Return to 1980: A Second Chance at Happiness

Deng Shirong was reborn, waking up in the summer of 1980.

In his past life, he had foolishly trusted a matchmaker’s words, only to see his children’s marriages turn into disasters. His tw...

Chapter 486: Xiao Dong'er, the city's top scorer in the high school entrance exam

Chapter 486: Xiao Dong'er, the city's top scorer in the high school entrance exam

A family compound in Fuzhou.

After having a nice meal and drinking tea for more than ten minutes, Song Yu stood up and said, "Weiwei, I'll go back first. When I'm free another day, I'll come over and ask you to go shopping together."

Gu Caiwei said with a smile: "Okay, I'm always free anyway, it depends on your schedule."

Song Yu nodded, said hello to Deng Yunheng and his son as well as Deng Damei, and then went home contentedly.

After Song Yu left, Deng Yunheng looked at Deng Damei, who had already washed the dishes, and said, "Damei, you have taken care of Ah Mao for five years, and now you are old enough to get married. I will call your ancestor and ask him to help you find an excellent partner in his hometown.

Or if you are not afraid of marrying far away, I can also help you find a suitable partner here in Fuzhou. What do you think?"

Deng Damei blushed and said, "Second Master, I don't want to get married yet. I'll wait until Uncle A Mao goes to elementary school. Then it won't be too late to find a partner and get married."

Deng Yunheng said, "Big sister, you have to think it through. When Ah Mao goes to primary school, you will be 25 or 26 years old. If you are not anxious by then, your mother will probably be anxious."

Deng Damei said, "Second Master, it's okay for me. Just like Director Song, she didn't get married until she was in her thirties. It shouldn't be too late for me to find a partner when I'm twenty-five or twenty-six. As for my mother, she also wants me to take Uncle A Mao to elementary school and won't urge me to get married."

Gu Caiwei continued, "Big sister, I really owe you a lot in these years!"

Deng Damei said quickly, "Second Auntie, you are too polite. I am here to help take care of Uncle A Mao. I wonder how many people in the clan will envy me!"

"Don't worry, we will definitely help you check and find an excellent partner for you."

"Thank you, Second Granny!"

11 a.m.

Nanning Five Mountains Square.

Deng Shirong drank half a pot of tea and was about to go into the kitchen to cook and eat when the phone suddenly rang.

Deng Shirong picked up the phone and greeted, "Hello, who is this?"

"Dad, it's me, something happened here!"

The little daughter's somewhat frightened voice came from the phone.

Deng Shirong's heart tightened when he heard this, and he quickly asked, "Azhu, don't be anxious, tell me slowly, what happened?"

Deng Yunzhu trembled and said, "Two hours ago, two financial staff members of our company went to the bank to withdraw 300,000 yuan in cash. As a result, they had just walked out of the bank when the robbers shot them to death and took away the money."

Deng Shirong asked: "Just shoot him to death?"

Deng Yunzhu replied: "Yes, I heard from the eyewitnesses at the scene that the robbers shot the man to death, then took the money and fled in the car."

Deng Shirong said: "It seems that we have encountered a murderous bandit."

Deng Yunzhu said with lingering fear: "Dad, fortunately you have emphasized to us again and again a long time ago that we should not go to the bank to withdraw money in person, and we should not carry too much cash with us. This world is really too dangerous. Those robbers really kill people like killing chickens!"

Deng Shirong said: "The public security in this era is indeed worrying, and there are really too many criminals. If these robbers are just after money, such as the kidnapping case that shocked the whole of Hong Kong last month, it is not that scary. The worst that can happen is that you will just lose some money.

The most terrifying thing is what happened today, where someone was shot to death without saying a word. This death is really too unjust. "

Deng Yunzhu said: "In the past two years, there have been robberies and murders in Guangzhou from time to time. I have heard about it several times, but I didn't feel much. I always felt that such things were far away from me. But now this robbery and murder happened next to me, and I was scared all of a sudden. I don't know if I have been targeted by those unscrupulous robbers. It's scary to think about it."

Deng Shirong comforted him, "You don't have to worry too much. Just remember not to carry too much cash with you. I will also arrange two more security guards for you. Try to bring these security guards with you when you go out in the future. It should be much safer."

Deng Yunzhu said: "Okay, then Dad, please send two more security guards to me."

Deng Shirong said, "I'll arrange it in a moment. Something happened to the company's financial staff. Although it was an accident, you as the boss should also take responsibility and give more money to the family of the deceased. Even if it can't make up for the loss of life, it can at least make the family of the deceased live a better life."

Deng Yunzhu said: "I understand, I will take care of it."

Deng Shirong comforted him: "Don't scare yourself, be vigilant at ordinary times, and bring security personnel with you when you go out."

Deng Yunzhu said: "Okay, I understand. That's it for now. I'll call you if there's anything else."

After hanging up the phone, Deng Shirong frowned. He wondered if today's robbery and murder case was committed by the large-scale armed robbery and murder gang in Guangzhou in his previous life?

In the 1990s, there were indeed many murderous gangsters in the country, which had a bad impact on the country's public security.

The Guangzhou large-scale armed robbery and murder gang also committed many bloody crimes in Guangzhou in the 1990s. If things had developed according to the normal trajectory, it would not be until November this year that the police arrested the leader of this criminal group.

The reason why Deng Shirong knew about this criminal gang was that big data was pushed to him when he was watching short videos on this subject in his previous life.

In this day and age, countless crimes happen all over the country every day. Even if Deng Shirong wanted to manage it, he couldn't. But today, the robbers killed two employees of his youngest daughter's company in order to rob, and he couldn't sit still.

So, Deng Shirong had lunch at home and took a bus from his own transport company to Guangzhou in the afternoon.

This time when he goes to Guangzhou, he plans to take some time to catch this group of reckless criminals and make them get the punishment they deserve.

After all, his little daughter and son spend most of their time in Guangzhou. Who knows if they will be so unlucky as to be targeted by these unscrupulous people? The best option is to eliminate the source of these dangers in advance.

After arriving in Guangzhou, Deng Shirong used plug-ins to start looking for criminals.

Needless to say, the gains were great. In the following month, the Guangzhou police continued to obtain important clues about the criminals. All they had to do was simple, which was to keep dispatching police and arrest the armed criminals one by one.

Each of these armed criminals has committed many crimes. Catching one of them can help solve many homicide cases. Now, a large number of them are caught at a time. After interrogation, many old cases are solved one after another. The Guangzhou police are as happy as if it were New Year's Day.

The large-scale armed murder and robbery gang in Guangzhou naturally could not escape the law and was destroyed several months earlier than in the previous life.

As a result, the public security of the entire Guangzhou was instantly renewed. It is certainly impossible to say that there is no crime in such a big city, but it did severely deter those murderous gangsters and made them dare not approach the city of Guangzhou again.

After Deng Shirong finished all these tasks, he was satisfied and left, hiding his achievements and fame.

After Deng Shirong came back, Xiaodong'er's high school entrance examination results came out.

This semester, Xiao Dong'er skipped a grade and became a third-year junior high school student as she wished. She then took part in this year's high school entrance examination. Needless to say, her results were excellent, as she directly won the first place in the city's high school entrance examination. When Deng Shirong saw the transcript, he smiled so much that his eyes almost narrowed into slits.

The student who ranked second in the city was probably crying in the toilet.

After all, if Xiaodong'er hadn't skipped a grade, the title of No. 1 in the city would have belonged to this classmate.

Now, this student can only become an unknown runner-up.

Deng Shirong put away the report card and asked in a good mood: "Xiao Dong'er, where do you want to go this summer vacation?"

Dongzi, who was standing next to him, became anxious when he heard this, and quickly handed over the report card in his hand, saying, "Grandpa, you haven't seen my report card yet!"

Deng Shirong had long given up hope on his eldest grandson, but he didn't want to discourage him, so he took the report card, glanced at it, and casually praised him, "Dongzi, you did quite well in the exam this time. Keep working hard next semester."

Dongzi then smiled and said, "Okay, Grandpa."

Xiao Dong'er ignored her brother who was trying to steal her attention, and said to her grandfather, "Grandpa, I want to go to Mount Hua to see the five supreme masters competing in the Huashan Sword Contest. It's really fascinating."

Xiao Dong'er has watched both the 1983 version of The Legend of the Condor Heroes and last year's The Return of the Condor Heroes.

Of course, she didn't watch it on any TV station. She watched the previous "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" on videotape, and "The Return of the Condor Heroes" on DVD.

Both of these two classic TV series mentioned the Huashan Sword Contest, which was a grand event that only the world's top masters were qualified to participate in. To decide who would be the world's number one master in the Huashan Sword Contest was indeed a very high standard.

Just like when "Shaolin Temple" became a national hit and turned the deserted Shaolin Temple into a tourist destination, the Huashan Sword Contest that appeared in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Return of the Condor Heroes" naturally also aroused the interest of many viewers in Huashan.

Xiaodong'er is obviously one of them.

Deng Shirong laughed and said, "No problem. Let's set off for Huashan tomorrow and experience the artistic conception of the Five Supreme Swordsmen's Discussion at the top of Huashan Mountain."

Dongzi shouted, "Grandpa, I want to go too."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Go ahead. You will definitely get your share."

Huashan, formerly known as "Xiyue" and elegantly called "Taihua Mountain", is one of the famous Five Sacred Mountains in China and has the reputation of being "the most dangerous mountain in the world".

Huashan is the birthplace of Chinese civilization. The "Hua" in "China" and "Huaxia" comes from Huashan, so Huashan is known as the "Root of China".

In 1982, Huashan became one of the "first batch of national scenic spots". In 2004, Huashan was listed as one of the "Ten Famous Mountains in China". It is indeed very famous.

After arriving at Mount Huashan, Deng Shirong was a little hesitant, wondering whether to take Xiao Dong'er and Dongzi to experience the most thrilling plank road in Mount Huashan.

The Huashan Skywalk has a history of 700 years since its construction. It is one of the most terrifying plank roads in the world, 10,000 times more terrifying than the glass plank road.

In later generations, many tourists came here to try this long sky plank road to see if it was as scary as the legend said. As a result, many tourists overestimated themselves, and their legs became weak and they burst into tears due to shock during the climb. It happened almost every day.

It is no exaggeration to say that those who dare to climb the Changkong Plank Road without fear are all men or women.

Deng Shirong has a system space, so he can naturally ensure the safety of Xiaodong'er and Dongzi. The reason why he hesitated whether to take them to experience the thrill of the Changkong Plank Road was mainly because he was afraid that the siblings would become addicted to this thrilling behavior.

Just like those rich kids in later generations who risked their lives for the sake of excitement, they really played with their lives.

In the words of later generations, these people's thrilling sports can only be played at noon because something bad will happen sooner or later.

Deng Shirong doesn't want his grandchildren to follow the path of pursuing excitement.

Deng Shirong was quite relieved about Xiao Dong'er, but he was mainly worried about Dongzi.

Finally, Deng Shirong, adhering to the mentality of "early detection, early treatment", decided to take them to experience this thrilling and terrifying skywalk.

Of course, before making a decision, Deng Shirong would definitely ask for their opinions: "Xiao Dong'er, Dongzi, there is a long sky plank road on Huashan Mountain. It was carved on the cliff by the first generation master of Huashan Sect in the Yuan Dynasty. It has a history of 700 years. Do you want to climb it and experience it?"

When Xiao Dong'er heard that this long sky plank road has a history of 700 years, his eyes lit up immediately and he said, "Grandpa, I want to climb it and experience it for myself."

Dongzi didn't care how many years of history it had, and said nonchalantly: "Since my sister wants to climb, let's climb together!"

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Deng Shirong reminded them, "You must listen carefully. This long sky plank road is carved out of a cliff. It is very thrilling and terrifying. You are walking on a cliff, and there is a bottomless abyss under your feet. If you are not brave enough, you will be scared to the point of crying."

Xiao Dong'er frowned slightly when he heard this, and then said firmly: "Grandpa, I'm not afraid."

Even his sister said that he was not afraid, so Dongzi was even less afraid. He patted his chest and said, "Grandpa, I am very brave!"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Okay, then the three of us, grandfather and grandson, will experience this long sky plank road today."

Deng Shirong and his two grandchildren had no intention of climbing Mount Huashan on their own.

The highest peak of Mount Hua is more than 2,000 meters high. If you climb the mountain by yourself, it will take at least seven or eight hours. It is not only hard but also a waste of time. There is really no need to do so.

It just so happens that a cable car was built on Mount Huashan this year. Taking the cable car to Mount Huashan can save energy and time.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren finally arrived at the Changkong Plank Road.

The number of tourists in this era is far from comparable to that of later generations. After all, the living conditions of most Chinese people in the 1990s were not good, so how could they have the conditions to go out and play?

Therefore, when Deng Shirong and his two grandchildren came to the Changkong Plank Road, they did not see many tourists.

The first section of the Changkong Plank Road is a 20-meter-long, two-foot-wide plank road carved out of the cliff, which is only wide enough for one person.

After passing this first section of the plank road, you can actually test whether you are afraid or not. The wind here is very strong, making people feel unstable. There is a deep abyss below, so timid people can basically stop here.

Deng Shirong looked at his grandchildren and said, "Xiao Dong'er, Dongzi, this is the safest place on the entire long skywalk. You can walk directly here. There are iron chain guardrails on the outside. But the next place you need to climb is more terrifying. There are no iron chain guardrails outside, and the area available for walking is not that wide. Are you two afraid?"

It was my first time to be on such a cliff, and it would be impossible to say that I was not afraid at all.

After Xiao Dong'er adjusted a little, he said, "Grandpa, this place is really scary, but I still want to try it."

Dongzi swallowed his saliva and said unwillingly: "Grandpa, I want to try it too."

Deng Shirong nodded and said, "Okay, let's keep going!"

Soon, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren passed through the first section of the plank road and arrived at Chaoyuan Cave.

When we got here, there were seven or eight tourists queuing up. There were both men and women among them, mostly young people, and they did not come alone. From what we heard from them, they should be three groups.

Although the skywalk is exciting, not everyone who comes here is brave enough to go on it. Many tourists hesitate for a long time before gritting their teeth to experience it. Several tourists who are queuing now are such examples.

Deng Shirong rented three safety belts, and then the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren started the truly thrilling climb with seven or eight tourists.

The second section of this long plank road is a vertical downward stone road with reinforced concrete steps, iron chain handrails on both sides, and safety ropes for hanging safety belts. This stone road at an almost 90-degree angle still looks very scary.

Deng Shirong was the first to go down and demonstrate to his grandchildren. In fact, this thing is not a problem at all for teenagers with nimble hands and feet. The key is to overcome the fear. If you can't overcome the fear, looking at the abyss below, your legs will be really weak and you will not be able to exert any strength at all.

Fortunately, Xiaodong'er and Dongzi were quite courageous, perhaps influenced by their grandfather, because in their eyes, when their grandfather climbed down, it was as easy as climbing a two or three meter high wooden ladder.

Therefore, Xiaodong'er and Dongzi quickly overcame their fear and climbed down with their grandfather.

The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren climbed very quickly, but unfortunately the other tourists below were too slow, especially the young and beautiful girl standing in front of Deng Shirong, who looked like she was exploring a landmine.

This originally short stone path took the tourists more than ten to twenty minutes to walk through.

After walking along the stone path, you will arrive at the truly terrifying skywalk.

As the plank road is really steep, the locals have a saying: "Be careful of nine centimeters and three points, if you want to find a corpse, go to Luoyang or Shangzhou."

The next section of the plank road is not actually a road, but just a series of narrow stepping stone pits carved out of the mountain. The young and beautiful girl walking in front of Deng Shirong was stuck in this place and didn't dare to go forward.

This girl came here with another local girl. From overhearing their conversation just now, I think the two girls are college classmates. The other girl is a local and she probably has climbed this plank walkway before, so she is quite brave.

At this time, the local girl kept encouraging her classmates: "Yingying, don't be afraid. This only looks scary, but it is actually very safe. Don't look down, just look at the stone wall, then grab the chain and slowly move over. It's okay."

Feng Yingying wanted to cry but had no tears: "Xiao Lian, I know, but my legs are weak now, I can hardly stand."

Yang Xiaolian comforted him, "It's okay, this is a normal phenomenon, don't worry, it will be fine after a while."

Feng Yingying's heart was beating very fast at this moment, as if she had just run a thousand meters. The stone pit in front of her was so small that it would feel extremely scary even if the wind was calm. What's more, there were strong gusts of wind from time to time. She really didn't dare to move now.

However, although she was scared, she did not forget that there was someone behind her.

She turned around and said with an embarrassed look: "Uncle, I'm so sorry for blocking your way."

"It doesn't matter. We are not in a hurry anyway."

Deng Shirong smiled with a relaxed look on his face and said, "Actually, your classmate is right. This only looks scary, but it's actually very safe. If it was only one floor high, I'm afraid you would just step over it easily."

Feng Yingying nodded and said, "I understand this truth, but I just can't overcome the fear for the time being."

Deng Shirong asked, "Do you want my help? When you move over, I can help hold the safety belt on your back. Maybe you will feel more secure this way?"

Yang Xiaolian couldn't help but say, "Uncle, this is not possible. It's too dangerous if you do this with one hand."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "For me, this place is not dangerous at all. Besides, I don't have to hold it all the time. I can just take my hand back when I move myself."

"Well, in that case, it's possible."

Yang Xiaolian nodded and said to her classmates: "Yingying, then you can give it a try. I will protect you with my uncle, so you can rest assured."

Feng Yingying gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, let's give it a try."

Xiao Dong'er, who was following behind Deng Shirong, said, "Come on, big sister!"

Dongzi also shouted: "Come on, big sister!"

Feng Yingying saw that two children who were much younger than her dared to climb the long plank road. It would be too embarrassing if she, as the older sister, was scared and dared not to walk.

So she mustered up her courage and said to Deng Shirong, "Uncle, thank you for your help!"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "It's a small matter, let's get started!"

Feng Yingying nodded, faced the stone wall, grabbed the chain, and prepared to move.

Soon, she felt the safety belt on her body being lifted by a force, which instantly gave her a lot of sense of security, and then she bravely took the first step.

Needless to say, with the help of Deng Shirong, Feng Yingying successfully completed this short distance.

After stepping on the wooden board, Feng Yingying, who was relieved, immediately thanked him: "Uncle, thank you!"

"It's just a small favor, no need to thank me!"

Deng Shirong looked at his grandchildren behind him and said with a relaxed look: "Xiao Dong'er, Dongzi, come over here, don't be afraid, hold on to the chains tightly, and keep your feet steady. I'll be here to pick you up."

"Got it, Grandpa."

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(End of this chapter)