From Yupu to Guangcheng, the slow green train ran for a day and a night.
After getting off the train, they first went to the hotel arranged by Mr. Fu for them.
When I got to the end of the field, I saw, wow! There were more than thirty floors.
The children jumped up excitedly:
"Wow! So high!"
"Higher than the clouds!"
"Higher than a plane!"
"Compare... compare..." It was Little Baozi's turn. He couldn't think of anything to compare with, and his little face turned red with anxiety. Suddenly he saw a bird flying high over a telephone pole not far away.
, his eyes lit up, and he shouted while jumping: "Taller than a gull!"
"Ouou? What is this?" Xia Mingli was confused.
Xu Suizhu explained: "Seagulls. Seagulls are often seen on the island. These two characters are difficult for children to pronounce. I taught them to pronounce "guou" early on, and now they are used to it. Maybe they can change it when they are older."
"So that's it!" Xia Mingli couldn't help laughing.
In the chat room, go into the lobby to check in.
"so many people?"
As soon as she entered, Xia Mingli clicked her tongue.
I saw two long queues in the check-in area.
There were also many people sitting in the rest area.
"Big cities are different! There are so many people staying in hotels regardless of the year or festival!"
"There must be something going on..." Xu Suizhu said, seeing a banner, and understood - "Oh, there will be an investment promotion meeting in a few days."
There were so many people, and she was afraid that the children would be crowded out. Xu Suizhu asked two men to take the children to find seats in the rest area, while she and Teacher Xia lined up to check in.
After waiting in line for about ten minutes, it was their turn.
I took out my ID card to register, paid the deposit, and got a suite with two bedrooms. I learned that extra beds could be added, so I got an extra bed in each room.
After receiving the key to the room, I called the man and the child in the rest area and walked upstairs briskly.
In the queue behind them, there was a woman in her early fifties, staring intensely at Xu Suizhu's back.
The man with Mediterranean hair next to her pulled her: "Why are you so stunned! It's our turn soon."
"Oh." The woman came back to her senses and murmured, "I think I saw my daughter."
"What daughter?" He vaguely heard the word "daughter", and the man's face looked a little ugly. He lowered his voice and scolded, "Didn't I say that Qiqi will get married soon, so you can't be nice to her? I admit it.
, I deceived you back then and didn’t tell you that I was married. Although we were divorced, we still had a ten-year-old daughter to raise at home. But I’ve treated you well over the years, right? After giving birth to Tingting,
Have you ever been asked to work? Are you in charge of all the money at home? There was an accident at the fishery last year, and I didn’t cut off the household allowance for you, right? The house is in a mess now. Let’s see if this investment promotion can help you.
Can you and Qiqi stop being upset that the fishery has a rich investor? We've been an old couple for how many years, and you're still at odds with each other now?"
When the woman heard her husband mention the daughter from his ex-wife, she looked resentful: "You have the nerve to scold me? If it weren't for the money I brought with me, would you have the money to contract the fishery? Without me controlling everything, how could you?"
Does my daughter have such a comfortable life? She is an eighteen-year-old girl. She crosses her legs when she comes home, either reading newspapers or watching TV. Did I say anything to her? I just asked her to put away her clothes and sweep the floor.
Just come to you and file a complaint against me. As a big girl, shouldn’t you help me with some housework? I followed you all the way to the south, a place I am unfamiliar with, to work as a servant for your family? Good morning.
I might as well stay in Yupu..."
Every time she mentioned this matter, she felt extremely regretful.
At that time, I listened to my family and thought that this man was all kinds of good, so I left my biological daughter alone and followed him here without hesitation. But what happened? She came to be a stepmother!
How can you not feel aggrieved when your own daughter is ruthlessly abandoned to your eldest aunt, but you take care of someone else's daughter every day?
His eldest daughter was simply well-behaved and sensible, but she was evil-minded. When the man was at home, she was as well-behaved as a little white rabbit; when the man left, he showed his fierce look and dumped her cooked food into the trash can.
, threw her clean clothes off the balcony, cut up the good clothes and pants in her box... How many nights did she cry under the quilt, asking herself if she regretted it?
Of course she regretted it! But just when she regretted it so much that she wanted to return to Yupu and return to her biological daughter, she unexpectedly found out that she was pregnant!
Later, she had her little daughter Tingting, and her relationship with men gained an extra layer, forcing her to pick herself up again.
But the man didn't know whether she didn't notice her humiliation or ignored her. In short, whenever there was a dispute with his eldest daughter Liu Qi, it would be her stepmother's fault in the end.
It was the same this time: before going out, Liu Qi reached out and asked her for 100 yuan to buy clothes. She didn't give it. The fishery was hit hard last year and is still losing money. Besides, before summer came, she had done two jobs for their sisters.
I have new clothes, why do I need to buy them again?
Taking a step back, Liu Qi graduated from junior high school but did not go to college. She was too lazy to go to work at home every day. She is turning 18 this year. If she doesn’t find a serious job, she may not even be able to find a partner by then. Who would want one?
Lazy girl? Asking for a wife is not marrying an ancestor!
After a lot of talking, she persuaded the man to ask someone to get a place in the textile factory. After half a year, she didn't see her salary go home, but she never missed food and accommodation. If she really wanted to buy the clothes she liked, wouldn't half a year's salary be enough for her?
When she said this, Liu Qi pointed at her nose and yelled at her, calling her whatever was unpleasant.
At that moment, her man came back, and Liu Qi immediately pretended to be wronged, wiped her tears and silently returned to the room. Needless to say, the uninformed person must have thought that she, the stepmother, was bullying her stepdaughter.
Sure enough, Liu Dawei learned that his eldest daughter's eyes were swollen from crying for one hundred yuan, so he happily dug into his pocket and gave him an extra fifty.
"It's just a hundred! Don't be so fussy. I don't have to keep all the money at home. Give your daughter some money occasionally and be generous!" Liu Dawei saw his mother-in-law turning over old accounts, and his eyes were full of impatience. "As long as someone is willing
With investment, once the fishery business is revived, things will get better soon. Come on, come on, it's our turn."
Huang Suyun stopped wiping her tears, took out the man's ID card, and checked in.
As I walked upstairs with my luggage, I couldn't help but think of that graceful figure just now, and my heart couldn't help but feel anxious.
"Sui Sui... Nine years have passed... How are you doing? Do you resent your mother? My mother had no choice back then..."
"What are you muttering about again?" Liu Dawei, who was walking in front, stopped and turned his head angrily, "I have to meet a big boss from the mainland later, so hurry up!"
"I know." Huang Suyun took a deep breath, suppressed the thoughts and melancholy buried deep in his heart, and cheered up to follow.