Chapter 125

These two people are so shameless. We haven’t settled the score with them for the last incident yet, but now they have the nerve to ask Lin Tao to help bring things over from Beijing. Do they think she doesn’t know about this?

But they really thought that Lin Tao didn't know about this. After all, the rumor was spreading widely at the time, and it wasn't just them two who were talking about it.

However, Lin Tao didn't know all this, but Chen Shuifen did. She knew a lot of people, so she could just ask around and find out who was the loudest here.

"Hey, who did I think it was? It turns out it was you two. You are really thick-skinned. You two were the most powerful last time. Do you think I don't know?" Chen Shuifen said unhappily, "You brought things with you? Do you want me to slap you twice?"

Xu Yuting said sarcastically: "They don't have shamelessness at all, they are just pig skin, thicker than pig skin."

Lin Tao knew these two people. They loved to take advantage of others, were talkative and liked to gossip. In the past, they made up stories about others behind their backs because of love. When others came to Lin Tao to complain, Lin Tao went to talk to them. It was probably because of that incident that they hated her, so when they spread rumors last time, these two people spread the most fierce rumors.

Although Lin Tao didn't say anything, she glanced at the two people. The two people had sullen looks on their faces and left without saying anything.

Not far away, Li Chengxi was talking to Wang Yuanliang. Hearing what was happening here, he glanced over and said, "I'll leave this matter to you."

"Okay, no problem, just go to Beijing without worry, I will definitely take care of this matter." Wang Yuanliang said.

The organization has long said that it will put an end to such rumors, but these two people still dare to spread such words. It is their men who are in trouble.

As they were talking, the boat came to the shore. Li Chengxi and Lin Changhai took the luggage on board first, and Lin Tao led Yueyue on board. Standing on the deck, she waved to Chen Shuifen, Xu Yuting, Lin Manman and others on the shore: "Go back."

The train ride from Shancheng to Beijing is not that close, but it is closer than to Shanghai. It only takes about 20 hours. If you take the train in the morning, you will arrive in the evening of the next day.

Li Chengxi came to Beijing on official business. As soon as he got off the train, a guard drove to pick him up. The guesthouse was also arranged by Beijing. The guard told him that a founding general had lived in this guesthouse, and that all leaders who came to Beijing for meetings were generally arranged to stay in this guesthouse.

Originally, Li Chengxi wanted to book a room for Lin Changhai in a nearby guesthouse, but the security guard went to ask and found out that this guesthouse happened to have a room vacant, so he booked a room in the same guesthouse, but not on the same floor, which was not a big problem.

The last time I took Yueyue to stay in a guesthouse, Yueyue was still very small and had to be carried everywhere. Now, in the blink of an eye, she is over four years old.

Since she got on the train, she looked around and found everything new and strange. She was also very well-behaved, following Lin Tao closely and even helping with the luggage. She never caused anyone to worry during the whole journey.

After arriving at the guesthouse, he couldn't help licking his lips and asked Lin Tao in a low voice: "Mom, when can we go eat Peking duck?"

Li Chengxi said, "It's too late today. Let's eat at the guesthouse first. After the meeting tomorrow, Dad will take you there to eat roast duck."

"Yeah." Yueyue was very happy to hear that she could eat roast duck tomorrow. She has been looking forward to tomorrow since then.

Although Lin Changhai was a long-distance runner and had been to many cities before, he had never been to Beijing. It was his first time in Beijing, a place that was extremely sacred in his mind. He was usually so calm, and like Yueyue, he couldn't help but roll down the window to look outside when he was in the car.

There are many alleys in Beijing. Fortunately, this guesthouse is at the entrance of the alley, so there is no need to go into the alley. Otherwise, people who have just arrived in Beijing may not be comfortable with the roads here and may easily get lost.

The guard took them to the room and said, "Chief, this guesthouse includes a state-owned hotel. You can take a rest first. If you get hungry later, I will go to the first floor to eat."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Li Chengxi nodded.

The guard walked out consciously and closed the door.

This guesthouse is better than the one in Shancheng. The rooms are bigger and cleaner, but the furnishings are quite simple. Lin Tao and Li Chengxi put their luggage away and asked Yueyue, "Are you hungry? Do you want to rest for a while or go eat first?"

Yueyue touched her belly and said, "Let's go eat first. I think I'm hungry."

So the family went out to eat together again. Lin Changhai had already put away his luggage and was waiting for them at the stairs.

Guard Xiao Feng took them to the first floor for dinner and introduced the delicious dishes: "The big herring here is delicious."

Yueyue immediately shook her head: "Mom, can we not eat fish? We eat fish every day at home. I want to change to something else."

Xiao Feng then realized that Li's family was on the island, where they could eat as much seafood as they wanted, and they didn't seem to be interested in big bluefish. So he said, "Then let's have donkey BBQ, shredded pork with Beijing sauce, three-fresh tofu, and eggplant with sauce."

Li Chengxi selected these dishes and ordered them to eat, and asked Xiaofeng to sit down and eat with them.

Xiao Feng didn't dare to do that, so Li Chengxi asked, "How did your guard company teach you? How should you follow the leader's orders?"

Xiao Feng then narrowed his neck and had to sit down and eat with them.

It was Yueyue's first time to eat Beijing cuisine, and she thought it tasted pretty good, especially the three-fresh tofu. She ate a lot of it. The tofu was tender and smooth. Yueyue said, "Mom, this is delicious."

Lin Changhai talked to Xiaofeng about things in Beijing, such as the An-men Gate and the Chairman. He asked whether the soldiers in Beijing had the opportunity to meet the Chairman. Xiaofeng said that he had been fortunate enough to meet him once.

After dinner, the family of four went out for a short walk and then went back to fetch water for a bath. Tired from being on the train, Yueyue fell asleep early.

Lin Tao went to get a pot of boiling water and planned to send it to Lin Changhai. Li Chengxi said, "Leave it there. I'll take it to Dad."

Lin Tao said, "You have to go to the meeting tomorrow, so hurry up and get ready. I'll just go and bring you a bottle of water. I also plan to say a few words to Dad."

After saying this, Li Chengxi said nothing more.

However, when Lin Tao arrived, she found out that Xiao Feng had already prepared a pot of boiled water for Lin Changhai. Knowing that Lin Changhai's legs were uncomfortable, he had specially returned home and asked his mother for a folk remedy, which turned out to be quite effective for Lin Changhai.

Lin Tao felt relieved. Her father had always had cold legs, and he had twisted his leg while fishing. Although he was almost healed, he must have felt uncomfortable again after sitting on the train for so long.

"Dad, then you should go to bed early." Lin Tao walked over and told Lin Changhai.

Lin Changhai said, "I'll go to bed soon. You and Cheng Xi should also go to bed early. Cheng Xi will be there tomorrow and there will definitely be many leaders. You need to be alert."

When Lin Tao returned to the room, Li Chengxi had already prepared the military uniform she would wear tomorrow.

"Is Dad feeling better?" Li Chengxi asked.

Lin Tao nodded: "Much better. He said Xiao Feng got him some medicine, which was quite helpful."

"I'll go get some water for washing feet." Li Chengxi went to get some water for washing feet, asked Lin Tao to wash her feet first, and then used her water to wash her feet.

I remember when they just got married, Li Chengxi used her foot washing water to wash his feet, and Lin Tao felt quite embarrassed. But before she knew it, they had been married for five or six years, and Lin Tao had become accustomed to this kind of thing.

"Go to bed early, get enough rest, and bring your application to join the party tomorrow." Li Chengxi instructed before going to bed.

When talking about this, Lin Tao couldn't help but get nervous. Originally, this was Li Chengxi's commendation meeting, but Li Chengxi said that she could go with him tomorrow. This is not an island. I heard that the chairman and the prime minister are here. I wonder if she can see the chairman and the prime minister at tomorrow's meeting?

They fell asleep with excitement, and the next day Yueyue and Lin Changhai were waiting for them at the guesthouse.

Lin Tao followed Li Chengxi into the military vehicle, and Xiao Feng drove them to the meeting. After arriving, Lin Tao was still quite nervous, after all, it was her first time in such a place. Li Chengxi squeezed her palm and told her to relax.

Lin Tao sat with Li Chengxi in this sacred and solemn place, and together with Li Chengxi, they received the commendation and took the oath of joining the party. They also saw several generals, who were old but in good health.

The only regret is that I probably didn’t see the Chairman and the Prime Minister.

However, the two great men are getting older and their health is not as good as before.

After the meeting, I took a car back to the guesthouse and immediately took Yueyue to eat the most authentic Beijing roast duck. Along the way, Yueyue was particularly excited. She was originally bored in the guesthouse in the morning, but now she didn't feel bored at all.

The roast duck has been sliced ​​into pieces with pancakes next to it. Put the roast duck on the pancakes, then add shredded cucumber and green onion, add some sauce, and take a bite. It tastes very good.

In addition to roast duck, they also had shabu-shabu mutton. People in Beijing like to eat donkey meat and mutton. As the saying goes, 'dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground', which is enough to show that everyone has a very high opinion of donkey meat. Lin Tao doesn't eat mutton, because if mutton is not handled well, it will have a smell. Donkey meat is okay, it tastes strong and better than pork.

Yueyue, like Li Chengxi, can eat mutton. While eating, she said it was delicious and asked Lin Tao to have some as well. However, Lin Tao was not lucky enough to enjoy it.

The next morning, the family got up early and planned to go to *** to watch the national flag-raising ceremony.

Although it was a working day, there were still quite a few people in the *** Square at this time. Li Chengxi held Yueyue in his arms, while Lin Tao took the water bottle from Lin Changhai, along with some rice cakes and other things they had brought with them, planning to use them to fill their stomachs when they were hungry.

Donkey rolls were sold there, and Li Chengxi bought some for Yueyue. They were filled with red bean paste and coated with soybean powder on the outside. They tasted smooth and sweet, but they were made of glutinous rice flour, so Lin Tao didn't let Yueyue eat too much, otherwise it would be difficult to digest.

When we went to the supply and marketing cooperative yesterday, Lin Tao bought a windmill for Yueyue. She liked it very much and took it out to play with it today. When the wind blew, the windmill spun around.

It was summer, and although it was still early, it was still a little hot when the sun came out. Li Chengxi said he would buy them some popsicles.

"Mom, my windmill fell." Yueyue screamed when the windmill in her hand accidentally fell.

Lin Changhai said, "Grandpa will pick it for you."

Yueyue shook her head: "Grandpa, Mom said your feet hurt, you sit down and rest, Yueyue will pick it up by herself."

In fact, the windmill was not far away, only a dozen steps away. Lin Tao looked at Yueyue and thought nothing happened. But when Yueyue went to pick up the windmill, it was picked up by an old man. The old man was wearing a Zhongshan suit and a hat, and the guard was following behind him.

The old man picked up the windmill and handed it to Yueyue: "Here, little girl, this is your windmill, right?"

"It's mine, thank you grandpa!" Yueyue quickly bowed to the old man, and the voice of her apology was as clear as a bell.

Yueyue looked at the old man and smiled, and the old man smiled back at her: "Your mother is calling you, go quickly."

When Lin Tao walked over, the old man had already left with the help of the guards. Yueyue said, "Mom, that old man just helped me pick up the windmill."

Lin Tao: "Did you say thank you?"

Yueyue nodded: "I said so."

The two of them walked back, and the guard following behind the old man said, "Chairman, we have been out for more than an hour. Let's go back. The doctor will come to check you out later."

Grandpa Mao said, "I've been staying in the hospital every day recently, and my health has become more susceptible to problems. I feel refreshed when I go out for a walk."

Looking at the carefree children, looking at the people laughing and chatting on the street, looking at this scene which is completely different from 20 or 30 years ago, he felt extremely relieved.

Lin Tao and Yue Yue walked to the flowerbed. Yue Yue looked at the picture of Chairman Mao hanging on the wall, then looked at the back of the old man who was getting farther and farther away. She pulled Lin Tao's sleeve and whispered, "Mom, the old man who just helped me pick up the windmill seems to be the old man in the photo."

The only difference was that the grandfather in the photo was younger and had black hair, while the grandfather who had just helped her pick up the windmill had white hair. But they looked the same, even the mole on their chins was the same.

When Lin Tao and Lin Changhai heard Yueyue's words, they couldn't help but look at the old man's back.

The chairman is now 81 years old. Although he is old, his back is still straight. As he walked, he looked back at the people in *** Square and the bicycles coming and going, and nodded with a gratified smile.

Lin Tao was stunned. Although he was very far away, she was sure that he was their great man.

Lin Changhai saluted the Chairman in a very standard military manner towards his back.

As soon as Li Chengxi came back, he heard Yueyue say, "Dad, dad, we just saw the Chairman. The Chairman even helped me pick up a windmill. He is a very nice person."

Li Chengxi asked Lin Tao, and Lin Tao said yes, that was the Chairman.

Lin Tao: "You really shouldn't have gone to buy popsicles just now, otherwise you would have seen it."

But when eating the popsicle, it still felt very good. The popsicle was cool and sweet. Yueyue ate the old popsicle. As she ate, water dripped down the stick. Yueyue quickly stuck out her tongue to lick it.

The next day, the family went to climb the Great Wall again.

Lin Changhai said that he would definitely climb to the top of the Great Wall when he got there, but because of his foot problem, he stopped halfway up the climb. In fact, he didn't want to give up so early, but Lin Tao told him that he should do everything within his ability. It would be fine if he had nothing to do, but now that his foot was inconvenient, he had to take it easy.

Yueyue was a little kid, and she couldn't walk after just ten minutes of crawling. Li Chengxi had to carry her up on his back. Halfway through, Yueyue and Lin Changhai took a break, leaving Li Chengxi and Lin Tao to continue walking.

While on the road, Lin Tao sometimes felt like she couldn't walk anymore.

But Li Chengxi held her hand, and always supported her when she felt she couldn't walk. Lin Tao turned her head to look at Li Chengxi's hard profile, took a deep breath, and continued to walk forward.

Before they knew it, the two of them had reached the highest point, the 12th North Floor. Many people who climb the Great Wall usually stop at the 8th North Floor, and few people insist on going all the way to the 12th North Floor.

After arriving, when Lin Tao looked down, all he saw were layers of mountains, which were extremely majestic and spectacular.

The two held hands, stood shoulder to shoulder, and felt the wind on the top of the mountain.

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They stayed in Beijing for four days and visited almost all the places worth visiting in Beijing, including Peking University and Tsinghua University. Then they prepared to go back.

Yueyue still remembers what to bring for her friends: "I need to buy a pen for Brother Xiangyang, roast duck for Brother Hongxing and Brother Qingming, marbles, comic books, and donkey rolls. Can mommy buy some more? I think that one is also delicious, and I want to bring it for everyone to eat together."

"Okay, all is fine." Lin Tao agreed.

They went shopping in Wangfujing and bought all the things they needed. The medicine Xiao Feng gave Lin Changhai was very good. Li Chengxi also asked Xiao Feng to take him to the doctor, who prescribed a lot of medicine for him and took it back for Lin Changhai to use.

They bought five Peking ducks alone, which were quite delicious. They brought some for Xu Yuting and Chen Shuifen's families, and also planned to bring one for the teachers at school.

The roast duck couldn't be kept for a long time, so when Lin Tao got home, she served the roast duck to everyone first.

As soon as Chen Shuifen saw Lin Tao, she asked her if Beijing was fun. Yueyue said, "It was fun. We even saw the Chairman!"

"Chairman Mao!" Chen Shuifen opened her mouth so wide that an egg could fit in it.

Her envy was beyond words, and she scolded Zheng Youde, saying that she also wanted to go to Beijing in the future and see the Chairman!

What Hongxing missed most was his roast duck, but when he opened his mouth, air leaked out. It turned out that during the few days they were away, Hongxing started to lose his teeth, especially his front teeth, which made him look particularly funny.

Not long after returning to the island, Lin Tao received a notice saying that she had to go to No. 1 Middle School in the city for further studies.

I just rested at home for a week and now I have to go to the island again. This vacation has been really busy.

However, this time, Lin Tao went out of the island alone, and Yueyue could not go with her. This was the first time she was truly away from her mother. Normally, Lin Tao went to school and would come back at night, but this time, they would not be able to see each other for at least half a month.