Chapter 484: To Xiangcheng 4

Le Xiang wrapped the bedding and other items in a piece of rag and gave the package to Ziyi. He then went to carry his son Leli on his back. The fellow villager helped him support him from behind. When they walked down from halfway up the mountain, the taxi that Ziyi had called had arrived.

The driver was the person who had just brought them here. When he saw Ziyi and the others, he hurriedly got out of the car and opened the door. Ziyi helped Leli get into the car and sat him down, and then everyone got in.

The driver started the car and drove off. Le Xiang's fellow villager said, "This is my first time riding in a car, Ah Xiang. I am so lucky to be following you."

Le Xiang said, "I asked you to move with me, but you just didn't feel comfortable. I would cheat anyone but you."

The fellow smiled sheepishly and thought to himself, "It's not that I don't trust you, it's that I don't trust those two young men."

Yi Ke, who was not trusted, was whispering to Zi Yi. She asked Zi Yi to choose a room to stay in, which would be a place for herself or others who would come in the future to stay.

The taxi stopped in front of the building that Ziyi bought, and several people got out of the car. Ziyi and Yike had seen it last night and were not interested in seeing it again.

Yike was looking at the shops across the building from him, one of which was a soup restaurant.

Yi Ke said to the three people who were looking at the building excitedly: "Uncle Xiang, let's eat first. Only when you are full will you have the energy to clean the room."

Uncle Xiang hesitated for a moment, but quickly nodded.

The few of them crossed the road again and walked towards the soup restaurant across the street.

Several people entered the soup restaurant. Ziyi called the boss and ordered a few stir-fried dishes. Each person ordered a bone soup. He then asked Uncle Xiang's fellow villager, "Uncle, do you want a bottle of wine?"

The fellow villager waved his hands again and again and said, "No, no."

Seeing that Ziyi ordered so many dishes, Le Xiang said, "Ziyi, don't order so much. Just two stir-fried dishes will be enough. Don't order soup either. It's too expensive."

The soup shop owner heard this and was afraid that Ziyi would not order again, so he hurriedly said, "This is the cheapest shop nearby. With so many of you, one or two dishes won't be enough."

Ziyi said to the boss, "Cook it quickly, don't let us wait hungry."

Seeing that Ziyi did not go back on his word, the boss immediately went to cook happily.

Le Xiang said gratefully: "Ziyi, I'm sorry for the expense."

Yi Ke said with a smile: "Uncle Xiang, he has bad intentions."

Leli was curious and asked, "What do you mean?"

Yike pointed to the building opposite and said, "Haven't you ever heard that a man who eats his food will be grateful? He wants your father to spend more time and effort to help him manage his business in the future."

Le Xiang smiled and said, "You are wrong. Even if I don't have food, I will still manage it carefully. Your brother doesn't despise me and gives me such a job. It shows his trust in me. There is a saying that a man will die for his friend. I am valued by you brothers, so I will do my best to get things done even if I have to go through fire and water."

Yike was secretly happy. With just one sentence, Le Xiang promised that he would work hard for her in the future. They would feel relieved when they left Xiangcheng.

Ziyi laughed and said, "Uncle Xiang, you are too kind. I just believe you, and Le Si is still my friend."

"The food is here, be careful not to burn yourself."

The boss cooked the dishes and brought them to the table one by one. Everyone stopped talking and started eating.

Le Xiang and his son and their fellow villagers ate voraciously, and in the end even drank up all the soup in the plates.

Ziyi couldn't help but say, "How about ordering a few more dishes?"

Le Xiang touched his stomach and said, "This is the first full meal I've had since coming here. Ziyi, don't order anything. I'm already full."

The funniest thing is Leli. He ate too much and refused to let his father carry him, saying that his stomach was uncomfortable.

Le Xiang and Zi Yi had no choice but to help him walk over there, and then help him up the stairs.

When they reached the second floor, Le Xiang randomly sent them to a room. After Le Li was helped in and sat down, he broke out in a cold sweat because of the pain.

Yi Ke also chose a house next to theirs for his own use and left it vacant when not in use.

When fellow villager Le Xiang saw that the story was true and that there was a house to rent to him at a low price and he could also have a job, he thought to himself that he had good vision and had taken a liking to fellow villager Le Xiang from the beginning, knowing that he was an upright and conscientious man. And lo and behold, he was thinking of pulling him over as soon as there was an advantage.

So Le Xiang also chose a room on the same floor, and the houses of three households were connected together.

The fellow villager from Lexiang couldn't wait to go back and move. It was then that Yike and Ziyi learned that the fellow villager had a son and a daughter, both of whom were in school. He and his wife were the only ones at home who earned money to support their son and daughter's education.

Yike and Ziyi also took a car back to the hotel. They had wasted a day and a half, but had not made any progress in inquiring about the problems with Ziyi's father and the equipment.

It was already evening when they returned to the hotel. The two had not spent long eating at the soup restaurant, so they did not go to the restaurant to eat, but instead prepared to go for acupuncture for Tu Dashan.

Tu Dashan had just finished dinner and was sitting in the tea room resting and drinking tea.

When Ziyi and Yike went in, they saw him drinking tea alone, and he looked much better than yesterday.

Although Ziyi and Yike did not have the intention to be afraid or flattering when they saw a rich man, they just greeted Tu Dashan respectfully when they saw him.

Tu Dashan was also very satisfied with the attitude of the two men. He believed that after a day, the two young men should have known his identity, but the two men still maintained the same attitude as before. Young people who could remain so calm must have a bright future.

Yike didn't know that Tu Dashan thought highly of them. She didn't want to waste time, so she said to Tu Dashan directly: "Mr. Tu, you look very energetic today. Do you have time now? If so, we can do acupuncture now."

A young man came over and poured tea for all three of them, then stood next to Tu Dashan.

Tu Dashan smiled and said, "Don't worry, let's drink tea first. Also, you can just call me uncle, don't call me sir, I will call you by your name too."

Ziyi and Yike started to call Tu Dashan Mr. Tu. One reason was that they were not familiar with him and couldn’t call him uncle right away. Secondly, calling him like that implies a kind of eagerness to cling to someone and to seek repayment for a favor.

Now it is Tu Dashan’s own request, which is different. It also shows that the richest man in Xiangcheng still values ​​Yi Ke’s life-saving grace.

So the two of them stood up again and respectfully called out "Uncle Tu."

Tu Dashan pointed to a young man standing nearby and introduced him, "This is the son of my housekeeper. He just came back from studying in the United States. He grew up in Xiangcheng and knows everything about Xiangcheng. If you want to know something or do something when you come to Xiangcheng, you can ask him or ask him to do it. You are about the same age, so just call him by his first name."

The young man immediately extended his hand enthusiastically and said, "Hello, my name is Yu Xiaozhong."

Ziyi stretched out his hand and shook his, saying, "Hello, my name is Ziyi."

Yu Xiaozhong reached out his hand again to shake hands with Yike, but Yike seemed a little shy and shrank behind Ziyi.

Ziyi said with a smile: "This is my younger brother, his name is Yike, he is timid."

Yu Xiaozhong smiled and said, "I understand. We were all timid when we first came here, but we will get better slowly."

Yu Xiaozhong turned to Tu Dashan and said, "Master, I'll wait outside."

Tu Dashan waved his hand and said, "Go ahead." Then he looked at Yi Ke meaningfully.