On the way back, the two little ones were so tired from playing that they soon fell asleep in Jiang Si's arms.
Throughout the journey, Huo Tingzhou kept smiling as he looked at his wife and children sitting beside him, but only he knew how excited he was at that moment.
The two little ones were exhausted, but their excitement had clearly not worn off.
The next day, after going to kindergarten, she didn't forget to remind her friends that they must watch TV on Saturday night!
The children in the kindergarten are mostly from the Air Force compound, and their families are all well-off.
However, not every household has a television, and it's not that they can't afford one, but rather that there are too few television programs available, so buying one wouldn't be of much use.
Xiao Weiqing thought for a moment, "Sui Sui, Zhao Zhao, did your family buy a TV?"
Upon hearing this, the two little ones were both stunned.
That's right!
The two were so happy that they forgot they didn't even have a television at home!
I just don't know how much a TV costs?
Just then, Ms. Lin, the kindergarten teacher, passed by, and Sui Sui immediately ran over to her.
"Teacher Lin, how much does a television set cost?"
As he asked this question, he was already mentally calculating his allowance.
Starting this semester, Mom will give him and his sister 50 cents each week for pocket money.
However, he and his sister ate well at home every day, so they didn't touch the money. Together, they had more than eight yuan in their hands!
That should be enough, right?
Teacher Lin was taken aback by the question until the children next to her chimed in with their own reminders.
"Teacher Lin, it's Sui Sui and Zhao Zhao's mother who's going to be on TV!"
Having understood the whole story, she smiled and said, "Well, it depends on how big you want to buy. A 12-inch TV usually costs around 370 yuan, while a 14-inch TV costs around 420 yuan."
"Ah, more than three hundred yuan?" Zhao Zhao immediately deflated upon hearing this.
She and her brother get a combined weekly allowance of one yuan. If they save up more than three hundred yuan, it would take them more than seven years to earn that much.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
Huo Tingzhou has been thinking about this matter since yesterday. He has borrowed all of Lao Xiao's savings, but the TV and plane tickets are still not settled.
After thinking about it, I decided to call Huo's mother.
After Huo's mother retired last September, she was rehired by the General Political Department's Cultural Troupe.
Now I only handle performances for major events, and I don't have to work regular hours on weekdays.
The call was quickly connected, and Huo's mother's strong voice came from the other end.
"Hey, Xiaozhou, why are you calling so early?"
My son and his family of four have now moved to the Air Force compound.
I only have time to come over on weekends.
But the two grandsons are too ambitious; they still have to go to school on weekends.
If they want to see him, they can only go to the Zhuo family or the Children's Palace.
Although she thought it was unlikely, Mrs. Huo still asked with anticipation.
"Is your daughter-in-law and two adorable grandchildren coming home for dinner tonight? If so, Mom will go buy groceries now!"
"No, Mom," Huo Tingzhou quickly interrupted his mother's enthusiastic speculation.
"No? Then why did you call back?"
Huo Tingzhou cleared his throat and asked directly, "Mom, are TV tickets easy to get now?"
Mrs. Huo reacted quickly, "What? You want to buy a TV?"
Huo Tingzhou hummed in agreement. "Yesterday, people from Beijing TV came and did an exclusive interview with Si Si. It's going to air this Saturday, after the awards ceremony. I was thinking..."
Before he could finish speaking, Huo's mother interrupted him, "Why are you only telling me about something this big now?"
Huo Tingzhou rubbed his temples helplessly. They didn't get back until almost 11 o'clock yesterday after washing up.
But that wasn't important; he quickly steered the conversation back on track, "Mom, that ticket..."
"Don't worry about the tickets, I'll take care of it!" Mrs. Huo thought for a moment and then added, "Do you have enough money on you?"
"I...I almost did." Huo Tingzhou wasn't embarrassed at all when facing his mother.
In any case, the men of the Huo family, from top to bottom, are as clean in their pockets as in their hearts and minds.
As soon as I received my salary and bonuses, I handed them over in full.
"Okay, Mom got it, bye!"
Mrs. Huo was a decisive person; after hanging up the phone, she went to ask her old friends and colleagues at work for information.
These days, TV tickets are a rare commodity, with each organization only having a quota of two to three per year.
Fortunately, Huo's mother had many connections, and after some inquiries, she finally managed to borrow one from an old colleague.
As soon as she got the tickets, Huo's mother immediately called Huo Tingzhou.
The mother and son agreed on a time and went straight to the city department store to buy a 14-inch Beijing-brand television.
To surprise Jiang Si, Huo Tingzhou deliberately chose the time when Jiang Si was picking up the two little ones from kindergarten and brought the TV and fishbone antenna home.
On the other side, Jiang Si arrived at the kindergarten on time, just like always.
Normally, whenever the two children see her, they call out "Mommy, Mommy" nonstop from a distance, as if they are afraid they won't know that she is their mother.
But I don't know what happened today, when the teacher led them out...
The brother and sister both had their heads drooping, and looked rather listless.
Jiang Si's heart skipped a beat. She touched the two little heads; their temperatures seemed normal.
Did she have a conflict with other children at kindergarten?
Before she could even speak, the brother and sister suddenly said, "Mom, can we get some pocket money in advance?"
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