Dai Yuanyuan is actually a fitting name for people in this era; it's just that I haven't heard Wang Tianxiao in a long time, so it feels a bit strange.
"Yuanyuan, it's been a long time! I didn't recognize you at first glance. You've changed so much!" Wang Tianxiao gradually calmed down and greeted her with a smile.
"Oh, really? You've really changed a lot?" Dai Yuanyuan blinked. "Then tell me, what's different about me? Have I become uglier?"
"No, you are still very beautiful, but now your temperament is even more outstanding. You are a golden phoenix that has flown in the world, no longer a white swan in our remote mountain village."
"Huh."
Dai Yuanyuan stared at Wang Tianxiao with her beautiful eyes, probably not expecting him to say such a thing.
This is completely different from his previous taciturnity.
She glanced at her father, hoping to glean some information from him, but Dai Zhixin failed to notice the complexity in his daughter's eyes and had no intention of explaining.
Soon, Dai Yuanyuan came to her senses and said with a smile, "You say such nice things, but I wonder what you really think about people."
Haha~
Wang Tianxiao smiled; this was a difficult question to answer, so he chose to give up.
"Yuanyuan, is dinner ready? Xiao Wang finally came back to see me today, I want to have a good drink with him."
Dai Yuanyuan smiled and said, "It's ready, but I didn't know we had guests. How about this, I'll go to the station's small shop and buy some more cooked meat and peanuts to have with our drinks later."
"Xiao Wang, what do you think?"
Wang Tianxiao quickly replied, "It doesn't matter to me, it's fine. I'm not picky about food, as long as it fills my stomach, it doesn't matter what I eat."
“That’s good, just like me,” Dai Zhixin said, turning to his daughter. “Yuanyuan, you go and buy it.”
"Okay, here you go."
Dai Yuanyuan brushed past her and went to the station's small courtyard.
The so-called small shop doesn't have much inside; it's just some everyday general merchandise and snacks.
The shop was run by a family member of a station worker. Her husband had died in the line of duty while patrolling in the mountains, leaving behind an orphan and a widow who had no way to make a living.
Dai Zhixin felt sorry for her, so he let her open a small shop at the station to sell daily necessities. This would not only make it convenient for the people at the station to use their daily necessities, but also give her and her child a place to live.
As Dai Yuanyuan brushed past, she left behind a faint scent of jasmine.
This is the smell of shampoo. In this day and age, people who can afford this kind of shampoo are not necessarily rich, but they are at least somewhat well-off.
Many people, including Wang Tianxiao, still use laundry detergent to wash their hair.
Although laundry detergent is strong in removing dirt, it is very alkaline. If you use it to wash your hair for a long time, your hair will become very dry, lack nutrition, and will easily fall out.
However, for many people, even laundry detergent is unaffordable.
Li Yali can't wash her hair during her postpartum confinement period, but when she's about to finish, Wang Tianxiao will specially buy her some better shampoo.
Life can't always be perfect all at once.
Making small improvements within one's capabilities is the greatest happiness.
That said, Dai Yuanyuan, having studied at a university outside the mountains, has already distanced herself from the people in the mountains in terms of consumption habits.
The people in the mountains smelled her shampoo and couldn't understand why.
Wang Tianxiao looked away and found Dai Zhixin staring at him with a meaningful expression, which made him feel a little awkward.
"See? You regret it now, don't you?"
"What?"
"You know what I'm talking about."
"I really don't know."
Dai Zhixin smiled and didn't tease him any further.
Everyone has their own ambitions, and fate is something you can't force.
It's just a pity.
I used to admire this young man's character, but now his abilities are gradually showing.
Judging from his current trajectory, he might have a bright future.
"Xiao Wang, what are your plans for the future?"
"What?"
"I mean, what are your plans for Yangziling after this?"
"Of course I will work hard and live up to the trust and care that the former director and the bureau have placed in me."
"You little brat, keep spouting nonsense?" Dai Zhixin glanced at him, laughing and scolding, "Do you think I'm some kind of idiot who's lived to be an adult? You've got a lot of ulterior motives in your mind, and I'd never believe you if you said you had no plans at all. So, tell me, what are you planning to do?"
“It’s really nothing,” Wang Tianxiao smiled sincerely. “What can I do? I just want to be closer to home so I can take care of my family and still keep working. That’s all.”
"It's that simple."
"That's right, you know me, I'm not one to lie."
“That’s true,” Dai Zhixin pushed open the half-closed door and pointed inside. “Let’s eat in the side room, it’s warmer there. The main room is too big, and the stove takes forever to heat up.”
"Sure, anywhere is fine."
Dai Zhixin's small courtyard is about one acre in size. It is a courtyard specially approved by the station and is unique.
Given Dai Zhixin's status and position, even though he was relegated to a small place as a farm manager, he still received treatment that was beyond what ordinary people could afford.
He simply didn't care about material possessions, so the courtyard wasn't decorated much.
To the right of the main entrance is a kitchen, directly opposite is a row of rooms, and to the left is a small corridor with a withered grape trellis.
There were two puppies in the yard, one white and one spotted, about a few months old, the kind of small mixed-breed dogs. When they saw Dai Zhixin, they excitedly rushed over, wagging their little tails.
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