novelraw Chapter 617 - 618 Going Home
Chapter 617 - 618 Going Home
Chapter 617: Chapter 618 Going Home
Gong Ruini yawned, carrying big and small bags, ready to get in the car.
Finally able to leave this so-called hometown. Although this was the second time she came to this city after being reborn, it was also the place of her birth, she really couldn’t bring herself to like it.
"Let’s go." Gong Ruwen watched his sister stop, thinking she was reluctant to leave, "We can come back here again in the future."
For example, after Zhang Lan leaves, they might come back here again. Gong Ruwen knew that neither Gong Qiang nor the others were generous people, but when they came here, they brought gifts to every household, even though they weren’t very valuable, at least it was a gesture.
What was unexpected was that they had said early on about going back, but just as they were about to leave, not a single so-called relative came to see them off.
Gong Ruini was quite annoyed; one by one, it’s not that they had to keep something in mind, but how hard would it be to come and see them off?
Gong Zhuang didn’t have time to worry about Gong Ruini’s current mood of depression; he was busy pulling his children aside to speak to them, "Remember to listen to your uncle on the train."
"After arriving in the Northeast, you need to pay attention to safety and always follow your brother."
"And no being a spoiled brat."
"No showing off."
Gong Zhuang regretted not looking around when he spoke about these things before, otherwise, they might not be thinking about so many things now.
Gong Zhuang wasn’t stupid. He saw that his son and daughter really weren’t interested in so-called studying. They were absolutely hoping for Gong Ruini and the others to leave quickly so they could go out and have fun.
Gong Zhuang knew he had been busy with work recently and didn’t have much time to spend with the kids and couldn’t understand their thoughts, but he really didn’t expect that they would be so willing to work hard, just thinking about making money.
You know, after hearing his son and daughter talk about it, Gong Zhuang was really dizzy. He didn’t have a lot of money, but compared to ordinary families, he was much better off. Why did he work so hard to earn money? It was just to ensure that his children could have a good life. He never expected his wife would treat the children like this.
Gong Zhuang didn’t know how Miao Cuihua felt at the moment, maybe as regretful as he was, but no matter how much they regretted and told the children they wouldn’t be so harsh in the future,
No matter how much the couple promised, the two kids just didn’t believe them and cried and insisted on going to the Northeast to make money themselves. Apart from agreeing, Gong Tao had no other choice.
Gong Zhuang could only hope the two kids would indeed study seriously like they promised and also gather medicinal herbs in the Northeast.
Miao Cuihua really wanted to cry and faint on the ground. She never expected that her previous reluctance, worried that the kids with too much money might do bad things, and her reluctance to give them too much money, would result in them having all sorts of strange ideas.
Gong Zhuang was too embarrassed to bring it up before, after all, they wouldn’t fight in front of the kids, which would scare them. It was a lesson learned from when Gong Zhuang and his wife fought before and scared the young Gong Jiaxin.
"Dad, goodbye."
"Mom, goodbye."
"Uncle, goodbye. Auntie, goodbye."
As the car started moving, Gong Ruini and the others waved goodbye to Gong Zhuang and the others. To them, this hometown trip was finally over, and next, they could go back to visit their parents and then head to the Northeast to make money.
This time, Gong Ruini had agreed with her brother Gong Ruwen that once they made money, they’d give their younger brother a big gold coin, and when he grew up, he could make whatever he liked with it, or he could keep it, since it was, after all, a token of their love from his brother and sister.
Gong Jiaming watched the car slowly start to move. He was initially excited, talking about all he would do and looking forward to the trip. When he waved goodbye to Gong Zhuang and his wife, he couldn’t help but cry.
Even as a kid, no matter how playful he was, seeing himself leave his parents like this, how could he not feel like crying, "I won’t cry, I won’t cry."
Gong Jiaming kept rubbing his eyes, knowing that no matter how much he regretted it, there was no going back. He had told his friends he was going to Beijing, to the Imperial City, to have fun.
Thinking of those friends and how they looked at him, Gong Jiaming was all excited. He really couldn’t imagine if he just went back like this, he didn’t know how many people would laugh at him, and that’s something Gong Jiaming didn’t want to see.
Gong Jiaxin also wanted to cry. She had grown up so much and hadn’t even taken a train, much less considered being this far away from her parents, "I thought it would be like being at Grandma’s house."
This was completely different. Although they lived in the countryside, the distance wasn’t much, and besides, Gong Zhuang and his wife often went to the countryside to see the siblings, but this time, going to the Northeast, not to mention seeing people, it was even hard to hear their voices.
Gong Jiaxin wiped away a tear and hugged Gong Jiaming, "Don’t cry. If we cry, our parents will be even more saddened. Think about our previous thoughts." Gong Jiaxin thought of making money for a skirt this time, but hearing that their grandmother was sick and the family had to spend money, Gong Jiaxin was really angry.
Clearly, the biggest family assets had gone to Uncle and Little Uncle. Why did they have to pay money? With this in mind, Gong Jiaxin thought of helping their parents with some difficulties.
"I know, we need to..." Gong Jiaming wanted to loudly proclaim what they had discussed before.
"Shh." Gong Jiaxin was really headache-ridden. Even though her brother didn’t have great grades and wasn’t one to actively answer questions in class, he loved raising his hand and loudly speaking up when discussing things at home with adults, to the annoyance of Gong Zhuang’s family, though they couldn’t knock down his confidence.
The problem is, if you do this at home, the parents wouldn’t say much, but now they’re outside, and it absolutely can’t be said aloud. Although the train compartment wasn’t full, who knows if people would overhear?
"We can’t say it; there are bad people." Gong Jiaxin whispered in Gong Jiaming’s ear.
Bad people? Gong Jiaming’s eyes lit up, and then he quickly darted out and looked around.
Before long, Gong Jiaming carefully walked back in with his mouth covered, "There are a lot of people, we need to be careful."
"Why is there no door here." Gong Jiaming was really confused; if they had doors to separate them, they wouldn’t have to be so cautious when talking.
Please, that’s a soft sleeper, but unfortunately, getting a soft sleeper now isn’t just about having money. You need rank, otherwise, it’s not for you.
"It’s better now. Last time we returned, we sat in hard seats." Gong Ruwen had taken so many trains, and this time it was his first time on a hard sleeper. That really surprised him.
As for whatever Gong Jiaming said about hard sleepers or whatever, Gong Ruini really didn’t care, having a bed to sleep in was good enough, and not to ask for too much.
Really, they sat in hard seats on the way back? That’s several days on the train, making Gong Jiaming quite worried,