When Song Zhi came back in the afternoon, her mother told her that Wen Wan and her husband were coming over today.
"Are they a family of three?"
"Well, they're here and brought some gifts. I'm just wondering whether I should return them?" Song's mother couldn't make up her mind. The gifts were given to thank her daughter, and she couldn't make decisions on her own.
"Since it has been sent, we will keep it. Next time we go to their house, just bring gifts." Song Zhi took a look at the things they sent. They were not cheap. She knew in her heart that this was a valuable gift from the other party to express her gratitude. Accepting it would make the other party less worried about what happened last time.
"I don't know how they found me. I suddenly saw them coming this morning and I thought you weren't home."
Song Zhi smiled and said to his mother, "The original home address I filled in at school was here. Professor Tan is my teacher, so he would have seen it."
"So that's how it is." Song's mother suddenly realized.
"It's just that I didn't meet them today because I was in class. I will go to their house to see them when I have time." Song Zhi said with a tone of regret.
Panpan kept looking at the house. Song Zhi talked to Song's mother for a while. Panpan seemed to realize that his mother had returned. He slowly stood up and walked to his mother's side, stretching out his arms for his mother to hug.
Seeing how well behaved he was today, Song Zhi smiled and picked him up, with a smile in his eyes, "Pan Pan, were you well behaved today?"
Panpan nodded solemnly to her mother and pointed to the house on the blanket with her little finger.
"What is this?" Song Zhi looked at Song's mother in confusion. Except for Gu Huaijin, no one in the family built a house for Panpan. It was not that they were unwilling, but that they didn't know how.
"Professor Tan came here this morning and put it together. Speaking of which, your Professor Tan looks quite old, and Wen Wan looks about the same age as you. It turns out they are a couple." Mother Song suddenly remembered and said to her daughter that when she first saw them today, she was not sure what their relationship was. After all, Mother Song had never met Professor Tan.
"It's not easy for Wen Wan, really. She's a country girl, and Professor Tan was an educated youth sent to the countryside. Professor Tan stayed on at the school after graduation and was considered quite capable, but within a few years he was sent to the countryside for reform. You can imagine how terrible the living conditions were. But Professor Tan has a stubborn temper. He was originally undergoing reform, but he had a bad temper. Many people in the countryside were dissatisfied with him and made things difficult for him. As you can imagine, one time he had a high fever and was discovered by Wen Wan. It was Wen Wan who secretly took medicine from home to save him."
"Then why did they get married?" Song's mother usually liked to gossip, let alone things happening around her. Song's mother listened to Song Zhi's talk attentively.
"This wasn't their first encounter. Wen Wan had actually liked him since he went to the countryside. I can't say she liked him, but she just had a good impression of him. It was during this time that they officially met. Later, Wen Wan created opportunities to meet him, and eventually, they broke through this window paper. The two got married and had children in the countryside. Professor Tan might have originally wanted to live like this for the rest of his life, but suddenly they were notified that the college entrance examination would be resumed, and he was sent back to his original school."
"So you met Wen Wan at the train station. Was she the one who brought the child to see Professor Tan?" Although Song's mother was used to birth, old age, sickness and death, the things happening around her could still destroy an entire family, which really frightened her.
"Yeah, I heard that from Wen Wan as well."
"It's easy for her to say, but there must be a lot of hardships involved. If we can help them in the future, we will do so." Song's mother sighed. The family of three suddenly returned to Kyoto, and not only was it unfamiliar, but there were also definitely many difficulties.
"Of course. By the way, Mom, do you have anything to do tomorrow?"
"It's okay, what's wrong?" Song's mother didn't understand why her daughter suddenly asked this.
"I called a telephone installer and arranged for him to come and install the phone tomorrow."
"You are wasting money, kid. How many times can we use the phone? Besides, there are telephone booths on the street. We can go there to make calls." When Song's mother heard her daughter say that she would make a phone call tomorrow, she immediately said anxiously.
Song Zhi knew his mother would do this. There is a starting price for making a call at the telephone booth, and the phone charges are very expensive at this time. It is better to answer the phone at home. It is also said that the phone is not cheap, but the phone charges will be less after answering the call. This thing will be indispensable for every household in the future. The sooner you answer it, the sooner you can enjoy it, and the sooner you answer it, the sooner you can save money.
"It's not cheap to make a call from a phone booth. It's not as cost-effective as answering it ourselves. Besides, it's not convenient to make a phone call when something happens. If we can answer the call directly, it will be much more convenient." Song Zhi did not respond to his mother's words, but instead stated the facts.
"But we can't fight many times."
"You see, there aren't many times like when Gu Huaijin and I talked on the phone for more than ten minutes. It's more convenient and cheaper for us to answer the phone ourselves. And it will be convenient for me to call home in the future. I don't have to worry about you answering the phone and not daring to call home."
Song's mother fell silent after hearing her daughter say this. As she got older, she definitely wanted to talk to the girl more, but her daughter didn't live at home, so she could only chat on the phone. Thinking back to when her daughter and son-in-law went to the northwest, they only called once in a long time, as if they wouldn't call unless there was something important. Thinking about this, Song's mother no longer objected, "Just answer it."
Song Zhi also knew that his mother was used to being frugal. Although she had no shortage of food and drink, she was very stingy with herself and had not bought any clothes for many years. If Song Zhi had not bought her clothes, she would have been wearing old clothes. In her words, the clothes were not torn or ripped and were in good condition, so there was no need to spend the money. What's more, for such a big thing as answering the phone, Song's mother felt that it would be better to save the money so that she could use it for emergencies in the future.
Song Zhi did not agree with his mother's idea. Although it was her attitude towards life, it was useless for people to save so much money. The purpose of making money was to eat and drink well and live a more comfortable life, not to always save money as the goal.
"Just try not to go out tomorrow. The master said he will come early. There will be no problem after the connection is made. I have already given him the money." Song Zhi explained what he wanted to say to Song's mother.
Song Zhi went to school normally day after day, but new problems arose on Gu Huaijin's side. He was ready to apply for a mission, which meant that he had to pick up the wooden warehouse again. This was a step he took after such a long period of psychological preparation.
He can't stay in the past forever. Song Zhi is also constantly improving, and he also wants to be on par with his wife.
The main reason was that he wanted to go back to Kyoto. He left somewhat impulsively. He did not regret it before, but now he began to regret his rash choice. When he made the choice, he was a bit self-abandoned, but now he regretted it and was paying the price for his rashness. It can only be said that it is easier said than done.
"Didn't you tell your brother and sister-in-law about this mission?" The team leader said worriedly as he sat aside. As long as it is a mission, no one can guarantee a 100% success. As long as you go out, it means risk.
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