Chapter 300
Yuan Jing was enjoying his stay in Haicheng, but the college entrance examination results were about to come out, and his family called the factory urging Yuan Jing to go home quickly. In addition, Jian Hui was also needed for the construction of a new factory in the capital, so the two of them boarded the train with their luggage, some of which were gifts that Yan Zhenguo brought to his family.
After seeing Yuan Jing off, Yan Zhenguo finally breathed a sigh of relief. If he continued to go on like this under his nose, he felt that he would die young. When he went to the imperial capital and their affair was exposed, maybe, just maybe, his uncle wouldn't come after him.
Yuan Jing and Jian Hui took the same train, but Yuan Jing got off halfway. His father was waiting for him outside the train station. Although Jian Hui was reluctant to let him go, he thought that Yuan Jing would stay in the capital to go to school for the next few years, and there would be fewer obstacles between them, so he felt much more at ease.
Yan Changjiang met Yuan Jing at the exit and quickly took most of his luggage. Seeing that Yuan Jing looked good, he felt relieved. After all, they had been to such a faraway and strange city, and he and Yang Shu had not been able to feel completely at ease during this period.
After returning home, Yang Shu showed concern and care again. Before Yuan Jing opened the gifts he brought for his family, Yan Zhenguo's family came over. Yuan Jing just took out the things that Zhenguo's brother bought for them, and also brought back photos of him and Yan Zhenguo. The old people in his family were very happy. They knew that Yan Zhenguo was lucky this time and got a job in a very good factory with a good monthly salary.
After Yan Zhenguo's family left, Yuan Jing brought gifts for the two elders. Everyone in the village could see it and knew that he used his own royalties to buy them for his grandparents. Everyone would say that he was filial, but Yan Jiagen and Yan Jiabao had never bought anything specially for them before.
This is exactly the effect Yuan Jing wanted, so that no one could find fault with their family. The reason why the relationship is now distant is all due to the eldest wife's fault.
The old man and old lady of the Yan family had complicated emotions. They were very happy to receive the things, but they were also very depressed when they thought about the estrangement between the second son and them and that Yuan Jing was just a boy.
Within two days, Yuan Jing's college entrance examination results came out, and the good news from the county also reached Yanjia Village. Yuan Jing won the county's top spot this time. People from the county education bureau came to Yanjia Village specifically to commend him and brought him a bonus. The county's No. 1 Middle School also became famous and also awarded Yuan Jing a sum of money. The two awards added up to one thousand yuan, which made Yanjia Village lively for a long time. You know, at that time, some families might not have that much income in a year.
"Studying is indeed useful. Look at Jing'er. He has received several thousand yuan in royalties and bonuses. This time, his father doesn't even need to pay for his tuition. He has really earned back his tuition and living expenses by himself."
"I don't ask my son to be as good as Jing. If he can be half as good as him, I will sell everything I have to support him to continue his studies."
"Yang Shu is really lucky. He has only one son, which brings him a lot of face. In the past, many people laughed at him for not being able to give birth to a son. Now he is not happy to exchange his son for his brother."
"Only a fool would be willing to exchange such a promising brother."
Ever since the college entrance examination results came out, Yan Changjiang and Yang Shu have never stopped smiling. They are truly happy. They think their brothers have done well and everyone will praise them when they talk about them. Yuan Jing was also happy to see this.
In fact, this result was achieved under his conscious control, and it was not impossible that he could have scored higher. However, he did not expect to alert the enemy and destroy the situation in the next few years so that he could find the murderer who killed his original body. Therefore, he had to control the result to the level of the county champion. A county champion is not worthy of being reported in newspapers and periodicals above the county level. At most, it would be spread to the city, and the impact would not be that great, so that the enemies hiding in the dark would not find anything unusual.
When filling out the application form, he applied for the same school and the same major as his original self in his previous life, the Department of Chemistry at the Imperial University. His original self had applied with the ideal of making contributions to the country's chemistry profession, but unfortunately his career was aborted and he passed away with regret.
Yan Changjiang and Yang Shu discussed treating everyone to a dinner. Jing'er passed the exam and became the top scorer in the county, and also received an admission letter from the Imperial University. This was such an honor and worth celebrating. As for Yuan Jing's objection being ineffective, he was actually happy that his father was so happy.
Yuan Jing thought of Bai Qiuxing whom he had met in Haicheng, blinked his eyes and asked: "Father, do you want to invite someone from my grandfather's family?"
Speaking of the child's maternal grandfather's family, Yang Shu frowned slightly. Deep down, he was unwilling to associate with that family. For some reason, he always felt incompatible with the people in that family.
Yan Changjiang understood her husband's thoughts best, patted his hands and said, "I'll ask someone to send a message to Donghe Village. It's their business whether they come or not. Even if they do, the Yan family in our village won't watch them ruin Jing Ge'er's good deeds."
Yang Shu then nodded and said, "I'll listen to you then."
Yuan Jing also wanted to take this opportunity to meet the people of the Yang family. The things he learned in his previous life could actually play a part in this world without spiritual energy. For example, he could look at a person's aura and face to know his father's background and whether he was a member of the Yang family. As long as someone from the Yang family came, he would be able to see clearly.
On the day of the dinner, those who were close to Yan Changjiang's family came to help early in the morning. Yuan Jing's yard was very lively. Even Yan Jiagen's husband came to Yuan Jing's house early in the morning, said sweet words to compliment Yuan Jing and Yang Shu, and helped in the kitchen all the time, without hiding aside and being lazy.
When it was time for dinner, someone said that someone from the Yang family in Donghe Village had come. Yang Shu had to wash his hands and go out to greet them, even though he would rather never have anything to do with the Yang family. Yan Changjiang and Yuan Jing also came out. Yan Changjiang didn't want her husband to be bullied by the Yang family, and Yuan Jing came for fortune-telling.
As soon as the Yang family entered the yard, five people came in, two old people, a middle-aged man, and two younger people. As soon as they entered the yard, the five people looked around. When Yuan Jing came out, he heard the middle-aged man say, "I said Yang Shu had a good life in the past few years. Look how unfilial he is. He just gave you a few gifts during the New Year and other festivals and sent you away casually."
Yan Changjiang said unhappily, "Yang Shu and I wanted to show some filial piety, but when we went there in the first few years, we brought those gifts but were kicked out before we could even drink a sip of water. I thought to myself, since you don't welcome us, we should stop attracting your attention. Are you not satisfied with this?"
In fact, everyone in Yanjia Village saw what happened in the first few years, because they went there in the morning and came back before dinner time. How could they visit relatives like that? It was because when Yan Changjiang was driven out by the Yan family, he and his wife were penniless, and the Yang family looked down on this poor son-in-law.
Yan Changjiang's father hadn't arrived yet, but his uncle, Yan Zhenguo's grandfather, had a strong voice: "You are here to eat. If you don't want to eat, leave our Yanjia Village. I tell you, today is a good day for our Yan family. If you want to gamble with our Yan family, leave early!"
"That's right. Since when did it become the Yang family's turn to be the boss of Yanjia Village? Why did they come to our Yanjia Village to bully our Yan family members?"
This is the advantage of a big surname village. Even if there are minor frictions at ordinary times, when facing people from other villages at the critical moment, they can unite to face the outsiders. Seeing the senior people of the Yan family stand up one by one to speak for Yang Shu, the people of the Yang family were very angry, but they had to find a place to sit down dejectedly and kept silent.
The Yang family really regretted their decision. Who could have thought that Yan Changjiang and Yang Shu, who were once poor, could actually live a good life. They were also angry that Yang Shu was an ungrateful person who didn't care about his brothers and sisters at home at all and had raised him in vain.
After that, people from the Yan family kept an eye on his family to prevent them from causing trouble. The eldest grandfather even asked his son to go to the main house and tell the two old people to come quickly, saying that if they didn't come, dinner would be ready and don't blame them for not waiting.
The old man and the old lady wanted Yan Changjiang and Yang Shu to invite them in person. At that time, they would definitely put on airs and ask Yan Changjiang and Yang Shu to invite them again and again. However, the second son's family did not show up at all. When the old man heard his eldest brother asked his nephew to come later, his face turned red, but he did not dare to disobey his eldest brother.
Yuan Jing was very happy when he saw this, but turned around and frowned. He could tell from the Yang family's facial features that his father had no blood relationship with them. But how come his father was not from another Yang family when he came to his house? According to Bai Qiuxing, his second brother was originally entrusted to that Yang family. Could it be that after the Bai family left, they turned around and gave his father away? A few years later, they used their own biological son to impersonate him as a replacement?
The meal was relatively peaceful, not only because the senior people from Yanjia Village were there to keep the place in check, but also because Yan Changjiang and Yang Shu were willing to spend money. The dishes on each table included not only fish and meat, but also chicken and duck. Although life these days was much better than in previous years, especially in the 1970s, people from better-off families could not have meat for every meal, and those from poorer conditions could not have any meat for a month. So no one had time to gossip while eating, for fear that if they picked up their chopsticks a little later, they would get less meat.
The same was true for the two elders of the Yan family. The Yang family members who came were of the same character. They were so busy eating meat that they didn't think about anything else. After the meal, Yang Shu even gave away some of the leftover meat and vegetables and quickly sent these Yang family members away, thinking out of sight, out of mind.
The Yang family members left happily carrying the meat and vegetables. Not only were they full of food, but they also had more to take away. This trip was very cost-effective. You know, they didn't bring any gifts, they came empty-handed. This made the people in Yanjia Village have a bad impression of the Yang family. It's no wonder that Yang Shu and Yan Changjiang became cold to the Yang family.
Yan Changjiang and Yang Shu were so busy that their backs and waists ached, but they were very happy. Such a happy event might have to wait until their brother gets married.
Yuan Jing whispered to his father: "Father, do you think my father is really a member of the Yang family? I don't think he looks like a member of the Yang family at all."
Yan Changjiang blinked: "I did have doubts at first, but how can I say something without evidence? Anyway, I will just have less contact with them in the future. What they did is unreasonable."
It turned out that my father had suspected it a long time ago, and my father had thought about it in his heart too, but if he spoke out about it without any evidence, he would be scolded, and people would think that Yang Shu despised his background.
The reason why Yuan Jing mentioned this matter to his father was to prepare him mentally so that when his father's life story was revealed, his father and father wouldn't feel it was sudden. Now it seemed that he didn't need to do anything more.
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