After leaving the lottery outlet office, Xia Minmin and her family rushed to open a bank account and transfer the money from the check to the bank account before the bank closed.
On the recommendation of bank staff, Xia Minmin opened a one-year fixed deposit account. The current one-year fixed deposit interest rate amazed her, reaching 10.98%, which is much better than many so-called wealth management funds.
Xia Jianguo deposited one million yuan in a fixed-term deposit, and Xia Xiaomei deposited all 210,000 yuan in a fixed-term deposit.
With everything done, everyone could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Since winning the lottery, everyone had been in a daze.
Xia Minmin pointed to the taxis parked by the roadside waiting for passengers, "Dad, shall we take a taxi to the guesthouse? I'm too tired today, I want to eat and rest early."
Looking at everyone's exhaustion, and considering it was their first time in Shenzhen, and they were unfamiliar with the city, taking public transportation would inevitably cause delays. It would be better to take a bus directly to their accommodation.
Xia Minmin leaned back and let out a long sigh of relief. It was so comfortable that she fell asleep soon after.
Children don't have as much energy as adults, so it's already quite remarkable that they've been able to keep going for so long.
The taxi driver, speaking in somewhat broken Mandarin, asked, "Are you and your family here for tourism in Shenzhen?"
“No, I came here to work,” Xia Jianguo said.
"It doesn't seem like it. People who come here to work wouldn't take a taxi or stay in a guesthouse, and the guesthouse you chose is known for being very safe."
"Master, are there any places to eat nearby?"
"There's a really good old-established dim sum restaurant next to the guesthouse, and the night market in the alley next door is very lively. You can go check it out after you drop off your luggage."
"Thank you so much, Master!"
"You're welcome! Shenzhen welcomes you!"
As darkness fell, the vibrant metropolis of Shenzhen came into view.
The taxi stopped in front of the guesthouse. "Xiaomin, wake up, we're here."
"Are we there yet?" Xia Minmin asked, her eyes still blurry with sleep as she looked at the sign.
Xia Jianguo had already paid the fare and got out of the car to get his luggage from the trunk.
"Thank you, driver," Xia Minmin said before getting off the bus.
"You're welcome, little one."
After getting out of the car, Xia Minmin went straight to the front desk of the guesthouse. "Sister, I'd like to check in."
The receptionist sitting inside didn't see Xia Minmin at all.
"Sister, check-in, I'm here!" Xia Minmin raised her hand and patted the cabinet.
The receptionist then noticed Xia Minmin, "Little girl, where are your parents?"
Xia Minmin pointed outside, "Outside!"
"Then wait a bit, we'll check you in after your parents arrive."
"All right!"
Xia Jianguo and his entourage also came in.
Li Chunmei said, "Xiaomin, don't wander off on your own anymore. Stay with your mom and dad."
"I know, I came in because I knew this was the guesthouse we'd be staying at tonight, I wasn't just wandering around!"
Xia Jianguo handed his documents to the front desk staff, "Hello, check-in is here. Two double rooms, stay for three days."
"Hello, the total is 350 yuan, of which 50 yuan is a deposit, which will be refunded when you check out."
Xia Jianguo took out 350 yuan from his waist bag and handed it to the front desk staff.
"Here's your deposit slip and key. The rooms are 502 and 503. You've been given the option of choosing two adjacent rooms. Please bring your deposit slip when you check out. The rooms have bathrooms with showers, and hot water is available from 6 PM to 10 PM." The receptionist explained in detail.
"Thank you, comrade."
"You're welcome."
Holding the deposit slip and key, Li Chunmei followed the lobby's instructions and headed towards the stairs.
Xia Minmin felt a headache coming on just thinking about climbing five floors. Everyone was tired, and she was too embarrassed to ask anyone to carry her.
Ugh, let's walk slowly! I'm going to die! I'm so tired!
The fifth floor is too far away!
Why haven't we arrived yet?
"Auntie, which floor are we on?"
"Xiaomin, keep going, there's still one more floor to go."
Hang in there!
We've finally arrived!
Xia Jianguo and his wife went back to their room to put down their luggage first. When the aunt and niece arrived on the fifth floor, they were just about to leave.
"Little sister, here's your room key. Your second sister-in-law and I are going to the night market to buy dinner. You stay with Xiaomin and rest for a while." Xia Jianguo handed Xia Xiaomei a bunch of keys.
"Understood, Second Brother."
"Mom, buy more delicious food! I can eat a whole cow today!"
"Okay, don't worry!"
Xia Xiaomei opened the door and saw for the first time how clean the guesthouse room and the toilet were. They were completely different from the dry toilets in her hometown, and there was no odor at all.
Xia Minmin lay motionless on the bed. Climbing to the fifth floor had exhausted her, and now she was both tired and hungry!
thump thump thump…
"Little sister, open the door," came Xia Jianguo's voice.
Finally, it's time to eat.
The couple were carrying two full bags, and you could smell the fragrance even through the packaging.
"Little sister, Xiaomin, take a look and see what you like to eat. We have fried rice, fried rice noodles, and barbecue skewers."
As Xia Jianguo opened the box to introduce the meat skewers, Xia Minmin couldn't wait to start eating them.
"Second brother, I want fried rice!"
"Dad, stir-fried rice noodles!"
Xia Jianguo and Li Chunmei ate fried rice. They bought fried rice noodles out of curiosity, and it was also the first time they had ever seen barbecue. There were so many things they had never seen before at the night market, and they wanted to try many of them.
Li Chunmei said, "Tomorrow we'll sleep in until we naturally wake up, then go to the breakfast shop recommended by the driver for breakfast, and come up after dinner."
Xia Jianguo said, "Little sister, I took the liberty of selling the car you won today. I hope you don't mind."
"Second brother, I understand what you mean. We're new here, and even if you gave me this car, I wouldn't be able to sell it. I should thank you for helping me get this 210,000!"
Li Chunmei patted Xia Jianguo on the shoulder and said, "I told you before that your little sister wouldn't blame you, but you have to think so much!"
“Exactly, exactly. It’s just needless trouble!” Xia Minmin added.
"And Xiaomin, about the 1.6 million you won, Dad's plan is to save 1 million for you and use the rest to buy a house. Now, buying a house comes with three household registrations, so our whole family will also transfer our household registrations here, making it easier for you to go to school in the future."
"Okay, Dad, I won't overthink things."
“The map I bought today has some housing information. It’s six or seven thousand per square meter, which is terrifying. My husband and I have been working hard for a whole year and we can’t even buy two square meters.”
"So expensive? How many square meters can I buy with my 210,000?"
"My aunt, it's about 20 square meters."
"Then I need to keep saving money to buy a house!"
After finishing their meal, everyone cleaned up the table, and Li Chunmei planned to take Xia Minmin back to her room.
"Mom, I'm sleeping with my aunt tonight. She sleeps in the big bed all by herself."
"Second sister-in-law, I'm fine."
"Little sister, as long as you're okay, I'll bring you her clothes and toiletries later."
Xia Jianguo came out of the bathroom and said, "Little sister, turn the hot water to the right."
"knew."
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