Finally, my son and daughter-in-law said they wanted to take the whole family out for fun, and the National Day train tickets have been bought. I can’t let the third child miss her great trip!
"Chaochao..." Liang Shengdi moved a small stool and sat at the door of the toilet on the second floor. The third child was squatting on the toilet inside.
"Although conditions are better now, with doors and windows for pooping and less stinky, it's still a toilet after all, right?
As the old saying goes, lazy people poop and pee a lot. Grandma, I don’t think you are lazy. If you poop quickly, we can finish our homework earlier and go to Shanghai to eat cake earlier, right?
Lin Shuchao: ...I am really speechless!
"Super..."
"Grandma! Stop yelling! I can't poop anymore!!!"
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The third child of the Lin family finally finished his homework with guaranteed quality and quantity a week before school started.
You know, this time in the past was the beginning of his summer homework.
Lin Guoqing asked for leave directly from the factory, with a very serious reason, to send his daughter to college.
This time Liang Shengdi couldn't row the boat to take them there, so the family of seven had to spend some money to take the "taxi boat" of those days to the train station.
These days, tourism is not popular in rural areas.
The boatman saw the whole family leaving with lots of bags and small things, and thought they were moving away! He even asked quietly if they had any relatives who had become rich and were going to live with them.
Lin Guoqing explained with a smile that he was not going to seek refuge, but his daughter had been admitted to a university in Shanghai, so the whole family went to see her off and have some fun there.
"Wow! College students!" The boatman rowed the boat with his feet and raised a thumb with his free hand.
"That's really amazing! Your daughter will have a great future!"
Lin Shuying blushed from being praised, but Lin Guoqing was not modest at all and kept boasting.
"That's right! My children are all promising! They can all go to college!"
When we got to the riverside pier near the train station, the boatman refused to accept the toll.
"I have a son in high school, and he'll take the college entrance exam next year! I picked up a college student today, so I can count it as a piece of good luck! I can't accept this money!"
Lin Guoqing finally took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it over, then got off the boat while thanking him.
"Sister, they all say that getting into university is like getting a stable job." Lin Shumei whispered to her sister.
"I didn't feel anything before, but now I finally feel it. Look! It's not even time to report yet! We're saving money thanks to you!"
Saving is earning, there's nothing wrong with that. But Lin Shuying still gently pinched her younger sister's face.
"What are you talking about! Hurry up and catch up!"
Lin Guoqing carried a quilt bag and Chen Chunhua carried a large canvas travel bag.
Originally she had prepared a snakeskin bag, but Lin Guoqing insisted that it was not fashionable enough, so he bought her a travel bag, saying that it was a must-have for city college students, so Shuying had to have one too.
The old man and four children at the back also had a backpack on their shoulders, which contained their own underwear to be changed in the next two days.
They were even more excited than Lin Guoqing and Chen Chunhua. Just like Liu Ni last year, everything was their first time and everything seemed new to them.
Shumei even felt that the tea eggs outside the train station were more fragrant than those at the school gate.
Even though they were sitting on the green train and smelling the air filled with a mixture of strange smells, they felt it was bearable.
Seven people squeezed on both sides of a table, three adults in a row and four children in another row.
"Dad, when will we arrive in Shanghai?"
"Mom, where does Aunt Donghua live in Shanghai? Is it far from the train station?"
"National Day, where are we going to sleep tonight? The guesthouse? Is it fancy there? Is there a cafeteria?"
"Dad, cousin Liuni said the Shanghai Stock Exchange is just like the US, with foreigners. Will we see that?"
"Mom, mom, mom...I want to go to the bathroom..."
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The train hadn't arrived yet, but Lin Guoqing and Shen Chunhua already had the urge to go home.
If I don't bring them out, I feel sorry for them. If I bring them out, I feel really miserable.
After finally waiting for the train to arrive, Lin Guoqing and Shen Chunhua revisited their old place and went to Master Yang's restaurant to have a meal of rice and fried dumplings.
Then I took the bus to the guesthouse where I stayed last time to put my things.
Since they had been warned beforehand not to shout when seeing something new, the children tried their best to open their eyes wide and purse their lips.
This is Shanghai! This is a big city!
It looks like it's full of money!
Because it was still early, after the family put down their luggage, Lin Guoqing took everyone straight to the Bund.
The last time was to discuss business, and even for large purchases, they came on time. Even Chen Chunhua didn't really appreciate the century-old Bund.
In fact, the children of the Lin family cannot be said to have low self-esteem. After all, they have two parents who work hard to make money. Their conditions are getting better and better every year, and they are the best among their peers in terms of food, clothing and shelter.
But only when they actually stood on the Bund did they suddenly realize that they seemed to have come from a small rural area.
Having not been to Shanghai for a year, Chen Chunhua felt that the place seemed to have become more fashionable.
Almost all the women walking on the street were wearing brightly colored dresses, had curly hair, and wore high heels.
Fortunately, she had just changed into the red and white striped dress that Lin Guoqing bought her last year at the guesthouse. Otherwise, if she had changed into the dress she wore when she came... she would probably just want to go back and rest quickly.
Walking on the cobblestone road, feeling the warm breeze from the river, and looking at the European-style buildings across the street that are a fusion of prosperity and history. As the sun sets, more and more cars appear on the road, and it seems that there is a trend of traffic jam.
Everywhere you look, everything is shrouded in golden light.
"Mom, how much does a car cost? When can we have one?" Lin Shumei asked, holding Chen Chunhua's hand.
Chen Chunhua: "...a Santana costs about 200,000 yuan."
Shumei fell silent instantly. Although she didn't know how much her parents earned in a year, she subconsciously knew that more than 200,000 yuan had nothing to do with her family.
In fact, it is much cheaper to buy a used car, such as a used Toyota, which costs only seven or eight thousand yuan.
But Chen Chunhua didn't say anything, because she was not interested in a car for the time being. Rather than a car that could only carry people to bring honor to her family, she wanted to buy a small truck that could carry mushrooms, poultry and eggs, so that she wouldn't have to pedal a tricycle to death or shamelessly ask others for a ride.
Especially on Qi Jinzhou's side, although he and Sanni said it was okay and just a matter of convenience, but after it happened so many times, Chen Chunhua herself felt a little embarrassed.
But buying a car is not just a matter of money. It is impossible to hire a driver, so Chen Chunhua can only consider whether she can get a driver's license...
Should she go back and ask Xiao Qi again? If he's willing to teach her, she's willing to pay the tuition...
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