Chapter 368: Someone from Hometown

Su He and his group arrived at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport at eight o'clock the next day.

It was the first time we were in a foreign country, surrounded by foreigners, and we all felt it was amazing. Thanks to Su He who knew French, he led the group out of the airport.

Then I took a taxi and went directly to the embassy.

The four elders and Aunt Jiang did not dare to take a taxi alone. They did not speak French and did not know where they were going.

It was also Su He's first time abroad, so he was a little worried.

So he asked the others to wait where they were, and he took the four elders to the embassy first, then went back to pick them up, and did this several times.

The last trip was to take care of Jianhua and Su Xingye. When Su He returned, the two of them were standing alone, "Oh, it's finally our turn."

Su Xingye got into the car muttering.

By the time the three of them got there, everyone was already chatting with people inside the embassy.

It's so nice to meet fellow countrymen in a foreign country!

The first place we visited was the embassy. Since relatives from my mother's family were visiting, the director of the embassy gave Chang Yi and Shu Yan three days off so that they could take their families to explore Paris.

The group first went to the hotel to put their luggage, took a shower, changed clothes, and went out shopping.

Although they had already eaten in the morning, they still went to a restaurant to eat first. Su He opened a Western restaurant in Beijing City. Both the four elders and Aunt Jiang from Wei Lan's family had been there to eat.

Although it is also French food, it has been slightly modified to cater to the tastes of local people. What you eat here is authentic French food.

The taste of the two is a little different but both are delicious.

After dinner, we went to see the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Palace of Versailles and other places.

I have been busy for three days.

Wander around and eat.

Finally, several elders could no longer walk, so they stopped shopping and went directly to the embassy to see their grandchildren. Gu Jianhua persisted for five days, but he didn't want to shop anymore and went to take care of Suisui.

Su He took the rest of the group to go shopping. Aunt Wei Lanjiang and her husband also brought money with them when they came to France this time.

Aunt Jiang's shopping budget is within one thousand yuan, or eight hundred francs.

Wei Lan's family had two thousand yuan, or sixteen thousand francs.

Just buy within your budget.

Su He was casual about it. She exchanged 100,000 yuan before going abroad.

Of course, she must have hidden such a large amount of money in her space. Gu Jianhua is a man after all, so whatever she says is what she does and he won't ask too many questions. Anyway, she has the final say.

The book says that women particularly like shopping. That's because in ancient times, women were responsible for gathering, and this gene was passed down.

Gene pot!

Just buy clothes, bags and skin care products. It's a rare trip abroad, so bring a gift for each of your relatives and friends at home, and a gift for each of her old employees.

When he left, he had only 40,000 yuan left, which Su He left to Chang Yi and Shu Yan.

Let them spend.

Chang Yishu and Yan said, "Mom, you've bought so many things for us. We don't need to spend money for the time being."

Their mother is really good at shopping. In just a few days, she bought no less than twenty sets of clothes and shoes for each of the three members of their family.

Especially the ears of corn are particularly abundant.

Su He, "You guys keep it. We won't need it when we return home."

The fourteen-day holiday ended and we returned home. We bought too many things in Suzhou and Ho, and they couldn’t fit in our suitcases, so we had to send them by international mail.

It won’t arrive in a short time. It will take half a month to a month to arrive.

On the first day after returning to China, Su He and Gu Jianhua received a message from their hometown.

Changan said, "It was my cousin Zhao Guobing who called."

Zhao Guobing is the youngest son of Gu's mother's second brother, and is about the same age as Gu Jianhua.

Gu's mother asked, "What did your cousin say on the phone?"

Her eldest brother passed away the year before last. Her second brother, who is three years older than her and is 79 years old this year, has also stepped into the coffin.

Changan shook his head, "He didn't say anything, just asked if you were there. I said you were out of town and would be back in a few days, and he asked you to call him back when you were back."

“Hey, this is the phone number.”

Su He took it and looked at Gu's mother. Gu's mother said, "Xiao He, call and ask."

Su He called and someone in the village probably answered the phone. He asked the other party to pass on the message and the other party helped to call someone. Su He hung up the phone first.

Not only does she have to pay for making phone calls, but other people have to pay as well, especially when they are making calls across provinces, which are particularly expensive.

Even though they are now worth tens of millions, this is not the money to be spent, so they still need to save where necessary.

About fifteen minutes later, the phone rang.

Su He exchanged a few pleasantries and then handed the phone to Gu's mother.

Gu's mother also exchanged a few polite words with her nephew, asked about his brother's health, and then asked him what was wrong.

After hearing what was said, Mother Gu looked at Gu Jianhua and Su He and said, "Your cousin said that his daughter wants to come to Beijing to work, and asked if we have any suitable jobs here?"

Su He: "Yes, Mom, please let Nan Nan come."

Zhao Guobing is the same age as Gu Jianhua, a few months older than him. He and his wife have two sons and a daughter.

They got married earlier than Gu Jianhua. Their two sons are older than Changyi and Changan. They are both 30 years old now. However, they are maidens, two years older than Changyun and Changhuan. They are 19 years old this year.

Su He had seen this child before when he visited relatives and friends in his hometown during the Chinese New Year.

Looks pretty smart.

When Gu's mother heard this, she replied on the phone that the matter was settled and hung up without saying anything more.

"Nannan didn't pass the college entrance exam this year, so her mother wanted to let her go out to work. She was worried about her going somewhere else, as she was a little girl and didn't know anyone in the area, so she wanted to let her come to our place. After all, her aunt, uncle, and cousin's family are here, so she can rest assured."

Su He smiled, "Okay, let her come. I'll make arrangements for her when she comes."

After all, they are relatives from Gu's mother's family. She can't tell them not to come. Just come if you want. She has many stores, so it's easy to squeeze in one person.

Mother Gu said, "Yes, that's what I told your cousin who is a soldier."

Three days later.

Gu Jianhua's cousin Zhao Guobing and his cousin-in-law Xu Hongyan brought their daughter Zhao Nannan to Beijing.

As soon as he saw Gu Jianhua driving a sedan, Zhao Guobing exclaimed, "Jianhua, you've made it big! You can even drive a sedan!"

Gu Jianhua smiled and said, "I made a little money from doing business."

My cousin's wife Xu Hongyan looked at the car from side to side. "This car is not cheap, is it? I saw Sister Yunlan's family bought a motorcycle for more than 4,000 yuan!"

Gu Jianhua, "Cars are expensive. You can't afford one without spending more than 100,000 yuan."

Zhao Nannan looked at Gu Jianhua. She had met this cousin when she was a child. He looked not much different from what she remembered, but his temperament was very different.

What a strange feeling.

Gu Jianhua also symbolically chatted with this cousin's daughter for a few words, "How many points did you get in the college entrance examination? Why didn't you pass?"

Xu Hongyan answered, "Don't mention it, it's not even 200."

More than 130 points. She was embarrassed to say that other children wrote with their brains, but she, a girl, must have learned with her feet? How did she pass the exam? The total score of so many subjects was less than 200, or even less than 150.

Gu Jianhua thought that it was less than 200 yuan, which was indeed too low, very low, but as an elder, he had to comfort the child.

"It's okay. Studying is not the right path for us now. If studying doesn't work out for us, we can always do something else."

Zhao Nannan nodded in agreement and tried to persuade her mother to see if her cousin had any ideas. Xu Hongyan said, "That's what you said, but the score is too low."

At least you can get more than 300 points and go to a technical college. Now you got more than 100 points, she is convinced!

She asked, "Where are Changjun and Changhuan? Is it time for them to take the college entrance exam? Will it be next year or the year after? How are their grades?"

Gu Jianhua heard this and laughed, "Cousin, they both have finished their exams. They will take the exam this year."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Guobing and Xu Hongyan asked immediately,

"How did you do on the exam? Did you get into college?"

They think that since their older sister and older brother have such good grades, their younger siblings won’t be bad either, and what’s more, their younger siblings are teachers!

Gu Jianhua nodded, "They passed. Changyun was admitted to Fudan University in Haishi, and Changhuan was admitted to Beihang University, University of Aeronautics and Astronautics."

Things are different now. Information is not so blocked, so ordinary people know several famous universities, such as Tsinghua University and Peking University in Beijing, or Normal University, and Fudan University in Shanghai.

But the University of Aeronautics and Astronautics? They didn’t know, so they asked.

Gu Jianhua didn't know the details, but he knew roughly, "Learning to build and fly airplanes."

The two were shocked when they heard this, "Chang Huan is amazing! He actually got admitted to this university."

Zhao Nannan was also quite surprised, "Uncle, how many points did sister Chang Huan get in the college entrance examination?"

"She scored 688, science, and Changjun scored 621, arts."

Zhao Nannan was shocked, "They are all so amazing!"

Xu Hongyan asked, "Chang Huan is more powerful, she scored more than 60 points more than her brother."

Zhao Nannan, "Mom doesn't calculate it that way. The full marks for science and arts are different."

Gu Jianhua, "Yes, the full score for science this year is 710, and for liberal arts it is 640, so they are about the same."

Zhao Guobing and Xu Hongyan were envious. "Oh, Jianhua, Changjun and Changhuan have also been admitted to college. There are five college students in one family."

They have four children, what an outstanding couple!

I don't know how Su He's sister-in-law gave birth, they were so good at it.

Gu Jianhua laughed when he heard this. That was the truth. He would be very proud of it if he told anyone about it. There were five college students in his family, and his wife was a teacher at Peking University, and she was the runner-up in the imperial examination that year.

The eldest daughter and son were the top scholars in the province at that time. The daughter-in-law is now a diplomat, and the son...well, he is not a doctor now, but has switched to businessman.

Well, although doctors have low salaries and work hard, it sounds good to say it out loud, while businessmen are not presentable, but his son wants to be a businessman.

After talking about the two younger ones, Zhao Guobing talked about the two older ones. He asked, "I heard from Sister Yunlan that Changyi wants to be a diplomat and has even gone abroad. Is that true?"

Gu Jianhua: "Yes, we went to France to work at the embassy. The whole family of three went there."

Xu Hongyan said, "Look at other people's children, they all go abroad, but it's hard for us to even leave the province."

Zhao Nannan was stabbed again. Her mother had bullied her countless times since she took the college entrance examination.

So annoying!

"If I remember correctly, Changan is studying medicine. Is he working in a hospital now?"

It is inevitable that relatives will always ask questions, not only to the children's parents, but also to the children themselves when they meet them later.

Gu Jianhua, "No, he is no longer a doctor......"

After hearing the whole story, Zhao Guobing and Xu Hongyan were very puzzled. In fact, Zhao Nannan was also puzzled. After eight years of training, a good doctor just gave up?

"What is this kid thinking?"

"You two don't know how to persuade him. Being a doctor is so good. Why do you just quit? What job isn't tiring?"

"No matter what I do, I am tired!"

"This child...Alas!"

The two felt sorry for Chang'an. If their daughter was admitted to university, studied medicine, and went out to work after graduation instead of being a doctor, they would have to break her legs.

Are you out of your mind? Are you just going to give up the job?

"So what is he doing now? Staying at home?" they asked.

Gu Jianhua, "No, he went out to do business with someone else, selling medical equipment."

Zhao Guobing and Xu Hongyan didn’t know what medical equipment specifically included, but they roughly understood that it was the kind of equipment used in hospitals.

Xu Hongyan, "Hey, how much money can you make from selling that? It's better to be a doctor."

Zhao Guobing, "It's better to make some money than to stay at home and do nothing. Chang'an is not young anymore and is married. If he doesn't want to be a doctor, he should find a job and can't rely on his parents."

Gu Jianhua didn't dare to say anything. His eldest son also made a lot of money from the business. He could earn hundreds of thousands or even millions of yuan from each sale.

He didn't know how much he had earned exactly, but he had already paid back the 300,000 yuan he had borrowed from them.