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Most of the high-calorie snacks made by the maid ended up in He Tiantian's stomach.
However, Grandma Qi believed that being able to eat was a blessing. The family doctor examined He Tiantian and said she was very healthy, so Anna stopped talking about He Tiantian's eating habits. Anyway, there was plenty of food at home; they wouldn't go broke from eating.
After dinner, Anna chuckled and asked, "It's summer vacation now, what are your plans? Are you going on a trip?"
Qi Zhenghan originally had plans for a graduation trip, but it was delayed due to previous events.
Now that the matter has been resolved, the travel plans are back on the agenda.
"Is traveling interesting?" Grandma Qi asked with delight. "Can I go?"
Grandma Qi is truly young at heart despite her age.
Qi Shuliang felt guilty. He didn't have time to travel and just wanted to work while spending more time with his mother.
“Mom, traveling is very tiring, I’m afraid your body can’t handle it,” Qi Shuliang explained, especially with an energetic young person.
Grandma Qi didn't care at all, saying, "It's alright, I'm in good health! While I can still move around, I'll walk around and see more."
"Mother, your son wants to be more filial to you!" Qi Shuliang said in a coquettish tone, trying to dissuade her. He wasn't afraid of spending money; he was just worried about his grandmother's health.
Seeing her son acting like he did when he was a child, Grandma Qi smiled and said, "Alright then, I won't go. My old arms and legs are too weak; going on a trip would only be a burden to them."
Nothing is more important than her son.
“Hehe, honey, actually we can take advantage of the weekend and choose a scenic spot for a family trip,” Anna suggested. “That way it’s close by, so it won’t interfere with your work, and with so many of us, Mom won’t get tired!”
Qi Shuliang nodded and said, "Mother, do you think this is alright?"
"It would be even better if I could travel with my son. When I can't walk anymore, you can carry me on your back," Grandma Qi said with a smile. It doesn't matter where we travel, the most important thing is to be with family, especially her son, to whom she has devoted her whole life.
Afterwards, Qi Zhenghan and Qi Zhengmin needed to develop a detailed travel plan.
This plan includes routes, hotels, scenic spots, and local delicacies.
It's Wednesday now, and there are still two days until Saturday and Sunday.
He Tiantian continued eating, and finally, after her weight exceeded 50 kilograms, she began to donate her blood.
"Snake King, come out!" He Tiantian said with a smile, "I've been eating well and sleeping soundly lately, and I've gained quite a bit of weight. I should be able to provide holy blood now."
When the Snake King emerged, it was conflicted. It desperately wanted to absorb He Tiantian's holy blood, but it also felt sorry for her.
In order to have enough holy blood, He Tiantian kept eating.
"What's wrong?" He Tiantian asked. The Snake King didn't move, as if it were thinking about something!
After a long while, the Snake King finally said in a low voice, "He Tiantian, why are you so good to me?"
He Tiantian was puzzled, wondering why the Snake King would ask such a question. She scratched her head and said, "Because you're very good to me too! It's normal for me to be good to you! By the way, why did you ask that? Did something happen?"
"Is it really that simple?" the Snake King pressed.
“It’s that simple.” He Tiantian nodded. “Everything I have now is thanks to you. I’m very grateful and I want to repay you. As long as I can live a peaceful life with my parents and Huo Yingjie, I don’t care about anything else.”
Upon hearing Huo Yingjie's name, the Snake King became enraged and, showing no mercy to He Tiantian, took a bite out of her.
He Tiantian, as usual, drifted off to sleep.
The Snake King only absorbed half of its previous blood before stopping, transforming into a golden light and disappearing from the room, soaring into the sky and heading towards the sea.
When He Tiantian woke up again, the sun was already high in the sky.
Grandma Qi knew that He Tiantian was usually very diligent, but sometimes she would sleep in a few times, so she told the maid and Qi Zhengmin not to wake He Tiantian up.
He Tiantian got up, stretched, changed her clothes, and came out.
Downstairs, Grandma Qi is embroidering, saying she's going to make a pair of embroidered shoes for Qi Zhengmin.
These materials were all bought in Chinatown, and they were surprisingly more complete than those in mainland China. I later learned that most of the things in Chinatown were shipped from Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.
Qi Zhengmin watched as her grandmother's needle and thread flew back and forth, making the flowers on the cloth grow bigger and bigger, and kept exclaiming in amazement and praise.
When He Tiantian came down, Grandma Qi said with a smile, "There's food in the kitchen, go and get it yourself."
"Okay." He Tiantian was hungry and needed to replenish her energy, so she didn't stand on ceremony and went straight into the kitchen.
Breakfast was Western-style, with dessert, bread, cream, bacon, and vegetables.
He Tiantian fried herself a sunny-side-up egg, bacon, and toasted some bread before bringing out a small basket of food.
Listening to the radio while eating was so pleasant!
After breakfast, He Tiantian and Qi Zhengmin packed their travel essentials.
Qi Zhenghan and Qi Zhengmin chose a scenic town 100 kilometers away from New York as their travel destination.
Although it's not very famous, the scenery is really beautiful.
Because the distance wasn't far, they didn't need to bring much, and the round trip only took three days.
Qi Zhenghan arranged everything meticulously, from booking rooms to planning routes.
When the weekend came, the family went on a trip.
Seeing that Grandma Qi was very happy, He Tiantian asked curiously, "Grandma, do you like traveling?"
“Of course,” said Grandma Qi. “When you arrive in a new place, everything is new and exciting. You can see things you don’t usually see and eat special foods you don’t usually eat. I remember when I was a child, things were relatively peaceful. My family would go to the county town and the provincial capital every year. Those were the happiest times of the year for me.”
“Grandma, you’ve already grasped the true meaning of travel.” Qi Zhengmin said with a smile, “Our teacher Helen said that people who like to travel are open-minded, cheerful, and easily accept new things.”
“Haha, your teacher is right,” Grandma Qi agreed. “Your great-grandfather, although he was unreliable in his old age, was quite good when he was young. He not only sent us sisters to modern schools, but also often took us on trips.”
"Sister Tiantian, do you like traveling?" Qi Zhengmin looked at He Tiantian with admiration in his eyes.
He Tiantian smiled and said, "I like it! When I was very young, my parents would go to the surrounding scenic spots and places where famous people had lived during their time off. During the visits, they would tell me the stories of the places, and I learned a lot of knowledge without even realizing it."
Along the way, they chatted about the interesting things they encountered during their trip, and cheerful laughter frequently broke the silence. (To be continued.)
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