165 I want my grandma to hear the sound of the sea
Going to the capital to showcase your products requires some preparation.
Su Taotao rushed out a factory and product introduction last night, adding a few products that have not yet been launched on the market. She also drew a brochure together with the first product for product promotion, and asked Xiao Lu to rush it to the printing factory for urgent delivery, and it must be delivered to the train station before 5 pm.
Everything in the factory has been arranged. Xia Zhiqiu and Aunt Zhong will temporarily act as factory managers. We can ask them for advice on anything. As long as production is normal and quality control is done well, it will be fine. Now the team leaders of each group have been selected and will be responsible for the products of each group. Ensuring safe production is the most important thing.
Fu Yuanhang and Mumu helped to chop hundreds of coconuts in the factory. Their hands were numb. In the end, Su Taotao gave each of them fifty cents, which ruined their happiness.
An ordinary worker only earns about one yuan a day, excluding rest days. Fifty cents for two half-grown children for half a day is really a lot.
Even though Mumu was going to the capital for such a big thing, Aunt Zhong, who was struggling to make ends meet, only gave him one dollar as a reserve fund.
Aunt Zhong said that food, accommodation and travel expenses are included, and you don’t have to spend a penny. The last dollar is for emergencies, and you have to pay it back if you don’t use it.
Mumu wished he could find something urgent to do and spend the money.
Mr. Mo is better off, with ten yuan, but it is also reserve money, and he has to return it if he doesn't use it.
When Mr. Mo touched the big bundle of money, he sighed that he had not seen such a large amount of money in his pocket for a long time.
Both father and son were in dire straits. Their combined piggy banks were not as rich as Fu Yuanhang's, because Fu Yuanhang had received his monthly allowance, which, combined with the royalties from his cover painting and the pocket money he had saved from last month, made him have a little more than Mo Gong and his son combined.
In short, this is Mumu’s sad story, so let’s not talk about it.
However, Aunt Zhong secretly gave Su Taotao a hundred yuan: "My husband is always forgetful. No matter how much money he has, he never has any left. Please help me keep this. You can spend it on the way. And Mumu, you can pay for his share from here. Don't pay by yourself. I will give you more when I come back."
Normally, Aunt Zhong would not care about Mo Gong when she did not take the children out. As a grown-up, he could always solve problems. If he needed to spend a lot of money, the company would help to pay for it and he could just make up for it when he came back. No matter how much money Mo Gong had, it would not be enough to make up for what he lost.
Su Taotao knew Aunt Zhong's character, so she didn't bother to be polite with her. She just held it for her and would return it to her when she came back if she didn't need it.
Su Taotao arranged the factory's affairs, and went to the Yuhong class with Fu Yuanhang to pick up Fu Haochen and take him to the cafeteria for lunch, then went home to pack up.
When going on a long trip and returning to your hometown, there are really a lot of things that need to be packed.
Before cleaning up, Su Taotao called two young gentlemen to a meeting:
"Children, you must control the size of your bags. Apart from a change of clothes, only bring things that you can carry yourself. We will not help you carry them. Once your bags are full, you can't put any more.
Xiaohang needs to pack all the things he needs, including clothes and toiletries, and he needs to pack as much as he can carry. Do you understand?"
The two children saluted Su Taotao in unison: "Report to Mommy/Sister-in-law~~ I understand~~"
Su Taotao clapped her hands and said, "Let's start packing now and get moving!"
"It's so good~~ Mommy/sister-in-law~~"
The two children went to the bathroom to pack their toiletries first.
Nowadays, you need a ticket to buy a towel, and guesthouses don’t even have disposable items. You have to bring your own things when you go out, except for the quilt and pillow.
Fortunately, it is summer and not many clothes are needed. The clothes for the two children are almost all bought as brothers. White shirts and green military uniforms are their favorites, so these two sets must be brought.
The two children tacitly agreed to only bring these two sets of clothes for changing.
Considering that clothes would get wrinkled when sleeping, Fu Yuanhang discussed with Chen Chen: "How about we use another set of old clothes as pajamas?"
Chen Chen nodded: "It's delicious~~ little corn~~"
So the two children went and found their oldest set of clothes to take with them.
Chen Chen had a dilemma when packing his "treasures". He wanted to take this and that, and his small schoolbag was no longer able to fit them all.
"Uncle~~Can you bring someone to me~~" Chenchen handed the big conch to Fu Yuanhang.
Fu Yuanhang frowned and discussed with him: "This is too heavy. It's not convenient to take it out. Can we not take it with us?"
Chenchen puffed up his cheeks and said, "Kesu~~Kesu~~I want grandma~~to listen to the sound of the sea~~That's where grandpa works~~"
Chenchen knew that grandma had never seen the sea, nor had she seen the lighthouse that grandpa guarded, because since he could remember, grandma had never traveled far, and there was no view of the sea in Qinglian County.
Fu Yuanhang almost lost his defense after hearing what Chenchen said.
In fact, Su Taotao once told Chenchen in front of him that her father was a martyr and was buried in the Martyrs Cemetery. However, Chenchen at that time was completely different from what he is now. He was a little closed off and didn't care about what was happening in the outside world, so he didn't listen.
In the end, Fu Yuanhang said nothing, took the conch from Chen Chen's hand and put it in his schoolbag.
Chenchen clapped his hands happily, stood on tiptoe to take a paintbrush out of Fu Yuanhang's schoolbag, and put it in his own schoolbag: "Little uncle, help Chenchen carry the conch~~Chenchen, help little uncle carry this~~"
Fu Yuanhang: “…” You really know how to choose. Choose the one that is the lightest and takes up the least space.
Fu Yuanhang took the paintbrush back and said, "No need. There's still room in my uncle's schoolbag. You can take your own painting supplies."
After listening to this, Chenchen ran to get his painting supplies and stuffed them into Fu Yuanhang's schoolbag.
Fu Yuanhang: “???”
Chenchen blinked his big eyes, looking innocent and taking it for granted: "There's still room~~"
Fu Yuanhang: “…” Okay, it even has an erhua tone. I’ll help you recite it.
After the two children packed their things, Su Taotao was almost done too. In fact, it was Fu Zhengtu who packed it last night, and she just checked and added some more things.
I also brought some local specialties back to Zhou Linglan, but it wouldn't be easy for her to stay for long with the kids. Luckily I had sent a lot back before, so she didn't need anything, so I just brought some back as a token of my appreciation.
Aunt Zhong and Xia Zhiqiu also took some of their local specialties and asked Su Taotao to take them back for Zhou Linglan to taste. Although there weren't many things here and there, there was actually quite a lot to pack up.
It was still summer, and Su Taotao and Fu Zhengtu only brought enough clothes to change into. It would have been even worse if it was winter.
Su Taotao did not help the children check their luggage, but repeatedly emphasized that they were responsible for what they packed. If they found that something was missing when they arrived in the capital, they could not buy it again and had to check it themselves.
So the two children took turns checking each other's luggage and only went downstairs after confirming that everything was correct.
Bai Bai had to be sent to Aunt Zhong's house and asked Mo Jiazhe to take care of her for a few days.
In fact, sending it to Xia Zhiqiu's house could allow Dongdong to play with it for a few days, but Aunt Zhong's family has Dahei as a companion, so Chenchen "consulted" Baibai's opinion before deciding to send it to Aunt Zhong's house. Their family is also very "democratic" in treating dogs.
Everything was arranged. Fu Zhengtu and Mo Gong also came back from get off work early to prepare. They would take the base's shuttle bus to leave the island and catch the train.