Rumors circulated throughout the county that a top scholar worked as a waiter at the Jade Restaurant.
Another version is that the top scholar from Yamanashi Prefecture came from a poor family and was forced to work in a restaurant to earn tuition fees.
As the restaurant's business improved, Lin Qingyu became extremely exhausted.
Every day it feels like there aren't enough waiters; the two chefs' ladles are practically smoking from being swung so hard, and there are still a lot of people waiting to eat outside the restaurant.
My main purpose was to visit the place where Lin Weidong works.
Fortunately, the weather has warmed up in the past few days and it's not so cold anymore. Lin Qingyu put out a few stools outside, brought out some peanuts and melon seeds, and prepared hot tea.
The Jade Stone Restaurant's reputation reached its peak, and people flocked to it every day.
Lin Qingyu simply hired another chef and three waiters, and set up tables at the entrance of the shop.
Lin Weidong will be reporting for duty in a few days. His train ticket has already been bought. Lin Qingyu has paid him his salary for the past few months and also prepared some food coupons.
Li Xiuhua would often come over after get off work and talk to her son.
At the end of March, Lin Weidong returned to Lihua Village to say goodbye to the students he had taught.
Saying goodbye to her hometown, Zhao Hongxia was incredibly proud, and she seemed to want to slap Lin Weidong's admission notice in everyone's face.
However, this is indeed a great joyous occasion, as Pear Blossom Village has produced a top scholar.
After saying goodbye to my hometown, it wasn't long before it was time to go to school.
It's more than a thousand kilometers from here to his university, a journey that takes a day and a night by slow train.
Lin Qingyu bought him a soft sleeper so that he could get a good rest on the way.
Before leaving, Zhao Xiaobao prepared some traditional Chinese medicine for him and instructed him on how to take it.
Lin Weidong looked at Zhao Xiaobao with satisfaction: "You're so amazing, you'll definitely get into a university even better than mine!"
Zhao Xiaobao was a little embarrassed. He had become much more mature now, and only showed his childlike side in front of Lin Weidong.
Li Xiuhua stuffed a bunch of money and tickets into Lin Weidong's backpack.
"If I had given it to you a few days ago, you definitely wouldn't have wanted it. This is from your father and me, so please accept it!"
Lin Weidong, who had been relatively calm, couldn't help but tear up at this moment.
"Mother...Father..."
Lin Aiguo still uses crutches, but he is no longer as self-conscious as before, and his temper has improved a lot.
"Weidong, take this! Things are better at home than before, and Dad is able to earn money now. Take good care of yourself at school!"
As the atmosphere of parting grew stronger, Li Xiuhua was the first to burst into tears.
Lin Weidong stepped forward and hugged her without saying anything. Then he waved and got into Gu Shi's car and left.
There were only the two of them on the train. Gu Shi wasn't a talkative person, so he remained silent all the way to the train station.
After getting off the train, Gu Shi helped carry the luggage inside. Back then, you could buy a platform ticket to help family members deliver their belongings to the platform.
After Gu Shi put the things on the luggage rack, he still said something to him.
"Study hard and don't let your sister down!"
He patted Lin Weidong on the shoulder and left the station.
Lin Weidong didn't react at first, mainly because he and Gu Shi didn't usually talk much.
When he turned around, Gu Shi was already gone.
The train started moving, carrying Lin Weidong toward his dream.
The weather in early April is very nice, with often clear skies but not too hot.
Lin Qingyu's restaurant was doing exceptionally well, but she didn't go there that day.
She was tidying up at home when she suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.
Knock knock knock!
It was a very urgent sound. Given that Gu Shi had only been gone a short while, Lin Qingyu felt it couldn't be him returning.
I was careful and didn't go to open the door right away.
Back then, there were no peepholes. Lin Qingyu's house had a large iron gate, and you couldn't see out from the inside at all.
Her neighbor had left for work, and despite being a little scared, she tentatively asked, "Who is it?"
There was no answer from the person outside; instead, the knocking became even more intense.
Thump thump thump thump thump!
Lin Qingyu was a little startled. She turned around and went back to the kitchen, found a handy stick, and shouted again, "Who is it!"
The knocking stopped for a moment, and then an annoying sound came from outside.
"It's me, Xiaoyu! It's Third Aunt, open the door quickly!"
"Me too, Auntie!"
"Those two are never going to have a good time together," Lin Qingyu rolled her eyes and walked over to open the door with a huff.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Hongxia also came, and the three of them stood together at the front door of Lin Qingyu's house.
"Xiaoyu, why did it take you so long to open the door? I've been waiting here for ages, hurry up and let me in!"
As soon as Zhao Hongxia opened her mouth, she started to criticize Lin Qingyu, completely forgetting how she used to look down on Lin Qingyu at home.
Lin Qingyu smiled and slowly unlocked the door.
"Grandma, Aunt, Little Aunt, I asked some questions, but no one answered. I thought they were homeless people!"
The group looked rather grim, and after a moment of hesitation, Lin Juanjuan rushed over and grabbed Lin Qingyu's hand as soon as she opened the door.
"Oh, we're all family, there's no need for so much formality!"
Lin Qingyu skillfully broke free, poured a glass of water for the group, and casually said...
"That's not necessarily true. If he really is a homeless person, then we'll be in big trouble!"
Lin Juanjuan was looking around at the living room furnishings when Zhao Hongxia started picking and choosing again.
Lin Qingyu's aunt, Li Xiuli, said, "This neighborhood is so nice, how come there are homeless people here?"
"Oh! Auntie, you don't know the truth."
Lin Qingyu sighed heavily. "I heard recently that in this neighborhood, a girl rented a room by herself, and when someone knocked on the door, she opened it, only to find a homeless man on the street."
"Guess what?"
Her words piqued everyone's interest, and they all stared at her, asking, "What's wrong? It can't be...?"
Lin Juanjuan trembled slightly in fear, and Lin Qingyu feigned terror.
"I heard he was beaten up and all his belongings were taken from his house, which scared the girl so much that she moved out overnight!"
The three of them were completely bewildered by this fabricated story.
Lin Juanjuan then asked, "That girl, a perfectly healthy young woman, wasn't she bullied, was she?"
Lin Qingyu said, "I don't think so. I'm not sure. I heard that he came from the countryside, found a job, but ran away after only two days."
The three people who were just about to ask Lin Qingyu to help them find jobs: "..."
Lin Qingyu smiled and said, "Let's not talk about that. Grandma, why did you all suddenly come over?"
Speaking of this, Zhao Hongxia started criticizing Lin Qingyu.
"How did we get here? If Juanzi's mother hadn't seen you working as a waiter at the restaurant a few days ago, I wouldn't have known you were living a good life in the city!"
In her eyes, being a waitress in a restaurant in the city was a good life.
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