His hometown is in Hai'an, a small town in Jiangbei, and his children work in the magic capital of Shanghai.
After the birth of my grandson, he lived with us until he was four years old and was going back to kindergarten. Our education here is also good, and I hope that my grandson will stay here to study, and it will be convenient for us to take care of it. Of course, as an educator, I also know that the best educational environment for children is still accompanied by their parents. I asked my grandson's advice, and the baby did not hesitate to go back to Shanghai to study and be with his parents. Reluctantly, we sent our grandson back to Shanghai and entered the kindergarten, and since then we have started a twin-city life of Shanghai and our hometown.
Another important reason for running at both ends is that neither of our old ones has retired. I retired at the end of this year, and my lover has three more years. On one side are children, on the other side is work, and can only accompany grandchildren on weekends.
Cross-city life, the distance must not be too far, the traffic between the two cities must be highly developed. Fortunately, the hometown is only less than 300 kilometers away from Shanghai, not far, and the traffic between the two places is particularly developed.
Life across the city is inseparable from transportation. I have a driver's license, I have not bought a car, the economic reason is the first, not cost-effective. The more important reason is safety, older, less flexible than young people, looking at the cars flowing on the street are afraid, simply did not buy a car.
In the past, the means of passage we chose was passenger cars, between the two cities, in addition to the shuttle bus of the passenger transport company, there are many privately contracted shuttles, and there are more than a dozen trips a day, which is quite convenient. Less than 300 kilometers, if it is fast, it takes only three and a half hours. The disadvantage is also not fast enough, coupled with the traffic at both ends, the road will take half a day, in case of rain and fog weather or traffic jams, it is not necessarily able to go, will delay the trip. Another disadvantage is that it is inconvenient to go to the toilet, sometimes I am embarrassed to let everyone wait, and the time is not long, so I have to hold back.
Later, the high-speed rail was opened, and the commuting time was shortened to less than two hours. Punctuality is not blocked, all the way smooth, and there is a toilet on the car, eating and drinking porridge, drinking tea and drinking water, do not have to worry about the inconvenience of the toilet. The seats are also wide, and the small table is lowered, reading books, listening to songs, and you will arrive before you know it. Since then, I have basically never taken the passenger shuttle of the bus company. I also know in my heart how much pressure there is after the high-speed rail.
The high-speed rail rides more, and some doorways are explored.
First, buy tickets online, get on the bus with ID cards and electronic tickets, do not have to queue up to buy tickets, and do not have to worry about the ticket being forgotten and lost. When you go out for a ride, it is enough to bring your mobile phone and ID card. Even if everything else is lost, as long as these two things are still there, it will not affect the itinerary.
The second is to buy tickets online, seats and seats can be freely selected, you can choose a wide business seat, you can also choose a loose first-class seat, of course, the more economical second-class seat is also comfortable. You can choose the window or the aisle, which depends on individual needs.
Third, if the itinerary is determined, you can buy tickets in advance, the itinerary is temporarily decided or not too sure, you can also buy tickets when you go out, the problem is that when there are many weekend passengers, you may not be able to buy the train that arrives and goes, such a situation I have encountered three times in a row. If you do not decide to travel temporarily, it is recommended to book tickets a day or two in advance to avoid delays.
From home, it's basically on Friday nights. Got off the high-speed train, transferred to the subway, and arrived home very late. As long as the grandson hears our voices, he will jump and cheer to welcome our arrival. Sometimes only one person goes, and we will repeatedly ask why the other one did not come, and that kind of expectation and disappointment is the motivation for us to work tirelessly and travel between the two cities.
Usually go on Friday and come back on Sunday. If there is a Monday morning shift, you can actually go back to your hometown on Monday morning. When saying goodbye to your grandson, don't cry or make trouble, just make an appointment for the next time and the schedule of activities. Then move on to the next anticipation and waiting. Usually we go once every two weeks, and if we really want to, we will change it to weekly. Ticket prices have now been raised, and fares between the two cities have gone from double digits to triple digits. Even so, I still feel better than buying a car and driving myself. Of course, tossing and turning like this is also a bit tired. But every week or every two weeks, I can accompany my grandchildren to play for two days, help the children wash and wash, three generations in the same house, happy, hard work and money are not worth mentioning.
It will be some time before the lover will retire, and our twin-city life will continue for a while. Look at the scenery along the way, enjoy the travel time, have to be funny to the grandson, happy so, what do you want?