The Phoenix Girl in the 90s - Chapter 10

Chapter 10

If someone knows about it and drives ahead of them, how can it be good?

When the time comes, they can only bite their teeth and swallow their grievances.

Xia He nodded, “Mom, don’t worry, we aren’t stupid, how could we go outside and talk about this.”

Xia Wen also promised not to bring it up, “This is our family’s secret, it would be great to really open a store, not only do we not have to go out to buy things in the future, but we can also earn money from other people.”

Xia He flicked her little sister’s head, laughing and angry, “Little money lover, if our family opens a store, you’ll be at home to help with the business, anyway, you’re the youngest in the family who has to study the least.”

Xia He and Xia Lin usually aren’t at home when they go to University, Xia Qing will be in her second year of high school next semester, and her studies will be tense after separating arts and sciences classes, comparatively speaking, Xia Wen is indeed the one who is the most relaxed.

“Okay, I definitely will have no problem looking at the store, I’m the best at math, and my mental arithmetic is never wrong.”

Li Xiuqin listened to the sisters to even make arrangements to look after the store, helplessly shook her head and said, “You haven’t even started yet, and you’re already talking about it. Your task is to study hard, and you don’t need to worry about anything else. Xiao Wen will take the high school entrance exam next year, so don’t take it lightly just because she’s doing well in her studies.”

Xiao Wen, who was called by name, stuck out her tongue, as a low-key academic person, it’s impossible to worry about the midterm, her goal is to go to college like her sisters!

Besides, her third sister had told her that college was just a stepping stone to enter society.

She wants to achieve more and make herself more useful.

To achieve more and make herself become more invaluable, she should set her goals even higher, such as getting a master’s degree or a doctorate, to enhance her core competitiveness through continuous development.

It took the three of them more than twenty minutes to ride to the town, parked the bike in front of the supply house and chained it up.

Xia Zhimin also talked to the people who were familiar with the supply and marketing center, and asked the other party to help take a look to prevent someone from stealing the bikes.

But the town security is good, and is a place where people come and go, the probability of the theft to happen is still very small.s

When waiting for the bus, Xia Zhimin met a few folks he knew.

They were all going to the county town to do business, and when they saw the two sisters behind Xia Zhimin, they couldn’t help but turn the discussion to them.

“Zhimin, where are you going to take your daughter?”

“My second daughter is going to start school, she has to go to the train station to buy the ticket in advance. If she is late, it will affect the start of the school year.”

The other party suddenly realized, that there is really such a thing, “I heard, your second daughter got into the capital’s university, right? Really great, I heard that there are only ten or so people in our town who got into college this year, your daughter is not ordinary.”

These days, not to mention college students, those who can finish high school are considered good, and dropouts are common.

Xia Zhimin laughed, “Yes, she did well in the college entrance exam, and I didn’t expect that she would be admitted to her first application.”

The topic of children and learning is the most interesting topic for parents, and soon the people waiting for the bus all gathered around, “Really enviable, these two are your daughters?”

Xia Zhimin turned around and pointed at the two sisters, “This is the second and this is the third.”

“Oh, not bad, they are all beautiful girls, in a few years the bride matchmaker will have to step through the door of your house, right.”

In the minds of the townspeople, even college students have to get married, but it’s just a matter of being able to marry someone good.

Xia Zhimin waved his hand and said, “Not yet they’re still young, no matter what, they will have to graduate from the university before it, there is no need to rush.”

Nineteen years old, in the countryside is not considered young, Xia Lin’s classmates in junior high school, some are even married and already have children.

“That’s right, school is good, she has the ability to marry in the city later, the city life can be much better than our rural countryside.”

Xia Zhimin a grown man, is not a match for a group of country women, a few words and he lost the battle, he can only laugh dryly on the side, while the focus of the topic Xia Lin, her face is flushed, it is unclear whether it is because of the heat or embarrassment.

The shuttle bus to the county town leaves hourly, after waiting for about 30 minutes, the old painted bus slowly pulls over, the discussion suddenly stops, and so on when the bus stopped, a crowd of passengers rushed in, the Xia family father and daughter were the last to go on, there are only two seats left, Xia Zhimin let the two girls to sit on and he chose to stand.

“Dad, you also sit, Ill’ll be able to squeeze with my sister.”

Xia Qing just finished speaking, Xia Zhimin has not yet responded, the elder lady across from them smiled heartily, “What a filial daughter, she knows how to care for her father.”

Xia Zhimin sat down and the two sisters each sat on half a chair, they are both slim, so sitting sideways is not cramped, and so the conductor collected the money for the ticket, the bus left by puffing exhaust fumes.

Xia Zhimin gave up his seat to an old lady after sitting for a few minutes. The two sisters also gave up their seats halfway through the journey. After more than 40 minutes of driving, they finally arrived at the county bus station. The train station was quite far from the bus station, so they took another bus at the bus station and arrived at the train station after another 20 minutes.

“There aren’t many tickets to the capital on August 19th, you won’t be able to buy them if you come one day later.”

The female ticket seller was quite cordial, and even made a few small talk with them while collecting the payment.

“I’d like to ask if there are many students going to the capital on the 19th. It’s my daughter’s first time going out of town, and I’d like to ask if there are any children on the way who can be her companion.”

The ticket agent looked at the two sisters, Xia Lin and Xia Qing, and saw that they were pretty and polite, and didn’t think that Xia Zhimin was impatient, and while handing him the ticket, she told him that there were a lot of students going to the capital city before the start of the school year, and asked him to come with his child earlier that day, so that he may be able to send his daughter on the train, and also adjust the seating, or let the train conductor take care of her.

Xia Zhimin was especially grateful and thanked her profusely.

“No need to be thankful, I just made a few casual remarks, I have sympathy for all parents, I also have a child, I can understand.”

Despite the statement, not everyone can be sympathetic to the difficulties of others, Xia Zhimin told Xia Lin to thank her again, after taking the tickets purchased they left the ticket counter.

“Dad, after getting the tickets, are we going to buy clothes for the second sister first or are we going to find Uncle Zhou San to inquire about opening a store first?”

“Xia Zhimin looked at the time on his watch. It was already past ten o’clock. It would take half an hour to take the bus from the train station to the street. Around eleven o’clock is the time when everyone has lunch. If he goes to find Zhou San first, he is afraid that he will become an uninvited guest who eats for free.”