Chapter 138 Chapter 138 New Home

A group of people gathered at the school gate, making a lot of noise. They were all teenagers, holding red banners and shouting slogans.

From a distance, I saw a middle-aged man in the middle, with a wooden board hanging in front of his neck, wearing glasses and lowering his head, listening to a group of children talking around him.

Today is the registration day, and most of the students coming and going are children of textile factories. They ran over with smiles on their faces to join in the fun.

Meng Yufei frowned and looked for a while, then turned around and left, pulling Xia Qinqin.

"Mom, aren't we going to register for school?" Xia Qinqin asked doubtfully.

Meng Yufei said: "I don't think this school is suitable for you, so don't sign up for now."

Xia Qinqin held Meng Yufei's hand and whispered, "I don't like the group of students just now either. They feel a little scary."

Meng Yufei patted her daughter's hand and said, "If you don't like it, then don't go to this school. There are many middle schools in Hai City. Go home and discuss it with your father, and we will choose a new school."

Xia Qinqin nodded: "Yeah."

After hearing this, Xia Junshan also agreed with their decision, "They did this at the school gate on the first day of registration. This doesn't seem to be the first time. It's better for Qinqin not to go to this school."

Meng Yufei asked: "Are there any other schools nearby?"

Xia Junshan thought for a moment and said, "This... I don't think there's a suitable school nearby."

"Why not let Qinqin go back to my previous school? The principal there is still my old principal when I was studying there. With him around, the school atmosphere is reassuring." Meng Yufei suggested.

Xia Junshan nodded: "That's quite suitable, but the distance is a bit far."

Meng Yufei said: "I'll pick her up. I can't come down from work for the next six months anyway."

Xia Junshan's training here is only for half a year, and it is not known where he will go after the training. Meng Yufei's job can only be arranged after he arrives at the place where he accompanies the army in half a year.

Xia Qinqin said happily: "Then we can have lunch at grandma's house."

Meng Yufei tapped her forehead and said with a smile, "You little greedy cat."

So Xia Qinqin went to the middle school her mother had attended, and the mother and daughter still went to and from school together, just like they did in elementary school.

The two of them eat at home with Xia Junshan in the morning and evening, and eat at Meng's house at noon. The old couple have nothing to do after retirement, so they are naturally happy to have their daughter and granddaughter come to their home for dinner.

Meng Yufei has been able to relax quite a bit in the past six months. Apart from picking up and dropping off her daughter from school every day, she either reads books at home or goes shopping with her mother. It feels like she has returned to her childhood.

Life in a tube-shaped building is still inconvenient, but fortunately they don’t cook, so they don’t need to use the public kitchen outside, and they have fewer conflicts with their neighbors.

Every now and then you can hear people arguing in the kitchen. Some say your family used my things, and some said I used too much water. These are all trivial matters, and it's very annoying when they start arguing.

Another annoying problem was the soundproofing. The crying of the children upstairs was heard every night. Xia Junshan and Meng Yufei went upstairs to look for them, only to find out that the family had given birth to twins and had two more children who could just walk. They could not bring four children with them.

Well, there is nothing we can do about this situation.

And in everyone's opinion, it is normal for children to be noisy, and everyone is used to it. On the contrary, it is strange for a family like theirs to have only one child.

Taking Xia Qinqin's sleeping problem into consideration, the couple let their daughter stay at Meng's house most of the time. Meng's father and mother were naturally very welcoming, and the old couple even divided their time to pick up and drop off relatives one day at a time.

Now, Xia Junshan and Meng Yufei finally had some rare time alone.

Half a year later, Xia Junshan's study course came to an end and his new appointment came.

"Lingcheng is not far from Haishi." Meng's mother was relieved to hear the news. Qinqin always said that she wanted to go to the northeast and see the snow. She was worried that she really went to the northeast, because it was too far.

Xia Qinqin was a little disappointed: "Ah, no snow again."

Father Meng smiled and said, "It snows in Lingcheng in winter too. It's an ancient capital of the Six Dynasties and has a lot of history. You can take a good look around when you go there."

Xia Qinqin immediately said, "Then grandpa and grandma should come visit us often. When I get familiar with the place, I will take you to play."

Mother Meng smiled and said, "Okay, we will definitely go."

The family compound of Lingcheng Military District is very large. Not only are the families of the entire military district in this area, but the family area of ​​the military factory is also nearby. There are probably more than 10,000 people. There are three supply and marketing cooperatives alone, as well as barber shops, hotels, bathhouses and other facilities.

Schools range from kindergarten to elementary school, junior high school, and high school.

Xia Qinqin sat in the jeep, looking at the buildings and the people coming and going in army green clothes, and said with emotion: "This place is so big."

Meng Yufei nodded: "It's quite big. I will live here in the future. Are you looking forward to it?"

Xia Qinqin nodded happily: "Looking forward to it, it feels so fun."

The conditions here are much better than those on Nanya Island, and the houses along the way are much newer, including five- or six-story tube-shaped buildings, tiled houses with their own doors and courtyards, and a few small Western-style houses.

Xia Junshan is now a division-level cadre, and their new home is bigger and more beautiful. The jeep stopped in front of a two-story small villa.

Xia Qinqin pushed open the gate and said in surprise: "Wow, there is a yard here too. It's bigger than our previous home."

Xia Junshan followed behind with his luggage and said with a smile, "I'll have someone find some flower and tree seedlings to plant in a few days."

"Okay, I want to plant flowers together." Xia Qinqin responded happily.

The family walked around the yard and into the house. As soon as they entered the door, they saw a large living room with a complete set of sofas and furniture.

In addition to the kitchen and bathroom on the first floor, there is a south-facing room and a north-facing room.

There are also two south-facing rooms on the second floor, one large and one small, two north-facing rooms, and a bathroom.

This small building is more than enough for their family of three.

Meng Yufei looked around and said, "The house facing north downstairs will be used as a guest room. Let's live upstairs."

Xia Qinqin ran to her room and took a look. There was a small terrace in the room with a chair on it. It was nice to sunbathe here when the weather was good.

Xia Qinqin ran to her parents and asked, "Dad, Mom, we still need a study room."

Xia Junshan nodded: "The two north-facing rooms upstairs are both used as study rooms. You can use one study room for yourself."

Xia Qinqin clapped her hands happily: "Great, now I have a place to put my paintings and my painting supplies."

After the family settled down, Xia Qinqin transferred to the affiliated middle school in her family district. The students here were all children of troops and military factories, and most of the teachers were relatives of soldiers.

Therefore, the atmosphere in this school is much more normal. There are no sports like those in other schools. Although the children are naughty, they still respect their teachers.

After all, they are all elders, and if you act naughty you will really get beaten.

After Xia Qinqin registered, Meng Yufei's job was also arranged.

"The family area has always lacked a bank. Families generally complained that it was inconvenient to deposit and withdraw money. Last year, the logistics department contacted the bank and planned to set up a branch here this year."

"We have already built the house, right between our military family area and the military factory family area. The staff inside is half from the bank and half from us. We are currently still short of a vice president, and I was really worried about not being able to find the right person. After looking at your resume, I realized that you are the perfect fit. This person must be you."

The director of the logistics headquarters handed the task to Meng Yufei with a smile.

After a few years, Meng Yufei was very happy to return to her familiar job and was very confident in herself.

On their weekends off, the family of three went out to the city to buy bicycles. The residential area was so large that it took them 20 minutes to walk from their home to the front door.

The school is right next to the bank, and it was built there for the convenience of people from both families.

In recent years, with the improvement of domestic factory production capacity, bicycles have begun to enter every household. Although bicycle tickets are still restricted, they are not as hard to get as before.

Lingcheng is much more prosperous than Qiongzhou City. The city center is bustling with traffic and people. In addition to the traditional 28-inch bicycles, department stores also sell smaller women's bicycles.

During the six months in Hai City, Xia Qinqin has learned to ride a bicycle. She uses her aunt's bicycle, which is also a women's bicycle, and she learns very quickly.

In the end they bought a traditional 28-inch bicycle and a small ladies' bicycle.

We didn’t take the bus on the way back, and our family of three rode bicycles back.

Xia Junshan rode a bicycle with Meng Yufei on board, while Xia Qinqin happily rode her own bicycle, following behind.

"Qinqin, are you tired? If you are, let's ride slower." Xia Junshan turned his head and shouted.

Xia Qinqin said loudly: "Not tired!"

She quickened her pace and passed Xia Junshan's bike in one go. She laughed out loud, "Haha, Dad, I passed you."

Meng Yufei shouted, "Qinqin, be careful, don't ride too fast."

Xia Junshan smiled and said, "It's okay. There aren't many people here. Feifei, sit down and let's go after her."

Two bicycles were racing against each other on Wutong Avenue, leaving behind Xia Qinqin's happy laughter along the way.

When they got home, they saw two people standing at the gate from a distance, a tall young man in military uniform, and a young boy in blue sportswear. There was some similarity between their eyebrows and eyes, and it seemed that they were waiting for them.

"Commander Xia, congratulations on your promotion." The man in military uniform said with a smile.

Xia Junshan was surprised and asked, "Shao Huan, why are you here?"

Lu Shaohuan smiled and said, "I came to congratulate you."

The young man standing next to him turned around, nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Uncle Xia, congratulations."

Xia Junshan looked at the polite and handsome boy in front of him and was stunned for a moment before he realized who it was. "Yan Nan? You've grown so big!"

Meng Yufei was also surprised: "It's really Yan Nan. I haven't seen him for so many years. He has changed a lot!"

Lu Yannan smiled and said, "Aunt Meng, long time no see. How are you recently?"

Meng Yufei smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay, Yannan has grown a lot taller. If he were to walk on the street, I really wouldn't be able to recognize him."

As she spoke, she turned around and called out to Xia Qinqin, who was pushing a bicycle behind her: "Qinqin, come quickly, Uncle Lu and Brother Yannan are here, come and say hello."

Xia Qinqin parked the car, walked over and said politely, "Hello, Uncle Lu."

Glancing sideways, she saw a tall, handsome young man next to her, looking at her with a smile on his face.

For some reason, Xia Qinqin's face felt slightly hot.