1059: 741 Family Bucket_2 1059: 741 Family Bucket_2 “In Capital City?”
Fu Zili asked.
“Yeah.”
Fang Qing nodded, not elaborating much.
Even though she considered her old friends’ capability to handle things, Fu Zili had personally witnessed Jiang Chen’s influence.
“In the past, humble beginnings weren’t worth boasting about, now, unrestrained thoughts seem boundless.
Proud with the spring breeze, racing horses swiftly, in one day admiring all the flowers in Chang’an eh.”
Fu Zili felt inspired and recited.
He was indeed prospering in Sha City, but outside of it, he was nothing, let alone comparing himself to Jiang Chen.
“If you had stuck to studying back then, you might not have perford worse than Fang Qing and Jiang Chen.”
Tie Jun picked up his cup and teased.
Drinking and driving in Sha City wouldn’t get you caught, but considering Fang Qing was there, Fu Zili still called a designated driver.
“I’ll take you ho.”
“No need, it’s not far, I’ll take a taxi.”
“Okay.”
Fu Zili didn’t insist, “Let’s et another day.”
Tie Jun helped Fang Qing hail a cab on the roadside.
“Take care.”
“Go on.”
The three parted ways.
The taxi ride to her building was just the base fare.
Fang Qing scanned a QR code to pay for the ride, climbed up the stairs, and paused in front of her ho, looking towards the door opposite.
A few seconds later, she withdrew her gaze and fished out her keys to open the door.
Fang Weiguo and Pan Hui were watching TV inside.
“You’re back early.”
“Just went for dinner, how long could it be?”
“You guys, getting together maybe once a year nowadays, why not chat a bit more?”
Fang Weiguo, her father, was quite open-minded.
“Tie Jun still has to look after his shop, can’t keep him from doing business, right?”
Fang Qing sat down next to her mother.
“Did you drink?”
“Yeah, a bit of beer.”
“Girls should drink less when they’re out.”
It was always the sa with mothers, always nagging.
“Mom, it’s not like they’re strangers.”
“They grew up together, a little drink is fine.
Your daughter knows her limits,” Fang Weiguo joined in.
But hearing this, a ripple stirred in Fang Qing’s heart, though her expression remained unchanged.
“By the way, Qing Qing, your mom won a prize today!”
“A prize?”
Fang Qing looked puzzled.
“Show it to the child.”
Pan Hui told her husband.
Fang Weiguo, smiling widely, picked up the cellphone from the coffee table, “Didn’t expect your mom to have such luck, to actually win the top prize.”
Fang Qing took the cellphone with a puzzled look, then saw a winning notification ssage.
“A trip to Europe?”
“Yep!”
It was probably the first ti in her life, Pan Hui was ecstatic, “This afternoon, LianShang Bank suddenly sent a ssage, saying we could use the points accumulated in our savings account to enter a draw, I never knew it before.”
“Mom, these are all scams.”
“That’s what I thought too, it can’t be that easy.
I just tried it out, but who knew, on the last try, I actually hit the biggest prize!”
Fang Qing wasn’t excited, rather, she frowned slightly looking at the winning ssage on the phone.
“Mom, this might be a scam.
Nowadays, too many scamrs use this kind of thod to deceive the elderly.”
“Do you think your mom is foolish?”
Fang Weiguo said with a laugh, “All these things you ntioned; your mom thought of them imdiately.
There’s anti-scam propaganda everywhere now, even warning signs are posted at the entrance to our yard.
Right after winning, your mom dragged to the bank to confirm it.”
Fang Qing looked up at her father.
“Your mom really won the prize.
The bank staff personally confird that the event is real, and they didn’t expect the grand prize to be in Sha City; even the manager was taken aback and ca out personally to congratulate us and asked us to prepare the docunts to go and register.”
You could tell that Fang Weiguo was quite happy too.
It’s not surprising.
Such a windfall landing right on your head, who wouldn’t be excited?
“There are a lot of scamrs, everyone knows that, but it can’t be that the entire bank is in on it, right?”
Fang Qing was at a loss for words.
Her father had a point, and moreover, Lian Comrcial Bank was a top-notch comrcial bank.
Their family’s money had always been kept there.
A big bank organizing an event occasionally was completely normal, and with the staff’s confirmation, there surely could be no fraud.
People have won multi-million-dollar lottery prizes.
“Mom, you’re so lucky.”
Fang Qing couldn’t help but exclaim.
“After Mom got back, she boasted to for a long ti, said I’ve never been this lucky in my life.
But snagging your mom and having such a pretty, smart, and capable daughter like you, isn’t that lucky enough?”
You had to admit.
Fang Weiguo really had a way with words, making his wife even happier, wrinkles deepening at the corners of her eyes.
Fang Qing felt the sa way.
She might not care too much about the grand prize itself, but seeing her parents happy was what made it truly worthwhile.
“Mom, what exactly does the prize include?”
“Round trip tickets and hotel accommodations, and I think there’s a al allowance too, but I didn’t ask for specifics.”
“How many people can go?”
“What did that manager say earlier?” Pan Hui looked at her husband.
“That manager said it’s a ‘family bucket,’ anyone on the household register can go.”
“How long?”
“One week.
If you want to stay longer, you’ll have to pay for the rest.”
“That’s not too bad.”
“Yeah, your mom was just complaining about how stingy they are; you can’t expect them to reimburse you for shopping in Europe.
Sure, they’re a bank, but they can’t be spending that freely.
You’ve got to be content, round trip tickets and accommodations, that’s got to be worth at least a hundred thousand, right?”
Seeing her husband tease her, Pan Hui couldn’t hold back and imdiately retorted while looking at her daughter: “Look at your dad’s vision.
A hundred thousand seems amazing to soone like him, but does a big bank like Lian Comrcial care about this bit of money?”
It’s always like this in ordinary families.
Never lacking in little argunts.
So people show mutual respect but live separate lives, while others bicker daily and, almost accidentally, grow old together.
Fang Qing didn’t find it distressing; she’d been used to it since childhood.
“Dad, Mom, have you ever been abroad?”
She asked with a smile.
“Travel abroad with your dad?
You should ask if we’ve ever been out of the province.”
Fang Weiguo laughed and shook his head.
“So, no passports then?”
“What’s a passport?”
Fang Qing wasn’t surprised.
Standing on her parents’ shoulders, she saw a bigger world and couldn’t turn around and mock their ignorance.
Although Fang Weiguo knew what a passport was, this was a good ti to wisely keep quiet and let his daughter explain.
“A passport is like a permit; you need one to travel abroad.
If you want to go, we’ll need to hurry and get them.”
“Qing Qing, traveling really ans spending so money, right?”
“Of course.
Going to Europe, you’ve got to buy so things, right?
It definitely involves spending money, but no worries, the bank is covering the major expenses.
The rest won’t be much.
Mom, you’re not thinking of giving up the prize, are you?
This prize can’t be converted into cash, right?”
“How could that even be possible?”
“That settles it then.
You and Dad have never been abroad; this might also be a chance given deliberately by fate.
Let’s go see other countries.”
“Qing Qing, you haven’t been abroad either, right?”
Fang Weiguo asked.
“Um, not yet.”
College actually offers a lot of spare ti, and many students travel during winter and sumr vacations, but Fang Qing hadn’t, not even to nearby places like Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.
“Then it’s decided, tomorrow your mom and I will go get passports, and our whole family will go abroad to see.”
As the head of the family, Fang Weiguo clapped his hands, “The timing is also good.
Spending a Shenzhou New Year abroad should feel quite different.”
With such a great opportunity, Pan Hui certainly wouldn’t give it up, even if it might cost a bit more; after all, for them, this could be a once-in-a-lifeti.
“Why don’t you ask Jiang Chen if he wants to go?”
Her mother’s sudden suggestion made Fang Qing pause, before she could speak, Fang Weiguo couldn’t help but laugh: “First, calm down, don’t get too excited.
This prize is only for direct relatives—Is Jiang Chen listed in our family register?”
Pan Hui understood and sighed softly, its aning unclear.
Before, Fang Qing would definitely not have remained silent, but at this mont, she said nothing, her mind drifting back to that afternoon after a heavy drinking session.
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