After the New Year, Gu Yanxiao's holiday also came to an end, and the most annoying moment of farewell began again. The two little darlings repeatedly reminded him the night before that he must invite them when he saw their father off. Xia Liang could only nod, after all, this time she was seeing him off at the train station, and the next time they would meet would be another year.
On the morning Gu Yanxiao was leaving, Xia Liang almost couldn't get up. When she got to the bathroom, she saw Gu Yanxiao washing up. Xia Liang ignored him, even after he squeezed toothpaste onto her toothbrush and handed it to her, she didn't get a kind look. Gu Yanxiao could only hug his wife and coax her, "I was wrong, honey, I won't do it again. I'm leaving soon, please don't be angry with me, okay?" He then took the opportunity to kiss Xia Liang twice on the cheek. Xia Liang, thinking about his imminent departure, who had been a little angry, suddenly deflated like a punctured balloon. She could only say irritably, "Go wake your daughters up, otherwise they'll make a fuss later." Seeing that his wife wasn't angry anymore, Gu Yanxiao gave a playful salute, "Yes, sir, I'll go right away." He then pecked Xia Liang several more times on the cheek before running into the room to wake his daughters. Xia Liang, left behind, wiped her face, thinking, "You're like a woodpecker! Shameless!" But her slightly flushed face betrayed her.
After seeing Gu Yanxiao off, Xia Liang's factory gradually resumed operations, and Xia Liang became busy again. She couldn't take care of her two daughters, but fortunately, they didn't like going out to play. When they stayed at home all day, they would practice martial arts with Chen Yanling and Duan Wenchun. Liu Ma would take care of their meals. With her two daughters settled, Xia Liang could go to work with peace of mind.
That day, Xia Liang, Xia Rong, and Ji Xiao met at the factory. They discussed the plans for the coming year and the sales strategy before going to the canteen for lunch. On the way, Xia Liang thought about how her youngest daughter envied others who had cars, and decided she could get one too, even though it was worth the price of two courtyard houses. Later, she bought several more, but then decided to stop once her two daughters' children each had one. After all, she couldn't live in that many houses anyway, so she figured she might as well enjoy the cars sooner she could!
Xia Liang said directly, "Ji Xiao, can you help me find a suitable car? I want to buy a sedan." Not only Ji Xiao, but even Xia Rong looked at his sister in surprise. She was usually so low-key, but now she wanted something big? Although puzzled, Ji Xiao still answered seriously, "Sister-in-law, which one do you prefer?" Seeing Xia Liang deep in thought, he assumed she didn't know which cars were available, so he introduced, "There are Shanghai brand sedans, Polonez, and Santana, etc." Actually, Xia Liang had already made up her mind. Although in her previous life, the Santana's appearance was indeed not good-looking, that conclusion was drawn after comparing the designs of many car brands. Now there wasn't much room for choice, and the Santana was indeed durable. With proper maintenance, it could be driven into the 21st century without any problems.
Xia Liang pretended to think for a moment before speaking to Ji Xiao, "Then can you help me find a Santana? It'll be more convenient for getting around." Oh dear! Spending over 200,000 yuan on a Santana? Xia Liang thought to herself. Ji Xiao nodded, "Leave it to me."
Buying a car now is unlike in later years. Once you go to the dealership, except for some rare models, you can basically drive it away the same day. Even if the dealership doesn't have it, they'll arrange one from another. It's not a matter of whether they have it or not. Now it's different. From making the decision and paying to finally seeing the car, it took almost three months. Both of his daughters were already in school when Xia Liang finally got her own Santana. When Ji Xiao drove to the factory gate, it was just as the workers were leaving get off work. Seeing Ji Xiao driving, many of the bolder workers had already surrounded him. Some even tried to touch it, but their coworkers stopped them: "Don't be itchy! You can afford to pay for it if you break it."
Xia Liang didn't stay at the factory gate for long before driving off. She didn't want to be too conspicuous. Ji Xiao, sitting in the passenger seat, had initially wanted to offer Xia Liang some pointers, but seeing that she didn't seem like a novice, he was a little surprised. However, thinking that it might be Brother Xiao who taught her, he didn't ask further. Xia Rong, in the back seat, was utterly astonished. Was his sister really that capable? It seemed he still had a lot more to learn!
Xia Liang drove her car to the school gate. As soon as she parked, the parents who had come to pick up their children all cast envious glances at her. Xia Liang was already used to it. In her previous life, she was an ordinary person, but in this life, whether it was buying a job as a factory worker, buying a bicycle, opening a shop, or now buying a car, she was the envy of everyone. Originally, she didn't want to be high-profile, but she remembered what her daughter had said before, about how classmates were mocked for just touching each other's cars. She wouldn't teach her daughter to look down on people like that, but she also didn't want her daughter to be looked down upon. Even if she didn't have those advantages, she would do everything in her power to close the gap.
After waiting at the door for a while, the elementary school students finally got out of school. The moment the school bell rang, it was as if something that had been sealed for a long time was unsealed. In an instant, the noisy sounds reached the door. An older student complained, "My goodness! It's so noisy and annoying!" His disgusted expression amused Xia Liang. Indeed, she thought so too. It was too noisy, like a flock of little ducks quacking and quacking, which was very annoying.
Gu Yuanzhi waited for her older sister at the classroom door after school. They were only in first grade, and the teacher never kept them late, letting them play outside a few minutes early each day. As soon as the school bell rang, they would put on their backpacks and leave. Today was no exception. The little girl waited for a few minutes before seeing her older sister and two other girls from her class come out. Before her sister even moved, the two girls ran up and touched her head. When she pushed them away, they tried to touch her face. She was exasperated! Gu Yunxi didn't know what was wrong with these two classmates. Although they used to play together, they had never been so enthusiastic towards her. But after seeing her younger sister at the school gate one day, they seemed to be bewitched, insisting on walking home with her every day, even if it wasn't on their way, they would walk a little further.
Now she finally understood—he liked her younger sister! But her sister was indeed very cute, with her round little face and fluffy hair; she often secretly touched her! Who wouldn't like a sister like that? Gu Yunxi thought smugly.
Seeing that his younger sister was about to lose her temper, Gu Yunxi rescued her from her clutches and took her chubby little hand, walking towards the school gate.
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