When the couple returned home, they told Grandma Mei the good news, hoping to share the joy with her. However, to their surprise, Grandma Mei also wanted to go to Kyoto.
"Mom, the journey is too far, and taking the train will be too much of a hassle." Dad looked at Grandma Mei with a troubled expression, unsure how to dissuade her from this idea.
"Stop talking nonsense, you must buy me a ticket tomorrow." Grandma Mei's attitude was very firm. It was her granddaughter's first time going abroad, and she had to see her off no matter what.
“Nowadays, you can always get a seat on the train, so it's not a hardship. Back in the day, I stood on the train all night, and I was fine.”
Grandma Mei doesn't think taking the train is a hardship. She used to be able to stand all night without any problem, and now there are plenty of seats on the trains.
"Mom, that's different. You're so old, and the trip to Kyoto takes such a long time. What if something happens along the way..."
Mr. Mei felt that Grandma Mei was taking the train too lightly. She used to be able to stand all night without any problems because she was young. But things are different now. Grandma Mei is over 60 years old. He was worried that she wouldn't be able to handle sitting for a day and a night.
"Pah! Can't you think of me in a good way? Are you cursing me?" Grandma Mei glared at Dad Mei, thinking that the older he got, the less eloquent he became.
"Mom, what will happen to Mei Jian if you leave with us?" Mei's mother immediately brought up Mei Jian.
The youngest son has a sweet tongue and is particularly good at coaxing people. After his daughter went to Kyoto, his position in Grandma Mei's heart rose sharply, and he became the most favored grandson.
Grandma Mei now always thinks of saving the best things for Mei Jian first. Only if there are any left will it be given to Mei Liang and the couple.
"Mei Jian... just send him to his maternal grandparents' house!" Grandma Mei hesitated for a moment, then sent Mei Jian to the frontier.
Mei Jian was on summer vacation at the time. Because he was bullied by the neighborhood kids when he was at his maternal grandmother's house last year, he refused to go to his grandmother's house for summer vacation this year.
Mei's parents exchanged a glance, knowing they couldn't stop her; Grandma Mei was determined to go.
That evening, Mei Jian, who had been playing outside all day, heard the devastating news as soon as he got home: he was going to stay at his maternal grandmother's house for a few days.
"Grandma! You know perfectly well that I'm not going!" Mei Jian looked at Grandma Mei with a pitiful expression, feeling abandoned by her.
"Jianjian, be good. You'll only be gone for seven days. I'll bring you back in seven days, I promise!" Grandma Mei guiltily looked away and hugged her grandson to comfort him.
"..."
"How about... I'll give you two dollars?"
Seeing that her grandson was still sullen, Grandma Mei decided to give him financial compensation.
“Well…” Mei Jian was still a little hesitant. Money was important, but he had his dignity. He couldn’t sell himself for just 2 yuan.
"Are you going or not? If you don't go, you'll lose the 2 yuan," Mei's father said impatiently.
"go!"
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