1994: From a young man from a small town to a second-generation resident of Shanghai

1994, Xina County, Yunnan Province.

Chen Yonggang received an admission notice from Fudan University in Shanghai.

Both my parents are teachers, and they are on summer vacation now.

I cooked him a whole table of delicious food at home today.

Chicken, duck, fish, and meat are all available.

A table laden with delicious dishes.

Teachers don't earn much, so they have to be very frugal with their daily lives.

The house isn't big; it's a house allocated by the county government, just big enough for the three of us.

The mother, Wang Juan, excitedly came over.

"Show me the admission notice quickly. I've never seen an admission letter from Fudan University in my entire life."

"Old Chen, come and see! Our son's college acceptance letter!" Wang Juan called out to her husband, who was busy in the kitchen.

"Here I am." Chen Dagang came out wearing an apron, and he looked to be just over 1.7 meters tall.

Their son, however, is a full 1.8 meters tall.

Upon opening the envelope, there was only a folded piece of cardboard inside, slightly larger than an adult's palm.

The family of three looked at the acceptance letter with excitement.

Chen Yong was also excited; he had put in a lot of effort to get the acceptance letter.

The difficulty of the college entrance examination in 94 was not the same as the first two years after the college entrance examination was introduced—the era when even junior college students could be reborn and get into key universities.

Chen Yong is a time traveler from thirty years in the future.

He was originally a graduate of a prestigious university, majoring in management, and minored in finance in college.

A year ago, I traveled back in time to Xina County, Yunnan Province in 1994.

After a year of hard work, I was admitted to the finance program at Fudan University.

The cover of the notification letter is red.

Upon opening it, the left side reads: [School Spirit]: Civilized, Healthy, United, and Striving; [School Motto]: Diligent, Rigorous, Pragmatic, and Innovative.

The right side reads "Fudan University Admission Notice" and has three stamps on it.

There are two seals from Fudan University, and one seal from the Yunnan Provincial Education Commission Office.

The new student category is listed as "Specialized Vocational Education Program under a Contractual Training Program".

[Chen Yong], a student transferring from Xina County Middle School:

You have been approved to study Financial Engineering in the Department of Economics and Finance at our university. Please report to the university on September 7th or 8th, 1994, with this notice.

"Fudan University's admission letter is so beautiful! And the paper even smells of books."

"That's right! It has to be a good university. I see other kids' universities are just one A4 page long."

The front said "Admission Notice," and that was it.

"You must keep this university acceptance letter safe and make sure you don't lose it."

We must cherish this as a family heirloom!

Chen Yong knew very well what this admission notice meant.

This means that countless opportunities will open up for him.

The value of a university degree at that time was much higher than it would be thirty years later.

Just as the family was having a good time, there was a sudden knock on their door.

"It must be the neighbors coming to congratulate us. I'll go open the door."

Wang Juan took the initiative to get up and open the door.

When the door opened, standing outside was our good neighbor, Ms. Zhu Lin.

"Congratulations, Teacher Wang! I heard your son Chen Yong got into Fudan University."

"Thank you, please come in and have a seat. We haven't started eating yet."

Zhu Lin suddenly moved two steps to the left, and there was actually another person behind her.

Upon seeing this woman, Wang Juan's pupils contracted!

This woman looks very elegant and tall, probably around 1.7 meters.

She was carrying a genuine leather bag, and the fabric of her clothes was clearly foreign, though she couldn't name the brand.

But it's definitely not Dacron.

Rich people definitely don't wear polyester.

What made Wang Juan most nervous was that this woman was both unfamiliar and somewhat familiar, and her eyebrows and eyes resembled those of her son.

This immediately brought out memories that had been buried deep within the woman's heart for many years.

"Teacher Zhu, why did you bring your relative along?" Her face immediately turned cold.

Zhu Lin was also a little embarrassed and explained, "This lady said she wanted to see Chen Yong, who came from Shanghai."

"Hello, Sister Wang. Let me introduce myself. My name is Chen Fang, and I am Chen Yun's younger sister."

When Wang Juan heard Chen Yun's name, her face turned pale instantly!

His eyes immediately shifted between light and shadow. "I don't know any Chen Yun. You've got the wrong person."

"Mom, why are you taking so long to open the door! Who's here?"

Chen Yong had been waiting for her inside the house for quite a while.

That's when I came out to take a look.

He saw a beautiful woman standing at the door, who bore a resemblance to him. A sense of suspicion arose in his mind: "Is she some distant relative of ours?"

"We're not relatives!" Wang Juan said firmly.

But Chen Fang clearly said, "I am your aunt."

The moment Chen Fang saw Chen Yong, she was certain that he was definitely her nephew, bearing a striking resemblance to her elder brother.

"What? You're my aunt? When did my dad get such a beautiful little sister?"

Wang Juan's eyes were practically spitting fire as she suppressed her rage. "Can you please stop talking nonsense! Chen Yong, go back inside."

Chen Yong realized something was wrong, went back inside, and asked his father.

"Dad, don't you have a younger sister who's not very old? Did she marry someone from another city?"

"What are you talking about! I only have one older sister and two brothers. How come I didn't know I had a younger sister who married someone from another place!"

"A woman came to the door and said she was my aunt."

Chen Dagang's heart tightened immediately. "Did she tell you her name?"

"I hadn't even asked yet when my mom sent me back."

Chen Dagang was getting restless. "You stay inside and don't follow me. I'll go check on things."

After his father left, Chen Yong secretly followed him.

That wasn't enough, unfortunately, Chen Dagang simply closed the door.

What's the point of leaving Chen Yong alone in the house?

Since that's the case, don't blame him.

Chen Yong went behind the door and began to eavesdrop.

Unfortunately, the person outside the door had already left.

"You won't even let us hear this? There must be a big problem."

Chen Yong began to guess what had happened to that beautiful aunt.

Downstairs, Chen Dagang and Chen Fang were discussing Chen Yong's future.

"Brother, sister-in-law, I am Chen Yun's younger sister, Chen Fang. I've come to see my nephew."

Chen Dagang lit a cigarette and took a deep drag.

"I didn't expect you to come. How is Chen Yun?"

"He's doing quite well now. He's been doing business in Shanghai for the past few years and has made a lot of money."

Chen Dagang chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Shanghai really does have a brighter future. People like us, this is pretty much it for the rest of our lives."

"I still remember that year, Chen Yun was eager to go back, and he entrusted his and Bai Susu's child to us."

Now that my child is about to go to college, why did I suddenly decide to visit him?

Why didn't Chen Yun come back in person?

Chen Fang said calmly, "I came here on my own initiative, it has nothing to do with my older brother."

The couple were surprised. "You came alone? Just to see Chen Yong?"

"Brother and sister-in-law, I only recently found out that my brother has a child."

As luck would have it, Chen Fang worked in the Admissions Office of the Youth League Committee at Fudan University. While organizing the freshmen's files, she happened to see Chen Yong's file.

Chen Yun once spent a few years in Xina County, but after returning, he never talked about those days.

Chen Yong also happens to be from Xina County, and he is 17 years old this year.

This discovery immediately revealed something amiss: Chen Yong's father was actually named Chen Dagang!

Chen Dagang and Chen Yun were high school classmates and went to Xina County together after graduation.

Later, Chen Yun returned, but Chen Dagang did not.

She had heard that Chen Dagang had gotten into a fight when he was a child, and someone kicked him, damaging his genitals and making him unable to have children.

Now a child suddenly appears!

It is very likely that it was adopted.

Thinking back to some rumors about her brother, Chen Fang asked her former sister-in-law several times, and that's when she learned that her sister-in-law and her brother had a child together when they lived in Xina County.

She only gave her child to someone else to raise in order to return to Shanghai.

After returning to Shanghai, Chen Yun and Bai Susu both got into university.

Having seen a wider world and developed ambitions, their feelings for each other faded.

Now they have each started their own families.

After learning about the situation in Shanghai, the couple became even more worried.

If their son goes to Shanghai and gets involved in both families, there will be chaos and turmoil.