bookbashuk Chapter 226 New Home
Chapter 226 New Home
The train station in Beijing was incredibly crowded. It was packed with people, and the hot weather created all sorts of unpleasant smells, especially foot odor and body odor.
There are also those who steal children and money; if you're not careful, they'll steal everything.
Xu Sui dared not be careless at all. This time, she took the train from Fengyang County to Beijing and tried to keep a low profile.
His clothes were all patched, made of coarse cloth, and his face was smeared with dirt. He kept his money close to his body, not daring to take it out at all.
When I eat on the train, I always order the cheapest food.
Grandma Qin and Du Mei were even more experienced. People who had truly experienced poverty could easily convincingly portray the destitute and destitute by simply wearing tattered clothes.
Even the clothes worn by the two children were deliberately made old.
In the same workshop, many people lost all their belongings and searched for a long time but couldn't find anything back.
Xu Sui and her group disguised themselves well, and no one actually attacked them. They arrived safely after a series of close calls.
After squeezing out of the train station.
Xu Sui breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the two children again.
"There's a guesthouse over there, Grandma, Xiaomei, let's go there."
Since it was a shared room, Xu Sui used the letter of introduction to book a large room with two beds, where several people could squeeze in at night.
To be honest, the guesthouses near the train station in this city are not cheap.
This room costs 1.5 yuan per night.
Back in my hometown of Fengyang County, it cost about 50 cents a night.
The old lady was heartbroken. She couldn't bear to watch Xu Sui take out the money and quickly turned her back to him.
Du Mei, who had been worried that the old lady would go up and try to negotiate the price, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This is a big city; they charge what they're supposed to, and you can't haggle.
Fortunately, the old lady understood.
However, there's a reason why it's expensive; there's a public bathhouse with individual cubicles and free hot water.
After getting off the train, Xu Sui and the others were finally free to stop pretending to be malnourished poor people.
The first thing she did upon arriving at the guesthouse was to take a good shower and wash her hair, then change into clean pajamas—simple yet elegant—and lie comfortably on the guesthouse bed for a good night's rest.
Xu Sui will have to go to their house early tomorrow morning, following the address Qin Yunzhou gave her.
Before Qin Yunzhou left, he told her that the house had been bought five or six years ago and had been empty and uninhabited. There were several other families in the same courtyard, and they shared the water and toilet facilities.
However, the location is quite good, near Kyoto University, and it only takes about ten minutes to walk to the school.
After spending one night at the guesthouse.
Early in the morning, Xu Sui got up and bought some breakfast.
"Grandma, Xiaomei, you and the children are staying at the guesthouse. I'll go check out the house first, and if there are no problems, I'll come back to pick you up and we'll all go together."
There are still five or six days before she starts school.
In the next few days, we must first take care of the food and lodging for these people.
Qin Yunzhou also gave Xu Sui the addresses and phone numbers of several people, all of whom were his close friends and childhood acquaintances in Beijing whom he could trust. Most of them were children of high-ranking officials. He told her that if she encountered any trouble and didn't have time to contact him, she should go to those people.
Grandma Qin was happily eating a big meat bun when she heard Xu Sui say this, and she quickly spoke up.
"Sui Sui, let me go with you. If anything happens, I can help."
"Your house has been uninhabited for so long, who knows if someone might be watching it? You're a young woman, what if some people think you're young, easily bullied, and vulnerable?"
"It's different if I go with you. Look at me, anyone with eyes can see I'm a fierce old woman who loves to argue and cause trouble. Most people don't want to deal with people like us who are old."
The more Old Lady Qin talked, the more proud she became.
Xu Sui took a bite of the big meat bun, and upon hearing this, she subconsciously looked up at Grandma Qin and couldn't help but smile, "Grandma, how can you talk about yourself like that?"
Du Mei couldn't help but laugh, and she secretly glanced at her grandmother.
To be honest, my grandmother had slanted eyes, prominent cheekbones, and a rather long and thin face. Plus, she was old, so there wasn't much flesh on her face. She had a mean and bitter look on her face, and she really looked like the kind of fierce old woman who would throw a tantrum and cause trouble.
The first time she visited her maternal grandmother in the city with her mother, she was somewhat afraid of her and dared not look her in the eye.
The children in the courtyard of Fengyang County would avoid their maternal grandmother. If the old lady even slightly frowned, the children would be so frightened that they would burst into tears.
Old Mrs. Qin waved her hand, "This is not nonsense. I really am that kind of person. If anyone dares to mess with me, I will take them back."
Despite her good relationships back in her hometown, she also had many people who disliked and feared her. When she got ruthless, she wouldn't even spare children; she would scold and beat them as she pleased, regardless of whether they were her own children or not.
Back then, Qin Youtian's father took a liking to her, a woman who had been married before, because she was fierce and shrewish enough to prevent outsiders from taking advantage of their family in the slightest.
Qin Youtian's parents were both honest and simple people.
Later, his mother suffered too much bullying and died in depression. His father felt that such a life was too bitter, so he would rather find a shrewish wife to bully him than be bullied by those outsiders.
That's why I contacted her.
Xu Sui thought about it and realized it was true; the old lady did have a rather fierce appearance, making people hesitant to provoke her.
"Alright, Grandma, I'll trouble you to come with me later."
"As for Xiaomei, she can stay here to take care of the children."
Du Mei nodded. "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will."
Everyone says that taking care of two children at the same time is hard, but she doesn't actually find it that hard. No matter how hard it is, it's not as hard as the days she spent in the countryside.
Having lived in the city for so long, she had no desire to return to the kind of life she had in the countryside.
She had made up her mind. Her most important task now was to take good care of her cousin's two children, work hard to save money, and buy a job in the future.
Once you have a job, you can find a man with similar qualifications, work hard together, and live a down-to-earth life. You'll always be able to make a good life together.
……
After eating breakfast.
Xu Sui and Grandma Qin didn't waste any more time. Following the address, they took a bus all the way to Guihua Hutong.
Guihua Hutong is located near Peking University. Several osmanthus trees are planted at the entrance of the hutong. Some of the osmanthus trees bloom early, and you can already smell the faint fragrance of osmanthus.
We walked to the entrance of the alley.
Grandma Qin found everything fascinating, looking here and there. When she saw several well-dressed old men playing chess at the entrance of the alley, she noticed...
She leaned close to Xu Sui's ear and whispered, "This big city is really different. Everyone here looks healthy and doesn't seem to have gone hungry much."
Unlike their small towns, which, although considered county towns, are much better off than the countryside, still have many people who are starving and emaciated.
Unlike here, everyone is dressed smartly and has an extraordinary air about them. Even the old men playing chess at the alley entrance look like leaders.