Traveling through 70's wine

Zhuang Xien was chatting with Fang Yuan at the repair stall. Wen Qing stepped on the brakes when she rode in front of him and said, "Xiao Zhuang, Xiao Fang, hello."

The two looked up, "Xiao Wen, you're here."

Wen Qing said: "No business?"

Zhuang Xien said: "We just repaired a car, and Fang Yuan is here. We are talking about where to eat lunch."

"Have you found out what we talked about last time?"

"There is a street in Zhongguan Village where you can register, but you have to pay a fee. The key is that the fee is not low, so it doesn't seem worth it."

"Have you found out the procedures for setting up a self-employed business?"

"I inquired and found out that as long as you have a local household registration and a business location, you will be fine."

“Do you pay taxes?”

"The government has just started issuing self-employed business licenses. Personal income tax is quite complicated. To put it simply, you have to pay 20% of your income in personal income tax. If your monthly income is less than 5,000, you don't have to pay. There are also urban construction fees, education surcharges, etc. I haven't figured it out yet."

He added: "If you don't do your accounting, the tax bureau will determine the tax amount."

Wen Qing stopped talking about the business license, pushed the bicycle in her hand, and said, "Xiao Zhuang, look at my bicycle."

Zhuang Xien took the car doubtfully, took a closer look, and said in surprise: "Xiao Wen, your car is quite famous."

Wen Qing smiled and said, "Try riding it for a circle." She then explained to him how to change gears.

Zhuang Xien rode the bike around the alley and came back excitedly saying, "This bike is very light and fast to ride. I think the mechanism is on the paddle and the gear."

"How much do you think this car is worth?"

"Let me take another look." Zhuang Xien squatted in front of the car and studied the transmission.

Wen Qing introduced: "This is called a variable-speed bicycle. You can ride it at one speed at ordinary times, one speed for going uphill and another speed for going downhill. It is fast and labor-saving to ride."

After finishing his research, Zhuang Xien said, "This car can be sold for at least 200 yuan."

Wen Qing said: "I designed this, are you interested in selling it together?"

"Of course!" The two invited Wen Qing to have dinner together and talk about selling the car.

Wen Qing declined the invitation to have lunch and said, "You guys should get your license first." Then she rode away.

Zhuang Xien watched Wen Qing walk away and said to Fang Yuan, "Brother, go get a self-employed business license, and we can sell bicycles together. Qingyuan will be responsible for collecting old bicycles, and the two of us will be responsible for modifying them. We will definitely make more money than repairing bicycles."

Fang Yuan said, "Tell Qingyuan that the three of us can pool 5000 yuan to rent a store. We need a storefront to run our business."

Zhuang Xien said: "Okay, I'll go see where there is a suitable store."

Wen Qing rode her bike to the housing management office on the street near the school. She decided to buy a house in the city, preferably a courtyard house.

Wen Qing took out a pack of Daqianmen and stuffed it into the doorman's pocket and asked, "Uncle, I want to buy a house. Who do you think would be convenient for me to contact?"

Seeing that it was a girl and that she didn't look very rich, the old man said, "Go to the third room on the left after entering the door and ask Chief Li from the Rental Department."

Wen Qing walked into the Housing Management Office building. This building only has three floors. There are offices on one side of the long corridor and a passage on the other. Wen Qing counted to the third room, which was open. There were two desks in the room, and the desks were piled with various documents and newspapers. Wen Qing stood at the door and asked, "Excuse me, who is Section Chief Li?"

A middle-aged man smoking a cigarette said, "I am, what can I do for you?"

After consultation, Wen Qing found out that the Housing Management Office now has no responsibility for house buying and selling. In fact, there are very few house buying and selling in the market. There are only public housing leasing and transfers. The rental department is also responsible for handling the transfer procedures for private houses.

Wen Qing said, "Chief Li, I want to buy a house. Do you have any information?" Then she handed over a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes.

Section Chief Li took it, put it in the drawer, and replied, "I haven't heard of anyone selling a house yet. What kind of house are you looking for, and how much do you expect to spend?"

Wen Qing said: "I want a house with clear ownership, one that has not been rented out, and one that is bigger, preferably a courtyard house."

Section Chief Li said, "I see. I'll go and ask around first. You can come back in a week to ask for the results."

Wen Qing handed Chief Li ten yuan and said, "This is your bus fare. You're welcome."

Then he whispered to Section Chief Li, "If the deal goes through, I'll give you 2 percent of the commission."

In fact, Section Chief Li had some information about a house for sale, but he wanted to see if the girl really wanted to buy a house, and he also wanted to find out about the house buying and selling information in the jurisdiction.

During the break that morning, Wen Qing was packing up to go to the next class when a male classmate hurried over and stood at the door of the classroom, calling out, "Wen Qing, Wen Qing, Director Xu wants you to go to his office."

Professor Xu Ziqi was promoted to the head of the department. Wen Qing picked up her backpack and went straight to the office building. She found Professor Xu and said, "Director Xu, you're looking for me?"

Professor Xu said, "At the beginning of this year, our country's exchanges with the United States increased, and the Ministry of Education invited students from the United States to visit. Next month, the famous University of Massachusetts in the United States will visit, and our school will be responsible for the reception. The school plans to organize an exchange group. Do you want to join?"

Wen Qing thought for a moment and said, "I'm willing to participate." Communicating with foreigners can broaden one's horizons.

Wen Qing was a little worried about her spoken English, but there was still half a month left, so she could practice more.

Professor Xu: "Okay, the school's Academic Affairs Office will hold a preparatory meeting in three days, and you will be notified to attend then."

Wen Qing: "Thank you, Director Xu." She had never participated in this kind of event and was quite nervous.

Her English test scores were pretty good, but her listening and speaking were not good. She hurried to the library to borrow books, took out a tape recorder, and worked hard on her listening and speaking.

China and the United States have not had any exchanges for many years. This exchange between college students is a landmark event in the country's policy shift.

Three days later, the school announced the list of students participating in the exchange activities between the two countries' college students, and Wen Qing and twelve other students were fortunately selected.

These selected students are the best in their respective departments, and most of them are scholarship recipients, which arouses the envy of teachers and students throughout the school.

As soon as Wen Qing entered the classroom, Chen Rui immediately said to her happily: "Wen Qing, you are great."

Wen Qing said modestly: "I am very happy too, but I feel a lot of pressure."

Chen Rui said: "There are only two people from our department participating, three from the Chemistry Department, two from the Physics Department, three from the Mathematics Department, and two from the Chemical Engineering Department."

Wen Qing said: "It's mainly because the department trusts me."

"It's mainly because you have good grades."

This class happened to be the theoretical mechanics class taught by teacher Wang Huazhen. She stood on the podium and said to the students below: "Everyone knows about this exchange activity between the two countries' college students. I think the significance of this exchange is not the exchange activity itself, but the hope that through the exchange, we can have a broader vision and more clearly understand the gap.

If China wants to stand tall among the nations, it must first find its own position, not worship foreign things or be blindly arrogant, and see the situation clearly and work hard to become stronger. This is what we must do today. "

After class, Wen Qing walked silently on the boulevard of the campus. She knew how big the gap was between China and the United States now, and she also knew how fast the country would progress in the future. She was wondering what she should do in this process?

Just as she was lost in thought, a girl walked up to her.