In the past, it would take at least two hours to get to the provincial capital by plane. But now it is different. It is not only smoother and more comfortable, but also a little faster.
It had only been two hours since everyone got off the plane and left the airport.
The weather in the south is much warmer than in the north. Even in early winter, it is still 23 to 4 degrees Celsius.
The two children quickly took off their down jackets.
I called two taxis and soon arrived at the downstairs of the complex suite where Ahu and the others lived.
Ahu explained: "There are only ordinary hotels around here, not high-end enough. I will take you to the front, where there are five-star hotels."
"No need." Xue Ling said: "When you go out, it's just clean and convenient. There's no need to choose a five-star hotel."
Xiao Huzi chuckled, raised his eyebrows and said: "Auntie, are you too picky or too economical? Staying in such a three-star hotel is not in line with your status!"
Xue Ling and Cheng Tianyuan looked at each other and both smiled.
"We are just ordinary people, not high officials, so where does our status come from!"
Wang Qing glared at his son and whispered: "You kid, what nonsense are you talking about all day long? Uncle and aunt have always been thrifty. This is a good virtue. You should learn more."
Xiao Huzi shrugged, rolled his eyes, and said nothing.
Xue Ling pointed to a brand new small hotel ahead and said, "Just over there."
Ahu said to Wang Qing: "You take the children home to settle down first and change their clothes. In half an hour, I will pick you and the children up for dinner. Godmother and Ayuan rarely come over, so we must treat them to a meal."
The best in Dayton.”
Wang Qing nodded and took the child into the community.
Ahu introduced to Xue Ling: "Sister-in-law, the environment of this community is very good. The key is that the location is very good. There is a subway station in front and a bus stop here. It is very convenient to get in and out. When I bought it, in addition to buying a duplex,
I lived in the building and bought five small units. As soon as the building was built, they were all rented out immediately. Haha!"
Xue Ling smiled and praised: "Ahu has always had a good vision! This community is novel and modern, and is most popular among young white-collar workers!"
Ahu laughed proudly.
Liu Ying looked around with squinted eyes and asked: "Ahu, why did you move? This doesn't seem to be the place we lived before."
Ahu quickly explained: "Godmother, didn't I call you and my godfather the year before last? We moved to the new district. There are good private schools nearby with bilingual foreign language teaching, so I bought this place specially.
It’s a new community and it’s more convenient for children to go to school.”
"Oh oh oh!" Liu Ying said with a smile: "Ahu is really capable. Now that I think about it, this is indeed the case. You moved to the provincial capital - you have changed places three times, right?"
"Yes!" Ahu laughed and helped the old man and said, "Godmother, you have such a good memory! It was indeed three times."
The four of them were walking and chatting.
We soon arrived at the small hotel and asked for two standard rooms to stay in.
The elevator quickly reached the eighth floor, and we settled down one after another with our luggage.
It was already dark outside at this time. Xue Ling glanced at her phone and found that it was already six o'clock.
"Husband, call your parents and tell them that we arrived in the provincial capital safely and Ahu took us to settle down."
Cheng Tianyuan responded and quickly took out his mobile phone to make a call.
Xue Ling found a kettle and went to the bathroom to wash it off.
Ahu couldn't help but said: "Sister-in-law, there is bottled water outside. The water quality in the provincial capital has been seriously polluted in recent years, so it is better to drink bottled water."
Xue Ling nodded, washed it, unscrewed the bottled water, and pressed the switch to boil.
"When the weather is cold, we are still used to drinking warm water. Mom is old and is not used to drinking cold water."
Ahu chuckled and said, "You guys really know how to maintain your health! I'm different. I don't pay attention to so much. I eat when I want, drink when I want, sleep when I want, and do whatever makes me feel comfortable."
He sat slumped on the sofa by the window. His previous muscles had already relaxed, and his beer belly was so high that he could almost hold a cup of coffee!
Xue Ling raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "Ahu, your belly is as good as mine when I was pregnant with twins!"
"Hahaha!" Ahu touched his big belly and said, "I used to get taller every year, but now I'm getting fatter and fatter every year, and my belly is getting bigger every year."
Xue Ling shook his head: "No, you are not healthy like this. You have to learn from my aunt. She is tall and thin, and she has always maintained the same condition. She grows vegetables and raises chickens, ducks and geese. If she works and rests properly, her body will remain healthy."
Good, healthy and long life."
"No, I can't do it." Ahu suppressed a smile: "Now that I don't have a midnight snack or food and wine, I can't sleep, and my mouth feels so bad."
Xue Ling smiled bitterly to himself and said: "Eating late-night snacks is even worse. Try not to eat after nine o'clock in the evening, and don't go to bed after twelve o'clock. Staying up late is also harmful to the body."
"Hey!" Ahu said leisurely: "You should avoid this all day long, you can't do this, you can't do that, life will be meaningless."
Xue Ling didn't think much of it and said loudly: "What is the meaning of your life? Eat, drink and have fun? Now that your mother is old and your children have not grown up, you still have double responsibilities. Have you ever thought about it?
What should you do if your health fails?"
Ahu rolled his eyes and whispered: "I have followed your example and bought some houses and stores over the years. Even if I have no money from now on, I can still live a comfortable life. I now have seven or eight stores.
There are more than a dozen apartments and six small suites for rent. Even if I quit working, the rent alone would be worth tens of thousands a month!"
"Do you have such a little ambition?" Xue Ling asked funnyly: "Business has not been doing well in the past two years, so we can't sit back and rest on our laurels, right? Unless you can't do anything anymore, you shouldn't have such thoughts."
Ah Hu took a long breath and said: "I am already over fifty, and I will be able to apply for retirement in a few years. I can hardly work anymore. To be honest, the work is a little heavier now.
, I can’t do it.”
Xue Ling pointed at his big belly and couldn't help teasing: "It's very hard to carry such a big belly every day, how can I still work!"
"Hey!" Ahu said: "Sister-in-law, I am still wholesale of your group's products. I don't make a lot of money, but fortunately it is very stable. Where has your focus been in the past few years? Is it still the group? Your products can now be
so many!"
Xue Ling nodded: "I have been with the group for the past few years. A while ago, I overturned and rebuilt the factory that Uncle Zheng sold to me, and installed a new production line there, mainly for making small protective pads."
"His factory... wasn't it rented before?" Ahuhu asked: "Or am I remembering it wrong?"
"That's right." Xue Ling explained: "He rented it at first. Later, he made a lot of money from the sweater factory and bought it for the original owner. He paid it back in several installments. He only let me know about this, not even his family members.
How to put it? After he passed away, I bought it all, including his land on the Minghu Lake side and the suite in the mall. Later, his eldest son lost money in gambling and the villa was sold to me.
The group will have new products every quarter, and even if they are not available, the old products will be appropriately repackaged or have some discounts."
"Tsk tsk!" Ahu asked again: "How can you develop so fast?"
Xue Ling replied: "I hired a group of R&D personnel and set up a department specifically for scientific research. Talent represents the most advanced technology. Without product innovation, there will be no future. Only with these outstanding talents and managers can the group develop."