliding door and asked, "Why did you install this?"

Wan Yong immediately said, "Oh, this was decided by the leaders. They said that outsiders can't just come in casually."

At this point, Wan Yong took another step forward and lowered his voice to say, "More and more educated youth are returning to the city during this period. Some of them are unemployed and just wander around the streets. In addition, there are quite a few idle people who originally stayed in the city. When these people get together, it's a real mess."

"If those people were to sneak in, even if they didn't steal or rob, they could still cause trouble for the crowd, which wouldn't be good. Since everyone living here works for the same system, we simply installed this door to keep outsiders out."

Chen Fan pursed his lips and nodded. "Yeah, it's good."

He was about to start the car and go inside when Zhou Yali suddenly tugged at his sleeve.

Chen Fan turned his head to look, and Zhou Yali smiled fakely and pointed to the rag.

Upon seeing the dirty rag, Chen Fan instantly understood. He then turned to Wan Yong and smiled, "Comrade Wan, you just said we could contact you if needed?"

Wan Yong nodded immediately, "Yes, if there are any problems with water, electricity, or the sewers, you can contact us. If you need to go out to buy or deliver something and you don't have someone to run errands, we can handle it for you if we have staff at our service department. If not, you'll just have to wait."

He chuckled as he spoke, "These things don't cost any money; all the expenses are covered by the individual units living here."

Chen Fan couldn't help but grin. Goodness, the service was even better than that of a property management company, yet it was free. This level of service was comparable to that of a hotel butler.

At this moment, Wan Yong looked around and then lowered his voice to whisper, "Actually, this service department was established because the leaders saw that many educated youth outside were unemployed, so they created this service department to give them job opportunities."

Chen Fan's eyes flickered slightly. "What do you mean?"

Wan Yong laughed and said, "Isn't it obvious? Apart from a few group leaders, like myself, who were transferred from various units, everyone else in the service department is newly recruited from the educated youth who returned to the city. Otherwise, how could those greenhorns who have barely even touched a gun be allowed to work as security guards? Wouldn't that be a joke!"

Chen Fan pursed his lips and nodded slowly. After a few seconds, he looked up and smiled, "It's like this, Team Leader Wan, my house hasn't been lived in for a month, so it must be quite dusty..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wan Yong immediately nodded and smiled, "I understand, I understand. Here's what we'll do: you go back first, and I'll arrange for someone to come and clean it for you right away."

Chen Fan smiled and nodded, then took out a pack of cigarettes and handed it over, "Thank you very much."

Wan Yong quickly waved his hands, "No need, no need, you just gave it to me."

Chen Fan pushed it forward a little further and said with a smile, "Take it."

Wan Yong gave an awkward smile, hesitated for a moment, and seeing that his superior didn't seem to be being polite, slowly accepted the gift, saying, "Then, I won't stand on ceremony."

He then took two steps back, watched the car drive in, and looked at the cigarette in his hand. He couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of the legendary Vice Chairman Chen, he is indeed very generous, offering Peony cigarettes right away."

The next second, he slapped his forehead hard. "My brain is fried! I need to arrange for someone to go over there for Vice Chairman Chen right away!"

Today was a weekday, and there weren't many people in the neighborhood. Plus, it was cold, so not many people were out for a stroll, and I was able to drive smoothly into my own yard.

The four of them got out of the car at the same time. Chen Fan opened the trunk first and unloaded all the luggage, then went to open the front door.

The two sisters tossed the raccoon cat aside and busied themselves carrying their luggage.

The two cats rolled to the ground and, without being told, darted off in a flash, as they familiarized themselves with the territory to strengthen their defenses.

Three gyrfalcons took flight and landed on the metasequoia trees in the courtyard, gazing majestically in all directions.

Holding two baby monkeys, Zhou Yali dashed to the lakeside platform. Looking at the vast lake before her, her eyes were filled with delight. "The scenery here is so beautiful!"

Chen Fan didn't bother with her, and just called out, "Don't stay outside for too long, the lake wind is strong, be careful not to catch a cold."

Zhou Yali readily complied, turned around and ran in, looking around, "Brother, which room am I in?"

Chen Fan slapped his head, looked around, and finally pointed to the master bedroom, "The three of you can sleep in this room."

Seeing the three of them looking at him, Chen Fan spread his hands, "This is the only room with a kang (heated brick bed), you guys..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Yali jumped up in a flash, "There's a kang (heated brick bed)? I want to sleep on a kang!"

The two sisters understood Chen Fan's meaning and laughed as they carried their luggage into the room together.

Upon entering, you'll find a set of study furniture made of rosewood, including a large desk, a bookcase filled with books, and a display shelf with many decorative items, giving it an antique feel.

Passing through the passageway next to the display shelf, you'll find a large kang (heated brick bed) measuring two meters by two meters, with a set of large wardrobes standing against the back of the display shelf. Further inside is a small bathroom.

Zhou Yali put the two little monkeys on the desk, turned around and went inside. When she saw the kang (a heated brick bed), she wanted to jump on it.

Then Jiang Tiantian stopped her, saying, "Are you stupid? This kang is covered in dust. We need to clean it before we can go up."

Zhou Yali turned around and grinned foolishly, "I forgot."

He then touched the kang (heated brick bed), a hint of confusion in his eyes, "It's not hot at all?"

Jiang Lili couldn't help but laugh and said, "It hasn't been burned yet."

Chen Fan had already entered the kitchen. Seeing that the firewood and other fuels were available, he began to heat the kang (a heated brick bed).

Just as he got the stove lit, someone outside was knocking on the door. When Chen Fan went out to look, he saw six girls in their twenties come in.

Judging from their appearance, they all had short hair, wore aprons and sleeves, and were carrying buckets, mops, brooms and rags.

Without a doubt, Wan Yong must have called him over to do the work.

Without further ado, the female workers, who brought their own tools, got to work.

They didn't fetch water in the yard, but went directly to the lake to carry water, saying it would save on water bills.

Chen Fan was truly impressed and gave him a thumbs up. This job was so professional!

The two Jiang sisters weren't idle either. Since they didn't have to do the large-scale cleaning, they focused on cleaning their personal belongings.

For example, the two of them lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) and wiped it five times. After they finished wiping it, it was spotless.

Then they went to make up the large bed in the guest room, where Chen Fan would sleep.

Even Chen Fan was boiling water, first for drinking, then for washing.

Only Zhou Yali was standing by, doing nothing.

The young lady, holding two little monkeys, looked completely innocent. A moment later, she ran up to Chen Fan and asked, "Little brother, what do I need to do?"

Chen Fan looked at her, unable to imagine what she could do, so he waved his hand and said, "Go and wait to the side."

Zhou Yali pouted and ran over to the two sisters in a flash. "Tian Tian, ​​Li Li, is there anything I can help you with?"

The two sisters exchanged a glance and looked at the several figures busily working in an orderly manner beside them. They felt that they were a cohesive unit and did not need any outside help.

Looking at what she had done, which was almost finished, Jiang Tiantian said, "Why don't you go to the study and rest for a while?"

Jiang Lili nodded repeatedly, "When we finished cleaning the kang just now, I touched it and it was already heated. Why don't you go and try it?"

Zhou Yali pouted, hugged the little monkey, and silently turned around, "Alright then."

I want to help, but no one wants to help. It's so tragic.

(End of this chapter)