All good things must come to an end. Not long after the teacher appreciation banquet, Lin Ruanruan had already filled out her college application.
In early July, she received her freshly issued admission notice, as did Fang Lan and Wang Zihao.
As the top three students in the southern province, the three of them also received phone calls from university leaders in neighboring provinces offering admission, seemingly fearing that they might be snatched up by other schools.
The day after receiving their acceptance letters, the group of friends decided to go on a road trip together, and Wang Shao drove his minivan to pick them up.
Lin Ruanruan exclaimed in amazement as she looked at the shiny black van, "Wow, Young Master Wang, you even have a van?"
Wang Shao's face darkened. "This is a Lexus LM. I specifically chose this six-seater because there are several of us."
"Wow, no wonder I thought this van looked pretty cool, it's a Lexus LM." Lin Ruanruan didn't know much about brands, but she knew how to compliment.
Wang Shao sighed helplessly, "If you say it's a minivan, then it's a minivan."
Just then, Fang Lan opened the door from the back seat. "Ruan Ruan, come on in and let's play games together."
Lin Ruanruan got into the car as instructed. After getting in, she told her parents at the company and also told Huo Qi, who had returned to the neighboring province, that she had gotten in the car.
Huo Qi replied quickly, and the two continued chatting until the car started, which made Fang Bluetooth feel sour.
"Alright, alright, stop posting. The sweetness of being in love is making me sick."
Lin Ruanruan glanced at Fang Lan before putting down her phone, as playing on her phone in the car could cause motion sickness.
Wang Shao's Lexus had barely started up when a low-key Volkswagen Touareg followed behind. Wang Shao glanced at the rearview mirror and said, "Damn, Fang Lan and Ruan Ruan, how worried are your families about you two? They're sending people to follow you. Don't you feel very restricted?"
Fang Lan pursed her lips. "I can't stop it anyway."
Lin Ruanruan's reaction was the opposite of Fang Lan's. She was very happy and said, "This way, we're safe! Our Uncle Wang and the Huo family's bodyguards are both very capable."
"We don't have to worry about being kidnapped or killed, and they can even travel on public funds."
After saying that, Lin Ruanruan looked at Fang Lan and said, "Don't feel restricted. We can go wherever we want, and it's safe and secure. Uncle Wang and the others can only play with us."
Fang Lan couldn't help but chuckle, reaching out to pinch Lin Ruanruan's cheek. "You really are the most suicidal among us."
Lin Ruanruan smiled and her eyes narrowed. "Of course."
Wang Shao then picked up Wang Zihao, Huo Xianxuan, and Yuan Haocheng along the road and put them in his car, with several other cars following behind.
Lin Ruanruan had prepared a travel guide in advance, arranging where they would go and where they would stay. They ate, drank, and had fun along the way, experiencing the customs and traditions of different places, as well as the scenery along the national highway.
Lin Ruanruan's camera memory was almost full, but she still enjoyed taking pictures. With so many models around her, she had to make good use of them.
A week later, this group of carefree youngsters successfully arrived at Linjia Village. In summer, Linjia Village was a riot of color, with flowers blooming and willows swaying all over the mountains and fields.
Looking at the clean and beautiful scenery of Linjia Village, Fang Lan couldn't help but exclaim, "Ruanruan, your hometown looks so beautiful."
Huo Xian looked around curiously, "This village looks so wealthy."
Compared to Xiaogang Village, where she used to live, which didn't even have a road, it was like heaven and earth.
Lin Ruanruan proudly said, "Our Linjia Village is a model village in Yang Province."
Grandma Lin and Grandpa Lin warmly welcomed the children, as evidenced by the food served at their dinner table.
Everything that the family had was served on the table, including pork, beef, lamb, chicken, duck, and fish.
Looking at the sumptuous meal, Lin Ruanruan smiled and said, "Grandpa and Grandma, we don't even eat this much during Chinese New Year, do we?"
Grandma Lin put a big pork knuckle on her plate and said, "It's the New Year, after all. You've all worked hard studying all these years, so you should all eat more to nourish yourselves."
Fang Lan ate without even looking up, enjoying every dish. Grandma Lin and Grandpa Lin were delighted, saying that the child was very lucky.
The group of people brought back by Lin Ruanruan fully experienced the doting love of her grandparents. Grandpa and Grandma Lin really spoiled the child terribly, and it's a miracle that Lin Ruanruan wasn't spoiled into a giant baby.
Huo Xian and Xuan Yuanhaocheng felt this particularly strongly because Grandpa Lin appreciated them greatly because they were recommended to the National University of Defense Technology. He peeled fruit for them and gave each of them half, saying, "Eat up, these are crisp peaches from our own garden, they're especially delicious."
Huo Xian and Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng quickly accepted the gifts with both hands, saying, "Thank you, Grandpa!"
"Don't be shy, just make yourself at home," Grandpa Lin said to Huo Xian. "Your brother came to visit us the year before last and practically stomped all over the Lin Family Village."
“Every household still remembers Qi Xiaozi, so there’s no problem with them considering this place their home.”
Huo Xian was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this; her brother's influence was truly profound.
Just then, the sound of a car horn came from outside the Lin family villa; it sounded like a bus.
Grandpa Lin glanced at it and said, "It must be another company bringing their employees here for a visit."
"Our village's tourism industry is developing exceptionally well now..."
Grandpa Lin and Huo Xianxuan and Yuan Haocheng chatted endlessly about the developments of the past few years.
Huo Xian and Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng listened attentively. Neither of them had ever experienced the care and concern shown to them by an elder of Grandpa Lin's age, and they found it quite novel at the moment.
Just as Grandpa Lin was talking animatedly, the villa door was opened, and Lin Ruanruan was lying on a recliner eating sunflower seeds with Fang Lan and the others.
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