Chapter 329 The Pride and Hope of the Village

Rubbing his forehead, Cheng Xuyuan's heart was filled with emotion.

I must drink less alcohol in the future.

My alcohol tolerance has never been good, and this time I couldn't stop drinking.

But, if you are in the world, you will inevitably get hurt. In yesterday's situation, you had to drink!

A bunch of big guys in the county are pouring wine for you, and if you don't drink it, you are being disrespectful.

However, the one who poured himself the most wine was Feng Chenggang.

Cheng Xuyuan felt that Feng Chenggang poured so much wine for him on purpose.

He drank a large cup at once, and even poured it twice. Is this enthusiasm? When Cheng Xuyuan rubbed his head and got up from the bed, he saw his cousin Cheng Xudong reading a comic book.

"Dongdong, what time is it?" Cheng Xuyuan asked casually.

Cheng Xudong said: "Brother, it's already eleven o'clock in the morning."

It seemed that I slept for ten hours in one go.

I was delayed on my way home this afternoon.

"Where is your dad?" Cheng Xuyuan asked while washing his face.

"My dad went to work." Cheng Xudong said, "You guys drank a lot yesterday. My dad vomited when he came back."

Cheng Xuyuan's face turned red, and he immediately said, "Yesterday was a special case, and I drank a little too much. I won't dare drink like this again in the future!"

Just when Cheng Xuyuan was chatting with Cheng Xudong who was on winter vacation, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Cheng Jiadong walked in with an excited look on his face.

"Uncle, are you off work?" Cheng Xuyuan asked with a smile.

Cheng Jiadong said, "It's almost the New Year, so the work is not as strict as before."

As he spoke, he handed a newspaper to Cheng Xuyuan and said, "Dayuan, take a look at this."

Cheng Xuyuan opened the newspaper and saw the words written on it: "After crossing the mountains and seas, we will finally see the dawn."

Looking at the title, Cheng Xuyuan knew that this was an interview with him, not to mention that there was a subtitle behind the main title.

An interview with Cheng Xuyuan, winner of the O. Henry Short Story Award! After quickly browsing the content of the interview, Cheng Xuyuan glanced at the page again and found that this interview was actually put on the second page, and he felt a sense of emotion.

The daily newspaper is still very respectful.

He immediately said, "Uncle, this was the interview I did the day before I came back. I didn't expect it to be published so quickly."

Cheng Jiadong looked at his nephew with a complicated expression.

Originally, he thought that what happened yesterday meant that everyone had a higher opinion of Cheng Xuyuan, but now it seems that he was really overthinking it.

Based on this interview alone, Cheng Xuyuan deserves to be invited by the county leaders.

"Dayuan, what do you want to eat for lunch today?" Cheng Jiadong put his thoughts aside and asked Cheng Xuyuan.

Cheng Xuyuan said: "Uncle, let's just eat something casually."

"By the way, I'm going to go home this afternoon. Is there any tractor coming to the county town from our village today?"

Cheng Jiadong said: "I didn't ask."

"But after work today, Leader Lin had someone contact me and told me that he has prepared a jeep for you. Just contact me anytime you need it."

Riding in a jeep is much better than riding in a tractor.

After all, it is so cold today that even if you wear a thick cotton-padded jacket and ride on a tractor to go home, you will still be cold.

Not to mention that from the perspective of face, riding in a jeep is more stylish than riding in a tractor.

"That's great. I'll go back after having lunch this afternoon." Cheng Xuyuan made the decision immediately.

Although Cheng Jiadong hoped that his nephew could stay for two more days, he knew in his heart that Cheng Xuyuan was eager to go home, so he did not stop him and readily agreed: "Okay, I'll contact the car later."

Cheng Xudong, who was reading a comic book nearby, said, "Dad, I haven't been back to Chengjiazhuang for a few days."

"Or, let me go back with my brother, so that I have a companion on the road."

Hearing his son's request, Cheng Jiadong was stunned.

He knew his son very well.

My son doesn't have much affection for his hometown.

What happened this time? He asked to go back to his hometown on his own initiative.

He looked at Cheng Xudong who was looking expectant, and suddenly understood.

"You want to take a jeep?"

"Dad, I haven't ridden in a jeep before, please let me ride in one. My classmates told me that jeeps are very comfortable." Cheng Xudong said, "I promise to come back with the car that sent my brother back."

Cheng Jiadong hesitated for a moment and said, "The New Year is coming soon. I'm also going to visit your grandfather. Let's go together."

"Great, I can finally ride in a jeep!"

Looking at Cheng Xudong with an excited face, Cheng Xuyuan couldn't help but shook his head.

This 212 old-style Beijing Jeep is still a little inferior to a sedan.

Because he drank a lot last night, Cheng Xuyuan didn't eat much at lunch. Less than half an hour after they finished their meal, a jeep drove to the family compound.

The driver was a young man in his twenties, who exuded a shrewd air.

After greeting Cheng Jiadong, he turned to Cheng Xuyuan and said, "Hello, Mr. Cheng. I am Xiaolu from the driver class."

"I have read several of your novels."

"Especially the book you wrote, Lurking, it's so good!"

"I never thought I would have the honor of meeting you in person."

Cheng Xuyuan looked at the young man who was about the same age as him and said with a smile: "We are about the same age, so you should just call me Xuyuan."

"Otherwise, you can call me Cheng Xuyuan."

“I’m just an ordinary author.”

Xiaolu shook his head and said, "You are too modest! How can you be an ordinary author? Not only did you win the American novel award, bringing honor to us, but you were also published in the daily newspaper."

"The description of you in the daily newspaper is that you are a famous writer."

At this point, he said with a hint of emotion: "I heard someone say today that you might be the first person in our county to be reported in a newspaper!"

Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said a few more humble words, then he, Cheng Jiadong and Xiaolu moved all the things they wanted to take home this time into the jeep.

The wind was howling outside. Although the jeep had some air leaks, it could turn on the heater, so it wasn't too cold.

Although the road is young, the level is very high and the car drives very smoothly.

In just over half an hour, the car arrived at Cheng Xuyuan's Chengjiazhuang.

For the people of Chengjiazhuang, jeeps are extremely rare.

So after the car entered the village, many people gathered around.

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Cheng Jiadong took out a cigarette and greeted these familiar villagers.

Cheng Xuyuan was naturally not afraid of such a situation.

The original owner's memory allowed him to remember everyone in the village clearly, so he was very polite and natural when greeting them.

In just a short while, he gave away the box of Peony cigarettes in his hand.

Cheng Jiaxing, wearing a long coat, let Cheng Xuyuan and others into the house, and complained to Cheng Jiadong: "Jiadong, when Dayuan comes back, just help him find a bicycle."

"Master Xiaolu is so busy, why are you bothering him to make a trip?"

Xiaolu didn't wait for Cheng Jiadong to speak, and hurriedly said, "Uncle Cheng, I'm not a bother."

"My boss said that my job for the next two days is to provide good service to Writer Cheng."

Cheng Jiadong also smiled and said, “Brother, let Master Xiaolu help send us back, it’s not me who asked for it.”

"This was arranged by our leader."

Although Cheng Jiaxing knew that his son was now a writer, he did not think that his son could mobilize the jeeps in the county.

Hearing what his brother and Xiaolu said, there was a hint of strangeness in the way he looked at Cheng Xuyuan.

"Uncle Cheng, Writer Cheng is now the pride of our county."

"It's my honor to drive for him," Xiaolu continued.

The eyes of several prominent figures in the village who followed him in looked at Cheng Xuyuan with changed expressions.

They all knew that Cheng Xuyuan was capable and had a bright future.

But I didn't expect that after only one year of school, he had become the pride of the county.

At Cheng Jiaxing's warm greeting, Cheng Jiadong, Xiaolu and others drank a few sips of tea, went to visit the elders at home, and then said goodbye and left.

However, the neighbors in the village surrounded Cheng Xuyuan and chatted until dark, and then they went home reluctantly.

While eating at home, Cheng Xuyuan’s heart was filled with memories of the old Cheng Xuyuan.

A kind of warmth of family affection slowly rose in his heart.

However, just when Cheng Xuyuan was having dinner, several young people hurried in.

When Cheng Xuyuan saw these young people, he felt that they looked familiar, but he couldn't remember their names.

"Hello, Cheng Xuyuan, I am Li Junli, a youth sent to the countryside from Liujiazhuang." The young man walking in front introduced himself first.

Li Junli, Cheng Xuyuan remembered that he had attended his class when he ran his own cram school last year.

Cheng Xuyuan hurriedly said, "Hello, Junli. Come and sit down. Have you eaten?"

"We have all eaten." While speaking, Li Junli introduced the several young people who came with him. They were all educated youth from the nearby educated youth site.

Two of the male educated youth were holding things in their hands, one was holding two bottles of wine, and the other was holding a roast chicken wrapped in paper.

If he brings things to my house at this time, there must be something going on.

However, since the other person had already arrived, Cheng Xuyuan couldn't stop him from speaking.

After asking Li Junli and others to sit down, Cheng Xuyuan asked with a smile: "Junli, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Xuyuan, we came to you this time because we hope you can start the cram school again."

"The last time you ran a cram school, many people from the educated youth camps around us passed the exam."

"We all want to get a good grade."

Li Junli did not hide anything and directly stated the purpose of himself and others.

As Li Junli finished speaking, everyone present looked at Cheng Xuyuan.

For them, Cheng Xuyuan is their hope for taking the college entrance examination.

After all, many people passed the last cram school. According to some people, being able to attend Cheng Xuyuan's cram school means that one has already stepped into the threshold of university.

When Cheng Xuyuan returned to his hometown this time, he originally planned to stay only until the seventh day of the New Year.

And he still had some writing tasks to do, but looking at the expectant faces, Cheng Xuyuan finally said: "Junli, I know how you feel."

"How about this, let's not call it a cram school."

"Starting tomorrow, we will still be in the elementary school. If you have any questions, you can ask me directly. Is that okay?"

When Li Junli came, he thought Cheng Xuyuan would agree, but he didn't expect it to go so smoothly. He agreed with a look of surprise: "That's great! Let's go and clean up the elementary school now."

"We'll start class tomorrow."

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