They got off the bus at Tiananmen Square and viewed the Monument to the People's Heroes and Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall. Lin Xiuyao and his family even took a photo. They had lunch at Wangfujing Snack Street, and Lin Xiuyao let them explore on their own, as the street also had many shops.
He sent Kang Kang home, and after returning, he took them to the Forbidden City. They stayed there until five o'clock, went to eat hot pot hot pot, and went home after dinner.
Su Qingmeng was watching TV. "Have you eaten?"
"Um."
She looked at her eldest brother's family and asked, "Are you having fun?"
Zhang Wangyue had a smile on her face. It was her first time in the capital. "I'm happy. The capital is different." But the two children looked tired and listless.
Su Qingmeng said, "They must be tired. Why don't they go and take a rest?" It was a hot summer day and they had been outside in the sun all day.
Sister-in-law: "Is there any hot water? I'll wipe them down." She didn't want to go to the bathhouse anymore, it was such a waste of money. She had just taken a bath yesterday, so she could just wipe them down today.
Lin Xiuyao went to boil water. Now everyone at home uses an aluminum kettle to boil water on the gas stove.
Zhang Wangyue asked, "Sister-in-law, are you staying at home now?"
Su Qingmeng didn't understand, "Yeah."
Zhang Wangyue's tone was subtle, "You have such a high level of education, if you don't go to work, isn't it a waste of studying?" She felt that her sister-in-law was wasting her talents. She saw that her brother-in-law usually took care of the children, and she was not busy but did not go to work.
Su Qingmeng, "I am writing a book at home now. I can arrange my time freely and take care of my children. I can also earn hundreds of dollars a month." She has no intention of showing off, but she can't be looked down upon by others. However, she doesn't want to tell others her real income either.
Zhang Wangyue was embarrassed. She didn't know Su Qingmeng was writing and thought she was just at home taking care of the children. "That's great." Her salary was several times hers. She asked again, "We're going back to our hometown. Do you want to come with us?"
Su Qingmeng shook her head. She had no attachment to the Songjiang Brigade. As long as Lin Xiuyao didn't ask her to, she wouldn't take a train for more than a day to go back.
To prevent Zhang Wangyue from asking too many questions, she said, "Sister-in-law, your hometown is in the south, right? Now that you've followed your elder brother through his career change, it won't be easy for you to see your parents in the future."
Transportation is inconvenient now. It is not easy for her to go back home from the southernmost part of China to the northernmost part. She also doesn’t have a smartphone, so she can’t usually video chat with her parents.
Zhang Wangyue looked downcast. "Yeah, it's too far." Her family was in Yang City, Guang Province. She had originally chosen Lin Xiuhe because he had no parents, so she wouldn't have to return home to care for them. She hadn't expected so many people to be laid off this time, and most would be reassigned to their hometowns for resettlement.
He wanted Lin Xiuhe to think of a way to stay in the local area, but he said that he could not cause trouble for the army and he had to obey whatever the army arranged. If he did not follow the rules and went wherever he wanted, it would be a mess.
Zhang Wangyue was furious. She could see that Lin Xiuhe didn't want to stay in the south at all. He wanted to return to his hometown. She should have asked before getting married. She had assumed that since his parents were gone, he could stay in Yang City to develop his career. But he didn't think so.
Thinking of this, she was no longer in the mood to ask. After the water was boiled, she went to give the child a bath. Su Qingmeng shrugged. It would have been better if it had been like this earlier. She didn't like people who had no sense of boundaries.
Lin Xiuhe said to his brother, "I bought a ticket for tomorrow afternoon. Let's go to your shop in the morning." Seeing Lin Xiuyao nod, "Then I'll go back too."
They were the only ones left in the living room. Su Qingmeng asked, "Are you tired?"
Lin Xiuyao, "It's okay. I didn't follow them all the time. I let them wander around on their own."
"Just now, my sister-in-law asked us if we should go back to our hometown together. Do you want to go back?" If Lin Xiuyao missed home, she would accompany him.
Lin Xiuyao was in a daze for a moment. He hadn't thought about his hometown for a long time. When he first came to Beijing, he thought about going back to the village during the holidays. Now he didn't feel anything like that. Every year before the Chinese New Year, after mailing the New Year gifts, it was like completing a task, and he had no worries in his heart.
Indeed, there was no one in Songjiang Village that he cared about anymore. Now all he thought about was his wife and children. He hugged Su Qingmeng and said, "I don't want to think about it. Wherever you are is my home."
Kang Kang saw his parents hugging each other and quickly went over to join them, "I want a hug too."
Lin Xiuyao picked him up and held his wife and child in his arms, as if he was holding his whole world.
The next day, Lin Xiuyao took his elder brother to the store, and Zhang Wangyue followed out of curiosity. Kang Kang saw his father pushing a motorcycle, ran over and hugged Lin Xiuyao's thighs, "Dad, I want to go with you."
Su Qingmeng pulled him back. The three of them on the motorcycle were already quite crowded, but he was still trying to join in the fun. This kid had been following Lin Xiuyao to the store once before, and he'd always followed him whenever he saw him pushing a cart. He didn't know what was so fun about a clothing store.
"Kang Kang, today's task has not been completed yet. You should study hard at home." Kang Kang looked at his mother's serious expression and came back obediently.
Su Qingmeng was alone at home taking care of three children. She felt overwhelmed just thinking about it. "What do you want to play?"
Lin Xuan said, "Aunt, I want to watch TV." Lin Meng also looked eager. Before, only two families in the staff quarters had TVs, so they could watch it for a while in the evening.
Su Qingmeng turned on the TV. The children's program "Black Cat Sheriff" was playing. She put snacks on the table for them and said, "Call me if you need anything." Seeing the two of them nod obediently, she took Kang Kang to the east wing.
"It's time to study. Let's read a book." Kang Kang followed obediently. He was a child who loved to study. Su Qingmeng told him a story from a picture book. "Today we're talking about the three little pigs. Once upon a time..."
The three of them arrived at a store in Xidan. The first floor was women's clothing, and the second floor was accessories. The store was decorated in an elegant style, spacious and bright. There were several plastic models behind the transparent window. The clothes they wore were fashionable and eye-catching.
My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
