Chapter 122 - Return to Chasu City (1/2)

Zhang Fan was now leaving to go back to Chasu City. His parents really didn't want to see him go, but there was no helping it. Zhang Fan's mother wiped away her tears as she watched Zhang Fan's car disappear off into the distance.

”You're so stubborn! I'm going over to live with them once Little Rock has a child. At that time, you can stay here by yourself!” said Zhang Fan's mother to her husband.

”What do you know? You have more hair than sense! They're not even married yet. Why should we go over there and get in their way? If they don't return this year for New Year's, after Jingshu goes to Shanghai University, we'll go over there to Chasu City to stay a few days, and meet Shao Hua's parents as well as discuss the matter of their marriage. Sigh! This little brat!” Zhang Fan's father grumbled.

”What's wrong with Little Rock? Isn't it nice that he purchased a new home for us to live in? When would I ever get to live in a new home just by staying with you? I've had enough of living in this poorly insulated apartment!”

”Just look at you, I didn't say that it wasn't a good thing. Why be like this!”

”Make your own meal for lunch! I'm going to check out the new apartment home!” Zhang Fan's mother threw down her apron and was about to leave.

”You should take the bike. It's quite a distance.”

”Mind your own business! I'm taking the bus!”

Zhang Fan crossed the Yellow River and went through the Wushaoling tunnels again. For his first stop, Zhang Fan stopped at Wei City. This time, Zhang Fan intended to take a full week on the road so that they could go to all of the nice scenic locations and tourist spots in the area, letting Shao Hua and his sister properly have some fun before he returned to Chasu City. Over the last couple weeks, they had been so busy, preparing for the college entrance exam and then buying a new home.

There weren't that many tourist spots in the northwest. Everyone was a northwesterner, so there wasn't anything much different about the people. The biggest tourist spot that shouldn't be missed was Mogao Grottoes. It was a rare cultural gem in the Gobi Desert.

There was a tremendous amount of cave art in the Mogao Grottoes, which included all sorts of stories from Buddhist scriptures, mountain and river scenes, drawings of pagodas, buildings, and other structures, drawings of flowers and nature, drawings of various Buddhas, along with drawings of the Chinese people hard at work and so on.

This was artistic work involving more than 1500 years of history, from the Sixteen Kingdoms period to the Qing Dynasty, showing cultures from different times and how they changed over the years. It was all quite grand and beautiful. Among all the cave art, you could even discover how ancient Chinese artists had used elements from Iranian, Indian, Greek, and other countries' art in their own art, leaving behind evidence of Chinese civilization and art's development. The cave art from different generations would have different drawing styles.

The tickets for entering weren't cheap! There were also countless tourists. There were also foreign tourists, along with tourists from Taiwan and Hong Kong. Zhang Fan immediately started regretting how much he had paid. He felt that he didn't really understand anything he saw here as he knew very little about Buddhism.

However, Shao Hua and Jingshu viewed everything with great interest. They followed their tour guide for the entire way. It probably wasn't an easy job being a tour guide for the Mogai Grottoes, as the tour guide had to constantly talk on such a hot day in the desert. This job would easily make one's throat go hoarse.

On the third day of the road trip, Zhang Fan arrived in Shanshan City. The cantaloupes here were the sweetest and best in all of China. Very few non-northwesterners would know about this place. The melons truly were so sweet. Jingshu ate so many that her lips cracked the next day, and she almost cried from the pain.

However, Shanshan City was too small, so they only ate some cantaloupes and didn't stay long here. Zhang Fan continued driving west. In the afternoon, they reached a city which was famous for its grapes. Although it wasn't the right season for grapes yet, Zhang Fan felt it would be regrettable not to go take a look.

On the fourth day, Zhang Fan returned to Raptor City. Jingshu was astonished to see quite a few foreigners with blonde hair and high nose bridges, feeling as if they were in another country. They also visited Mount Tianshan along with Tianshan Heavenly Lake.

Shao Hua purchased several things for Jingshu in Raptor City. ”You're going to college soon, and Raptor City is a big city where you can find almost anything, so it's best to prepare these for you here. This way, you won't be lacking anything when you go.”

Shao Hua purchased a new laptop and cell phone for Jingshu. Although Jingshu was currently using an Apple iphone that had been a gift from Wang Qian, Shao Hua purchased the newest edition iphone for Jingshu, so Jingshu's iphone became Zhang Fan's new phone instead. Shao Hua also purchased a new suitcase and bookbag for Jingshu.

The two women went shopping for the entire day. They already had a good relationship, and it improved even further after today. ”Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law!” Jingshu was getting really close to Shao Hua.