Shao Baixuan (Sato Takeru) has been having nightmares lately. His family has secretly sent him a message, telling him to take his son and leave China as soon as possible, and that under special circumstances, he does not need to follow orders to go online.
Sato Takeru knew that his family would never have sent him such a message unless the situation was extremely urgent.
His superior is the top figure in the National Intelligence Agency, a figure whose status is even higher than that of the Nakano family. But now that his family has given him this information, does it mean that the country is planning to abandon this person for some kind of benefit?
The thought terrified Sato Takeru. What kind of danger could he have encountered to abandon such an important person?
Sato Takeru's fear was unprecedented, but his years of intelligence work prompted him to quickly begin making plans.
Leaving isn't so easy; he has to be absolutely certain.
He wanted to bring his son back home safely.
Half a month has passed since Chen Jianguo came to Beijing, and his college entrance examination results have come out.
Xu Laosan did very well on the exam; with his score, getting into Kyoto University would be no problem at all.
However, Chen Jianguo's exam results were not ideal; at best, he could only get into a second-tier university in his province.
Chen Jianguo had long anticipated this result.
After learning about his background, he lost interest in studying. His good grades were entirely due to his solid foundation; otherwise, he might never have been able to attend university.
After finding out their scores, they waited for Xu Laosan to receive his acceptance letter so the two of them could go back to their hometown together.
Although Chen Jianguo's grades were not ideal, in the eyes of the villagers, being able to get into university was a remarkable achievement.
However, Chen Jianguo felt very uncomfortable.
If the two of them had been on the same level before, Chen Jianguo might have been able to accept it. But Xu Laosan used to be a poor student, while he had been a top student since childhood. Yet, in the end, the gap between them was so huge. How could he not be sad?
But who can be blamed for this?
He can't blame anyone but himself; he can only blame fate for playing such a cruel joke on him.
Xu Xinning had a heart-to-heart talk with Chen Jianguo a couple of days ago. What impressed Chen Jianguo most was that Xu Xinning told him, "My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens." He didn't know if Xu Xinning knew about his background, but these words touched him deeply.
Yes! My fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven.
He can't choose his birth, but he can choose his way of life, who his family members are, and his future nationality.
As long as he doesn't care, who will know his true background? Even if they do know, it's not his fault. He has never admitted it, and no one can deny that he is not Chinese.
He was born and raised in China. He is Chen Ping's son. He sings the Chinese national anthem and believes in the cultural heritage of China over the past five thousand years. He loves China and is willing to dedicate everything to China, even his own life. Who dares to say that he is not Chinese?
After figuring things out, Chen Jianguo finally let go of the burden he had carried for so long, and he felt incredibly relieved.
He was very grateful to Xu Xinning for truly treating him like family, for genuinely caring about him, for being mindful of his feelings, and for showing concern for his mental well-being.
He misses home and his father.
He even considered retaking the college entrance exam next year.
He had made a promise with Xu Laosan that they would take the entrance exam for universities in Kyoto together, and that they would work hand in hand to achieve their dreams.
What are their dreams?
When they were young, they wanted to be soldiers in the People's Liberation Army; when they grew up, they wanted to be scientists; in junior high school, their dream was to get into a university in Beijing; now their dreams are more practical—they want to make lots and lots of money, develop China's economy, and hope that China will take off and one day stand at the top of the world.
After making this decision, Chen Jianguo told Xu Xinning and Xu Laosan. Xu Xinning was very supportive and said that if he agreed, she would find a way to let him work hard with Mu Jingshu in Kyoto.
Chen Jianguo was overjoyed. The education in Kyoto was incomparable to that in his hometown, not to mention that he could work hard with Mu Jingshu. He suddenly felt more confident.
Xu Laosan was very happy and said he was waiting for him and Mu Jingshu at Kyoto University.
All the houses belonging to the Song family were returned. To welcome the Song family back, the brothers Mu Jingheng and Mu Jinghuai, along with their families, went to the Song family's house early in the morning to clean up.
Actually, their house remained empty after the Song family left, but a house needs to be inhabited; otherwise, it will fall into disrepair even if it remains empty.
The Mu brothers are now flush with cash, so they've repaired what needed repairing and bought what needed buying. In just a few days, the Song family home has been completely transformed.
The Song family actually had a considerable fortune, which was a well-preserved courtyard house—a reward for Song Dacheng's first victory in leading troops to liberate the capital.
Although the house was awarded to the Song family, they never lived in it.
The Song family also had a house in the compound. After they left, they were reassigned. Now that they've returned, the authorities have assigned them another compound.
Perhaps due to the relationship between the Song family and the Mu family, or perhaps because it was secured by Old Master Mu and Old Master Jiang, the Song family's courtyard is located near the Mu and Jiang families.
After seeing the Song family's courtyard house, Xu Xinning was truly envious. The courtyard was so well preserved. They even unexpectedly discovered an underground secret room. They didn't know if Old Master Song and Song Wenbin knew about the things in the secret room, but considering their character, if they knew, they probably would have handed them over long ago.
Xu Xinning felt that this was God's reward to the Song family, a compensation for the hardships they had endured on the frontier over the years.
Sato Takeru tried to meet with Chen Jianguo several times, but Chen Jianguo refused to see him.
The Sato family was pressuring him, and Takeru Satoh felt he had to leave.
He had a clear understanding of the recent situation. His superior seemed to be in big trouble. He had tried to contact him several times but couldn't find him. He heard that he had gone on a business trip, but where would a high-level executive go on a business trip?
But it's not entirely true that something happened, otherwise he wouldn't be standing here unharmed.
The return of the Song family is the biggest threat to Sato Takeru. Once Song Wenbin returns, will he still have his freedom?
Xu Laosan's notification letter finally arrived, and Xu Xinning immediately called back to Xujia Village.
Yang Chunqin burst into tears of joy on the spot. She never expected that her most disobedient youngest child would be so promising. Her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, could finally be put at ease.
Yang Chunqin once thought that her youngest son might become a street urchin when he grew up, which worried her a lot. Later, when Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng wanted to take him to Kyoto to study, Yang Chunqin wholeheartedly agreed.
She knew perfectly well that she couldn't control this unruly child at all.
After Xu Laosan left, Yang Chunqin initially felt she could eat several more bowls of rice, but after only two days, she became listless and felt unwell all over.
It took a while before I truly realized how mundane life was without Xu Laosan.
Even when Old Mrs. Chen was perched on the wall, she didn't seem to have the same feeling as before.
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