Xiaoqi didn't tell her parents when she would be home, thinking it would be too troublesome for her parents to pick her up at the station.
I also want to give my parents a surprise.
She heard from Teacher Zhou that her parents opened a shop near the city museum.
Xiaoqi's parents also mentioned that Xiaoqi has been very busy with his studies recently, and it seems that his parents are also very busy.
When I call, I often just say a sentence or two and then hang up.
Xiaoqi gave his parents one million yuan, so he shouldn't be too short of money. Even if he has to be frugal, at least he will be in a good mental state.
As for herself, she felt that she had changed a lot. Looking at her previous photos, she could say that her face was still the same, but her whole temperament had completely changed.
Xiaoqi used to think she was very shy and always kept her head down, but now she doesn’t keep her head down all the time. She looks at people openly with clear eyes and doesn’t dodge. She also walks with her head held high and looks very confident.
This was really straightened out little by little. At the beginning, she forced herself to walk with her head held high and her chest out, instead of walking with her head down and her chest hunched, which made her look timid.
At the beginning, I walked with my head held high and my chest puffed out, but I still looked lifeless and a little flustered. I forced myself to look people straight and at eye level, openly and confidently.
Only by correcting myself repeatedly in this way can I gradually get rid of bad habits.
At the age of 18, Xiaoqi is at the youngest and most beautiful age. She doesn’t know why she was so inferior and ashamed in the past. Now she feels so sad about herself at that time.
Fortunately, she corrected it in time and did not waste time.
She likes herself now.
When I came out of the high-speed rail station, I saw my reflection in the station window. It was very beautiful.
He was wearing a blue sports jacket, white sports pants, carrying a schoolbag and dragging a small suitcase. He looked very heroic and clean.
My hair is a little frizzy, and the little tufts are a bit cute. The wind in Lushan City is a bit cool, without the fishy smell of the sea. The mountain breeze is cool and friendly.
There is no Shenzhou private car in Lushan City. The city is very small, so there is only Didi.
At this moment, Xiao Qi went straight to the museum.
The whole city is very small, and a taxi only costs about ten yuan, unlike in Meng City, where a taxi costs dozens of yuan.
In the car, Xiao Qi looked out the window with some excitement, as if nothing had changed.
However, there have been changes. In my impression, Lushan City was really big, beautiful and developed. Looking at it now, the streets and buildings are still the same, but Xiaoqi feels that they are shabby. The buildings are not tall, the streets are not clean, and the pedestrians on the road are not dressed beautifully. I didn't expect that Lushan City, which used to be so big in my mind, now looks like such a shabby old city. People really need to go out and see the world.
Although it is a dilapidated old city, it is still very friendly.
The tax building, which I was not familiar with before, now exudes a sense of familiarity.
"Are you here for tourism, little girl?" the driver asked curiously.
"No, my home is here. I came back during the holidays."
"Oh, you are from here. You are so pretty. I thought you were from Beijing or Hai City." The driver spoke in obvious local Mandarin.
Xiaoqi laughed. In spoken language here, people usually don’t say “very beautiful”, but “very beautiful”. “Very delicious” = “very delicious”. In other words, they don’t say “very”, but “very”.
Very friendly and familiar.
The driver asked a few more questions out of curiosity, but Xiao Qi didn't say much. Ever since his experience riding in a car with Bao Guanjia, Xiao Qi has been careful not to tell too much about himself to strangers.
The same thing happened when she came by high-speed train. A little girl sitting opposite her was chatting with a middle-aged man next to her. She unknowingly told him how many people were in her family, what her parents did, where they lived, and they even exchanged WeChat accounts with the middle-aged man. It was really easy to be deceived. It was like seeing her past self.
Xiao Qi didn't say much, just responded occasionally and asked a question. However, the driver chatted enthusiastically all the way.
I thought we were chatting all the way, but actually Xiao Qi was just agreeing with the driver. I asked him questions, and he said excitedly that he was from Minhou and had been in Lushan City for 12 years. He was currently renting a house and wanted to buy a house in full. The loan pressure was too great. He also had two children, one of whom was in high school, and so on and so forth...
Xiaoqi inexplicably felt as if he had unlocked a new skill. When he was with Ms. Su and Teacher Aizhen at school, he always wanted to talk. He admired them very much, as if he had learned a new skill unknowingly.
Finally we arrived at the destination, the intersection of the Municipal Museum. Cars were not allowed to go up, so the driver dropped Xiao Qi off and even got out to help with the luggage. I felt a little reluctant to leave???
The Municipal Museum is at the foot of the mountain north of the Lu River.
It is built very much like ancient pavilions and towers, with several buildings winding up the mountain.
Xiaoqi dragged her suitcase and walked up the street. She had sent something to her parents before and had sent it here. She knew the address, which was Room 103 on the first floor of the Municipal Museum and Cultural Center.
I don’t know if my parents will recognize me when they see me. Xiaoqi is very excited, a little proud, a little homesick, and a little bit boastful.
As if he had achieved good results and wanted to show his report card to his parents, his peacock tail slowly spread out as he walked down the street.
The place was not difficult to find. Xiao Qi walked more than 300 meters with his suitcase and saw the museum sign. There were a few small houses next to it. One of them had a big sign saying "Su's Bamboo Weaving Museum" with small words underneath, indicating "Representative of Lushan City's Intangible Cultural Heritage".
Xiao Qi stood at the door and took a deep breath.
Then he walked in carrying the box.
It is very bright inside, with a large cabinet on one wall, each compartment filled with different bamboo handicrafts.
There is also a tall counter, behind which there is an advanced item that Xiaoqi is familiar with, which is the beauty light for taking Douyin videos, a round aperture.
Then there was a woman in a red dress filming Douyin there?
Xiaoqi thought he had taken the wrong path.
Then the woman said, "Thank you for your attention, brothers and sisters. I'm about to watch my husband weave bamboo live. He's making the zodiac horse, as requested by the elder brother who said 'I will never buy life insurance.' Thanks to Ming Mei Yang Guang for sharing the live broadcast room. Brothers and sisters, please come in and follow and give us a like..."
Xiao Qi felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity and horror when he heard the voice.
She walked over unconsciously and shouted in surprise: "Mom??? What are you doing?"
Then I saw her father, wearing a neat Chinese-style suit, knitting non-stop, while her mother kept introducing him. There were also several bamboo baskets, bamboo plates, etc. on the table...
"Xiaoqi, why are you back? Why didn't you tell your mother?" Sheng Juanhua was startled and looked surprised.
The live broadcast room exploded.
The anchor's daughter is here? ?
The host rarely shows his face. I heard people say he looks like Xie Da Jiao in the Country Love Story, and some even exaggeratedly said he looks like Gong Li. There are actually more than 3,000 people in the live broadcast room. I know that the host and his wife are broadcasting live. The wife talks, but the husband basically doesn't say anything. Even when he is doing things, he never shows his face.
There are two live broadcasts every week. It is said to be an intangible cultural heritage project. It is quite interesting. Many people who watch the live broadcast place orders on the spot.
Unexpectedly, the anchor's daughter came back.
"I'm on vacation. Didn't I tell you a few days ago?" Xiao Qi was also confused.
Are these her parents? They've changed so much.
Her parents are actually doing a live broadcast?
There are still people watching? ?
At this moment, the live broadcast room exploded.
A group of divers jumped out:
"Wow, the anchor's daughter is so beautiful"
"The anchor's daughter is stunningly beautiful. I believe she looks like Gong Li. She's so pretty."
"Oh my god, host, I want to go to your store and buy it live"
"Sister Sheng, is it too late to call me mom now? Mom, my wife is so beautiful."
"She looks so beautiful without the beauty filter on. I feel so sorry for the little girl."
"Didn't you notice the little girl's bewildered expression? She didn't recognize her mother after graduating from college."
"I also want to buy a bamboo bag, Sister Sheng, Sister Sheng."