The green leather train wandered for a day and a night before finally arriving in the capital.
Gu Qingcheng must be thankful that it is April, which is neither cold nor hot.
If it's summer, tsk tsk, in this stuffy and crowded environment, the smell of feet, sweat, farts, etc. are all mixed together. If you stay here for a day and a night, if you don't want to be suffocated to death by the heat, you still have to soak up the smell. .
The world that just ended was so noble and comfortable, but the current life is so difficult and poor.
That is to say, Her Majesty the Queen of Heaven is mentally strong and extremely adaptable, so she didn’t—
Ugh, still uncomfortable.
The Gu family was also tortured, but when the train pulled into the station in the capital, Gu's father, Gu's mother, Gu's second brother, Gu Sanmei and Gu's youngest brother all became excited instantly.
"We're here! We're here!"
"Oh, this is the capital!"
Although tired, everyone in the Gu family was very happy.
Carrying large and small packages, they pulled their younger siblings and followed their eldest brother (son), and squeezed out of the carriage with difficulty.
"Yes! This is the capital!"
As the mainstay of the family, Gu Qingcheng has to shoulder all responsibilities.
She supported her parents, shouted to her younger siblings, and led the family onto the bus.
"Mother! Mother! The road is so wide!"
"Dad! Bicycles! So many bicycles!"
"Dad! Mom! That's Tianmen, oh, it's so spectacular!"
The three little ones of the Gu family were shouting with excitement and were quite explosive on the bus.
Gu's father and mother were also excited.
However, as country people who had just arrived in the capital, they instinctively felt inferior.
They are very afraid of seeing the looks of disgust and ridicule from the people around them.
I am also afraid that my words and deeds will embarrass my son.
"Don't make any noise! This is the capital!"
"You think you're in a village and you're just shouting at the top of your lungs!"
Gu's mother's original intention was to stop her children from screaming so as not to make people laugh.
As a result, Gu's mother, who was used to having a loud voice, roared like a lion whenever she opened her mouth.
Passengers on the bus all looked at him strangely.
Of course, people are still relatively tolerant these days.
We won’t always focus on quality, and everyone has a certain amount of empathy.
After all, it was only a few years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and there was no need to go back three generations. Many people themselves had just come to the city from the countryside.
But in rural areas and in the mountains, people just rely on "shouting".
The loud voice is really not intentional, it is just a habit.
Of course, it is wrong to shout so loudly in public and have a certain impact on others.
Gu Qingcheng smiled and said to her father, mother, and younger siblings, "Shh! Don't speak too loudly."
"However, everyone was happy when they came to the capital for the first time."
"Just like when I came to the capital to study at university, seeing the square and the palace were all very strange."
"As long as it doesn't affect others, we can be happy no matter how happy we are!"
Gu Qingcheng didn't dislike it, only explained patiently.
When Father Gu and Mother Gu saw their son's attitude, their nervousness was relieved.
The three children of the Gu family paid attention to different points——
Second brother Gu: "Brother, we will keep our voices down."
Gu Sanmei: "Brother, did you shout when you first came to the capital?"
Gu Xiaodi: "Brother, where is the palace?"
Although the three little ones had different focuses, they listened to Gu Qingcheng's words and did not raise their voices when asking questions.
Gu Qingcheng continued to answer patiently.
The passengers on the bus originally thought they were a group of old haters who came to the city to enjoy the autumn breeze.
However, Gu Qingcheng, who was tall, handsome and upright, seemed to stand out from the crowd and instantly attracted everyone's attention.
A young man in his mid-twenties, wearing a dark blue tunic suit, with a pen in his jacket pocket.
At first glance, he looks like a cultural person.
The key thing is, she still wears Mizuki’s school badge on her chest!
Oh, this is still a top student.
Looking at the group of family members around him who obviously came from the countryside, it is not difficult to imagine that this young man is a golden phoenix flying out of a mountain nest.
This is quite difficult.
The young man himself must be very good.
Since ancient times, Chinese people have subconsciously looked high on scholars, especially those from poor families.
Most of the people sitting on the bus are ordinary workers and ordinary people.
They instinctively envy and admire such promising young people who have worked hard from the bottom.
In particular, Gu Qingcheng's attitude towards his family is even more popular with many older people——
This kid is great!
I didn’t dislike my parents and younger siblings just because I left the farm.
As a person from the capital city, even if you are just a commoner, you have quite a lot of experience.
In recent years, with the establishment of the country, people from all over the country and all over the world have gathered in the capital.
As a result, the people in the capital saw more of "all kinds of things in the world".
Dogs really don’t dislike poverty;
However, the son may not dislike the mother's ugliness.
Especially for college students like Gu Qingcheng who came from rural areas to the capital, even if they are not supercilious, sometimes they will despise their parents for embarrassing them.
Shame, vanity, etc. are inherently human instincts.
The only difference is probably that some people can overcome it, while others are bound by instinct.
"Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself." To be able to do this, you either really see through everything, or you have a strong enough heart.
The age at which Gu Qingcheng was cared for was only in his twenties, and he was not yet old enough to see through everything, so he was the latter.
"This guy is good!"
"Yes, if you look good, your character will be better!"
"He has a positive face and is patient and considerate towards his parents and relatives!"
Several passengers sitting in the back row watched with some interest.
Gu Qingcheng didn't know that his family had become a sight in other people's eyes.
Even if you know, it doesn't matter.
He is not afraid of being laughed at and is narcissistic. With this look, he is destined to become the focus of attention from those around him.
In this era, there may not be a saying about Yan Gou, but the pursuit of beautiful things has always been there.
At most, people in this era are more reserved and restrained.
However, if you see a young man who is more handsome than a movie star, there is still no problem if you secretly take a few more glances.
Under Gu Qingcheng's comfort, the Gu family no longer yelled, nor did they have the inferiority complex and cowardice that came from their status.
They began to imitate Gu Qingcheng's appearance and tried their best to look "elegant"!
"Son, where are we going to stay? Or stay in a guest house?"
After all, Gu's mother is the head of the Gu family. After the initial excitement, she began to worry about the family's accommodation.
As a former "expert family member", Gu's mother had enjoyed the treatment of living in a guest house.
However, Gu's mother also knew that she was in the county before and that her son had contributed to the diesel engine factory.
This time it's different.
They came to the capital.
In the capital, my son is just an ordinary college student, and he should not receive those kind of benefits.
"Let's go to the First Hotel!"
Gu Qingcheng had already planned it. Before coming to the capital, she called her roommate and asked him to help book a room.
This was the golden age of public-private partnerships. In addition to absolutely state-owned restaurants and hotels, there were also some relatively commercial institutions that had just been completed.
As long as you have a letter of introduction and money, you can stay in the hotel.
Relatively speaking, it was much more relaxed than the subsequent sixties.
Gu Qingcheng has a letter of introduction from the village, which can prove that the Gu family is not a blind drifter.
She still has a wad of money, which is enough for Gu's father and Gu's mother to stay comfortably in a hotel and travel around the capital happily for many days.
"First Hotel?"
Mother Gu felt very high-class when she heard this, so she subconsciously asked, "Isn't it expensive?"
"How about we go to your dormitory and squeeze in?"
Not to mention this era, but in future generations, in order to save accommodation fees, parents will make do with their children's dormitories.
The roommates basically understand and acquiesce.
When Gu's mother was chatting with her son, she heard him mention a similar situation.
Gu Qingcheng:......
Parents can squeeze in the dormitory because there are only one or two people.
As for their family, a large family came over.
There is a family of five, including boys and girls, how can they squeeze in?
Of course, if you think of a way, you can do it.
Find a classmate (or fellow villager) from the girls' dormitory and put Gu's mother and Gu Sanmei in there.
Then he discussed with the classmates next door to his dormitory and put Gu's father, Gu's second brother, Gu's younger brother, etc. into two dormitories respectively.
However, Gu Qingcheng brought his family here to let them play and build their confidence.
And "traveling on a budget" will never be comfortable.
For people who already have low self-esteem, being too complacent will make them feel even more inferior.
"Mom! We have money!"
"Besides, my son brought you here because he wanted you to have a good time!"
"When you return to your hometown, you can openly tell the folks what the hotels in the capital are like."
Instead of telling others how cautious and timid it is to crowd into dormitories with students.
"...Okay! Mom, I listen to you!"
I have to say that the picture Gu Qingcheng painted for Gu's mother was so beautiful.
Mother Gu can already imagine that when she returns to her hometown, she can brag to everyone——
The roads in Beijing are much wider, and there are more bicycles in Beijing.
The hotels in Beijing are even better!
Even Gu's mother, the most aggressive and arrogant person, was convinced, and Gu's father, who was an honest man, and the three little ones had no objections.
The family even began to wonder: What is the hotel like?
…
"Hongmei, don't you know that Gu Qingcheng has brought all his family members here."
"Oh, I hate these country people the most. Why do you come to the capital for nothing?"
"That's right! Relatives from my dad's hometown always come here, either to see the square or to see a doctor. Every time they come, they stay at my house."
"The house is already uninhabitable, and when so many people come, it is simply a disaster."
"No! The key is that those country people don't know anything and they don't like to be clean."
"...Hongmei, Gu Qingcheng has gone too far. He has brought a whole family here before he is even engaged to you!"
"Yes! What are they going to do? Do they think they have found a good in-law, and the whole family will come here to beat the autumn breeze?"
(End of chapter)
