"Sister Ran, are you done with your work?"
A voice came from beside her. Su Ran looked up and saw Lin Ruanruan, Wen Wen, and Song Nian standing quietly to the side. Su Ran looked at the scene and smiled slightly, "We're done. Let's go."
The moment the door closed, the doubts that had troubled Su Ran for many years vanished, just as Old Man Su had said, "Live in the moment."
Although Song Nian had a lot to say, he didn't ask questions. It would be impolite to ask others if they didn't want to talk about it. Looking at Su Ran, he said, "Let's go, Sister Ran, we've already made a reservation at the restaurant."
Lin Ruanruan nodded in agreement, "Yes, Sister Ran, I'm telling you, that restaurant is really delicious! I'm not lying to you!"
Su Ran looked down at Ruan Ruan, who was holding up three fingers to swear an oath, and shook her head with a light laugh. "I won't go. You guys have fun."
After greeting the group, Su Ran turned and left.
The evening breeze caressed my face, and memories of my childhood kept replaying in my mind.
The old man's earnest teachings.
The old man sat under the thatched roof in front of his door, brewing tea.
The old man smiled and told her to go to the party.
Finally, Su Ran, holding the urn containing the old man's ashes, buried him beside his favorite tea tree with lifeless eyes.
The old man was so good, so good that it all seemed unreal.
The old man was very clever; he was clever enough to know Su Ran's scheme from the very beginning.
The young and helpless Su Ran plotted against Su Zhengnian, who was also old and destitute.
The two huddled together for warmth by the fire. The old man taught Su Ran a great deal, and her horizons and knowledge improved significantly from a young age.
So it wasn't Su Ran who saved Su Zhengnian, but rather Su Zhengnian who saved Su Ran, who was an orphan in Su Family Village and lived with her younger brother.
Su Zhengnian was the light in Su Ran's youth; it was Su Zhengnian's appearance that saved Su Ran from falling into the abyss.
The people in the villa remained silent upon seeing the young lady's appearance; her mood was completely different today.
Su Ran stood on the balcony of her room, lost in thought.
Memories of my childhood flashed through my mind like a fleeting dream, and the memories of spending time with the old man came flooding back.
[Host, Su Zhengnian will live a peaceful and smooth life in his next life.]
The system's voice rang in her ears, but Su Ran did not answer.
The system's words were not just casual remarks. Su Zhengnian had performed great deeds in this life, and he would surely have a peaceful and prosperous life in his next life.
The system can understand the host's emotions and knows about Su Ran's past experiences.
But he didn't know how to comfort the host.
Whether his appearance was sudden or inevitable, the system realized that even without him, the host's life would continue to improve smoothly after spending more time together.
[Host, another auction is about to be held in the underground city of the Beautiful Country. We recommend you go.]
The system's voice rang in her ears, but Su Ran really didn't want to think about it anymore. She booked the next available flight back to Sichuan on her own.
It was already past midnight when we landed in Sichuan.
This time, she didn't bring anyone with her, nor did she tell Su Chen.
After contacting the person who had previously rented the car, I drove back to Anxian County. It took me more than two hours to finally arrive in Anxian.
Su Ran randomly chose a hotel and checked in.
The next morning.
They drove towards Sujia Village.
As I passed by Xinghu Bay, I was reminded of the lofty ambitions I had once made to the old man.
“Old man, when your little apprentice grows up, I’ll buy you a big villa here, with the back full of your favorite tea trees, and then hire a nanny who knows about tea. When you want to drink tea, the nanny can pick tea leaves for you.”
At that moment, the old man smiled and ruffled her hair, his eyes filled with stars. "Good, Xiao Ran will definitely rise to great heights in the future, and then this old man can finally enjoy his retirement."
The old man's words echoed in her ears again and again. At this moment, Su Ran was sitting in the driver's seat. She didn't know if it was the breeze that made her eyes sting, but she couldn't hold back her tears.
Driving down a small road, the bustling traffic gradually turned into sparse crowds. Houses were spaced far apart from each other, and Sujia Village was no longer as lively as before, as many families had moved out.
The remaining households only had elderly people at home, and there were far fewer poultry, but you could still hear the little yellow dog barking, as if you had returned to the past.
Returning to the familiar tile-roofed house, looking at the familiar building, I found myself facing the home from my memories.
But it seems different from before.
The weeds in front of the tiled house are growing well, but the area next to the tea tree is empty.
But the surrounding wild grass swayed slightly in the wind, as if playing with the little old man on the ground.
Looking at it this way, the old man is no longer lonely.
Walking into the grass, the wild grass was almost up to Su Ran's waist. Further ahead, there was a small path, which she probably walked every year. The surrounding wild grass was not very tall.
Walking up to a small earthen mound, Su Ran didn't mind that the surrounding wild grass was covered in dew and dirt, and sat down on her own.
Placing the purchased items in front of the old man evokes a scene reminiscent of a long, long time ago.
Su Ran sat facing the old man. The old man taught Su Ran how to brew tea, taught her all sorts of knowledge, and said that the outside world was very big and that she must go out and see it.
The former Su Ran was confined to Su Family Village, with the furthest place she went was An County.
So at that time, Su Ran just laughed it off. How big could the world be? It was nothing more than a combination of hundreds or thousands of Su Family Villages.
But after leaving Sujia Village and going out into the world, I realized how vast the world truly is, so vast that every person in the world is as small as an ant.
Su Ran poured herself a cup of tea. "Old man, I've come to see you again. Don't complain about your little apprentice being noisy like you did when you were a kid."
“Old man, I’ve seen and know the world you’re talking about. The world is really big, but without you, it feels utterly boring.”
"Su Chen also has aspirations; he's going to play professionally."
"I wonder if the old man thinks that kid is wasting his time. He's seen Su Chen playing games and knows he's really passionate about them, so he let him play games and pursue his dreams."
"Ah Yuan and Ah Si have both achieved academic success and have set their goals for the future: to continue their studies, pursue a bachelor's degree, and then take the postgraduate entrance examination for a doctoral degree."
“Unlike other parents, you didn’t think that my two daughters were not good at studying and prevented me from being friends with them. But you didn’t do that, so I have two very good best friends. So thank you, little old man.”
"Your little apprentice is living a pretty good life now. He has money, he has read the books he should read, he has learned about this big world, and he has also made many good friends along the way."
"They are all really nice."
“Old man, you once said that if I had talent, I should serve the country, and your little apprentice has done it.”
"I was working hard on my research, and I even lost a lot of hair during that time, so I didn't have time to come back and see you recently. Please forgive me, old man."
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