Traveling between the 70s and the modern world

Lin Qingyan walked between the two old men, supporting one with one hand. At this moment, she was particularly grateful that she had enough strength.

Look at him helping two elderly people walk along the mountain road without even taking a breath.

"Girl, I don't know your name for all this time?" the old lady asked while panting.

"Grandma, my name is Lin Qingyan."

"Hey, you have Yan too? Your last name is Lin too! Your grandfather's last name is also Lin."

"That's great! This is fate!"

As they walked and talked, the three of them climbed over a hill and climbed for more than half an hour before they reached the old couple's home.

Halfway up the mountain, on a large platform, there is a house with a yard in front made of stones and soil.

There are three rooms in the house. The outermost one is where the old couple lives. There is a room inside that looks like a girl’s room. It should be the girl named Yanyan.

"Girl, we're home."

"Grandma, it's inconvenient for you to buy things when you live in the mountains. Why don't you think of living down there?"

"Your grandfather and I have lived in the mountains all our lives. We are used to the quietness of the mountains and don't want to live down there.

We didn’t think about this issue when Yanyan was young. When she grew up and needed to go to school, we thought about moving down the mountain.

But the child cared too much about us and knew that we went down the mountain for her, so she was unwilling to do so.

She would rather live on campus and walk two hours back home once a week than have us disrupt our lives for her."

The old lady thought of her sensible granddaughter and started crying sadly again.

Lin Qingyan could only silently hand her the tissue, but she thought in her heart that she shouldn't bring up this topic.

"Okay, old woman, the girl is hungry after walking with us all the way. Cook something delicious and I'll get some firewood."

After saying this, the old man walked out of the yard and went to get firewood.

"Look at my memory, girl. I'll cook something delicious for you."

"Grandma, don't worry. I ate a lot in the morning. I will feel at ease after I send you home. I'm going back now!" Lin Qingyan stood up and prepared to take the backpack and leave.

The old man also came in with firewood, and the couple refused to let her leave no matter what.

In the end, Lin Qingyan could only eat one meal here. The old lady cooked a pheasant stewed with mushrooms and braised pork with bamboo shoots.

The meat is pork, but it is wild boar meat, the old lady muttered. Wild boars are now protected animals and cannot be killed at will. Fortunately, they are far away from the crowd, and they will be punished if they are discovered.

Lin Qingyan also learned some simple information about this society from the old couple. It was 2024, and the people living down the mountain had undergone earth-shaking changes.

But for those who live in the mountains, there is not much difference.

But now the government is doing a good job. They are the only family on the mountain, and the government has provided them with electricity. They also have some simple electrical appliances at home, such as a TV, electric kettle, and refrigerator. These were all donated by the government as part of the agricultural assistance program.

The government had asked them several times to move down the mountain and arrange housing for them, but they selfishly refused, which ultimately led to the early death of their granddaughter.

The three of them were already familiar with each other after just one meal, and the old lady had already called her granddaughter instead of maid.

The old man also vaguely felt that this might be God's compensation to them. It felt like one granddaughter left and another one came.

It was not until then that Lin Qingyan found out that the old couple were preparing to go down the mountain today to cancel their granddaughter's household registration. Now that the person was gone, they needed to go to the local police station to cancel the household registration.

When Lin Qingyan heard this, she was moved. She looked at the two elderly people opposite her and thought that the mobile phones used by everyone here needed to be registered with their ID cards.

"Grandpa and grandma, I am an orphan here and have no relatives. In this world, you are my relatives."

"Good girl, you saved our lives today, and now you give us motivation to live in the future. You are our granddaughter, and it just so happens that both of you have a Yan.

Old man, do you think they are the same person?" The old lady was so excited that she cried happily.

"Yes, yes, our granddaughter has always been here and will always be here!" the old man comforted.

"Then don't cancel the account, just give it to Yanyan!"

"Old lady, you are confused again. A person can only have one household registration and one ID card. You cannot have multiple household registrations."

"I don't care. We live in the mountains. No one knows Yanyan is gone. This child has no friends in these years, and no one knows where her home is!"

Seeing that the old couple was about to argue again, Lin Qingyan quickly spoke up: "Grandpa and grandma, listen to me, I am an orphan here, my household registration is in the orphanage, and I don't have an ID card yet.

I do have a household registration issue that needs to be resolved. Maybe this is our fate.

The specific household registration issue involves some things, and I cannot tell you the specific reasons. If you believe me, I will be your granddaughter in the future."

The old couple looked at each other. They both believed that the child was not a bad person. He must have encountered other problems that were difficult to solve. They also believed that the child would not harm them.

"We believe you, old man. Tomorrow you will accompany Qingyan to the police station to change the name on the household registration book to Lin Qingyan, and also get the child's ID card at the same time." The old lady made the decision directly.

"Okay, let's get it done tomorrow. If we finish it early, Yanyan will feel more at ease. Maybe this is the guidance Yanyan is giving us." The old man nodded in agreement.

They lost a granddaughter, and now God has sent another one. What else can they not be satisfied with!

So the trio quickly decided that they were each other's relatives.

Lin Qingyan recognized her relatives, but she didn't have any gifts, so she quickly reached out and took out a bunch of vegetables and fruits from her backpack.

"Grandma, these are the vegetables and fruits I grew myself. They are delicious. Please try them. I will bring you more next time."

Seeing so many fruits and vegetables, the old lady was heartbroken. "You girl, you carried such heavy things and helped us two old men walk such a long way."

"Grandpa and grandma, where does the water you drink come from?" Lin Qingyan wanted to solve the problem of their drinking water before leaving today.

"The water was brought down from the mountain by your grandfather using bamboo. Your grandfather was very capable when he was young! If I hadn't been quick-eyed and quick-handed back then..." the old lady told Lin Qingyan proudly.

"Old woman!" The old man's face turned red with anxiety.

The old lady burst into laughter, and Lin Qingyan also laughed.

She helped the old couple fill the water tank. In fact, she secretly added some water from the space. The couple was very sad these days because of the departure of their granddaughter, and they were a little hurt in their health, so they still needed some recuperation.

After doing all this, Lin Qingyan said goodbye to the two old people. The two old people asked her to stay here for one night and go down the mountain to the police station together tomorrow to handle the matter.

But Lin Qingyan had too many secrets, so she didn't dare to stay in this modern place.

"Grandpa and grandma, I came to the mountains without telling my friends. In order to avoid them worrying, I have to go back today. I will come early tomorrow morning to go down the mountain with grandpa."

Lin Qingyan, who said goodbye to the two old men and went back, did not hear their conversation.

"Old woman, I know you miss Yanyan, and you also want Qingyan to replace Yanyan, but Qingyan is Qingyan, she can't replace Yanyan, and she can't replace Yanyan.

We got a granddaughter for free, and someone comes up the mountain to chat with us from time to time, which makes us very satisfied. People should be content with what they have, not ask too much, and not ask too many questions. As the old saying goes, contentment brings happiness."

"I understand, old man. I'm not really stupid. Don't worry. I won't ask questions that I shouldn't ask, and I won't interfere."

"As long as you understand!"

The two old men supported each other and went back to the house.

Sometimes fate is beyond words, and no one knows who you will meet next.