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

Chapter 188 Returning Home, Visiting Yu Jianhua's House

For the next few days, everything remained the same.

During the day, Xu Lin was busy with his own things, and in the morning and afternoon he would pick up and drop off his mother and Rong Xiyan.

It can be said that Xu Lin's life has been most regular during the period he spent in the provincial capital over the past six months.

Soon it was the 31st.

January is coming to an end in the blink of an eye, and Xu Lin will be going home tomorrow.

Rong Xiyan plans to stay here for another ten days before going back with her mother.

That evening, everyone went out for a big meal.

"When you get home tomorrow, please clean the house. I haven't been back for almost four months. If you find it troublesome, just ask Aunt Lin to come and clean."

Ms. Ren gave a word of advice.

Aunt Lin lives in Xulin Community. She usually does door-to-door cleaning work, earning about 100 or 200 yuan per visit. Because she does a very good job, people from nearby communities invite her to come and clean their homes.

"Ok."

It was past 11 p.m.

At that moment, all was quiet, and my mother was asleep.

Rong Xiyan then quietly slipped over, entered the room, and then closed and locked the door behind her.

"Xu Lin, I'm here!"

She excitedly entered through the entrance hall, went to Xu Lin's bedside, and finally climbed onto Xu Lin, hugging and kissing him profusely.

Without further ado, Xu Lin put down his phone and stripped the other person of all their clothes.

It's been almost ten days since Xu Lin returned to the provincial capital, and he's only slept with Rong Xiyan once in that time.

Now that we're preparing to go home, we naturally want to come again.

"By the way, has your dad called or messaged you?"

There are only two weeks left until Chinese New Year, and my daughter hasn't come home. I wonder what her father has to say.

"I sent a message saying I'm going to do an internship and won't be coming back this year."

"What did your dad say?"

"He only replied with one word, 'Oh.'"

"Just one 'oh'?"

"Ah."

"That's a bit cold-blooded. Oh well, never mind that."

To avoid upsetting Rong Xiyan again, Xu Lin simply stopped mentioning the matter and took off his underwear.

"You'll have to do it yourself later!"

"Hmph! I know!"

the next morning.

Ms. Ren got up early to make breakfast.

I had mung bean porridge for breakfast this morning.

Before parting, Ms. Ren gave Xu Lin a red envelope, as he was driving home and the red envelope symbolized a safe and peaceful journey.

"how much is it?"

Xu Lin opened the red envelope and found it contained one hundred yuan.

"Couldn't the demolition have been delayed?"

Mom glared at Xu Lin.

"Have you packed your things?"

"I don't have much luggage, just a backpack."

"Ah."

Eat and drink enough.

At eight o'clock, Xu Lin, as usual, took the two of them to work.

After dropping them off at their destination, Xu Lin said goodbye to the mother and daughter and then started using navigation to head home.

More than four hours later, Xu Lin arrived in Jiangzhou city.

He saw Lei Haolong's neighborhood in the distance and, thinking he had nothing else to do, drove over there.

"where is it?"

"I'm helping my dad, damn, I'm exhausted!"

Xu Lin asked for an address and then drove over there.

Lei Haolong's family runs a door and window business, making a profit of one million yuan a year, and two to three million yuan when the market is good.

The address Lei Haolong gave us is a new residential area in Xulin City.

Upon arriving at their destination, Xu Lin parked the car and soon saw Lei Haolong and his three companions moving windows.

Two of them were workers, and the others were Lei Haolong and his father.

Lei Haolong's father is named Lei Zhiqiang. Lei Haolong is 1.78 meters tall, but Lei Zhiqiang is like a gorilla, standing at 1.93 meters tall and incredibly strong. He's always been a muscular man, having carried a lot of things. It's said that people who buy doors and windows from him are very polite, because Lei Zhiqiang is not only tall and imposing but also has a somewhat fierce appearance. In reality, however, he's very easy to talk to and treats Xu Lin quite well.

"Xiao Lin, when did you get back?"

Lei Zhiqiang saw Xu Lin.

"I just arrived here from the provincial capital."

Xu Lin: "How's business lately, Uncle Lei?"

"I'm actually busier as the year draws to a close. Orders are coming in one after another, business is great, but I'm just so busy. I'm busy from morning till night, and I might be busy until the 28th of the lunar year." Lei Zhiqiang laughed, a mix of exhaustion and happiness.

This year, the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month is Lunar New Year's Eve; there is no Lunar New Year's Eve.

"It's been a busy year, but business is good. I hope Uncle Lei can have a good New Year."

"Haha, is that so?"

"Ah Lin, you're back?"

Lei Haolong's mother came out of a building and saw Xu Lin.

"Is Auntie on vacation?"

"They've already started their holiday. Auntie's here to help out!"

Zhao Qing came over with a smile, "Ah Lin has become even more handsome!"

"Auntie has become more beautiful too!"

Xu Lin was not at all reserved, with his hands in his pockets and a nonchalant demeanor.

"Haha, not at all, Auntie is getting old."

Zhao Qing laughed.

"Damn, you look even more handsome now!"

Lei Haolong came over at this time. He hadn't seen Xu Lin for a long time. Now that Xu Lin was back, Lei Haolong realized that people like Eddie Peng, Daniel Wu, and Edison Chen were far inferior to Xu Lin.

Xu Lin's handsomeness is something he can't quite put his finger on; he has sharp features and a particularly outstanding presence.

I don't know if it's because I haven't seen Xu Lin for too long.

"Get rid of the feeling!"

"屮!"

Have you found a girlfriend yet?

"I confessed my feelings, but I was rejected. But at least I confessed, cough cough..."

Lei Haolong blushed and said in a low voice.

"Then let's try again with a different approach."

"You son of a bitch!"

More than half an hour passed quickly.

Lei Zhiqiang was going to have dinner with some workers, while Zhao Qing drove home.

Lei Haolong suggested treating Xu Lin to a meal. Since there was food to eat, Xu Lin didn't stand on ceremony and offered to drive him there.

"Holy crap, isn't this the Panamera GTS?"

Lei Haolong recognized it at a glance—one of the dream cars for young people.

"You son of a bitch, your family bought you such a powerful car?"

Lei Haolong was quite shocked.

Lei Haolong was prejudiced from the start. Besides, even if you told him about the money you earned, Lei Haolong might not believe you. Moreover, Xu Lin would have to go on and on to explain.

Lei Haolong knew that this thing cost more than two million, which was beyond his imagination. Besides, Xu Lin was the same age as him, and Lei Haolong was even half a year older than Xu Lin. Therefore, he could only think that Xu Lin's family would give him money to buy the car.

I bought it a while ago.

"Xu Lin, how much did this thing land?" Lei Haolong asked.

"More than two and a half million."

"Wow, your family gives you that much money?"

Lei Haolong was quite shocked. In fact, he knew that Xu Lin's family was quite wealthy, especially Xu Lin's father. Lei Zhiqiang had said that Xu Cheng was a hidden rich man who didn't flaunt his wealth.

They live in the same city; their social circle isn't particularly large, but it's not small either.

Xu Lin and Lei Haolong were deskmates for three years in high school. Lei Zhiqiang and Xu Lin's father knew each other and had met twice at parent-teacher conferences. They became familiar with each other over time.

Xu Lin didn't mention that he had earned a lot of money while in college.

Last month, in January, I received 9.6 million yuan for the copyrights of the novel, comics, and publication, and the royalties for the novel, which were due in December, were paid out in January, amounting to more than 13 million yuan.

The novel is now available on various platforms, not just on Xu Lin's novel writing website, but also on multiple other channels, so the high revenue can continue for a long time.

Websites are all trying to make money off this prized possession of their sites, so Xu Lin doesn't need to worry about it at all.

Therefore, Xu Lin received more than 20 million yuan in January.

Therefore, Lei Haolong assumed that the car was bought for him by Xu Lin's family. Xu Lin was too lazy to explain, as he no longer cared about such a small matter.

"Xu Lin, wait for me to take a picture!"

Lei Haolong held up his phone and started taking a selfie. "Xu Lin, where's your face? Come a little closer and look at the camera."

Xu Lin looked over.

Then, with a snap, Lei Haolong took a few photos and posted them on his WeChat Moments.

Text: Thank you, my good brother! You let me ride in a Panamera GTS in my lifetime!!! Soon, Lei Haolong received many messages, and even some elementary school classmates he hadn't contacted for six or seven years jumped out.

Where should we eat?

"Let's go check out Dream Island. A new sauerkraut fish restaurant recently opened there, and I heard it's really good."

Lei Haolong searched for this sauerkraut fish restaurant and showed it to Xu Lin.

It's supposed to be a nationwide chain brand, and the taste is pretty good.

"Okay, then let's have sauerkraut fish."

The meal was quite lavish, with Lei Haolong treating. It cost over 400 yuan, including a plate of sauerkraut fish for about 200 yuan, along with several snacks and two bottles of juice.

In short, Lei Haolong is quite generous.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Xu Lin sat in the passenger seat and Lei Haolong sat in the driver's seat, letting him drive around the city for more than two hours.

"Damn, this is awesome! I wonder if I'll ever be able to drive a Panamera in my lifetime. Not the GTS, just the regular version will do!"

More than two hours later, Lei Haolong was still not satisfied.

Xu Lin: "The future is promising!"

Lei Haolong, looking energetic, said, "My dad said he'll buy me a Mercedes this summer."

How much is a Mercedes?

"C, right?"

"That's fine, take your time, we'll get a better one after graduation."

Although Lei Haolong's family has an annual profit of over a million, they can only afford to spend a few hundred thousand on a car; they can't afford to spend too much on a car.

"Xu Lin, you're a fucking winner in life!"

"cut!"

Around 5 p.m., Xu Lin took Lei Haolong home.

"Xu Lin, my mom wants you to come up for a bit, do you want to come up?"

"No, maybe next time. It's so late, I should go home now."

"Alright, let's meet again when we have time. Damn it, I have to work with my dad these days, I really don't have time. I guess we'll be busy until the day before New Year's Eve!"

"What's there to be afraid of if I get paid? I'll be driving a Mercedes next year. I'm heading back now."

"Okay, bye."

Lei Haolong watched Xu Lin leave.

Xu Lin drove for half an hour before finally arriving at the residential area.

It was exactly six o'clock.

Yu Jianhua returned at exactly this time.

So in the underground parking lot, Yu Jianhua saw Xu Lin parking his car.

The two were about thirty meters apart.

"Huh? You're back? It's been a long time since I've seen this kid."

Yu Jianhua remembered that the last time he saw Xu Lin was during the National Day holiday, which was four months ago.

So Yu Jianhua simply walked over.

"Uncle, it's been a long time!"

Xu Lin had just parked his car when he saw Yu Jianhua walking over, which surprised him as well.

"Did you buy a car?"

Yu Jianhua stepped forward and noticed that Xu Lin's car was very new.

"That logo, Porsche?"

"Porsche Panamera!"

"How much did it cost?"

Yu Jianhua opened his thermos and drank water.

"It cost over two million to land."

puff!
As soon as Xu Lin finished speaking, Yu Jianhua spat out the warm water he hadn't even swallowed.

"How much?" Yu Jianhua thought he had misheard.

"More than two million, or more accurately, more than two and a half million."

"Did you ask your dad for money?"

"No, my dad wouldn't give me that much money to buy a car."

Xu Lin smiled faintly and said, "Actually, I earned this myself, in full, without spending a single penny of my family's money."

"How have you been lately? I remember around National Day, you were making over 600,000 a month?"

Yu Jianhua was shocked at the time. An 18-year-old freshman was earning more than 600,000 yuan a month by writing novels, and that was after tax.

What now?
"Uncle, do you have heart disease?" Xu Lin suddenly asked.

"Get lost, Uncle is perfectly healthy!"

"Actually, I just wanted to confirm, so I wouldn't scare you later."

Xu Lin had a smiling face that made Yu Jianhua want to slap him.

"Speak quickly, don't dawdle."

Xu Lin didn't waste any words. He opened a bank's software and accessed the backend record of the most recent royalty payment.

In banking apps, income from writing is specifically labeled as "royalties".

"Now, look."

"one hundred……"

Yu Jianhua hadn't seen it clearly yet and thought it was more than 1.36 million.

But Xu Lin interrupted him directly, "Uncle, count it, is it seven digits or eight digits?"

"One, two...this...13,660,000?!"

Yu Jianhua stared wide-eyed, his face filled with shock and disbelief.

Even more astonishingly, there's a standard for "account balance" below.

Account balance: 23263569.53 yuan.

This is a card that Xu Linxin set up. The money in the other card was deposited last year, and it's tens of millions of yuan in there.

"More than 23 million?"

Yu Jianhua exclaimed in surprise.

"Uncle, calm down. With your position, embezzling tens of millions would be a piece of cake. I saw on the news that a town mayor embezzled hundreds of millions."

"Go to hell, you brat, you think I won't slap you?"

Yu Jianhua: "I am upright and have nothing to fear. I can withstand any investigation."

"Uncle, I can tell you're a man of steel the moment I see you!" Xu Lin said with a grin.

"Do you need to tell me, kid?"

Yu Jianhua coughed twice, "Is this all royalties?"

Yu Jianhua noticed the royalty amount listed above. This couldn't be faked, but the royalty amount of over ten million last month was truly astonishing.

"Only this ten million or so is royalties; the rest is all copyright income. Recently, I sold the copyrights to my novel, as well as the comic book and physical book rights, and finally received over nine million."

"Sold the copyrights for so much?"

"The royalties alone are over ten million, so these two copyrights are too little."

"What novel? Let me take a look."

"Romance novels are not suitable for you. A middle-aged man like you in your forties is more suited to watching short dramas about sons-in-law washing their mothers-in-law's feet."

"You brat, you're never serious!"

"Hey, Uncle, have you eaten?" Xu Lin changed the subject.

"not yet."

"Has Auntie cooked?"

"What do you want to do?"

"I'd love to go up there and have a meal," Xu Lin said, eager to try.

"Heh, come up with me, you brat, always grinning and never serious."

However, Yu Jianhua did not reject Xu Lin, after all, the outsiders around him were all very polite to him, and many people even flattered him, including his relatives.

Xu Lin was the only exception.

In fact, Yu Jianhua also has a regret: he doesn't have both a son and a daughter.

Due to the previous one-child policy and his position within the government, he already had one child and couldn't have a second. Now that the two- or three-child policy has been implemented, he's a middle-aged man and doesn't have any thoughts about it anymore. Besides, his wife's age is a factor, and she can't have a child at an advanced age, so Yu Jianhua has no intention of doing so.

Soon, Xu Lin followed Yu Jianhua to his home.

"When did Xu Lin return?"

Lin Yajing saw Xu Lin coming in with Yu Jianhua.

"Auntie, it's been so long! You've become even more beautiful!"

"Your auntie isn't as pretty as your mother."

"Where? My mom is pretty, but she's still three points less beautiful than your aunt!"

"Glib tongue!"

Lin Yajing glanced at Xu Lin and said, "We're having dinner here tonight, right?"

Yu Jianhua said, "Let's add another pair of chopsticks; this kid just got back."

Lin Yajing: "Then I'll add half a pound more rice!"

"Thank you, aunt!"

Xu Lin was in a good mood.

"Xu Lin?"

Yu Xinyan's voice could already be heard coming from inside the room before she even appeared.

(End of this chapter)