The small supermarket at the company in Pengcheng has many good things that don't require coupons. This time, they were going home, so they bought a lot of things to take home as gifts for their families.
They will be so happy to see these gifts!
The two brothers left behind their dorm room belongings, packed a large bag of things, locked their room and the dorm gate, and prepared to go home.
Although they hadn't been in Shenzhen for long, they, who had never left home before, still missed their families very much.
Ding Jiarong and Ding Jiahui arrived on the first floor and greeted Hua Guanghui, "Manager Hua, we'll go home first today and then go back to the dormitory tonight."
Hua Guanghui smiled and replied, "Okay, come back early tonight and be careful on the road."
"Yes, thank you, Manager Hua."
"Don't mention it, go home now!"
Ding Jiarong and Ding Jiahui bought Happy Cola, Happy Orange Juice, and Happy Soda from the wholesale store according to the number of people in their family. Then they waved to Hua Guanghui and went to the main road to take the bus home.
Jingcheng Road is the commercial center of Guangzhou, and many buses pass through here.
They took bus number 208 back to their home, which took only about twenty minutes to reach the main road near their house.
They waited for about ten minutes to get on the bus, and then rode for another twenty minutes before finally arriving home.
The two brothers were excited as they realized they were almost home.
When they walked into the street where they lived, the neighbors were surprised to see them return and asked, "Arong, Ahui, aren't you working in Pengcheng? Why are you back all of a sudden? It's not even the weekend!"
Ding Jiarong replied with a smile, "Our Xingfu Beverage Factory has set up an office in Guangzhou, right on Jingcheng Road. The big boss knew we were from Guangzhou, so he transferred the two of us brothers back to work at the Guangzhou office."
Upon hearing this, the neighbor was also happy for them, "Oh my, that's wonderful! You two brothers are so lucky!"
Another neighbor said sourly, "You're just lucky! You've only been here a short time and you've already run into a factory opening an office here. You're really lucky!"
Ding Jiarong and Ding Jiahui ignored her and said to the neighbor in a friendly tone, "Auntie, we're going home now. Come over and visit us sometime!"
"Okay, okay, you guys go back now!"
The two brothers quickened their pace and headed home.
Hearing the voices coming from downstairs, the fourth brother quickly opened the door and came out.
He peeked down and, sure enough, saw his eldest and second eldest brothers coming downstairs. He immediately shouted happily, "Eldest brother, second brother, you're back..."
When Grandpa Ding heard that his two eldest grandsons had suddenly returned, his heart skipped a beat. He muttered, "It's Thursday. Why are they back? Did they get fired by their boss?"
Grandma Ding patted his arm and gently scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about? Can't you think of something positive?"
Soon, the two elderly people saw their two grandsons enter the door.
Ding Jiarong and Ding Jiahui put down their luggage bags and went forward to greet the two elders, saying, "Grandpa, Grandma, we're back."
Grandpa Ding smiled and replied, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."
Then, with concern, he asked them, "Why did you suddenly come back? Is the factory on holiday?"
Ding Jiarong replied with a smile, "It's not a holiday. Sister Shenyu arranged for my brother and me to work at the Yangcheng office. She said that as long as we work hard and live up to her expectations, she will let us manage the Yangcheng office, which is equivalent to promoting us."
Upon hearing this, Grandma Ding exclaimed with delight, "Oh my, that's wonderful! This is great news! Our family has been blessed with good fortune lately; it's truly a time when all our hardships have finally come to an end."
When Grandpa Ding heard that his two eldest grandsons had been promoted and would be able to return to work in Guangzhou, he smiled happily and kept saying, "Good, good, good..."
Ding Jiarong then asked his fourth brother, Ding Jiawang, "Has anything happened at home lately?"
Ding Jiawang said happily to him, "Brother, something's happened, it's good news! I passed the exam. I can go to a vocational school or a high school, and then take the college entrance exam. Which one do you think I should choose?"
Ding Jiarong replied, "In the long run, it's definitely better to go to university. What do you think? Do you want to go to university later, or do you want to go to a vocational school and start working sooner?"
Ding Jiawang replied, "I asked my homeroom teacher before, and he suggested that if my family is not in financial difficulty and can afford to support my studies, then I should go to university; if my family is in financial difficulty, then I should go to a vocational school so that I can start working earlier."
Ding Jiarong said directly to him, "Then go to high school. Work hard and go to university. Your second brother and I are supporting the family now, so you and your third brother can study without worrying about tuition fees."
Ding Jiawang nodded. "Okay, then I'll go to high school. By the way, my third brother went to school today to pick up his acceptance letter. I heard he got into Sun Yat-sen University, and he was almost ecstatic..."
In the 1980s, Sun Yat-sen University was considered the most prestigious university in Guangdong Province, ranking seventh among universities nationwide. (Source: Baidu)
Many top students in Guangdong Province choose to attend Sun Yat-sen University because they are likely to find employment in the economically developed province of Guangdong after graduation.
If they choose to attend Sun Yat-sen University, they can build a lot of local connections during their university years.
If they go to Tsinghua or Peking University and then find employment in Guangdong Province, the network of connections they build during their student years will not be as valuable as those from prestigious local universities.
When Ding Jiarong and Ding Jiahui heard that their third brother had also been admitted to Sun Yat-sen University, they laughed happily and said, "That's great! Our third brother is so promising! You're all excellent!"
"Then our family should have a proper celebration today! We brought back a lot of delicious food, so let's add a few more dishes for lunch and have a couple of drinks together."
Ding Jiarong and Ding Jiahui took out their luggage bags and took out the things they had brought back one by one.
"Look, these are sausages, cured meat, salt-baked chicken legs, spicy beef, cold shredded chicken, mung bean cakes, mini cakes, salted dumplings, red date cakes..."
"So much food! I really want to eat!"
Ding Jiawang's eyes lit up at the sight of so much food, and he swallowed hard, eager to start eating immediately.
Seeing his greedy look, Ding Jiarong immediately tore off a chicken leg and gave it to him. "Here you go, fourth brother, you got into high school, that's great! Big brother will reward you with a big chicken leg first."
Although Ding Jiawang was very tempted, he resisted the urge. "Never mind, I won't eat now. Let's eat together when Mom comes back!"
Ding Jiarong was pleased to see how sensible his fourth brother was. "That's fine then. Mom will be home from get off work soon. Let's hurry up and cook so that there will be something to eat when she gets back!"
Ding Jiawang immediately said, "Okay, then let's all work together."
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