Yu Xiuyao rode Dawang's bicycle to the supply and marketing cooperative to pick up and deliver goods, so it was not that fast, and it would take around 8 o'clock. But now it was only a little after 7 o'clock, and Lu Haici could not wait any longer, so he ran to show off next door.
"Ji Yang Ji Yang..." Lu Haici did not go to the next door, but shouted loudly at the wall. The one-meter-high wall could not stop Lu Haici. The five-year-old Lu Haici was 108 centimeters tall. Among children of the same age, he was tall, mainly because Lu Cheng's aunt took good care of him.
Ji Yang had just gotten up. Because eight o'clock was lunch time in the cafeteria, Ji Yang had to go to the cafeteria to eat. Xu Huijuan was waiting for him there.
Hearing Lu Haici's call, Ji Yang hurried out of the house: "Lu Haici..." Ji Yang didn't reach the corner. He was not as tall as Lu Haici, but not by much. "Lu Haici, I'm going to the cafeteria to have dinner with my mother later. Do you want to go?"
Lu Haici shouted, "I'm not going. I want to go to the county town with my parents. I want to go to the zoo and see the animals." There was no zoo in his hometown, so Lu Haici had never seen animals before. However, children have a natural imagination for zoos. "My mother said there are monkeys in the zoo. I want to see Sun Wukong."
Lin Qingqing listened to the voice that Lu Haici deliberately amplified and shook her head helplessly. She said to Lu Cheng on the side: "What does your son want to do?"
Lu Cheng glanced at her and replied, "You spoiled me." If it were him, he would have spanked him until his butt was bruised.
Lin Qingqing didn't want to listen to his bragging. Lu Haici was very bold in front of Lu Cheng, which showed how much Lu Cheng loved him. But men wanted to save face, so she wouldn't give him face.
"Let's go to the photo studio first." Lu Cheng said again, "Let's take a photo of the three of us."
Lin Qingqing was puzzled: "What are you going to do?"
Lu Cheng said calmly: "Send it to my aunt, and also to the Lin family, and let them know you and Hai Ci, so that they know you are doing well."
Lin Qingqing had no objection after hearing this: "Okay."
Lu Cheng looked at her. Actually, this was not the main purpose. The main purpose was that he was worried that she would be gone in three years, and then the only thing left for him would be the photo. Even if the person in the photo was not her, he could still know it was her through her expression and eyes.
Lin Qingqing had no idea what he was thinking, nor did she know that at this moment, he was looking at her in a trance, as if he wanted to engrave her every word, action, expression and behavior deeply into his mind.
No one knows what will happen in three years. For Lu Cheng, it is a contradiction. He wants the original girl to come back, but he doesn't want her to leave. But they all know that this choice is decided by God and they have no say in it.
Lu Cheng looked up again, at the boundless sky. Is there really a God? As a college student of this era, and a graduate of a military academy, he did not believe in feudal superstition. However, her appearance could not be explained by scientific knowledge.
So Lu Cheng thought... maybe it was a natural phenomenon. A scientific phenomenon that cannot be understood with current and future knowledge.
When Ji Yang heard that Lu Haici was going to the zoo, he was very envious: "Can I go with him?"
Lu Haici: "... No." He came here to show off, not to bring his family with him. "You have to go with your parents. I'm going with my parents. Children should go to the zoo with their parents." Lu Haici patted his schoolbag and said, "I brought a notebook and a pen. I will draw the animals in the zoo and show them to you."
This was probably all he could share.
Ji Yang's eyes lit up: "Lu Haici, you are so nice, you are my best friend." Ji Yang was so moved that he wanted to go up and hug Lu Haici.
Lu Haici smiled. He really liked people praising him, whether it was his mother or someone else.
Ding-a-ling…
The bicycle bell rang, and Yu Xiuyao came over pushing her bicycle: "Lu Cheng, Qingqing, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
"No, no, we are just used to getting up early." Lin Qingqing said.
Lu Cheng: "Thank you, sister-in-law."
"What are you thanking me for?" Yu Xiuyao didn't care. "It's just that there's still some smell on the bicycle. Lu Cheng has to bear it."
Lu Cheng: "You don't need to hold back on things that can go down your stomach."
Phew... Yu Xiuyao was amused by his words: "Lu Cheng, you can joke now." As she said that, she gave Lin Qingqing an appreciative look, meaning that Lin Qingqing taught well.
But Lin Qingqing didn't understand her look.
With Yu Xiuyao's bicycle, the Lu family of three went to the county town. Lin Qingqing carried Lu Haici, and Lu Cheng followed behind them at a leisurely pace. He watched them and protected them.
Ji Yang watched Lu Haici's figure getting farther and farther away, and suddenly he felt envious. But then, he took his lunch box and ran towards the cafeteria. He also had a father and a mother, and he would tell his mother later that he also wanted to go to the county town and the zoo to play.
At about 8:30, the three members of the Lu family arrived at the county town. They parked their bicycles at the supply and marketing cooperative where Director Ma worked. Since they were acquaintances, they felt more at ease parking their bicycles there. Then they asked about the location of the photo studio and went there.
The photo studio was a bit deserted, with several photos posted on the door. Like modern photo studios, photo studios of this era would also use customers' photos as decorations to attract people.
"Are you guys here to take pictures?" Seeing the guests coming, a middle-aged man came over to greet them. He is the photographer here.
Lin Qingqing said: "Let's take a photo."
"Are you taking a photo of three of us? We have costumes available. Do you need any?" asked the photographer.
“No need.” Lin Qingqing was not used to taking photos in clothes that others had worn. “Let’s just take a photo of the three of us, that’s all.”
"Family photo plus individual photo." Lu Cheng added.
Lin Qingqing looked at him: "Do you still need to take a solo photo? What's the point?"
Lu Cheng said as a matter of course: "Give our individual photos to Lu Haici to take away, and the children should take photos of their parents. If they get lost in the future, it will be easier to find them with photos of the adults."
Lu Cheng's words reminded Lin Qingqing of some interesting things in modern times, such as some people keep pets, and hang a sign around the neck of the pet: Don't resell me, my father (mother) has money and can redeem me. XXX: 1XXXXXXX. This is the owner's name and phone number.
So if Lu Haici brought their photos, she would feel like Lu Haici was a pet. She couldn't help but want to laugh. "Okay then." She couldn't find a reason to object.
So, they ordered three individual photos and one photo of three people.
"What background do you want to choose?" The photographer showed them the background picture.
Lin Qingqing was not interested in the background pictures of this era. She chose a background picture of her ID photo, which was a blue background. Lu Cheng was the same as Lin Qingqing, but he was not uninterested. He liked clean pictures. Lu Haici chose a background picture of a panda eating bamboo. Children like this.
After choosing the background picture, the photographer asked, "Who will take the photo first?"
"I'll go first." Little Lu Haici was the most excited. He walked proudly to the background picture. Without the photographer saying anything, he just grinned and showed a silly smile.
Lin Qingqing said: "Make a move."
Lu Haici didn't understand: "Mom, what action should I take?"
Lin Qingqing thought for a while and said: "Well, put your hands on your heart and make a heart, which means I love you." She demonstrated it to Lu Haici.
Lu Cheng looked at her movements and thought, this should be the movement of the future. Does this mean I love you? He kept this movement in mind.
Lu Haici imitated his mother's movements and said, "Mom, I love you."
After saying this, the photographer captured Lu Haici's moment. He couldn't help but say, "Your child is really well-behaved. Many children don't know how to take pictures, but this child is suitable for the camera." The photographer has been taking pictures for so many years, but this is the first time he has seen a child so lively and natural in front of the camera.
Lin smiled gently, because he didn't know the former Lu Haici. He still remembered that when he first came, this little kid was startled.
After Lu Haici finished taking the photo, Lin Qingqing went over to take another photo. The photographer adjusted the background. Lin Qingqing also made the same gesture as Lu Haici: "Lu Haici, I love you." She is suitable for the camera and the stage. As an internet celebrity, she has of course studied this face deeply, so she knows what angles make her look more beautiful. As a woman, who doesn't like to take beautiful photos of herself
Lu Cheng looked at her natural and skilled movements and frowned again. Her movements were too natural, as if she had done them countless times. In the future world, would she often say and do this to others
"Lu Cheng, it's your turn." Lin Qingqing was also curious about what Lu Cheng would do when taking pictures.
"Yeah." Lu Cheng walked forward, then stood at attention.
Lin Qingqing: “…” Sure enough, she thought too much.
"Comrade, please smile." The photographer reminded.
"Daddy, I love you. You have to do this... I love you." Lu Haici reminded, "Like this, I love you." He also demonstrated the movements again.
Lu Cheng felt a headache when he heard him saying "I love you" over and over again: "No, I'm just like this." Only a fool would do this.
The photographer had no choice but to follow Lu Cheng. However, this man was good-looking and had a good figure. Even when he wasn't smiling, he was still very good-looking.
When we took the next three-person photo, the master asked, "How many photos do you want for each of you?"
This... Lin Qingqing calculated and said, "Let's take three photos for the three of us, one for our side, one for your aunt's side, and one for the Lin family's side. What do you think?" she asked Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng said: "Five, one for the Lin family, one for my aunt, and one for each of the three of us."
Lin Qingqing: "Okay. What about the individual photos? I'll give one to Haici and one to the Lin family. Two are enough, right?" She didn't want one for herself. She could see them every day when she woke up. There was no point in keeping an individual photo.
Lu Cheng: "Three, please."
"Ah? What do you need so much for?" Lin Qingqing was puzzled.
Lu Cheng said, "One for the Lin family, one for Lu Haici, and one for me." After a pause, he continued, "I'll use it in three years. If she doesn't come back..." Lu Cheng leaned close to Lin and whispered in her ear, "I plan to use it as a posthumous photo for her."
His sudden approach made Lin Qingqing's heart tremble. The height pressure was too great. She was too petite in front of him. It felt like she was in his arms. However, Lin Qingqing was speechless. He wanted to give her photo to the original owner as a posthumous photo? Was he stupid? Or was he stupid
Although... this seems to work. "If she comes back three years later, then... let me use her." Lin Qingqing added.
Lu Cheng's heart ached, and the joy he had just felt was gone. He replied in a heavy voice, "Okay."
After leaving the photo studio, they asked the photographer for the address of the zoo and went to the zoo.
There is no difference between the zoos of this era and those of later generations, except that one is newer and the other is older. But from a tourism perspective, Lin Qingqing prefers the zoos of this era because of the advantages of filming. Modern people like nostalgia.
Lin Qingqing and Lu Haici waited on the side. After Lu Cheng bought the tickets, they went in.
There weren't many people at the zoo. One reason was that parents wouldn't bring their kids to the zoo these days because it was expensive. Another reason was that it was summer, and even though it was morning, it was still hot.
This is a good deal for the Lu family's three members. It seems more convenient with fewer people.
Lu Haici was having a blast. Every time he saw an animal, he would exclaim, "Mom, what animal is this?"
"Mom, is this a tiger?"
"Mom, this animal's nose is so long..."
"Mom, is this Sun Wukong?"
Finally, Lin Qingqing was exhausted, but the boy was still full of energy. He drew all the animals while watching. Although Lin Qingqing thought that the boy had no talent for drawing and his drawings were all weird, she had no choice... The boy's self-confidence was very inflated. He thought that every one of his drawings was good. Not only did he think they were good, he also showed every one of them to Lin Qingqing: "Mom, look, this is a tiger, a really big tiger."
Lin Qingqing: "Hai Ci's painting is really good."
Lu Cheng took a look and thought the painting looked a bit like the big yellow dog that his uncle's neighbor had when he was a child.
Lu Haici drew an elephant: "Look, mom, its trunk is so long, I can sit on it." He actually drew a little man sitting on the elephant's trunk. But the question is, what are the man and woman behind the little man? "Mom, this is you, this is dad."
Lin Qingqing said she didn't want to sit on the elephant's trunk.
Lu Cheng took a look and asked, "Is this an elephant's trunk? Isn't it a hemp rope?"
The painting that Lu Haici was most satisfied with was of course the Monkey King: "Look, Mom, I have finished painting the Monkey King."
Lin Qingqing took a look and found that it really looked a bit like the monkey. Lin Qingqing suspected that the reason why Lu Haici drew the monkey most like the monkey was probably because... they were of the same species
Lu Cheng took a look and said, "It looks a bit like Lu Hai Ci." It was a very pertinent comment.
Lin Qingqing felt that this was a derogatory term.
However, Lu Haici was so happy after hearing this: "Really? Dad, am I like Sun Wukong? I want to be as powerful as Sun Wukong, I want to beat up the bad guys. But... I wasn't born from a stone, hey..."
The regretful tone at the end, if Lin Qingqing was his biological mother, she would have beaten his butt to pieces without waiting for Lu Cheng to take action.
After leaving the zoo, they went to the state-owned restaurant. Because they had breakfast early and left the zoo late, Lin Qingqing was starving.
Lu Haici was also tired, so his father carried him on his back. "Mom, let's go drink some soda later. It's really delicious."
Lin Qingqing: "Really? I haven't had any soda yet. I will definitely drink one more bottle later."
Lu Cheng: "The soda bottle is relatively small, so you can drink one more."
After finding the state-owned restaurant, Lu Cheng first asked the waiter to serve soda. It must be said that the soda bottles of this era were really small, and a bottle of soda was not enough for a small bowl. The thirsty Lin Qingqing finished a bowl on the spot, the kind that she drank in one breath.
Seeing this, Lu Haici also wanted to drink it in one breath, but he couldn't bear to do it.
Because they arrived a little late, there were no good dishes, so the three of them ordered three bowls of pork and pickled vegetable noodles. On a hot afternoon, eating a bowl of pork and pickled vegetable noodles was still very delicious. Especially with a drink on the side, Lin Qingqing felt like she had returned to modern times, drinking a drink while eating.
"Do you want more?" Lu Cheng asked after Lin Qingqing finished two bottles.
She could definitely drink it, but Lin Qingqing didn't want to drink it anymore. If she drank any more, her stomach would feel a little bloated. It was probably the feeling of having a full stomach but not a full mouth. "No more."
"I want more." Lu Haici was carried on the shoulders of his father today and thought his father was particularly nice today, so he made a small request.
Lu Cheng didn't even look at him, and continued to talk to Lin gently: "Then come back next time, you can come during the next week's break. You can only drink soda when the weather is hot. You can't drink it when it's cold."
"That's not the case." Lin Qingqing said, "Eating ice cream in winter is also very delicious. How should I put it? In the summer, eating ice cream is probably just eating ice cream, while in the winter, eating ice cream is about the feeling."
"There's ice cream in winter?" Lu Cheng was surprised.
Lin nodded gently: "The vegetables we eat there don't have to follow the seasons."
After hearing this, Lu Cheng fell silent. She would definitely not be willing to leave with such a future.
"Dad, I want more." Seeing that his father ignored him, Lu Haici glared at his father.
"You can't drink too much." Lu Cheng said, "What if you wet the bed at night?"
Phew... Lin laughed softly. Lu Cheng's excuse was perfect. Bedwetting was the last thing the kid wanted to happen.
Hearing his mother's laughter, Lu Haici wanted to bury his face in the bowl. He pursed his lips, looked at his father angrily, and angrily drank the remaining soda in the bowl. However, he never mentioned drinking soda again. He also knew that he would wet the bed.
After eating and resting for a while, they went to the department store to buy things for the elders of both families.
Shopping is a science. They walked around the department store and didn't know what to buy. Finally, Lin Qingqing chose two pairs of rain boots. She couldn't choose anything else. "Why not buy some cloth and make clothes for them?" She could ask Director Ma to buy defective cloth. "Or wait until the weather gets colder and buy cotton jackets or sweaters for everyone."
One pair of these two pairs of rain boots is for Grandpa Lin and the other is for Father Lin. The original owner only knew the shoe sizes of Grandpa Lin and Father Lin, so Lin Qingqing only bought them. For farmers, they have to work even on rainy days, so if they have a pair of rain boots, it will be much more convenient.
Lu Cheng: "You arrange it." He had no idea about this. "When the time comes, I can buy milk powder for them after I exchange the milk powder tickets."
Lin Qingqing: "Okay."
The main purpose of coming here today was to accompany Lu Haici to the zoo, so I have accomplished my mission.
After coming out of the department store, it was too hot, so they went back and rode bicycles to the supply and marketing cooperative. They greeted Director Ma and bought some defective cloth. Most importantly, Lin Qingqing also bought three ice creams. So, they waited until Lin Qingqing and Lu Cheng finished eating the ice cream before returning to the family compound.
Lu Haici eats slowly, but sitting on the bicycle does not affect his eating of ice cream.
Back home, Lu Haici went to play with Ji Yang and wanted to share his paintings with him. Lin Qingqing started making clothes.
Lin Qingqing is the only girl in the three generations of the Lin family. The fourth generation of the Lin family has not yet come out, and the first generation of the Lin family has passed away.
The first generation was Grandpa Lin, who had two sons with Grandma Lin. Life was very difficult in those days, and it was not easy to raise two sons.
The second generation is Grandpa Lin and Little Grandpa Lin. Grandpa Lin is the eldest brother, and he has a younger brother. Because there are only two brothers, they have a very good relationship. And because Grandpa Lin is a doctor, he is naturally knowledgeable, so his younger brother is also very obedient.
Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin had three sons. Lin Qingqing was the second granddaughter, and she had a younger brother. Uncle Lin had two sons, and Uncle Lin had three sons.
Rows of sons.
The oldest of Lin Qingqing's generation is Uncle Lin's eldest son, Lin Yiyang, who is 21 years old this year. He got married in the first month of last year, and before Lin Qingqing joined the army, his wife was still pregnant.
The second one is Lin Qingqing, who is 19 years old this year. The younger brothers below are younger than her. Although they can be said to be related, they are not yet of marriageable age. Lin Qingqing’s biological brother is 11 years old this year, and the two siblings are 8 years apart. The reason why the two siblings are 8 years apart is because Lin’s mother was injured when she gave birth to Lin Qingqing, and she became pregnant after slowly recuperating. Therefore, in Lin Qingqing’s memory, this little brother was very attached to the original owner when he was young. However, because of the large age difference, the original owner did not like her younger brother. It’s not that she hates him, but in the original owner’s heart, he is just a little brat.
After recalling the Lin family, Lin Qingqing had a new idea for gifts. For her younger brothers who were still in school, she gave each of them a Jiefang bag, a pencil case, and a comic book. For Grandpa Lin, Grandma Lin, Father Lin, Mother Lin, and Aunt Lu Cheng, she made a set of clothes for each of them. For other uncles, aunts, and aunts, as well as Lu Cheng's uncle, she prepared a piece of cloth for each of them, which was about the size of a piece of clothing. As for Lu Cheng's cousin and others, they were all married, so she didn't prepare anything.
It took Lin Qingqing a whole month to prepare these gifts. The main reason was that Lin Qingqing had just learned how to make clothes and was very interested in sewing machines, so she was willing to make clothes for her elders.
When these gifts were sent out, Lin Qingqing also put five dollars in the letters from the Lin family.
Gaoshanao Production Brigade
"Lin Youpeng... Is Lin Youpeng here? A package has arrived." The courier shouted loudly as he entered the Gaoshan'ao Production Brigade.