The three-wheeled vehicle traversed the country lanes.
Golden sunlight filtered through the green leaves, or leaves with red tips, casting dappled shadows on Ji Qingqian's face inside the truck bed.
A warm breeze blew by, and the surrounding rice paddies began to ripple.
The three-wheeled vehicle then drove to the main street area.
Ji Qingqian looked at both sides.
Red flags fluttered on the rooftops of houses along the road to celebrate National Day.
Then continue driving.
The town is neither very big nor very small.
This country is very old, and the town is said to have a history of "a thousand years".
Placed within the vast expanse of five thousand years, it does not stand out.
There is an old house on East Street near the town center, which was built during the Xuantong era.
There is a small bridge that looks ordinary, but its construction date is unknown. At most, it has been known as a bridge since the Song Dynasty.
A little further on, there was a temple that looked quite new. The temple was indeed new, but the history it carried went back to the Later Tang Dynasty, and there was even a copper pot from the Shunzhi era inside.
Lu Yibei grew up here and wasn't very interested in it.
But her girlfriend was quite interested, especially in the white-walled, blue-tiled houses in the old streets of the east and west.
Children from coastal areas yearn for the mountains.
The boy from the mountains longs for the plains.
Girls who grow up on the vast grasslands will be attracted by the gentle beauty of Jiangnan.
By the time she came to her senses, the sun was already setting.
The golden sunlight turned bright red, and the breeze carried a slight chill.
The two then went home.
Grandma was preparing dinner when she heard the noise. She came out of the kitchen and scolded her grandson.
"You fixed the car but don't know how to drive it? Who takes someone out for fun in a three-wheeled motorcycle?!"
Lu Yibei glanced at his girlfriend who had made the suggestion; she was really taking the blame for this.
Ji Qingqian gently explained to her grandmother, "I wanted to sit here; I've never sat here before..."
Grandma smiled kindly:
"Taking a three-wheeled vehicle is not bad either. You can go anywhere. The roads are so congested during the National Day holiday... At least you won't get stuck in traffic, and the weather is nice, so you can enjoy the breeze."
Lu Yibei: "...Where's Grandpa?"
He felt that he could only find solace in his grandfather.
"garage."
Grandma said, "He thought there was something wrong with his inspection, and now he's questioning the meaning of life."
Lu Yibei: ...
No wonder she's a trendy old lady who scrolls through Douyin (TikTok); she even knows the phrase "questioning life."
Lu Yibei was about to go and explain to his grandfather when he heard his grandfather's roar coming from the garage:
"Go away! I won't lend it!!"
His voice was filled with intense anger.
Lu Yibei quickly ran over. His grandfather was always reserved and rarely got angry with people in person.
Grandpa was in the garage, while outside stood a young man who looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. He had a round, slightly chubby face, wore small glasses, and looked quite refined.
Lu Yibei knew this person; he was also from the village.
Because he was five or six years older, Lu Yibei had called him "Brother Hao" since they were little.
He looked somewhat at a loss, facing his grandfather, whose face was flushed.
"Brother Hao, what's wrong?"
Lu Yibei stepped in to smooth things over.
Hao Ge seemed to have grasped at a straw, and first greeted Lu Yibei:
"Yibei, you're back..."
Then she shook her head again: "I don't know... I just borrowed an air pump from Grandpa Lu, my tire pressure warning light came on..."
The city SUV parked behind him is his car.
Then Lu Ming yelled at me for no reason.
To be honest, if it weren't for Grandpa Lu, who watched them grow up and made kites for them when they were little, it would be a completely different story.
Otherwise, just that one shout would start an argument with someone... If he doesn't want to lend it, he doesn't have to.
Just then, a childish voice came from inside the car:
"Dad, what's wrong?"
Then a small head appeared in the car window.
Hao-ge smiled and comforted him, "It's okay, it's okay... Dad's going somewhere else..."
He originally intended to go elsewhere to offer encouragement.
But upon seeing the child's face, Lu Ming slightly restrained his temper; even his angry expression softened. He said calmly:
"...Go ahead and hit him."
Hao immediately agreed, ran into the garage, and pulled out the air pump hose.
Lu Yibei glanced at his grandfather but didn't ask any further questions. He simply spoke to Hao Ge:
"Your son has grown so much!"
“Yes, he’s four years old now,” Hao Ge said.
"I'll be going back to school in two more years," Lu Yibei said.
"You should come back to see this little rascal before he goes to school, so he can ask you for good luck," Hao Ge laughed.
Lu Yibei has maintained his image as a good student since elementary school, so Hao Ge wants to bask in his good fortune.
That could be considered a small act of flattery.
Then, he asked Lu Ming in a low voice:
"Darling, what did I do to upset you? If I accidentally offended you in any way, please tell me, and I will definitely change."
Lu Ming hesitated for a moment, then finally uttered five words:
"Go back and ask your mom."
Lu Yibei had a deep impression of Hao Ge's mother.
Hao Ge was born late in life. Although he is called "Brother," his mother is about the same age as his grandparents.
But nowadays, if there are no relatives, seniority is no longer important; people are addressed by age.
That old woman loved to gossip, and you could see a silver tooth whenever she opened her mouth.
Hao Ge immediately understood:
"Then I'll apologize to you first, and then I'll come to apologize in person after I've asked my mother."
Grandpa Lu and his wife are well-known good people in the village.
Hao-ge knew his mother's temperament, so he immediately apologized.
…
Hao drove away.
Lu Mingcai then noticed that his wife and his grandson's partner were watching the commotion from a short distance away.
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