Ouyang Bo suggested while driving, "Why don't you just deposit the red envelopes you just received in the county town?"
"I guess so," Xiang Jin took out the red envelopes and began to count the money inside.
After a while, Ouyang Bo asked, "How much is the total?"
Xiang Jin said, "Grandma Mo gave five thousand, grandma gave five thousand, and Uncle Tao gave five thousand."
Ouyang Bo was surprised, "Oh, what a big deal?!"
Xiang Jin said, "Yeah, I didn't expect them to give so much."
Ouyang Bo can probably understand why they gave her such a big red envelope. One reason for Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng is that they like their own girls better, and the other is because they may also see that their girls are similar to Yan Chen.
That kind of relationship between them, so she loves the house and the womb. Maybe there are three because of her status as the boss, so there are too few to use.
The reason why her grandparents gave her such a big red envelope was simply because they felt they owed her and felt sorry that she had not grown up with them.
Although they recognized her back, she was already past the age of needing them, and she was already very promising, so they could only do their best for her in this way.
The reason why Uncle Tao gave her such a big red envelope was actually similar to that of Yan Chen and her grandparents. One was from the perspective of elders, of course it was all for Yan Chen's sake, and the other was that Xiang Jin was the boss.
, he is an employee, and since he is alone, he is not short of money even if he earns so much money, so he gave her a big red envelope.
So he said, "It's okay, just keep what they give you. After all, they are not short of money to spend. Isn't this their wish?"
"Yeah," Xiang Jin nodded, and then Ouyang Bo took her to the bank to deposit money. After depositing the money, they went to a nearby shopping mall to choose a thermos cup before driving back to the city.
When the brother and sister returned home, their mother was washing vegetables and cooking. Seeing Ouyang Bo come back with two big bags of bread, their mother was immediately surprised and said, "Oh my god, why did you buy so much bread?"
Ouyang Bo said, "You didn't buy this. Xiaojin baked it this morning. I brought some back for you, and we will bring some to eat on the road tomorrow."
"Oh, is that so?" Their mother asked after hearing this, "Have you had lunch?"
The brother and sister both shook their heads, indicating that they hadn't eaten yet.
Their mother said that they came back just in time. She was chopping vegetables and hadn't put the rice in to steam the rice yet. She asked them to rest for a while while she went to cook.
Xiang Jin grabbed her and said, "Don't go and do the work. I brought burgers and pizza back. Let's have this for lunch."
"Hamburger? Pizza? You can also cook these two things?" Her mother was surprised.
Xiang Jin said, "It's not difficult. As long as you have a baking oven, why don't you try my craftsmanship later?"
"Okay!" Her mother nodded with a smile on her face.
Then the brother and sister went to wash their hands, and the family of three came out and started eating burgers and pizza. After taking a bite, her mother nodded to Xiang Jin and said, "Yeah, it's delicious!"
Xiang Jin smiled and narrowed his eyes, "Is it delicious? It's delicious. Eat more later. I brought two back for each of you. Oh, it's Monday, why didn't you go to work?"
Her mother said, "I have transferred my shift. After you two went to the orchard that day, I have been working for the past few days, so I wanted to transfer it to today and tomorrow. I originally wanted to go to the supermarket in the afternoon to give
You buy some food to take with you on the road, and I go to the bakery to buy you some bread."
Xiang Jin said, "There's no need for bread. We can buy some eight-treasure porridge and mineral water then. The things on the truck are expensive."
Ouyang Bo's eyelids twitched, and he thought to himself: I only collected 15,000 yuan at that moment, and now I'm searching for it again. Alas...it's true that the richer you are, the more you search for it!
Xiang Jin's mother said, "Then we should buy some fruit and take it with us?"
Xiang Jin said, "Then buy some apples and pears."
Her mother said, "Forget the pears, I'll buy some apples, grapes, and some bananas then."
Xiang Jin said, "Wow, I bought so much, it will be hard to get it when the time comes."
Her mother said, "You don't need to take it. Your brother and your father are here. Xiaobo, when the time comes, free up your suitcase to put the food."
Ouyang Bo said, "No, Mom, my luggage is very big. If I put those fruits in it, it will be easily damaged by bumping around."
Her mother said, "Then use your backpack to put it in!"
Ouyang Bo said, "I need to pack clothes in my backpack, and my backpack needs to be packed with mine and my dad's. We are going to stay for several days, so we have to bring some changes of clothes. And it's not winter, it's winter."
In summer, a few sets of clothes don't take up much space, so you can't ask me to drag a big box, that would be overkill, right?"
Her mother said, "This won't work, and that won't work either. You guys will be in the car for nearly a day. Why don't you three of us eat something?"
Xiang Jin said, "Well, let's go to the mall in the afternoon and buy a smaller suitcase. Then we will put their clothes in it. As for his backpack and mine, we will use it to hold food, one for each."
The fruit, rice pudding and water are in one bag, and the bread is carried in a bag."
Ouyang Bo nodded, "I think in this business, my backpack will be filled with fruits, and Xiaojin's will be filled with eight-treasure porridge and a few bottles of water."
The three ladies ate, then went back to their rooms to rest for a while, and didn't go out together again until half past three in the afternoon.
They first went to the mall to choose a suitcase with a trolley, and then bought a few bottles of mineral water, a few boxes of eight-treasure porridge and some biscuits in the beverage area. Then they went to the fruit seller to pick some more fruits, and finally Xiang Jin
I went to a place that sells daily necessities and bought some shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and towels.
Ouyang Bo said, "You can buy these in Shanghai without too late."
Xiang Jin said, "It's okay, we have to buy things anyway. Since they are all in the mall, I will prepare them directly so as not to have to find a place when I go there.
These things are not heavy and don't take up much space. They can just be put in my suitcase. Besides, when we arrive in Shanghai, we still have to do some serious things, so how can we have so much free time for wandering around?"
Ouyang Bo thought of what she said about buying a house and a shop, so he nodded, "Okay, then you buy it, then you buy it, do you want to buy the washbasin, footbath, and washing basin?"
Xiang Jin said, "Isn't it difficult to take this? It's too big?"
Ouyang Bo said, "It's okay, it's okay, it's easy to get. I'll get it for you when the time comes."
Xiang Jin said, "Then I also need to buy a kettle."
Ouyang Bo looked a little embarrassed, "Then this will be difficult to get!"
Xiang Jin said, "Oh, forget it, I won't buy the basin and kettle for now. I'll buy them in Shanghai then."
Ouyang Bo nodded, "That's okay. When we look at houses and shops, there might be one on any street corner, so we'll buy it."
The three of them followed their mother to the cashier to check out. Their mother paid, while the brother and sister stood behind and acted as followers. After paying the bill, the family of three drove home.
Halfway through the car, Xiang Jin saw a place selling meat through the car window. Then Xiang Jin asked Ouyang Bo to pull the car over to the side of the road. Ouyang Bo asked her what was wrong?
Xiang Jin asked him, "Do you want to eat meat?"
Ouyang Bo was confused when she asked, "Don't we eat meat every day?"
Xiang Jin's mother was also puzzled.
Xiang Jin said, "I mean we are on the train, do you want to eat meat?"
Ouyang Bo nodded without thinking, "Yes!"
Xiang Jin pointed to the meat stall not far away and said, "There are two meat sellers there, one sells beef, and the other sells pork. The beef seller, look, there is also a piece of beef tendon meat, and the pork seller
There were also two pig ears hanging there. We went to buy them and then braised them. How about eating them on the train?"
Ouyang Bo looked in the direction of her finger, and then he felt a little moved, but soon he became entangled again, "No, it's not easy to put it away, it will break easily."
Xiang Jin said, "I'll marinate it when I get back. Then I'll pick it up at night and put it in the refrigerator to refrigerate. I'll cut it up and take it with me tomorrow morning. We're in a soft sleeper, so at least there's a fan on the train, right?"
Our train will leave on time at 6:30 tomorrow, so the train won't be so hot when running, and it won't be bad at least until lunch time tomorrow.
Think about it, for nearly a day we can only eat that bread and that fruit, but they are all vegetarian. Don’t you think the taste is too monotonous?"
When Ouyang Bo heard this, he immediately nodded, "That's right. The key point is that after we get off the train, we probably won't be able to eat food of this taste there. It will take several days."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yes! You are only here for a few days, but I won't be able to eat for a long time."
Their mother saw the two of them singing and talking so pitifully, so she couldn't help laughing and scolding, "Two greedy cats, okay, I'll buy it for you," and then opened the door to get out of the car. Ouyang
Bo quickly stopped him, "Alas, alas, there are men present, why should a lady get out of the car? You two stay in the car, I'll go buy it!" He said and directly opened the car door, and then got out of the car.
superior.
After a while, Ouyang Bo came back carrying the piece of beef tendon and two pig ears.
In order to make the braised pork delicious, Xiang Jin and her mother immediately went to the kitchen to braise the beef shank and pig ears as soon as they got home, and then they started to pack things up.
In fact, the main thing was to organize the things they just bought. In addition, Xiang Jin's mother was helping her organize the things, while also checking the things she had packed before to see if there were any that were complete or missing.
The main thing was her admission notice and household registration file. After finally seeing that they were complete, her mother felt relieved.
"Mom, what kind of change of clothes does Dad want to bring? You can pack mine for him." Just as Xiang Jin closed the suitcase, Ouyang Bo's voice came in from outside.
"Oh, I got it, Xiaojin, mommy is going to pack some clothes for your daddy. What do you want to eat tonight? Tell mommy later and she will cook it for you." After saying that, her mom got up and walked outside.
.
"good!"
It is estimated that they will leave for Shanghai early tomorrow morning, so Xiang Jin's father came back early today, at six o'clock.
When he came back, he also brought a gift to Xiang Jin, a Motorola brand mobile phone.
"This will make it easier for you to contact your family in the future."
"Oh, you went to Communications City?" Xiang Jin's mother said after seeing it.
Xiang Jin's father said, "I got off work early today, so I asked Xiao Wang to go to Communications City to take a look."
Looking at the mobile phone, Xiang Jin said apologetically, "I have a mobile phone."
Both her father and her mother were startled. Her father's eyes clearly showed a look of loneliness, and her mother was surprised and said, "Have you bought a mobile phone?"
Ouyang Bo said, "Yan Chen gave it to her."
"Yan Chen sent it to us? Has he come to our place?" Xiang Jin's mother asked again.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yeah, but I'm going back today. The flight will leave at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Oh," their parents nodded after staring at her for a while, followed by her mother and turned directly to the kitchen to continue preparing dinner, while her father directly handed the phone to Ouyang Bo.
, "Since your sister already has a mobile phone, you can use this phone."
Ouyang Bo was very happy immediately. He took the phone and started playing with it. However, he heard their father say, "I haven't chosen a phone number yet. It's just a phone. I originally thought that your sister would do it there after she gets to Shanghai."
One."
Ouyang Bo was still very happy, "It's okay, I'll just go to my school and apply for one."
Their dad nodded, and then asked Xiang Jin how everything was packed away.
Xiang Jin said, "Everything has been packed."
Her father nodded, and then went back to his room to change clothes, saying he wanted to let them have a taste of his craftsmanship.
Xiang Jin didn't have any objections. That's how she was. She was very hardworking and lazy. As long as someone was there to do the work, she could do it.
She just thought that her parents were going to ask her why Yan Chen gave her a mobile phone, but neither of them asked. This made her feel a lot more comfortable, and she also felt that this family was quite open-minded.
Their dinner was not very sumptuous, just five dishes, one soup and six dishes, but it was quite generous. Three of the dishes were made by their father, and the other two dishes and one soup were made by their mother. However,
The whole family had a great time eating.
At night, after washing, Xiang Jin was lying on the bed. Suddenly her mobile phone on the bedside table rang. She reached out and picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Are you asleep?" Yan Chen's voice came from the other end of the phone.
Xiang Jin said, "Not yet. I was just lying on the bed. Where are you?"
"I just finished washing and was about to lie down on bed. Did you go out in the afternoon?"
"Well, I went to buy some things. Did you call me?"
"Well, I called your cell phone and it was turned off. I called your landline and no one answered."
"My mobile phone is out of battery. I didn't know if it was in my bag. I only found it when I came back, so I charged it quickly. Is your grandpa back?"
"Well, I'm back. At the invitation of Han Che and his uncle and nephew, the family had dinner at their Chinese restaurant in the evening. I came back at half past seven, and then talked to grandpa alone for a while.
Have you packed everything? Have you put away your admission notice and portfolio?"
"Well, everything is packed and put away. My mother even checked it over for me. How about you, how many things have you packed?"
"It's okay, just some summer clothes and a few sets of winter clothes. Have you brought any winter clothes?"
"I brought them. I heard that winter in Shanghai is quite cold, so I brought a few sets from inside to outside and packed them in a big box."
Yan Chen chuckled lightly on the other end of the phone, "It's okay, bring more with you. You are not used to the climate in the south. I heard that the cold there is damp and cold, not dry and cold like us in the north."
"Um!"
"Have you prepared cold medicine?" Yan Chen asked again.
Xiang Jin said, "I'm ready, what about you? Are you ready?"
"I'm not prepared, I'm fine."
"You should actually prepare some."
"Then I'll go to the capital to prepare some, Xiang Jin?!"
"Um?!"
"No cold or frozen food is allowed!"
"Well, I didn't eat it!"
"Be good, I'll mail you Beijing's specialty snacks when the time comes."
“Then I want to eat Quanjude’s roast duck!”
"The roast duck in Quanjude must be freshly roasted to be delicious. When you come to the capital, I will treat you to it."
"good!"
"Xiang Jin?!"
"Um?!"
"If you want to miss me, think about me every day!"
"Well, then you must miss me too!"
"I miss you all the time! God knows how much I don't want to be separated from you, not even for a moment! I wish I could have graduated from college now!"
"Nonsense, study there well! Don't flirt with women! If girls come to talk to you and express their desire to date you, you are not allowed to talk to them!"
Yan Chen said, "Well, I know, our jealous little one, don't forget that if boys come to strike up a conversation with you and want to pursue you, you are not allowed to ignore them!
If someone is stalking you, just reveal your identity to them and say that you are married to a famous woman. Your boyfriend is a top student at Peking University and is very handsome. If necessary, you can show them my photo.
look."
Xiang Jin laughed, "Smelly! Don't you never care about your appearance? Why are you so narcissistic now?"
Yan Chen said, "Isn't it because you are not with me? I am a little worried, what should I do if you are snatched away by others?"
Xiang Jin said, "As long as you don't betray the feelings between us, I won't be snatched away by others!"
"Okay, it's a deal!"
“It’s a deal!”
"Okay, it's getting late. You should go to bed early. You have to get up early tomorrow. I'll call you tomorrow."
"Okay, good night!"
"Good night!"
Xiang Jin put down the phone, turned off the light, and immediately lay down. She fell asleep in a short time.
Early the next morning, at just five o'clock, Xiang Jin was woken up from bed by her mother to have breakfast.
Xiang Jin leaned listlessly against the door frame of the kitchen with her pillow in her arms and said to her mother who was busy inside, "Why did you make breakfast? We can just eat something outside later. You have more to do."
Trouble!"
Her mother said, "What's the trouble? No trouble! I didn't make anything complicated, so I just gave you a bowl of dumplings."
"Have you made dumplings yet? When did you make them?"
Her mother said, "It was arranged yesterday morning. Go quickly, go wash up and eat, don't delay? We'd rather arrive early than hurry to avoid being in a hurry."
It’s on.”
"Oh, okay!" Xiang Jin yawned and turned around to go back to the house.
Even after eating and sitting in the car, Xiang Jin still looked a little sad. When her mother saw it, she comforted her and said, "It's okay. Can you sleep on the train later?"
Xiang Jin nodded. She had never gotten up so early before. Even when she was in high school and junior high school, she got up at six o'clock. Today it was an hour earlier. She was really not that old.
Habit, it seems that Yan Chen's worry yesterday was not unnecessary. If she were on her own, she would probably miss the time to board the bus.
But if she were on her own, she would definitely not choose to catch the bus so early. She would definitely choose a safer time, and maybe she would have set off yesterday.
At this moment, the cell phone she kept in her bag rang. She took it out and saw that it was Yan Chen calling her. Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she pressed the answer button.
"Hello?!"
"Get up?!"
"I've eaten breakfast and am on my way to the train station."
"Oh, it's still quite early. It seems I'm worrying too much."
"You have a ten o'clock flight, and you got up so early?"
Yan Chen said, "I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to get up, so I called you and called you."
"My mother called me!"
Xiang Jin heard a chuckle from Yan Chen on the other end of the phone, "Okay, then you should pay more attention to safety on the road. Be careful that there are many pickpockets at the train station and on the train."
"Yeah, I know," Xiang Jin raised his wrist and glanced at his watch, "It's still early, you can go back to sleep."
Yan Chen said, "I'm not going to sleep anymore. I'll run with grandpa for a while, then wash up, and then have breakfast with him. I guess that's about it."
"Your grandpa is over sixty and still running?" Xiang Jin was surprised.
Yan Chen said, "He runs, he runs every day, whether he is in the army or at home, whether it is sunny or rainy, he will run. Sometimes he will also follow the soldiers on cross-country trails with heavy loads."
Xiang Jin said, "Your grandpa's physical fitness is really good!"
Yan Chen said, "It's a result of years of training."
"That's right. Okay, then you go for a run. We'll be at the train station in a moment."
"good!"
Xiang Jin hung up the phone and when she looked up, she saw her mother looking at her with a strange look on her face, half-smiling but not smiling. Then she asked, "What for? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Her mother said, "No, no, I just think that Yan Chen is a really good kid. He even called you specifically to wake you up."
Xiang Jin changed his gaze and said, "He knows that I like to sleep in. Isn't he afraid that it will delay the business?"
"Well, yes, yes!" Her mother nodded in agreement.
Ten minutes later, Xiang Jin and the others arrived at the train station. It was exactly six o'clock, but there were already many people there. Many of them were carrying large snake cloth bags, and they were probably migrant workers.
Xiang Jin and his family walked through the center of the square with their things. Soon they arrived at the security check area, passed the security check there, and then arrived at the waiting hall. They sat there for a while, about five
After a few minutes, the staff started to check the tickets. Xiang Jin and the others got up and walked towards that place with their things.
Xiang Jin waved to her mother, "Mom, go back!"
"Oh, okay. If you go over there, you should pay more attention to your health and call back often." Her mother stood where she was and waved to her.
"Yeah, I know! You should pay more attention to your health at home, and go slower on the road when you go back."
"Oh, good!"
Xiang Jin and the others walked to the ticket check-in area, then each took out their tickets and cut them, then went inside and then went straight to the platform at the back. Her mother stood there until the three of them could no longer be seen, then turned and left.
Ticket check-in usually takes place five minutes in advance, so Xiang Jin and the others didn't rush too much. They found the train they were on and their location very smoothly.
After putting the things away, Xiang Jin quickly took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Yan Chen, "We have boarded the train."
It took about seven or eight minutes before she received Yan Chen's reply, "I was just washing up. How was the environment on the train?"
"It's okay. Ouyang Bo bought a soft sleeper. There are four berths in a box, divided into upper and lower berths. I live in the upper berth, and my dad and Ouyang Bo sleep in the lower berth. A hot water bottle is provided inside, and the environment is relatively quiet. Currently, there is another
No one from the bunk has arrived yet."
"Is it hot in the box?" Yan Chen asked.
Xiang Jin looked around and replied: "Our train is not bad, it has air conditioning."
"That seems pretty good, but you should still pay more attention to safety!"
"Well, I know, each box has a door, and it can be locked inside, so it should be relatively safe."
"Well, then you can have a good night's sleep."
"Well, I just need to catch up on some sleep. I got up a little early in the morning, and I'm still a little sleepy even now. Okay, I won't tell you anymore, I'll go take a nap first."
"good!"
Xiang Jin put away the phone and fell down on the bed, then said to his father and brother below, "I'm going to sleep for a while. Call me if you need anything?"
"Okay, go to sleep, I'll call you if something happens," their dad smiled, then picked up a newspaper and started reading.
Ouyang Bo said, "Then I'll take a nap, dad. Then you'll call me later?"
"Okay!" Their father responded without raising his head.
Xiang Jin slept for a long time and didn't wake up until the sun outside was too strong. Moreover, she was woken up by hunger. She lay on the bed for about five or six minutes before getting up.
Then she saw that the bed opposite was empty, and the quilts and pillows were stacked exactly as they were stacked before. Then she looked down and saw that her father and brother were both awake, so
She asked, "Are there just the three of us in our private room?"
Her father raised his head and said, "Are you awake? When you wake up, come down and have something to eat."
"Oh," Xiang Jin went down to the ground, and Ouyang Bo joked while getting her something to eat from his bag, "You can really sleep, and you slept until half the afternoon."
Xiang Jin put a plastic bag on his hand, then picked up a toothpick and put a piece of braised beef into his mouth, "What time is it now?"
Ouyang Bo showed her his watch, "It's already half past three."
"It's past three-thirty? Have I slept for so long?" Xiang Jin was a little surprised.
Ouyang Bo pursed his lips and nodded.
Xiang Jin took a few more chopsticks of beef and pig ears, then picked up a croissant to chew on, and also opened a can of eight-treasure porridge.
After eating and drinking, she planned to crawl back to the shop again. Ouyang Bo took an apple and banana and asked her, "Do you want some more fruit?"
Xiang Jin waved his hand, "No, I'm full!"
"Oh," Ouyang Bo put the bananas and apples back on the small table between him and his father, and then said, "Your cell phone rang."
"Oh, I got it," Xiang Jin crawled back to the shop, took out her mobile phone from her backpack and took a look. Sure enough, there were two missed calls and two unread text messages, one of which was from their home phone.
The first call was made by Yan Chen.
The call at home was probably from her mother, asking where they were, so she called back first. Sure enough, after a while, her mother's voice came from the other end of the phone, and sure enough, it was her mother.
Ask them where they are now?
Xiang Jin didn't know where she was now, so she asked Ouyang Bo and her father. Ouyang Bo couldn't answer where they were, or her father had gone somewhere, so Xiang Jin followed her father's words and answered her mother's question.
, and then her mother asked them how the environment on the train was?
Xiang Jin knew this, so she answered politely. Then Xiang Jin asked her mother if she had eaten the stewed vegetables in the refrigerator.
Her mother said not yet, and what she had for lunch was the leftover dishes from last night. Xiang Jin told her to eat them early, as it would not be good if they left them out for a long time. Her mother responded with "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", and then told them to
Since there is air conditioning in the truck, you should pay more attention to covering yourself with a quilt when sleeping to avoid catching a cold.
Xiang Jin agreed and then hung up the phone. Then she opened the two unread text messages. The text messages were from Yan Chen. The time of one was sent at 12:30. He told her that he had already
After getting off the plane, she and Uncle Tao took a taxi to Peking University. A message was sent to her not long ago, telling her that he had completed the admission procedures and was now going to the student dormitory with Uncle Tao.
Xiang Jin replied, "I have been sleeping before, and I just woke up and had something to eat. You go and do your work first. I will talk to you later."
After about five or six minutes, Yan Chen replied with the word "good" to her!
At 5:15 in the afternoon, Yan Chen sent a message, "Everything is done!"
Xiang Jin chased after a message and asked, "Tell me about the situation in your school?!"
Yan Chen said, “The school has a strong cultural atmosphere and a strong learning atmosphere, but the accommodation conditions are average. Many dormitories inside were built in the 1950s and have no balconies. There are rooms for four people and rooms for six people.
Yes, but our dormitory has a balcony and is a four-person room, but there is no air conditioning. There is a fan installed on the wall."
"Oh, it's not much different from high school, right? I don't know what the accommodation conditions in our school are like."
Yan Chen said, "Well, it's not much different from when I was in high school. The accommodation conditions in most schools should be similar, but it seems that Tsinghua University next door is a little better."
Xiang Jin joked, "Then do you regret not applying there?"
Yan Chen said, "No, I'm here to study, not to enjoy life. If I want to enjoy life, I can just choose a university in the provincial capital to study. It's close to home and I don't even have to live there."
From the school."
Xiang Jin said, "Well, you're right! Have you bought all the toiletries and bedding?"
"Well, I bought it! I was going out with Uncle Tao to prepare those things at that time, so I didn't reply to you in time."
"The beds are all made? Do you want to sleep on the upper bunk or the lower bunk?"
"Well, it's done. Let's sleep on the top bunk!"
"So are all your classmates in the dormitory here?"
"Two have arrived, and two more have not arrived."
"Oh, so, you have occupied a top bunk position. Are you at school now or outside? Where is Uncle Tao? Has Uncle Tao's hotel been booked?"
"Outside, eating with Uncle Tao. His hotel was already booked when we came out to buy toiletries. It's not far from our school."
"Oh, then you can eat. I won't disturb you anymore. We will talk after you go back to school in the evening."
"It's okay, the food hasn't been served yet. Uncle Tao is checking with the boss about the situation here. What about you, where are you now?"
Xiang Jin said, "I don't know either. I didn't even look out the window. My dad and brother are both asleep at the moment, so I can't ask."
"It's okay, as long as the road is safe! What did you eat for lunch? Bread and water? Or eight-treasure porridge and fruit?"
Xiang Jin said, "I ate eight-treasure porridge, some bread, some braised beef and braised pig ears, some braised dried beans, and a braised egg."
"Oh, life is not bad!"
Xiang Jin raised the corner of his mouth and typed with a proud look on his face, "That's right, I never treat my stomach badly. Oh, how is life in your school?"
"I don't know yet, I haven't even gone to the cafeteria to see it."
"Then you have to live a better life, we are not short of money!"
"Well, I know, don't worry, even if the school's food is not good, I won't treat myself badly. There are a lot of delicious snacks here. When you come, I will take you to eat them one by one."
"You just got there and you said it tastes delicious? You're lying!"
"Pig, if you haven't eaten pork, haven't you seen pigs running around? Although I have just arrived here and haven't gone to those stores yet, but I have eyes to see. Wherever the business in that store is booming, the food inside smells good.
It shouldn’t be too bad, the store we picked today at noon and now is very good.”
"That's right! Then you and Uncle Tao will go find a shop tomorrow?"
"Well, let's look for it first, but you may not be able to find it tomorrow. You may have to rely more on Uncle Tao."
"Well, I've made a plan. We'll report to work tomorrow morning, buy bedding, and then go shopping nearby in the afternoon. We'll look for houses and shops on the 28th and the next few days. But I think the ones in Shanghai are better than
BJ’s is easier to find because there are a lot of new houses built here.”