If you were reborn, what would you most want to do?
Gao Mingcheng thought carefully and decided that having a wife, children, and a warm kang (heated brick bed) was the best! His young and be...
This day was very busy for Gao Mingcheng. He went to the train station early in the morning to buy a ticket. After arriving in the provincial capital, he went straight to buy a car, then picked up Huang Dazhi and Xiaoguai and rushed home.
It was already past seven in the evening when the car arrived at the county town.
It was just getting dark, and under the illumination of the car lights, the drive was relatively smooth.
"Dazhi, we're here." Gao Mingcheng stopped the car and said softly. The reason he said it softly was because Xiaoguai had fallen asleep.
Xiaoguai was indeed carsick, and his body was weak after the operation, so he fell into a deep sleep shortly after getting in the car.
Xiaoguai's head was lying on Huang Dazhi's legs. When they arrived at the place, he gently moved Xiaoguai and carried him out of the car.
The brand new car was parked in front of the clothing store.
It was already very late today. Huang Dazhi currently lived alone in the county, so Gao Mingcheng invited him to his home for dinner, and then sent Huang Dazhi and Xiaoguai back after dinner.
As soon as the car stopped at the door of the clothing store, it immediately attracted the attention of people around. The owners of several nearby stores came out and stood on the roadside looking at the new car. When they saw Gao Mingcheng getting out of the car, they immediately realized that this was the car bought by Gao Mingcheng!
Tsk tsk, they are all doing business on the same street, and Gao Mingcheng bought a car!
Everyone felt quite jealous.
Some people even whispered, "This car must be worth tens of thousands of dollars. How can Xinxin Clothing Store make so much money?"
"I have a relative who sells clothes at the market. I heard from her that Xinxin Clothing Store makes at least this much money a year!" The man stretched out a hand, spread out his five fingers, and gave the other person a meaningful look.
"I think it's more than that. This shop is his own and he doesn't have to pay rent!"
"Oh, I'm so envious..."
Despite all the talk, their curiosity about the car still drove them to walk towards it and take a closer look.
"Mingcheng, congratulations on buying a new car! This car looks great!"
"Yes, yes, this car is great. It can carry people and also carry goods. If I want to buy a car in the future, I will buy this kind of car!"
Everyone congratulated Gao Mingcheng and asked where he bought the car and how much it cost.
Gao Mingcheng answered these questions happily.
"I haven't had dinner yet. You guys take your time. I'm going back to eat first." Gao Mingcheng greeted everyone and went into the store to eat.
After taking two steps, I found Gao Mingli and the others were also standing next to the car, with curious looks on their faces.
Gao Mingli even asked, "Second brother, can I go up and sit for a while?"
Gao Mingcheng said, "Okay, you all go up and sit down, but don't touch the buttons."
"Hey, hey, I dare not touch it!" Gao Mingli nodded repeatedly. He really didn't dare to touch it, for fear of breaking it!
Seeing him get on the bus, the others also asked to take a ride.
In an instant, this new car became everyone's new toy.
Gao Mingcheng smiled and ignored all these things. Instead, he strode forward and came to the dining table in the backyard.
Many of the Americans had already had dinner, but they knew he would be back in the evening, so they left some food for him.
After the warm food was served on the table, Gao Mingcheng and Huang Dazhi started eating first. As for Xiaoguai, he had actually woken up by now, but he had just woken up and was still confused. He had no appetite for food for the time being. Huang Dazhi decided to feed Xiaoguai after he finished eating.
Gao Mingcheng had been driving for several hours and was very hungry. He gobbled up two large bowls of rice.
After the meal, he saw a can of yellow peaches on the shelf against the wall. He immediately opened it and divided it into three portions using a bowl.
"Xiaoguai, eat canned food!" Gao Mingcheng called Xiaoguai, who looked listless, to come and eat canned fruit. The canned food was really attractive. Xiaoguai was listless the previous moment, but her eyes lit up the next moment!
After eating the sweet canned food, she smiled even more. It was okay to drink the sugar water, but it was a bit troublesome to eat large pieces of yellow peaches because she could hardly open her mouth.
Huang Dazhi crushed the yellow peaches with a spoon and fed them to her. After she finished the canned yellow peaches, Xiaoguai's appetite was also stimulated and she ate half a bowl of rice.
When they finished their meal, people outside were still surrounding the car and watching.
Gao Mingli even made a suggestion to Gao Mingcheng: "Brother, buying a car is a big deal, do you want to take a photo with the car as a souvenir?"
When Gao Mingcheng heard this, he thought it made sense.
This car doesn't seem like much to him, but it does have a lot of commemorative value! When the child grows up, he can point to the photos and talk about those things when he looks through the photo album with the child.
So Gao Mingcheng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go buy a roll of film tomorrow and take a picture of all of us!"
After Gao Mingli's suggestion was adopted, he also smiled happily.
They talked for a while, and it was getting late.
Gao Mingcheng opened the car door and called Huang Dazhi and Xiaoguai to get in the car: "Let's go, I'll take you back to rest."
Before the car started, he said to Duomei who was standing next to him, "Duomei, you sit in the front with your son in your arms. We will go back to rest later."
"Oh." Xuanyuemei's face was full of joy, and she immediately held little Xuxu and sat in the passenger seat.
In later generations, people were not allowed to hold children in the passenger seat, but now, there are no traffic lights, no surveillance, and no penalty points!
Gao Mingcheng first sent Huang Dazhi and the others home. Seeing that they were still living in their previous house, he knew that their things had not yet been completely moved to their new home.
So Gao Mingcheng told Huang Dazhi that if they needed to move, he could lend him his tractor.
During the days working at the police station, Huang Dazhi learned to drive a car from Xiao Zhang and others, and he also learned how to drive a tractor.
Huang Dazhi really needed this car, so he borrowed it from Gao Mingcheng. He would drive the tractor away from the clothing store tomorrow. Then he had to move, pick up Junling's parents and brother, and pick up Luo Li, who was about to leave her confinement.
With a tractor, doing things is indeed much more convenient.
After Huang Dazhi got out of the car with Xiaoguai in his arms, only Gao Mingcheng's family was left in the car. Xuanyuemei then said, "No wonder cars are so expensive! It's great to be able to sit in a car without being blown by the wind or wet by the rain!"
She recalled that when she returned to the village during the Spring Festival last year, although Gao Mingcheng had put a tarpaulin on the tractor's cargo bed to block most of the cold wind, it was still a little cold, and Gao Mingcheng, who was in charge of driving, would be even colder!
Now, with a car, Gao Mingcheng no longer has to suffer from wind and rain.
Gao Mingcheng also smiled and said, "It's a bit expensive, but buy it early and enjoy it early! It's a little late today, otherwise I would take you for a ride!"
There are few street lights in the county town, and it is dark everywhere now. It is not a good time for a drive. But when the weather is fine later, I can take my wife and children out for some fun. Otherwise, our living area will always be limited to the area near the clothing stores.
Although the county town is not big, there are still places to play. Otherwise, you can go to the city or the surrounding counties.
With a car, it seems that the range of people's activities has become much larger.
As the couple talked, their words were filled with beautiful visions of the future.
When we get back to our new home, we can park our car in the spacious yard, which makes us feel more at ease.
The next day, Gao Mingcheng went to buy a roll of film, then took his camera and prepared to take a picture with his new car!
Let’s take a few photos of Xuanyuemei and Xiaoxuxu at their new home first. Some of them are standing outside the car door, some are sitting in the seats, and there’s also a photo in which Gao Mingcheng holds Xiaoxuxu and sits on the roof of the car!
Little Xuxu, sitting on the roof of the car, was excited and nervous. He seemed to want to explore the new environment and stretched his head slightly. But he was afraid of falling, so he didn't dare to move his feet.
This vivid picture was captured by Gao Mingcheng and then remained forever on the film negative!
"Mingcheng, let me take a picture of you!" Xuanyuemei took the camera and prepared to take a picture of Gao Mingcheng.
As for Xiao Xuxu, he is a mascot. After taking a photo with his mother, he wanted to take a photo with his father.
Gao Mingcheng didn't intend to stand there stupidly for the photo, so he let little Xuxu stand on his palm. He used one hand to support his one-year-old son.
With a click, the photo of the child standing in the palm of the hand was preserved.
After the photo shoot was almost finished, the two drove to the clothing store.
Gao Mingli had to go to the factory to work today, but before leaving, he told Zhang Jinling not to forget to tell his second brother to leave a roll of film for him, so that he could take a picture of him when he got off work in the evening!
Zhang Jinling agreed with a smile, and when Gao Mingcheng arrived at the clothing store, she immediately relayed Gao Mingli's words.
Gao Mingcheng smiled and agreed immediately.
He parked his car in front of the clothing store and called Gao Shufang and others to come over and take pictures.
At this time, the surrounding merchants also gathered around, saying that they hoped they could also take a photo with the car.
Someone suggested that they could pay Gao Mingcheng the price of the photo studio, but Gao Mingcheng declined and only let them take a group photo of them one by one with the car as the background as the family.
Even if we only took one family photo, it was enough to make everyone happy.
By the evening, Gao Mingli hurried back. Along the way, he almost pedaled the bicycle to sparks!
After he took a photo as he wished, the smile on his face seemed to be engraved there and would never change.
Everyone was in a good mood that day, but many of them knew that Gao Mingcheng had to go to Guangzhou.
The better clothes in the store have almost been sold out. It is already early May, and as the weather gets hotter, summer clothes will sell better and better.
Another thing is that the several hundred kilograms of honey that we brought back from the village should be sent to Yangcheng and sold.
So many beauties asked Gao Mingcheng when he planned to go to Guangzhou.
Gao Mingcheng said: "I'll call Brother Xiao first to see how he arranges it."
Every time Gao Mingcheng went to Yangcheng, he would run a trip for Xiao Jinfeng on the way. In this way, not only could he save on the fare, but he could also make a small profit.
After Gao Mingcheng called Xiao Jinfeng, he told Xuanyuemei that he would go to Yangcheng the day after tomorrow.
Xuanyuemei said, "That's fine. You can rest for two more days. How about this, I'll buy a chicken and stew it for you tomorrow."
Gao Mingcheng smiled helplessly and thought, he is not that weak yet!
But the meat still had to be eaten, so Gao Mingcheng readily agreed!
Before going to Guangzhou, he said he could have a rest, but in fact he didn't get to rest because Gao Guobing knew about his car purchase, so Gao Guobing asked him if he was free tomorrow because Gao Guobing had to go to a meeting in the city.
The police station only had one old jeep, but there were many leaders in the bureau, and everyone had work to do, so the bureau arranged for him to take the bus with them.
But Gao Mingcheng has bought a new car now, so Gao Guobing is also quite interested and wants to experience it.
Since Gao Guobing had already spoken, Gao Mingcheng naturally would not refuse. After being reborn, he had never been to the city!
Since he was going to make the trip anyway, he decided to take Xuanyuemei and Xiaoxuxu with him as well!
May is a great time to travel!
Unexpectedly, I was rejected by many beauties.
Xuanyuemei didn't want to go, but she was worried. She frowned and said, "Although Xiaoxuxu has stopped breastfeeding, he still needs formula, and it's too troublesome to carry him everywhere. I want to wait until he's older, and then take him out to play."
Gao Mingcheng thought that his two sons were only two years apart in age in his previous life. If the situation remained the same in this life, Xuanyuemei would probably get pregnant and have a second child before Xiao Xuxu grew up!
By then, it will really be tomorrow after tomorrow, and there will be so many tomorrows!
So Gao Mingcheng insisted on taking Xuanyuemei and Xiaoxuxu out to play, and said: "Just bring the milk bottles, milk powder, and a thermos filled with boiling water! As for holding the children, I'll be there!"
Xiao Xuxu is over one year old. The last time he weighed himself, he was only 23 pounds! This weight is like a piece of fitness equipment to Gao Mingcheng!
Once Gao Mingcheng showed a strong attitude, Xuanyuemei had nothing to say. She looked like she was afraid of you, but her eyes were still full of smiles.
So the next morning, Gao Guobing took Lou Xinyu and got into Gao Mingcheng's car.
Last time, it only took a short drive, so Gao Mingcheng let Xuanyuemei sit in the passenger seat with the child. But now, it takes two hours to drive to the city, so he let Xuanyuemei sit in the back with the child and Lou Xinyu, while Gao Guobing sat in the passenger seat.
We all knew each other, so we naturally talked and laughed along the way.
We set out at 6:30 in the morning and arrived in the city at less than 9 o'clock.
At 9:30, Gao Guobing was going to the city police station for a meeting. But Gao Guobing didn't plan to hang around outside, so he took Lou Xinyu there early. Before the meeting, he could talk to people and get closer to them!
After sending Gao Guobing and the others to their destination, Gao Mingcheng could take his wife and children shopping.
Although the city is more prosperous than the county, it is just so-so. Many beauties who have visited Guangzhou think this city is just average. As for Xiao Xuxu, a little kid over one year old, he doesn’t know the fun of shopping!
So after buying some food, Gao Mingcheng continued driving, preparing to take them to Yulong Wanshou Palace.
Yulong Wanshou Palace is a historical building built during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. It had many uses in the past. During the imperial examinations in the Qing Dynasty, students from nearby counties stayed here when they came to take the examinations. Many cultural and commercial activities are also held here on a normal basis.
But later it was nationalized and became a canteen for employees of a nearby factory.
Near the Yulong Wanshou Palace, there is a large area of ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
These buildings are actually of great historical value, but unfortunately they have not been protected yet. The Yulong Wanshou Palace was only put under the management of the cultural department in 2001. In 2006, the Yulong Wanshou Palace was officially taken over by the Municipal Scenic Spots Management Bureau.
Later, the Wenchangli Historical and Cultural District was built nearby, with many newly built antique buildings, and it became a tourist attraction. (End of this chapter)