Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 153 There is a Girl in the Village
Are childhood friends from the countryside still considered childhood friends?
In fact, Zhou Wang himself didn’t have the answer.

After all, they were just a few friends who got together to play in a specific period and environment.

Several faces were blurred, and Zhou Wang only remembered a boy and a girl.

The reason why I remember that boy is that he was later contaminated by bad things and was sent to a certain institution. When Zhou Wang heard about it, it became a deep memory.

Zhou Wang's parents were still feeling lucky that Zhou Wang didn't play with him all the time, and that they brought Zhou Wang to Jingcheng and got away from the small "quagmire" of Lu County...

As for the girl, it is this “Linlin”.

Zhou Wang didn’t even know her real name. He just remembered that she was a very cute little sister with big eyes, who was about two or three years younger than him.

But now Zhou Wang recalls that he loved to go to her house to play at that time, not because this younger sister was fun, but because of "Sister Xiaoyu" as his aunt called her.

The ignorant boy was unaware of this, but the charm of a mature and gentle woman in her twenties had actually been attracting him subconsciously.

If everything has both a light and a dark side, then in Zhou Wang's adolescence, the "light" corresponds to Sister Qingkui, who always holds a pile of books and walks with a breeze, while the "dark" represents Sister Xiaoyu, who washes clothes by the river and smiles as soon as she looks up.

The combination of light and darkness is the complete yearning of big boys for women during their enlightenment period.

As for the kiss that made Linlin cry, Zhou Wang really didn't mean it...

At that time, the TV seemed to be broadcasting "My Fair Princess". I don't know which clip I was watching, but the two children who were playing "role play" played Erkang and Ziwei...

To be precise, Linlin didn't cry because of his kiss, but because of his bite.

But the most incredible thing is that Sister Xiaoyu didn't beat him, but beat her own daughter instead...

"Ahem, auntie, let's not talk about these old stories."

Zhou Wang awkwardly stopped his aunt who was about to elaborate, "I'm just curious, how is their family doing now?"

My aunt also lives in Zhaozhuang, and she is obviously familiar with these things. She heard the words and began with a standard sigh: "What else can I do? You are an orphan and a widow, and Linlin hasn't finished her studies yet. Is your sister Xiaoyu looking for that man..."

After listening to his aunt for a while, Zhou Wang roughly understood.

Tragedy still comes from a marriage without choice.

Sister Xiaoyu got married at the age of 16. Although this kind of thing doesn’t happen often in rural areas, it’s not uncommon. Many older generations don’t have any concept of legal age when handling these things. They just get on the bus first and buy the ticket later, and holding a banquet is a ceremony…

Unfortunately, the man she married was not a good guy. He got into trouble in the city. I heard from my aunt that he had been imprisoned for the third time and was undergoing reform somewhere...

Chatting about family matters, around eleven or twelve o'clock, these aunts who had extremely regular schedules could no longer bear it and left one after another.

The card table was still busy and filled with smoke. Judging from the situation, it seemed like they would be playing all night long...

Zhao Guihua didn't care about Lao Zhou at this time and went to sleep on her own. Zhou Wang sat and played with his mobile phone for a while, as if he was reviewing memorials every day. After replying to some missed messages, he went upstairs to sleep.

Zhou Wang had just fallen asleep amid the buzzing of mosquitoes when he was woken up by a phone call.

When he saw who was calling, he answered the phone with some annoyance.

"Xixi, if this isn't something important, I'll drag you out and behead you!"

"I'm sorry, boss. I wanted to report to you tomorrow, but I think this is a serious matter and I should tell you in time..."

Xu Wenxi's sweet and timid voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Is there really something important?" Zhou Wang asked in surprise.

"Boss, the lottery ticket you bought really won the prize!"

Speaking of this, Xu Wenxi's voice unconsciously sounded a little excited.

"Oh?"

Zhou Wang was stunned for a moment, then he sat up from the bed, "Isn't the lottery draw at 9:30?"

The lottery draw date for the lottery tickets that Zhou Wang bought casually yesterday is tonight. Since there was no movement from Xu Wenxi at 9 o'clock, Zhou Wang assumed that he had not won the prize. He didn't expect her to call him now.

"Sorry, Boss, I was delayed by something earlier, and I just had time to check the prize information..."

Xu Wenxi said guiltily.

"It's okay...By the way, is everything okay at home?"

Zhou Wang remembered that Xu Wenxi should be in her hometown Yi County these days, so he asked.

"well enough."

Xu Wenxi hesitated for a moment, then realized something was wrong and said with a smile: "Boss, you don't even care how much money you won from the lottery, why are you chatting with me about family matters..."

"Money is not important, you are important."

Zhou Wang came up with it casually.

"..."

Xu Wenxi fell silent all of a sudden.

"Hey, Sissi, are you still there?"

Zhou Wang waited for a while and asked puzzledly.

"I...it's okay."

Xu Wenxi's voice rang out again, but it was a little hoarse. Soon she chuckled and said, "Boss, you won the second prize, but you got one number wrong!"

"Second prize?"

When Zhou Wang heard that it was not the first prize, he was not disappointed. After all, he already knew that the main theme of Halo was "Little Luck". Hearing this, he just asked curiously, "How much money is it?"

"The single bet was over 99, but because you added to the bet, it's actually a little over . And you bet times, so the final prize should be around million..."

One bet is only a few hundred thousand...

Zhou Wang didn't expect the difference between the second prize and the first prize to be so big. After all, he only got one number wrong...

Fortunately, he bet on all his numbers 99 times, so the amount after doubling was a little more than the usual first prize.

Not bad, not bad, it was free money anyway, and it just so happened that he had spent a lot of money on this trip home, so it could be considered to make up for his cash flow...

"Okay, then you keep the lottery ticket and help me redeem the prize when we return to Mingcheng."

"what?"

Listening to Zhou Wang's not-very-excited tone, Xu Wenxi briefly doubted her life again.

Even nearly 20 million can't arouse the emotions of your boss?

Xu Wenxi wanted to ask, "Aren't you afraid that I will run away with the money? Why don't you let me go to claim the prize?" After all, lottery only looks at the ticket stub...

But before she could ask, Zhou Wang said "good night" and hung up the phone. "I won't!"

Xu Wenxi answered to the phone which had gone off screen as if talking to herself, and then laughed like a fool.

As soon as she put down her phone and listened to the faint quarreling sounds of her parents outside the room, Xu Wenxi wrapped herself tightly in the quilt and buried her head deeply...

……

Because he didn’t sleep well, Zhou Wang stayed in bed for a while the next morning. He didn’t come downstairs until his mother called him at around ten o’clock.

Normally, people in the countryside eat early, but the food was already on the table at half past ten, making it difficult for Zhou Wang to judge whether what he was eating was breakfast or lunch...

What surprised Zhou Wang was that Jiang Qingkui, who had returned in a GLC, was already sitting at the dining table.

While eating, Zhou Wang received a message from Xu Wenxi. Before he had time to take a closer look at the bank deposit text message, it had already arrived.

“招商银行：您尾号1111的账户于08月04日10：41收入人民币15，234，912元。”

After Zhou Wang asked, he found out that Xu Wenxi rushed to Mingcheng from Yixian early in the morning, and took the staff of China Merchants Bank Private Banking to the Sports Lottery Center. After doing all this, she ran back to Yixian.

In fact, Zhou Wang was not in a hurry, but it was obvious that Xu Wenxi did not want to keep more than 10 million in her pocket, which would make her feel uneasy.

Zhou Wang was not worried that Xu Wenxi would run away with the money. Xu Wenxi's loyalty on her resume had already reached "88", almost reaching the level of "absolutely devoted".

Even if she really has some ideas, the change in loyalty will be immediately fed back to Zhou Wang. It can only be said that the existence of the [Universal Resume] is simply a blessing for a lazy boss like Zhou Wang.

It is worth mentioning that Jiang Qingkui's initial loyalty of 70 points has increased slightly in the past few days, reaching 75. Before returning home yesterday, it was only 73...

Jiang Qingkui was confused by Zhou Wang's strange look. Although he had no expression on his face, his hand obviously slipped when he was picking up the food...

Zhou Wang looked at his balance again.

His spending had been quite high in the past two days, and his bank card balance, which originally amounted to more than 25 million, had dropped to just over 17 million.

Now with this amount of money coming in, Zhou Wang's cash balance has jumped back to over 30 million...

After winning the lottery jackpot twice within one month, Zhou Wang really wanted to ask, who else?
After a happy lunch, it was time for Zhou Wang and his family to return.

Originally, she could have stayed for two more days, as Lao Zhou's work in the archives was not very busy, but Zhao Guihua was worried about the house decoration. Anyway, the "European tour group" would be organized in a few days, and Zhao Guihua would definitely have to come again as the leader, so it didn't matter.

They also had to bring their grandmother back to Jingcheng. Although Bupa Group provided door-to-door service, the experience report had to be issued at a designated health center.

Before leaving, Zhou Wang threw the remaining half of the Diaoyutai to his uncle, asking him to share it. Then he sat in the back seat of the Mercedes-Benz G and waved goodbye to all his relatives.

If nothing unexpected happens, the next time we meet will be during the Chinese New Year...

……

I didn't follow the car on the return trip.

Because Zhao Guihua had complained about him a lot when he came here, Lao Zhou probably wanted to prove his driving skills, and the Mercedes-Benz GLC soon disappeared on the country road.

Zhou Wang was not in a hurry. He just asked Miao Ying to drive slowly. He rolled down the car window and admired the scenery outside the window which he would not see for a long time.

When the car passed a small intersection, Zhou Wang saw a familiar crooked tree. The corresponding memory had not yet emerged, but he felt an inexplicable throbbing in his heart.

"parking."

Miao Ying stepped on the brakes as she was told, and Jiang Qingkui looked over in confusion.

"wait for me."

Zhou Wang didn't explain, he just opened the car door and got out.

He looked at the crooked tree again, making sure he was not in the wrong place, then slowly walked into the narrow path.

After a few meters, an open yard appeared in front of me. There was a well in the yard, but it had long been abandoned and blocked by rocks and garbage.

There are three families in the relatively clean yard, all of which are low houses that are relatively old. The doors of two of them are closed, and it looks like no one has lived there for a long time.

But at the innermost part of the yard, there was still a family with one side of the double door open. At this moment, a girl in a white floral dress was squatting by the door, teasing a dog that was lying on its belly at her feet...

Tabby cat?
Zhou Wang wasn't sure about the breed, but it was the kind of wild cat that was very common in the village.

Under the midday sun, the curvaceous girl seemed to be covered with a layer of light. Her long, soft but slightly parted hair was draped on one side, revealing a pretty face that was giggling.

Her skin was not fair and had some freckles, but her pretty features and pure smile made her look radiant at the moment.

Zhou Wang watched from afar and vaguely saw the shadow of Sister Xiaoyu in the girl.

The scene was so beautiful that Zhou Wang subconsciously took out his cell phone and took a picture.

But the "click" sound of the camera finally alerted the kitten. It turned its head, glanced at Zhou Wang, and ran away. The girl finally noticed the uninvited guest standing in the yard.

The moment she saw Zhou Wang, the girl was stunned for a moment, then she pulled her skirt in panic, as if she wanted to cover up the badly worn slippers on her feet.

Perhaps after realizing that this didn't work, the girl turned around and ran into the house, leaving Zhou Wang, who had just raised his hand halfway, frozen in place, feeling a little awkward.

Just as Zhou Wang was thinking that he might have been a little abrupt, the girl half-poked her body out of the house again. She didn't dare to look Zhou Wang directly in the eye, but when she looked up occasionally, there was shyness and curiosity in her dark eyes.

"Linlin?"

Zhou Wang, who finally had a chance to speak, smiled and waved at her, "Do you still remember me?"

The girl opened her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but finally just nodded slightly.

Seeing that the other party still remembered him, Zhou Wang moved closer and said with a smile: "I haven't been back for a long time. I just happened to pass by and came to see you and Sister Xiaoyu. Is your mother home?"

"exist."

The girl finally spoke, speaking in very unstandard Mandarin: "My...my mother is...no, not feeling well. She is sleeping in the house..."

Zhou Wang thought she was just nervous and didn't care.

Hearing that Sister Xiaoyu was resting, Zhou Wang had no choice but to give up. He stood in the yard and tried to say a few words to Linlin, but the other party seemed very reserved and kept her head down most of the time. She also had no intention of inviting Zhou Wang into the house to sit down.

Zhou Wang looked at the introverted and timid girl in front of him. She was very different from the lively and lovely little white flower in his memory, and he sighed in his heart.

Linlin actually has a very good foundation. If a girl like her was born in a wealthy city and knew how to dress, she would be the goddess of many people...

Unfortunately, she was standing in the shadow of the small main room at this moment, and she was so inconspicuous after losing the sunlight.

After expressing his feelings, Zhou Wang was about to say goodbye when a loud noise suddenly came from the room.

　I wanted to update three times today, but I got a little stuck...

　　I'll post one update first. There will be at least one more update at midnight, the time is uncertain, so please get up tomorrow and read it.

　　I'm sorry, quality and quantity are always pulling me apart, and I haven't found a way to have both...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)