The three little ones were accompanied by their parents on this trip. Mei Fang's father Mei Lijun and Xia Yuan's father Xia Xun drove there together. Lin Youxi's father Lin Guochuan was busy with work and could not accompany them, so Youxi's stepmother Liang Meijuan took a leave and went with them.
It was originally agreed that the Lin mother and daughter would take the Mei Fang family's car. When they were about to set off, Xia Yuan said that her car was bigger and more spacious, and she wanted to bring everyone except Mei Lijun into her car.
In fact, the Mei Fang family has already upgraded their cars once. Mei Lijun now drives a Dazhong, but compared with the seven-seater SUV that Xia Xun bought last year, the difference can be seen from the appearance and texture alone. Xia Xun himself is also a car lover. He maintains his car regularly and it looks like a brand new one.
So Liang Meijuan was hesitant when getting in the car. At first, she said that she would just take Mei Lijun's car, but she couldn't resist Xia Yuan's coquettish persuasion, so she finally came to Xia Xun's passenger seat obediently and carefully pulled the door and closed it.
Xia Xun gently reminded: "Sister Liang, the car door is not closed. It doesn't matter if you use more force."
"Oh... OK."
Liang Meijuan tried several times before she finally closed the car door. Her ears turned red because she felt embarrassed by her behavior. Mei Fang and the others saw it clearly from behind.
"Aunt Liang and Youxi really look alike, haha. She couldn't close the door when she got in the car just now."
Xia Yuan, who came from a wealthy family, found it difficult to empathize with Youxi and the others because of their poverty. She simply thought it was very interesting. There was no need to criticize her too much. Mei Fang tapped Xia Yuan on the head and said, "What's so funny about this? I feel like you went to Jiangcheng just to travel, not to take the exam."
"Oh, I don't have..."
"… "
Xia Xun saw Mei Fang and Xia Yuan playing together in the mirror and felt very uncomfortable.
Xia Xun is a very humble person, whether towards business partners or employees and subordinates, but his daughter Yuanyuan is his Achilles' heel, and he will not tolerate even a grain of sand in her eyes.
You dare to hit my daughter in front of me...
You are really a cocky kid.
Xia Xun suddenly couldn't help but sigh, "Oh, time flies. The first time you three rode in my car, you were still so small. I always remember that Yuanyuan was a little crybaby, Youxi always had a runny nose, Meifang was the king of bedwetting, and I remember you were still wiping your butt in kindergarten at that time, haha! I didn't expect that ten years would pass, and you have all grown up so much..."
Mei Fang nodded and smiled, "Yes, Uncle Xia, time flies so fast."
"Dad, just drive carefully! Why are you talking about things that happened when we were little?"
Xia Xun originally wanted to tease Mei Fang, but Mei Fang not only failed to break down, but her daughter Xia Yuan waved her fist in protest, "Please pay attention when driving, and don't interrupt us when we are talking. Do you remember what Ah Fang taught you when you were little? There are thousands of roads, but safety comes first. If you don't drive properly, your loved ones will shed tears."
Xia Xun: “[QAQ]”
"It's okay to let Uncle Xia speak..." Lin Youxi advised, "Don't be too harsh on Dad."
Xia Xun didn't expect Lin Youxi to speak for her at this time, and her favorability towards Youxi suddenly increased.
"It's not that I don't want her to talk about it, I just don't want to hear about my embarrassing childhood stories again."
Mei Fang saw her concerns and asked, "You don't want Aunt Liang to hear it, right?"
"That's not what I meant... It's just..."
Xia Yuan just didn't want to ruin her sweet girl image in front of Youxi's new mother.
Liang Meijuan smiled at the back seat and said, "It's okay... You guys can chat about your own things, I won't interrupt."
"It's not that I can't let you interrupt! What I mean is..."
Xia Yuan pushed Mei Fang's arm, "I think we should let Afang talk about the time when he wet the bed when he was a child! During the lunch break in kindergarten, the three of us had beds next to each other. I was in the middle, Afang was on the left, and Youxi was on the right. Afang was still asleep when he wet the bed, and I was the first one to find out and report it to the teacher after I woke up—"
Everyone in the car was happily sharing their childhood scandals. Mei Fang did not feel offended, but instead felt a sense of fulfillment of being alive.
People are always lonely on the road of growth. Almost no one will stop for you, and almost no one will run hard to chase you. Most of the time, your memories belong only to you, or to the one or two friends you met in a specific period of time.
However, it is really a very happy thing to have two people like this to accompany you through spring, summer, autumn and winter, and they will experience all the events that happened in your memory and play different roles in the process.
After chatting enthusiastically for a while, the three little ones felt a little tired. Yuanyuan and Youxi took a short rest in the car. Mei Fang was in good spirits, and Xia Xun also started chatting with him.
"Mei Fang, how is your father's work in Baizhou recently? Should he be promoted to a department-level cadre this year?"
Liang Meijuan was shocked when she heard this speech. "Ah, Mei Fang, your father is such a high-ranking official now?"
"Do you think my dad has absolutely no authority as a director?"
Liang Meijuan quickly shook her head, "I... Auntie doesn't mean that. He is very approachable and doesn't put on airs."
"My dad is that kind of person, so he has a good relationship with people in the unit."
Mei Fang's father Mei Lijun is 35 years old this year. It is actually a remarkable thing for him to become a deputy director at this age. His career is bright. This is all thanks to the 500,000 yuan that Mei Fang earned at the beginning, which allowed Mei Ya to be born and made Mei Lijun work harder instead of quitting his job to do business.
"That's pretty fast. In that case, are you guys going to move soon? It's not convenient for your parents to live separately."
"Well... my family has already bought a house in Hakushu and is still renovating it. We will probably move there next year after I graduate."
"In this case... it might be inconvenient for us to meet in the future."
Liang Meijuan sighed, "Do Yuanyuan and Youxi know about this? Will they be very sad?"
"It's okay... I told them in advance, but this time there's no rush to sell the house in my hometown, or it doesn't need to be sold, so it's better to leave it there."
After all, as long as they were admitted to Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1 High School, the three of them would not have to live in Baimei County in high school, and they would not have to try so hard to stay there like they did when they were young.
It would be impolite to try to keep her now. The only thing would be that my chances of seeing Maya would be much less.
Xia Xun nodded, "Indeed, Baimei County is your root after all. No matter you work or live outside, your relatives are here, so you should always go home to visit them more often. But your father should hope that you can get into Baimei High School, right? That way you don't have to find a house to rent."
"That's true... But I still want to try my best to get into Jiangcheng Normal University." Mei Fang said seriously, "After all, it is the best high school in the province."
"You have been so ambitious since you were young, which is really great, and your mentality is also very mature." Xia Xun still recognized Mei Fang as an excellent student, "Our Yuanyuan is not so good, she should learn more from you and Youxi."
"Uncle Xia, what are you talking about? Our Yuanyuan is also very... well, Yuanyuan is also excellent in all aspects."
Mei Fang blurted out "we are Yuanyuan". When he saw Xia Xun frowning slightly, he immediately regretted it. He wanted to laugh it off and find another topic to fool the conversation, but Xia Yuan fell headfirst on Mei Fang's shoulder with his hand naturally on his chest.
Mei Fang quickly pulled her hand down when she saw this, but Xia Yuan was still mumbling something incoherent:
"Afang... I want super energy..."
Ahhh!
Xia Yuan's self-explosion almost scared Mei Fang to death. Fortunately, there were many car horns on the road at that time, and Xia Xun didn't seem to care too much and continued driving.
Help! Uncle Xia, you really didn’t hear it, right
Xia Xun appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was already in turmoil.
But the unique stubbornness of being an upper-class person allowed him to maintain his composure.
Um, but—
What the hell is super energy
Doesn't sound very... not very... healthy
No, I have to find some time to ask Yuanyuan...
The relationship between them is so good. If we continue to let it go like this, I'm afraid something will happen.
A good friend of mine came to play with me today, so I will update a little later in the evening.
I've already updated three times today.
(End of this chapter)