Chapter 33

Bang!

Ninety thousand!

I kong!

Ya! Kong-up flower! I won!

In Shuchuan, how could there be no mahjong as entertainment?

The day after the wedding, Lin Feng joined the village's mahjong game.

The stakes were tiny, starting at one yuan, with a day's win or loss at most two or three hundred yuan.

He won another round, and Lin Feng's luck was great today.

You have to know, the previous two days he had been losing all the time.

Lin Feng didn't want to cheat.

If he wanted, he could remember the position of every tile in this hand-shuffled mahjong.

After playing a few rounds, Lin Feng suddenly discovered that he actually had the talent to become a gambling god.

Clatter~

The sound of mahjong tiles rang out again.

Xiao Feng, your luck is great today!

Yeah! I've won three in a row.

Did you sleep well last night?

Haha!

I heard that yesterday, Da Yanzi got out of bed only at noon.

Tsk tsk! Xiao Feng, your physique is amazing!

At the mahjong table, the aunties occasionally made risqué jokes.

Lin Feng smiled but said nothing.

He knew that if he engaged in conversation, the aunties would only get more over the top.

Guo Yanru walked over at that moment and sat down beside Lin Feng with a smile.

Seeing Lin Feng with a cigarette in his mouth, she immediately picked up a lighter and lit it for him.

You two are really loving!

Yeah! I didn't expect Yanzi to be so thoughtful, Xiao Feng, you're really blessed!

Yanzi's skin has improved a lot these past two days; women indeed need to be nourished by a man!

Guo Yanru smiled but said nothing.

After another round ended, she pulled Lin Feng and called him to go home for a meal.

Lin Feng picked up his phone and saw that it was indeed 12 o'clock.

After Lin Feng got up, he smiled and said, "Second Aunt, Auntie Song, Sister Rong..."

After calling out to everyone, he then said, "Tomorrow Yanru and I will return to Yanjing for work; if you have time, come visit Yanjing! Then I'll treat you to roast duck at Quanjude!"

Sure thing! Sure thing! I'll definitely come if I have time.

Just got married, let's play a few more days!

The mahjong friends all tried to persuade them to stay.

They couldn't bear to part with Lin Feng, this rich sucker.

I don't even want to go back; playing mahjong every day is still quite fun.

Leaving Auntie Song's house through the gate, Lin Feng wore a nostalgic expression.

Great! If you want to stay, we'll stay a few more days.

Guo Yanru looked at Lin Feng with anticipation.

She hoped Lin Feng would stay here forever, so that she and Lin Feng could truly be husband and wife.

After returning to Yanjing, their relationship was no longer the same.

Although they had done everything that spouses do, Lin Feng would not hang himself on this tree.

Afterwards, basically they were just lovers.

I'm just joking; it's only these two or three days—if a few more days pass, I'll definitely get bored.

After saying that, Lin Feng, afraid Guo Yanru would misunderstand, put his arm around her slender waist and said, "I will never get bored of your words."

After saying that, he also kissed her on the cheek.

Guo Yanru blushed, quickly glanced around, then raised her hand and hit Lin Feng once, saying, "Even outside, you're not proper!"

The two had just reached the front door when Lao San Guo Yanwen came running out in a panic, "Sister, brother-in-law, Dad is not okay!"

Lin Feng and Guo Yanru were greatly startled and hurriedly ran back home.

Guo Qingyuan was lying on the bed.

He had another bout of illness.

Actually, when he got up in the morning, his body was already cold.

His wife Qin Li suggested going to the hospital for a check-up, but Guo Qingyuan firmly refused, saying going to the hospital would be suffering, and even if he died he wanted to die at home.

After breakfast, however, Guo Qingyuan became energetic.

He also chatted with Zhao Xiaoyang for a while, laughing happily.

At noon, when Guo Yanru went out to call Lin Feng home for a meal, he was still fine.

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye he was no longer okay.

Lin Feng entered the room and saw Guo Qingyuan lying on the bed with a pale face, devoid of any vitality.

Guo Qingyuan raised his hand and called Lin Feng over.

"Dad!" Lin Feng shouted.

For Lin Feng, it was another familiar scene.

In March, a similar situation; he saw off his family in this world.

Though the marriage was a sham, Lin Feng called "Dad" willingly.

Guo Qingyuan grabbed Lin Feng's hand and said, "Xiao Feng! No matter what happens later, be good to Yan Zi!"

Lin Feng nodded, "Dad, I understand! Rest assured, I won't let her suffer any more."

Guo Qingyuan added, "Don't forget, Yan Zi is the boss!"

"What does that mean?"

Before Lin Feng could understand, Guo Qingyuan called Guo Yanru, Guo Yanqiu and Guo Yanwen forward to settle affairs.

At a little past one o'clock noon, Guo Qingyuan breathed his last.

Then, the family began the funeral amid a sorrowful atmosphere.

Three days later, on May 30, Guo Qingyuan was interred.

On the 31st, Lin Feng and Guo Yanru also prepared to leave.

They first escorted Guo Yanqiu and Guo Yanwen to school, bringing them to the county town's station.

"You two, use your time to review; the college entrance exam is in a few days. Aim for a good university; if you get into Qingbei, coming to Yanjing is the best."

Lin Feng patted Guo Yanqiu's and Guo Yanwen's shoulders and said.

"Qingbei, huh!"

Guo Yanwen scratched his head, looking a bit uneasy.

Lin Feng smiled faintly, pulled a USB drive from his pocket and handed it to Guo Yanwen, saying, "These are practice questions I made for you; finish them and the Qingbei exam should be no problem."

He had painstakingly gathered some of this year's Shuchuan college‑entrance questions and stuffed them into a huge set of exercises.

How did Lin Feng know this year's Shuchuan exam questions?

Because in his previous life, before taking the exam, he had done this year's questions.

Everyone knows that during exam review, teachers devise all sorts of questions, and past papers are printed directly for practice tests.

He remembers only about thirty percent, though.

If Guo Yanwen and Guo Yanqiu work the problems carefully, boosting their scores by a few tens of points is no issue.

After seeing them off at the station, Lin Feng's Land Rover would take the provincial road, then the highway back to Yanjing.

"Mom, why don't you come with us to Yanjing? You'll be the only one at home."

Guo Yanru clasped her mother Qin Li's hand and urged again.

Lin Feng also nodded, "Yes, Mom! I have many houses in Yanjing; you can stay wherever you like."

Qin Li shook her head, "I'm not used to living in a big city; staying at home is comfortable. Take care of yourselves out there and visit often."

Guo Yanru's eyes reddened, "Mom, remember to take your blood‑pressure medicine on time; your health isn't good, so don't do farm work."

Qin Li waved her hand, "Got it, got it. Don't worry, let's go; it's getting late. I'll take a tricycle back later."

After speaking, Qin Li again held Guo Yanru's hand and whispered to her aside.

They didn't know Lin Feng's hearing was far beyond ordinary.

"Boss, you're not young; have a baby soon. No matter what your relationship is, a child gives you security. Even if Xiao Feng later doesn't acknowledge you, he'll acknowledge the child."

"Mom, having a baby isn't urgent."

"How can I not be urgent!? I'm already sixty, I won't live long, I just want to hold my great‑grandchild. Your father didn't see him, does that mean I can't either?"

"Mom… I understand."

"Sigh! We can't understand your generation. In the future, don't overburden yourselves; if you can save a bit on the side, save more. With money now, everything's easier."

Lin Feng, hearing this, slipped aside and smoked with Zhao Xiaoyang.

"Brother, I suddenly want to find a country girl, preferably from Shuchuan."

Zhao Xiaoyang said in a Shuchuan accent.

Lin Feng tapped Zhao Xiaoyang's head, "Just say it—you've set your sights on my sister‑in‑law."

Zhao Xiaoyang chuckled, "Yan Qiu is beautiful and diligent! I like her temperament. My mother says I should find a strong‑willed wife to manage me; Yan Qiu seems perfect."

Lin Feng nodded and gave Zhao Xiaoyang a thumbs‑up, "Your insight is impressive, brother; I support you!"

When they returned to Yanjing, it was already June 11.

They had been on the road for over ten days.

Mainly because Lin Feng wasn't in a hurry, he took the chance as a self‑drive tour.

Along the way, whenever there was a famous spot, they visited it.

Where there was good food, they stopped to enjoy it.

During that time, they received calls from Guo Yanqiu and Guo Yanwen.

The brother‑sister's college entrance exams were over.

Both thought they did well.

Lin Feng invited them to Yanjing, and the siblings, being sensible, said they would stay home to accompany their mother.

June 15, Star

Jinhu Huayuan, Building 8, Room 803.

"Sister, are you really being this ruthless?"

Lin Feng looked at Guo Yanru, who had slipped aside, with a plaintive expression.

Guo Yanru smiled, "Brother, our marriage game ends here! From now on I'm still a tenant, you're the landlord. By the way, where's the job you promised me?"

Lin Feng smiled wryly, took a stack of documents from the leather bag he always carried, and handed them to Guo Yanru.

Guo Yanru took them and began to leaf through them.

Lin Feng said in a serious tone, "These are some of the documents of Qingfeng Capital Investment Co., Ltd., a company just registered over in Xiangjiang. The registered capital is one million US dollars. The future legal representative and shareholders will not be a trivial sum."

Jack said regretfully, "Yes, we hope we will have the chance to cooperate again in the future."

"We will," Lin Feng said with a smile.

After the call ended, Lin Feng took a deep breath.

The butterfly's wings indeed exist, and now many of the trends in his memory are different from before.

At least there have been subtle changes.

If he keeps scooping money inside, it will become increasingly uncontrollable later.

After pulling back, it now depends on whether it can return to its original trajectory.

Once he confirms there are no major changes, scooping money again won't be too late.