"Don't they want to be shameless? I'm going to tell everyone around them and let them see how hypocritical Old Man Xia and the Xia family are."
Gu Jingmo said, "Do whatever you want. If you can't handle it yourself, I'm here for you."
The two chatted for a while after dinner. After all, they wouldn't see each other for several days, so they talked in a sweet and affectionate manner for a while.
When Xia Jin got up in the morning, Gu Jingmo had already left. Xia Jin dressed and washed up as usual, tidied herself up, locked the door and went out.
First, I went to a small stall outside to have breakfast, and then took a bus straight to the department store to buy things for the newly rented house. Since the time was too short, I couldn’t make them myself, so Xia Jin bought ready-made things like quilts.
They bought so many things together that Xia Jin had to find two cars to load them all. She followed the directions and had the things delivered to their home. After they got home, the people Xia Jin found carried the things into the house for them. Xia Jin paid the bill and they left.
Xia Jin stood in the living room, looking at the bedding piled on the sofa, sighed, and began to make her own bed. The mattress was spread out for them, and the quilt was folded and placed on the bed.
Xia Jin kept tidying until noon. He stood in the room, looked around, clapped his hands and thought that he was finally done. There should be nothing missing. If there was anything missing, he would buy it when they came.
After Xia Jin had packed up, he locked the door and went home, keeping the key safely away.
Xia Jin returned home and began to wait anxiously for news. Logically, the letter he sent should have arrived long ago, but he had not received a reply from the other side, and Xia Jin was a little anxious.
While waiting, I was thinking that I should install a phone later. Although I can only stay here for half a year, it is still more convenient to have a phone so that I can receive any news quickly.
However, he couldn't live in this house for long, and the phone in Beijing would be useless. In order to avoid this situation, Xia Jin decided to install the phone in the store.
In this way, if something happens and there is no time to write a letter or send a telegram, they can call me, and when I need to inform them of something, I can also call them.
Xia Jin wanted to wait until after the Lantern Festival to answer the phone so that she wouldn't be lost if something happened. Just as she was thinking about it, she heard a postman outside shouting, "There's a telegram for you on the 25th of May. There's a telegram for you on the 25th of May. Is anyone home?"
Xia Jin quickly put on her coat and ran out. When she reached the door and opened it, she saw the postman standing outside. She looked at him and said, "Here I am."
The postman handed something to Xia Jin and said, "This is your telegram, please sign it." After the postman left, Xia Jin closed the door and went back into the house to read it.
The telegram was very short, only stating that they would depart on the 10th. Xia Jin calculated that the 10th was today, so they should be at the train station now and would arrive in Lian City around evening.
After reading it, Xia Jin took action immediately. It was already noon, so Xia Jin ate a bowl of noodles and went to the bus station with his bag, ready to pick them up in the city.
Xia Jin took a bus to the city and hailed a tricycle as soon as she got off the bus and headed straight to the train station. When she arrived at the train station, Grandpa Xia and the others had not arrived yet, so she had to stay in the lobby and wait.
On the other side, Xia's father and his family carried their luggage early in the morning and took the village ox cart to the town. When they arrived in the town, the whole family took a car to the county.
After arriving in the county, they had to take a bus to the city and then transfer to a train, which cost about fifteen yuan per person in total. There were nine people going this time, including Uncle Xia's family, Father Xia and Grandpa Xia, and Aunt Xia and her two children.
When they arrived at the train station, a large group of people went to buy tickets. They were very cautious as it was their first time going out. They formed a circle and surrounded Grandpa Xia inside. Grandpa Xia carefully took out money from his inner pocket in the circle and went to buy tickets.
The salesperson looked at the crowd of people approaching, each one a tall and strong man. At first, he thought they were here to seek revenge. They all looked aggressive and grim. The salesperson thought about his family calling the police and prepared himself to stand up and run.
After all, his own granddaughter was bullied. No one would feel good when he thought about how Xia Jin had been bullied for so long.
However, as soon as Mr. Xia spoke, the salesperson gave up the idea of calling the police. The old man spoke very kindly, but the salesperson still asked them as a routine matter why they went there.
Of course, Grandpa Xia had to tell the truth, so he lied and said he was visiting relatives. When the people around heard this, they were all amazed. After all, if nearly ten people were visiting relatives together, their family must be very rich. It was incredible.
The whole family was very excited about taking a train for the first time. In order to avoid getting lost, they held hands tightly when they got on the train and sat down in their seats.
They took good care of their luggage. After all, Grandpa Xia and the others had heard that there were many thieves on the train and it was hard to guard against them. For this reason, they sewed an inner pocket into the top layer of their clothes when they left so that they wouldn't be afraid of theft.
But they thought too much. There were indeed many thieves on the train, but people in all walks of life were very discerning. Looking at Xia's father and his group, most of them were men, tall and strong. If they were caught by such people, they would definitely be beaten up. No one wanted to cause trouble.
So they traveled peacefully along the way. When they got on the bus at around one o'clock, they were all hungry. As soon as they got on the bus, they took out the steamed buns and pickles they had baked at home and started eating.
They even brought water with them, so as not to let the people on the train make a penny more from them. Although the younger ones were very curious about the taste of the food on the train, they became silent and lost their curiosity when asked about the price, as it was too expensive.
The group of people did not stop chatting along the way, and they talked to everyone around them. The passengers around were surprised to hear that so many of them were visiting relatives together. Grandpa Xia also did not forget to praise his granddaughter to them. After hearing what Grandpa Xia said, the people around showed envy in their eyes.
After they arrived in Lian City, a group of people followed the crowd out. When they walked into the hall, they were spotted by Xia Jin, who quickly called out, "Dad, Grandpa... this way."
They were a group of people that were very easy to recognize. They were all tall and strong, and there were so many of them that everyone around them stayed away from them. So there was an open space around them, and Xia Jin saw them as soon as they appeared.
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