My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 320 Clues Provided by Lao Xu

Before leaving, Li Han carefully selected several pairs of huanghuali bracelets, which were specially given to his teacher.

His Chinese history teacher was a kind old man who had been at Nanjing University for decades and should know something about former students.

The old man has no other hobbies except eating skewers. Now that he has returned to his alma mater, he can't go to meet people empty-handed, right?

The small-leaf red sandalwood is too expensive, and the old man, who knows the value of things, will definitely not accept it. Huanghuali is just right. This is called knowing the limits.

While waiting for the bus at the doorstep, Li Han remembered that in addition to himself and other relatives, there was another person who also frequently came into contact with his parents, and he might know some details that he had not noticed.

He took out his cell phone and called Xu Nian.

When he was in middle school, as his best friend, Xu Nian often came to his house and it was common for him to eat with him. Sometimes, in order to play games, he would even stay overnight under the pretext of studying.

It wasn't just because Xu Nian's parents were strict with him, the bigger reason was that his funny parents basically didn't care about anything except making sure their son didn't starve to death. Sometimes they didn't even know there was an extra person in the house.

I don’t know whether it’s because Xu Nian and I have too low a sense of presence, or if the old couple simply ignored them.

Maybe there is true love between the old couple, and I am just an accident.

Just as I was daydreaming, the phone rang.

"Hey, Fatty, let me ask you something."

"What's the matter, Lao Li?"

From Xu Nian's tone, it can be heard that he is in a good mood at the moment. However, as the unique melody of the sanxian and the sad singing of the storyteller came from the mobile phone, "Gold and iron are powerless to strike stone, the Great Sage Tianpeng is bullied by the tiger...", Li Han's mood suddenly became bad.

Good boy, no wonder you are so happy, it turns out that you have passed the Tiger Vanguard. But you have time to play Tiger Vanguard, why don’t you have time to make a design draft of Gatling for me?

"Hey, fatty, you must be in a good mood now that you've passed Tiger Pioneer, right?" Li Han said unhappily.

Xu Nian didn't seem to notice Li Han's dissatisfaction. Instead, he smiled smugly and said, "That's right. It took me a lot of effort! Old Li, did you pass it?"

"Bullshit, you have time to play with the Black Monkey, but you don't have time to use the Gatling gun!" Li Han almost vomited blood.

"...Old Li, you just said you had something to ask me?" Xu Nian wisely changed the subject. After all, Li Han was now the Party A who could not be offended.

Li Han took a deep breath and then silently repeated three times in his mind, "I am not an evil capitalist, I am the successor of socialism." Only then did he suppress the urge to beat the fat man to death.

"Let me ask you, do you still remember my parents?"

"Yes, that's absolutely true. From the first day I went to your house, I began to envy you. Where in the world can you find such good parents who don't care about their son and let him do whatever he wants? It's really free in your house!"

Li Han confirmed it in his mind several times, and finally confirmed that Xu Nian was not mocking him, he was really envious.

How did you describe Xu Nian's parents? Describing them as a tiger mom and a wolf dad is not an exaggeration, but a statement of fact.

However, his parents were quite nice to him. The reason was very simple. In the simple values ​​of Mr. and Mrs. Xu, he was an excellent student with good grades, and they felt at ease letting their precious son stay with him.

"Thinking back to the time I spent at your house, it was the happiest time of my life. I could play games when I wanted to, you would cook for me when I was hungry, and I could watch movies while having supper at night. Your parents didn't care anyway. Where can I live such a carefree life nowadays!" As he spoke, Xu Nian also let out a long sigh. Li Han thought that this more or less contained some silent accusations against himself, the cold-blooded Party A.

Xu Nian suddenly looked a little worried and asked, "Hey, why do you ask that? Are uncle and aunt okay? Oh, I haven't seen them for a long time. Is anything wrong?"

"It's okay. After getting rid of me, the old couple are now living happily somewhere."

Li Han touched his nose and felt helpless towards his parents. Perhaps his independent and somewhat withdrawn character was forced upon him by the old couple since he was a child.

"So when you were at my house, did you notice anything special about my parents, or anything different from other people?"

"If you say so, let me think about it carefully..."

Xu Nian hesitated for a moment, as if thinking about something, and then he said, "If you want to talk about the special place, there is indeed one. In their eyes, you, their son, are like air, dispensable. I was so envious at that time. Why don't my parents treat me like air?"

"You are talking nonsense. Don't I know that my parents think I am nothing?"

Li Han said unhappily, "I mean, apart from these, what else do you think is strange about them?"

"If I really want to say there's anything strange, then there isn't. Hey, I wonder if this counts as one?"

Judging from Xu Nian's tone, it seemed that he remembered something. Li Han hurriedly asked, "What is it? Tell me."

"Haven't you noticed that your parents really like reading books, or ancient books? Every time I go to your house, I never see your parents idle. They are either reading or taking notes. I thought it was strange at the time. They are adults, why are they studying more seriously than us students?

By the way, I remember there was a particularly old book from the Nanyang Technological University Library, and it still had the library label on it.

Old books from the NTU Library?

I was probably about 15 or 16 years old at that time, and my husband and I had graduated for almost 20 years. Did we still go to the library of Nanjing University to borrow books?
Li Han wondered, could it be that there was something in the book that the old couple was particularly interested in?
"Do you remember what book it was?"

"It's been so many years, how can I remember it so clearly? I just remember it was called something like 'Supplement'."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Fatty. By the way, my Gatling gun..."

"I'll do it right away!" After saying that, Xu Nian quickly hung up the phone.

But before hanging up, Li Han clearly heard him muttering, "What the hell! Even the donkey in the production team needs to take a break."

"Hey, this fat guy!"

Li Han cursed with a smile, but he was thinking in his heart. He had already memorized all the books left by his parents and had read them countless times when he had nothing to do, but he had not seen any old book called "Supplement".

He also remembered the notes that Xu Nian mentioned, but he didn't have them at home. They must have been taken away by his parents before they left.

It seems that I really have to go to Nanjing University, but why hasn’t the car arrived yet?
The School of History of Nanjing University is located in the Xianlin Campus, but Nanjing University has three libraries, the largest of which is located in the Gulou Campus. However, the libraries are connected by a system, so you should be able to find clues about the "supplement" by going to the library in the Xianlin Campus.

Just as he was thinking about it, Li Han saw a Jinbei car driving out of the shop opposite and driving towards him. After a few seconds, it stopped steadily in front of him.

(End of this chapter)