Reborn in 1977

Chapter 537: Back Again

After chatting for a while, it was already two in the afternoon. Chen Fan checked the time and said, "Let's do this. First, set up the framework, and at the same time, don't forget to build new cars by hand.

As for Yunhu not having suitable suppliers for spare parts, I think this is another opportunity for the machinery factory."

Meeting the inquiring gazes of Director Yang and the other three, Chen Fan smiled and said, "I remember that the machinery factory used to make axle housings and universal joints. Since there is a foundation, why not split off some of the workshops and workers to build different auto parts factories? This would make it easier to control the quality of spare parts."

He raised his hand and gestured as he said, "Since these two models have been made public by the ministry, they will definitely be taken by automobile factories all over the country for production. In this way, the demand for exclusive spare parts for these two models will definitely be great.

On the one hand, we should focus on automobile production, and on the other hand, we should not let go of the profits from spare parts. As long as the products are good, it is very possible to gradually transform the Yunhu Machinery Factory into a professional auto industry supporting company."

Director Yang's eyes lit up as he listened, "We just didn't have a clear idea before. Now, listening to you say this, it's like seeing the moon through the clouds."

He clapped his hands and said, "Okay, I know what to do now. Don't worry, I definitely won't bother you again in the short term."

Chen Fan's face fell. So, it will be a long time, then?

Coming out of the cafeteria, Huang Li and the other two were already waiting by the car. Director Qian was still chatting with them, and I don't know what was so interesting to talk about?

Chen Fan glanced at them, turned around, and said to Director Yang and Deputy Director Li, "Now that the automobile factory is about to be established, you will need to set up an office in Beijing in the future, right?"

Deputy Director Li nodded repeatedly, "This is definitely necessary. Whether it's to ask for tasks or technical support, we need to contact the ministry more. We have already discussed the first director of the Beijing office in a meeting. In a few days, I will personally take him to Beijing to set up the office before returning."

After saying this, his heart suddenly moved, and he smiled at Chen Fan, "Do you have any good ideas?"

Chen Fan shook his head, "It's not a good idea, just some practical problems."

He turned to Director Yang and said, "I stayed in Beijing for a slightly longer time and even went to the Writers Association for a meeting. Do you know what the current office of the Writers Association looks like?"

Director Yang recalled the scene when he went to see Chen Fan, and a strange look flashed in his eyes, "Could it be those rows of wooden houses?"

Chen Fan nodded solemnly, "Yes, those are the wooden houses without heating in winter and hot as hell in summer."

Director Yang was immediately speechless, opening his mouth but unable to say anything.

He had been in a state of excitement about the upcoming automobile factory, and he had no time to think about what those rows of wooden houses were. At that time, he only thought they were temporarily holding a meeting there, but he never expected that it was the Writers Association.

After all, it was the National Writers Association, so the conditions were so difficult?

At this time, Deputy Director Li also understood, and said thoughtfully, "You mean that the office space in Beijing is very tight? So much so that even the Writers Association doesn't have a stable office space?"

Chen Fan naturally wouldn't tell them his and He Qingsheng's guess, and nodded firmly, "It's not just office space, but also residential housing is very tight. At present, the return of educated youth to the city has begun to form a wave. In the next two years, this year and next year, it is likely that most of the educated youth will return to the city, so the shortage of urban housing is an inevitable trend.

Especially in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai, it is no longer news that a family is squeezed into a room of more than ten square meters. It is said that at this time, the per capita living area in Shanghai is less than 4 square meters, and Beijing is slightly better, but it is only 4.5 square meters."

Speaking of this, Chen Fan thought of his small western-style building on Panyu Road and the small seaside villa in Beijing, and silently repented for three seconds.

Then he made up his mind that he must build more houses in the future when he has money, so that everyone can have good houses to live in!

Deputy Director Li didn't understand much of what Chen Fan said, but he understood one thing: the first thing the machinery factory's office in Beijing needs to solve is not the communication and liaison with the First Ministry of Machinery Industry, but how to get a house that is just enough!

He immediately asked, "Then what can we do to find a house?"

Chen Fan smiled, "Actually, finding a house is quite simple. As long as you don't wait or rely on others, there are plenty of houses."

Deputy Director Li stared at him intently, "How do you say that?"

Chen Fan, "If you think about asking the First Ministry of Machinery Industry for help, they definitely don't have any, but if you go to the neighborhood office, it will be easy to solve."

Deputy Director Li was stunned for a moment, then his eyes turned slightly, and he suddenly smiled, "I understand, that is to say, the ministry can't help with this matter, and we have to buy a house ourselves."

Chen Fan nodded, "There are still many old houses in disrepair in Beijing, especially after the earthquake two years ago. Some houses were damaged and have not been repaired in time, and they have also been vacated as dangerous houses waiting for repairs.

You can buy this kind of house and repair and renovate it yourself, or simply buy an empty courtyard near Sanlihe and build it yourself. Dormitories, offices, cafeterias, reception halls, you can plan it however you want, and it will be convenient to do anything.

Maybe the ministry will sometimes ask you to borrow a house to handle affairs in the future, then wouldn't everything be easy to talk about?!"

Deputy Director Li and Director Yang looked at each other, with smiles on their faces.

Then Director Yang patted Chen Fan's arm, "Understood."

He gestured at the car again, "Okay, go back, be careful on the road."

Chen Fan waved to everyone, turned to Huang Li and the other two, waved his hand, then pulled the door open, got in the car, and left.

First go back to the old house.

Unsurprisingly, there were a lot of things in the trunk of the car.

Rice cookers, electric heaters, juicers, soymilk makers, electric ovens… These were all small household appliances that Chen Fan suggested the machinery factory develop for Director Yang and the others before the New Year. They were cheap and affordable, but I don't know when they will be seen in stores.

After unloading all these things and loading the few large boxes he brought back into the car, and throwing a piece of meat to the two stray cats that no one was taking care of, instructing them to take good care of the house, Chen Fan took Huang Li and the other two back to Lujiawan.

On the way, Huang Li leaned on the front seat and said to Chen Fan, "Teacher Chen, Director Zuo of the Education Department left a letter at the cooked food store at the pier last month. It's for you. The transportation team brought it back for you. I put it on the desk in your study."

Chen Fan said "Oh" and thought for a while before asking, "Did Director Zuo say anything?"

"She did."

Yang Mei quickly said, "She said it was the admission notice from Jiangnan University."

Liu Lu asked curiously, "Teacher Chen, is it your postgraduate admission notice?"

Chen Fan laughed, "It should be."

Yang Mei's eyes were full of curiosity, "Teacher Chen, didn't you not take the exam? Can you still get an admission notice?"

Chen Fan smiled and said, "Although I didn't take the exam, according to the regulations, the school can admit particularly outstanding candidates without an exam, but the proportion is very low. I belong to the one who was admitted without an exam."

It's just that I still don't know who the supervisor is. Chairman He's mouth is really tight.

Oh, right, I need to go to school to register on April 16th. I can't forget that.

"Admission without examination?!"

The three girls looked at each other, not quite understanding but feeling impressed.

Chen Fan glanced at the rearview mirror. "How's your learning progress?"

Hearing this question, all three instinctively shrank their necks.

This had nothing to do with grades; it was purely natural suppression.

Yang Mei was the first to muster courage. "Everyone says the rice wine I brew is delicious. I've also tried brewing two vats of baijiu and two vats of yellow wine, but there hasn't been enough time yet. They haven't been opened, so I don't know what they'll turn out like."

Chen Fan nodded slightly. "Not bad. It's good to be able to brew rice wine well. When you're first learning to brew, don't worry too much about whether the wine is good or bad. The main thing is to reflect on whether you made any mistakes in the brewing process and whether you can do better next time. That's how you improve."

Yang Mei quickly nodded. "Yes, yes, I understand."

Then she turned her gaze to Huang Li.

Huang Li swallowed and said nervously, "I've been cutting potatoes, cutting sweet potatoes, cutting carrots every day..."

Chen Fan couldn't help but turn his head to look in the rearview mirror.

The little girl in the mirror shrank her neck in fright, even more nervous. "A-also, I cut all the vegetables at home, and I cook the meals. Everyone says it's delicious, and Liu Jujiang also says it's delicious."

Chen Fan shook his head and chuckled, saying, "Don't be nervous. Among the three of you, you're the one who can't be nervous the most. Think about it, you're either holding a kitchen knife or a big spoon. If you get nervous, you'll either cut your finger or break the pot, neither of which is good."

As soon as he said this, all three girls couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Huang Li said with a red face, "No, I'll be careful."

Chen Fan said, "Boldness and carefulness, these four words can be applied to all walks of life. Besides, I'm not scolding you or hitting you, so what's there to be nervous about?

Also, don't compare your progress with Yang Mei and Liu Lu. The industries are different, so how can you compare? To learn to be a chef, knife skills are the foundation. It takes half a year to two or three years to pass the knife skills before you can learn to work at the stove.

I'm teaching you all together, knife skills, prepping, and cooking at the stove, all at the same time. Actually, it doesn't have much impact, but it will require more of your mental strength. You must be able to calm down to develop good cooking skills."

He looked at the three girls in the rearview mirror, who were listening attentively, and said with a smile, "Red and white cutting boards, the eight major cuisines, southern and northern snacks, eastern and western flavors, there are so many things to learn in front of the stove. If you're impatient, you won't be able to learn it."

Huang Li nodded seriously. "I understand, Teacher Chen. I will work hard."

The other two also nodded together. "I will also work hard."

Then Liu Lu grinned and said, "Teacher Chen, I can sew unlined clothes now. The unlined clothes I sew are better looking and stronger than the ones my mom makes."

Chen Fan laughed and nodded. "Good, that's progress, but don't be complacent. I hope that by the end of the year, you can use the duck down and goose down from the team to make a down jacket for each of us."

Lujiawan is engaged in poultry farming. With such good conditions, Chen Fan would naturally not waste the chicken feathers, duck down, and goose down. The price of processed chicken, duck, and goose feathers is not cheap, although it is not worth mentioning compared to the income of the cooked food store, it is also a good side business.

He was even thinking that after the breeding industry grows, he would set up a professional down factory and jointly establish a down clothing factory with the cotton mill.

The group chatted and hurried on their way, first getting off the bus at the industrial wharf to change to a boat, and then Chen Fan drove the long-lost small yacht, bouncing on the water back to Lujiawan.

In a burst of roar, the small yacht docked. Chen Fan jumped off the boat, put the cable around the bollard, and stretched out his arms and roared to the sky, "I, Hu Hansan, am back!"

One stone stirred up a thousand waves.

In the sky, the Eurasian hobby quickly flew over, happily chirping non-stop.

The myna bird followed closely behind, shouting with its mouth open, "Little Chen is back, Little Chen is back."

When the Eurasian hobby landed on Chen Fan's shoulder, the myna bird circled around and flew back to the village, "Little Chen is back, Little Chen is back."

Three black lines appeared on Chen Fan's forehead. He resisted the urge to take out a pebble, grabbed the Eurasian hobby in his hand, and grinned, "Let me tell you, there are relatives of yours in the Northeast called gyrfalcons, who are much more handsome than you. Unfortunately, there were no gyrfalcon chicks where I went. I'll go again in the fall and get a gyrfalcon to play with you."

The Eurasian hobby was caught lying in the palm of his hand, blinking blankly. What is a gyrfalcon?

At this time, two dogs appeared on the dam, wagging their tails and swooping down, "Woof woof woof."

Chen Fan threw the Eurasian hobby into the sky, bent down and hugged the two dogs, "Hahaha, Duoduo and Qiuqiu, have you fallen in love? I have."

Duoduo and Qiuqiu were hugged by him and blinked repeatedly. What is falling in love?

Before they could woof woof woof, two horses appeared on the dam, neighing non-stop.

Chen Fan's face suddenly changed, and he quickly threw the two dogs away, pushing his palms forward and hitting out a landslide, "Don't come over!"

The little mare and the little horse quickly stopped when they heard this, skidding on the dam and almost falling down. After they stood firm, they looked at Chen Fan in confusion.

What does that mean?

Chen Fan ran over, put his arms around the two horses' heads, and laughed, "You're so heavy, you'll push me into the river."

The two horses suddenly understood and continued to burrow into his arms, but they didn't use force.

Huang Li, Yang Mei, and Liu Lu worked hard to carry the boxes Chen Fan brought back off the boat, panting heavily, looking at Teacher Chen with speechless faces.

Is this raising livestock or raising a son?

It's strange, why do these animals like Teacher Chen so much?

As soon as Chen Fan let go of the two horses, a group of people appeared on the dam.

Team Leader Yang, Accountant Liu, and Supervisor Huang took the lead, followed by a dozen strong men.

In the middle were also mixed two sheep that had just entered maturity, "Baa baa baa" non-stop.

Excluding the ruthless chickens, ducks, geese, and the big spotted pig, the animals in the family, except for the Gungun family, were basically all there.

When they got closer, Team Leader Yang laughed and said, "It seemed like someone was shouting that Hu Hansan was back just now. Was that you shouting?"

Chen Fan righteously denied, "No, I was shouting, 'Down with Hu Hansan.'"

Team Leader Yang was too lazy to expose him, and just waved his hand, "Everyone, go carry the boxes."

A group of strong men ran over in a hubbub. At first, some people wanted to carry one themselves, but after trying it, they decisively chose to cooperate, with two people carrying one box up.

Accountant Liu looked curiously. "It's so heavy, what are these things?"

Chen Fan laughed. "Good things."

Then he rubbed his hands. On the left were Team Leader Yang and the others, and on the right were Huang Li and the three of them with the animals. Two birds were flying above their heads. They walked towards the dam together, while saying, "Don't leave later. Eat at my house. You can taste Huang Li's cooking."

Huang Li raised her head blankly. Why me?

I haven't finished my apprenticeship yet!