Go to Beijing

  Li Yifan returned home, unexpectedly saw his eldest brother-in-law and sister-in-law at home, as well as younger brother. At this time, Zhang Shu and Li Lishuang were in high spirits, sitting in the living room, greeting their two younger brothers.

  When Li Yifan entered the house, both Big Uncle and Little Uncle nodded at him. They had received a phone call yesterday and rushed over today to cheer up their elder sister.

  As the head of the Zhang family, Eldest Uncle did not attend Second Aunt's opening ceremony, but instead came to comfort Eldest Sister in person, which made Zhang Shu feel much better.

  "Hmph! My second sister and brother-in-law have often spoken ill of my older sister and brother-in-law in front of me, but I thought that since they were doing business together, it was inevitable to have some conflicts and complaints. But I didn't expect them to do something so despicable! Yesterday when I received the phone call, I was very surprised - wasn't it just a few days ago that they had already paid the rent? How could they suddenly rent a new store and start business again? It turns out that they were playing a trick of 'draining the water from the pot' on my own sister, what they did is really too much!"

  The younger brother-in-law sat beside him, still angry, and said that a few days ago at the family banquet, his second sister and her husband's words were still fresh in their minds. They disagreed with the eldest sister and her husband renting a shop to sell mutton soup, but today they actually cooked it themselves and opened a store. They were all people who ate at the same table that day, and they also knew the eldest sister and her husband best.

  After careful consideration, I finally understood the truth of the matter. Unexpectedly, my elder sister's painstaking efforts to raise her second sister's family had turned them into ungrateful people. What is the point of continuing to associate with such relatives?

  "Uh, Second Sister and Third Brother-in-law have gone too far this time, but Big Sister, don't get angry either, or you'll hurt your body. It's not worth ruining your own health for people like them!"

  The eldest maternal uncle also said on the side, he saw everything about Er Jie's family and San Jie Fu's behavior, as a person who is skilled in handling affairs in official circles, this small matter, even if he just thinks with his toes, he can understand what's going on.

  So at the critical moment, he did not choose to attend the opening ceremony of his second sister's house, but instead chose to support his eldest sister's family. He knew his eldest sister's temper, although she was a generous and kind-hearted person, sometimes willing to suffer losses herself in order to maintain harmony in the family.

  But this time such a big thing, plus elder sister is also an impatient person, he was afraid that this time elder sister would get angry and fall ill.

  "Uh, thank you both for coming to see me. Ah, this time's matter, my sister's husband and I have also learned a lesson from it. After this incident, we've also come to accept it. The thing has already happened, no matter how angry we are, it's useless. And since the two families have conflicts when running the store together, it's better to separate early on, lest the conflicts escalate in the future and become irreconcilable."

  This was Zhang Shu's first normal conversation in two days, although she spoke loudly, anyone with discerning eyes could see that the depression in her heart would not be easily dissipated in a day or two.

  "Hmm, my mom was right. This family's actions have indeed made us see through their true nature. It's good that we can recognize such relatives early on. Relatives like them who would even use such tactics on their own elder sister, what's the point of being related to them?"

  Li Yifan also chimed in, saying that his current status in the family was completely different from before, so what he said could still be heard by the adults present.

  Li Yifan's words can be said to be clear and straightforward, also reminding Dabo and Xiaobo, Erniu and Xiao Niufu that such relatives are not worth associating with. They are two-faced and treacherous, thinking that whoever gives them milk is their mother. In their eyes, family affection is nothing but a fart.

  The elder uncle's face was solemn, and the younger uncle's face looked even more unpleasant. Apparently, they were weighing how to interact with Er Yi's family and Xiao Yi Fu in the future.

  It's true that the second aunt's family has made it to today, but it's all thanks to big sister's efforts. But even so, she can still lay hands on big sister, let alone these younger brothers of hers?

  "Right, Big Uncle, can you help us buy three tickets?"

  "Soft sleeper train tickets to Beijing? It just so happens that I'm on vacation now, and I want to take my parents to travel in Beijing, relax and unwind, don't want them to be cooped up in Bincheng, lest they get sick."

  Li Yifan suddenly said to his uncle, "This year, air tickets are still very expensive. High-speed trains have not been opened yet. There are only a few train routes from Bin City to Beijing, and it's also the peak tourist season, so train tickets are extremely tight and hard to buy."

  "Ah, going to the capital for a walk is also good, so as not to get bored at home. Don't worry about the train tickets, I'll take care of it." The eldest uncle-in-law thought this was fine too, and with a wave of his hand, he said to Li Yifan.

  "Eh! Big sister, when did your family buy this courtyard? It's quite nice, isn't it? Although the traffic is not very convenient, the environment is too good. I'm tempted to come and live here for a couple of days. How much did you pay for this courtyard? Why didn't we hear anything about it before?"

  The younger brother-in-law looked at the older sister with a worried expression, and quickly changed the subject to ask, at this time the older brother-in-law also became interested, this yard is indeed selling well, the environment is really great.

  As soon as she mentioned her new home, Zhang Shu was indeed invigorated and felt like she had something to talk about. She quickly took her two uncles on a tour of the new house and introduced them to the situation with buying it. Her two uncles nodded in agreement, saying that it was worth buying, and only then did Zhang Shu's mood slightly improve.

  At noon, the big uncle and the little uncle left on their own. Li Lisheng and Zhang Shu were in no mood to invite them to stay for lunch now. It was just last night's effort that the big uncle had his driver send over three soft sleeper train tickets to Beijing, which was a trivial matter for him as a deputy director of the China Merchants Bureau.

  The next day, the three of them packed up at home in the morning and locked the door in the afternoon. With big bags and small packages, they left their home to take the train to Beijing, which departed at 4 pm. At this time, the train had not yet gained speed and would take fifteen hours to reach Beijing.

  This time, Li Yifan had prepared three smaller dragon-shaped incense sticks on his body, which weighed about 100 kilograms in total. The largest one was about 50 kilograms heavy and the one that was damaged last time was sent to the bank with his father in the morning and stored in a rented safe deposit box.

  According to Li Lianqiang, such good things will only become less and less, more and more valuable in the future, so they must be kept. Li Yifan still admires his father's vision.

  Because it was a soft sleeper, there were only four beds in one car, so it didn't feel very crowded. A family wrapped the Longjing tea tightly and put it under the bed on the lower bunk. The old father and mother were afraid of accidents, and they didn't leave for a step.

  Only Li Yifan didn't take these few pieces of Longyan incense seriously, a hundred kilograms of big guys, even if someone wants to steal them, it's not easy to move, and they're just placed under the bed, with any movement making noise, so the soft sleeping compartment is still relatively safe, so he wasn't too worried about the safety of these Longyan incense.

  The train departed soon, and the parents took out the meals they had prepared during the day and called Li Yifan over to eat on the train. The old couple was used to saving money and didn't want to spend a high price on the train's food.

  While eating, he also told Li Yifan about the glorious deeds of their youth during that special period, when they walked to Beijing to pay respects to Chairman Mao. For people of their generation, Beijing has a special emotional mark.

  It's been over twenty years since they last visited the capital, and thinking about this revisit, two elderly people who have reached old age still have a childlike excitement.

  Seeing his mother's mood improve, Li Yifan's heart finally put down a lot.

  In the evening, Li Yifan chatted with his parents for a while and listened to them talk about many past events. It wasn't until they all lay down that he left the compartment. Due to years of being an agent, he had the habit of not sleeping well on trains.

  He stretched his waist in front of the car window outside the private room, then looked left and right, unexpectedly Li Yifan couldn't help but stare blankly, a familiar figure, sitting with his back to himself not far away from the window, shoulder-length hair, and that pink sweater, looking so intimate and familiar.

  Tang sweet...

  Li Yifan tried calling out.