After returning home, Su Jingyi comforted Huang Wanzhen, saying, "Ignore those self-righteous people. Here, white people think they are the most superior race. They are all narcissistic, and many white people even discriminate against other races."
"But what you don't know is that white people discriminate against each other. The British look down on Americans, and Americans look down on Australians. It's just how humans are. The rich are the boss. Isn't it the same in Beijing? The city people look down on the country people, and the rich look down on the poor."
“Everyone in the world bows to money. As long as we make enough money, we can make those who look up to the sky look at us at eye level, or even look up to us.”
Fortunately, Huang Wanzhen is an adult and someone who has crawled out of the thorns. She doesn't care much about these things and doesn't spend too much time on outsiders.
After the party, Su Jingyi left. Huang Wanzhen was busy with the school interview and admission procedures, and then began to arrange for Zhenzhen to go to school.
She looked up a lot of information and decided to let Zhenzhen stay in kindergarten for another year before going to elementary school. She chose the one with the best facilities from three kindergartens.
After settling Zhenzhen down, Huang Wanzhen rushed to get her driver's license. For a while, she was so busy that she had forgotten about the difficulty of integrating into foreign society. Besides, some neighbors were not difficult to get along with. Zhenzhen became good friends with Mrs. Friant's three children.
Huang Wanzhen passed the driving test in just five weekends. Here, traveling is too troublesome without a car. Even Zhao Dahua has to call a taxi to buy groceries because the distance is too far and it is not practical to walk.
The weekend after getting her driver's license, Huang Wanzhen went to Boston's largest used car dealership. In the United States, domestically made goods aren't very expensive. Take cars, for example, which are incredibly expensive in Beijing—a car costs more than a typical courtyard house—but aren't that expensive in the United States.
Used cars are much cheaper. Huang Wanzhen only spent three hundred dollars to drive back an ordinary family car.
As soon as the car stopped in the yard and before Huang Wanzhen got out, it was surrounded by Huang Dongshi, Zhenzhen, Zhao Dahahua, Xiuqing and Huang Dachui.
Huang Wanzhen got out of the car, raised her hand with a smile, and was about to say hello when Mrs. Huang's eyes widened and she said, "You spendthrift son, how much did you spend?! I know even a cheap car costs thousands of dollars! Did you spend all my retirement money on it? How much better would you save for buying a house? No matter how nice this car is, it's not as good as a house."
The Chinese have learned from their ancestors that if they have money, they should first buy a house and then buy land. Nothing is more valuable than these two.
Huang Wanzhen saw that Mrs. Huang's face had changed, and fearing she might get angry, she quickly explained, "American cars are cheap. This one is second-hand, and it only cost me three hundred dollars. Don't worry, Mom, I didn't spend your retirement money. I saved it all for you to buy a house in the future."
Although Huang Wanzhen said this, she still did not let Huang Dongshi down her guard. She stared at him and asked, "Did you lie to me?"
Huang Wanzhen took out the bill from her purse and showed it to Mrs. Huang Dong. "Look, is it three hundred yuan?"
Huang Dong had no idea about the US dollar, so when he saw that it was really three hundred, he felt relieved. "I didn't expect American cars to be so cheap."
Huang Wanzhen took Huang Dongshi's hand and walked into the house. "I saw Dahua going to buy groceries. She always rents a car, which costs a lot of money. I feel bad."
Then, thinking of something, he said to Mrs. Huang, "You are free now, so you can keep an eye on Dahua's studies. Once she has mastered the foreign language, you can have her get a driver's license. Then, you can let her drive the family car to buy groceries. This will save her the money she would have to pay for a rental car. It would be a lot of money a month."
"Ah? Me? Taking a driver's license test? No, I can't do that." Zhao Dahua waved her hands hurriedly, looking timid and afraid. "I've already planted rapeseed in the yard. It won't be long before it grows."
"We still have to buy meat, eggs, and daily necessities," Huang Wanzhen encouraged her with a smile, "Don't be afraid, this car is second-hand. Just practice more in the yard. Even if it gets scratched, it's okay. We won't feel bad."
Huang Dachui, who was originally tinkering with the car, jumped over when he heard Huang Wanzhen say that. "Boss Huang, I'll practice and get my driver's license. Once I pass, I can drive Dahua to the market to buy things."
Huang Wanzhen asked with a smile, "Didn't you say you wanted to build an adobe house in the yard to raise some burrowing fish when the weather gets cold?"
Huang Dachui was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head with a smile, "It's still a long time before the weather gets cold, I will practice driving first, and then build a house after I'm done practicing." Huang Dachui was very nervous, but looking at such a big guy, he felt itchy in his heart, and he couldn't suppress his thoughts.
"Okay, you and Dahua can learn together. One person is enough to buy vegetables. It would be a waste of manpower if two people go."
Unexpectedly, Huang Wanzhen agreed so quickly. Huang Dachui smiled, clenched his fist, and jumped three feet high, "Yeah! Mr. Huang is smart!"
Since having a car, traveling has become convenient. On weekends, Huang Wanzhen often takes Dahua to the market or supermarket. At the beginning, Huang Dong also went with them twice, but later her feet couldn't bear it anymore, so she stopped going.
After her life became stable, Huang Wanzhen had time to care about Zhenzhen. She asked Zhenzhen whether she liked the new school and whether she was bullied or discriminated against at school.
Zhenzhen blinked her big eyes and said, "No one bullies me. I am always the best in both handicraft and academic subjects. The teachers like me very much."
Huang Wanzhen then asked, "Have any children looked down on you or said unpleasant things to you?"
Zhenzhen half tilted her head back and thought for a while before saying, "A few people ignored me, saying I was different from them, but I still don't like paying attention to them. They can't do anything as well as I do, and they act so superior. I don't want to play with them. I like playing with Jenny and Aiden."
Zhenzhen counted on her fingers and said, "Jenny's handicrafts are very good, and Aiden is very smart and good at arithmetic."
"Oh! Do they like playing with you?"
Zhenzhen's eyes suddenly turned into crescents. "I like it! They like playing with me and they praised my beautiful clothes. They asked me where I bought them. I told them my aunt is a designer and that she designed all my clothes for me."
"I also told them that my Aunt Dahua cooks delicious Chinese food, a hundred times better than the food in Chinese restaurants. They all wanted to come to our house for dinner. But I didn't agree."
"Aunt, can I invite them to our house for dinner?"
"Of course," Huang Wanzhen said, touching Zhenzhen's head. "Next time you have something like this, you can just ask your aunt directly. This is also your home. If your friends come over to play, your aunt and grandma will be very welcome."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
