Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten
Chapter 1036 - 1038: Why Is the Gap So Big
Gong Ruini and her family spent their National Day summer in Hainan, enjoying lavish meals and sipping fruit juice every day.
It can be said this is the highest praise for their year of hard work.
Meanwhile, far away at a Beijing train station, as a train from the Southern region pulled in with a long whistle,
for those working at the train station, it was truly an ordinary scene.
Many people disembarked, either heading home on familiar routes or leaving with the help of relatives picking them up.
Among them, one family of six appeared so bewildered.
Cai Guoqing knew Beijing was a bustling city, but he never expected it to be so bustling.
Even the train station was better than the one back home, causing Cai Guoqing to panic.
As for Cai Guoqing’s wife, Wang Jing, she was even more clueless, clingy onto Cai Guoqing’s clothes.
Cai Guoqing’s two sons were even more timid; they may have considered themselves important at home, but any confidence they had evaporated under the city’s grandeur.
Ultimately, it was Tu Chunni and Cai Zhiheng who stood at the forefront.
"Dad, what should we do?" A gust of northern wind blew over, leaving Cai Guoqing freezing.
Although they’d brought along heavy clothes from home and wore them, it still felt cold.
Wang Jing was also cold, clinging to Cai Guoqing and hopping around incessantly, trying to warm up.
Cai Zhiheng knew it was impossible to rely on the sons for solutions.
But what should they do in this unfamiliar place?
At this moment, Cai Zhiheng’s stomach started feeling uncomfortable, and he couldn’t help but reach out to touch it.
"Dad, it’s so cold, do you have any money?" Cai Guoqing saw a snack store by the train station and couldn’t help but feel hungry.
Of course, he had money, but just a little. Cai Zhiheng also wasn’t sure what would happen after they met Cai Ming.
Cai Zhiheng really wasn’t keen on meeting Cai Ming, remembering how they treated Cai Ming in the past; would he have no opinions or thoughts about it?
If he truly cared about them, he should have come back long ago, or at least shared his situation with them, but he said nothing.
Even about his marriage, it was Gong Zhuang who communicated the message, simply saying he married into his wife’s family.
Claiming to be unperturbed is just a lie; despite his fondness for Cai Guoqing, he only had two sons and hoped for more grandchildren.
He never expected that one would marry into another family, which infuriated the old man. How could a college-educated person choose such a path?
But regardless of how angry the old man was, the matter was settled, and they later heard shocking news about Cai Ming.
How could he not be stunned and left with a plethora of emotions?
Cai Guoqing was genuinely displeased with recent instances of his father frequently zoning out, "Dad, do you have money?"
"Don’t be stingy with money; once we find Cai Ming, we will have money." Cai Guoqing was upset, knowing Cai Meina and Cai Ming were wealthy but hadn’t helped them a bit.
Thinking of these years, they enjoyed the best in Beijing while he lived a hard life back home, who wouldn’t be mad?
Cai Guoqing had already made up his mind; once they find Cai Ming, he would let them know the consequences of not caring for the elderly.
"Don’t spend too much." Cai Zhiheng’s intuition told him if they spent all the money now, they might suffer later.
Would Cai Guoqing heed Cai Zhiheng’s caution? That’s impossible; for the sake of food, he’d employ all sorts of expressions and gestures.
Tu Chunni was very protective of her sons and angrily confronted Cai Zhiheng, "The kids are hungry, why save the money?"
"It’s so cold here, what if the kids get sick from the cold?" Tu Chunni didn’t care about what could happen later.
"Once we find Cai Ming, I can’t believe we’d run out of money."
Reluctantly, Cai Zhiheng took out all the remaining money. As the old man tried to nervously stash some, Cai Guoqing swiftly snatched it all.
"Let’s eat." After grabbing the money, Cai Guoqing headed towards the nearby eatery, leaving his wife and sons to scatter their belongings and follow him.
Watching his son and grandsons leave everything behind, Cai Zhiheng felt a wave of stomach discomfort, causing him to curl up.
Tu Chunni turned to see her husband’s condition and shrugged, "It’s just a bit of money, is it worth it?"
"Don’t worry, once we find Cai Ming, we’ll have money and Cai Guoqing won’t have to worry about any hardships either."
Tu Chunni was excited that soon they would enjoy a better life, feeling all sorts of relief.
"We can also take a break."
"Let Cai Ming help find wives for his nephews." Imagining her grandsons settling down and continuing the Old Cai Family lineage, Tu Chunni believed all their hardships were worthwhile.
Yes, and even great-grandsons; if Cai Zhiheng thought earlier the grandsons weren’t filial enough, now hearing about great-grandsons made him excited.
"Alright, let’s gather the luggage; once Guoqing and his family finish eating, we can leave."
The elderly couple gathered their scattered belongings, standing in the cold waiting for Cai Guoqing and his family.
Cai Zhiheng felt his protesting stomach, truly hungry, not just hungry but with his lungs feeling uncomfortable.
"I wonder if Guoqing and his family will remember to bring us food." Cai Zhiheng watched pitiably at the direction where Cai Guoqing vanished.
The poor elderly couple stood in the wind, hoping Cai Guoqing would remember to bring them some food.
Cai Guoqing’s family sat in a warm room, enjoying hot meals and truly feeling alive.
Along the way, Cai Zhiheng showed all kinds of affection to Cai Guoqing and his sons but never gave Wang Jing his daughter-in-law a pleasant look.
Wang Jing rubbed her now-full stomach and looked out the window, seeing Cai Zhiheng and his wife standing in the wind.
Wang Jing was secretly pleased; remembering how Tu Chunni treated her poorly, she wouldn’t remind anyone now.
Let that old couple eat the northwest wind; anyway, they’re already old, feeding them would be a waste.
Besides, aren’t they here to see their son and daughter? The more miserable they seemed, the guiltier Cai Ming might feel.
Furthermore, the old couple being so pathetic, even if Cai Ming didn’t want to care for them, how would the surrounding people judge him?
Being in business, one must maintain a good face; eventually, Cai Ming would surely take them in.
Wang Jing was envious upon knowing how Cai Ming was living; she was determined to enjoy such a lifestyle.
The days without money at home truly worried Wang Jing; she was willing to do anything to remain over there, even if unethical.
She glanced at the man eating voraciously next to her; Wang Jing couldn’t stand him.
She couldn’t understand how, despite being brothers, the disparity was so significant, with one being so wealthy and the other struggling financially.