Chapter 133 Chapter 133 A Special New Year.

Julie made a travel plan in advance. Sicily and Naples not only have beautiful scenery but also a pleasant climate. It was a very correct arrangement to spend two days shopping and resting in Rome and then transfer to embrace the sun and sea.

Thanks to her thorough preparation, Liu Suqin and her family had a very pleasant first trip abroad.

However, a flight lasting more than ten hours was still very tiring. Squeezed into the not-so-roomy seats, both adults and children were exhausted with back pain when the plane landed.

To make matters worse, there was a drizzle when we walked out of the airport. For tourists with luggage and children, the rain was not romantic at all, but rather made them feel chaotic.

That night was New Year's Eve, so they found a hotel to stay in, took a quick nap for two hours, and then went out to find food.

The restaurant was recommended by the hotel manager. It is said to be one of the locals' favorite restaurants, serving authentic Roman cuisine. It is also not far away, just across the street from them.

The rain outside had just stopped, so there was no need to take a taxi. A few people wrapped their coats tightly, pushed the door open and stepped into the cold wind.

The city center here is different from their impression of foreign countries. There are no busy cars and tall buildings. The buildings on both sides of the street are full of style and exude a heavy historical atmosphere. Even the stone bricks on the ground show the traces of time at a glance.

The roads were slippery on rainy days, so as soon as Lin Nanjiang went out, he picked up his daughter and carried her on his shoulders. He and his wife's friends strolled leisurely in the exotic streets, stopping and talking and laughing along the way, without any nervousness or anxiety of arriving in a foreign country for the first time.

Infected by the adults' emotions, little Fangfang also became more and more relaxed. She sat on her father's broad and strong shoulders, looking at the buildings on both sides of the street with great interest. When she came across a store that interested her, she would pull Aunt Julie and Uncle Afeng to ask what was sold there and how to say it in English.

The flight was a bit boring, so they had a sudden idea to take the little one to teach her some common English. Unexpectedly, she learned very quickly and remembered well. She had already used "hello" and "thank you" in the hotel.

Julie and Afeng felt a sense of accomplishment that the student was so helpful. They did not mind that she spoke childishly as a preschooler. They answered every question and taught her many common words.

Lin Nanjiang watched his daughter sitting on his shoulders, repeating words he couldn't understand word for word in her sweet voice. He felt proud of her and turned to his wife, who was also unable to get a word in. "Our daughter is amazing! She's so smart and studious at such a young age. When she officially starts school, she'll definitely be first in the class. Oh, no, first in the whole school!"

Liu Suqin nodded in agreement, "Yeah, you're right."

She thinks that the saying that interest is the best teacher is very true.

As the first undergraduate in the family, their daughter is of course a top student, but Liu Suqin still remembers that she was not very good at English in her previous life. Their school did not start teaching English until junior high school, and their daughter was not very interested in the course. She just followed the good student's style, listened carefully to the lectures and memorized the knowledge. Her grades were good enough. Liu Suqin followed the trend and bought her a Walkman, but she never listened to English tapes many times. Instead, she liked to listen to music while doing exercises with headphones.

Liu Suqin immediately noticed that her daughter had little interest in English, but she didn't take it to heart. After all, after the child came home from evening self-study, she would consciously do her math homework until nine or ten in the evening. At that time, the concept of teachers and parents was "Learn math, physics and chemistry well, and you will not be afraid to travel around the world", so she was happy to see it happen. If the child could do more questions by listening to music, then this thing was not bought in vain.

Later, her daughter went to the No. 1 Middle School in the county. With her limited knowledge, Liu Suqin couldn't even understand their high school textbooks, so she stopped interfering with her daughter's study arrangements. However, she attended parent-teacher meetings every semester and could see the class's report cards. By comparing them subject by subject, she found that her daughter's English grades were slightly behind those of other subjects.

This is also the reason why Liu Suqin plans to send her daughter to learn painting and English before she goes to school. Since this is the child's weak subject, it is better to let the early bird catch the worm.

But now, seeing her daughter memorizing words quickly and well, and becoming happier and happier as she learns, Liu Suqin realized that she might have misunderstood. Her daughter was not bad at foreign languages, nor was she uninterested. It was just that she did not have a good learning environment in the beginning of her previous life. It was too late for her to really pay attention to this subject later. She fell far behind the people around her, and she had used up all her energy to catch up. How could she still love her?

Of course, after realizing this, Liu Suqin did not cancel the plan to send Xiao Fangfang to learn English after the New Year. Instead, she decided to strike while the iron was hot and learn more while she was interested. Liu Suqin also wanted to use the carrot of taking her abroad to hang on to the child, so that she could exercise her subjective initiative and learn more with half the effort.

To be honest, even she is now eager to learn English with her daughter. Just imagine, when they go abroad in the future, she can communicate with foreigners as familiarly and confidently as Julie, and can even rely on it to travel to all parts of the world. How cool is that!

Of course, this idea can be put aside for now. The most urgent task is to make money. The world is so big, and if they don’t make more money, it will not be enough for them to spend.

Several people were talking about their own things on the way, but after entering the restaurant and sitting down, their eyes were all fixed on the spread-out menu.

Too bad I can't understand a bit.

Julie communicated with the waiter using gestures and asked for everyone's opinions in Mandarin. "Their signature dishes are pizza and carbonara, which is actually pasta. The egg here probably refers to mayonnaise. Do you want to try it?"

Everyone nodded. Liu Suqin told her to just order the dishes without worrying about translating them again. "We won't understand even if you translate it. Once the dishes are served, you'll know if they're delicious after tasting them."

On any other day, Julie wouldn't be so cautious. "But today is New Year's Eve dinner, so we have to order some dishes that everyone likes."

Liu Suqin comforted him, "Since you have decided to celebrate the New Year abroad, you should be prepared to adapt to local customs. It would be nice to try the local specialties. Maybe you can even discover some new dishes that suit your taste." If you attach so much importance to the New Year's Eve dinner, you would not choose to go abroad for vacation at this time. Wouldn't it be better to have the New Year's Eve dinner at home before flying?

Lin Nanjiang also nodded. "Exactly. I quite like the pizza I had at the Western restaurant. I wonder if the authentic pizza here is even better?"

With their comfort, Julie was no longer hesitant. Instead, she combined the tastes of several people and ordered main courses such as grilled lamb chops, stewed oxtail, seafood risotto, Tuscan cream chicken, etc. Of course, she did not forget the children's favorite desserts such as tiramisu and ice cream.

All delicacies are connected. The food was served one after another. The rich aroma immediately caught their taste buds. They ate and talked at the same time, which was very lively. Lin Nanjiang and Afeng even took out their precious cameras to take a lot of photos for everyone.

Although we are in a foreign country and there is no familiar, delicious and sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, and no fireworks and firecrackers outside, it is still a very beautiful and meaningful New Year.

Even if there are some things that are not suitable for me, the novelty is enough to make up for it.

According to the plan, they first stayed in Rome for two days to adapt, took a train to Naples, spent a week at the seaside, and returned to Rome to go shopping and rest, and then boarded the flight to Hong Kong Island.

This time when they arrived in Hong Kong Island, everyone went their separate ways. Afeng and Julie went home to spend time with their families, while the family of three found a hotel to stay in, recharge their batteries, and then go shopping with Liu Suqin.

There was no other way. Although Rome was a fashion capital, the luggage allowance was limited. Liu Suqin and Julie only visited some counters that were not available in Hong Kong. They would wait until they returned to Hong Kong to spend the rest. After all, with the favorable exchange rate and the annual shopping mall activities, the prices on both sides were almost the same, so there was no need to go far away.

When they had almost finished shopping, Julie and Afeng were about to return to Shenzhen to work. With someone to help carry the luggage, Liu Suqin was naturally ready to go on a shopping spree.

But after all, they came out to play together, and Julie and Afeng did not disappear completely when they returned home to enjoy family happiness. They would still take turns to take time to accompany each other.

Before leaving that day, Julie called again and asked them to wait and she would meet them at the hotel.

Liu Suqin and Lin Nanjiang waited calmly for half an hour before going downstairs. Julie had indeed arrived. Surprisingly, she did not take public transportation today, but drove a handsome sports car.