"Chu Yu is right. There's no need for us to be formal with each other. Chu Yu is worried about you staying in Beijing alone for the New Year. It would be better if you came back to our hometown with us. It would be more lively with more people, and you could keep an eye on Chu Yu every day. We can come back together after the New Year."
Shen Jun hesitated. She really didn't want to cause trouble for others, especially since Chu Yu's second uncle's family had a lot of people. If she went over to join in the fun, it would be inconvenient for so many people to be together.
Shu Hui added more persuasion:
"Just think of it as going to see where your goddaughter was born and what her upbringing was like."
Her words touched Shen Jun, who thought about it again and again and finally agreed. Chu Yu bought a sleeper train ticket for the night of the 28th, and after a good night's sleep, she would arrive in Deyang by noon the next day.
Shen Jun couldn't go empty-handed, so she bought some ginseng and dried goods, and asked Shu Hui to call and buy a sheep from Deyang city, intending to slaughter it and take it to Shanguan Village.
After a busy year, Chu Yu had a lot to show for it. Before leaving, she also went to the Dai family to deliver a gift. Zhou Yun and Dai Xueyi were not at home, so she left the gift at the door and left.
On the 28th, Shen Jun was busy until after 10 o'clock. The store was no longer accepting new customers. She took stock of the accounts and the remaining ingredients.
She packed all the ingredients and gave them to the employees who stayed to work overtime, and also gave everyone red envelopes as holiday bonuses.
Chu Jiali made a lot of money this year, and the employees performed very well. Shen Jun made money herself and did not treat them badly. She gave each of them fifty yuan, as well as rice, flour and cooking oil. In addition, there were leftover ingredients in the store. The employees were all very happy.
"The boss is so generous."
After arranging things at the shop, Shen Jun took the car that Chu Yu had found and went to the train station together.
The train station was packed with people during the Spring Festival travel rush, and the air was filled with an unpleasant smell of sweat as the train slowly pulled into the station.
"Moms, let me help you with your luggage."
"Just take care of yourself," Shen Jun said.
"Yes, I can carry my own things."
Shu Hui was incredibly extravagant, almost emptying her house. She had piled up all sorts of bags and packages on the floor. If they hadn't been traveling in a sleeper car, there would have been no room for all of this.
"Mom, are you moving?"
“Mom, this isn’t moving. This is the first time we’re coming home for Chinese New Year. People from the village will definitely come to visit. We have a lot of children, and it’s a big holiday, so we should give them gifts. Besides, there are a lot of things in Beijing that we don’t have back home. We can bring some back to make everyone happy. What’s wrong with that?”
People these days are very practical; they carry lots of bags wherever they go. Shen Jun also brought a lot of things, and her two younger sisters brought just as much.
Only Chu Yu traveled light, carrying only a suitcase and a backpack, both of which were normal luggage.
The door to the private room was suddenly opened, and Shu Lan rushed in, much to Shu Hui's relief.
"Your aunt thought you were going to miss the train."
"It was so congested outside, and I had a lot of stuff with me, so it took a long time to get my ticket checked. Luckily, I met some kind fellow villagers on the way who helped me carry it all the way."
Her luggage was even more extravagant, consisting of a full ten sacks.
Chu Yu was utterly speechless. "Sis, why did you bring so much stuff?"
"These are all clothes for Xiaojiang and Yunyun. I took some of the clothes that no one in our warehouse wears home, planning to alter them to fit them. If that doesn't work, I'll give them to the girls in Shanguan Village. There are many girls in our village, and every family is struggling to make ends meet, so the girls don't dress very well. If we can't wear all the clothes, it's good to share some with them."
Shulan lived in Shanguan Village for many years and knew that the village was underdeveloped and had a serious problem of favoring sons over daughters, with girls in the village often dropping out of school to work.
She wanted to do what she could.
Chu Yu understood what she meant: after becoming wealthy, she wanted to help people who had experienced similar hardships to herself.
"Why not donate a running track to the village primary school and a library to the village in Mandarin's name?"
Shulan was taken aback. "A donation? The library is fine, but the running track must cost a lot of money, right?"
The idea is that those who get rich first should help those who get rich later. Chu Yu knew that it was inconvenient for students in Shanguan Village to go to school. Many students had to walk ten miles every day to get to school. It wasn't impossible for them to stay in the village to study, but the village primary school was poorly built, and students from several grades often had to be mixed together for classes.
There isn't even a decent playground, let alone a running track for the children to have physical education classes.
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