Chapter 22

Su Xinghui took the initiative to wash the lotus root. Seeing him so sensible, Guo Suhua beamed.

While he was washing the lotus root, Zhang Cheng, Xu Xiaoguang, and Wu Jun arrived. After entering, they called out "Uncle, Auntie." Guo Suhua smiled and said, "Are you looking for Xinghui? Xinghui, your classmates are here. Stop washing, leave it there and I'll wash it."

Su Xinghui came out and saw it was Zhang Cheng and the others, so he wiped his hands dry and led them into his room.

Guo Suhua shouted from outside, "Stay for lunch!"

Zhang Cheng agreed. Su Xinghui closed the door and turned on the electric fan.

Xu Xiaoguang smiled. "Xinghui, how was the situation last night?"

Su Xinghui naturally understood what Xu Xiaoguang meant. He said irritably, "Don't you know? There's nothing between her and me."

The three looked at each other and sang in a strange, mocking tone: "Will you still love me tomorrow!"

Watching them laugh together after singing, Su Xinghui shook his head with a bitter smile. Although he had been reborn, his emotional experience in his past life was also very limited, and he always didn't know how to respond to such topics.

After laughing for a while, Xu Xiaoguang said seriously, "No more jokes. Xinghui, why did you go to that ghost place, Meng Hu Ling? With your talent, where couldn't you go?"

Su Xinghui said, "It's fine, you can achieve results anywhere."

Xu Xiaoguang said, "Meng Hu Ling is famously the most backward place in the whole county, where birds don't even lay eggs. What results can you achieve? You didn't offend anyone, did you?"

Su Xinghui didn't expect Xu Xiaoguang to hit the nail on the head, but he naturally couldn't admit it directly. He shook his head. "No, I requested to go there myself. The more backward the place, the easier it is to achieve results."

Xu Xiaoguang suddenly became anxious. "How could you request to go there yourself? That place is a complete pit! While it's still early, either let Zhang Cheng's dad help you get transferred back, or come to my family's construction company. The company is just short of educated people, and my dad likes you too. As long as you come, you definitely won't be treated unfairly."

Su Xinghui knew Xu Xiaoguang wasn't lying. In his past life, when Su Xinghui wasn't doing well, Xu Xiaoguang had invited him several times, but Su Xinghui's pathetic self-esteem had made him refuse several times. This time he refused again, but not because of self-esteem.

Su Xinghui said sincerely to Xu Xiaoguang, "Xiaoguang, thank you! But I feel I'm doing quite well at Meng Hu Ling now, and the leaders value me quite highly. Let me work there for now. If I really can't go on, I will definitely ask you for help."

Zhang Cheng said to Xu Xiaoguang, "See, I told you Xinghui wouldn't agree. I tried to persuade him yesterday."

Xu Xiaoguang shook his head helplessly. "Then if you're not happy working there, you must tell your brothers."

Su Xinghui nodded in agreement.

Wu Jun said, "How about we go to Meng Hu Ling to see Xinghui next time?"

Zhang Cheng nodded. "Sure, let's go next Sunday."

Xu Xiaoguang also nodded in agreement. This matter was settled.

At lunch, his sister Su Xingyun and brother-in-law Tan Mingcheng returned. They also brought Su Xinghui's little nephew, Tan Weisheng. They had heard Su Xinghui was back and had come home specifically to see him.

Su Xingyun was a nurse at the People's Hospital, and Tan Mingcheng worked at the Health Bureau. Tan Weisheng was only three years old this year and was in kindergarten. Su Xinghui had always had a very good relationship with his sister and brother-in-law, and he was very happy to see them back. The whole family, along with Zhang Cheng, Xu Xiaoguang, and Wu Jun, had a happy meal.

Zhang Cheng and the other two had played with Su Xinghui since they were children, and they had eaten at each other's houses countless times, so the Su family didn't treat them as guests.

During the meal, Su Xingyun asked with concern about Su Xinghui's situation at Meng Hu Ling. Su Xinghui naturally said everything was fine. After the meal, Su Xingyun secretly stuffed fifty yuan into Su Xinghui's hand, telling him to buy more good food in the countryside.

No matter how Su Xinghui tried to push it away, he couldn't, so he had to accept it. He thought to himself that he would definitely treat his sister's family twice as well in the future.

Xu Xiaoguang had originally intended to treat everyone to dinner tonight, but Su Xinghui said he wanted to spend time with his family, so he had to give up.

After spending Sunday at home with his parents, on Monday morning, Su Xinghui took the bus to Jiangcheng.

Jiangcheng was more than seventy kilometers away from Shangjun County, but the highway between the two places was well-maintained; it was a secondary highway, and because the road administration department maintained it frequently, the road conditions were much better. A bus trip only took a little over two hours.

Su Xinghui didn't get off in the Jiangcheng urban area but got off at Qingyu Township, four or five kilometers away from the city. His aunt Su Cuie and uncle Yu Maode lived in Qingyu Township.

Qingyu Township was on the banks of the Changjiang River. At this time, Qingyu Township was still a suburb, but ten years later, with the expansion of the city, Qingyu Township would become an urban area, and its name would change to Qingyuzui.

Su Xinghui had been here countless times and was naturally familiar with the place. Even after his rebirth, as soon as he arrived, he naturally felt familiar. Moreover, there was only one road to Yujiawan, where the Yu family lived, so he couldn't go wrong no matter how he walked.

After getting off the bus, Su Xinghui walked for ten minutes and arrived at his aunt's house. Here, every family raised dogs, and there was barking all the way. But Su Xinghui walked past as if no one was there. These dogs were local country dogs and generally wouldn't bite people; they just served to remind their owners. Seeing Su Xinghui walking with confidence, they barked a few times and then stopped.

In Yujiawan, the surname Yu was naturally a common one. The Yu Maode family had lived here for generations and had been physicians for generations, and they were deeply respected by the villagers. Their house was in the center of the village, a large three-room tiled house. As soon as you walked into the village, you could see it at a glance.

When Su Xinghui walked toward the three-room tiled house, Yu Maode's dogs also barked. But when Su Xinghui got closer, the dogs his family raised stopped barking and instead whimpered, circling Su Xinghui's legs. They still remembered Su Xinghui; he had come here before he graduated.

Walking into the middle room, he saw Yu Maode sitting at a square table taking the pulse of a middle-aged man. Behind him, several people were waiting for Yu Maode to see them. On the other side of the square table, Su Xinghui's third cousin, Yu Gaofeng, was sitting there writing medical records.

Su Xinghui didn't disturb Yu Maode while he was seeing patients. He walked toward Yu Gaofeng. Yu Gaofeng looked up, saw Su Xinghui, nodded at him, and let him sit. He sat down on a chair.

Actually, Yu Maode knew Su Xinghui had arrived, but he was always very serious when seeing patients. He focused on taking the pulse of the middle-aged man for a while and asked a few questions, while Yu Gaofeng kept recording on paper with a brush.

Although Yu Maode was sixty years old, his mind was still sharp. Before long, he had seen all the patients sitting in the main room, prescribed medicine for each of them, and dispensed the medicine.

It was nearly noon, and all the patients had been seen. Only then did Yu Maode say to Su Xinghui, "Xinghui, you're here? Didn't you start working? Today should be a workday, why do you have time to come?"

Su Xinghui said, "The secretary of our township sent me to Jiangcheng to handle some business..."

After listening to Su Xinghui, Yu Maode said, "It shouldn't be a big problem for you to ask Gaoshan for help, but he went to the city to sell fish and won't be back until tonight. You should stay here for the night."

Su Xinghui nodded and asked, "Where is my aunt?"

Yu Maode said, "Where else? Tending her vegetable garden. She should be in the kitchen cooking now." ===== CHAPTER 24 =====