Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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Sheng Chuan couldn’t persuade his grandparents, so he boarded the train heading south with his luggage.
After this incident, Sheng Chuan finally understood that the mother in his mind had disappeared many years ago, perhaps when she remarried, or perhaps after she gave birth to his half-brother, she was no longer his father’s wife or his mother.
After getting off the train, Sheng Chuan saw his aunt’s family before leaving the station. His expression relaxed and he smiled faintly, “It’s so cold, I can go there by myself.”
“It’s not cold, you must be tired after sitting on the train for such a long time.” The aunt reached out to take the handle from his hand, but Sheng Chuan dodged.
“Not tired, I can take it myself. Knowing that you were in the hospital, grandparents were very worried and insisted that I come to see you.” Sheng Chuan greeted his uncle beside him, “Uncle.”
“One of you is not cold, while the other is not tired, but I am cold and tired. Let’s go back quickly.” Sheng Chuan’s cousin stomped his feet and picked up a suitcase directly, “Brother, you have to wait until after the New Year before leaving this time, right?”
The aunt glared at her son and led Sheng Chuan to the parking lot, “Play for a while now and go back after school starts.”
“No, I’ll go back in two days.” Sheng Chuan couldn’t let the two elders spend the New Year alone.
The aunt thought of what her mother said on the phone and opened her mouth, but finally, seeing the determination in her nephew’s eyes, she said nothing. She couldn’t bear to let the two elders spend the New Year in loneliness as well.
Sheng Chuan’s aunt married into a poor peasant family to seek refuge. She thought she would live a dull rural life, but her husband was smart and got a job in the factory through some old connections of the Sheng family. He had been promoted all the way and was now the deputy director of the Nanjiang provincial branch. The director here was in his sixties and was about to retire. He was the most likely person to succeed the director, which was why he would not be returning to Beicheng for the New Year this year.
“You’re about to graduate. Have you chosen a job?” Uncle asked Sheng Chuan.
“Not yet.” He originally planned to stay in school as a teacher, but now? He wanted to change course.
The train station was not far from the family compound, so they arrived there quickly. The house he was allocated had three bedrooms, one of which had already been arranged for Sheng Chuan to live in.
“Aunt, I plan to go to Huanshan County tomorrow.” Sheng Chuan thought of the task assigned by the old man. Mainly, he also planned to visit the old branch secretary, as well as Ye Ning and others. He didn’t know what happened.
After a sumptuous dinner, Sheng Chuan took a shower and went to bed early. He arrived in Huanshan County early the next morning. He had originally planned to go to the pharmaceutical factory first, but he thought that it was almost the New Year and people might have already returned to the countryside, so he took a bus directly to Anren Township.
“Are you safe?” The old branch secretary had just finished his meal and was taking a walk outside.
“I’m fine. My grandparents are old and not suitable for long distance travel, so they asked me to wish you a happy new year in advance.” Sheng Chuan brought a lot of gifts. In addition to the old branch secretary, he also visited several families who had helped them.
It was almost dark when he walked around. He passed by Ye Ning’s house, but saw that the door was locked. He lowered his eyes and came to the old branch secretary’s house.
“Ye Ning’s siblings haven’t come back yet?” He just learned some things about Ye Ning indirectly. He didn’t expect that the girl handled Uncle Qingshan’s funeral by herself and forced Old Man Ye to sign a document. She was completely different from before. He was looking forward to seeing her now.
“She hasn’t come back, and she probably won’t come back for the New Year. She just started working, and she needs to perform well. How can she come back easily?” The old branch secretary was very pleased that their village could produce a factory worker.
The evening bus had already run out, so Sheng Chuan could only stay at the old branch secretary’s house to sleep for one night and go to the county town to find Ye Ning tomorrow.
The next morning, Sheng Chuan heard a commotion outside before he got up. When he went out to take a look, he saw that all the people he had given gifts to yesterday had come. One brought a basket of eggs, another a piece of bacon, and some even carried a snakeskin bag with something in it, and no one knew what was inside.
“Ping’an, I heard from the old branch secretary that you are leaving today and there is nothing good at home. Bring this basket of eggs to your grandfather. Don’t complain that it is too little. The weather is cold and the chickens don’t lay eggs anymore.” One of the grandmothers said happily.
“My uncle’s wife’s family has saved up a basket of food. I have two debt collectors in my family. They eat the eggs before they get cold right after being laid. But your grandfather loves my pickled bacon the most. We were poor before, but now it’s better. Every family can raise their own pigs. The pigs I raised this year weigh almost 300 kilograms. Don’t dislike them.”
“I raise these chickens at home, just take them to your grandparents to nourish their bodies.”
“I dried the mountain products myself. Your grandma loves them the most.”
Everyone put the things they brought in front of Sheng Chuan. When they thought of the things he mentioned at home and looked at their own things, they rubbed their hands, fearing that he would dislike them.
“They are all good things, how could I reject them? I just appreciate the kindness. But I really can’t take these things away. I’m alone, and I have to change trains several times to go back to Beicheng. I can’t take too many things with me, especially these chickens and ducks. You are definitely not allowed to take them on the train.” Seeing so many things, Sheng Chuan had a headache.
The villagers didn’t know this and really thought that they were not allowed to bring live animals, so they brought some mountain products back home, including a lot of sauces, which were pickled at home and were the best to eat with rice.
After much persuasion, he finally accepted two pieces of bacon, two snakeskin bags of mountain products and a large bag of jars of pickles.
Of course he didn’t want the basket of eggs, but his aunt-in-law cooked a lot for him to take on the road. He couldn’t refuse her kindness, so he put them all in his bag.
After some effort, he arrived at the gate of the pharmaceutical factory. The guard saw Sheng Chuan and still remembered him. Most people would never forget such an energetic young man.
“Hello, I’m looking for Comrade Ye Ning.”
“Wait a moment, I’ll go call her for you.” The security guard ran to the factory area to look for Ye Ning.
“Someone is looking for me, a man?” Ye Ning was puzzled. In the county town, apart from a few male colleagues in the factory, she really didn’t know any men outside. Anyway, he was right in front of the factory gate and there was a security guard there, so she was not afraid and followed him out. When she saw Sheng Chuan, Ye Ning took a long time to react. He had changed so much.
Sheng Chuan was originally good-looking, but due to years of hard work, his skin was tanned. After not seeing him for a few years, he had grown taller, his skin had become whiter, and his whole temperament had changed a lot.
“Don’t you recognize me?” Sheng Chuan raised his eyebrows.
Ye Ning raised the corners of her mouth slightly, “The New Year is almost here, why did you come to Huanshan?”
Compared to Ye Ning, Sheng Chuan was more surprised by the changes in Ye Ning. She used to be a little spoiled and ambitious, but now she was stronger, more confident, and spoke with ease. Now he believed that those things were done by Ye Ning.
“Grandpa asked me to go to the old branch secretary, to wish him a happy new year and to visit you as well. Grandpa and grandma are very worried about you.” Sheng Chuan looked at the time, “What time do you get off work?”
“I get off work at noon for lunch. What time will your car arrive at the village?” Ye Ning decided to take half a day off. Guests from afar should be treated well.
“I’ve already been to the countryside and will return to the provincial capital in the evening.” If Ye Qingshan was still there, Sheng Chuan would stay at his house for a night. Now that all the adults in her family were gone, and Ye Ning was such a grown-up and beautiful girl, if he stayed overnight, bad rumors would inevitably spread.
Ye Ning nodded and asked him to wait for her at the door while she asked Director Yang for leave.
Today was not too busy, so Director Yang readily approved the leave. Ye Ning pulled out the bicycle, and she and Sheng Chuan tied the things he brought from the countryside to the front bar and the back bar, and she then let Sheng Chuan push the bicycle.
“Hey, isn’t that Ye Ning, the assistant in the packaging workshop?”
“It’s her. I heard that Wang Bin and Zhang Xu were courting her, but she didn’t agree. It turns out she already has a boyfriend.”
“Have you seen what her boyfriend looks like?”
“It’s far away, so I couldn’t see clearly.” One of the girls shook her head. “But judging from the way he’s dressed, you can tell his family is well-off. And look at the things hanging on the bicycle, they’re probably all gifts for Ye Ning.”
“Good looks mean good.” One of the women said with a little jealousy.
Within an hour, many people knew that Ye Ning’s boyfriend was looking for her. In the end, it was said that Ye Ning’s fiancé came to see her with so many gifts that he couldn’t even fit on a bicycle, and he was very handsome.
Ye Ning knew nothing about this at the moment. She took Sheng Chuan to the house she rented. As soon as she opened the door, she heard a puppy barking sound. This was a puppy they had adopted from their neighbour a few days ago and planned to raise as a guard dog.
“You live here?” Sheng Chuan looked around the yard. There were a lot of onions and green vegetables planted in front of the yard, which were lush and pleasing to the eye. There were a lot of dead vines and leaves beside the house, which were vegetables like loofah and pumpkin. The ground was swept clean, and the girl who came out of the house was fresh and cute.
“Sister, why are you back so early. This is… Brother Ping’an.” When Ye Lan saw Sheng Chuan, her face immediately filled with smiles, and she said loudly: “Xiao An, it’s Brother Ping’an.”
Ye An ran out, ran to Sheng Chuan, and shouted in surprise: “Brother Ping’an?”
“I haven’t seen you for a few years. You’ve grown so tall.” Sheng Ping’an rubbed Ye An’s head and followed Ye Ning into the house.
“You two should talk first, I’m going out to buy some food.” Ye Ning said with a smile.
“No need to buy it. When I went back this time, the old party secretary and his people were so welcoming. They gave me a lot of mountain products and bacon. You can just make some bacon and dried bamboo shoots.” Sheng Chuan guessed that their life must be hard without their parents, so he stopped Ye Ning from buying vegetables.
Since the guests came from so far away and also came to pay New Year’s greetings, Ye Ning of course had to buy some vegetables. She smiled and said, “I’ll just buy some casually.” She gave Ye Lan a look, picked up the basket and went out.
She bought a piece of pork belly first. Sheng Chuan said there was bacon, but she couldn’t use the guest’s meat to treat him. It didn’t make sense.
There were some vegetables at home, and Ye Ning also bought some eggs, tofu and bean sprouts, and a fish and a braised dish to make it.
“Didn’t I tell you not to buy it? Why are you buying so much?” Sheng Chuan frowned.
The original body could be said to have grown up following Sheng Chuan, and suddenly became so sensible. Sheng Chuan was not used to it and felt that everything about him was weird.
“I didn’t buy anything.” The one following behind Sheng Chuan was not her. Even if she had memories, she couldn’t be the same as her original self. It just so happened that her temperament had changed drastically now, and everyone knew it.
Sure enough, when Sheng Chuan thought of Ye Qingshan’s accidental death, he no longer doubted why Ye Ning’s temperament had changed drastically. He had experienced this kind of thing himself, and was himself completely different from before.
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