Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1358: The Last Day 3

Chapter 1358: Chapter 1358: The Last Day 3

On their last day in the Capital, Feng Qingxue and Lu Jiang decided to take the children out for a stroll.

Although they had been in the Capital for several days, they hadn’t really gone sightseeing, and the couple felt somewhat guilty towards their children.

Visiting relatives and dining out didn’t count as sightseeing.

Xibao was a child accustomed to grand scenes and was very reserved. Fubao was also relatively calm and now behaved like a little lady with not much curiosity. But for the rest, it was like country bumpkins entering the city. Even though they had seen many new things over the past few days, they couldn’t help but fix their eyes on the scenery on both sides of the road, reluctant to even blink.

On the street, besides the buses they had taken, there were taxis and sedans.

Guan Yu was quite curious and went to ask a few questions, but quickly scurried back after being shocked by the cab drivers’ solicitation conditions and rates.

"Goodness, it costs dozens of yuan just like that!" Guan Yu patted his chest; with the work points system, he and his brother couldn’t earn that much in a year. Before Lu Tianjun joined the military, the family’s annual income was a hundred yuan. Most of the living expenses were provided by Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue, with the savings book held by Lu’s father, "And they only take foreigners, not us locals!"

Feng Qingxue smiled and pursed her lips, "Anyway, we’re not taking it, so whether it’s expensive or cheap, it doesn’t concern us."

Ping Zhengkai laughed, "We don’t lack a car anyway, why should we take someone else’s taxi? The military provides a car for leaders at the division level and above, it’s just that Comrade Leader Lu rarely uses it."

Indeed, he was an anomaly in the military. Aside from picking up family members or official business trips, he hardly used it at all.

Guan Yu and Lu Tianzhi stuck out their tongues and in unison asked, "Uncle, aunt, where are we going?"

"Where to?"

In fact, Feng Qingxue and Lu Jiang were at a loss as well.

The Capital indeed had many historical landmarks since it was the last dynasty’s Capital City, with well-preserved sites like the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, Prince Gong’s Mansion, Temple of Heaven, and the ruins of the Old Summer Palace, and so on. However, times had changed. Taking a bus was considered a degenerate bourgeois lifestyle, turning into a service for foreign guests and fleets catering to them. Not to mention going outing?

Not to mention, in the previous few years, many historical sites had been damaged, and quite a few city gates and the old city walls had been torn down. The staff of the Forbidden City Museum joined labor studies last year, so now the Forbidden City Museum was still closed.

After much thought, Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue took the children to browse through grocery and department stores.

Once inside the grocery store, Lu Erxiong refused to leave.

His chubby face was pressed against the glass of the pastry counter, clearly visible to the salesperson, who could also see the drool dripping from the corner of his mouth, shining just as brightly as his eyes, reminding her of a little white fattie from long ago.

Feng Qingxue felt embarrassed and stretched out her hand to grab him.

Despite his heavy, bulky clothes making him look clumsy, he was quite nimble—a soft and agile Little Fatty. Dodging his mother’s hand, Lu Erxiong unabashedly said to the salesperson, "I want to eat cake!"

Incredibly bold and confident.

"No money!" Feng Qingxue responded crisply.

Hearing this, Dundun swallowed his saliva, silent, while Zhuangzhuang told Lu Erxiong, "No money!"

Lu Erxiong’s eyes rolled around, "I have money!"

He bent down and rummaged through his small shoulder bag, pulling out a handful of cash—one, two, and five yuan bills—roughly amounting to about ten yuan in total.

"Where did it come from?" Lu Jiang frowned.

Because their family was well provided for in all aspects of life, they didn’t have the habit of giving the children pocket money.