What can a child think?
I'm not familiar with him, so I don't know him. Another thing is that before we even exchanged a few words, Xiao Zhang dragged me to the hotel.
After that, he took a shower, changed clothes, and waited for Su Qinghu and Ms. Meng to come back, so he had no time to care about Chen Lie.
Now that I am full and lying comfortably in bed, I don’t even think about displaying anything.
Su Qinghu saw the children blinking their eyes and understood. Seeing that Ms. Meng had finished her bath, she urged the children, "Hurry up and take a bath. Dadan, please look after Erdan and Duoduo."
Dadan responded and left with his men.
Su Qinghu watched Ms. Meng wipe her hair, then sat cross-legged on the bed and asked her, "Mom, we're leaving for Hangzhou tomorrow morning. Besides your doctor friends, have you thought about which friends you'll see again?"
Ms. Meng paused while wiping her hair, thought for a moment, and said, "To be honest, I'm not sure if they're still in Hangzhou."
"They are about my age and should have mostly retired. Those with more education and knowledge may have been rehired. I don't know if they are busy, but most of them will probably follow their children's job transfers to other cities."
It's not easy for young people. They have to work and take care of children. They are too busy to handle many things. They don't feel safe asking someone they don't know. They feel at ease if the elderly at home are looking after them.
So, now I really can’t guarantee that my old friends are still in the city where we used to exchange letters.
Su Qinghu: "Then how about this, if you think of someone, we can go there to check. Even if they no longer live at the original address, maybe we can find out their new address. With new contact information, you can keep in touch through letters in the future."
In this era, once a person of good character makes friends, they are friends for life. Even if they haven't seen each other for many years, they will not feel unfamiliar when they meet again.
Su Qinghu envied the almost unadulterated friendships of this era, so she hoped that her mother-in-law could keep in touch with her friends.
Ms. Meng was a little tempted, but also a little hesitant. "This might be very troublesome. They don't live in a concentrated area..."
"What's the big deal? We have a car." Su Qinghu laughed, "Besides, I can't drive, and there's Xiao Zhang. He's like he has a map in his head, and he's better at finding people than me."
In those days, there were no mobile phones or the Internet, and the usual means of communication was letters. Even if there were landlines, they were not available everywhere and were really expensive.
That’s settled.
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Although Hangzhou has not been designated as a special economic zone, due to its long history and the fact that the locals are good at business, coupled with its proximity to Shanghai, the whole city has a modern and prosperous feel.
There is a lot of traffic and even the clothes people wear are bright and colorful.
"Wow, there are so many trees here!" Erdan exclaimed, leaning against the car window. "And there's so much water."
Qian Duoshu: "The air here is very humid." He said, then looked at Dadan, "Big brother, isn't it?"
Dadan had no choice but to open his eyes and nod. It was true that there were many trees and water here, but it was also wet, and he felt stuffy when he breathed.
Su Qinghu sat in the passenger seat and looked back at Dadan. "Can you hold on? If not, let's find a place to stop first. You can take a break and then we can go."
It had just rained here, and then suddenly the sky cleared up. The already high temperature, coupled with the high humidity, made it a bit stuffy. It was Dadan's first time in the south, so it was normal for him to feel overwhelmed for a while.
Dadan: "Let's go to where we live first."
The place where he lives can allow him to lie down and feel comfortable.
Su Qinghu nodded and said a few words to Xiao Zhang, asking him to speed up as steadily as possible.
Naturally, the closer to the city center the better the place to live. Su Qinghu is rich now, so he focuses on comfort when traveling. As for hard work... that goes against the essence of traveling.
Show relevant documents, pay money, check in, get room card and enter the room. The process was very quick.
Xiao Zhang originally wanted to tell Su Qinghu that he was going to stay in the small hotel nearby, but Su Qinghu refused, saying that staying here would make it easier for him to observe the people doing business.
Can this be refused?
I definitely couldn't refuse, so I just stayed there with peace of mind.
After the rest, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon. When Ms. Meng woke up from her nap, Su Qinghu was packing the things he had bought.
Seeing her mother-in-law wake up, Su Qinghu glanced at the children. Seeing that they were still sleeping soundly, she lowered her voice, "I bought some candies and cakes, as well as some Guoguang apples. I've divided them into equal portions. Xiao Zhang will come and help carry them to the car later. You can use these as gifts when you go to meet your friends."
The retail price of Guoguang apples is one yuan per pound. She bought seven pounds, which contains 20 apples, and packed two apples into each portion, which was just enough to divide them evenly.
Ms. Meng was just thinking the gift was a bit expensive when she heard Su Qinghu say, "Your generation is used to being frugal, and there are many things you can't afford to buy or eat. Adults can control themselves, but children can't resist these things. I made some money this time, so I bought some of these for you. It's also a little surprise for your friend's child."
"Anyway, don't think this is for adults to eat."
After Su Qinghu finished speaking, he packed the things and pointed to the 10 paper bags. "If Xiao Zhang is in a hurry, you should be able to visit ten friends, but at least four or five should be enough. You should take all these with you so that you don't need them if you are not busy."
Ms. Meng was surprised by Su Qinghu's familiarity with the ways of the world and was also touched by her thoughtfulness.
But the touching feeling is still to come.
Su Qinghu pointed at her wallet again and said, "You were sleeping just now, so I didn't disturb you. I put 300 yuan under your bag. If anyone is in trouble, you can help them out. If it's still not enough, come back and tell me, and I'll get you more."
My mother-in-law, Ms. Meng, is an old revolutionary. Everyone she knows is also an old revolutionary. She is willing to spend money on such people.
These days, many people are working class, earning only so much each month. Apart from household expenses, there's not much left to save. Prices have been rising sharply in the past two years, especially. Su Qinghu knows that inflation will accelerate even faster in the next two or three years.
This is a blow to the working class.
The old revolutionaries were used to being frugal and thrifty, and they had also suffered hardships in the past, so they thought that as long as they had enough to eat, they did not pay much attention to whether the food was nutritious or not.
As we age, our bodily functions decline, and the pain we once endured quickly surfaces. And these days, once someone gets sick, it's a burden the whole family can't bear...
Su Qinghu can make money himself, so when there are things more important than money, money is sometimes not so important.
Money can be more effective in emergency situations.
Ms. Meng opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't. In the end, she just nodded solemnly and accepted the money given by Su Qinghu with peace of mind.
When they took the things out, Xiao Zhang was already waiting. Su Qinghu gave him the things and gave him a few instructions before returning to the room and leaning against the window to watch them go away.
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