Chapter 114

Marry her.

Hearing this, Ding Boyun almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

Chu Yue was only fifteen years old this year. Some girls had grown up by the time they were fifteen, and their figures were better than those of adult women, but Chu Yue was not one of them. She was thin, short, and skinny. No matter how you looked at it, she was just a little girl in her teens. Ding Boyun was not very interested in this aspect, and he looked down on people like Chu Yue even more.

In his mind, his future wife must come from a respectable family, have a good character and upbringing, so that she can be considered worthy of him.

Chu Yue, on the other hand, had nothing and her brain wasn't even normal, not to mention that she was only fifteen this year, while Ding Boyun himself was already twenty-six.

In his heart, he scoffed at Chu Yue's request, but on the surface, Ding Boyun showed no emotion. He just looked at Chu Yue quietly, with the corners of his lips raised meaningfully.

Chu Yue didn't know whether he was mocking her or thought she was a little funny, but in any case, she knew that Ding Boyun didn't completely believe her yet.

Chu Yue wasn't afraid either. She raised her head slightly and said with great confidence, "It's okay. You can go back and think about my suggestion. I'll wait for you to come find me on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month."

After saying that, Chu Yue nodded to Ding Boyun, then turned and left.

There was no bus from here to his house, so she had to walk back by herself.

On the way home, Chu Yue's heart was still pounding. She knew that what she was doing was extremely risky, but there is a saying that goes, fortune and honor are sought in danger. Those people she used to know who could become successful in the future were either won over by Nie Bai, or knew about the feud between Chu Liqiang and their family and were unwilling to have any in-depth contact with her.

Before her rebirth, Chu Yue's biggest regret was that she didn't know the right person and had married three times but she didn't marry the right person. After her rebirth, this matter almost became her obsession. She wanted to live a good life, and this word "good" didn't mean just ordinary good, but supreme and ultimate good.

If she had not been reborn, Chu Yue would have only imagined herself becoming the mayor's wife, the secretary's wife, etc. But now she has the great advantage of being reborn. She feels that everything is destined. No one else has such an opportunity, only she has encountered it, so she must make the most of this opportunity.

In his previous life, Ding Boyun's biggest failure was marrying Guan Jinqiao and then killing her. If it weren't for this, Guan Yuelong wouldn't hate him so much, let alone risk his own life to bring him down. Chu Yue and Guan Yuelong didn't have much affection, especially after Guan Jinqiao's death. His mind was full of revenge, and he wouldn't even look at her. Chu Yue watched them fight each other coldly, and many times, she admired Ding Boyun for being able to escape danger in such a situation.

In fact, Chu Yue could also help Guan Yuelong. Guan Yuelong was also very powerful, but he cared too much about his parents and sister. In her previous life, Chu Yue was often jealous of Guan Jinqiao. She had no good feelings towards Guan's family. This time she chose Ding Boyun, not only wanting to take a gamble, but also wanting to take revenge on Guan Yuelong.

Once Ding Boyun believed her, she would let him deal with Guan Yuelong. With her help, Ding Boyun would surely soar to success, and Guan Yuelong, a small cadre in a machinery factory, would have no use to fight against them.

The more Chu Yue thought about it, the more relieved she felt, especially when she thought about Guan Yuelong being forced to be laid off and becoming unemployed, and the Guan family never being able to get back on their feet, it seemed as if all the neglect and contempt she had suffered from the Guan family in her previous life had disappeared.

…

Chu Yue only saw that others looked down on her and hated her, but she never thought about why so many people looked down on her and hated her.

If she wasn't so snobbish and only wanted Guan Yuelong to take her with him to be an official's wife, if she was a little slower, Chu Yue would be so arrogant and the Guan family would never treat her as a daughter-in-law like this.

In fact, many people are like this. They can only remember the suffering they have endured, but cannot remember how they were mean to others. Chu Yue completely forgot how she used to instruct Guan Yuelong's parents. Guan Yuelong's father was bedridden and unable to move, so she pointed at his nose and said it was useless. She also said that it was a blessing for Guan Yuelong that she married him, and their whole family benefited from it.

Guan Yuelong is ten years older than her. He was a gangster when he was young and his character is not good, but he will not be harsh on his wife, especially when she is so young. If Chu Yue had been a little quieter, the relationship between them would not have cooled so quickly.

But these things happened decades ago, so there is no point in talking about them anymore.

Chu Yue, who has lived a lifetime, believes that love is the most useless thing, and money and status are the indispensable things in life. She has a fifteen-year-old face but a nearly eighty-year-old soul inside. It is understandable that she thinks this way. People who are truly young both inside and out are on the road of falling in love or are about to fall in love.

…

After Wen Xiuwei left, Chu Shao remained silent, but everyone could see that he was a little depressed. Everyone knew it, but they just didn't say it. Grandma Han was a little surprised. She thought the two children had such a good relationship that after one left, the other would forget about food and sleep.

When Grandpa Han heard Grandma Han talking about this incident before going to bed at night, he couldn't help it.

"Ying Ping, you are usually quite smart, why is your eyesight so bad? Why is Chu Shao unhappy? Can't you see it?"

Grandma Han gave him a strange look and said, "I can see that."

Grandpa Han: "Are you sure?"

Grandma Han: "Of course I'm sure. Isn't Chu Shao unhappy because Xiuwei is gone? He went to pick up Xiuwei every day last year, and they developed a bond."

Grandpa Han was very surprised: "You actually figured it out."

Grandma Han snorted, "Of course. You're out early and back late every day, so you don't even see them. But I cook for them every day. So, relationships are built by getting along with each other. Just like the second and third children of the Jiang family. When they were young, they fought every day. Now that they're grown up, they're getting closer every day. That's how brothers are. Even siblings who aren't blood brothers aren't that different."

Grandpa Han: “…”

After all this talk, you still don’t see it.

Grandpa Han wanted to tell her the truth, but then he thought it was funny that only Grandma Han was in the dark. He knew his wife best. Even though she played cards every day and looked happy, she was actually always staring at other people's grandchildren while playing cards, and her eyes were almost blue when she looked at the babies in their arms.

No matter how aloof an old lady is, she cannot escape the desire for a great-grandson. He estimated that when Shengyi and Chu Shao both graduate, Grandma Han will no longer be able to bear it.

Although you can only get a marriage certificate at the age of 20, in fact, many people start dating at the age of 18, get married first, and then get the certificate when they reach the age. What did Chu Jiujiu say before? Oh, yes, get on the bus first and buy the ticket later.

…

Grandpa Han was devoted to Grandma Han and obeyed her every command, but as Han Shengyi's grandfather, he wasn't a very serious person at heart. For example, right now, he was harboring a grudge, eager to see Grandma Han's frustrated expression after introducing Chu Shao to a blind date.

It must be really fun.

Ha ha ha ha.

…

The Spring Festival in 1975 came relatively late. It was February, still the twelfth lunar month, and it was winter vacation. Chu Jiujiu was lying on her back under the kotatsu, with her hands raised above her head in surrender. She slept on her side and didn't even notice that she was drooling.

Han Shengyi pushed the door open and came in. Seeing her sleeping posture, he couldn't help but twitch his lips.

He was speechless, but at the same time, he felt playful. Squatting down, Han Shengyi looked at her sleeping for a while, then gently reached out and pinched the tip of Chu Jiujiu's small nose with his thumb and index finger.

Chu Jiujiu, who felt the air becoming thinner the more she slept, said: "..."

She suddenly opened her eyes and saw that it was Han Shengyi. Chu Jiujiu blinked hazily, slapped his hand away, turned over and continued to sleep.

"stand up."

Chu Jiujiu turned a deaf ear.

Han Shengyi's voice was somewhat helpless: "If you don't get up now, you will miss the afternoon market."

With the Spring Festival approaching, Wangfujing opened a street to the market for the sale of New Year goods, but it was only open in the afternoons. Since the city residents had rarely visited the market, they were very enthusiastic about participating. Yesterday, they had agreed to go together to check out some new things, but Chu Jiujiu forgot about it when she took a nap.

Chu Jiujiu closed her eyes and buried her head in the pillow. "No, it's too cold and I'm sleepy."

It’s not a matter of being cold or sleepy, it’s clearly laziness.

Han Shengyi looked at her stubborn background and sighed. Then he took off his shoes and knelt down behind Chu Jiujiu.

Throughout the winter, except for sleeping at night, Chu Jiujiu stayed near the kotatsu, almost like the guardian beast of the table. Every time Chu Liqiang came back, he saw her in the same posture. Sometimes he even wondered if Chu Jiujiu was stuck to the kotatsu.

She was lazy and wanted to be warm, so Chu Liqiang bought her another thick blanket. This blanket was not ordinary thick. Nowadays, only rich families would buy such a blanket when they married their daughters. Chu Liqiang was rich and powerful, so he used this blanket, which was more expensive than the three turns and one ring combined, as a carpet and spread it under the kotatsu. In this way, even if Chu Jiujiu slept here, the cold air from the ground would not be able to reach her.

Chu Jiujiu took up half of the blanket by herself, so Han Shengyi had no choice but to kneel down and urged Chu Jiujiu a few more times. Seeing that she really didn't want to get up, Han Shengyi pursed his lips slightly, grabbed her raised arms, and with a little force, pulled her out from under the warm table.

Chu Jiujiu was immediately unhappy when she suddenly left the warm kotatsu and felt the coolness outside. Han Shengyi didn't use much strength to begin with, so after her struggle, half of her strength naturally retracted.

"I'm not going! Don't bother me, I want to sleep!"

As she spoke, Chu Jiujiu twisted and turned like a caterpillar. As she twisted and turned, the quilt wrapped around her. Han Shengyi pulled her out, but she insisted on shrinking in. Chu Jiujiu was particularly grumpy this afternoon. She was annoyed and suddenly opened her eyes with a fierce look on her face. She lay on Han Shengyi's legs, grabbed Han Shengyi's hand angrily, and then bit it with a howl.

When she first bit, Chu Jiujiu was indeed very fierce, but she was a human, not a dog. Even if she bit the other person, she would not make him bleed. Moreover, after she really bit, she reacted and the strength of her teeth instantly decreased. It was more like nibbling than biting.

It's just like when she usually holds a bun in her mouth.

…

She didn't move because she felt embarrassed. How could she start to develop in the dog direction after just a nap? Han Shengyi didn't move because his heart suddenly jumped.

Chu Jiujiu's little teeth are only for decoration. If she wants to be a vicious dog, she will probably have to wait until her next life. Han Shengyi didn't feel any pain when he was bitten, but the feeling made his heart beat fast.

In addition, Chu Jiujiu's current posture, her lower body lying on the hot table, her upper body leaning on his legs, her head tilted to the side, buried in his arms, may be to show her ferocity, the half of her face exposed is facing Han Shengyi, and her smart eyes are still looking at him.

Before going to bed, Chu Jiujiu let down her braids. Now her slightly curly long hair was scattered on his legs like seaweed. If she moved slightly, her hair would move with her. It was really like a single hair moving and the whole body moving.

Han Shengyi's expression was a bit dazed. He didn't say anything, and Chu Jiujiu didn't dare to move, even forgetting to open her mouth. It was not until Chu Shao came down from upstairs and saw their strange posture that he asked them, "What are you two doing?"

Hearing this sound, Chu Jiujiu quickly opened her mouth and then complained: "He insisted on disturbing my sleep!"

Han Shengyi: “…”

The inexplicable feeling just now disappeared instantly. He raised his hand and showed Chu Jiujiu the evidence: "Then why did you bite me? What do you say?"

The awkwardness just now disappeared, and Chu Jiujiu said confidently, "I was acting in self-defense."

Chu Shao: “…”

Two childish ghosts.

He walked downstairs while buttoning his coat. When he passed by the two of them, Chu Shao paused slightly. He looked at the two of them, mainly at Han Shengyi.

"You're already so old, and you're still making such a fuss. Be careful."

There was a hint of displeasure in Chu Shao's eyes, as well as a hint of warning. Han Shengyi knew he was in the wrong and didn't say a word.

Chu Jiujiu was used to it and didn't say anything. She asked Chu Shao, "Where are you going?"

Chu Shao continued to walk out, and without turning his head, he replied: "Buy coal, the coal at home is almost gone."

Chu Jiujiu wanted to say something else, but Chu Shao walked too fast and he was out before she could open her mouth.

Looking at the door that closed again, Chu Jiujiu sighed.

Ever since Wen Xiuwei called and said she couldn't go home for the New Year, Chu Shao's mood had sunk into a trough again. She also heard Chu Shao ask Chu Liqiang if he could go to Luoyang. However, Chu Shao was underage, and it would be difficult to get a letter of introduction for him to go alone. Most importantly, Chu Liqiang didn't want Chu Shao to leave. They had reunited on New Year's Eve last Spring Festival, but it didn't really count as celebrating the New Year together. This was their first Spring Festival together since their reunion. If Chu Shao left, their family would be incomplete again.

Han Shengyi knew what Chu Jiujiu was thinking. In fact, he also felt that it was okay for Chu Shao to go for a few days, but this was Chu Liqiang's decision, and no one else had the right to interfere. After a moment of silence, Han Shengyi spoke again: "Going to the market?"

Chu Jiujiu: "...wait for me to change my clothes."

——

At three o'clock in the afternoon, they arrived at the street. The market started at two o'clock and ended at five o'clock. People came at one o'clock. At three o'clock, there were huge crowds of people. Chu Jiujiu looked at the various red and festive Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters, as well as firecrackers, and couldn't help but be infected. She felt happy in her heart.

Besides selling New Year's goods, they also sell some less common snacks. They're the only place in the capital where free trade is allowed. Although it's only open during the Lunar New Year, it's a huge breakthrough. People want to buy, and some want to sell. Chu Jiujiu, armed with the twenty kilograms of food coupons Grandma Han had given her, shopped and ate from one end of the street to the other. By the time she and Han Shengyi returned home, she couldn't even eat dinner.

Grandma Han didn't join in the fun. After hearing Han Shengyi's description of the grand occasion, she was very surprised: "Really? Then I'll go see it tomorrow."

Chu Jiujiu immediately followed suit and said, "I'll go too. There are so many people there. I'll protect you."

Grandma Han saw through her intentions and asked expressionlessly, "You actually want to go and eat it again, right?"

Chu Jiujiu smiled embarrassedly. There was nothing she could do. This snack street only appeared for a few days. If she missed it, she would have to wait for several decades before she could participate again.

Chu Jiujiu didn't know when the country would fully open up to free trade. After she was born, everyone in the country was busy making money. Chu Jiujiu felt that the country must have opened up long before she was born. She stroked her chin and guessed, was it the 1990s?

It seems like it was quite prosperous in the 1990s?

How could she know what the 1990s were like? The only work from the 1990s she had seen was Jin Yong's martial arts drama, which was a costume drama and had no idea what modern times were like.

She also watched a movie about 1997, but it was no use. Hong Kong's return to China was something every elementary school student knew. 1997 was still more than 20 years away from now. By the time 1997 really came, she would have been in her 40s.

Sitting in the Han family's living room, Chu Jiujiu propped up her chin, her face full of thoughts. It wasn't easy. After six years of living here, Chu Jiujiu finally started trying to recall important events in the future. But unfortunately, there were some important events that she couldn't remember even if she knew.

For many things, she only heard one thing and looked at another, and could not piece the whole thing together.

It was past eight in the evening, and Chu Jiujiu was about to give up when suddenly, Grandpa Han, who was sitting in front of the TV, straightened up. He stared at the TV and said in astonishment, "There was an earthquake."

A small earthquake will not suddenly appear on a TV program. Since it has been broadcast, it means it is a particularly large earthquake.

When Chu Jiujiu heard about the earthquake, five words suddenly flooded her memory. She sat up and watched with the others.

The host inside was quickly reading off a new script: an earthquake had struck Haicheng, Heilongjiang Province. The casualties had not yet been counted...

Chu Jiujiu was stunned for a moment. She had never heard of this earthquake before. When she first heard Grandpa Han talk about it, she thought it was the Tangshan earthquake.

Turns out it’s not.

Everyone in the living room began to discuss the earthquake. News was not spreading so quickly at the moment, so no one had any idea what was happening over there. Everyone else was talking, but Chu Jiujiu was the only one who remained silent. Han Shengyi noticed this and asked, "Jiujiu, what's wrong with you?"

Chu Jiujiu came back to her senses and slowly shook her head, "I'm fine."

Natural disasters and man-made disasters have never stopped. Although there are cases where people die, whether it is only one, a thousand, or even ten thousand deaths, people will not remember it, let alone mention it again.

Only events that kill or injure hundreds of thousands, or even millions, and can be called world-class disasters, will be painfully recalled, serving as a warning over and over again. However, this warning doesn't last long. In the first year, everyone is still in shock. In the second year, everyone is still immersed in the pain. In the tenth year, people have moved on. Unless they have experienced it firsthand, even on that day, without being reminded, they will not remember that such a tragic event occurred just ten years ago.

Ten, twenty, thirty years, time keeps moving forward, and the glory and sorrow of the past are like footprints on the beach, subsided by the tide.

Some say oblivion is a gift from God, others a curse. Still others believe it has nothing to do with gods or ghosts, but is simply the law of nature: as generations pass, those who are replaced must exit the stage of history, gradually fading into oblivion until they merge into dust.

Chu Jiujiu knew clearly about the Wenchuan earthquake because the school would conduct earthquake drills on this day every year. However, Chu Jiujiu didn't know the date or even the year of the Tangshan earthquake, which was the closest to them. She only knew that it happened a long time ago.

Is it 1978?

A lot seemed to have happened in 1978, probably 1978.

After all, she has grown up. Chu Jiujiu, who used to only think about herself and her family, now also considers everyone. She plans to wait until the time is almost up and remind Grandpa Han and Chu Liqiang to help correct the situation as much as possible. No matter how many people can be saved, even if only one more person can be saved, it is all good.

Her idea was good, but she didn't know that she guessed the year wrong.

There was an earthquake in Haicheng on February 4th. On the 5th, Ding Boyun went to find Chu Yue despite the fact that the Chinese New Year was approaching. His expression kept changing.

Chu Yue was very proud, but she didn't want Ding Boyun to see it, so she pretended to be calm and said, "Well, I was right, wasn't I? I can really see the future."

Although feudal superstition was not encouraged at that time, it had been circulating for many years. Even if the upper echelons suppressed it, they could not control the people's random beliefs. Ding Boyun was still a relatively avant-garde person, but he was inevitably affected. Especially since Chu Yue's words were verified without error, his three views were overturned and reorganized.

Encountering such a shocking thing, Ding Boyun's first reaction was that what Chu Yue said about his future was also true, he would lose, and he would lose to Guan Yuelong!

His younger brother Ding Yiming always hung out with Guan Yuelong when he was a child. He never looked down on uneducated people like Guan Yuelong. As a result, it was this person who ruined his life.

Ding Boyun's expression was unpredictable. After a long while, he looked at Chu Yue again: "You said you wanted to help me. How are you going to help me?"

Chu Yue smiled and said, "It's very simple. I will tell you what I know will happen in the future. You just need to seize the opportunity."

Ding Boyun asked her, "Can you only see a short period of time into the future, or can you see very far into the future?"

Chu Yue had already thought of the answer. "I'm not sure. Sometimes when I see a person, I can see his whole life. But if I don't see the person, all I see is one event in a period of time. I can't see the details or things that don't make any sense."

Ding Boyun thought what she said was a bit strange, but there was no precedent for this kind of thing. It was not like Chu Yue had to say anything. He thought for a while and agreed, "Okay, you help me, and I will protect you and your family. If everything you say is right, then when you come of age, I will marry you."

Chu Yue did not ignore his words. Although he agreed, it was conditional. Chu Yue was a little unhappy, but she also felt that there would be no mistakes. After all, she would only say what she knew, and what she knew would definitely come true.

Curling her lips, Chu Yue extended a hand to him: "Then we have a happy cooperation."

Ding Boyun looked at her and smiled as well, "It's a pleasure to work with you."

——

Chu Yue and Ding Boyun suddenly got to know each other. Except for Chu Yue's parents who felt it was strange, no one else cared about it. After the Spring Festival, everyone went to work and school as usual. In between, some big and small things happened, but there was nothing particularly surprising.

Oh, except for the one on the other side who died in April, but he was in his eighties, so it was normal for him to die.

His death caused quite a stir in the country, but it had nothing to do with Chu Jiujiu. She still went to school on time every day. On weekends, she would either go out to play or go to the research institute to help out, or discuss the topic of the new paper with Director Ma.

Not only can she now write papers, but she can also help compile new history books. This time, she is no longer helping as a search engine, she can also write summary statements.

For most people, 1975 was a rather ordinary year. In June, Chu Shao and Han Shengyi successfully graduated and received their high school diplomas. There was no graduation ceremony back then; people basically just received their diplomas, the whole school gathered, listened to the principal's speech, and that was it.

Half of the students in their class were busy looking for jobs for themselves, and the remaining half were sighing and preparing to go to the countryside. The rules for educated youth going to the countryside were still in place, and no one could escape unless they were an only child.

Han Shengyi is an only child, so he does not need to go to the countryside. Chu Shao was also the only child, but now with the addition of Chu Jiujiu, he is no longer a sent-down official. However, every policy has its countermeasures. Chu Liqiang brought Chu Shao to the military camp and gave him a civilian title, so there was no problem.

After graduation, Han Shengyi only rested for a week before leaving with Grandpa Han. Grandpa Han had originally wanted to ask him and Chu Shao if they wanted to attend Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, but anyone with eyes could see how poorly the university was. Grandpa Han himself graduated from a prestigious university, and his son was a Tsinghua graduate. Even if he didn't go to school, he didn't want Han Shengyi to go to such a watered-down university.

If he doesn't go to school anymore, he can work. Grandpa Han just mentioned it to Han Shengyi, and who knew that he agreed immediately.

Grandpa Han thought about it for several days, and finally decided to arrange him to be an assistant in the secretariat. He would be close to him, and he would come into contact with many people. That way, if he found a job he liked in the future, Grandpa Han could introduce him to it.

To be honest, when Han Shengyi was first assigned to the position, Grandpa Han did not have much hope for him. The secretaries at that time were different from what the public in later generations thought of secretaries. The secretaries at that time could do everything and had a very high status. After leaving here, they would definitely become senior cadres or first-level leaders in the local area. In other words, this was a place for the most capable people in an organization to come and learn and serve as a springboard.

Grandpa Han wanted him to come and see the atmosphere and get to know more people. But he didn't expect that in just one month, he was doing very well in the secretariat. Not only could he help with the work, but he could also handle the affairs of entertaining the leaders with ease.

Privately, Secretary Wang, the successor chosen by Grandpa Han, quietly told Grandpa Han that your grandson is truly a natural politician and is very good at manipulating people!

Grandpa Han: “…”

Is this a compliment? Why does it sound so awkward to him?

Chu Jiujiu's talent has been revealed since she was a child. Even on campus, her shining qualities could not be concealed. However, Han Shengyi used to be very low-key. The originally well-behaved and filial grandson suddenly became a good subordinate praised by everyone. Grandpa Han was a little uncomfortable and had complicated feelings.

He has been immersed in officialdom all his life. He likes it and hates it. There are honest officials and corrupt officials. Grandpa Han feels that he does not belong to either of these two categories. He is not corrupt, but he is not loyal to the people either.

When he was young, he did fight for his country and for his nation, but later, when the world was at peace, most of the hostility that wanted to kill him suddenly disappeared. It was impossible for him to sit in a very high position and say that he had no ambition at all.

He wavered, pondered, and even made mistakes.

Fortunately, the mistakes he made were minor and few people knew about them, so he was able to maintain a perfect reputation.

The higher you stand, the farther you can see. People generally remember these eight words. Grandpa Han also wants to add eight more words after these eight words.

The more you praise, the harder you fall.

People curse corrupt officials and are particularly puzzled as to why corrupt officials can never be killed off, because corrupt officials are human beings.

People have bad natures and they always feel proud. Once they feel proud, all their natures are exposed. Even if some of them were originally good people, when they look at the general environment and are constantly persuaded by others, a small hint of bad behavior emerges in their hearts. Before long, this small hint turns into actual action.

So, the mind and nature are so important.

Human nature is the most vulnerable to the test. After being tested, even a saint may turn into a beast. Grandpa Han knows the ins and outs of this, so he feels very conflicted about Han Shengyi's talent in this area.

He is old and can't supervise Han Shengyi all the time. He is afraid that Han Shengyi will become another person when he is not around.

Grandpa Han's concerns weren't unfounded. In Chu Yue's mind, Han Shengyi was just like that. When his grandparents were still alive, he was a well-behaved man who did nothing. After their death, he relied on his grandfather's connections to enter the officialdom. He lay dormant for several years, waiting until the wind and strength were right before he began his revenge plan. Originally, revenge should have been the end of it, but he remained as decisive and ruthless as before, abandoning the useless and keeping the useful. It could be said that he was an upgraded version of Ding Boyun.

In the end, he achieved great success, but if one doesn't care about success, it will only be a topic of conversation for others and will be completely useless. Han Shengyi lived a lonely life, with no one he could trust and no one who followed him sincerely. Whether such a life was enjoyable or painful, only Han Shengyi in his previous life knew.

Grandpa Han was worried for a long time, but because he was afraid that Grandma Han would worry too, he didn't dare tell her and just worried about it alone. Sitting in his office, he was stunned for a while, and then there was a knock on his door.

Wearing a Dacron shirt, Han Shengyi really looked like a young cadre. He walked in and asked Grandpa Han, "It's time, Grandpa, are you going home?"

Grandpa Han reacted and stood up slowly. "Well, let's go back."

Han Shengyi had come over to help him. After Grandpa Han stood up, he let go and followed Grandpa Han out obediently.

Sitting in the jeep, neither the grandfather nor the grandson spoke. Grandpa Han closed his eyes to rest, while Han Shengyi looked at the scenery outside the car window. After arriving home, Han Shengyi got off first. The door on Grandpa Han's side was opened, and Secretary Lin came down to pick him up. Before one foot touched the ground, a light blue figure suddenly rushed out of the house.

Chu Jiujiu was wearing a sleeveless dress. It was summer vacation and the weather was hot, so she tied her hair into two buns. Fortunately, people of this era had not watched the Nezha cartoon, so they could not associate it with that. Instead, they thought her hairstyle was quite festive.

Normally when they came back, Chu Jiujiu was never this enthusiastic. Han Shengyi stood there, feeling that something was wrong.

As expected, Chu Jiujiu rushed over, grabbed Han Shengyi's arm and was about to walk inside. "Brother Shengyi! Please help me tell Chu Shao that I want to go to Luoyang with him to see Weiwei, but he won't let me go! Why? I've finished my homework, and I can pay for the train ticket myself!"

Han Shengyi was a little helpless. He didn't want to go in, but he didn't want to reject Chu Jiujiu forcefully, so she only pulled him out two steps.

"They're going to meet each other, why are you joining in the fun?"

The door was closed, so the people inside couldn't hear. Chu Jiujiu glared at him and whispered, "Chu Shao is going to be gone for half a month! I'll just go for three days to see the customs and people in Luoyang, and visit Weiwei. It won't disturb them at all!"

"Then how will you get back then? Are you planning to get on the train by yourself?"

Han Shengyi said with a look on his face: If you dare to say yes, you are done.

Chu Jiujiu snorted, "Of course not."

Chu Jiujiu smiled maliciously and shook Han Shengyi's arm, "Brother Shengyi, don't we still have you~"

Han Shengyi gave her a polite smile and said, "Sorry, I'm busy."

After saying that, he walked into the house.

Chu Jiujiu: “…”

After a second of hesitation, she quickly caught up with him, "Just three days! Three days!"

Han Shengyi ignored her.

"Two days is fine. How about we go there for the weekend?"

Han Shengyi still ignored her.

"One day, no less!"

After saying this, Chu Jiujiu had already chased into the house. Secretary Lin looked at Chu Jiujiu's lively appearance and couldn't help laughing, "Shengyi and Jiujiu have a really good relationship."

Only in front of Chu Jiujiu does Han Shengyi look a bit young.

Grandpa Han looked at the door that closed again and couldn't help laughing as he listened to Secretary Lin's words.

"Yeah, it's a really good relationship."