Su Ling took Li Dahai to the admissions office for consultation and learned that the registration period for the high school entrance exam had long passed. If Li Dahai wanted to go to high school, he would have to repeat a year. However, since he had already graduated from junior high school, he could not return to public school for a repeat year and could only study on his own or go to a prep school to prepare for the exam.
Su Ling ran around and asked around, and finally chose a training institution called Xingxin.
The person in charge of the training institution said that after this year's high school entrance examination, five new classes will be recruited. They can now pay a deposit to reserve a place, and by mid-August, they can officially start classes after paying the tuition.
Su Ling happily paid a deposit of 500 yuan, registered Li Dahai's personal information, left his contact information, and left the training institution.
Riding the electric tricycle on the street, Li Dahai was still a little dazed.
Can he really continue studying?
Go to high school, take the college entrance examination, find a job in the city after graduation, make money to support your grandparents and let them enjoy their old age!
It’s so unreal, like a dream!
"Be careful, the light ahead is red." Su Ling reminded him.
Li Dahai hurriedly braked, raised his hand to rub his sore eyes, and calmed himself down.
"Thank you, Brother Su." He said sincerely, with his watery eyes open, as cute as Bambi.
Su Ling couldn't help but stretched out his hand to pinch his cheek and said with a smile: "As long as you study hard and get good grades, it will be the best reward for me."
Li Dahai's cheeks flushed, a mixture of shyness and excitement. "Yes! I will definitely not let Brother Su's money go to waste!"
Su Ling let go of his little face. "Let's go back to the village."
I left home at six or seven in the morning, and it's already three in the afternoon.
As soon as the green light came on, Li Dahai drove forward immediately. Su Ling leaned against it and relaxed, admiring the scenery on both sides of the street. Suddenly, he found a shop selling electric cars and motioned Li Dahai to drive over.
Twenty minutes later, Su Ling clumsily rode an electric motorcycle and slowly followed Li Dahai's three-wheeled electric vehicle.
Before the village roads were built, four-wheeled vehicles weren't as convenient as two-wheeled electric vehicles. Although the village was self-sufficient in vegetables, fish, shrimp, and meat still had to be purchased in town every now and then. Normally, Su Ling would take someone else's tractor to Liuhou Pavilion and then take the bus to town. Now, with this electric scooter, travel is much more convenient.
When he arrived at Liuhou Pavilion safely, Su Ling received a call from the village chief, saying that someone was looking for him and asked him to return to the village as soon as possible.
Su Ling's heart skipped a beat and he almost couldn't hold the phone.
"Village... Village Chief, who's looking for me?" he asked, his voice trembling slightly. Was it Lin Feng? How did he find him so quickly? When had he revealed his whereabouts? We'd only met by chance at the hotel entrance three or four hours earlier, and he'd already arrived in Shixi Village?
"An old friend. To be exact, he is not looking for you." The village chief's words confused Su Ling.
Not looking for him? So it's not Lin Feng?
"Then who is he looking for?" Su Ling asked.
"Looking for your grandfather." said the village chief.
It turns out he was looking for Second Grandpa!
Su Ling relaxed instantly.
"I'll be right back."
In Shixi Village, the village chief hung up the phone and said to a tall, thin old man in a Tang suit, "Old Man Su's grandson will be back soon. Do you want to go to the village committee to wait for him, or walk around the village?"
"I haven't been back for a long time, let's go for a walk!" The old man in Tang suit was Bai Jincheng. He brought Wen Xi to Shixi Village to visit an old friend, but the old friend had passed away, and he only had a grandson who had just inherited the estate.
Seeing that they wanted to go shopping on their own, the village chief refused to accompany them and went back to the village committee to work.
Bai Jincheng stood at the entrance of the village, looking at the village with some emotion, as it had not changed much in sixty years.
The giant banyan tree, the rushing stream, the lush green farmland, the towering Phoenix Mountain—these scenes resonate with my memories, transporting me back to the days of playing with my friends in my youth. We climbed the banyan tree like monkeys, waded barefoot in the stream collecting pebbles, happily flew kites in the fields, and hiked together to pick mushrooms and raspberries.
Those carefree years were so beautiful and so memorable.
In a blink of an eye, sixty years have passed and he is now in his eighties. His once close friend has passed away.
Bai Jincheng walked slowly along the village path, his steps heavier than ever before.
He was late after all.
Wenxi followed his grandfather closely and took walks with him in this poor and backward village.
He really couldn't understand why his grandfather was so eager to come here. Was it because this was where his grandfather lived as a child?
According to my father, during the uprising sixty years ago, fearing repercussions for the Bai family, my great-grandfather fled to Hong Kong with his family, then settled in Country M. There, in Country M, my great-grandfather, then in his forties, built the W.T. Group from scratch. Today, it's a Fortune 500 company, with subsidiaries across Europe and the United States. Only in recent years, with the gradual opening up of Country Z's policies, has W.T. Group had the opportunity to expand its market, and the descendants of the Bai family were finally able to return to their homeland.
My grandfather was my great-grandfather's third son. He had been fascinated by Chinese painting since he was a child and did not give up even after arriving in Country M. He dedicated his entire life to art. He neither married nor had children. My great-grandfather was afraid that he would have no successors, so before he died, he gave him 20% of the company's shares and adopted Wenxi's father as his son.
Wen Xi showed his talent for painting when he was five or six years old, and was deeply loved by Bai Jincheng. This time, he brought only him back to China. Wen Xi thought that his grandfather wanted to visit the famous Chinese painting master in Country Z under the pretext of visiting relatives, but he didn't expect that he actually wanted to visit relatives.
They stayed in S City for two or three days, and flew to H City early this morning. They took a ride with Mr. Lin and arrived in Liuxian Town. They rested in the hotel for two hours. Grandfather asked Wenxi to rent a DD express train to Shixi Village.
Wen Xi, who lived a life of luxury, was not interested in this poor little village. When he saw the rustic and poor villagers, he could hardly hide his disgust.
Bai Jincheng stood in front of an old house and said to Wen Xi, "This used to be the Bai family's house, but now someone else lives here."
Wen Xi didn't think the house was that great, but from his grandfather's tone, he seemed a little regretful, so he said, "Grandpa, if you like it, why not buy it back?"
Bai Jincheng shook his head and turned away. "Things have changed..."
Wen Xi frowned, went forward to help him walk back to the village entrance.
At that moment, a group of children gathered at the village entrance, surrounding an electric tricycle and chattering loudly. The skinny boy on the tricycle, wearing a straw hat and washed-out tracksuit, scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
Wen Xi saw him and asked Bai Jincheng, "Grandpa, is he the grandson of that senior?"
Bai Jincheng took a closer look and shook his head, "It doesn't look like it."
Wen Xi said, "Didn't he say he was going back to the village soon? How come fifteen minutes have passed and there's no sign of him?"
Bai Jincheng said: "Young man, you have to be patient."
Wenxi lowered his head: "Yes, Grandpa."
As soon as Su Ling and Li Dahai returned to the village, they were surrounded by children playing in the threshing ground at the entrance of the village. They were all shouting and asking for candy. Li Dahai said he didn't have any, but the children didn't believe him, so he had to turn out his pockets to show them.
"We are going to sell loquats, not go shopping." Li Dahai puffed his cheeks subconsciously.
"What's in this paper bag? It smells so good." A little boy of seven or eight asked while biting his finger.
Li Dahai was quick to grab the paper bag. "Nothing... nothing. Please move aside. I need to return the car to Sister Cuihua."
These are the chicken wings and chicken nuggets he saved for his grandparents to eat, and they must not be discovered by these children.
The children looked on with disappointment. Most of them were left-behind children, aged five to seven, too young to attend kindergarten and too young to start primary school. They spent their days playing in the mud in the village. When Grandpa Su was around, he'd give them candy every time he came back from town. But now that Grandpa Su was gone, they hadn't had any candy in ages.
Today Li Dahai went to town with Brother Su. They were all very envious. When they saw him coming back, they swarmed over and wanted to ask for candy.
"Don't make things difficult for Dahai. If you want some candy, come to me." Su Ling stopped his electric scooter and took out a box of exquisite chocolates from his bag with a smile.
"Wow!" The children were all stunned when they saw the chocolate.
Chocolate!
This is chocolate that I've only seen in TV commercials!
The children looked at each other in bewilderment, but no one even tried to ask for anything. Even though they were young, they all knew chocolate was more expensive than candy, so how could they possibly ask for something more expensive?
Seeing that they suddenly became reserved, Su Ling stuffed a piece of chocolate into the hands of a little girl and said gently, "Niuniu, take this and eat it."
Niuniu smiled sweetly: "Thank you, Brother Su!"
"You're welcome." Su Ling scratched her little upturned nose and then distributed the chocolate to other children.
The children all got chocolates and ran away happily.
Su Ling handed the last piece of chocolate to Li Dahai, who shyly took it. "I...I'm going to return the car."
He started the car and drove away quickly, glancing at two strangers curiously as he passed them.
Su Ling stood under the big banyan tree, looking around. Didn't the village chief say that the person looking for him was at the village entrance? Where was he?
Just as he was thinking about it, an old man and a young boy came over from a distance. Judging from their clothes, he knew without asking that they were the old friends the village chief had mentioned. Su Ling raised his hand and waved at them.
Wenxi looked at the young man waving at them in surprise.
He wore a large yellow straw hat, a blue sports suit, and white sneakers. Judging from this outfit alone, it was unremarkable and even a bit rustic. However, coupled with his overly delicate and beautiful face and naturally curly shoulder-length hair, his temperament instantly improved several levels. The straw hat on his head was fashionable and trendy.
When they got closer, Wen Xi saw the brand logo on Su Ling's clothes and was surprised.
AUV is an international brand that most people can’t afford. The price of a customized set starts from RMB 100,000.
How could a rural person from a poor village afford such expensive clothes?
Don’t tell me you bought a fake one?
The moment Bai Jincheng saw Su Ling, he was stunned. Looking at that familiar handsome face, he blurted out: "Su Ling!"
The author has something to say: Su Ling touched his face: ...So, because I look like the second grandfather, you designated me as the heir?
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Second Grandpa is a man with a story. It’s just that he didn’t wait for the person he was waiting for.
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Wen Xi is not a mistress, but he does have a different stance, eh (pushes glasses)
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