In fact, even if Shang Lin hadn't said anything, Li Hongjin felt that he wouldn't come back after moving. He wasn't originally from the village, and now that he'd recovered from his illness and gone out to study, and doing exceptionally well at that, it would be strange if he continued to stay in the small mountain village.

Having spent the past two years together, I found Shang Lin to be a very interesting and easy-going person. The sudden separation, and the possibility of never seeing each other again, has left me feeling somewhat down.

After seeing Li Hongjin off, Shang Lin started boiling water and cooking. The house hadn't been cooked for several days and felt chilly. She Jinxing helped her. As for packing up, that would have to wait until tomorrow.

Although there were only two men in Shang Lin's family, him and Old Man Chai, they still had quite a lot of things, somewhat proving the old saying, "Even a broken home is worth a fortune."

However, everything else was fine, but it would be a pity to leave the vegetables in the garden. In the middle of the night, Shang Lin had She Jinxing cast a spell to get them all into the Dragon Spirit Tower, and there were still a few chickens left.

Actually, with She Jinxing's help, Shang Lin didn't need to go back to the village at all. But such a big matter had to be handled openly in the village. Otherwise, if something from his perfectly good home disappeared, wouldn't that attract Uncle Hat's attention? It's better not to take the risk.

However, they've been spending money like water these past few days, but several days have passed and Hu Tangdi still hasn't returned.

If it weren't for the service contract between them, and if Shang Lin were certain that Hu Tangdi was not in any danger, he would have already asked She Jinxing to find someone.

The next day, when Shang Lin was packing his things, Li Hongjin still came. Not only did he come, but even his father, the village chief, came. This was too exaggerated!

However, the village chief said to Shang Lin with some reproach, "You child, why didn't you tell me about such a big thing? How could the two of you handle it?"

Shang Lin smiled before replying, "We don't have much stuff at home, and there's not much to pack, so we didn't bother the village chief."

The village chief then asked, "Your godfather's eyes..."

Shang Lin hurriedly said, "My godfather's eyes are fine, village chief, don't worry."

"That's good."

With the help of the village chief and Li Hongjin, Shang Lin emptied the house in just one day, since they still needed to eat dinner and the kitchenware hadn't been put away.

Looking at the empty house where he had lived for three years, Shang Lin's emotions were still a little unsettled. Everything a person experiences in the most insignificant places will be deeply remembered.

However, Shang Lin was not a sentimental person. After breakfast the next day, he loaded all his belongings into Li Hongjin's tractor and left the village.

Before leaving, Shang Lin left the house key with the village chief and said, "If we can sell our house, let's sell it. If we can't, consider it my wedding gift to Hong Jin."

The village chief was immediately startled. "This won't do! Your godfather bought this house for almost ten thousand yuan. How could you make such a decision on your own?"

Shang Lin didn't press the matter, only saying, "Then I'll have my godfather call you."

"OK."

Li Hongjin drove the tractor to the building where Shang Lin rented a house. When he heard it was on the seventh floor, his face immediately fell. "Good heavens, why did you rent the top floor? Moving this thing is really good exercise."

Shang Lin smiled and said, "Come with me to buy lunch. Someone will help carry the things."

Li Hongjin was pulled away by Shang Lin with great suspicion. "Is that handsome guy very strong?"

Shang Lin stated bluntly, "It's bigger than you can imagine."

In order to buy She Jinxing some reasonable time to move his things, Shang Lin and Li Hongjin bought boxed lunches, which were cheap and convenient given the distance.

Moreover, Shang Lin and Li Hongjin ate at the store first, and he directly gave them the fare, saying, "Go home early after you finish eating, so the village chief won't worry about you."

Li Hongjin looked at the two hundred-yuan bills in his hand and looked at Shang Lin helplessly. "Is this the fare you're talking about? It's too much!" Moving like this should cost no more than fifty yuan, usually around thirty yuan.

Shang Lin smiled slightly, then said in a serious tone, "My financial situation is limited right now, so I can't give you much. Besides, once I leave the village, we'll have very limited opportunities to meet. Next year, when I go to high school in another city, we'll have even fewer chances to meet. So please don't be polite with me."

Li Hongjin looked at Shang Lin, then at the money in his hand, feeling a pang of sadness. In the end, he put it in his pocket. "I know you and Grandpa Chai are different from the people in the village, and you will leave one day. I just didn't expect it to be so soon."

Shang Lin's expression was calm, and his tone was even calmer, "Parting and getting back together is a normal part of life, it's nothing, and you're still so young, you have a bright future ahead of you."

Li Hongjin looked at Shang Lin with some dissatisfaction, "Can you stop talking like my father? No, even he wouldn't say something as sarcastic and flat as you."

Shang Lin smiled but remained silent, repeating the same point: if it were the old him, he would be old enough to be Li Hongjin's ancestor.

On the way back, Li Hongjin remained silent, and Shang Lin didn't say anything either. He had experienced many breakups and reconciliations and had long since become indifferent to them, but the other party was not like that. He always wanted to give the young man some time to adapt.

So when they got to the tractor and saw that everything had been moved out, Li Hongjin didn't react much. He just said to Shang Lin, "Then I won't go up. If you need any help, just call my house."

"Okay." After saying that, Shang Lin couldn't help but add, "Be careful on your way back, and don't get distracted."

"I understand." Li Hongjin seemed to come back to his senses. "How can you be so mature for your age? I really can't stand you. I'm leaving."

Li Hongjin's tractor had already disappeared from sight when She Jinxing finally appeared, took the lunchbox from Shang Lin's hand, and then asked, "Sect Master can't bear to part with that person?"

Shang Lin withdrew his gaze and walked towards the building entrance. "It's not that I'm reluctant to part with him, it's just that I'm a little worried. He's a very simple and honest person."

She Jinxing didn't understand the complexities of human emotions, but he instinctively felt that the sect leader was in a somewhat depressed mood, so he said, "If the sect leader is worried, you can take him under your wing."

Shang Lin laughed and said, "Let's forget it. He's just an ordinary person; his heart isn't stronger than mine."

The rented room has been cleaned up and is now spotless. "Old Man Chai" moved in yesterday, and Qiu Niang and Huang Ying are now unpacking the things that She Jinxing moved in.

Shang Lin hurriedly said, "Let's eat first, and then we can tidy up."

During the meal, She Jinxing brought up the puppetry issue again, wanting to help resolve it as soon as possible. However, Shang Lin said, "We can't worry about it now. Let's wait until Hu Tangdi comes back. Anyway, my multiple layers of protection have worked, and the other party can't hurt me."

This holiday was a complete mess, I really didn't have time to think about anything!