After the college entrance examination, life began to follow one's heart

Chapter 182 Daily life
Xu Lin soon met Ning Yuhan's grandparents.

My grandparents are honest, kind, and hospitable people.

After entering the house, Xu Lin's grandparents invited him to lunch.

Before long, Ning Yuhan's uncle and aunt came downstairs to meet Xu Lin.

Ning Yuhan said that her uncle's family lived in another part of the village, at the foot of the mountain.

Ning Yuhan had previously mentioned that they would clean up the vegetation on the back mountain during the New Year, because the back mountain belonged to their small family.

In the afternoon.

Ning Yuhan took Xu Lin to the top of the old house to take a look.

At the foot of the mountain was a large house with tiled roof and mud bricks, and further down was a flat-roofed building, which was my uncle's house.

How many children does your uncle have?

"Four! Two older cousins ​​and two older cousins. My eldest cousin is already married. My two older cousins ​​and another older cousin have all gone out to work and will be on vacation soon."

How are your older cousins ​​doing in school?

"My eldest cousin didn't go to university, she graduated from high school. My eldest cousin went to a second-tier university, while my second cousin and my cousin both went to first-tier universities."

"Your family is quite impressive. There are only six people in the village who got into top universities, and you have two of them, plus one from a prestigious university," Xu Lin said in surprise.

"Everyone in my family knows we need to study hard!"

Ning Yuhan said.

"I don't think so. Sometimes it depends on genes. Some people are born knowing that they need to study hard."

Xu Lin also said to Sui Sui and An An, whom he was holding, "Sui Sui, An An, you must study hard, okay?"

Children are still in the stage of forming their values, and children from ordinary families must develop good values ​​as they grow up.

If the child is from a wealthy family, then their values ​​will be completely different.

"Brother-in-law, I will study hard!"

"Brother-in-law, I can do that too!"

Both children were very focused.

Xu Lin looked at Ning Yuhan beside him: "Are Sui Sui and An An starting elementary school next September?"

"Correct!"

Ning Yuhan nodded.

"I'll see if I can get Sui Sui and An An to attend primary school in Duanzhou next year. At least they'll be in a pretty good primary school, and the learning environment will be better."

"Oh, no need, that's too much trouble."

Ning Yuhan knew that Xu Lin would have to pay again. She didn't know what to do, as Xu Lin always ended up paying for things.

Xu Lin didn't take it seriously, and simply said, "When you go to elementary school in the county town, many of your classmates have parents from rural backgrounds. They might not be as good at educating their children as your uncles and aunts are at educating Sui Sui An An."

Unlike children raised by rural parents, Sui Sui and An An are very clean. They know to use tissues when they have runny noses, but they don't know how to use their sleeves or collars. So their clothes and overall appearance are very clean. Don't underestimate these small actions; for four- or five-year-old children, this is quite remarkable.

Xu Lin continued, "Comprehensive quality is positively correlated with economic conditions. In other words, the better the economic conditions, the higher the comprehensive quality. This is based on a large sample discussion. We will not discuss individual cases. For example, there are scumbags in good universities, which is normal. But people who graduate from good universities will have better comprehensive quality than those from ordinary universities or even those who have never attended university. This is also based on a large sample discussion. We will not discuss survivor bias. Senior, don't you think so?"

"Yes." Ning Yuhan nodded.

Large samples are the foundation of statistics; samples that are too small are not worth discussing, and survivor bias is even less worth discussing.

Xu Lin: "So Sui Sui and An An should go to a very good primary school. After graduating from primary school, they can go directly to a very good junior high school in the area. This way, their learning environment before high school will be guaranteed. If they have a good foundation, they can go to a very good high school. Just listen to me. Besides, it won't cost much money."

"Alright then." Ning Yuhan pursed her lips.

"Sui Sui, An An, you'll be starting elementary school next year. Will you be able to count yet?"

"meeting!"

Every year, she would start counting on her fingers: "1, 2, 3..."

In the end, he actually counted to twenty-five.

"Brother-in-law, aren't I amazing?"

"so smart!"

Xu Lin knew that the two siblings had only started kindergarten this year and were currently four and a half years old.

"Where's An An?"

"Brother-in-law, I know the multiplication table!"

"Oh? The multiplication table?"

This was quite intriguing. Xu Lin asked, "How much is 1*1?"

"1!"

What about 1*2?

"2!"

Xu Lin continued asking questions selectively, and he would also shuffle the order of the questions.

What about 8*6?

"48!"

What about 9*5?

"45!"

"An'an is so smart, she already knows all the second-grade elementary school material."

Xu Lin then posed a more difficult question: "What about 81 ÷ 9?"

"9!"

Xu Lin then asked a few more division questions, all of which were the results from the multiplication table, but asked them in reverse order, and An An was able to answer them all.

"Senior, look how smart Sui Sui and An An are. It would be a waste if they didn't go to a good primary school. The threshold for a bad primary school is too low. The best students might become bad students if they go to a good primary school."

Xu Lin said excitedly, "So, senior, it's settled then."

"You make the decision, I'll listen to you."

Ning Yuhan nodded again.

"Come on, let's go inside the old house and take a look."

"Yeah, come with me!"

Ning Yuhan opened the wooden door of the old house.

The first thing you smell is chicken droppings.

Actually, it's just that Ning Yuhan's grandfather and uncle leave the chickens here overnight, which is normal in the countryside. Otherwise, where would they leave the chickens at night?

"Brother-in-law, look, there's a big rooster in the cage!"

Sui Sui pointed to one of the chicken coops. Xu Lin looked over and saw that there was indeed a castrated rooster inside, and it was quite large.

Ning Yuhan reminded him, "My grandfather sent me a message last night saying you're coming today. He's here to fleece you tonight."

Now that Xu Lin has come to our door, according to local custom, we'll definitely have a big meal that night, and it has to include chicken.

These farm-raised chickens from the countryside are incomparable to the hormone-injected chickens from the city.

"You're in for a treat tonight!"

Xu Lin laughed and said, "May you have peace and safety every year. How about we have a big rooster for dinner tonight?"

"OK!"

"Eat the rooster!"

The old house doesn't get much natural light, so it's dark inside.

Everything is quite old, with a history spanning several decades.

But some things are still working, such as the old pendulum clock on the wall, which is as old as the old house itself. This kind of pendulum clock can continue to work by turning it every now and then.

Ning Yuhan said that the clock was already there before she was born.

"Huh? Are there swallows up there?"

Xu Lin looked at the swallow's nest on the wall.

Ning Yuhan shook her head. "There haven't been any swallows for more than ten years. They disappeared when I was very young."

Xu Lin hummed in agreement, but didn't say anything more.

Swallows are amazing birds; they specifically choose to build their nests in places with many people.

If swallows build nests in a family, the family will prosper. Conversely, if a family is isolated and has few people, swallows will not come. Swallows do not enter humble homes. A humble home does not refer to a poor family or a fallen noble family, but rather a family that lacks human presence.

There are still swallows at Xu Lin's maternal grandfather's house. Grandpa said that swallows only come to a house if it is blessed. Otherwise, swallows will not even glance at your house when they pass by. So Grandpa takes the swallows' nest very seriously. No one can knock it down. Even now, even though Grandpa has some dementia, he still remembers the swallows' nest.

After staying at the old house for about ten minutes, Xu Lin and the others left.

It's still afternoon.

Xu Lin suggested taking a walk around the village, so Ning Yuhan took the lead.

The village is small; you can walk through it in no time. It's similar to other rural villages, with nothing particularly special about it. It's just that Xu Linchu is new here and finds it interesting.

It's only mid-January now, and there's still about a month until the Lunar New Year. At this time, many migrant workers are still away from home, and the village isn't very lively; it's mostly populated by elderly people, women, and children.

There are also some young people.

It's about four o'clock in the afternoon.

Xu Lin and the others returned home.

At this moment, Grandpa caught the rooster from the top of the old house.

Ning Haifeng has two brothers and two sisters, who are Ning Yuhan's two aunts.

In rural areas, elderly people usually live with their youngest son, while the eldest son moves out of the family.

Ning Haifeng's side has already boiled the water and is preparing to slaughter the chicken.

"Xiao Lin, you're back?"

"Yes, I took a walk around the village with Hanhan."

Xu Lin asked, "Uncle, are you going to kill the chicken?"

"Yes, we're getting ready to kill the chicken. Xiao Lin, what kind of chicken would you like to eat?"

"How about the poached chicken? It's quite famous around here."

"Poached chicken is fine too, we'll make half stir-fried and half poached chicken!"

Ning Haifeng, holding the rooster, laughed and said, "This chicken weighs over seven pounds!" "Uncle, let's all join in!"

Xu Lin rolled up his sleeves.

"Xiao Lin, you don't need to bother."

"It's okay, Uncle, I'll just grab it. I do this all the time back in my hometown."

Xu Lin had already arrived, eager to try.

Seeing that he couldn't refuse such kindness, Ning Haifeng said, "Okay, you can help me catch it."

So, the father-in-law and son-in-law, Ning Haifeng, were responsible for drawing blood with a knife, while Xu Lin was responsible for holding the rooster's feet and wings.

The two children, Sui Sui and An An, weren't afraid of this at all and watched from the side. However, An An, being a girl, would cover her eyes and peek through her fingers.

Xu Lin also helped with the subsequent tasks of plucking chicken feathers and cleaning its internal organs.

Although Xu Lin grew up in the city, his hometown is actually in the countryside, so he naturally knows how to do these simple jobs.

It's not appropriate for him to just stand there while visiting right now.

the other side.

"Oh right, Hanhan, we're out of soy sauce at home. Let's go to the convenience store and buy a bottle!"

Ning Haifeng looked at his daughter.

"Oh, I'll go right away."

Ning Yuhan then went out to the convenience store.

More than five hours had passed since Xu Lin arrived in the village, and many people knew that a new face had come to the village—Ning Yuhan's boyfriend.

Who is Ning Yuhan? Many people in the village don't know, but as soon as you mention Haifeng's daughter, everyone understands.

Many years ago, Wu Xiulin, a great beauty, married Ning Haifeng. Later, her daughter grew up to be as beautiful as a fairy, becoming more and more graceful and exceptionally beautiful as she grew up.

Now, Ning Haifeng's youngest son and daughter are the same; they are not on the same level as other children in the village at all. Other children are typical rural children, even if some parents have moved to the city and their children have better living conditions, but they are still not as good as the two siblings, Sui Sui and An An. Ning Haifeng's two children are really too special; they are exceptionally good-looking.

Before long, Ning Yuhan arrived at the convenience store.

There are many people in the convenience store now, mostly women.

A woman asked her in Cantonese, "Yuhan, how much is your boyfriend's two million?"

The middle-aged and elderly people didn't recognize Xu Lin's car, but some of the younger people did. They were all stunned when they saw a Porsche Panamera GTS parked on the large playground ahead.

The best car in the village costs less than 500,000 yuan, and the owner is a small business owner who only comes back for the Chinese New Year and Qingming Festival.

But now, it's truly frightening that a young man from out of town is driving a car worth over two million yuan.

They were just discussing this in the convenience store. They were saying that Haifeng's son-in-law is very rich, and Haifeng's daughter has found a very rich and handsome boyfriend.

Moreover, Xu Lin is 1.87 meters tall. In this village, no young man is taller than him. In the south, the average height is relatively short. The proportion of local natives who can reach 1.8 meters is very small. 1.7 meters is already considered very tall.

Xu Lin is the epitome of a rich, handsome, and successful man in the city.

This has caused widespread shock and discussion.

Putting everything else aside, the car alone, worth over two million, completely stunned the people at the convenience store.

So people couldn't help but ask Ning Yuhan.

"I am not sure as well."

Ning Yuhan is always discreet when asked questions about money.

Because people kept asking her, Ning Yuhan quickly bought some soy sauce and went home. No matter how much they asked, Ning Yuhan just said she didn't know or wasn't sure.

It's getting a little late.

after an hour.

As night was about to fall, Xu came down to buy drinks.

At this time, there were fewer people at the convenience store because everyone had gone back to do their own things.

When Xu Lin bought a drink, the store manager asked him in Cantonese, "I heard your car is worth over two million?"

"Ah."

Xu Lin nodded directly.

Xu Lin is unlike Ning Yuhan, who is very low-key and doesn't flaunt her wealth.

But Xu Lin is different.

The social operating mechanisms in rural areas and cities are two different concepts. Rural areas are relatively closed small societies with complex yet simple interpersonal relationships. In the old society, if a family had two or more sons, and these sons weren't just honest, passive people who wouldn't fight back when beaten, but rather shrewd and resourceful—in short, like spirited young men—then that family certainly wouldn't be bullied. Even now, things are still similar in rural areas, but with economic development, something else has changed. Now, if a son does well outside the village, he's respected by others there.

Xu Lin asked Ning Yuhan, and she said that there are only two major surnames in this village, Huang and Li. People with the same surname are all related. Only the Ning family consists of two households: Ning Haifeng's family and Ning Yuhan's uncle Ning Haijin's family.

Normally, everyone in a village gets along well, but when it comes to matters of interest, they will definitely show favoritism towards their own family's surname. These things are very pragmatic.

Therefore, when Xu Lin said his car was very expensive, it was as if he was telling others that Ning Yuhan's family had powerful backers.

Wow, that's impressive! Over two million!

The store manager was shocked, wondering how much two million was, which really made him uneasy.

Xu Lin bought the drinks and left. After tonight, everyone in the village knew that Ning Haifeng's son-in-law was a wealthy man who drove a luxury car worth over two million yuan. Everyone was talking about it.

It's lunchtime.

Dinner tonight was very lively. In addition to Ning Yuhan's family, her uncle and aunt were also there, making a total of ten people. They sat around a large round table.

In rural southern China, there's no strict seating arrangement at meals; there's no designated seat or anything like that. You just find a place to sit.

Dinner was a pleasant affair, with everyone chatting about everyday things, but Xu Lin was the main character, and all the adults were watching him.

After eating, the two uncles stayed at Ning Yuhan's house for an hour before returning home.

"Honey, let's take a shower!"

"Ok."

Are you used to showering here?

Ning Yuhan was worried that Xu Lin wouldn't be used to it.

Her family didn't have a water heater; they still used firewood.

Ning Yuhan is now filling a bucket with nearly boiling water for Xu Lin, and will add cold water later to adjust it to a suitable temperature for a bath.

"I just said I could take a cold shower, but you're telling me to take a hot shower now."

"You'll catch a cold, it's cold now!"

"It's over 20 degrees Celsius, is it cold?"

"It's 18 degrees now, you need to take a hot shower!" Ning Yuhan emphasized.

"Okay, take a hot shower."

Xu Lin took the bucket. "I can carry it."

"Wait while I fill in some hot water, otherwise you won't be able to do it."

"Row."

Ning Yuhan filled a small bucket with water for Xu Lin. After Xu Lin carried the bucket into the bathroom, Ning Yuhan followed and turned on the tap to adjust the water temperature for him.

"It's just a bit troublesome, I don't know if you'll get used to it."

Ning Yuhan said.

"Anything is fine, I'm not delicate."

"Uh-huh."

"Alright, I'm going to take a shower first."

"Then hurry up and take a shower. You can easily catch a cold here if you don't use a showerhead to get hot water."

"Ok."

Ning Yuhan closed the door for Xu Lin before leaving.

Xu Lin washed his hair and took a quick shower inside. In fact, one bucket of water wasn't enough for him, so he also turned on the tap to wash with cold water.

Ten minutes later, Xu Lin came out, and Ning Yuhan took him back to his room on the second floor to dry his hair.

"Senior, hurry up and take a shower, get ready for bed."

"Hmph, not so fast."

Ning Yuhan rolled her eyes at him.

Not long after, Ning Yuhan also went to take a shower, but she didn't return for more than half an hour.

Because she and Wu Xiulin helped her younger siblings bathe, and the two children were only four years old, far from being old enough to learn to bathe themselves.

"Senior, go to sleep!"

Upon seeing Ning Yuhan return, Xu Lin immediately put his arm around her. Ning Yuhan smelled wonderful after taking a shower.

"Don't do anything bad, the soundproofing here is terrible."

"I know that, I'll just hold you while I sleep."

"Uh-huh."

Ning Yuhan reached out and turned off the light, then snuggled into Xu Lin's arms.

"Xu Lin, are you getting used to it?"

"I'm a little unaccustomed to it, but it's nothing."

"Are you leaving the day after tomorrow?" Ning Yuhan reached out and hugged Xu Lin, breathing in the pleasant scent emanating from him.

"Yes, I'm leaving the day after tomorrow morning to go back to Jiangdu, and then I'll go to the provincial capital to see my mother. I'm not sure when I'll be going back to my home."

"Uh-huh."

Ning Yuhan nodded, then hesitated before continuing.

"What's wrong?" Xu Lin asked her.

"I...can I come to your house?" Ning Yuhan asked nervously.

"Sure, I'll take you to my place sometime."

"Uh-huh!"

Ning Yuhan's smile was radiant, as bright as the stars.

(End of this chapter)