Cao Shujie smiled: "Old Ding, those who leave are those who can't hold on like me, and those who can hold on are the elites."
"Hey, looking at your clothes, you're not telling the truth." Lao Ding poked his head out and asked him how he got here.
"I drove here, Lao Ding. I don't want to come here to register. Can the car be driven in?" Cao Shujie said.
When Lao Ding heard what Cao Shujie said, he was a little embarrassed and said to Cao Shujie: "Now the community is strict, and outside vehicles are not allowed to park in the community. You park your car to the right of the door and drive 30 meters west. There is a public park there."
Many of the parking spaces are empty. You can walk into the community. Our community is not big anyway, there are only a dozen buildings."
What Lao Ding said was very honest. Cao Shujie vaguely remembered that this happened. It seemed that an outside car hit two people in the community, so this ban was issued. He couldn't remember the specific circumstances.
Could this have happened again?
Thinking about it in his heart, Cao Shujie didn't make things difficult for him, so he took Mengmeng's hand to the car and took his son out of the car. His wife followed him down.
Cao Shujie pointed out the place to Song Baoming and asked him to stop the car.
Song Baoming also obeyed, and soon he parked the car and came back.
Cao Shujie and the others then walked into the community together.
Passing by the security room, Cao Shujie pointed to Lao Ding in the security room and introduced him to his wife.
"Go in quickly and call me if you need anything," Lao Ding said.
He looked at the backs of Cao Shujie's family and recalled that when they lived here before, two figures from different time periods overlapped in his impression. He could clearly feel the huge changes in Cao Shujie and his wife, but what exactly was different?
, but can’t tell.
Moreover, they all have a second child, but there is no look of confusion or sadness on their faces, which shows that they are living a pretty good life.
very nice!
Song Baoming was holding something behind, Cao Shujie was holding his son Cao Yirui, and Cheng Xiaolin was holding the hand of his daughter Mengmeng, and walked into the community together.
Entering the community, Building 1 on the left is a 3-story building, which looks square and square. The first floor is a heating pump room and a tap water pressurization pump room. The second floor is a table tennis room for community residents to exercise. The third floor is
Office area used by the property.
Going further inside is a residential area.
One building is next to another, and each building has a different number of units.
At this time, Cao Shujie told Mengmeng and his son about the time they lived here before and what happened, as if they were walking through it all over again.
Mengmeng had no memory at all. He was too young at the time and his memory of this place was very vague.
I can't think of it, I don't even want to think about it.
Mengmeng also told her parents that this place is not as good as Caojiazhuang.
"Mom, look, those trees are wilted and have no energy at all." Mengmeng pointed to the green trees in the green belt and said.
Cao Shujie didn't want to correct her, nor did he think about what time it was. The sun was shining in August, and no one could stand it, let alone the green trees.
They came to the park in the middle of the community again, and Cheng Xiaolin found that the fitness equipment here was different from before. It looked quite new, and there were more tricks than before.
When Mengmeng saw these fitness equipment, she broke away from her mother's hand and ran over to play with them.
When Cao Yirui saw his sister running over, he wanted to play too, kicking his calves hard to get out of his father's arms.
Cao Shujie and Cheng Xiaolin did not rush them, for fear that their son would lose his footing and fall, so Cao Shujie was still protecting him from behind.
A row of awnings has been built on the north side of the park. There are many children playing there, and some adults are standing and sitting nearby, watching the children.
Cao Shujie glanced around and found no one familiar.
Thinking about it, he was busy with work most of his life and neglected to discipline Mengmeng.
His wife spends even more time raising children.
After a while, Cheng Xiaolin said to her husband: "Shujie, I seem to see an acquaintance. I'll go over and say hello."
Cao Shujie took a closer look at the people under the awning. He found that there was still a familiar face that he didn't recognize, which was a bit embarrassing.
"You go ahead, I'll watch them both." Cao Shujie said.
Cheng Xiaolin walked toward the awning, and Cao Shujie noticed that a middle-aged woman under the awning also stood up and walked towards them.
Sure enough, his wife came closer and called "sister-in-law", and then saw the two of them chatting enthusiastically.
Cao Shujie looked confused. He seemed to have some impression of that person.
After a while, he saw his wife and the middle-aged woman walking over together.
"Oh, Linlin, your eldest son is already so old, and you have given birth to a second child. It's great that you have two children." This middle-aged woman was a little envious.
Cao Shujie thought to himself: "I envy you, you can have a baby too."
"Shujie, this is my sister-in-law from Unit 1 of Building 15. I used to take care of the children with my sister-in-law. Her son is about the same age as our Mengmeng." Cheng Xiaolin introduced her husband.
Cao Shujie really couldn't remember any more information, but that didn't stop him from calling her sister-in-law.
"Have you just arrived? Have you eaten? I'll treat you tonight." the middle-aged woman said.
Suddenly I saw my neighbor who used to babysit with me, and she seemed very enthusiastic.
Cao Shujie felt a little unbearable.
Cheng Xiaolin said to her: "Sister-in-law, we came here after dinner. My eldest brother just went on summer vacation. She wanted to come and see the national flag being raised in Tiananmen Square. We thought we wouldn't come back for many years, so we happened to come over and have a look."
"Isn't that right? After you moved away, I lost someone to talk to. Linlin, where did you go? How are you doing now?"
It seemed like a repetitive question, but it carried the old neighbor's concern for them.
Cheng Xiaolin chatted with her again, and Cao Shujie was busy seeing the children again.
Unconsciously, more than ten minutes passed. Mengmeng had had enough of playing with these fitness equipment, and she wanted to go to other places to check out.
After hearing this, Cheng Xiaolin said to the middle-aged woman: "Sister-in-law, let's go somewhere else first and come back to you later."
"Linlin, we agreed that you can't leave secretly. By the way, has your phone number changed? Leave your new phone number to me." As she spoke, the middle-aged woman stood in front of Cheng Xiaolin.
It meant that Cheng Xiaolin would not be allowed to leave unless she gave her her cell phone number.
Cheng Xiaolin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she also felt the enthusiasm of her old neighbor. Then she gave her her mobile phone number, and the middle-aged woman even called her in person to confirm.
"I also changed my mobile phone number. This one is bundled with my home broadband. I don't need the previous one," the middle-aged woman said.
Cheng Xiaolin felt very cordial when she heard what she said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, otherwise, I will treat you to dinner at noon today."
"Not at noon, I have to pick up the kids, and your eldest brother hasn't come back yet. Let's do it in the evening. I'll treat you tonight." This is what the middle-aged woman said.
But Cheng Xiaolin told the other party that they had other things to do during their trip and were going to visit other places this afternoon.
Hearing what Cheng Xiaolin said, she saw that they were not joking. The middle-aged woman was a little reluctant and had a lot to say.
"Then another day, I'll call you then," she said.
…
After saying goodbye to each other, Cheng Xiaolin told her husband that the middle-aged woman just now was named Qi Hongfang and lived in Unit 1 of Building 15.
"I remember her partner drives a taxi, but I don't know what she is doing now?" Cheng Xiaolin said.
"When you said that, I was a little impressed." Cao Shujie said.
The couple talked and brought Mengmeng and Ruirui to Building 16 unknowingly.
Finally arriving at the door of unit 3, Cheng Xiaolin pointed to the closed door of the unit and said to the siblings: "Mengmeng, Ruirui, we used to live in this unit."
Mengmeng took a closer look and found nothing different. She didn't believe it: "I didn't see it."
Hearing what her daughter said, Cheng Xiaolin laughed: "Mengmeng, what do you want to see?"
Mengmeng was immediately stunned by the question, and she didn't know what she wanted to see.
Before coming, Cheng Xiaolin wanted to come over and have a look, but when she got here, she felt that it was just that.
Mengmeng also felt that it was not interesting here. After they looked at it for a while, Mengmeng took the initiative to mention that she wanted to leave. She wanted to go to those scenic spots, not these boring places.
Cao Shujie thought that it wouldn't be a problem to bask in the sun all the time. He also suggested going to other places. A visit should not be just for nostalgia.
"As long as you can, tell me where to go?" Cheng Xiaolin asked her husband.
Cao Shujie thought for a while and said: "It's such a hot day, let's go indoors."
This place is not far from the Science and Technology Museum. After some discussion, the couple decided to take Mengmeng there to have a look.
When Mengmeng heard about the science and technology museum, she was very curious and readily agreed.
After leaving Xingheyuan Community, Song Baoming drove them to the Science and Technology Museum.
The location of this place is a bit out of the way, but it's not hard to find, and there are quite a lot of activities. For children, this place is a good place to play, but it's a bit unnecessary for adults.
After Cao Shujie and the others came over, they even found a tour guide who could explain.
Another disadvantage is that Cao Shujie thinks it's better to go indoors when it's hot, but others think so too.
So much so that when they bought their tickets and entered the venue, the queue at the door was still noisy. There were groups and individual visitors, and it was hard to tell them apart.
It might be an exaggeration to say there are huge crowds of people, but it’s really not an exaggeration.
After entering, there are indeed many projects, but because of the large number of people, you have to queue up and take your time for every project that you can try or experience up close.
"What a mistake." Cao Shujie said.
Cheng Xiaolin didn't care, spending time with her children was like this, she was used to it.
Seeing that Mengmeng was looking at it with great interest, she didn't nag her and kept walking behind.
Robot exhibition area, 4G communication exhibition area, space theme, aviation technology, etc., as well as a simulated space laboratory.
At the back, Cao Shujie was just holding his son while his wife led Mengmeng around.
His son Cao Yirui kept twisting and turning in his arms. Everything in the science and technology museum was new to him.
Song Baoming, TOEFL, also came in behind, helped Cao Shujie carry his things, and also took a look at the various projects in the science and technology museum.
He thought this place was quite interesting, but it would make him numb after seeing it too much. He might as well take a look at the outdoor tourist attractions.
I just don’t know if the boss can climb the Great Wall?
He hasn’t been there yet!
He has never been to the Forbidden City or seen the flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square.
After calming down, Song Baoming felt that following Cao Shujie around, he saw a lot of scenery he had never seen before, met many big names who had only appeared in the news before, and saw those scenic spots that originally appeared in textbooks.
Coupled with the not-so-small salary and comprehensive benefits, this job is actually really good.
They spent the whole morning wandering around the Science and Technology Museum, but for Cao Yirui, his favorite thing was actually the children's playground on the first floor.
However, there are so many themed items to see on the upper floors that Mengmeng doesn’t want to leave.
No matter what, Cao Yirui also followed them to read the upper floors. They originally wanted to go to the children's theme park on the first floor to play for a while, and the adults could also take a rest.
But after coming down from upstairs, everyone felt hungry.
Looking at the time again, it's almost 12 o'clock.
When Cao Shujie asked them, he thought he should eat some food first or continue playing and go for a walk later.
As a result, Mengmeng, who had been having the most fun just now, was the first to surrender, hugging her belly and shouting: "Mom, Dad, I'm so hungry, let's go eat."
"Okay, should we go to the basement level or eat outside?" Cao Shujie asked her.
Cheng Xiaolin didn't let them go in a hurry. She went to explore the situation first. When she went there, she saw that there were so many people queuing up to buy food, so she immediately backed down.
When she saw her husband after going up, she told him. Cao Shujie also felt that it was better not to go down and join in the fun. They left the science and technology museum directly and went to eat outside.
In the afternoon, they went to the aquarium together which was not far away.
Mengmeng really had a lot of fun this day.
Even though her tired legs were numb in the end and she couldn't walk anymore, Mengmeng still didn't want to go back to the hotel. She thought it was better to go outside.
When she got in the car, she told her mother Cheng Xiaolin that it was a wise decision for her to finish her summer homework before going out to play.
"Mom, I can play whatever I want. Shall we watch the national flag raising tomorrow morning? Or the day after tomorrow?" Mengmeng also had her own plan.
Cao Shujie also told her to go any day, as long as the weather was good.
The temperature in Beijing is very high during this period, and the weather is not very good either. Sometimes it is cloudy, sometimes it rains lightly, and sometimes it is windy.
When they came out of the aquarium, Mengmeng gestured with her arms to the big fish she just saw: "Oh my God, it's so big. I must tell grandma when I go back that you can eat that big fish with just one mouth."
Got me."
Cao Shujie saw his daughter playing tricks there, but ignored her and continued walking forward.
They were planning to find something delicious to eat in the evening, but Cheng Xiaolin rejected their plan to go out at night.
She was so tired that Cheng Xiaolin now felt her legs were numb and couldn't walk. She felt that the distance she had walked on this day was her entire journey in a month, which was incredible.
When Cao Shujie saw his wife like this, he smiled and said that she had to exercise hard, otherwise she would definitely not be able to look like this now.
"I'll take two days off before exercising again, but now I can't even pick up chopsticks." Cheng Xiaolin muttered.
