Chapter 358: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 358: Return to Guangzhou, Invite Xu Mingxin to Eat

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Don't just study all day. You can rest for a bit during these New Year days, go out and hang with friends."

Seeing Wang Xiaohua burying himself in his studies like this, Li Xiulan couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache, so she gave this word of advice, afraid that her own youngest son studied without knowing his limits and ruined his health.

He was originally short and slight, and didn't look strong; if he overdrew his body and caused illness, that would be a losing bargain.

"Mom, you don't need to mind me. I don't have friends outside, staying at home is more comfortable."

Wang Zhanggen, seeing this, couldn't help but feel contempt, and muttered:

"Only knows dead studying. Guests come to the house and he doesn't even come out once. Doesn't understand human relations at all. You'll never make it in society like this."

Wang Xiaohua ignored him, treating his words as wind past the ear.

He even felt a bit amused inside.

Because in his view, Wang Zhanggen was the man who least understood human relations.

This old man, having lived most of his life, still often did all kinds of ridiculous and laughable things for the sake of so-called face — polite and pleasant to outsiders, but throwing all kinds of sour faces at home — simply absurd.

The first day of the Lunar New Year passed quickly; the second day they went to visit relatives; the third day they sent off the Jinx; in a blink it arrived at the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

Wang Dashan and Wang Erhai planned to return to Guangzhou.

Staying at the hometown was boring and meaningless.

For some reason, after growing up and entering society, the New Year felt more and more boring.

There was no longer that excitement and joy from childhood.

Li Xiulan wanted Wang Dashan and Wang Erhai to stay a few more days at home, but Wang Dashan and Wang Erhai were determined to go, so she couldn't say anything more.

This day after finishing lunch at noon, she specially went and newly killed a big rooster, plucked the feathers, cleaned out the innards, then had Wang Dashan and Wang Erhai take it down to Guangzhou to eat.

Also the sweet potatoes, taro, pumpkins, winter melons, etc. grown at home, and the cured sausage, cured fish, pickled vegetables, dried vegetables, etc. made at home — she also had the two sons take some down.

Anyway, left at home, just her and Wang Zhanggen two old people, they couldn't finish eating that much.

"Mom, no need to give us that much. We don't cook much normally."

Wang Dashan saw Li Xiulan stuffing things into the car trunk one after another, and couldn't help but be at a loss whether to cry or laugh.

"It's fine, take it down and eat slowly. Everything given to you keeps for a long time. Sweet potatoes and taro eat a bit every day; pumpkins and winter melons can all be used to stew soup; these cured sausages, specially saved for you two..."

Li Xiulan's face wore a smile.

Many things normally she herself wouldn't bear to eat, yet now she shoved them all at once to her two sons.

She also gave Wang Dashan and Wang Erhai a red envelope each:

"This is a departure red envelope, wishing you a smooth journey, smooth sailing, hurry up and find partners, seize the time to marry and have kids!"

"Mom, we're grown up, no need to give red envelopes anymore!" Wang Erhai declined politely.

"Must must, this is the rule. This red envelope can keep you safe!" Li Xiulan nevertheless insisted on stuffing the red envelopes into her two sons' hands.

The two brothers couldn't overcome their old mother, and in the end accepted the red envelopes.

Then carrying a trunk full of local specialties, they set off on the journey to Guangzhou.

"When we get to Guangzhou later, you take all those things in the trunk."

On the road, Wang Dashan said this to Wang Erhai.

Before he and Du Xiaojuan lived together, he'd occasionally still cook.

Now he's single alone, always eating outside, almost never cooking.

So he wanted Wang Erhai to take all the local specialties, after all Wang Erhai lives together with Zhang Xiaoyun, and still cooks often.

"Bro, this much I fundamentally can't finish eating. You take some too."

Wang Erhai replied with a bitter smile.

"You also know I don't cook now. If I take them they'll just rot in the rental house." Wang Dashan said this.

He also said:

"Who knows, Xiaoyun might like eating the cured sausage Mom made. All the cured sausage to you, cured fish too. I just want some sweet potatoes and fish heads."

Wang Erhai let out a long sigh:

"Alright alright... then how to handle the chicken?"

The chicken was already killed and cleaned; it couldn't be kept long, very easy to spoil.

Wang Dashan then said:

"How about this: tonight call Xiaoyun over to my place, we'll do hot pot and eat the chicken."

Wang Erhai then said: "Okay, Xiaoyun said she's also returning to Guangzhou today."

Wang Dashan at this moment murmured:

"Don't know if Xu Mingxin has returned to Guangzhou. If he's back, invite him over to eat together too."

Wang Erhai's face immediately showed surprise:

"Big Bro, Xu Mingxin is already down and out now, still invite him over?"

Wang Dashan however said:

"Although he's down and out now, doesn't mean he'll be down and out in the future. Additionally, don't forget, he still owes us two hundred thousand. If we cut contact, that two hundred thousand can't be gotten back, then what?"

Wang Erhai thought a bit, and also felt it was reasonable.

The main thing is can't let Xu Mingxin welch on the two hundred thousand he owes them.

This is no small amount.

Soon, the two brothers returned to their residence in Guangzhou.

Wang Erhai made a phone call to have Zhang Xiaoyun come down and help carry things up together.

After Zhang Xiaoyun came down, seeing the trunk packed full of local specialties, her small mouth immediately gaped open, utterly astonished:

"Why did you bring so many things down?"

Wang Erhai could only laugh helplessly:

"My brother and I didn't want that many, but Mom insisted on stuffing them into the car, and we had no choice."

Zhang Xiaoyun smiled wryly:

"There's no way to finish eating all of this... However, it's clear to see, your mother definitely loves you very much; these things are all filled with her love for you, old lady that she is!"

Wang Erhai said at this time:

"Bring the things up; later we'll go to Big Brother's place for hot pot. Mom also killed a chicken and brought it down for us; we'll eat this chicken tonight, just afraid it'll spoil if kept too long."

"Okay, okay, then I'll go buy some side dishes later." Zhang Xiaoyun replied with a smile.

And at this time, Wang Dashan sat in the driver's seat, calling Xu Mingxin:

"Hello, Big Brother Xu, Happy New Year, how have you been lately?"

"Dashan, Happy New Year! Didn't expect you'd actually take the initiative to call me!"

Xu Mingxin couldn't help but sigh with emotion; ever since he was fired from Anjia Real Estate, he became heavily in debt, and the friends around him left him one after another; friends who used to be very enthusiastic toward him now all avoid him like the plague.

"Back in Guangzhou, Big Brother Xu? If not, come over for a meal tonight?"

Wang Dashan warmly invited.

Xu Mingxin, however, was vigilant in his heart:

"Hehe, is this to collect a debt? Ugly words said upfront: I don't have a single penny on me right now; even if you collect, I can't pay back that two hundred thousand you're owed."

Wang Dashan hurriedly said:

"Big Brother Xu, what are you thinking? It's the New Year's beginning; how could I possibly collect a debt? That two hundred thousand you owe me, no rush to return it, take your time; I know you're having a hard time right now."

"Then what is this..." Xu Mingxin was utterly puzzled.

Wang Dashan then said:

"Purely just want to have a meal with you, no other meaning. I brought a free-range chicken down from my hometown; can't finish it myself, so thought to invite you over to eat together. Rest assured, I'm not that kind of person; you helped me before, and although you're down on your luck now, I could never repay kindness with enmity."

Hearing this, Xu Mingxin couldn't help but feel his nose turn sour.

Ever since he was fired from Anjia Real Estate and ended up with a buttocks-full of debt, he had seen through the warmth and coldness of human relations.

Now even his parents are disgusted with and hate him, believing that if not for his reckless actions, his sister wouldn't have been caught and thrown into prison.

Actually, he didn't dare go back to his hometown for the New Year this year; he's been hiding inside a cheap rental house in Guangzhou the whole time.

Truly didn't expect that at his most down-and-out moment, Wang Dashan would actually still take the initiative to invite him to eat!

"Dashan, I've done many wrong things in this life, but the only thing I didn't do wrong was make you this friend!"

Xu Mingxin spoke this sentence from the bottom of his heart.

He swore that once he turns things around later, earns money, he must pay back Wang Dashan that two hundred thousand at the first possible moment!