"Xiaomin, are you ready? We need to leave."
"immediately!"
Li Chunmei casually remarked, "I wonder what that child is doing in the room! He's acting all sneaky."
"Child, you're not a child anymore, and you have your own secrets. We must respect that."
The living room of the Xia family was blocked by three open suitcases, which contained books, Xia Minmin's building block boxes, and some old clothes.
Xia Jianguo looked at the suitcase and said, "Chunmei, we won't be wearing these old clothes anymore, so let's just throw them in the trash."
"Well, it's not a big deal if we lose ours. Xiaomin's clothes are still pretty new, good quality and not cheap, it's a bit of a pity to lose them."
"Yes, we even compared the materials of the clothes and chose them ourselves."
“Raising a child is really not easy. We didn’t know that clothing materials could cause allergies in children. We went to the town hospital for a checkup, but they couldn’t find anything wrong. We even hired someone to perform a ritual.”
Li Chunmei and Xia Jianguo found it funny when they thought about their younger days.
"Big cities are much better than small towns. The doctors in the hospitals are also more professional. After the examination, we found out that Xiaomin had so many allergens."
"I've been following the doctor's advice for desensitization treatment over the past few years, and it's been quite effective. Luckily, it's not a food allergy, otherwise it would be even more troublesome."
"Yes, Xiaomin's clothes are also missing?"
"Just throw it away; it's not appropriate to give away old clothes."
Li Chunmei took out all the clothes, put them in a garbage bag, and prepared to take them downstairs.
After taking out the clothes, I organized the contents of the three suitcases, and then packed the remaining two suitcases.
"Mom and Dad, I'm all ready, let's go!"
Xia Jianguo and Li Chunmei each carried a suitcase, while Xia Jianguo carried the bag that was supposed to be thrown onto the clothes.
"Chunmei, Jianguo, are you planning to go back to your hometown or go on a trip?"
Xia Minmin felt that this grandmother looked very familiar, but she couldn't remember what her name was!
"Aunt Hui, no, we're going to have dinner with my younger sister and drop off some unnecessary items at the discount supermarket. You know our house is small."
“Yes, our two houses are indeed small. I don’t dare to buy things randomly, because it feels crowded if I’m not careful. Your house is better than ours. At least you have a small building. When the demolition is completed, you’ll be rich.”
"Aunt Hui, what you're talking about regarding demolition is all nonsense. What developer would be willing to demolish our area? Who can say for sure?"
The neighbor tiptoed and whispered to Li Chunmei, "My son said that your area is going to be demolished!"
"Aunt Hui, please stop joking!"
“I’m not lying to you, we’re also planning to buy a house there. My son says it’ll be demolished and redeveloped in less than ten years! Okay, you guys go ahead and do your work, I’m going to cook now.”
Li Chunmei watched Aunt Hui's figure disappear into the distance.
When Xia Jianguo returned from throwing out the trash, he saw Li Chunmei staring blankly into space.
"Xiaomin, what's wrong with your mom?"
Xia Minmin shrugged, "Grandma Hui just came over and I don't know what she said to Mom, and that's how you ended up like this."
Xia Jianguo nudged Li Chunmei, "Chunmei, what's wrong?"
Li Chunmei whispered what Aunt Hui had just said to him, "Aunt Hui, her son works at the planning bureau, so what she said might be true."
Xia Jianguo thought for a moment and said, "It'll probably be a bit difficult. How much money would we have to lose for so many factories? Our family spent so much money to build them, and I was planning to retire there in the future."
Li Chunmei shook her head. "Forget it, let's go over there. My little sister and Xiao Wu must be worried."
The family was waiting for a bus at the bus stop when Xia Jianguo hailed a taxi.
Xia Minmin asked, "Aren't we taking the bus?"
Li Chunmei said, "No, the buses are crowded today, it's Saturday."
It was almost 7 p.m. when we arrived at the discount supermarket.
You can hear people talking inside the house from outside the security door on the fifth floor.
Xia Jianguo took out his key and opened the door. Xiao Wu placed a dish of food on the dining table.
"Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law, Xiaomin, you're back! Quickly wash your hands and get ready for dinner."
Xia Xiaomei and Wang Jie, who were busy in the kitchen, also came out to greet him, "Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law, Xiaomin."
Xia Jianguo pushed two suitcases in and placed them in the entryway.
Xia Minmin greeted everyone in the room, "Uncle-in-law, Aunt, Uncle-in-law."
Li Chunmei joked, "You guys are really fast. I was going to come and help, but it turns out I'm just here to eat and drink for free."
Xia Xiaomei said with a smile, "Second sister-in-law, there aren't many people eating dinner tonight, so it'll be enough for each of us to cook two of our signature dishes."
Xia Xiaomei patted her niece's head, "Xiaomin, how did your junior high school entrance exam go?"
"No problem, little auntie, just wait for my victory celebration!"
"OK!"
Wang Jie brought out the last dish, and once everyone was present, they began to eat. They were all family, so there wasn't much formality.
Xia Jianguo asked, "Wang Jie, are you settling in well here? How's work?"
"It's great. The wages at the factory here are much better than back home. My younger sister and brother-in-law often treat me to meals on weekends."
Li Chunmei asked, "Wang Jie, how's the house you bought?"
“The formalities are all completed. My older brother and his family will bring my younger sister and Xiaoyu over during the summer vacation. It’s just that the house is too small and the location is not good.”
Xiao Wu said, "Shenzhen! That's how it is! We can still afford to buy in remote areas, but it's too expensive in bustling areas. The neighborhood where my second brother and his friends live is over 10,000 yuan per square meter, and there are still no buyers."
Xia Xiaomei said, "Yes, given Shenzhen's development speed, things should be much better there in a few years."
Wang Jie nodded, "Second brother and sister-in-law, I will pay back a little bit of the money I borrowed from you every month. After my eldest sister comes over, the two of us will work and try to pay it off in two years."
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