top student at medical school

Fang Ziye parked the car directly in the airport parking lot, entered the airport, and took off for Enshi.

Luo Tingzhu drove to pick up Fang Ziye. All the things had already been put in the trunk. After changing drivers, Fang Ziye finally arrived at his hometown town around 8 p.m.

The town was quite lively on the evening of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Red paper with black characters couplets are pasted up in rows, and red lanterns are hung high.

The usually quiet town came alive today, with many locals returning home visiting the roadside stalls on both sides of the street.

Whether it's clinking glasses and exchanging toasts, or enjoying a sumptuous feast with children.

Luo Tingzhu, sitting in the passenger seat, watched all this with curiosity and said, "Our village used to have this much fun during the Spring Festival, but that was more than ten years ago..."

"For a period of time, when I spent Chinese New Year at my uncle's house, it was always much quieter."

"It feels so good to have the New Year, a break, and a holiday."

Fang Ziye said, "The atmosphere might be even better after we have a child in two years."

Upon hearing this, Luo Tingzhu quickly sat up straight, turned her head to look at Fang Ziye, and blushed.

"Senior, we've decided to hold our wedding in Han City. Won't that make our parents think we're being a bit pretentious?"

"Their relatives and friends are all in their hometown. According to traditional etiquette, their children's marriage is a major event that the parents must arrange."

"They should be the ones making the decisions," Luo Tingzhu asked in a low voice.

Fang Ziye shook his head: "Holding the wedding in Han City was my decision!"

"After all, I am now the director of a ward. If you ask me to take leave for such a long time, I will be worried about the department."

"Besides, anyone my parents want to invite can be hired by chartered car."

"Weddings should be lively and festive, not only for our parents but also for us."

"It's a bit selfish, but you have to understand, my parents will be very happy too..."

“They didn’t have high expectations of me. They thought that just getting a job at the town hospital and getting a permanent position was a blessing from their ancestors.”

As Fang Ziye was speaking, the headlights of the car ahead revealed his father, Fang Nan, sitting at the entrance of the storefront, smoking and chatting with someone, only occasionally glancing casually at the approaching cars.

He then handed out cigarettes to the others.

Compared to headlights, the light from the incandescent bulbs hanging high on the facade of a detached house is not focused enough.

Fang Ziye slightly turned the steering wheel and pressed the horn. He rolled down the window and stuck his head out: "Dad, can you make room for me to park?"

Fang Nan stared at him intently for a few seconds: "You didn't drive your own car back?"

At the same time, the other uncles who were smoking with Dad also shouted, "Professor Fang is back..."

"Dr. Fang, you're really busy."

"Old Fang and Old Liang have been waiting for you to celebrate the New Year..."

The nickname "Little Ye'er" has faded from the mouths of outsiders. Nowadays, apart from her parents and very close relatives, no one calls her by that nickname anymore.

“Uncle Liu, Uncle Zhang…” Fang Ziye pushed open the driver’s side door.

Luo Tingzhu also opened the passenger door at the same time.

Luo Tingzhu had visited more than once, and Uncle Liu, Uncle Zhang, and others naturally recognized her, but Luo Tingzhu was still unfamiliar with them.

Fang Ziye then led Luo Tingzhu to introduce the situation.

Since they had just returned, even if they hadn't eaten, they couldn't be unwelcoming and just go straight into the house.

"Dr. Fang and Dr. Luo are both very handsome, like stars who stepped out of the TV."

"They're all smart, educated, and knowledgeable, that's great..." Uncle Liu said.

"Dr. Fang, Dr. Luo, you must let us know about this good news..." Uncle Zhang instructed.

"Both Uncle Zhang and Uncle Liu, you must come on April 17th," Fang Ziye replied with a smile.

Uncle Zhang laughed heartily upon hearing this, and then, seeing that the neighbors nearby were planning to come over and greet Fang Ziye after learning of his return, he called out loudly, "Well, Old Fang, Dr. Fang, we'll head back now."

"Your family is still celebrating the New Year..."

Uncle Zhang's shout caused the neighbor who was originally heading towards Fang Ziye's house to change direction and go watch the card game.

There are two rules in the town.

One is that eating is the most important thing, and the other is that even sparrows have a New Year's Eve...

"Tingzhu, come inside and sit down. The food is hot and will be ready soon."

"I specially bought a large hot pot table this year..." Fang Nan greeted.

"Uncle, the things..." Luo Tingzhu looked at the trunk.

"Let's go eat first... You can take your food anytime, but you absolutely can't go hungry." As Fang Nan spoke, Liang Xia, who had heard a noise downstairs, came out.

She said very warmly, "Tingzhu, come and eat! Just leave your food there, it won't fall out."

"It's so late, you must be starving..."

After Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu entered the house, they realized just how big the hot food table Fang Nan had bought really was!

Good heavens, it's a huge round table with a diameter of six meters.

Fang Ziye was used to seeing tabletops larger than this round table, but this table, placed in the living room on the second floor, was still too eye-catching.

"Dad, Mom, you..." Fang Ziye was speechless.

Luo Tingzhu was also a little dazed.

"Your uncles and aunts will be coming over for the New Year tomorrow at noon, and your mother has invited your maternal uncle's family over tomorrow night. If we don't buy a bigger table, we'll have to split up."

"Even with this, we'll probably need to use three tables."

Fang Nan said, with a hint of sullenness, "I originally planned to buy one with a diameter of fifteen meters, but there's just not enough room..."

Fang Ziye joked, "Dad, when are you going to think about going back to our hometown, clearing out that vegetable patch behind the house, and building a kitchen..."

Unexpectedly, Fang Nan said quite seriously, "Ziye, you know what, I've actually thought about that."

“Look, you’ll only be back for such a short time each time. If you’re expected to visit each and every relative, you might not be able to keep up even if you run yourself ragged.”

"Your job is quite special, plus..."

"Hmm... You've achieved some success in our family. You come back for every holiday. If you don't visit some close relatives, people will think you've forgotten your roots now that you've become successful..."

“Your grandparents both suggested that I go back home and renovate the old house…” Fang Nan’s expression was somewhat evasive.

Having lived an honest and simple life, he now has a sense of accomplishment and wants to make a name for himself in his hometown.

However, the main consideration was for Fang Ziye.

Fang Ziye asked Luo Tingzhu to sit down, but Luo Tingzhu refused and went to the kitchen to start serving dishes in bowls.

Fang Ziye went along with her and then asked, "Dad, does it mean that Grandpa and Grandma already know about you and Mom?"

Fang Ziye worked hard at the Enshi Sanatorium for more than half a year last year. In addition to earning a lot of money for himself, he also earned a pension for his parents...

For ordinary people, the only pension insurance they can make up for is regular pension insurance. But the pension insurance that Enshi Sanatorium intervenes in and makes up for is not ordinary; it is equivalent to employee pension insurance.

At Fang Nan's age, those who can receive employee social security are all respectable people.

Fang Ziye's current achievements are certainly nothing compared to those of people in families with high positions in the family lineage; there are many people with higher status than Fang Ziye.

But in the Fang and Liang families, Fang Ziye became an associate professor and associate chief physician at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, which is unique.

Even within the entire village, no one could rival Fang Ziye in social status.

This is truly a sign of the Fang family's ancestral graves emitting auspicious smoke; even Fang Ziye's grandparents and maternal grandparents are proud of it...

In impoverished mountain villages, the chances of a true phoenix emerging from the ashes are far lower than in cities.

"Know something."

Fang Nan explained, "Ziye, we're not showing off, it's just that your parents are getting old and can't help you much in other ways."

"That's all I can do to help you with these everyday family matters."

"Otherwise, you'll be very tired."

"If we do it this way, you won't need to run around. As for the other problems, your dad will handle them all..."

Fang Ziye always knew that no matter where he went, when he returned to this small place, he would still be a little puppy.

Fang Nan was able to set up such a large table not to show off, but to facilitate his interaction with his relatives.

Fang Ziye thought about it seriously: "Dad, isn't it a bit too extravagant of you to invite all the uncles and brothers over for a meal? After all, I haven't been able to help them out, so this is just showing off."

Upon hearing this, Fang Nan immediately said, "Who said that?"

"They didn't offer any direct help, but they did help in some way."

“For example, your cousin rented a storefront in the county last year and opened a restaurant. The paperwork was completed in just half a month.”

"And your aunt's family too..."

Fang Nan paused here: "You don't need to worry about these small things. I've already inquired about them carefully."

"I heard that you have been helpful to the development of the prefecture, so the county leaders have heard about you to some extent... There are even rumors that a new factory in our county is somewhat related to you."

“Ziye, you’re working so hard outside, and your parents really can’t help you much. So, we’ll try our best to support you in these matters at home.”

“You asked us to go to Han City to help you look at houses, and we agreed, but we haven’t gone yet because of these things.”

"Your mother and I won't feel at ease until we've thoroughly investigated the matter."

Fang Nan wasn't well-educated. When he went to Han City two years ago, he didn't dare to go alone and had to ask his uncle to come with him.

Now, Fang Nan has inquired about so much information for his own sake, which is truly putting him in a difficult position.

"Dad, I'm sorry for making you suffer."

“Originally, I should have been at home with you during the New Year, but now you have to come with me to Han City to be reunited.” Fang Ziye lowered his head.

Fang Ziye couldn't be away for long, so he planned to return to Han City on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

I'll also take my parents on a trip.

Although it was called a trip, Fang Nan and Liang Xia actually gave up their time to visit relatives and friends during the Spring Festival and took the initiative to go to Wuhan to accompany Fang Ziye.

Liang Xia came out and heard Fang Ziye's words. She emphasized, "You still owe me and your father a debt?"

"My son is so outstanding, even if I close my eyes now, I will have no regrets."

"I feel like my life has been worthwhile."

Compared to Fang Nan's lack of education, Liang Xia's words were even more crude.

Fang Ziye quickly said, "Mom, what are you saying? You're still young, you haven't reached retirement age yet. When we have children in the future, we'll need your help to take care of them."

"At your current age, you can only be considered middle-aged, not elderly."

"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's eat first, it's New Year's..."

"Tingzhu, come with me to light lanterns. We have a tradition of setting off firecrackers before the New Year's Eve dinner, but since smoking is completely banned, we've replaced it with lanterns..."

“My dad and mom also want to worship the Buddha…” Fang Ziye said to Luo Tingzhu.

“Okay!” Luo Tingzhu nodded obediently.

……

If we're really having a meal and drinking, how much can four people actually eat?
We barely touched the huge table of food, and we were already stuffed.

This time, however, Liang Xia was very careful not to pour the leftovers back in, but instead sealed them directly in the large refrigerator.

After dinner, we went up to the living room on the third floor.

The family of four sat around the stove, and Liang Xia continued to feed Luo Tingzhu and his pigs fruits, such as tangerines, cherries, sugarcane, and jujubes, as well as snacks like peanuts and melon seeds...

Fang Ziye tilted his head and asked, "Dad, how about you and Mom retire early and come to Han City with me?"

Fang Nan shook his head: "Why would we retire? We're still young and can still work."

“Your mom and I have discussed it. We’ll completely give up all these household chores once you have a baby.”

"Although you and Tingzhu both said that you don't need us to give you anything when you get married, we have converted the money we prepared for your house into start-up capital for your new family."

"Whether you want it or not, we will give it to you; it's a custom."

"Also, my parents have worked hard all their lives to earn this storefront and the house in our hometown. We plan to renovate it so that they will have something to look forward to when they get old, and a place to return to when they want to go home."

Fang Nan was slightly drunk, and he slurred, "Ziye, your old man's life has been truly worthwhile."

"I have a good son, and he found a good daughter-in-law, but he's grown up too fast..."

Liang Xia also agrees with this.

Traditionally, people don't visit relatives during the year-end season.

Unexpectedly, around 10 p.m., the village secretary from Fang Ziye's hometown still came to his house.

He said that he did have some distant relatives with Fang Ziye's family, but they were so distant that it was almost unbelievable.

Since everyone had arrived, Fang Ziye and the others should naturally treat them with courtesy.

Half an hour later, Fang Ziye and Fang Nan saw him off at the door: "Uncle, I'm sorry, I'm just a doctor, and I have no other connections. I don't know any of the people you mentioned!"

"Besides, I have to go back to Han City on the first day of the Lunar New Year, so I really can't go with you to visit them."

"It's alright, there will be other opportunities in the future..." The man who called him "Uncle" looked slightly embarrassed, but he didn't say anything more.

After saying that, he left.

This uncle is not very old, only in his thirties. He is currently the village secretary and his relationship with Fang Ziye is quite distant.

He came here to introduce Fang Ziye to some people in the county, so that it would be easier for Fang Ziye to handle things in his hometown in the future.

After the visitor left, Fang Ziye asked, "Dad, has this cousin been coming to our house a lot lately?"

"Yes, we hadn't seen each other for the past few decades, but we've been visiting each other a lot in the last two years."

“Especially last year.” Fang Nan nodded.

Fang Nan then turned to look at Fang Ziye and said, "Ziye, do you have any way to help his career development? Otherwise, Luo Huanglong would definitely not come to our house so often."

Fang Nan is not stupid.

Fang Ziye nodded: "I can get what I want done without his help."

"Since we didn't have any relationship before, there's no need for any deeper entanglements now."

"It's a pity that my close cousins ​​don't have high enough education, otherwise, I would still have a spot at Zhongnan Hospital."

This was written into the contract, so Fang Ziye wouldn't feel embarrassed to recruit people.

But his relatives hadn't even completed a proper college diploma. How could Fang Ziye possibly drag them along? Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?

Upon hearing this, Fang Nan understood Fang Ziye's meaning: "Since you can't help Ziye, then you shouldn't interfere. It's his business if he runs away."

"Thank you, Dad!" Fang Ziye knew that Fang Nan had taken on this responsibility again. Fang Ziye was also very grateful to his father for shielding him from these things.

On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, which was New Year's Eve, Fang Ziye was very busy, or rather, not too busy. He was busy eating, talking to people, spending time with his grandparents, and giving out lucky money to his cousins ​​and their nephews and nieces.

After everything was finished, Fang Ziye asked, "Mom, why didn't Auntie come today?"

Liang Xia didn't say anything.

Father Fang Nan said, "Your cousin from your aunt's side wants to start a business, so last year he tried every means to get your mother to call you and ask him to cooperate with some kind of nursing home."

"Your mom didn't agree because she was afraid it would affect you..."

“Your mother and I aren’t stupid. If our company can handle social security and other issues for us, it must be something special.”

“Ziye, you’re just a doctor, not an administrator. How could I let you get involved in these things?”

“Your aunt got angry, and your mom said, ‘So what if she’s angry? She can get angry too.’ Your mom also thinks her sister doesn’t love you, her nephew, enough…”

Fang Ziye: "..."

These kinds of everyday family matters happen in every household.

Fang Ziye was too lazy to care and didn't want to put any effort into it.

Of course, Fang Ziye added, "Dad, no matter what, after you come back from Han City after the New Year, you should still visit Aunt's house."

“My aunt and my mom are sisters, so it’s okay for her to apologize first.”

"If our family backs down first, and the other party still tries to take advantage or continues to nag, we will do our best to salvage the relationship."

"I'm a doctor. If they need medical treatment, I can help them. But I can't help with anything else." Fang Ziye also revealed his bottom line to some extent.

I am a doctor, and although I work in Han City, I have some connections in Eun City. If any of my relatives need hospitalization, I can recommend some of the better doctors in the city.

If they go to Han City, Fang Ziye can even help them find someone to add an appointment number; that's no problem.

But how do I introduce my cousin and the Enshi Sanatorium to do business?

How could Fang Ziye possibly do something like that?

"okay."

"We know these things, and we will help if we can."

Fang Nan then asked Luo Tingzhu, "Tingzhu, your wedding is coming up soon. Your parents won't be unhappy with the arrangements we've made, will they?"

Luo Tingzhu shook her head: "Uncle, my parents both say it's fine."

"They won't take my money. The money they gave me before was my dowry. I really did ask them seriously..."

Luo Tingzhu vaguely remembered Fang Nan and Liang Xia's worries last year.

In fact, after careful consideration and putting themselves in each other's shoes, Fang Nan and Liang Xia's concerns are not without merit, given the current environment.

When you become in-laws with someone, you're essentially establishing a family connection, so it's unacceptable for the bride's parents not to show up.

Luo Tingzhu understands her parents, but how could Liang Xia and Fang Nan possibly understand them?
Even though she only gradually came to understand Liang Xia and Fang Nan.

"Uncle, Aunt, my senior brother and I are planning to hold our wedding in Han City. You don't have any other ideas, do you?"

"If you still plan to hold it at home, we can come back."

“But my senior brother and I also have some friends, so we should hold another wedding in Han City…” Luo Tingzhu asked.

Liang Xia and Fang Nan both shook their heads.

Just kidding. In a rural family, we don't need to pay a bride price when we find a wife. The woman brings her own dowry of several million yuan.

You didn't have to pay a single penny for the wedding, so what right do you have to have so many opinions?
Moreover, they also learned that Luo Tingzhu was not an arrogant person, nor did she look down on his family for not being wealthy enough; she simply told the old man her true thoughts.

Fang Ziye then said, "Tingzhu, didn't you buy gifts for my parents?"

"Let's go down and get it together..."

"You actually bought something? Didn't I tell you not to?" Liang Xia said politely, though her teeth were practically splitting from smiling.

Although the Spring Festival Gala wasn't very entertaining, Fang Ziye's family was still very happy.

Soon, Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu went out.

Fang Ziye didn't forget his promise to take Luo Tingzhu to set off fireworks in neighboring Hunan Province.

Enshi is not far from Xiangzhou in Hunan Province.

Fang Ziye even brought his parents along...

It was early morning during the Spring Festival.

A family of four, in Longxian County, Xiangzhou, about 200 kilometers away from their hometown, bid farewell to the Year of the Dragon and welcomed the Year of the Snake with fireworks.

……

New Year's Eve dinner is New Year's Eve dinner, and the Spring Festival is the Spring Festival.

Knowing that Fang Nan and Liang Xia were going to Han City, many people came to Fang Ziye's house to pay their respects for the New Year.

Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu then lost another large amount of money in red envelopes.

Of course, Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu also received more red envelopes.

As is customary in Fang Ziye's hometown, a bride visiting his family for the Lunar New Year before the wedding is considered a formal recognition of kinship.

According to custom, the elders in the family should be given a red envelope.

Before Fang Ziye's other cousins ​​got married, Liang Xia and Fang Nan had all gone through the same procedure; this time it was Fang Ziye's turn.

Luo Tingzhu received quite a few red envelopes.

Fang Ziye, on the other hand, benefited from the opportunity and received quite a few red envelopes.

Numbers aren't that important; the atmosphere is more important...

Four p.m.

After Fang Ziye drove the car onto the highway, he suddenly realized and said, "Dad, Mom, we're going to Han City."

"After I get back, unless something special happens, I won't have to work shifts and can spend some time playing with you all."

“But I have to work the third shift. Our new hospital area has just been built, so I occasionally have to perform some surgeries.”

"Otherwise, I wouldn't be in such a hurry to go back."

Fang Nan said, "I know, you've said it ten times already. You're so long-winded, doesn't Tingzhu scold you?"

Luo Tingzhu shook her head: "Dad, my senior brother feels guilty!"

Luo Tingzhu changed her address.

"What's there to feel guilty about? You're in your thirties, the time to make your mark."

"To be frank, Dad, these days are tough. During the Spring Festival, there are countless people who don't go home for the holiday just to earn eight or nine hundred yuan for their shifts."

"In this new era, we should not be too bound by traditional etiquette and customs."

“Your mother and I also want you to stay by our side, ideally surrounded by children and grandchildren, but what will you do if you stay in town? Will you also have to struggle to make a living with us?”

"It would be better if we didn't say anything; things would definitely not be as good as they are now."

"Your mother and I thought about it for a long time before we came to a decision. We're willing to leave this mountain, even if we never come back. If we don't come back, we don't have to."

"There are good places in the mountains, but there are good places outside too?"

"Otherwise, why would everyone be running outside?"

"How many people want to find the same job as you, but can't?"

"So many people wish they had children like you, but can only dream about it. It's our destiny that your mother and I met you."

"Although we are not very educated, we dare not easily delay your future and ruin the good fortune that your ancestors have worked so hard to achieve."

“Your mother and I paid our respects to our ancestors before the New Year.”

"Filial piety is in the heart, not in actions; I'm sure they won't blame us for not choosing the best auspicious time..."

“Your mother and I have never traveled far from home in our lives. This is a good opportunity for us to see what a big city is like.”

"..."

Fang Ziye remained silent.

Indeed, in order to study and to have their parents by their side, Fang Nan and Liang Xia were able to be self-sufficient in the town and did not go out to work or see the big cities outside.

Fang Nan had never told Fang Ziye what he wanted to do before, but now he mentioned it a little.

Fang Ziye had never revealed his achievements to Fang Nan before, but now, on the road, he has shown a little bit of them!
"Director? Is he the kind of director I'm thinking of? One person, leading dozens of people?"

"You have to perform all the surgeries in the department?" Liang Xia's eyes sparkled.

Luo Tingzhu nodded and said, "Yes!"

"Mom, let me tell you, if my senior brother leaves that hospital, many other doctors won't be able to perform many of the surgeries. That's what makes him unique."

"Therefore, my senior brother has a very high status in the hospital."

Liang Xia looked at Fang Nan: "So what I said before was actually conservative..."

Fang Nan said, "Yes, your son's excellence isn't due to his own efforts, it's all because of your boasting."

"If you say he's excellent, then he's excellent!"

“You go and start a company, just sit there and talk and talk, and people will send their kids to you. You can just sit there and count the money with your mouth.”

Liang Xia feigned anger and said, "Fang Nan, do you want to... get beaten up..."

Liang Xia took back the word "death".

This character is unlucky.

Everything is fine at home now, and she doesn't want to die. This is something she never dared to dream of before; how could she bear to leave...

We arrived in Seoul around 10 p.m.

Knowing in advance that he would be returning, Fang Ziye prepared a lot of food for Luo Tingzhu's house.

These ingredients were all 'scavenged' by Yuan Weihong and Deng Yong; they were all local products, which were distributed to Fang Ziye's free-range chickens and ducks, as well as some 'mountain delicacies'!
At this time of year, it's difficult to order takeout in Seoul, but you can buy vegetarian dishes in supermarkets.

However, it's definitely impossible to buy them now at this time.

Fang Ziye originally planned to order KFC, but Liang Xia, who was used to saving money, said she would cook a few bowls of noodles.

……

night.

New Year's Day.

Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu sat by the window in the master bedroom, choosing the style for their wedding venue.

Fang Nan and Liang Xia were looking around from the living room window.

“Liang Xia, look, any building here is taller than the tallest building in our county.”

“And those roads are exactly the same as in the TV shows,” Fang Nan said.

Liang Xia nodded, looking somewhat forlorn: "Yes, big cities are great, but you don't have neighbors anymore. You can't even find anyone to talk to."

Fang Nan said, "Wanting both neighbors and acquaintances, and having your children by your side, with capable and successful children—where can you find such a perfect deal?"

"In the end, it was just that we weren't destined to be together, and we couldn't bring them into the big city."

“From now on, Ziye and the others won’t have to worry like we do. Their network of friends will stay in big cities like this.”

"Their children will most likely continue to live in such big cities."

"That's wonderful!" Fang Nan exclaimed.

“I heard that a house here costs two or three million, and some even cost tens of millions. How can my little Yezi afford such an expensive house?” Liang Xia asked.

“I never imagined my son could buy such an expensive house before.”

"So he's the one who's capable."

Fang Nan said, "Making money is a skill, but being able to sit near the head of the household at home is also a skill."

"It's our child's ability to earn a retirement pension for us."

"We are lucky to have such a child..."

Liang Xia remained silent for a while before saying, "But for his sake, neither of us has ever rested."

"What else can we do?"

"Let's not be greedy..."

"Come on, let's go to sleep. Tomorrow, Zhu said she's taking us out to play. I need to get up early to get some money. Will you come with me?"

"Everyone uses QR codes now, why do you still carry cash?" Fang Nan asked.

"It's good to have some cash on hand, in case we get lost. We don't know how to take a taxi, but we can still take a regular taxi." Based on her own understanding, Liang Xia is taking her first step towards living in the big city.

……

afterwards.

Luo Tingzhu nestled in Fang Ziye's arms and asked shyly in a low voice, "Senior brother, do you think Mom and Dad will hear us?"

"I don't know either?" Fang Ziye said.

"Don't worry, Mom and Dad have been through this before, they won't mind if they hear it. They won't bring it up."

Luo Tingzhu patted Fang Ziye on the shoulder, then stopped talking about the topic and said, "Senior brother, I really envy you. You have so many relatives."

"You could say you've returned home in glory this time, haven't you?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye remained silent for a moment, then gently stroked Luo Tingzhu's hair: "No matter how wealthy I become upon returning home, I can't compare to my other father for now."

"And Grandpa, he really risked his life for that."

"Tingzhu, in other words, our family's reunion and happiness may have been bought with the money your family received, which is why God sent me to meet you and bring you here..."

Fang Ziye's sweet words weren't overly cloying, and Luo Tingzhu didn't refute them; she simply hugged Fang Ziye even tighter.

Luo Tingzhu doesn't blame her parents at all now, nor does she blame her grandparents; she just feels a little heartache sometimes...

There is a lot of visible happiness in this world.

There is also much unseen hardship and helplessness.

This is the real world.

Time and years pass, all is well.

However, this was soon interrupted by a telephone ringing.

Liao Jia: "Ziye, when do we start the second part? Have you gone back to Han City yet?" (End of Chapter)