Chapter 1 On the way to Qingpu
Even in Shanghai, where consumption levels are extremely high, the Su family's family conditions are first-class. The high-end community in Lujiazui, where you can enjoy the views of the Huangpu River from a high altitude, and the Mercedes-Benz cars in the underground garage are all proving the superior conditions of the Su family.
Su Xinyi will soon go to elementary school, and this is her last free summer.
Today she and her parents went to her grandmother's house in the countryside to celebrate her 70th birthday. She had to stay in the countryside for a few days. When she returned to Lujiazui, she was going to school, a very famous school, named Mingzhu Primary School.
Although Su's father Su Qing, who was only in his early forties but his hair was almost half white, was once a famous designer in Shanghai. He graduated from a prestigious university. After accumulating experience and connections, he started his own company. Although the business was not big, he was better than small but exquisite and earned a lot of money, which could support the Su family's quality life.
Su's mother Pei Ning and Su's father were the same age as Su's father. They were college classmates and were once designers. However, since they gave birth to Su Xinyi, they have been a full-time housewife at home. They are not as proud as they are, but they have no white hair. The contrast with Su's father is huge. The two of them stand together, not like their peers, but they are more than ten years apart.
In the cloakroom, Pei Ning stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling mirror and kept looking around. She had already changed more than a dozen sets of clothes, which had been more than half an hour.
Su Qing walked into the cloakroom, looked at his wife who was turning around in front of the mirror, frowned and said, "Ningning, you have been looking in the mirror for almost an hour. If you don't leave, the road will be very congested."
Pei Ning turned around and said with a smile: "Is it so long for an hour? I just came in!"
In the living room, Su Xinyi shouted loudly: "Mom, don't listen to dad. You have only been in for thirty-eight minutes. You can stay in for another twenty minutes and wait until I finish watching this cartoon before going out!"
Su Qing turned around and shouted: "Don't watch cartoons anymore. Turn off the TV. We're leaving now!"
Pei Ning said, "No, I have to dress more decently when I celebrate my birthday this time. This is to win you face so that my sister-in-law will look down on you!"
"When did they look down on us? You said so boring!" Su Qing muttered. He didn't want to worry about this issue, so that his wife would not talk endlessly.
Pei Ning picked out a newly bought long skirt and said while changing it, "I'm boring. It's because those sisters-in-law are boring. Isn't it just that our Xinyi is a girl? I don't want to have another child. Then look at their appearance, it seems that they have all given birth to sons, so they all look amazing. I look down on them the most..."
Su Qing sat down on the sofa in the living room and whispered to Su Xinyi next to her: "Look at your mother, it's starting again. I guess I'll have to talk all the way later, don't stop!"
Su Xinyi lay lazily on the sofa and whispered: "Mid-aged aunt, it's all like this!"
Su Qing glared at her daughter: "What are you talking about? What's wrong with the middle-aged aunt? You will also be the middle-aged aunt in the future!"
"No, absolutely not. I will always be a beautiful and cute little girl, and I will never become a middle-aged aunt!"
Su Qing snorted, grabbed the remote control on the table, and turned off the TV: "Hurry up and put on your shoes, and you're out now!"
After watching the cartoon, Su Xinyi shouted in shock: "Mom, my dad just thought you were nagging, saying that middle-aged aunts are like this, what's wrong with middle-aged aunts? When I grow up, I will be middle-aged aunts! Mom, I'll stand on your side this time!"
Pei Ning walked out of the cloakroom, first walked around, and asked Su Qing: "How is this dress, isn't this decent?"
Su Qing nodded repeatedly and praised his wife for a few words. Su Xinyi jumped up from the sofa and rushed to praise her mother for her beauty. Pei Ning was very satisfied with the slightly exaggerated praise of the father and daughter.
After waiting for them to get in the car and driving on the inner ring road, Pei Ning asked as if he suddenly remembered it, "Old Pei, what are you talking about at home? Do you think I'm talking too much or do you think I'm going to go out and be delayed? Lao Pei, I tell you, you have a problem with your mind. It's only been half an hour, half an hour, and you don't even think about who I'm dressing up for..."
Along the way, Pei Ning kept scolding Su Qing and told Su Qing various reasons. While driving, Su Qing nodded occasionally, indicating that he listened to it and agreed with his wife's point of view very much. He would correct his mistakes in the future, correct his attitude, be a good husband and a good father, and he would never let his wife down again!
In short, Su Qing fully demonstrated the style of good men in Shanghai!
When entering Qingpu District again, Pei Ning finally let Su Qing go. She said to her daughter in a very satisfied tone: "Xinyi, have you seen it? When you grow up, you have to find a boyfriend, and you have to find a father like this. If you have any mistakes, you can correct it. Even if your wife is not satisfied, you must correct it immediately. You must be corrected. You will be in elementary school soon. There will be many boys pursuing you. Let's imagine if..."
Su Qing interrupted her various ideas and said, "Xinyi was just about to go to elementary school. It's too early to say this, it's too early!"
Pei Ning disagreed and retorted: "How can this be said early? If you don't say it now, can you talk about it later? You have to say it now. You have to instill her correct view of love from a young age. This is called subtle influence. It has nothing to do with sooner or later. Do you understand it? Lao Su, it's not that I said you, there is something wrong with your thoughts..."
Su Xinyi turned her head away and looked out the car window, thinking to herself: "It's started again. It's better to watch cartoons after hearing what they said. When I arrived at my grandmother's house, there will be cartoons!"
The road ahead was a little crowded, and the car slowed down. Su Xinyi saw that there was a large yard not far from the main road. The gate of the yard was open, and there were two teams of people in uniforms inside, which seemed to be training.
Some of those people were carrying water pipes that were plated into circles, while others were running on long ladders. Su Xinyi had never seen such a thing.
Turning back, Su Xinyi asked, "Mom, what are those people doing?"
Pei Ning looked out the window and replied: "They are firefighters, and it seems they are training."
"What do firefighters do?"
"They are in charge of putting out fires, saving people, etc.! Oh, the child will know when he grows up! Lao Su, I have to talk about your thoughts..."
Chapter completed!