Wang Qiuju urged, "Alright, then go back first. Don't come tomorrow. Sleep in the dormitory. Otherwise, you won't have the energy to work tomorrow night."

Yang Guangzhi thought of something and said to him, "Right, don't you need to go back to handle some procedures? Give me the stuff, I'll do it for you. Can't delay you from going to work. I'll bring it to you when it's done."

Yang Xiaole thought for a moment and nodded, "Alright, I'll bring the certificate from the unit to you tomorrow. Are we going to Uncle's house?"

Yang Xiaole shook his head, "No, you need to come at eight o'clock tomorrow. It's too late, so we'll stay at the nearby guesthouse. There's one on the main road in front. Come find us tomorrow."

Yang Xiaogang looked at Wang Qiuju and said, "Mom, I'll go in and work now. I'll come find you early tomorrow morning."

"Alright, go ahead!"

Afraid of delaying her son from going to work, Wang Qiuju urged him to go in quickly.

Yang Guangzhi also took a puff of his cigarette and waved his hand, "Alright, go ahead!"

Seeing this, the eldest brother greeted them and went into the factory.

After watching the person enter the factory and disappear at the gate, the attention of the few people finally returned.

Wang Qiuju looked at Yang Guangzhi and asked, "Do we really need to go to the guesthouse? Is it expensive? It's not cold, so why don't we just stay nearby!"

Yang Xiaole saw Dad's approving expression and quickly said, "Dad, forget it. We can't sleep on the street. The patrol will come to check soon! Let's go to the guesthouse. It won't cost much. We'll ask and if it's expensive, we won't stay. You go to Uncle's house, and I'll go to Hua's house."

After speaking, he looked at the two and said, "Besides, if Big Brother's colleagues see and go back to say, 'Hey, Xiaogang, your parents slept on the ground outside,' he won't feel bad!"

As for losing face, it wasn't mentioned.

A quick look at "pawread dot com" will leave you more fulfilled.

There are many people doing this nowadays.

Yang Guangzhi thought for a moment and finally nodded, "Alright, let's go check it out first."

Then the three of them walked towards the road.

They had just seen the guesthouse, and it was newly built, not the kind of guesthouse in a quadrangle courtyard.

It was made of cement and bricks, with two floors in total.

Yang Guangzhi nervously went to the front desk to ask about the price.

"Comrade, how much is the cheapest?"

Seeing his expression, the other party didn't mock him but stated the price, "The cheapest room here is a 4-person room with one bed for 50 cents, and there are two beds in the room. Two beds cost 1 yuan."

Yang Guangzhi hesitated for a moment.

It's so expensive.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Can we have one bed?"

"Sure!"

"Alright, give me one."

"What about the certificate?"

At the mention of the certificate, Yang Guangzhi handed it over.

With the slip and key in hand, the three of them went to the room on the first floor.

Opening the door, there were two wooden beds inside, not the white quilts of the future, just the ordinary thin cotton quilts with a floral pattern.

The beds were not big, just 1.5 meters wide, and three people could squeeze onto one.

Yang Xiaole looked at the empty bed next to him and felt speechless. If another family came in now, it would be so uncomfortable to sleep together!

Looking at the two people who were looking around in the room, Yang Xiaole said to them, "The bath and toilet are outside. If you want to wash, go over there and ask the attendant. Dad, I'm going to Hua's house. I'll be back soon!"

Yang Guangzhi frowned, "What are you going to do now?"

Looking at the two, Yang Xiaole said, "I don't know. She gave me money earlier and asked me to come over later. I have something to do."

After thinking for a moment, Yang Guangzhi nodded, "Alright, be careful. Bring the certificate with you."

It's only three miles away, and it's in the city. It should be fine.

And this guy is more familiar with this place than he is.

He handed the certificate to him.

Yang Xiaole took the certificate, said goodbye, and left.

After the people left, Wang Qiuju realized, "Hey, didn't someone lend money to Xiaole? Where's the money? Is it dangerous for him to carry it alone?"

Yang Guangzhi thought for a moment and realized it was true!

Thinking of this, he walked out of the room and out of the guesthouse.

At this time, he couldn't see Yang Xiaole's figure anywhere.

"This guy, did he run off so fast?"

Unable to find him, he muttered to himself and returned.

...

At this time, Yang Xiaole was feeding the pigs in the pigpen!

After feeding the livestock in the dark, he left the area.

Riding his bike, he headed to Hua Yourong's house.

When he arrived, he lightly knocked on the door, and Su Ling opened it soon after.

"Xiaole, what's wrong?""Auntie, I wanted to ask if you have any jade or gemstones at home that I could take a look at? Size doesn't matter. I'm not interested in anything else, just jade and gemstones."

Given the other party's wealth, they should have such items.

Su Ling glanced around and said, "Come in and we'll talk!"

After pushing the cart inside and closing the door, they arrived in the living room.

"What do you want those for? I have a few, but not many! They're just ordinary items, nothing valuable!" Su Ling said to him after they entered.

Yang Xiaole nodded, "Auntie, could you show them to me? I don't mean anything by it."

It was indeed a bit abrupt to ask such a question.

Su Ling smiled indifferently, "No problem, I'll show you."

With that, she went upstairs and soon came back down alone, probably because Hua Yourong had already fallen asleep.

She placed a box on the table and said, "No one cares about this stuff, as long as it's not gold bars. But with the way things have been these past two years, I haven't worn them much."

Yang Xiaole opened the box to take a look.

There was no pure gold or silver.

Those must have been put away.

There were only some pearl necklaces, jade pendants, and beaded hairpins, mostly silver and copper items.

There weren't many, about a dozen or so.

Yang Xiaole felt around the various items.

There was no reaction.

Only a pair of silver earrings with two green gemstones on them responded.

After feeling them again, he took out the earrings.

Su Ling asked, "Auntie, where did you buy these? How much were they?"

Su Ling took the items and thought for a moment, "I bought these at the Overseas Exchange Shop. I think they were a little over 3 Yuan."

Yang Xiaole nodded.

That price was already quite expensive, considering that a large silver dollar could only be exchanged for one Yuan.

That was quite a sum!

But it was still acceptable.

So he asked her, "Auntie, could I exchange some Overseas Exchange Coupons with you? I want to buy some of these items!"

Su Ling shook her head with a smile, "No, you can't buy them. Unless I take you there, they won't let you in. Even with Overseas Exchange Coupons, you can't enter. Moreover, the Overseas Exchange Shop doesn't sell these items anymore. You have to go to the International Friends Service Department, they have them for sale. But I heard they're going to renovate it into something called the Friendship Shop."

Yang Xiaole frowned upon hearing this.

He knew about the Overseas Exchange Coupons, but he hadn't expected such a regulation!

The Friendship Shop, he knew of it!

It was a place that only exported abroad, where various antiques and handicrafts were exported through this shop and the craft export company, including some items worth over a hundred million.

It seemed that the items from this space were quite selective!

Thinking that the price wasn't high, he still planned to take a look.

"Auntie, may I ask, what's the current price for Overseas Exchange Coupons outside?"

It wasn't right to always use hers.

After thinking it over, Su Ling replied, "About two to two and a half Yuan, because the items inside are much more expensive than outside. The advantage is that you don't need tickets."

Yang Xiaole did some quick calculations.

If you included the cost of tickets, the price was about the same, and inside you could buy some rare items.

Being able to buy things that weren't available outside was what mattered.

With this in mind, he said to Su Ling, "Auntie, when do you have time to take me there?"

Su Ling thought for a moment and asked, "When are you free? I have to go to work at the group tomorrow, so I'm available after five o'clock in the afternoon, or on Sunday when I'm off."

Yang Xiaole couldn't confirm a time.

"How about this, Auntie, I'll go back first and come over when I have time. Could you help me then?"

"Sure, I don't have anything else going on."

After making arrangements, Yang Xiaole got up to leave. She needed to sleep, after all!

As for the plan to give Su Ling some items, that would have to wait until he was about to leave.

Otherwise, it would just lead to more refusals back and forth.