Chapter 510

·

·

·

Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

After Wang Xiaohua hung up his mother's call, he immediately downloaded a ticket-buying app, registered and logged in, then went to check the ticket availability.

He found that flights from Guangzhou to Beijing during National Day were all sold out.

This made Wang Xiaohua rather annoyed.

He was worried that the old man wouldn't be able to come to Beijing and would throw a tantrum again.

But this matter was indeed his own fault first—who made him forget something so important?

He had to make amends right away.

Wang Xiaohua checked flights for the day before National Day, but those were gone too.

Tickets for two days prior were still available, but it was too early—he had many classes that day and couldn't go pick them up.

Then he checked train tickets and high-speed rail tickets.

Train tickets were sold out.

For September 30th, high-speed rail tickets still had first-class and business class seats.

First-class and business class seats cost far more than second-class seats.

But Wang Xiaohua gritted his teeth and still decided to buy them.

If spending a little more money could make that old man behave, then the money was worth it.

He didn't want to waste energy on such uncontroversial trivial matters; he was now focused entirely on his studies.

So after buying the tickets, he called home:

"Mom, the tickets are bought—September 30th at 11 AM high-speed rail ticket. You and Dad arrive in Guangzhou early, and let Eldest Brother take you to Guangzhou South Railway Station to take the high-speed rail over."

Li Xiulan smiled with a simple, honest face, very gratified:

"Okay, okay, then we'll take the high-speed rail over at that time."

"Why didn't you buy plane tickets?" Wang Zhanggen muttered on the side.

Wang Xiaohua heard this and truthfully said:

"Plane tickets only had first class left, first class is very expensive, so I bought high-speed rail tickets. High-speed rail ordinary tickets are actually gone too, only first-class and business class seats left, so I bought first-class."

Li Xiulan was stunned, and weakly asked:

"Will this ticket be very expensive?"

Wang Xiaohua said:

"Mom, don't worry about this, just come directly. It's just a few thousand yuan."

Li Xiulan couldn't help but frown:

"I'm afraid it's too expensive and not worth it. If it's too expensive, then we'd better not go."

Wang Xiaohua was speechless:

"So are you coming or not? Anyway, I've already bought the tickets. If you don't come, I'll refund them."

Wang Xiaohua actually wasn't too keen on having the two elders come over, because taking them around everywhere would take a lot of time, which would disrupt his original study plan.

Most importantly, ever since he came to Tsinghua University to study, except for leaving school once during military training, he hadn't stepped out of the school gate at other times.

He wasn't familiar with Beijing either. If his parents came, he'd have to make a travel guide in advance before he could take them out to play. Making a travel guide was far more troublesome than reading literature, and much more of a headache.

"Let me ask your father..." Li Xiulan couldn't bear to spend too much money. She had been poor all her life and was afraid of poverty, so no matter what she did, her first reaction was always about money. "Xiaohua says he bought a first-class seat, and the price isn't cheap. How about we don't go? Spending that money isn't worth it..."

Li Xiulan said this.

Wang Zhanggen immediately put on a stern face:

"First-class seat is first-class seat. If it's expensive, it's expensive. We're not short of that money now. Why save that bit!"

Although Wang Zhanggen was usually a rascal, this time he was right.

Now their family truly wasn't short of that bit of money. Eldest Brother and Second Brother were prospering in their careers, and Youngest Brother had received quite a lot in scholarships. There was truly no need to save that bit of money anymore.

Most importantly, they should be able to enjoy themselves.

But Li Xiulan's thriftiness had already been carved into her bones.

She had suffered too much hardship when she was young.

So much so that whenever she spent a little more money, she would feel heartache.

"I just feel there's no need to spend so much money. How about we wait until after National Day to go?"

Li Xiulan said this.

Wang Zhanggen said coldly:

"After National Day, doesn't Xiaohua have classes? What are you thinking? The tickets Xiaohua bought don't need you to pay!"

Li Xiulan had nothing to say, but she still felt heartache.

Meanwhile, on the Other Side, after Wang Xiaohua hung up his mother's call, he called his eldest brother Wang Dashan and told him about his parents taking the high-speed rail to Beijing on the 30th.

Wang Dashan said:

"National Day is peak season for the housing market. I'm afraid I won't have time to go together then."

Wang Xiaohua said:

"Eldest Brother, just take Mom and Dad to the high-speed rail station. Let them take the high-speed rail themselves. You don't need to come along."

Wang Dashan frowned:

"How can that be? Such a long distance. If something unexpected happens midway, what do we do?"

Wang Xiaohua, hearing this, also thought it reasonable:

"Why don't I go back and pick them up?"

Wang Dashan shook his head:

"That would be too much trouble for you; no need to do that..." Saying this, Wang Dashan made a suggestion: "Why don't I have Xiao Juan accompany our parents to Beijing? Anyway, she's relatively free during National Day; she won't get busy until Double Eleven."

"Is that really okay? Eldest Sister-in-law has her own job, and besides, she hasn't married Big Brother yet." Wang Xiaohua felt it was somewhat inappropriate.

Wang Dashan laughed:

"It's fine, what's inappropriate about it? But I need to ask her opinion; if she doesn't want to go, I can't force her. If she doesn't go, then I'll have to trouble you to come back and pick up our parents once. Second Brother is also very busy during National Day; Uncle Chunsheng's property development is launching sales then, so he's probably busier than me."

Wang Xiaohua nodded:

"Alright, you go ask Eldest Sister-in-law first. If she doesn't come, I'll take leave and go home."

After hanging up on Wang Xiaohua, Wang Dashan immediately called Du Xiaojuan.

"Xiao Juan, I have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

"My parents are going to Beijing on the 30th. I'm busy here and can't accompany them, but I'm worried something might happen to them on the way, so I want you to go with them. Are you free?"

Wang Dashan got straight to the point. Without waiting for Du Xiaojuan to answer, he quickly added:

"If you're not free or unwilling to go, that's fine too. I'll have my little brother come back to pick them up. Don't wrong yourself; work is more important."

Hearing this, Du Xiaojuan smiled faintly.

She was actually quite free, but if Wang Dashan hadn't said this, she would definitely have found an excuse to decline. After all, she wasn't very familiar with Wang Dashan's parents, and accompanying them alone to Beijing would surely be awkward.

But since Wang Dashan had put it that way, she would give him some face:

"Actually, I'd like to go sightseeing in Beijing too. Since there's such an opportunity, let's go. But let me say this first: if I make your parents unhappy, don't blame me, especially your father. I feel it would be hard for me to get along with him."

Du Xiaojuan could tell at a glance that Wang Zhanggen didn't like her very much, which was why she said all this.

Wang Dashan said:

"It's fine. Just go with them once. If my father makes you unhappy, just walk away and ignore him. Let my little brother accompany him sightseeing; you go enjoy yourself."

Du Xiaojuan laughed:

"When did you become so considerate?"

Wang Dashan laughed too:

"I have to thank you. You're the one who made me considerate."

Since Wang Dashan had said so, Du Xiaojuan would certainly be considerate in return.

So, the matter was happily settled.

Wang Dashan quickly bought Du Xiaojuan a first-class high-speed rail ticket on the same train.

By then, Du Xiaojuan would take Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan to Beijing.