Li Xingran couldn't eat anymore. He scratched his head and said, "Let me think about it. My mind is a bit of a mess right now."
Lu Yang ate in silence, without saying another word.
He only offered a few words of advice because Li Xingran had introduced him to the courtyard house.
If the other party doesn't listen and continues to choose their current comfort, there's no need for him to say anything more.
After a long silence, Li Xingran looked up and said, "Could you lend me some money?"
Lu Yang asked, somewhat surprised, "Borrow money to buy a house?"
Li Xingran shook her head and said, "No, I have other uses for it. I want to buy some gifts to give to people."
"If you're looking to give something to an elderly person, something like wild ginseng or deer antlers would be good. My hometown isn't far from Changchun, I can get you some."
Li Xingran's eyes lit up: "Okay, when can you get it?"
Lu Yang thought for a moment and said, "I'll go to the post office now and send a telegram to ask my friend to help me get two wild ginseng roots. Deer antler might be a bit more troublesome, I'll ask around."
Judging from what he said, it seems he was going to give it to his grandfather.
After the two finished their meal, Lu Yang sent a telegram to Cheng Lin, asking him to ask someone to buy wild ginseng.
They walked down the street, chatting as they went, but Li Xingran didn't seem to be in much of a mood.
Four days later, Cheng Lin sent four wild ginseng roots to Lu Yang by express mail. They were all about the length of a hand and had intact roots.
Lu Yang gave the wild ginseng to Li Xingran, then put the ginseng away and tidied up his own things.
"Are you... going to take a leave of absence from school?"
Lu Yang was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected Li Xingran to have such a strong reaction.
Li Xingran smiled and said, "I'm going back to Kyoto first. I'll write to you after I've settled in."
After saying that, he picked up his things and left in a hurry. Lu Yang watched him leave and couldn't help but sigh.
He wants to gain a voice in the family, to the point that his second wife can't harm him, which will definitely be a very difficult path.
The night Li Xingran was awakened by Lu Yang, she immediately called her father.
The two talked for a long time, and he persuaded his father to let him take a leave of absence from school. As soon as he got the ginseng, he returned to Kyoto.
He and his father went to his grandfather's house, where the old man was sitting on the sofa watching TV, wearing reading glasses.
Upon seeing Li Xingran and her father walk in, a smile immediately appeared on his face.
"Zhixing, Xingran, come and sit down."
The old man took off his reading glasses, pulled Li Xingran to sit next to him, and his eyes were full of smiles.
His second wife, Ma Xiaojuan, immediately brewed tea and poured it for the three of them.
Then, as if casually asking, "Isn't Xingran studying in Guangzhou? Why did she suddenly come back?"
Li Xingran ignored her and instead took out a velvet box from her bag.
He opened the box, inside were two wild ginseng roots.
"Grandpa, this is wild ginseng that I asked someone to bring from the north. I brought it to you especially."
The old man's eyes were red; he felt that he hadn't spoiled his grandson in vain, as he knew how to be filial.
Of all his grandchildren, only Li Xingran didn't grow up by his side, yet she was his favorite.
"Wild ginseng is hard to buy, Xingran is very kind."
The old man patted Li Xingran's head kindly, finding him pleasing to the eye no matter how you looked at him.
A sinister glint flashed in Ma Xiaojuan's eyes. She gently put down the teapot and sat down next to the old man.
"Xingran, what do you want? I'll buy it for you!"
"I see that young people these days all like cars, so Grandpa will buy you one!"
The old man carefully put away the wild ginseng and asked with anticipation.
Ma Xiaojuan almost cried out, knowing that the old man was coming to pamper Li Xingran.
It's impossible to buy Li Xingran a cheap car; it would cost at least 100,000 yuan, which is no small sum.
She clenched her fists, thinking about how to dissuade the old man from having this idea.
Li Xingran shook her head and said, "No need, Grandpa. I don't want to drive for now. Can I have another wish?"
The old man, intrigued, asked, "Grandson, what do you need Grandpa to do for you?"
Li Xingran said earnestly, "I want to transfer to the Army Military Academy. I don't want to study at Shandong University anymore. Is it possible to transfer..."
"Yes, absolutely!"
The old man became very emotional; he felt he owed his first wife and eldest son too much.
Therefore, he did not raise any objections after Li Xingran applied to Shandong University.
But now that his grandson has changed his mind and actually wants to go to military school, he naturally wants to fully support him.
Ma Xiaojuan lowered her head, her expression contorting for a moment. How could this little brat suddenly change his ways?
She took a deep breath, put on a kind smile, and said, "Didn't Xingran always feel that attending military school was too restrictive and the training was too tough?"
The old man glared at her fiercely. Ma Xiaojuan suddenly realized what he meant and continued to smile, saying, "Besides, you've already missed half a semester, so it's hard to catch up on your studies."
Li Xingran said expressionlessly, "I've made up my mind. If it's not going well, I'll just have to repeat a grade."
The old man put his arm around his shoulder and said softly, "Grandpa will call you right now to transfer you to another school. Just wait, Grandpa will definitely take care of it for you."
"I'll have my men send someone to take you there. Don't worry, you're so smart, you'll definitely be able to keep up with the lessons!"
Li Xingran nodded, a smile appearing in her eyes.
He increasingly felt that Lu Yang was right; if the old man were gone, he could forget about getting his hands on the military's resources.
Like his father, he could only become a vice principal of a local middle school, and his life's work might end up being a middle school principal.
It depends on whether Ma Xiaojuan wants to let them go, otherwise her father won't even be able to have a peaceful life as a vice principal.
When the old man returned after making the call, he immediately instructed Ma Xiaojuan, "Go buy groceries and prepare a feast. Zhixing, Xingran, let's have a drink together."
"I have a bottle of twenty-year-old Shaoxing wine, let's take it out and drink it!"
You could tell the old man was really happy; even his back was straighter than before.
Even if Ma Xiaojuan was unhappy, she could only force herself to get up and go out to buy groceries with the nanny.
She called her son, Li Zhiming, on the way. Li Zhiming works in the military and is usually very busy.
Upon receiving a call from Ma Xiaojuan, I immediately asked, "Is something wrong at home?"
With red eyes, Ma Xiaojuan said, "Li Xingran wants to transfer to a military academy. Your dad has already called to help him transfer!"
Li Zhiming sighed; family matters had always been a headache for him.
But now that he has inherited most of the old man's military resources, he is too lazy to target the first wife's family anymore.
He said calmly, "Don't do anything rash. If he falls in love, let him go. My dad has already sent people to check on him. What can I do?"
"I have a meeting to attend, so I'm logging off."
Before Ma Xiaojuan could finish speaking, Li Zhiming had already hung up the phone and continued with his own business.
Ma Xiaojuan slammed down the phone in anger, trembling as she yelled, "Who is all this for?!"
The nanny stood quietly to the side, unable to resist pursing her lips.
Having lived in the Li family for so many years, she knew everything about them and knew how mean and greedy Ma Xiaojuan was.
Two days later, Li Xingran packed his things and set off for the Army Military Academy.
Lu Yang and his classmates officially started school for the next semester.
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