Chapter 393
The following morning, the sun shone on the ground on a rare occasion, and the snow on the road had been cleared away by the sanitation workers overnight so as not to affect the normal functioning of the city.
The graduation ceremony of Tamkang University was scheduled for noon, and since Lin Ran had to go home directly in the afternoon, the three of them got up in the morning, ate something at the hotel, and then drove back to their school father’s neighbourhood.
However, just as the car drove into the community, Lin Ran and the others were baffled to see that the community, which should have been quiet, was actually having a lot of excavators working at this time, which made the people a bit baffled.
“It’s the New Year’s Eve, how come construction has suddenly started!”
Song Nuan wondered.
Lin Ran parked the car and everyone went down to check it out, and at this glance Song Nuan and Su Rou were confused.
They saw a notice posted on the wall to the side that the hot water pipes had to be repaired in the last three days due to deterioration, and that all the hot water pipes in the whole district would be replaced, which would take about half a month.
“During this period, the district will stop the water from time to time, security work will also be temporarily suspended, hope that everyone pay attention to the safety of their own property!”
At the end of reading Song Nuan could no longer read, and was busy turning her head to look at Su Rou at the side.
At this moment, Su Rou was also dumbfounded, standing at the same spot not knowing what expression to make.
“Sister Su, are you really not going to go back for New Year’s Eve?”
Song Nuan asked awkwardly, originally thinking that Su Rou would not go back for New Year’s Eve, but she could still come here to stay with her temporarily, but who would have thought that this kind of thing was happening in the community now.
“The water will stop from time to time, so I can save more. As for safety, I can’t lock the doors and windows at night.
Su Rou pretended not to care, but Lin Ran could tell that there was a bit of worry and bitterness in her eyes.
“I don’t know why this girl didn’t go back for Chinese New Year, did she have a conflict with her family?”
Lin Ran’s heart was wondering, when he heard her say that she was not going home for the New Year, just saying that her family had gone on a trip, Lin Ran felt that something was wrong, at this time the community had run into this kind of thing, she still insisted on not going back, this made Lin Ran feel that there was more to it than simply going on a trip.
Just as the people were talking, next to them was walking past two old men, one of them said to the other with a sigh.
“Ai! What a nice girl, just to be spoiled!”
“Who says otherwise!”
The other sighed back in the same way.
“Hey hey! Grandpa what are you guys talking about?”
Lin Ran saw this and busily asked.
“Young man you still don’t know!”
Seeing that Lin Ran looked familiar and seemed to be a resident of the neighbourhood, the old man said a little more.
“Just last night, a female tenant on the east side of the district was trashed!”
“Huh?”
The crowd was shocked at the words, and Song Nuan was busy saying.
“Grandpa, this is an upscale neighborhood, how could such a thing happen!”
The grandfather sniffed and gave her a look, sighing.
“Little girl protect yourself, our neighborhood is close to the school many are bought to rent out for students to live, once the New Year students have gone home, the neighborhood is not many people!”
“In addition to this hot water pipeline construction, security guards have also gone home for the New Year, since yesterday no one shut down the community, the girl actually today also to go home for the New Year, who would have thought that last night is the kind of thing happened!”
“Who says it wasn’t?”
Another old man was busy agreeing, and then he couldn’t help but sigh.
“The girl had locked all her doors and windows, but someone broke into her house and got in.
“Hey! Forget it, let’s go shopping, my partner is still at home, I don’t feel safe!”
The two old men said and left.
At that moment, everyone looked at Su Rou, with worry in their eyes.
Su Rou stood in her place, embarra*sed and a little overwhelmed at the same time.
Originally she had the courage to stay, but when she heard this, her courage instantly deflated like a ball and she didn’t know where to run.
“Or else, you can come back to live with me at my home!”
Song Nuan spoke up, this was the place his father had let the two of them live in order for Lin Ran to protect himself at first, while Song Nuan’s father and grandfather were living in their original home.
“It’s not good, your house must have many people coming to your door for the New Year, how inconvenient for me to go!”
Su Rou was a little embarra*sed, Song Nuan’s father was after all Song Yujiang, the helmsman of the whole Temperance City, she could expect how lively the family’s would be at New Year’s Eve.
“You can go to my house, Sister Su!”
On the side, Luo Qiqi opened her mouth and laughed.
However, Su Rou also shook her head at her words.
“Kiki, thank you for your kindness, but I’m really not comfortable with the socializing in the business world!”
“Or else you could go stay at the clinic?”
Lin Ran spoke, he was very accurate in reading people, Su Rou and Luo Qiqi as well as Song Nuan had completely different personalities, one of the latter two came from a big business family and the other from a big career family, these two identities destined them to be different from ordinary people since they were young.
No matter what kind of people they come into contact with or socialise with, they can both handle it very well, which is the result of having been influenced by their childhood.
Being in contact with these people would make her feel uncomfortable, a feeling that exists for many people who are relatively introverted.
“The clinic is fine, but I’m a dance teacher, I don’t know anything about what’s inside, what if someone is in a hurry to buy medicine ….”
Su Rou hesitated, what she said is also indeed a problem, once or twice okay can say closed down, but a long time is not a matter, and in the end in the clinic is also a person living in her.
“Hey!”
Suddenly, the Song Nuan next to her seemed to remember something and spoke up.
“Doesn’t your house have three rooms! If you and Wang Yifeng go back and you two live together, isn’t there still one left!”
“I …..”
Seeing Song Nuan pointing at himself, Lin Ran was stunned, he went home for New Year’s Eve taking Su Rou with him?
“No no you don’t make a scene, last time I took you back, if I take Su Rou back this time, the village will still explode! And I’m afraid my reputation will be tarnished too!”
“What’s wrong with bringing a friend home for Chinese New Year? Besides, you can even bring Wang Yifeng, aren’t you afraid that the people in the village will think you’re a Brokeback Mountain?”
Song Nuan said in disbelief.
“Yeah, if my old man hadn’t arranged a New Year’s trip for me, I’d want to go back with you and see the scenery in the mountains!”
On the side, Luo Qiqi said regretfully, from down living in the steel and concrete city, she did long for the leisurely life in the countryside.
“Who isn’t, my old man has arranged a lot of things for me too, hey!”
Song Nuan was also full of regret at her words.
Lin Ran also couldn’t help but sigh at the sight.
“My reputation is a small matter, but the key is that you have to see if people Su Rou is willing to do it, after all, going to a boy’s house for New Year’s Eve, this meaning is afraid that not every girl can accept it!”
It was true that going to a boy’s house for New Year’s Eve meant to a large extent going to meet the parents, so it was indeed a matter of careful consideration for Su Rou.
However, what Lin Ran never expected was that Su Rou, this girl, didn’t know which of her tendons was wrong and actually agreed without thinking.
“Look, it’s a deal then, you don’t have a problem with it!”
Song Nuan saw this and was busy looking at Lin Ran, she knew the reason why Su Rou didn’t want to go home, so she was eager to make this happen.
Lin Ran looked at the crowd with helpless faces and could only show his hands and said.
“Do I have a choice?”
Su Rou was instantly unhappy when she saw this.
“Hey! I’m at least a beautiful woman, going home with you for New Year’s Eve is a way to make you look good, why do you still look like you’re not happy about it!”
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“Haha! I say, Big Sister Su, don’t mind, this kid has actually been happy in his heart for a long time, but he just doesn’t dare to show it because Big Sister is here!”
On the side, Wang Yifeng said with a smile.
Seeing this, Lin Ran hurriedly changed the topic of conversation and said.
“That, we’d better hurry up, there’s a show later on and it’s not good to be late!”
He said he was the first to get into the car, the people saw this all smiled, then also got into the car.
He was used to packing light, so he only had a backpack to take home, and Su Rou didn’t feel like taking too much, so a suitcase and a backpack took care of it.
Wang Yifeng, not to mention, didn’t even have a backpack.
“I’m used to being free in the jungle, what luggage do I need, this axe is the only luggage I have in time!”
Wang Yifeng said and took the divine dragon axe out and gave it a fierce kiss.
The only thing Lin Ran had to take with him was the mermaid soul lamp he had brought from home, which was the most important thing he had now.
And every time he returned home and saw four small fish swimming happily, two of which were the souls of his own parents, Lin Ran could feel a little bit of solace.
“Qinghewan, Laozi Qingniu, the old man from that time!”
Seeing the mermaid soul lamp, Lin Ran couldn’t help but think of Qinghe Bay, all the clues had been broken by this point, but he knew it was just that the time had not yet come.
The old man that he had seen under the statue of Laozi Qingniu might have been the same Feng Shui master back then, only after that farewell, Lin Ran had never seen him again.
“I’ll have to go to Qinghe Bay again when I have the chance!”
Lin Ran secretly decided in his heart.
……
The performance at noon was held as scheduled.
I’m afraid that this was the most lively carnival in Temperance City before the year.
As the most famous university in Tanjiang City, an institution of beauty, the performance of Tanjiang University always attracts many people to come and watch.
This time, Song Nuan was undoubtedly the most popular performer at the show.
But Lin Ran knew that this kind of popularity would not be available in the future, as Song Nuan would be graduating after the New Year, and the school beauty would be officially entering society by then.
The show came to an end amidst cheers and the time came to 3pm, so Lin Ran and the two of them had to leave.
Song Nuan drove Luo Qiqi and took the three of them to the station. Since the village was not connected to the bus, they still had to choose to go back by bus.
However, when they arrived at the station, to Lin Ran’s great relief, the car that originally led to the town was actually marked with the words Linjiawan, and it was only after enquiring that he understood.
It turned out that after he returned from home this time, Linjiawan had been taken as a key village for poverty alleviation, and now the construction of a road had already begun, but the work had only just begun, and the road was also the most basic gravel road, and it only reached the bottom of the hill, and the later work would not continue until next year.
But this already made Lin Ran happy, at least the people who lived in the village could see hope too.
“We’re off then! See you next year!”
Waving goodbye to Song Nuan and the others, the crowd couldn’t help but have red eyes, the brief parting was a way to express all the reluctance in the hearts of the people.
In the sound of the driver’s urging, Lin Ran’s trio still got into the car and left.
Watching the car drive out of the station, Song Nuan could not help but say to himself.
“Next year! Waiting for you to come back!”
……
The car started, Lin Ran put away the gifts he bought for his grandmother, and immediately the three of them found an empty seat and sat down, Su Rou being a girl naturally made it to the very inside, outside was Lin Ran, and as for Wang Yifeng ran to the very back, waiting for an opportunity to wait for no one to be able to occupy a row all to himself so he could sleep.
As the car drove on in an orderly manner, Lin Ran looked out of the window at the snowy scenery, his mind had long since flown to Linjiawan.
“Does your village have a beautiful view?”
Suddenly, Su Rou, who was sitting inside, opened her mouth and asked.
Lin Ran was first stunned and then laughed.
“It’s beautiful!”
“How beautiful is very beautiful?”
Su Rou continued.
Lin Ran smiled lightly at his words, and then said.
“Beautiful to the extent that, after one look, you won’t want to leave!”
“And! Don’t brag!”
Su Rou expressed her disbelief, and Lin Ran was too lazy to say more, finally adding.
“If you don’t believe me then you can see for yourself, say in advance, then don’t like it too much to leave, the youth of our village don’t like big ladies from the city like you!”
“Bah! Don’t be a fool! You’d better pay attention to me this time when you go to your house, if you dare to take advantage of me, I’ll definitely tell Song Nuan when I get back!”
Su Rou said defiantly.
Lin Ran originally did not want to fight with this nee-san, but when he heard this he could not help but also become interested, and immediately revealed a wicked smile and moved a few points closer to Su Rou.
“You… What do you want! This is the car!”
Su Rou’s pretty face instantly flushed and she shrank back.
Looking at her embarra*sed look, Lin Ran couldn’t help but laugh.
“There’s no rush, when we get home, I have ten thousand ways to make you not dare to tell on Song Nuan, and if you have to do it by force, then I’ll just have to leave you in the village forever!”
“You! What else do you want to kill and silence!”
Su Rou was startled at her words, but Lin Ran laughed.
“No! Killing to silence you is too low, I will let you marry into our village and you can stay in the village forever just the same!”
Su Rou’s pretty face turned even redder at her words, and she glared directly at Lin Ran and said.
“Bah! You’re shameless, I won’t marry you!”
“Huh?”
Lin Ran was first stunned at his words, followed by a very helpless expression.
“Miss, I’m not the only man in our village, can’t you just find a man and marry him? Or is it that you want to marry me in your heart?”
“You!”
Su Rou’s face turned even redder as she smiled, and she wanted to find a crack in the ground.
“Rascal!”
Su Rou glared at Lin Ran in shame and anger, and then turned her head away from him, this girl found that the more she got acquainted with the latter, the less advantage she could take.
At first, she was able to beat him in a fight, but now she can’t even take advantage of him in a fight.
……
The three of them soon fell asleep as the car drove on in an orderly fashion.
The original day’s drive was shortened to three or four hours because the road was repaired at Linjiawan. The car pa*sed through the town for a short rest and then drove directly to Linjiawan, where it was already seven o’clock in the evening.
It was already seven o’clock in the evening. Outside, the silver dressing made the night a little brighter, and Lin let the three of them sleep in the dark, just waiting for the car to arrive at the station for the driver to call out.
But when they were less than ten minutes away from their destination, the car suddenly shook violently and then veered off to the side.
“What’s going on?”
Lin Ran was the first to wake up, followed by Su Rou who woke up from the bumps.
“What’s wrong?”
Su Rou was busy asking, but Lin Ran waved his hand to indicate to her not to speak.
There were not many people in the car at this time, and most of the families that had made it here were from the nearby villages.
As soon as it was quiet, Lin Ran immediately heard someone shouting something in front of him.
“Old man, what’s wrong with you not F**king understanding me, if you don’t follow my route, I’ll F**king kill you!”
“You’re crazy! I’m driving, don’t you touch the steering wheel!”
Followed by the driver’s angry roar.
“The steering wheel?”
Hearing the driver’s words, Lin Ran immediately got up and rushed towards the front, the road leading to Lin Jia Wan had a deep ditch beside it, if he was not careful driving down I was afraid the whole car would be injured or even killed.
