Zhu Yanyi listened and paused for a moment. Xie Jingyu was indeed that kind of person. However, she admired Xie Zhong for seeing things so clearly.
"I don't understand these things," she said simply. "But if Grandpa says so, it must be true. Anyway, I gave the tickets to her. They are her now. How she uses them has nothing to do with me."
"Ani, you suffered a grievance," Xie Zhong said. He always felt that using his granddaughter's tickets was unfair to her.
Zhu Yanyi smiled. "Grandpa, you are thinking too much. I don't buy things anyway. Besides, these tickets will probably become antiques soon."
"Huh?" Xie Zhong looked at Zhu Yanyi, her face full of confusion.
Zhu Yanyi shrugged. "Grandpa, you didn't go to Beijing with us this time. In many places in Beijing, you don't need tickets to buy things anymore. According to Grandpa Zhan, as the economy develops, tickets limit people's buying power. Now, we need to boost buying power to improve the economy. So, tickets will be canceled sooner or later."
Xie Zhong was slightly stunned by Zhu Yanyi's words. She was not ignorant. With the improvement of society, the existence of tickets was indeed unreasonable. Originally, tickets were used to limit buying power. Now, if they continued to limit it, it would hinder the economy. So, tickets would definitely be canceled. This point was absolutely correct. Xie Zhong looked at Zhu Yanyi and asked, "So that is why you were so generous?"
"Not exactly." Zhu Yanyi chuckled softly. "I do have many tickets here, basically all kinds. But I thought that even if they become invalid in the future, I can collect them as historical proof. Maybe decades later, these tickets will be very valuable. Then I can be a little rich lady."
Xie Zhong laughed upon hearing Zhu Yanyi's words. "Yes, yes. In that case, future little rich lady, you should keep your tickets well."
Zhu Yanyi nodded directly, indicating that she would store these tickets properly.
With Zhu Yanyi’s playful attitude, Xie Zhong’s mood improved significantly. They were all her sons. Even if she disliked some things, what could she do? Life had to go on. So, even if she was displeased, Xie Zhong did not keep it in her heart anymore. Currently, what needed to be done was to let Xie Shengyu renovate her room properly and prepare the new house. There was no need to say anything else.
Zhu Zhibin did not return after Zhu Yanyi came back. After Xie Shengyu’s engagement, Zhu Zhibin continued to stay at the Xie family home.
Because Zhu Zhibin was not around, Xie Xinlian now had more time. She focused more on her studies and waited for September 1st, when the vocational school started, to attend classes as an observer.
The new house at home began construction. It was still a contracted project, so they did not need to cook meals for the workers. They only needed to cook the rice the workers brought. In winter, they could help heat the dishes. Now it was summer, and the workers brought their own dishes, which could be eaten without heating. However, Zhu Shunyao still asked Xie Xinlian to make a pot of soup for them every day. The weather was hot, and without soup, they could only pour boiling water into their rice, which was not good for health. Since Zhu Yanyi studied medicine, Zhu Shunyao had also learned some basic knowledge of health preservation.
Xie Xinlian had nothing to do but study now. Besides the pot of soup for lunch every day, she also provided drinks like mung bean soup for them in the afternoon. She provided better benefits for them. The people building the house were truly grateful for the treatment at the Zhu family, so they worked even harder.