He was an official of the second rank, and held the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. That was something that happened in the last century, and Mr. Han still liked to talk about it occasionally.

When I was young, I attended a private school. But before I could live to see the day I longed for, I was grabbed on the street and my braids were cut off with a pair of scissors.

Later, the family fell into poverty and by chance came to the United States by boat. After working hard for many years, they managed to find a place to live in Los Angeles. Now, there are five people in the family, squeezed into a new house of more than 70 square meters.

The little knowledge I learned in the private school was somewhat useful.

He named his son Han Yuesong and his grandson Han Chudong, both of which were nice characters the old man found from poems.

The neighbors knew that he was well-educated and a good person, so people often came to him to ask for good names for their children.

Old man Han is now in his seventies. His full name is Han Shengen. In the past, there was a "Sheng" character in the middle of his name. Later, the imperial court was gone, and he always felt it sounded a bit unpleasant, so he simply changed his name.

A few years ago, I opened a Chinese medicine store in this foreign country, but it was forced to close more than ten years ago because the white people did not believe in this and thought it was a complete business of making money and killing people. They did not believe that mixing a bunch of plants together and boiling them into a soup could cure diseases.

In fact, this old man, a half-baked doctor, is also very tactful. He treats minor illnesses such as colds and sprains himself, and sends patients to big hospitals for illnesses he is not sure about. This has won him the favor of many patients and he has never made any mistakes.

After that, I started selling ginseng, fish maw, bird's nest, etc. Not only Chinese people but Japanese and Koreans also bought these in Chinatown. I could barely make ends meet, but unfortunately more than half of the profits went into the landlord's pocket.

My health is still okay. I get minor illnesses every now and then, but I haven't had any serious illnesses. I want to help my descendants, so I have no plans to retire at the moment.

The old man has been looking worried these days.

The main reason was that more than half a month ago, my beloved grandson was in a car accident. He became abnormal and stayed in his room, unwilling to go out. Every time I saw him, he was in a daze.

His mediocre medical skills were not up to par, so he was sent to the hospital immediately. He had a fractured calf bone and a moderate concussion, which were not serious problems.

So Old Man Han didn't take it too seriously. He strolled around as usual every day and then waited for business to come to the dry goods store.

The days ahead can be seen at a glance, and there is not much to look forward to.

Some old friends have been buried in the ground, but Grandpa Han still wants to hold on for a few more years, preferably until his grandson gets married, finds a good job, and marries a beautiful and virtuous wife. By then, he will be able to leave with a smile even if he closes his eyes.

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The old man had no idea what had happened to his grandson, and his own son Han Yuesong, who was working in the police station, was even less clear.

The man named Han Yuesong returned home at this moment. Seeing the young man still lying on the bed, he said angrily: "It's just a trivial matter, how did it become like this! Either get up and read a book, or help your mother with housework. Don't think that you don't have to continue working after injuring your leg. Do you want me to support you until you are 30 years old?"

Seeing that his son ignored him again, he was angry but didn't say anything harsh. His expression showed a bit of disappointment in his son, and he sat at the dinner table and poured himself a glass of beer.

Han Chudong is only 19 years old this year. He used to be a poor student who slept in class and made trouble after class. Naturally, he did not get into university, and it was even difficult for him to get into a second-rate community college.

No wonder his father was so angry.

Some time ago, I used my connections to find a job for my friend's son. Unexpectedly, he hit someone on his bike on the third day when he went to work.

Not to mention the money I lost, it will probably be difficult to keep my job. A broken bone takes a hundred days to heal, and I will need to rest for a long time to recover. I don't have the nerve to ask my friends to help me keep my job.

From childhood to adulthood, Han Yuesong had been disappointed by his son too many times. Now even the car accident made him feel that this little bastard was not ambitious. He was worried about how to persuade his son to continue taking the exam and at least get a community college diploma.

Poor parents in the world.

To Han Chudong, even the name "Han Chudong" is very unfamiliar.

The shock was so great that it took him more than half a month to recover. The strangers who were not his grandparents suddenly became his grandparents. Even his parents were replaced by someone else. How could he accept it easily?! He really hoped that someone was joking with him, playing the game of "The Truman Show". Unfortunately, as the days passed, he found that he had probably traveled through time.

After all, no matter how much I deceive myself, I cannot change my appearance. I looked in the mirror countless times and finally accepted the fact that I had become someone else.

Recently, through television and newspapers, Han Chudong learned that it is only 1973, an era without mobile phones, personal computers, antique cars everywhere on the streets, and people wearing strange clothes.

The Cold War was still going on, Australia's landmark opera house had just been completed, and just a few days earlier, kung fu superstar Bruce Lee died suddenly.

These were things that he had only seen in history books before, and they were simply incredible to him.

However, no matter how impossible it seems, more than ten days have passed and it is time to slowly accept the reality.

Han Chudong's original surname was Han. He was admitted to Peking University as the provincial top student, and then went to California Institute of Technology to study abroad. He was recommended to the doctoral program from the master's program in 2014. It was not until early July 2019 that he was just about to return to China to accept a good job with an annual salary of one million plus dividends.

Looking back now, he couldn't figure out which memory was real.

According to the time calculation, his father in his previous life was still running around wearing open-crotch pants at this time, so how did he go back to the 1970s?

I turned my head to look at the mirror for the umpteenth time.

I finally had a smile on my face, thinking that fortunately it wasn't all bad, at least I looked younger and more handsome.

He had not originally planned to get out of bed, because getting out of bed would mean coming into direct contact with those strange "family members" and talking about things that would confuse him. However, as he had urgent needs and felt his bladder was about to explode, he got up, sat on the edge of the bed and picked up his crutches.

He is 1.8 meters tall. If he supplements his nutrition at this age, he might grow another two or three centimeters. He supports himself with a crutch with one hand. He cannot use his right leg and walks with a limp.

Passing by the dining table, Father Han showed no intention of helping. Instead, he mocked, "Take a shower more often. If your legs can't touch the water, can your hair be touched as well? You can already smell the stench. If you don't take a shower, don't come to eat!"

In the past, Han Chudong would have definitely retorted, but at this moment, he just stopped and said, "I know, I'll take a shower later. Where can I get the water heater?"

"Kitchen, have you really become a fool?"

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

"oh."

Seeing him continue to limp and walk towards the small kitchen first, Old Man Han was puzzled and wondered why this boy was so obedient.

In the past, the father and son quarreled almost every day, but now there are no conflicts, which makes him very uncomfortable.

After taking care of the physiological problems, I took out some clothes before the water boiled. The house had two bedrooms and a living room, with a small kitchen and a small bathroom. Fortunately, there is no such thing as a common area in the United States, so it is quite comfortable for a family to live in.

There is a small attic of five square meters on the top of the house, with a small terrace of more than twenty square meters. However, one has to climb six flights of stairs to get home. The old couple usually live in the attic.

I haven't taken a shower for a long time, and the smell is really like something rotten, and it also has a smell of plaster.

Avoid letting the injured leg come into contact with water, wash and wipe it to feel refreshed.

Han Chudong was very hungry. Since he was prepared for any eventuality, he didn't plan to continue avoiding his family. He filled his meal without saying a word, sat opposite the strange old man, and said, "Can you lend me some money? I want to go out this afternoon and visit the bookstore."

After hearing this, all his previous good attitude became premeditated.

Old Man Han thought that this was normal. No wonder he was so obedient. It turned out that he was short of money. His eyes suddenly turned unfriendly.

When paying, he said, "Going to the bookstore is a bit old-fashioned. If you want to play arcade games, just say so. You're not a student. You can do whatever you want, but don't embarrass me, or you'll be in trouble! Don't touch drugs, stay away from fights, and if I catch you, I'll kick you out of the house. Even if your grandparents protect you, it won't help. Do you hear me?"

Han Chudong wondered what impression he had of him before. As a son, he should have the awareness of being a son. He was silent for a few seconds and then nodded obediently.

I felt inexplicably humiliated, having been taught a lesson and only getting six dollars in return.

There is a deviation between memory and reality. He thinks six dollars is not a lot, but in fact it is not a small amount. The average salary of Americans these days is just over five hundred dollars a month.

The word "average" is enough to explain many problems. Many people simply cannot earn so much money.

Take Han Yuesong, a junior manager in the police station, for example. His monthly salary is only about 390 US dollars. Sometimes he can earn some extra money, but he knows how to handle the situation well and has already become a seasoned veteran.

All together, I can earn five or six hundred dollars a month, which has a purchasing power similar to five or six thousand dollars in the second decade of the 21st century, based on basic living expenses.

So they didn't have to worry about life. Even an old lady who was nearly 70 years old could still earn money by doing some manual work. Except for Han Chudong who was an idler, everyone in the family was working hard to make money. They could barely be considered a middle-class family, which was quite good among the Chinese community near Chinatown.

In the early 1970s, the status of Chinese people improved slightly, and some upper-class celebrities emerged, mainly due to the changing trend of the times.

These days, the United States and the big country across the Pacific Ocean are in a "honeymoon period". Last February, the occupant of the Oval Office made an unprecedented official visit to the other side and left behind the beautiful story of ping-pong diplomacy.

This change in attitude directly affected the United States. The Chinese Exclusion Act had long been abolished, and even a Chinese billionaire named Wang An was born in Massachusetts. He made his fortune by selling so-called "computers" and now has a fortune of over 100 million US dollars.

It is called a computer, but in fact it is just an advanced typewriter. Nowadays, most people don’t even know what a computer looks like. Even if they have a rough idea, they can only imagine it as a huge and strange machine. It is mostly used in the military field and has almost no civilian use.