After Bai Yu returned home, he put his luggage down and then went to Wang Hai's house.
He returned to the small fishing village in the morning. At this time, Bai's parents were still at work, and Bai Yue was at school. There was no one at his house.
To solve the lunch problem, Bai Yu decided to go to Wang Hai's house for a meal and also to talk to Wang Hai's mother about the upcoming trip.
If you let Wang Hai go on a trip to another city alone, or if someone else takes him with him, Wang Hai's mother will definitely be worried.
After all, given Wang Hai's personality and his knowledge of roads and directions, if you asked him to take a stroll around the city, he wouldn't even know how to get home.
Furthermore, if someone else takes him on a trip, Wang Hai might not listen to that person, and that person wouldn't understand Wang Hai's habits and wouldn't be able to take good care of him.
However, if you let Bai Yu take Wang Hai out, no matter where they go, Wang Hai's mother will feel at ease because she knows that Bai Yu will definitely take good care of her son, and Wang Hai will listen to Bai Yu.
In Wang Hai's mind, besides his parents, the person closest to him is Bai Yu. Sometimes Wang Hai would even go against his parents (commonly known as the rebellious phase), but he would never go against Bai Yu.
It's amazing how he does whatever Bai Yu tells him to do, without ever saying a word.
So when Bai Yu mentioned taking Wang Hai out to play, Wang Hai's mother didn't even ask where they were going and agreed immediately. The only question she asked was whether the two brothers had enough money, and if not, she would go get more.
Before going to university, all the prize money Wang Hai won in competitions, as well as the money she earned from beachcombing, were in her mother's hands.
According to her thinking, if you want to have fun while traveling, you have to spend money. She not only wants to give money, but she wants to give Wang Hai more, so that at least the two children won't have to worry about money when they travel.
"Auntie, Ah Hai and I are not short of money. We have our own money and don't need you to give us any."
By the way, Ah Hai, give your bank card to your mom. Auntie, Ah Hai has quite a bit of money in this card, at least 100,000 yuan, which he earned this semester by going beachcombing and fishing with me.
"Take him to the bank tomorrow and withdraw all the money from his card. Leave 10,000 yuan in the card, and put the rest into a fixed deposit; fixed deposits offer higher interest rates."
"How much? Aren't you two brothers in college? What's going on here, going beachcombing and fishing?"
Wang Hai's mother took his bank card in a daze, shocked to find 100,000 yuan in it.
In her opinion, Bai Yu and Wang Hai were going to university, and university studies are quite demanding. In addition, they also had running training, so they probably didn't have enough time to rest. Who would have thought that the two of them could actually make money?
You see, on weekends, Bai Yu and Wang Hai don't usually go back to their hometown unless they have something to do. This gave Wang Hai's mother the wrong impression that they were too busy with their university studies to come back.
Bai Yu then recounted the events in slightly edited form, including the two sports meet championship certificates that Wang Hai had received, and Wang Hai's mother finally accepted the fact.
After having lunch at Wang Hai's house, Bai Yu didn't go home. Instead, she took Wang Hai to an internet cafe in town. The two played games all afternoon until Bai Yu's mother got off work, at which point they went home separately.
When Bai Yu returned home, he found that not only his mother was home, but also his father and Bai Yue.
They didn't go home specifically for Bai Yu; it was just that it was Friday, Bai Yue's school was on holiday, and her father picked her up from school, and they went home together.
However, Bai's father still made some preparations for Bai Yu's holiday, such as cooking two extra dishes for dinner.
During the meal, Bai Yu mentioned to her parents that she would be traveling to Northeast China in a while. To her surprise, her parents did not object.
Instead, she reminded him that if he were to travel to Northeast China, he should first buy himself two down jackets, and they should be extra thick.
Bai Yu and his friends had never been to Northeast China, but Bai's parents had been to the North, not as far as the Northeast, but they had experienced the North's winters firsthand, which could be summed up in one word: cold.
For example, in Sanya in January, the lowest temperature will not be lower than 10 degrees Celsius. If it drops below 10 degrees Celsius, it would be an extreme weather event that is rare in decades.
Normally, the lowest temperature in Sanya throughout the year is around 15 degrees Celsius, while the average temperature is around 25 or 26 degrees Celsius.
But Harbin is different. Its lowest temperature throughout the year can reach around minus forty degrees Celsius, and even in January, the average temperature is around minus twenty degrees Celsius.
For someone like Bai Yu, a native of the South, traveling to the Northeast in winter without proper preparation could easily lead to acclimatization problems.
Reminded by her mother, Bai Yu immediately took out her phone and started looking at winter down jackets, specifically choosing the extra-long and extra-thick ones.
Bai Yue, who was eating nearby, immediately started rolling her eyes when she heard that Bai Yu was going to travel to Northeast China. No one knew what she was planning.
"Brother, when are you guys planning to go on vacation? Who's going with you? How many days will you be gone?"
When Bai Yu talked about traveling to Northeast China, he deliberately didn't mention that he would take Bai Yue with him. He just wanted to tease his sister and see how Bai Yue would react.
Before Bai Yu could even tease her properly, Bai Yue had already taken the bait and asked the question.
"I'll be there, along with your brother Hai, sister Xue'er, and your sister Xue'er's college classmates. As for how many days we'll be there, about a week or so. We'll definitely be back for Chinese New Year. Why are you asking so many questions?"
"Brother, is it possible that you're bringing someone else on this trip?"
"Bring one more person? Who? We already have enough people, no one else wants to go. Could it be you? But you haven't started your vacation yet, have you?"
"Brother, I haven't started my vacation yet, but you can wait for me. My vacation will start soon, just one week away. Brother, my best brother, I believe you'll wait for me, right?"
Bai Yue put down her bowl and chopsticks, ran to Bai Yu's side in two steps, and grabbed Bai Yu's arm and shook it.
Looking into her younger sister's bright, sparkling eyes, Bai Yu felt an increasing fondness for her. This was a feeling that only children, those without younger sisters, could not understand.
"Okay, okay, I promise, alright? I'll bring you along, so let go of my hand and I'll buy you the ticket right now, okay? When have I ever lied to you?"
"Alright, go ahead and buy two down jackets on your phone. You heard what Mom just said, right? It's cold in Northeast China, so you need to buy thick clothes."
After inquiring about Bai Yue's specific holiday schedule, Bai Yu booked four plane tickets from Sanya to Harbin on her mobile phone.
Thanks to the large number of people from Northeast China traveling to and from Hainan Province, there are many flights between Sanya and the three northeastern provinces, including direct flights to Harbin.
Moreover, Bai Yu and his group booked their tickets in advance, which made the price much cheaper than the normal price. Each person only needed to pay a little over 700 yuan. The return tickets were even cheaper, as they were for the two days before the Lunar New Year, and the price was only a little over 600 yuan.
After buying the plane tickets, Bai Yu sent screenshots of the ticket information to Li Xue and Wang Hai respectively.
After checking the plane ticket, Li Xue immediately replied to Bai Yu with two words: "Received." Then she made a phone call to Bai Yue, and the two sisters went to chat.
For the next few days, Li Xue stayed at her own home, and Bai Yu and Wang Hai returned to their usual routines, running twice a day and taking walks by the sea when they had free time.
Or you could invite other kids from the village to go to the internet cafe in town, chat, and brag together.
Moreover, as the Lunar New Year drew closer, people from the small fishing village, whether they were working away from home or studying elsewhere, gradually returned, making the village more and more lively.
As usual, when Bai Yu and Wang Hai went beachcombing, they would usually go to the beach by themselves. However, as more and more people of their age from the village returned, every time they went to beachcombing, the beach was always packed with people in large groups.
These people had figured out a pattern: as long as they followed Bai Yu and his companion to the beach, they should stay close to them and not stray too far.
Six and a half out of ten times, the reaping was quite good, ranging from tens or hundreds of dollars to nearly a thousand dollars.
Don't underestimate these numbers. For a typical beachcomber, earning a hundred or so yuan a day is considered good. As for several hundred yuan, that's like celebrating the New Year – a huge harvest.
After Bai Yue finished her final exams, Bai Yu picked her up and took her home. The little girl rushed upstairs and quickly packed the luggage she was going to take to Northeast China.
Five minutes later, Bai Yue came downstairs carrying a huge combination lock suitcase.
To be honest, Bai Yu was stunned when he saw the suitcase Bai Yue was carrying, because the suitcase was so big that it could easily fit people, let alone clothes and luggage.
"Yueyue, do you have this much luggage? Do you know that there are weight limits for luggage when flying? You'll have to pay extra for a suitcase this big, and are you sure it's convenient to carry such a large piece of luggage?"
"Brother, you don't understand. Girls just have more luggage. And it's not just my luggage here. Sister Xue'er's down jacket is also here with me, so this is both of our luggage."
"Just pack the luggage for the two of you in two suitcases. What kind of look is it if you put it all in one suitcase? I'll give you a few minutes to sort the luggage and pack it into two suitcases."
Ten minutes later, three suitcases appeared in the Bai family's living room, belonging to Bai Yu, Bai Yue, and Li Xue respectively.
As for their departure time, it was the morning of the next day. I don't know why the brother and sister were packing their luggage so early.
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