July 28: My mother, niece, and nephew arrived in Beijing
29: Badaling Great Wall (Tickets can only be purchased with Alipay; WeChat Pay and cash are not accepted)
30th: Tiananmen Square, Qianmen, Temple of Heaven
31st: My mother returned home to attend Jia Tai’s graduation banquet on the 2nd
August 1st: Took my niece and nephew on a bike ride to Olympic Forest Park, the Bird’s Nest, and the Water Cube
Evening: Dinner with Xiao Fen’s family
2nd: Peking University, Tsinghua University
August 3: Day off
August 4: My nephew returns to Linqing; I drop him off at Beijing Fengtai Station
August 5: Left a little after 6:00 a.m., drove over 1,000 kilometers, arrived in Chashui Town at 6:00 p.m.; highway tolls totaled 478 yuan
August 6–8: Visited elderly relatives in my hometown
Day 9: Departed for Shanghai; heavy rain; arrived just after 11:00 a.m.; highway tolls: 281 yuan
Days 10–11: Packing and moving
Day 12: Departed for Beijing at 6:00 a.m.
Day 12: Arrived in Dezhou at 5:00 p.m.; encountered an extreme rainstorm; highway tolls: 345 yuan
Day 13: Departed at 8:00 a.m.; arrived in Beijing at 12:00 p.m.; highway tolls: 130 yuan
Total expenses: Tolls and gas totaled over 4,000 yuan
1. Children are easily drawn to mobile games and short videos; Kuaishou, Douyin, QQ, Peacekeeper Elite, Honor of Kings, and Delta are their main platforms;
2. There are many elderly people in rural areas, and caring for them is challenging;
3. The weather has been rather unusual this year;
4. Driving long distances is exhausting.
