Chapter 215: Chapter 208: A Trip to Beijing
Tang Yuxin received her report card and remained in second place. The first rank was obviously occupied by the well-known nerdy student in the class. The nerd glanced at Tang Yuxin through his thick glasses that looked like beer bottle bottoms, then returned to his book with a somewhat sluggish expression in his eyes.
The person who surprisingly claimed the third position was Chen Lidong. His progress over the past six months was incredibly fast, as Tang Yuxin had pointed out. Chen Lidong possessed excellent logical thinking abilities, but his grades were initially poor due to a lack of effective study methods. However, now his academic performance was skyrocketing, largely because he had learned to discipline himself, hence the rapid enhancement of his grades.
Now, Chen Lidong was held up as a model student by the class advisor. Speaking highly of Chen Lidong was very frequent, mentioning how he had initially ranked last in class. But now, in just over a year, Chen Lidong had progressed to rank third in the class. They were told that if they worked hard, they too had the chance to excel, especially given that they were only in the eighth grade.
In reality, the ninth grade was just around the corner.
At this point, Tang Yuxin was looking forward to the summer vacation because her father had promised to buy her a house in Beijing. She dreamed of owning a home in Beijing, where she could live off-campus once she entered college. She could have her own little nest, where she could make herself a cup of tea when she had some free time, enjoy the distant views, witness the world’s era evolving, and realizing her growth.
In her previous life, these were the things she longed to do. However, her life in college didn’t offer such luxuries. She had spent all four years of college busy studying, and working part-time. She had to earn her own living expenses, as the Wei Family had stopped supporting her financially. She was reluctant to spend the money earned by her aging father, who had lived a hard life. She met Zhang Yong’an later and supported him through his postgraduate study and his going abroad for further study. She had neglected the only person in the world who would cry for her and instead gave her heart to a man who was both ungrateful and disloyal.
In this life, what she aspired to was a different college life.
She pulled her report card back and went home with her school bag on her back.
He had always remembered his promise to his daughter. He had seen the prosperity of big cities during his travels in the past six months. Tang Zhinian claimed that house prices would definitely rise in the future, so buying a house now would absolutely not be a mistake.
Tang Zhinian of course had not thought this far. He was only thinking of buying a house for the convenience of his daughter, Yuxin. It was an additional assurance in case there was nowhere to go, or in case the dormitory in the school was poor or her roommates were not good. At least she would have a refuge outside.
What he hadn’t expected was that the place he bought would eventually surge in price to such a terrifying extent.
They directly boarded a train to Beijing. At that time, train tickets were not issued in the individual’s name and the trains were still slow green car trains. Tang Zhinian was accustomed to traveling by train in the past half year, but for Tang Yuxin, it was her first time taking a train. Tang Zhinian, who was not short of money now, bought sleeper tickets for himself and his daughter.
Approximately 30 hours on a train would indeed be uncomfortable if sitting in hard seats.
He himself didn’t mind, but his daughter Yuxin was still growing. No matter what, he wouldn’t let his daughter feel uncomfortable.
There were many people on the train, which portrayed a vivid picture of the late 80s. People from all over the place dressed similarly, with not much variation in color or style.
Tang Yuxin held a cup in her hands, soaking the herbal tea she made in it. The tea had a faintly fragrant smell of herbs, which could refresh her mind, and tasted pretty good. The water available on the train had a peculiar taste, which she didn’t mind. But if this could be removed, wouldn’t it be even better?
Tang Zhinian had been drinking this herbal tea for many years. It was made from a special herb in the mountains. Tang Yuxin toasted tea leaves and this medicinal herb together, resulting in a unique tea with a remarkable fragrance.