There was a sugarcane vendor at the train station entrance. Big Boy bought a piece, peeled it, cut it into four pieces, and gave each of them one piece. They chewed it and got the sweet sugarcane juice to quench their thirst.
While they were eating, a middle-aged man of medium height, with bright features and an upright posture, walked up to them and asked tentatively, "Big Boy, Second Girl?"
Da Wa and Er Niu paused while eating, looked at each other, and shouted in unison, "Uncle!"
Ning Jun smiled and said, "Hey, it's me."
Erniu asked crisply, "Uncle, how did you recognize us?"
Ning Jun: "Did you forget? Your mother sent me a photo of the three of you. I went to the Navy Swim Team training base to look for Sanwa. You look like him. I recognized you right away."
Da Wa, Er Niu and San Wa are siblings, so naturally they have similarities in their eyes and eyebrows.
Da Hu and Fang Fang also called out sweetly, "Uncle Ning."
Ning Jun glanced at them and said with a smile, "Da Hu and Fang Fang, right? Are you hungry? Uncle will take you to dinner."
Da Wa sniffed the odor on his body. He felt like he was going rancid after being stuck on the train for three days. He shook his head and said, "Uncle, take us to take a shower first. Then we can have something delicious to eat."
"That's fine." Ning Jun waved his nose. "The smell on you guys is really a bit pungent."
The four children shouted in unison: "Uncle!"
Ning Jun led the four children out of the train station.
As soon as we got out of the train station, the four children had too much to look around.
The coming and going of fashionable pedestrians, bicycles, cars, neon buildings... were enough to dazzle them.
Ning Jun took them to a row of cars with iron shells and thick canvas roofs parked on the side of the road, asked the price, and chartered two of them to go to the hotel.
The eldest boy sat in the car and looked around, feeling very curious.
Seeing this, Ning Jun introduced them, "This is called a 'turtle car' in Shanghai. It's used for transportation." He pointed to the trolleybus passing by and said, "This is called a 'braid car'. If you're in school and want to go out on weekdays or weekends, you can take this 'braid car'. It's more affordable than the turtle car."
In fact, you can also take the "braid car", but the "turtle car" has a rear cover that can be folded down to store luggage, which is more convenient.
There was the "turtle car" and the "braid car", and Erniu was amused and laughed non-stop.
As we were talking, we arrived at the hotel.
Ning Jun asked and found out that the four children were going to school after taking a bath and having dinner, so he booked two hourly rooms.
Da Wa and Da Hu shared a room, Er Niu and Fang Fang shared another, and the four of them took turns taking a bath.
After taking a shower, I feel relaxed all over.
Erniu dried her long hair and asked Ning Jun, "Uncle, what delicious food are you going to take us to eat?"
The eldest child started to make a fuss, "Let's eat the most expensive one and rip off our uncle."
Ning Jun was amused. "Silly boy, the most expensive food isn't necessarily the most delicious. Don't worry, this is your first meal in Shanghai, and your uncle will definitely take you to eat something delicious so you can experience the Shanghai flavor."
After leaving the hotel, they went to look for Sanwa.
Before coming, I sent a letter to Sanwa. Sanwa knew that his brothers and sisters were coming, so he asked for leave from the coach and waited at the base early in the morning.
He was staying in Shanghai to accompany his older brothers and sisters. When the coach heard that Sanwa's older brothers and sisters had been admitted to university and came to Shanghai, he approved Sanwa's leave without saying a word.
Arriving at the gate of the Navy Swimming Team training base, Ning Jun asked the guard to go in and inform Sanwa. While waiting, he asked, "Where are Guangzong and Yaozu? Aren't they coming too? Are they in Shanghai? Why aren't they here?"
He wanted to ask when he was at the train station, but he never found the chance.
From the correspondence with Ning Tang, he also roughly knew that Ning Xueru was trying to stand out in everything.
But adults’ affairs are adults’ affairs, and I never thought of taking my anger out on children.
In name, Ning Jun is also the uncle of Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu. Since they have just arrived in Shanghai, it is only right to entertain them.
Da Wa waved his hands and said, "I don't know. They disappeared as soon as they got off the train station. I couldn't even call them back."
Ning Jun nodded and changed the subject.
"Uncle, brother, sister, Brother Dahu, Sister Fangfang!" Sanwa ran over excitedly, "You are finally here."
The young boy was wearing a white shirt, black pants, and had a sweet smile on his face.
Erniu saw him sweating profusely from running, so she took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat, saying angrily, "Why are you running so fast? It's not like we can run anymore."
Sanwa curled the corners of his mouth.
That's right, Da Wa and Er Niu came to Shanghai to attend university and will stay for four years. We will have plenty of opportunities to meet in the future.
After leaving the Navy Swimming Team training base, the group took a trolleybus.
Sanwa plopped down on the chair and said, "I've never ridden in this car before. It turns out it feels like this."
Da Wa was surprised. "You haven't been to Shanghai for several years. I thought you had visited and enjoyed everything." Then he boasted to him, "My uncle even took us on a 'turtle car' ride."
Sanwa puffed up his cheeks and yelled, "Uncle, why don't you take me with you to sit down?"
Ning Jun casually replied, "I find you annoying and don't want to take you with me."
This was of course to scare Sanwa. In reality, Sanwa was now the darling of the Navy Swimming Team's training base, and he was not allowed to leave easily - for fear that he would get lost. When he went out for competitions, he had a special car to pick him up, so he couldn't afford to ride in a "braid car" or a "turtle car".
Sanwa believed it and walked all the way to the hotel in a rage. When he looked up, he saw five large gold characters on the black signboard: Shanghai Old Restaurant.
Da Wa was amused and asked, "Why is this restaurant called this?"
Are you afraid that others don’t know how old it is?
Ning Jun explained to them, "They called it that because it's really old. It was founded during the Guangxu period, so it has a history of 112 years. Do you think it's old?"
The eldest child swallowed his words and said honestly, "Old." Then he said, "Then the food should be delicious."
"It's really delicious. I've been here a few times with people," Ning Jun said. "I heard that this restaurant was originally called Rongshun Restaurant. Among Shanghai people, it has a nickname: Lao Rongshun."
After entering Lao Rongshun, Ning Jun called the waiter and ordered a few signature dishes, which were also Shanghai home-cooked dishes.
Shredded pork and soybean soup, braised pork and tofu, eight-treasure duck, salt and pepper spare ribs, and fried crab in typhoon shelter. The five children ate until their mouths were full of oil.
Da Wa said, "When my parents come to Shanghai, I will bring them here to eat at Lao Rongshun."
Erniu took two bites of the Typhoon Shelter Fried Crab and put down her chopsticks. "I still prefer the raw marinated method."
Although the fried crab in the Typhoon Shelter is delicious, it is a bit dry. She still prefers the smooth and soft texture of raw marinated crab.
Then I thought, I wonder if the pickled vegetables my father sent have arrived at the post office.
Said to Ning Jun, "Uncle, my father sent some pickled meat to me, and I'll give you a portion."
Ning Jun scooped a spoonful of shredded pork and soybean soup, "Raw marinated?" He had never heard of it.
Da Wa and Er Niu described to him how to make the raw pickled food and how it tasted delicious. Ning Jun smacked his lips and said, "That's great. My colleagues all praised the Fushan coffee and Qiongzhong green oranges they sent me last time. I imagine this raw pickled food will taste pretty good too."
After finishing his meal, Ning Jun asked while picking his teeth, "Where are we going next?"
The eldest child made arrangements clearly and logically. "Let's go to the photo studio first. We'll take a photo together and send it back to Mom and Dad." He added, "Mom said she hasn't seen Sanwa in a long time and wants to see what he looks like now."
Sanwa patted his face and said, "That's what he looks like. Very handsome."
Ning Jun was happy, "Okay, I'll take you to the photo studio."
When they arrived at the photo studio, the old man in charge of taking pictures narrowed his eyes and pointed at Sanwa and said, "I know you, you, you are the one..." After thinking for a long time, he slapped his forehead and exclaimed in surprise, "Young sports star!"
Sanwa's face turned red instantly. These were nicknames given to him by the newspapers, and he himself did not recognize them.
There is always someone better than you, and he still has a long way to go.
He admitted that he was not worthy of being a member of the sports world, a young player.
He scratched his head and shyly changed the subject, "Master, please take a picture for us."
The old man put on his gold-rimmed reading glasses and said, "Okay, since it's the rising star of sports who's taking the photo, I'll definitely do my best to take a good one for you." He added, "Can you put one of the photos up on the display wall so everyone knows that the rising star of sports has had his photo taken by my studio?"
Sanwa responded with a crisp voice, "Okay, go ahead." He then smiled and said, "But Master, you have to give us a discount."
The old master's words were also humorous. He waved his hand and said, "Discount? I'll give you a broken bone. Haha, just kidding. I'll give you a free bill."
Of course Sanwa refused, but after much persuasion, he finally settled on half the price.
The old master asked again, and it turned out that Sanwa was taking a photo with his older brothers and sisters, and that his older brothers and sisters were newly admitted to college. He immediately gave them a thumbs-up and said, "Great, great, three outstanding people from one family."
Nowadays, college students who are assigned jobs after graduation are all shining with gold. When people ask you about your college degree, they will look at you with a higher degree of respect when they find out that you are a college student.
Only Ning Xue looked down on Da Wa and Er Niu, thinking that they were studying in a "useless" school and a "useless" major.
With a "click", the photo is frozen.
Two photos were taken in total. One was a group photo of Ning Jun and the five children at the door of the photo studio, and the other was a group photo of the eldest, second and third children.
Ning Jun came to pick up the photos. He also asked for a group photo taken at the entrance of the photo studio, saying that he wanted to put it on his desk.
Get the photo of Da Wa, Er Niu and San Wa and send it back to Hailang Island to Ning Tang and Shen Lie.
After taking the photos, the five children sat together and discussed for a while. They decided to send Erniu to Shanghai Conservatory of Music first, and then send Fangfang. The three boys would go to university or return to the base.
Ning Jun's pager happened to ring, so he went to the phone booth to answer the call. When he came back, he was told that there was an urgent case at the Public Security Bureau and asked him to go back.
Ning Jun asked, "Can the five of you do it?"
Da Wa patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, uncle. We are not children anymore. Just go and do your thing."
Ning Jun really wanted to hit him on the head. Da Wa looked tall and strong, but he had a childish face and could only be described as a teenager.
He thought for a moment, then took out a pen and paper and wrote down his phone number. "When you get there, give me a call to let me know you're safe."
Big Baby waved his hand, "We know."
Ning Jun continued, "By the way, you just arrived in Shanghai and don't know the way around. Sanwa has rarely been out of the house either, so how are you supposed to know where to go? What if you get lost? And what if some bad guys trick you into leaving? What will you do then?"
Most people these days are still very honest, but Ning Jun has been in the Public Security Bureau for a long time and has seen many cases, and most of them think that people are dangerous.
The eldest child pointed to his mouth and said, "We don't know the way, but we have a mouth."
Ning Jun said, "I can't argue with you. Remember, be more careful."
Da Wa waved his hand and said, "Uncle, go ahead. Didn't you say you were busy?"
Ning Jun raised his hand to hit him, but Dawa dodged it.
Ning Jun laughed angrily, "You kid, you ate my uncle's food, so what if I got beaten by him? You really just slaughtered him and threw him away."
Da Wa chuckled and said, "How dare I? You are my uncle. But seriously, you are even more talkative than my dad."
Ning Jun nodded at him and said, "I'll beat you up sooner or later."
After watching Da Wa and the others go away, Ning Jun hurried back to the Public Security Bureau.
Da Wa and his five friends went to a newsstand and bought a map of Shanghai. After studying it for a while, they asked an older woman for directions. "Auntie, do you know how to get to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music?"
The old lady glanced at them and said, "You are going to college, right?"
At the beginning of the school year, young kids still ask how to get to university. You can tell at a glance that they are going to university.
Big Brother agreed.
When the old lady heard that they were all college students, she looked at them with admiration and carefully pointed out the route to them, including which bus to take and which stop to arrive at.
Da Wa and his friends thanked the old lady and followed the directions she gave them, taking a bus all the way to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
Erniu gave it to the guard who looked at the admission letter and went in.
Sanwa walked along and exclaimed in surprise.
Although the Navy Swimming Team Training Base is also large, it is relatively spacious and mostly consists of sports facilities. The Shanghai Conservatory of Music is completely different.
There are stone paths and green forests, and many European-style buildings with red roofs and white bodies, chimneys and dormer windows scattered around, as well as large square or curved terraces.
Walking on the campus, I felt as if I was abroad.
Erniu particularly likes this architectural style, especially since this is the school she has been dreaming of attending for three years. She is extremely happy.
They had to report to the Academic Affairs Office first. After asking for directions, they arrived at the office building where the Academic Affairs Office was located. Erniu knocked on the office door and said, "Hello, teacher. I'm here to report as a freshman."
Someone in the office responded, "Come in."
Erniu took a deep breath and walked into the room. At a glance, she saw several teachers in the office. One of them was a male teacher with a mustache and a small braid. He was leaning lazily on the chair with his legs resting on the table.
Seeing Erniu, he said lazily, "Here you are? Are you reporting here? What's your name and what major are you enrolling in?"
The eldest and third child looked at each other and thought, this male teacher doesn't look like a teacher at all.
Erniu pursed her lips, revealing dimples on both sides. "My name is Chen Ya, and I'm majoring in vocal performance."
The male teacher nodded, put his feet down from the table, and picked up a thick stack of files beside him. "Chen Ya, right? Let me take a look."
He looked nonchalant at first, but as he was flipping through the pages, he suddenly came to his senses and exclaimed, "You said your name is Chen Ya?!"
Erniu was frightened by him and blinked, "What's wrong, teacher, my name is Chen Ya." After thinking for a moment, she added, "Ya means elegant, but also harmless."
The male teacher exchanged glances with the female teacher sitting next to him, then stood up abruptly and said, "Lock the door quickly! Don't let her escape!"
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