The driver didn't know much about these things; he had only heard about them from others.

Sheng Xiping nodded and didn't ask any more questions. Afterwards, the driver took Sheng Xiping around the area for a few more times before returning to Guangzhou in the afternoon.

After returning to Guangzhou, Sheng Xiping expressed his gratitude to the driver and then went back to the hotel to rest.

He's been out for quite some time now, and he can't stay here any longer; it's time to head back.

Of course, when you come to Guangzhou, you have to buy something. Many items here are free, so you can't miss out on these great deals.

So the next day, Sheng Xiping went to the station to buy a return ticket, and then did some shopping in Guangzhou.

Because it's close to the port city, the clothes here are more fashionable. When I come here, I have to bring back a few pieces for my family.

Jeans, sweaters, puffer jackets—you can buy all of these.

That bread-like garment is actually a down jacket.

However, down jackets made in those days were slightly rough, and people were afraid they wouldn't keep warm, so they stuffed them with down, making them puffy like bread, hence the name "bread jacket".

Sheng Xiping estimated that the down contained in one puff-like garment today could fill three down-filled garments in the future.

To be honest, this thing would be unusable in a forest farm, because the winters there are just too cold. This thing is not as good as a thick cotton-padded coat for blocking the wind and keeping warm.

However, for people like Zhou Qinglan and Wang Chunxiu, the clothes they wear to work are fine; they're lightweight and not as heavy as a thick cotton-padded coat.

Therefore, Sheng Xiping bought one for his wife, mother-in-law, and sixth son, Sheng Xitai.

The sixth child has already gone to study in Songjianghe. At school, he wears a puff-colored coat, which looks light and stylish.

Even though they are students, they inevitably compare themselves to each other. The students from the bureau look down on those from the forest farm, thinking they are just country bumpkins from the ditch.

Sheng Xiping dotes on his younger brother and naturally doesn't want his youngest son to be discriminated against, so he bought Sheng Xitai a puffer jacket and jeans, among other things.

Besides these, Sheng Xiping also took a fancy to a camera, a Seagull brand, priced at five hundred yuan.

Five hundred yuan is half a year's salary for Sheng Xiping, but he had wanted this for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and bought one.

Sheng Xiping did a big shopping spree in Guangzhou, and then headed back home with lots of bags and packages.

The route back from Guangzhou is not the same as the one we came by. Instead, it goes directly from Guangzhou to the capital, then from the capital to Tonghua, and from Tonghua back to Songjianghe.

After five or six days of traveling by car and changing vehicles, we finally arrived at Songjianghe.

Sheng Xiping brought gifts for his father-in-law and mother-in-law, which he had to deliver, so he was delayed for another day in Songjianghe.

Zhou Mingyuan had already heard from the housing management department staff about Sheng Xiping buying a house in Songjianghe. When he saw Sheng Xiping, he couldn't help but scold him a few times.

"You really have a good idea. I've already told your mother that you can stay in the house around the corner for now."

You're something else, you didn't even discuss it with us, you went and bought a house by yourself first.

I heard it cost 1200? That's not cheap.

"Dad, I didn't mean anything by it, it's just that there are a lot of people in our family."

Qinglan will give birth in winter, and there will be five people in our family.

My sixth child is currently living in a dormitory. If we come down to the countryside, we can't let him stay in the dormitory and eat in the cafeteria, can we?

Qinglan and I both have to work, so someone has to take care of the child, right? My mom and dad will have to come with us.

"That apartment in the corner building is just big enough for a family of four; any more and it'll be too cramped." What could Sheng Xiping do? He could only explain with a smile.

Zhou Mingyuan thought about it and realized it made sense. The Sheng family's four children were currently studying at universities, with the youngest attending Songlin High School.

If Sheng Xiping and Zhou Qinglan move to Songjianghe with their child, wouldn't they be leaving Sheng Liancheng and his wife behind?

Qianchuan Forest Farm is such a remote place, and Sheng Liancheng and his wife are getting older. How can we leave them alone in the forest farm?

If you calculate it this way, the corner apartments are indeed not enough.