Xiaoyu ran out of the campus and saw Lin Jinshun waiting there at the school gate. She shouted happily,
"Grandpa, I passed the exam, and the teacher said I don't need to change classes."
When Lin Jinshun heard this, his wrinkled face was full of smiles, "Xiaoyu is awesome."
"Come on, let's go to a restaurant."
Lin Jin took Xiaoyu to eat stir-fried vegetables and asked for a fish.
After eating, I took the country bus home with my shopping.
Lin Jinshun looked at Xiaoyu's report card with a look of relief.
"Xiaoyu, grandpa wants to reward you."
He said to Xiaoyu, "Shall we go to the city for a trip?"
Xiaoyu's face suddenly lit up, "Grandpa, are you going to Bincheng where Gu Ping'an went?"
Lin Jinshun shook his head, "No, we will go somewhere else."
"Oh." Xiaoyu looked dark and a little disappointed.
"Grandpa paid your salary, and he took you to the amusement park in the city to let you see the world, and then bought you new clothes and shoes."
Xiaoyu said, "I don't want new clothes. I can still wear last year's clothes. There are school uniforms when school starts."
“Must buy.”
Lin Jinshun took his two months' salary and took Xiaoyu to the city and then to the amusement park.
There are basically children here. Xiaoyu is almost fourteen years old. She has grown suddenly this year and is now 1.6 meters tall. She rides on the slide with a group of children from kindergarten and elementary school.
"Grandpa, let's ride that carousel together." Xiaoyu pulled Lin Jinshun and ran to the carousel.
Lin Jinshun said, "Grandpa doesn't sit down, so you go and sit down. How old I am is making people laugh."
"Look there is an old woman up there, supporting her grandson."
In order for Lin Jinshun to sit down, Xiaoyu said, "You also go up and help me, otherwise I will be afraid."
"That little grandson looks like he's only two or three years old. How old are you?
?You still need my help?"
Xiaoyu's attitude was firm, "Grandpa, if you don't sit down, I won't either. You must have never sat on that one before. Let's all experience it."
After saying that, he insisted on pulling Lin Jinshun up.
A ride on the carousel costs 10 yuan per person. Lin Jinshun is not worried about the money, but he is afraid of being laughed at. As an old man, he doesn't stand out because he is a child.
Xiaoyu insisted on pulling him and letting Lin Jinshun experience it, otherwise she would stop playing and Lin Jinshun could only go up.
Lived to the age of 70 and rode the merry-go-round for the first time in his life.
Lin Jinshun was embarrassed and happy at the same time.
The grandfather and grandson had a great time and experienced all the projects in the amusement park.
After coming out of the amusement park, Lin Jinshun took Xiaoyu to have a meal at KFC.
This is what Weiwei often ate in the past.
Therefore, he is very familiar with this kind of store.
Xiaoyu gave Lin Jinshun the chicken wings, "Grandpa, you can eat them too."
"You eat it, I don't like this."
This is not what he said to lie to Xiaoyu, he really doesn't like to eat, and he doesn't understand why these children like to eat this kind of thing?
The noodles at home are better than this.
But the kids like it, so there’s nothing I can do about it.
Xiaoyu thought that Lin Jinshun was reluctant to eat it, so he kept it for her and insisted on sharing it.
"Eat quickly. Grandpa will go out for a bowl of beef noodles later. I really can't get used to this foreign food."
After eating at KFC, I took Xiaoyu to buy new clothes and bought her a down jacket, which cost several hundred.
Xiaoyu was heartbroken.
She has never worn anything like this
Expensive clothes, the cotton-padded clothes I wore in winter were the kind of silk-cotton cotton-padded clothes that I bought in the town for dozens of yuan, and the cotton would run away after just one wash.
Xiaoyu had never been so luxurious before and was shocked when she saw the price. "Grandpa, this is too expensive. It's just one piece of clothing. It's not worth it. You need to buy several cotton-padded clothes for a few hundred yuan."
"This is called a down jacket. It's warm. If you buy it longer, you can wear it for several years."
Lin Jinshun has been in the city for twenty years. He has seen the world and understands everything. He is reluctant to give up on himself, but he knows the normal consumption level of children, and these down jackets of several hundred yuan are considered affordable.
The down jackets Lin Yongqiang bought for Weiwei cost one or two thousand, and they were all brand names.
"Don't worry about the price, just pick the color you like."
Xiaoyu fell in love with the light blue long down jacket at a glance, but she had concerns.
"Grandpa, have I spent all your monthly salary? Do you still have money to pay tuition next semester?"
Lin Jinshun smiled and touched her head, reassuring her, "Yes, the nine-year compulsory education is free of tuition and miscellaneous fees. Just pay for food, which is not expensive. After the Chinese New Year, grandpa will go to work. Your uncle Yongqiang
They will also give us subsidies. This is a reward for you if you do well in the exam."
"Okay, then I want the light blue one."
After putting on the new down jacket, Lin Jinshun took the opportunity to reason with her again, "Xiaoyu, but, this new clothes is for warmth, not for anything else. From now on, we will consume according to our own circumstances and cannot compare with others, you know?"
?”
"You have to be more confident. In Grandpa's eyes, you are the best. You can compare your ability and learning with us, and you cannot compare your material conditions with others. All good lives are created by your own hands. Just like this time,
If you do well in exams and grandpa gives you rewards, they are all earned by your own efforts."
"knew."
Lin Jinshun looked at the girl whose whole demeanor had changed after putting on the new clothes, and said with a smile, "Don't take it off, just put it on. Wrap up the old one and we'll pick it up."
Sure enough, people depend on their clothes. The cotton-padded coat Xiaoyu usually wears was bought in town and is a bit rustic. Putting this long down jacket on, it looks no different from a city kid.
"Grandpa, why don't you buy it for yourself?" Xiaoyu was wearing new clothes and couldn't bear to look at the old cotton clothes on her grandpa.
Lin Jinshun said, "Your uncle and your aunt bought me so many clothes that I can't wear them anymore, so I won't buy them."
The two of them waited until evening before they took the car back to the village with all their bags packed.
When she got home, it was already dark, and Xiaoyu excitedly took out the various school supplies she bought in the city today from her bag.
Lin Jinshun lay tiredly on the sofa watching TV, "Xiaoyu, are you happy?"
Xiaoyu held up a notebook with a beautiful cover and said, "I'm happy, but it's a bit painful to spend money."
"When the money is gone, grandpa will make more."
Lin Jinshun said to her, "Study hard. If your grades improve next time, grandpa will take you to a distant city during the summer vacation. We can also go to Kyoto to watch the flag raising."
"Really? I've only seen it on TV. I really wanted to see the flag-raising. Our teacher said that he had gone to see it and the flag-raising ceremony was very spectacular. He cried when he told us about it."
"Grandpa also went there once, I will take you there next time."
In recent years, I have followed Lin Yongqiang, or sometimes Tang Min. Lin Jinshun has traveled to many places, and one year I even traveled abroad.
Lin Jinshun looked at Xiaoyu and said earnestly, "In the future, if a boy wants to trick you and say that he will buy you new clothes, take you out to play or travel, we must not go with him, because we will do all this ourselves.