"What's the matter?"
Sure enough, Comrade Lao Du was distracted by Du Chen.
"Dad, has Liu Yuying sold that Patrol?"
Du Chen asked Comrade Lao Du. He just remembered that Li Dewen wanted to buy a car, so it was a good time to ask.
"Not yet. All his friends have cars, so he can't sell it for a while. What's wrong? What do you think?"
Comrade Lao Du asked Du Chen curiously.
"Dad, Li Dewen wants to buy a car, and he likes the Patrol. This is just the right time, how about we play a role?"
Du Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Liu Yuying had not sold the car yet. After all, he had already promised Li Dewen, but he had completely forgotten about it in the past few days. If Liu Yuying sold it, he would be breaking his promise.
"Sure, how about tomorrow? Anyway, Liu Yuying has been staring at her Mercedes-Benz in the repair shop every day these days. Let Xiao Li come to my place tomorrow and let them chat on their own."
Comrade Lao Du certainly had no objection. It was a good opportunity for the two of them to talk about it and make their own decisions on whether it was good or bad, expensive or cheap.
"Okay, I'll call Li Dewen later, and you can call Liu Yuying too. Let them know!"
Du Chen helped Li Dewen make the decision.
"That's it, let's make the call after dinner!"
Comrade Lao Du also agreed.
"Dad, how long are we going to play outside this time?"
Du Chen asked Comrade Lao Du curiously again, this trip should be the only time the whole family will go on a trip in the next few years. After all, he is about to go to high school, and Comrade Lao Du and Ren Surong are unlikely to take him out to play.
"I haven't decided yet, wife, what do you think?"
Comrade Lao Du asked Ren Surong beside him.
"I haven't made up my mind yet. Let's go out and have fun first. Besides, after this summer vacation, we definitely won't be going out for the next three years. Even if we do, we'll just wander around the surrounding cities and have some fun. We won't have a specific destination this time. Let's just see how it goes!"
Sure enough, Ren Surong directly mentioned that he would not travel far in the next three years, so this time Ren Surong decided to have a good time with his family.
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It was more than 20 days later that Du Chen and his family returned from their trip. When they left, they drove Comrade Lao Du's Patrol, and when they came back, they drove a Patrol and two Bobcats, one of which belonged to Du Bin and the other to Liu Yuying. Geng Xinbo's family also came back with them.
"Lao Du, this is where you grew up?"
Sitting in the car, Geng Xinbo looked at the scenery of the northern border and asked Comrade Lao Du.
"Well, how is it? It's a completely different scenery from your southern part, right?"
They were about to arrive home, and his comrades were in the car. Comrade Lao Du was in a better mood. He no longer felt tired and felt revived.
"Yeah, it's different. After entering Jin Province, all I see are mountains. Continuous mountains. Unlike where we are, where we can only see the horizon."
Geng Xinbo was shocked by the large number of mountains and soil in the Loess Plateau, and the mountains were all rocky, with basically no grass growing on them. Unlike the south, even if there were mountains, they were covered with lush trees. Everywhere you looked, it was green.
"Your southern region is still better off. The economy is developed and the temperature is moderate. Unlike here, every spring and autumn, there are sandstorms. If you go out, your ears and mouth will be full of dirt and sand. In recent years, there are more and more coal mines. If you wipe your forehead with toilet paper, you will find coal dust all over the paper."
Comrade Lao Du sighed to Geng Xinbo that the place where he grew up has become different from what it was when he was a child due to economic development in recent years, which made Comrade Lao Du feel a little sad.
"Old Du, with your current wealth, you can definitely move to another place to live, right?"
Geng Xinbo asked Comrade Lao Du curiously.
"Haha, how can I put it? I'm a loser, right? All my relatives and friends are here, and it's where I grew up. To be honest, I really don't want to leave. Let's just leave it like this for now, and things will get better and better in the future!"
At this point, Comrade Lao Du laughed and told Geng Xinbo his thoughts.
Comrade Lao Du is a typical northerner. Although tall, he is thoughtful and has the traditional northern sentiment of being reluctant to leave his homeland. When he was discharged from the army, Comrade Lao Du had the opportunity to stay in the three northeastern provinces. For the sake of his wife, children, family and friends, Comrade Lao Du returned to Yuncheng, where he grew up.
Comrade Lao Du, who is now in his forties, is even more reluctant to leave the place where he was born and raised. Du Chen knows all this clearly, so Du Chen wants Comrade Lao Du to build a two-story villa in the living area, so that Comrade Lao Du and Ren Surong can live there comfortably in their old age.
"What happens when the child grows up?"
Geng Xinbo continued to ask Comrade Lao Du.
"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Besides, it's still early, so we'll just take it one step at a time! Besides, the children have grown up, and I'm old. I don't want to get involved with them. The children just need to live their own lives!"
Comrade Lao Du spoke to Geng Xinbo in a casual manner.
"You're right. There's really no need to interfere in a child's life. Didn't we all join the army when our families were so poor that we had no other choice? It wasn't for anything else, just to have a bite to eat!"
Geng Xinbo also expressed his feelings.
"Times have changed! We just need to do what we can, and the rest is up to the children themselves."
Comrade Lao Du smiled and said to Geng Xinbo.
"By the way, Old Du, you're quite good. How did you train Du Bin? He was admitted to Beijing Normal University. You must have put in a lot of effort, right?"
When talking about his child, Geng Xinbo felt a little jealous. His daughter was a freshman at Beijing Normal University, and she was going to be a sophomore at the start of the semester. Her academic performance was nothing short of amazing. This time, she was quite enthusiastic about the trip, which made Geng Xinbo feel worried.
"It's okay. The child is doing well on his own. I'm usually busy and don't have much time to take care of him. His mother and Lao Ding's wife take care of him."
Comrade Lao Du is very Versailles. What he likes to hear most now is others praising his children, which is more exciting than hearing others praising him.
"You're so lucky! By the way, it was your two families who went to Yangcheng three years ago, right?"
Suddenly, Geng Xinbo started gossiping.
"Well, you have a pretty good memory."
Comrade Lao Du said with a smile.
"Is there something going on between your eldest son Du Bin and that old Ding's daughter?"
Geng Xinbo asked Comrade Lao Du with a wink.
"Hehe, these two are childhood sweethearts!"
Comrade Lao Du became more and more proud of his currency and couldn't help but smile.
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