"Have you decided?"
"Well, it was basically settled when I was at my second sister-in-law's place. I've been working on the formalities during this period. I'm about to go from sophomore to junior now, so I'll probably go there in the second half of the year." Normally, the school wouldn't support her graduating halfway through her studies, but Taohua was going abroad for further studies, which was glorious in this era, bringing glory to the country and making Shanghai University famous. In addition, Nanqiao played a role in mediating, and Taohua's grades were excellent, so the formalities went very smoothly. Now she just had to wait for the school's application to be approved, so she could apply for a study visa to go abroad.
Before that, Taohua needs to tell her family about this matter and get her household registration documents before she can proceed. Although it is not difficult to complete these documents with Nanqiao around, Taohua still hopes to reach an agreement with her parents on this matter, so that she can go out to study without worries. After all, she will only be away for a few years and it is not like she will never come back.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law will definitely help you. This is a good thing. You can't let your elders' reluctance hinder your future. But have you thought about how to tell your family?"
"What else can I say? Just say it straight." Taohua looked at the road ahead and spoke frankly, but her words were full of helplessness.
She had tried to talk to her parents about it before, but Aunt Xiumei was very opposed to it. The reason was very simple. Only bad elements would flee the country. Our glorious family would never do such a thing.
Taohua was overwhelmed when she heard these things. What kind of weird remarks were these? Taohua couldn't say that all those so-called bad elements were good people, but most of them were innocent. It was just the times that led to such things. How could they be generalized like that? Moreover, even if we don't mention these people, what about the diplomats who represented the country and were stationed abroad? Could they be bad elements too?
"Yeah, it's too euphemistic. They don't understand. It's better to just punch them directly, so they don't have to laugh." Hui Ping said, thinking about her parents-in-law. She also felt that it would be better to be direct.
"I think so too," Taohua paused and asked hesitantly, "Sister-in-law, do you think my parents will agree?"
"If they don't agree, will you not go?" Hui Ping asked instead of answering.
"I want to go," Taohua said firmly. She hoped to get her family's consent because they were her relatives, but the future was hers. She hoped to make her own decisions. Whether good or bad, it was the path she chose.
She knew that with her current abilities, she would not be bad even if she did not rely on her second brother and his wife, but she did not want to. She wanted to see the world, to meet and learn more, just as her sister-in-law said.
Instead of staying in this comfort zone and living a hasty life, such a life is too meaningless for her.
"That's fine. You want their approval, but this is what you have to do and the path you have to take. Your parents' ideas are just opinions. You can just refer to them." Hui Ping's words may sound a bit unfilial to others, but they are the truth. Children are not appendages of their parents. They have their own thinking and cognition, especially after receiving so much education.
Don't parents want their children to live a good life? If that's the case, why give her the eyes to see the world but not let her fly freely?
"I understand. Thank you, sister-in-law." Taohua listened to Huiping's advice, and her mind became firmer. She had made up her mind to go out. Now she asked Huiping just to get more recognition. With her words, Taohua took a deep breath and tried to suppress the annoyance in her heart during this period.
"Why thank you? We are all family." Hearing Taohua's thanks, he waved his hands embarrassedly, and at the same time sighed in his heart that their little Taohua is now an educated person. In the future, she will definitely let her children go to college and go abroad to see the world like their aunt.
As they were talking, they arrived at the newest department store in Shanghai. They parked the car and walked in. The dazzling array of goods was a bit dazzling.
When the two of them came here, the topics they talked about were very depressing. Now that they were shopping, they felt much more relaxed.
Looking at her hands full of bags and Huiping who was also carrying bags but still working hard, Taohua had no choice but to shout
"Sister-in-law, is it ok? I can't take it anymore." Taohua said as she tried to shake the package in her hand. It was so heavy that it hurt her arm.
"Oh, sorry, sorry, I got carried away with my shopping. We're almost done with these, right?" Hui Ping asked, looking at the things in their hands. She didn't choose any cheap items today. She only went for expensive items, such as silk and cashmere.
Hui Ping picked up a lot of good things that she thought were good, but she also knew that these things were nothing in Nanqiao, but they were still her thoughts.
"I think it's OK, as long as the intention is there." The most important thing is that Taohua feels that even if she is marrying off her daughter, it's nothing more than this.
"Okay, let's go home then," Huiping said, and walked out with Taohua, avoiding the crowd. She had just been enjoying shopping and didn't notice it. Now her attention was not on the goods on both sides. The things in her hands suddenly felt much heavier, and her hands were hurting.
The pace of the feet is also much faster
After finally leaving the mall, he put his things in the trunk, shook his bloodless hands, sat in the passenger seat, and headed towards Sheng's house together.
After bringing the things into the yard, Aunt Xiumei was a little dissatisfied with all the things, but since Taohua rarely came back, she endured it and said nothing, and helped to bring the things into the house.
Taohua and Huiping followed behind, looked at each other, pouted, and followed into the house.
The next morning, the Sheng family got up on time. When they were done packing, Liu Feng had already parked a car in front of the Sheng family.
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