After playing for a while, seeing that it was almost time and that she had to take her older brother back to the city in the afternoon, Hua Kai started making arrangements to go home.

After thanking the children for playing with them, Hua Kai took Li Jing's hand and walked back.

As she walked, she said, "This time when I go back, I'll bring my older brother with me. Li Jing, remember not to get married too early. The country is developing very well now, and we have a long future ahead of us."

Li Jing smiled and said, "You tell me these things every time you come back. I've remembered them. Don't worry, I promise I won't get married for the next two years."

Hua Kai smiled and said, "That's fine then."

Li Jing asked again, "Are you really taking your brother with you to the city? Will your brother find work?"

Hua Kai shook her head: "Learn skills from me, Li Jing. Once I've settled down a bit more, I'll take you to the city for a look around."

Li Jing replied, "Yes, Huakai, you've really changed. It's not that you've become more knowledgeable since you went to school, but your personality and many other aspects of you are different."

"Because people need to improve, and improvement requires change, so you will change in the future too."

Really?

"Yes, my brother will come with me for a while, and when you see him again, he will definitely be different. You will also become better in the future."

"Flowers bloom, I believe in you. I always feel that I have more hope and dreams."

"Fantasy can come true. I'm almost home. I'll come back to see you next time." Hua Kai stopped at her doorstep.

Li Jing nodded: "Yes, I wish you all the best."

See you next week.

See you next week.

After saying goodbye to Li Jing, Hua Kai went home.

Hua Qingyi's things were mostly prepared last night. I just checked them again, and there wasn't much. He doesn't have many clothes; he only has one or two decent outfits to wear out. Hua Kai has prepared most of his daily necessities, except for a quilt.

Hua Kai packed some more paper and pens that Ye Yifan had brought. These were very useful; she had bought her own drawing paper, but she didn't have these professional ones.

After they finished packing, Hua Wanjiang and Gu Lanyan saw the brother and sister off at the village entrance to wait for the bus.

There's a train passing by at 2:30, which is exactly the time.

Hua Qingyi's parents weren't too worried about him. After all, he was a boy and an adult. Some other boys his age in the village had gone out to work. So they kept telling Hua Qingyi to take good care of his younger sister when he went to the city.

Hua Kai listened with a smile, feeling that her parents were not biased at all, which made her feel really good.

Soon the bus arrived, and the brother and sister boarded with their belongings. At this point, there was a raised machine cover at the front of the bus. The ticket seller told them to put their luggage on it, then let them sit in the front seats, and then told the driver to start the bus.

Hua Kai called out to her parents outside the car, "Mom and Dad, go back. I'll take care of my older brother."

The car drove away, and Hua Wanjiang gave a few more instructions afterward, but I didn't quite hear them, though I knew what they were.

Sitting in the car, Hua Kai looked at Hua Qingyi and said, "Brother, we're not far from home. You can come back whenever you want. Just tell me if you miss home."

Hua Qingyi looked at Hua Kai and smiled: "Am I really that useless? Don't worry, I will definitely learn from you and will not let my parents down."

"Brother, study hard. Society will progress rapidly in the future, and the gap between the rich and the poor will become very large."

"Yes, the country is developing very fast now. Look at those people who used to work and get paid, how come they would have thought that self-employed people would earn more than them?"

"Brother, although self-employed individuals earn more now, the competition will become fierce as more people do it. Those who study hard and have skills, or those who are skilled in a particular technology, will still be the most secure."

"Yes, I understand. Kai Kai, you've really changed a lot."

"People must look forward and make progress. They can't always rely on their grandparents and grandchildren. They don't work hard themselves and can't stand seeing others do well. People like that will be eliminated by society sooner or later."

“You’re absolutely right. They just can’t stand seeing others do well. A few days ago, Grandpa came to our house to ask about the market. But they still don’t know how much money our family makes. Mom said we only make ten or eight yuan a market, so they didn’t ask any more questions.”

"Mom's business acumen is quite sharp. She'll fool them for a while, and once our family has saved enough capital, we won't have to go to the market anymore. I'm planning to have Mom and Dad open a bean product factory and wholesale it to people who go to the market, so they won't have to go out in the wind and rain."

"Open a factory? Is that really feasible?"

"I do have plans, but for now I'm just exploring different options."

The brother and sister chatted for a while, and then the car entered the city.

Hua Qingyi had only been to the city twice, once when he was five or six years old, so he didn't have a deep impression of it. Therefore, he was particularly curious when he saw some tall buildings.

Upon arriving at the station, the brother and sister got off the train carrying their belongings and went to their rented house.

Although they weren't far apart, the two of them carried their luggage and didn't walk too fast. As they walked, Hua Kai introduced the surrounding environment to Hua Qingyi.

Once upstairs, Hua Kai opened the door.

Hua Qingyi entered the house: "Kaikai, this house must have cost a lot of money, right? I'll just rent a place to sleep since I'm living here by myself."

Hua Kai put the things down and said, "Brother, the money we spend is all valuable. I will come often to teach you how to draw and interpret drawings, and you also need a quiet space to study. The sooner you can take on jobs on your own, each job can earn tens or hundreds of yuan. Do you still care about the rent?"

Hua Qingyi was thrilled by Hua Kai's words: "Okay, I'll listen to you and study hard."

Hua Kai took the bedding to the south-facing bedroom: "Brother, you can stay in the south room where the sun is nice. We'll bring some more bedding to the north-facing bedroom next time we come home, so we can leave it for guests."

Hua Qingyi and Hua Kai were making the bed together: "I've never lived in an apartment building before. I looked out the window just now and felt a little dizzy. When my parents come, they'll definitely say that there are servants living in this apartment building, and that there are other people living there since it's not on the ground."

Hua Kai smiled and said, "Isn't this something you just have to get used to? There are still buildings with dozens of floors in Kyoto."

"I wouldn't dare live on a floor dozens of stories high; just thinking about it is terrifying," Hua Qingyi said, shaking his head in strong resistance.

"Brother, once you understand construction, you'll know there's no danger. Get ready, I'll take you grocery shopping. You'll be cooking for yourself most of the time from now on." Because there aren't many restaurants at this time, and since his older brother has just arrived in the city, he would never be willing to spend money to eat out.

Hua Qingyi agreed: "Okay, will you come over to eat every day?"

Hua Kai said, "I'm not sure about the future, but I have to eat in the cafeteria more this month because I haven't used up the meal tickets that Director Gu gave me. The cafeteria meal tickets are a different color each month, and they won't be valid next month."

To facilitate management, the school requires that each month's meal tickets can only be used within the current month.

When Hua Qingyi heard that it would be a waste to not finish the food, he quickly said, "Then you should eat in the cafeteria. It's simple for me. I can cook some noodles or porridge or something, which will save me trouble."

Hua Kai said, "Well, I bought some noodles and eggs before, but I didn't buy rice because it was too heavy. You can familiarize yourself with the area these next few days, so I bought some."