Mixed in 1980

Chapter 140: A Stone, a Thousand Waves
Zeng Ali was stunned. Was this a joke too big?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but blush, but she didn't want to lose her momentum, so she laughed and said, "Okay, I won't lock the door tonight, come if you have the guts."

"If you dare to drag Qiu'er over tonight, I will dare to go over. Anyway, I won't suffer any loss."

"Okay, I'll wait for you!"

"You wait!"

"Chen Fan, I just don't believe you have the guts. If I lock the door tonight, I'll be a puppy. See what you can do." Zeng Ali laughed.

Zeng Ali performed the role of losing the battle to the fullest. Chen Fan was really angry. He leaned over and almost stuck in front of her: "Wash yourself clean tonight. Wait and see!"

The hot breath hit her in the face, and Zeng Ali's face turned red. Finally, she couldn't bear it anymore, spat at Chen Fan, took her plan and hurried back to the house.

Chen Fan's laughter was heard outside. Zeng Ali felt embarrassed and annoyed. She ran out angrily, kicked Chen Fan hard, turned back to the house, and locked the door.

It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon when Xu Jinqiu came back from school and urged Zeng Ali to go home. Zeng Ali then came out of the house, remembering that today was Saturday and he had to go home.

Now you don’t have to worry about whether to lock the door at night.

But this anger still needs to be fought!
Following Chen Fan to Maoer Hutong and picking up Zhao Yuanyuan, Zeng Ali took Xu Jinqiu back with her and gave Chen Fan a provocative look before leaving.

"Sister, are you angry with Chen Fan again?"

Xu Jinqiu has already mastered the pattern. Every time Chen Fan provokes the eldest sister, the eldest sister uses herself as a scapegoat, without exception.

Zeng Ali said, "You don't know how annoying he is. I spent half a day writing a plan, and he said, if it were a company, the leader would slap the plan in your face."

Xu Jinqiu was stunned. Chen Fan was poor, but not sharp-tongued? Was it because the plan made by the eldest sister was too bad, or did Chen Fan awaken his talent for sharp-tonguedness?

One is the elder sister, and the other is her own man. Xu Jinqiu doesn’t want to care. Let them be angry. It happens from time to time anyway, and she is used to it.

"Dad, how is the decoration of our yard going?"

Chen Fan was holding his daughter in his arms. The little girl was wrapped in a big cotton-padded jacket, like a little rubber ball. Her little face was red from the cold, and it was obvious that she had been running outside a lot.

Chen Musheng took a sip of wine and smiled: "It's almost done. We can move in after finishing it. When you have winter vacation, we will move."

Nowadays, decoration uses natural materials and untreated fabrics, which are formaldehyde-free and you can move in as soon as the decoration is completed.

Chen Fan hummed, picked up the bottle, and refilled his father's glass. "I'll go to the Friendship Store in a few days to get all the home appliances and other things."

"Then buy it. It's up to you."

Chen Musheng no longer cares about his son. The child is very capable and he cannot use his old perspective and experience to restrict him.

Chen Fan nodded and looked at his mother again: "Mom, please pay attention these days to see if there is anyone suitable. We need to hire two nannies."

"..."

The whole family stopped what they were doing and were unable to react for a moment.

We want to hire a nanny?

Guan Yuemei was the first to react, and she grabbed her son's ear and said, "You bastard, you have so much money, and you still hire a babysitter, why don't you go to heaven?"

"What kind of family are we? We are a glorious working-class family. Have you ever seen a working-class family hire a nanny? Aren't you afraid of being regarded as a capitalist and having your tail cut off later?"

"Mom, please let go, your ears are going to fall off."

Chen Fan begged for mercy, and when Guan Yuemei let go, he rubbed his ears: "Think about it, how big is the new yard? Can you handle it all by yourself?"

"My sister is setting up a stall outside all day long. How much work can she do for you? It's all changed. It won't bother anyone to hire a nanny. No one will care about it."

These days, there are relatively few people who hire nannies. Most people's living environment is not good, and family members have to squeeze together, so even if they hire a nanny, they have nowhere to live.

In order to take care of their employees, better units have nurseries and kindergartens, and children of employees are given priority.

If there is really no other way and there are no grandparents, you can only entrust the child to someone else to take care of him/her and pay the nanny fees every month, which is equivalent to sending the child to the nanny's home.

"Mom, I think what Xiaofan said makes sense."

Chen Min nodded and added, "Now you have to take care of two children, cook, and wash clothes, which is enough for you to do. In the future, the yard will be so big that you won't be able to handle it."

Guan Yuemei said angrily: "You can't clean it yourself?"

Chen Min was annoyed and said with a wry smile: "Mom, can you please be reasonable? I am busy too, and hiring a nanny won't cost much. Our family really can't afford this."

"You two siblings, you act so arrogant when you make a little money"

Guan Yuemei was furious, but once she said this, it meant she was letting it go. Chen Min raised an eyebrow at her brother and said, "I'll ask around and find someone with good skills."

Chen Fan hummed, "Find someone who is more skillful."

The brother and sister agreed to the deal, but Guan Yuemei was angry because hiring two nannies would increase the family expenses.

Chen Min also said that the couple had already found a store and were going through the formalities recently, planning to open the store in the near future. "If there is a suitable store, just buy it directly. If you don't have enough money, I will give you some more." Chen Fan reminded.

I have had a lot of spare money recently, and the second volume of "The Most Beautiful Youth" has been printed three times, with the print run exceeding 60. The second volume also boosted sales of the first volume, so another 10 copies were printed.

In addition, as "Awakening Age" began serialization, the People's Literature Magazine has settled the royalties for the work, a total of 4300 yuan; the People's Literature Publishing House has also signed a contract and paid a basic royalty of 4300 yuan in advance.

“Don’t buy it yet. Wait until the business gets going, then consider buying it. Don’t let the business not get going and end up tying up your money on the store.” Chen Min found an excuse to decline.

When they first set up the stall, my younger brother took 300 yuan and used it to buy pickles. The first batch of pickles was also bought from Li Hongbing by my younger brother.

She felt embarrassed to take money from her brother again.

Chen Fan did not say much. It was still early, as the new calendar had only entered the year 81. So he let the couple practice first. In a few years, there would be plenty of opportunities to make a fortune.

After resting at home for a day, Chen Fan rode his bicycle to his mother-in-law's house the next afternoon.

Xu Changqing and Li Xiuzhen called their son-in-law to the living room: "Xiaofan, is what Xiaoqiu said true? Can Qi Baishi's paintings really be sold for tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong?"

"It's roughly the same, but that's the price at the auction. The transaction price is higher than the market price, and the auction house also charges a handling fee." Chen Fan explained.

Li Xiuzhen smiled and said, "That's not a small amount. It was only eight yuan per foot here before. It has increased a bit recently, but it's only twelve yuan. So I'll buy more of Master Qi Baishi's."

Chen Fan reminded: "There is no need to focus only on Master Qi Baishi's works. As long as they are master-level works, they will appreciate in value in the future. Just spend the money as soon as possible. There are not so many Qi Baishi paintings on the market for us to collect."

"What Xiaofan said makes sense." Xu Changqing agreed.

"That's because you outsiders don't understand. You just entered the industry this summer and don't know much. There are thousands of Qi Baishi's paintings in Rongbaozhai's warehouse, but they are not easily shown to others."

Li Xiuzhen took a sip of water and continued, "The real insiders know where these famous calligraphy and paintings are and who owns them. This time I will personally go and collect them."

Li Xiuzhen has been working in Liulichang since she was 18 years old. After more than 20 years, she still has some connections in the circle, which is far beyond what Xu Jinxia can compare with.

The Xu family, the Zeng family, and the Zhao family all contributed money, and with the 5000 yuan given by Chen Fan, it was all spent in less than a week.

Among the calligraphy and paintings purchased, there are more than 60 works by Master Qi Baishi, half of which were bought from Rongbaozhai, and the rest were dug out from other channels.

Li Xiuzhen is eyeing the works of Master Qi Baishi. According to the information currently available, only the paintings of Master Qi Baishi can be sold at high prices.

Investing in Qi Baishi's paintings is the safest choice.

According to the proportion of investment, several families divided up Master Qi Baishi's paintings first. Zhao Yuanyuan took her own scroll to the small courtyard outside Xinjiekou and began to giggle again.

"hey-hey……"

Not only Zhao Yuanyuan, but Zeng Ali also smiled foolishly.

Chen Fan thought it was fun, so he went back to his room, took out his Polaroid camera, and pressed the shutter button towards the two of them.

By the time Zeng Ali reacted, Chen Fan had already run back to the room and locked the door. No matter how Zeng Ali knocked on the door from outside, it would not open.

"Based on this photo, I can eat you two for the rest of my life!" Chen Fan couldn't help laughing. The two girls in the photo looked like two little fools.

He put the photo in the book and locked it in the drawer. He didn't wait until Zeng Ali stopped knocking on the door. Then he packed up a manuscript, opened the door and ran out.

Zeng Ali wanted to go up and pull them away, but it was too late. He could only grit his teeth and say, "Yuanyuan, come with me to pack Qiu'er's things. From today on, Qiu'er will live with us."

"..."

Xu Jinqiu was speechless and asked, "Have you asked me?"
Chen Fan walked out of the door, hailed a tricycle and headed straight to the People's Daily. He went to Li Haiyang's office with ease and familiarity: "Brother Li, long time no see."

"You are a rare guest, please take a seat."

Li Haiyang brushed his Mediterranean hairstyle and called Chen Fan to the reception area: "Has someone messed with your young wife again?"

Hearing this, Chen Fan was very upset: "Brother Li, do I have nothing to do? I came to you just for my wife's matter?"

Li Haiyang started to make tea: "What do you think?"

"..." Chen Fan was speechless.

I have come here several times and posted four articles in total. Except for the third one, all of them are about Xu Jinqiu's matter. Even the third article is related.

Li Haiyang was right to think so.

"It's not the case today. There is some big news that I guarantee you will be interested in." Chen Fan said as he took out the manuscript.

"Drink tea first!"

Li Haiyang brewed the tea and served it first, then picked up the manuscript. He took a glance at it and frowned: "You kid really made a big news. If this manuscript is sent out, I'm afraid it will stir up a thousand waves and offend a lot of people."

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