Xue Ling and Cheng Tianyuan planned to take their entire family south, so they had to quickly book air tickets and then contact Ahu in the provincial capital.
Ahu said it was no problem, he would rent an extra car and take them back to Rongcheng together.
Cheng Tianyuan said with a smile: "Let's just rent a minibus and we can go back by ourselves. The road is easy now. We can get to Rongcheng in two hours. If we go around Chengjia Village, it will take half an hour longer."
"Is this something difficult?" Ahu said, "Your villa is about to enter the house, how can I not celebrate it!"
Cheng Tianyuan explained: "Aren't you busy at the end of the year? I'm worried about delaying your work."
"I'm not busy." Ahu sighed and said, "Business is not doing well these days. I have hired a lot of people to help. Even if I go away for a week or two, there is no need to worry."
Cheng Tianyuan couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong? Which part doesn't work?"
Ahu still sticks to his old line of clothing wholesale, and also adds some "sanitary napkin" wholesale. The warehouse is still next to the original clothing market.
He explained: "Clothes are not that good. My sister-in-law's sanitary napkins are selling well, but unfortunately I can't always order them. Clothing is really not that good in the second half of this year. The whole market is like this, so it's not just me."
Cheng Tianyuan said: "If it's the whole industry's problem, then you can't blame anyone. Just relax a little. People can't be tense all the time, right?"
Ahu responded and said: "My mother stayed with Amin a while ago. The children are on vacation these days, and I also plan to send them there to stay with grandma. Since you are coming over, let's take this opportunity to go back together."
"That's okay." Cheng Tianyuan chuckled: "I was busy a while ago and hired an accountant and two drivers. Now I don't have to be so busy. The accountant is arranging many things. I can't leave for ten and a half months now.
No problem. My wife is very busy and is working overtime these days. I will make time to come over then."
Ahu couldn't help but ask: "What new projects has my sister-in-law invested in now?"
"No." Cheng Tianyuan explained: "She is busy enough now. She said she would take it easy in the past few years. She will spend time with her children and the elderly during winter and summer vacations. No, she plans to go back to Rongcheng with us for a few days to celebrate the New Year.
Even though work is suspended here, she also wants to fly to South Island to spend vacation with her children."
Ahu laughed and said, "That's good! My sister-in-law has made so much money that she won't invest anymore. It's okay to spend it for a lifetime or two."
Cheng Tianyuan chatted with him for a while before putting down his phone.
At this time, Xiaoxin poked her head out and asked in a low voice: "Dad, where are the brothers?"
Cheng Tianyuan raised his eyebrows and replied: "I don't know. I seemed to be playing chess inside just now."
Xiaoxin shook her head and made a shushing gesture, and whispered: "We have decided to play hide and seek. They asked me to hide, but I waited for most of the day and no one came to me."
Cheng Tianyuan chuckled and explained: "I guess they couldn't find it, and then they stopped looking."
Xiaoxin seemed to remember something, opened the door and ran out.
After a while, the little girl's angry voice came from the other side: "You guys are eating my potato chips! That's too much!"
Several boys laughed.
Cheng Tianyuan ignored them and turned around to go into the room to pack his luggage.
The winter in Rongcheng is not as cold as here, and it usually lasts for a few days. The temperature rises quickly, and the sun is bright and warm.
But the rooms in the imperial capital have heating, so after staying at home for a long time, I forget that the winter here is long and cold.
I heard from Chen Min that the weather there has been warmer in recent years, the winter is shorter than in previous years, and it snows less often. Last winter there was only one snowfall, and it was a thin light snow.
Even so, you still have to bring more coats and sweaters because there is no heating there.
In the past two years, my daughter-in-law is more afraid of the cold than before, and she is more afraid. It is probably because she is older and her energy and blood are not as strong as before, so she is especially afraid of the cold in winter.
Fortunately, life is getting better now, there are cars coming in and out, and there is heating at the door.
Halfway through cleaning up, the door was pushed open and a fat head got in.
"Dad~"
Cheng Tianyuan didn't reply and asked, "What's wrong?"
The only person who speaks in such a tone is the second son.
This kid has grown taller and gained a lot of weight this year. He is half a head shorter than his brother, but weighs more than ten kilograms more than his brother.
Yangyang has been chubby since she was a child. She was chubby when she was born, and has always carried baby fat. In the past two years, she has entered puberty, and she still cannot get rid of baby fat.
He threw himself on the bed with a smile and whispered: "Dad, I want to discuss something with you."
Cheng Tianyuan has begun to play the role of a "strict father" in front of children, especially boys, and is generally stern and unsmiling.
"What's the matter? Please tell me carefully."
Xue Yang rolled his eyes and muttered: "I...my brother and I, as well as Xiao Chong and Xiao Xin, decided to buy a computer."
Cheng Tianyuan kept moving his hands and said quietly: "You want to buy it? Are you sure? Then go ahead and buy it."
Xue Yang chuckled and rubbed his little fingers.
"But - we have no money! Dad, computers are an indispensable money-making tool in the 21st century. Letting children get access to computers earlier means letting children stand on the starting line earlier."
Cheng Tianyuan nodded and asked: "How many days are there before the 21st century? How many days should we start early? Are you sure it's not too late? Is there still a chance?"
Yangyang shrank his head and smiled in apology.
"Every day is early, right? There are twenty-four hours in a day, which is hundreds of hours in total! Dad, you have to fight for the opportunity. We have thought about it, but we have to fight for it no matter what. You have always valued us the most.
Education has high hopes for us, and we cannot let you down!"
Cheng Tianyuan twitched the corner of his mouth and snorted softly.
"I take it very seriously. Yes, I have high hopes for you, but all you have given me is disappointment. Your brother's results have come out, and he is ranked eleventh in the class, ranking among a hundred or so in the whole grade. You
The results haven’t come out yet, but are you confident that you’ll be better than your brother?”
Xue Yang's baby fat face was full of smile and said: "I don't have much confidence, but I still have hope! Dad, you are a businessman, you should know one thing best. In this business, you must invest first
, as long as you invest correctly, it will be a matter of time before you reap the rewards. Neither you nor my mother are willing to spend money for us, which means there is no investment. Without investment, it is impossible to get as big a harvest as you want. Although computers
It’s a little more expensive, but it’s a good tool for learning! Many of our current textbooks come with VCDs, which require a computer to play.”
Cheng Tianyuan chuckled and asked: "Your mother and I didn't spend any money for you? What do you eat every day? What do you use? What do you wear? Ah? You have grown up so big and you have never earned a penny to come to this house. Let me ask first.
Just tell me, you have grown up out of thin air in these years? Are you eating air? Excuse me?"
Xue Yang: "..."
After a moment, he smiled and quickly corrected his speech error.
"No - that's not what I mean. Dad, what I mean is additional investment - more investment in education and quality on the basis of our basic necessities, food, housing and transportation. You also know that quality education is now promoted, which is to make our
The quality has been comprehensively improved. Comprehensive improvement requires more tools to assist, and the computer is an indispensable and important tool."
Cheng Tianyuan nodded with a smile but not a smile: "I heard that computers are very good. They can do calculations and other things, and they can also connect to the Internet through a phone. Your mother has two installed in her office. I took a look at them a few times and thought they were pretty good."
Xue Yang rubbed his hands again and asked with a smile: "Dad, when will you buy it for us? I heard that during the New Year celebrations recently, many stores are offering discounts! By the way! There are two or three computer stores downstairs.