"Here you go, here you go! You're a grown man, how come you're not as successful as A-Wan!"
The village chief now looked at Fu Laoda with envy, jealousy and hatred. Damn it, how did this kid end up with such promising children!
Other people's daughters go to the capital all the time, but his children just know how to annoy him all day long!
Fortunately, Awan was thinking of her old man and said she would bring him roast duck. Oh dear, he'll definitely hide it and wait for his granddaughter to come home from school so the two of them can eat together!
Fu Laoda was unaware of the village chief's plans. When he heard Fu Wan's voice coming through the microphone, Fu Laoda almost shed tears.
"Daughter...daughter, is everything alright outside?"
Fu Wan was overjoyed when she heard her father's voice.
"Good, that's great. Dad, Mingzhu's household registration has been transferred, and my few things are almost done. We can go home by the day after tomorrow at the latest!"
The capital city may be nice, but home is where your family is.
Fu Wan hadn't felt it before, but now, hearing Boss Fu's voice, she missed Fu Family Village even more.
"Alright, alright, everything's fine at home too. You all need to be careful out there. Although the capital is prosperous, there might still be some fools out there..."
Fu Laoda muttered for a long time, even grumbling to Qin Mingzhu. Just then, Ye Xiaocui and Fu Ling's voices rang out from the side.
"Wan, is this Wan's phone call?"
"Mother!"
Fu Wan hurriedly responded several times. Ye Xiaocui first complained that the brother and sister hadn't called home, causing them to lose their appetite and sleep.
She then nagged her to be careful and come home early. Fu Ling, on the other hand, started wailing as soon as she heard Fu Wan's voice on the phone.
"Mom, why aren't you back yet? Don't you want me anymore?!"
Fu Wan was both amused and exasperated. "Mom is out running errands. She'll be in front of you by the morning after tomorrow at the latest."
Fu Ling cried her eyes out. Actually, Fu Wan had traveled far before, but never for as long as this time.
Moreover, the main reason was that Fu Wan and the others brought Qin Mingzhu with them this time, which inevitably made Fu Ling feel a bit disappointed.
Fu Wan felt extremely guilty at this moment. She had actually considered whether to bring Fu Ling to the capital with her, but considering that the train journey would be too long and she had important matters to attend to, she ultimately listened to Ye Xiaocui and did not bring the child.
"Mom promises you, Mom will be back right away."
Fu Ling sobbed twice, then asked, "What about Sister Mingzhu? Can she go to school with me after she comes back?"
Qin Mingzhu, who had been anxiously scratching her head, heard her own name and hurriedly went over to call Fu Ling's name.
The two children heard each other's voices and whispered to each other again. Fu Ming had just finished packing his things at home and entered the post office when he saw this scene.
"What's wrong? Why are you crying?"
Fu Wan was also exasperated. "Alright, when Mom gets back, she'll buy you something delicious. Just wait two more days, and we can go back."
It seems she'll have to bring her daughter next time, otherwise the child will feel too much of a sense of loss and may easily feel resentful later.
Fu Ming answered the phone, about to brag to Ye Xiaocui and the others, when he was surprised to hear a voice on the other end saying, "Take good care of Anning, Mingzhu and Awan. Phone calls are too expensive. We'll talk when you get back."
Then the call was disconnected.
Fu Ming was speechless for a moment. Fu Wan wiped away Qin Mingzhu's tears and then took out money to pay the phone bill.
They made a phone call for more than forty minutes, which cost them more than five yuan.
This is much more expensive than the phone bill in Fujia Village, but it's also because they make calls for longer periods of time and across different regions, which makes it significantly more expensive.
After paying the phone bill, Fu Ming also sent some things, which Qin Anning had just packed to send back to Fu Family Village.
Since she wouldn't be coming back to live there anytime soon, she packed up some useful items and sent them to Fu Family Village.
After finishing the phone call, Fu Wan was no longer sleepy, so she simply dragged Qin Mingzhu to the nearby Friendship Store to start a shopping spree.
However, she didn't buy as many things as she did at the Friendship Store in Longhai City, because she would have to take the train back and it wouldn't be convenient to carry them all.
The Beijing Friendship Store was already in the shape of a department store. It was several times larger than the one in Longhai City, and it had a wide variety of goods that dazzled Fu Wan and Qin Mingzhu.
To Fu Wan's delight, she finally managed to buy a camera here, a Seagull brand camera made in Shanghai.
To Fu Wan's surprise, she had thought this thing would be as expensive as a refrigerator, but in fact, Fu Wan bought the camera for 185 yuan.
In the 1980s, cameras still used film. Fu Wan bought some matching film, planning to have it developed at the photo studio in town if needed after taking the photos.
Because developing solutions and fixing equipment are too specialized and involve a lot of chemicals, buying them would be too much of a hassle for her.
Besides the camera, Fu Wan also bought several pieces of clothing for her family and herself. Thinking that it would be difficult to carry them on the train, she simply went to the post office and mailed them back.
Night fell quickly, and Fu Wan had just gotten into bed when Qin Mingzhu secretly slipped a notebook under the covers and gave it to her. Fu Wan, thinking it was something important, took it out and opened it, only to be stunned.
It turned out to be a savings book, and the amount in it was more than in her own savings book.
"Mingzhu, why are you giving me this?"
Qin Mingzhu hid under the covers embarrassedly, and after a while whispered, "I only have this much money now to buy a house and land for my godmother. I'll earn more money when I grow up."
During the day, she overheard Qin Anning and Fu Wan chatting and learned that Fu Wan had spent a lot of money buying land and houses.
Fu Wan was amused by her and closed the passbook, stuffing it into her arms.
“Your godmother is rich; this is what your mother left you. Mingzhu, you must keep it safe and not give it to anyone else.”
"My godmother is none other than a stranger."
Qin Mingzhu's eyes were full of seriousness, and Fu Wan was deeply moved. How could this child be so honest!
"Keep the passbook yourself, or have Aunt Anning put it away for you. Your godmother is really rich."
Seeing that Fu Wan didn't seem to be lying, Qin Mingzhu took the passbook back. Her expression even showed some disappointment, which moved Fu Wan, who then hugged her and kissed her passionately.
This silly child, just casually taking out millions like that. No wonder Qin Anning had to get Qin Mingzhu's household registration transferred; otherwise, those millions would have really benefited the Zhao family.
Time flew by and it was already early the next morning. Fu Wan and the others finally got a good night's sleep. When Qin Fu knocked on Qin Anning's gate with breakfast, they had just finished washing up.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, Wan Jinlai sent me a message yesterday, asking us to deliver the items to him first thing this morning."
The auction is scheduled for 2 p.m., but the items to be auctioned need to be delivered to the venue earlier.
"Okay, let's get going then!"
Fu Wan drank a bowl of tofu pudding, ate half a fried dough stick, then washed her hands and went inside to get something.
Since it wasn't convenient for Qin Anning and Fu Ming to go, they decided to take Qin Mingzhu with them to do some shopping and buy some local specialties to take back with them.
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