After everything was tidied up, four 28-inch suitcases and three storage bags were found in the living room.
"Mom and Dad have so many suitcases and storage bags, where am I supposed to put them? There's definitely no room in the dorm." Xia Minmin frowned deeply.
Xia Jianguo patted her head and said, "Silly child, have you forgotten that our family owns a house in Beijing?"
Xia Minmin then remembered that her family still had a house in Beijing. She remembered that the house in Beijing was an unfinished, bare-bones apartment, but it was still fine for storing things.
"I'll need to buy a few sealed plastic boxes then. The unfinished house is dusty, and my luggage will get dirty easily if I leave it there."
Li Chunmei and Xia Jianguo smiled when they heard their daughter's words.
“Last March, your father flew there specifically to hire a reputable renovation company. The renovation is now complete, and the house has been ventilated for six months. You can move in anytime now.”
Neither of them mentioned the renovation, all for the sake of this surprise.
"Really?" Xia Minmin's mouth opened slightly, her eyes wide open, as if she had heard something unbelievable.
Xia Jianguo took out the key from his pocket and handed it to his daughter. "Of course it's real. Look, the key is here. But you're still too young to live in this house. You can only store things here. You can live on your own when you turn eighteen."
Xia Minmin took the key, but silently thought to herself, even if she really moved in, it would be done without anyone knowing.
Seeing their daughter's sly smile, the couple knew she was up to no good and was probably planning to sneak off-campus.
However, they had already inquired with the admissions officers and learned that underage students must have their parents' consent to live off-campus. The dormitory supervisor checks underage students every night before lights out, otherwise they wouldn't have given her the key so easily.
On the night before leaving Shenzhen, Xia Minmin suffered from insomnia for the second time. She thought a lot and recalled the events of her past life. Many things were already blurry in her memory, as if everything had never happened. Her past life was just a dream she had created.
As soon as Li Chunmei came out of the bathroom, she saw her daughter brushing her teeth with her eyes closed by the sink, toothpaste foam already accumulated on her clothes.
Her dark circles under her eyes were evidence of her insomnia; none of the three of them had slept well last night.
It took the family several trips to carry their luggage downstairs.
Suitcases were piled up next to the building entrance, and elderly people who had just returned from grocery shopping in the morning were watching them.
"Xiaomin, is school starting? You don't need our help," said a robust grandfather.
It's clear that he has a wealth of athletic experience.
"No need, we've already finished moving."
The elderly people who were eager to go were full of regret. "You should have told us sooner. Xiaomin's schooling is a big deal. We would have gone to help you carry your luggage no matter what."
"In that case, we'll drop you off at the edge of the community as a token of our appreciation."
Hearing the elders speaking righteously, Xia Jianguo and Li Chunmei stopped refusing.
Xia Minmin looked back at Dudu Garden Community again. She still remembered the scene when she first came to this community. She wondered if she would have the opportunity to live here permanently in the future. This community brought her too many wonderful memories.
Ring ring...
Xia Minmin's phone rang; it was a Beijing number, one she didn't recognize.
"Hello, Xiaomin. This is Mengmeng."
"Mengmeng, what brings you to call me today? Don't you have military training?"
Tang Meng's school started a few days earlier than Xia Minmin's. She is currently undergoing military training. During military training, Tang Meng's phone has to be handed in, and she sent Xia Minmin a message beforehand.
"I'm going to have military training, so I'm using an IC phone card sold at the convenience store. It's breakfast time now, and I remembered you said you would be flying over today, so I called you specifically."
"We're heading to the airport soon, and we'll be having military training the day after tomorrow. Is military training fun?"
Speaking of military training, Tang Meng regretted her decision to apply to the Public University for a moment. "It was really tough, but you guys should have it easier than us. The instructors won't be as strict. Xiaomin, I have to go eat now. I'll call you when I have time. Let's go out for a walk this weekend. I haven't explored Beijing yet."
Before Xia Minmin could reply, there was a busy signal on the other end.
Li Chunmei greeted her neighbors with a smile.
As I walked out of the residential area, there were still ten minutes before the airport bus departure time. I put my luggage in the luggage compartment of the bus, boarded the bus, and found that there were already several people sitting on the bus.
"Jianguo, Chunmei, here."
Wang Aimin waved to the family of three who were getting into the car.
Grandpa and Grandma Xia were already sitting in the car.
Wang Aimin asked, "Have you had breakfast?"
"No, we plan to eat at the airport. What about you guys?" Xia Jianguo asked.
Wang Aimin took out three pineapple buns from his bag and handed them to them, saying, "We've all had some, so have a pineapple bun to tide you over."
"Thank you, Godfather."
They skipped breakfast on purpose today because they bought first-class tickets, which allow them to eat at the airline's VIP lounge.
Grandma Xia said, "Xiaomin, you're still young and can't go hungry. Eat the bread your godfather gave you right away. Chunmei, you too, even when you're busy, don't forget to make breakfast for the children."
Li Chunmei moved her mouth slightly, but ultimately didn't say anything.
Seeing this, Xia Minmin quickly clarified to her mother, "Grandma, it's not that Mom didn't want to make me breakfast, it's that I decided to go to the airport VIP lounge for the buffet. I had a super delicious buffet at Chang'an Airport last time, and I was so full."
Originally, Li Chunmei and the others hadn't thought about the time they overate, but after this reminder, the three of them became serious.
Xia Jianguo said, "Xiaomin, be careful today, don't make yourself need medication again."
Li Chunmei said, "If you act so recklessly again, I won't buy you first-class tickets anymore, and I'll prevent you from eating at buffets from the very beginning."
"Oh!" Xia Minmin listened to the reprimand with her head down.
Looking at her pitiful appearance, Wang Aimin said, "Xiaomin definitely knows she was wrong. She certainly won't dare to eat too much this time, right, Xiaomin?"
"Okay. I promise I'll put down my chopsticks when I'm about 80% full."
Grandpa and Grandma Xia then realized that this whole thing had happened after they returned from Chang'an. They tapped their granddaughter's head, the warning in their eyes was obvious.
Being scolded early in the morning, Xia Minmin ate her pineapple bun listlessly. After all this time, can't she forget it?
She has it so tough. How can she grow taller if she doesn't eat enough? Every meal she eats is crucial, otherwise she wouldn't have grown to 166 centimeters.
Still wanting more after finishing the pineapple buns, Xia Minmin took out six vacuum-packed dried beef from her bag and offered one to each person, but Xia's maternal grandparents refused.
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