Ke Meiyu's family returned to Luofeng Village first. Although they had been recommended for postgraduate studies, they still had to wait for their admission notices.
Moreover, this period is the month for reviewing and taking exams at university, and freshmen have to register in August or September, so even if they go, there is no one to take them in or where to put them.
The job applications of Mr. and Mrs. Ke have been approved, but after they have been busy for a few days, they will have to take a break. Therefore, they also plan to report for duty with their children.
The village had tractors, and upon hearing the news that they were coming back, the village chief waved for the tractor driver to start the tractor and bring the Ke family back with their bags and packages.
In just two and a half years, Luofeng Village has undergone tremendous changes. The original mud-brick and thatched houses have all been replaced by uniform blue brick and tile houses, which are neat and beautiful in a crisscross pattern.
Poultry and livestock are raised on each hilltop, with each household contracted out to a specific family. Thanks to scientific and technological support for proper breeding and a good breeding environment, the village has generated considerable income in just two years.
This alone, excluding village infrastructure construction, provides each person with a considerable amount of money every year, and the amount is increasing year by year. Moreover, when raising livestock, some products such as eggs and milk are given to individuals as long as the quota is met. Although the amount is not much, it greatly improves the diet and living standards of rural people who are reluctant to spend money and wish they could stretch every penny.
The people there are in a much better spirit than those in other villages. They are healthy and strong, with more smiles on their faces. They are full of happiness and satisfaction, and they are full of energy and enthusiasm for life!
Even the clothes worn by the villagers have fewer patches.
The houses are nice, there are tractors, and the village roads have all been repaired using crushed stones and leftover brick-making materials, connecting the village to the main road leading to the town. In rainy weather like this, people can walk, use oxcarts, or be tractors without worry.
The village chief benefited from this and became the director in charge of production in the commune. Uncle Ke and Uncle Ke also became staff members in the commune. Although their positions were not high, they were still paid staff members who received a monthly salary. Suddenly, their family's status was elevated to a higher level!
All of this is thanks to Ke Meiyu and Ying Yan, the young couple.
When they heard that they had returned home, almost the entire village came out to greet them.
The men of the Ke family didn't seem to mind; they kept their expressions under wraps, but their eyes and brows were full of smiles. The old lady and Mrs. Ke were much more straightforward—this was the epitome of returning home in glory!
After staying at home for only a few days, Ke Meiyu and Ying Yan couldn't sit still anymore. Back in college, Ke Meiyu would only write a little something in her spare time, publishing short articles for a few dollars. Ying Yan would occasionally help solve cases and receive some bonuses.
The two of them participated in various competitions and won a lot of prize money, scholarships and so on.
Mr. and Mrs. Ke covered all the household expenses. The young couple's free time was filled with various club activities, leaving them no time even to go shopping.
So they had some savings, plus the 500 yuan compensation they received from Huang Fangbin and the wild boar meat they got from the two meals, totaling about 5,000 yuan.
It looks like a lot, but Kyoto is a place where money is expensive, and nobody wants to be tied down by money. Besides, they are people who can't stay idle.
Just then, a telegram arrived from the town addressed to Ying Yan. It turned out that the Ying family had been exonerated and they wanted to call him back for a family reunion.
Ke Meiyu then slapped her forehead, somewhat annoyed, and said, "Oh no, I've been so spoiled by my family that I've forgotten about your family. I subconsciously thought you were a stone monkey in disguise."
"If I had thought of that sooner, I could have mailed things to your family. I wonder how they are doing."
The main issue was that when Ying Yan was still Qin Yuanjiu, he rarely went to town, so there was no correspondence. Furthermore, in the novels she read, the main villain was always the same person, so she subconsciously assumed he had no close relatives—a assumption she hadn't even considered before…
Ying Yan smiled and patted her head, "That's good, it means you're living a happy and fulfilling life."
"Actually, they didn't suffer much."
He explained to her calmly, “My father is the son of an official, and my mother is the daughter of a capitalist. But she is beautiful and talented, so that man was captivated by her beauty despite the pressure and pursued her for half a year before marrying her.”
"But can you expect someone who is attracted to beauty to live a peaceful life? In those days, he was already having secret affairs with several women. My mother was a traditional woman, and she didn't take good care of herself during her postpartum period, so I died when I was very young."
I spent most of my time living at my maternal grandfather's house.
“My maternal grandfather’s ancestors were wealthy. During the war, he donated a lot of his family property. He was a member of the red bourgeoisie. Moreover, the friends he made were all powerful figures. Originally, no one dared to touch him.”
"But a stack of overseas letters was found in the house. My grandparents were detained, but they didn't suffer much. They just couldn't contact the outside world. However, the old folks were still unhappy, and they passed away one after the other within two years."
“That man felt that no one could control him, so he quickly married the daughter of the city’s organization secretary to ensure his safety. As for me,” he shrugged, “I didn’t want to associate with him, so I changed my name and was sent down to the countryside.”
Ke Meiyu pursed her lips. Although the man spoke casually, who doesn't want their parents' love?
She remembered a saying: some people are healed by their childhood, while others spend their whole lives healing from their childhood.
"What are you planning to do? Are you going back?" she asked cautiously, tilting her head.
“Go back, why not go back?” Ying Yan said with a light laugh. “Anyway, before I left the capital, he only had me as his son. Who knows if he has managed to produce a son to carry on the family line in these past five years?”
“Furthermore,” he said, his expression turning slightly cold, “the Ying family still has a lot of my mother’s things. I may not need them, but I absolutely cannot let people who don’t want them continue to enjoy them.”
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