Chapter 231 (First Update) The news that the Fu family is moving away...
Since we've decided to move the whole family to Shenzhen, there's naturally a lot of preparation work to do.
The most important thing is to contact the school.
Fu Yu will be starting elementary school in September, which is very important.
However, since Fu Ci is there to worry about this, Tang Mingli doesn't need to spend her energy on it.
What she needed to do was to pack up as much of her belongings as possible during the next two or three months.
Moving and packing is something you only truly understand once you've experienced it; it's not as simple as just packing your luggage.
This is a science, and also a practice of decluttering and letting go.
The elderly are sentimental and want to bring this and that with them.
However, the new home in Shenzhen was a single-level apartment, not a multi-story villa, and the space wasn't as big as this home.
After considering the actual situation, a reasonable choice can be made.
Because moving was such a complicated process, and there was so much stuff to move, the Fu family had been preoccupied with it, which indirectly helped to ease the grief of Mr. Fu's passing.
Before I knew it, it was the end of July. I'd mostly packed my things.
Tang Mingli never expected that the most troublesome thing about moving would be her daughter's things.
My daughter has a lot of things, and they're all good quality. But we can always buy more of these things in Shenzhen if we need them.
However……
Every time Fu Yu saw her mother tidying up her things, she would curiously move closer.
She would say to almost everything she saw, "Mom, I really like this, can I wear it?"
Looking into her innocent, wide-eyed eyes, Tang Mingli simply couldn't bring herself to harden her heart.
Children's affection is passionate and pure.
However, when it came time to move some of the things to Shenzhen, a quick inventory revealed that my daughter had packed far too much stuff, and the new house definitely wouldn't have enough room. We had to make some sacrifices.
As she watched her beloved possessions being taken out one by one, Fu Yu could no longer hold back her tears, which streamed down her face.
However, she was just sad, but she didn't cry or make a scene.
She even tried desperately to wipe away her tears and said to her mother, "Mom, I don't want to cry, I just can't bear to part with my dolls, my comic books, my Lego. I can't bear to part with them."
Perhaps because she had heard so much lately, Tang Mingli felt her resilience had improved. But her elderly father, listening nearby, was heartbroken.
He immediately assured his daughter, "These things are only temporarily not being taken over. Once we move to a bigger house, we will definitely take all of Xiaoyu's things with us, okay?"
"Really?" Fu Yu looked at her father with tears in her eyes.
"Really." Looking at his pitiful daughter, Fu Ci began to blame himself for not buying two houses at once.
After receiving her father's affirmative answer, Fu Yu was no longer so heartbroken.
As long as we don't throw all these things away, we can leave them here for now.
Meanwhile, Fu Ci was already thinking about moving to a bigger house.
I was chatting with a boss who runs a foreign trade business a while ago, and he seemed to have mentioned that there were villas for sale in Shenzhen.
How about we go all out and just get a villa?
However, whether it will sell well, whether there are other restrictions, etc., are all unknown to me, so I don't want to say them in advance.
If there are more restrictions than buying a large single-level apartment, it might not be so easy to buy one.
He decided to wait until he returned to Shenzhen to learn more about it and then tell his family about it once he had a clearer understanding of the situation.
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Today, Fu Ci directly called a small truck to load his things, which was so conspicuous that it naturally aroused the curiosity of the neighbors.
The neighbors were shocked and even saddened to learn that they were going to move.
The Fu family is honest and kind-hearted, and has helped many people over the years.
The neighbors didn't dare ask too many questions in front of the Fu family, but they inevitably talked about their move when they turned away.
Some people say, "It's probably because Fu Ci's business in Shenzhen is growing bigger and bigger, and he won't be able to come back often in the future."
Some countered, "That's not necessarily true. It's possible that because Grandpa Fu left, they didn't want to stay in this place of sorrow any longer."
This speculation actually has some basis in fact.
Immediately, someone said enviously, "It's good to be rich. If you're unhappy living in one place, you can move to another place whenever you want."
"That's right, who would have thought that Fu Ci could achieve such results?"
As they spoke, some of the group became sentimental.
“My son also wanted to quit his job and start his own business back then, but his father and I stopped him. We thought that it was okay to earn less money, as long as we could live a stable life. But we never expected that he would be laid off this year.”
"Your son was laid off? That's a huge company with thousands of employees, and it couldn't even stay afloat?"
"That's right, tons and tons of steel are piling up in warehouses, and we can't sell them at all. I really regret it. If I hadn't stopped it back then, maybe I could have achieved a third of what I have now. No, even if it was only a tenth, life would be better."
Others comforted him, saying, "It's all in the past, there's no use in regretting it."
"Yes, it's not too late to start now."
"Why isn't it too late? My son is already forty years old."
"What does it matter? The old lady of the Fu family only started learning calligraphy at seventy, and she became a master too."
Most people in the compound are quite proud of Madam Fu's late-blooming success. They often use her as an example when educating their own children.
...
The news that the Fu family was moving away quickly spread throughout the entire compound as the neighbors discussed it.
Those who were usually on good terms with Madam Fu rushed to the Fu family home to see what was going on when they heard the news.
Grandma Li was the first to arrive. As soon as she saw Grandma Fu, she asked, "What's going on? Aiying, why didn't you tell me you were moving out beforehand?"
Madam Fu explained, "We're not moving out so soon yet; we're just moving some things over today."
"Oh, I see. When will you move there too?"
"Late August, I guess," said Madam Fu, giving her grandson a suggested timeframe.
Grandma Li murmured, "The end of August, that will be soon."
"Yes, it will be soon," Old Madam Fu remarked.
Before long, several more old ladies arrived, saying basically the same things, and the old lady gave the same reply.
An elderly woman, who was quite sentimental, couldn't help but tear up when she heard that she was moving out in August.
"After you move to Shenzhen, I don't know how long it will be before we see each other again."
Madam Fu was also saddened, but she reassured her good friend with an optimistic tone: "Although it's not as good as it is now, where I can run into her every day when I go for a walk, I will definitely still come back occasionally."
“Yes,” Tang Mingli chimed in, “We can come back for a short stay when Xiaoyu is on summer or winter vacation.”
There are two summer and winter vacations a year, and they are so long.
Hearing this, Madam Fu instantly felt less sad.
Not only her, but the other old ladies were also less saddened.
Older people are more afraid of parting than younger people, because they don't know if they will ever see each other again after this turn.
Tang Mingli understood, so she had already thought it through. Once everyone had recovered from the grief of losing their grandfather, they could come back for a short stay during the winter and summer vacations.
Firstly, houses deteriorate quickly if not lived in.
Secondly, it can greatly alleviate the homesickness of the three elderly people.
...
Two hours later, the first batch of items to be moved was finally moved.
A truckload full.
Tang Mingli and her daughter went there first to settle things down before returning. They plan to move to Shenzhen together at the end of August.
Fu's mother originally wanted to go with her this time, but she was afraid that Mingli wouldn't be able to handle all the things by herself.
But Mingli is right, Grandma's side can't be without someone.
In the end, she had no choice but to stay, leaving Mingli and Fu Ci to suffer.
Actually, it's just that Mingli is very busy. She has to go to work, and she can only be at home in the evenings.
She was extremely worried that Tang Mingli would exhaust herself, so before parting, she repeatedly told her, "Take your time packing, there's no rush. Just don't tire yourself out."
This was the umpteenth time her mother-in-law had reminded her, and Tang Mingli always replied with a smile, "Mom, you have to believe me. I'm the kind of person who can't stand hardship, and I definitely won't let myself get tired."
Fu Muxin knew that once she was asked to take responsibility, she would never complain about the hardship or fatigue, and would grit her teeth and bear it.
However, she has already decided that she will call her daughter-in-law every day to keep an eye on her from afar.
...
It's finally time to leave.
A truck and a car drove out of the compound one after the other.
Fu Yu and Tang Mingli sat in the back seat. After leaving the city, she leaned against the window, her eyes darting around, curiously looking at the outside world.
Children who grow up in the city don't have many opportunities to see the countryside.
So when she saw a vast expanse of rice paddies, she excitedly asked, "Mommy, what are those?"
Tang Mingli glanced at it and told her, "That's rice. That's how the rice we eat grows."
"So beautiful!"
Her gaze shifted, and she spotted a water buffalo.
Seeing the animals her kindergarten teacher had described firsthand was incredibly exciting for her.
"Mom, a water buffalo, that's a water buffalo. Our teacher showed us pictures of water buffaloes."
Tang Mingli also saw it; there was indeed a large water buffalo on the ridge of the field.
But because it's far away, it looks very small.
I can't help but marvel at how good children's eyesight is.
Then, she spotted something new and exciting, and screamed with excitement.
Seeing his daughter's joy and excitement, Fu Ci slowed down the car.
As soon as he slowed down, the trucks following behind also slowed down.
Although this would mean arriving in Shenzhen later than expected, he thought he would hate himself if his daughter missed out on all the joy along the way because of rushing.
After navigating the muddy sections, we finally reached the paved national highway.
With the dust gone, Tang Mingli rolled down the car window a little to make her daughter feel more comfortable.
While rolling down the window, he warned, "Don't stick your head or hands out, it's very dangerous."
"good."
Fu Yu obediently agreed, and she did keep her promise to her mother, not sticking her head or hands out despite being very curious.
Even so, Tang Mingli didn't dare to relax for a second and kept her eyes on the screen.
Feeling satisfied, she rolled the window up again.
In July, the sun blazes fiercely.
Even with the car windows open, it still gets hot, though.
Fu Yu is a sensible child. Although she prefers to keep the car windows open, she also knows that it is safer to close them.
And Mom was sweating from the heat.
She thoughtfully took out a tissue and clumsily wiped the sweat from her mother's forehead, asking in a soft, sweet voice, "Mom, did I wipe it well?"
Tang Mingli was already deeply moved by her daughter's heartwarming gesture. Putting aside the argument that wiping it was as good as not wiping it at all, the thought alone was enough to make her speechless.
Fu Ci, who was driving in front, saw this scene in the rearview mirror and was even a little jealous.
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