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

Chapter 344 Going to Xia Xiyao's House and Returning Home for National Day
Xia Xiyao is from southern Hunan, and her hometown is in Shaoshan City.

The former residence of the great man is located in Shaoshan Village, Shaoshan Township.

This place attracts many visitors every day of the year.

During the National Day holiday, there will probably be even more people.

Xu Lin thought it would be convenient to stop by before leaving.

Xu Lin set off by car at eight o'clock on the morning of National Day.

Generally speaking, traffic jams, even major ones, are inevitable during the National Day holiday.

But Xu Lin had the Moon Goddess to plan his route.

Even the traffic lights were secretly tampered with by the Moon Goddess. This was no problem for the Moon Goddess; she could do as she pleased as long as it didn't disrupt traffic order.

Therefore, the journey, which was originally scheduled to take ten hours, took Xu Lin eleven hours, plus an extra hour for dinner in the city that evening.

Xia Xiyao's parents are divorced, and Xia Xiyao usually lives with her grandparents now, which is also to make it easier to take care of her elderly grandparents.

As for her father and stepmother, they live elsewhere in the city. Xia Xiyao would occasionally stay there, but she usually lived with her grandparents.

Her family is quite well-off; her father runs a small business and earns a considerable amount of money each year, making them quite successful in this city.

Around 8 p.m., the car arrived at the neighborhood where my grandparents lived.

This neighborhood is a bit old; it's the kind of neighborhood that's almost twenty years old.

Don't underestimate the length of twenty years. Although there are supposedly seventy years of property rights, a residential complex will become noticeably old after ten or twenty years, and who knows how many cockroaches and rats will be active inside.

After Xu Lin parked the car, everyone got out and carried their luggage upstairs.

However, instead of taking the elevator, just go up the stairs to the third floor.

It has to be said that this neighborhood is quite old, but it's still okay. The environment looks nice, with good greenery.

Are Grandpa and Grandma resting at this time?

Rong Xiyan asked Xia Xiyao.

"No, they're waiting for us!"

"Oh, okay, just don't bother them."

Soon, the group arrived at Xia Xiyao's grandparents' house.

"Grandpa and Grandma, it's me, Yao Yao, I'm back!"

"I'm coming!"

The response came from Grandma, in the Hunan dialect.

Then, Grandma came out to open the door.

"Grandma, I'm back!"

Xia Xiyao quickly introduced, "These are my good friends, Xu Lin and Rong Xiyan!"

"Hello, Grandma, my name is Rong Xiyan, you can just call me Yan Yan."

"Grandma, my name is Xu Lin, you can just call me Xiao Lin."

"Grandma, how have you been feeling lately?" Rong Xiyan asked with concern.

"I'm perfectly healthy, Yan Yan, Xiao Lin, come in and have a seat!"

Grandma is very warm and welcoming; she looks like the kind of kind grandma.

Actually, face reading is quite mysterious.

Especially when it comes to the elderly, if their appearance is unpleasant, then that old man or woman is probably not a good person.

Like Xia Xiyao's grandfather, he was also the kind of kind grandfather.

In addition, Grandpa walks with a cane, but Grandma doesn't. Both of them are a little hunchbacked, but overall they seem healthy, at least they look quite well.

Grandpa said, "Xiyan, Xiaolin, Yaoyao often mentions you two to us. Thank you for taking care of our Yaoyao!"

“Grandpa, that’s only right, and Yao Yao and I are good friends!” Rong Xiyan said.

Grandma then poured tea for the two of them.

"Xiao Lin, Yan Yan, let's have some tea!"

"Yeah, thank you, grandma!"

"Thank you grandma."

"Have you eaten?"

"I've eaten! I just had a big meal outside before coming here!"

"The environment here isn't very good, so please bear with us tonight."

"It's okay, Grandma, I think the environment is very nice."

Rong Xiyan was the most talkative, and she chatted with her grandmother and the other two elders.

"Xiao Lin, how tall are you? You seem really tall!"

When Xu Lin stood up, his grandfather couldn't help but ask.

My grandfather is about 1.68 meters tall, but he is over 70 years old. He was probably over 1.7 meters tall when he was young, but people's height tends to decrease as they get older.

"Grandpa, I'm 1.9 meters tall."

"1.9 meters tall! That's really tall!"

Grandpa looked Xu Lin up and down, "And you look really energetic! This is the first time I've ever seen someone so full of life!"

"It's alright, you look to be in good spirits. How have you been feeling lately?"

"Great! I can eat, drink, and sleep well, haha..."

"You're in very good health!"

For the elderly, being able to eat, drink, and sleep well is already a great blessing.

The group spent over an hour in the living room chatting.

Around 10 o'clock, Grandpa and Grandma were going to bed, and it was time for Xu Lin and the others to take a bath.

"There's only one bathroom here, so don't take too long to shower this time, or I'll spank you."

Xu Lin gave Rong Xiyan some instructions.

"Know it."

"fifteen minutes."

"Fifteen minutes it is!"

In fact, Rong Xiyan washed for eighteen minutes.

Well, it's alright.

Xu Lin finished in less than ten minutes.

There are three rooms here: one for the grandparents, one for Xia Xiyao, and the remaining guest room is where Xu Lin and Rong Xiyan will stay tonight.

"Xu Lin, I feel that my grandparents are really nice people."

When they went to sleep, Rong Xiyan snuggled up to her.

"It's definitely good. If grandparents aren't good, Yao Yao will be a bad girl. Parents' words and deeds and subtle influence are very important."

“That makes sense!” Rong Xiyan agreed.

The two chatted for more than ten minutes before Xu Lin went to sleep first. He had driven for eleven hours that day and didn't want to stay up late tonight.

Besides, this is someone else's house, so it's impossible to say what kind of program they might have at night.

the next day.

Grandma gets up very early to make breakfast.

Seeing Xu Lin and the others get up, Grandma asked with concern, "Xiao Lin, Yao Yao, are you comfortable here?"

Xu Lin said, "I slept very well last night."

"Grandma, we're very comfortable here!"

"That's good, that's good!" Grandma said with a smile.

She said, "It's been a long time since our house has been this lively. Usually, it's just the two of us old folks at home."

Rong Xiyan said, "Grandma, we will come to visit you and Grandpa often in the future!"

"Okay, okay, Grandpa and Grandma welcome you anytime!"

After having a full breakfast.

Grandpa and Grandma went out for a walk as usual, and Xu Lin and the others went with them.

There is a square just one kilometer away from the residential area.

The second day of the National Day holiday, there were quite a lot of people here.

Because Shaoshan is the hometown of a great man, it attracts many tourists from other places, and Xu Lin and his colleagues also see quite a few foreigners.

Grandpa asked Xu Lin if he had ever been to the former residence of a great man.

Xu Lin said, "We plan to go there tomorrow."

"You must go! When you drink water, you must not forget the well-digger!" Grandpa urged, saying that young people should not forget their roots.

The older generation greatly admires great figures. For example, in my grandfather's house, there are pictures of great figures on the walls of the living room.

This is a very unique spiritual totem for the Chinese people.

Especially here in southern Hunan.

I strolled around with my grandparents for more than two hours.

Later, when the sun came up, everyone went home.

In the afternoon, Xu Lin drove around the city with Rong Xiyan and Xia Xiyao. As they passed a relatively new residential area, Xia Xiyao pointed and said, "Xu Lin, Yao Yao, that's the residential area where my dad and his family live. I sometimes stay there."

"Want to go up and take a look?" Xu Lin asked.

"Let's go up and take a look!"

Therefore, Xu Lin drove the car into the residential area.

After getting off the bus, Xia Xiyao led the way upstairs.

Xia Xiyao's father isn't home today, but her stepmother is.

My stepmother is a doctor at a top-tier hospital here.

This was her first marriage; she was thirty years old when she got married, and she was about ten years younger than Xia Xiyao's father.

She's quite pretty, and her appearance is also very pleasant.

Moreover, according to Xia Xiyao, her stepmother was a very nice person, and after meeting her, her impression of her was indeed the same as Xia Xiyao's.

"Mom, I've arrived. This is my good friend, Xu Lin, and Yan Yan!"

"Xiao Lin, Yan Yan, come in quickly! Yao Yao often mentions you to me!"

The stepmother was very warm and welcoming.

Unlike her grandparents who didn't know Xu Lin's identity, Xia Xiyao's stepmother did know, since she was online at least.

Therefore, Xu Lin's stepmother was naturally very polite to him.

After all, Xu Lin was already a towering figure to her, someone she couldn't even imagine. She never expected that her daughter would know such a person.

I've heard that even high-ranking officials here don't have the qualifications to get to know someone like Xu Lin, but I don't know if that's true or not.

But the stepmother was well-mannered; she was respectful and polite, but not to the point of fawning.

The three of them stayed there for two hours before leaving.

It's really just about going up and sitting for a bit.

Before leaving, the stepmother gave Xu Lin and the others a box of mooncakes, plus a red envelope for each of them.

That evening, everyone returned to Grandma's place.

Since Xu Lin and his group are leaving tomorrow, tonight's meal is quite lavish.

On the morning of the 3th.

Xu Lin drove to the former residence of the great man.

There are so many people here during the National Day holiday.

After queuing for more than an hour, Xu Lin and his group were finally able to enter.

After looking around, Xu Lin and Rong Xiyan came out.

The building is nothing special; it's not the original one, but a renovated one.

The main purpose was to pay homage to a great man.

Princes and generals have a certain kind of relationship.

This small mountain village produced the greatest person in the country's more than 5,000-year history.

The more I read, the more I admire and respect him.

Having achieved their goal, the two were ready to leave.

"Xu Lin, time to go home!"

"Where's the seatbelt?" Xu Lin reminded him.

"All tied up!"

"Okay, sit down."

It's much faster to drive to the provincial capital.

Seven hours later, before nightfall.

Xu Lin returned to his apartment complex in the provincial capital.

Ms. Ren came downstairs to meet them.

To be precise, I went downstairs to pick up Xu Lin.

She never imagined that her son would end up like this.

Some time ago, a group of people, including local feudal officials, also came to visit her.

Because she is Young Master Xu's mother.

One person attains the Tao and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven.

Almost everyone has vanity, and Ms. Ren is no exception, but she is not very vain, just a little vain, and she is genuinely happy and proud.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Xu Lin asked, surprised.

"Mom almost didn't recognize you!"

"Yeah, after all, I've become even more handsome!" Xu Lin scratched his hair, looking quite vain.

"Go away! You're never serious!"

"Ha ha……"

Xu Lin laughed and said, "Actually, I'm no different from before, so don't overthink it."

Ms. Ren said, "But he's matured a lot, like a real man now!"

"Right?" Xu Lin nodded.

"Mom, I miss you so much!"

Rong Xiyan held Ms. Ren's hand.

"Mom misses you too!" Ms. Ren said affectionately.

She added, "Mom will cook something delicious for you two tonight!"

"I can't wait! What are we having for dinner tonight?"

"These are all your favorite dishes, seven dishes and a soup!"

"Wow, this is so lavish!" Rong Xiyan exclaimed.

"Of course!"

Snapped!
Xu Lin looked at the two women and lit a cigarette.

"You brat, when did you learn to smoke?"

"Just one now and then."

Xu Lin exhaled a cloud of mist, his extraordinary aura resembling the breath of a banished immortal.

When Ms. Ren saw him standing there, she saw a resemblance to her father in his youth, but Xu Lin was even more outstanding.

Xu Cheng was very poor when he was young. Xu Lin may not have been born into wealth, but his family was already very well-off when he was a child.

Therefore, they developed different core values ​​and characteristics.

Ms. Ren cautioned, "Smoking occasionally is fine, but you can't smoke a pack or two a day, or you'll risk your life."

"I can last four or five days on one pack of cigarettes, don't worry."

"That is not bad."

Dinner time arrived quickly, and tonight's meal was indeed plentiful, with seven dishes and a soup. Moreover, Ms. Ren was a skilled cook, and although the dishes were just ordinary home-style cooking, they were all delicious and whetted the appetite.

Soon, they were full and satisfied.

After resting for half an hour, Rong Xiyan went to take a shower.

Ms. Xu Linren was left in the living room.

"Mom has noticed that you've matured and aren't as carefree as before."

"I'm twenty years old."

Time flies!

Ms. Ren sighed, "I used to worry that you wouldn't be able to find a good job after you graduated."

"Don't worry, my family is well-off, I can live a life of ease."

"Get out of here! How can a man just laze around and wait to die!"

"Look at me now that I'm successful. It'll probably be difficult for you to see me. I'll be traveling all over the world from now on, so it's impossible for me to be by your side all the time."

"Well, that's true."

Ms. Ren suddenly thought of this.

Her social circle and her profession allow her to meet all sorts of people from well-off families. Some parents have outstanding children who work in first-tier cities and rarely come back, while others have children who have gone abroad to study or work, and can only meet through video calls, and may not even come back for the Chinese New Year.

She had only seen Xu Lin a few times since he went to university. In the blink of an eye, Xu Lin was already twenty years old. He had grown up and begun to stand tall and proud.

Ms. Ren was reminded by Xu Lin that it might not be good if her son was too outstanding, because she rarely saw him.

But subconsciously, she also hoped that her son would be outstanding, just like he is now. She was very proud of him, and she never dared to dream of it.

Thus, an ancient choice problem arises.

You can't have your cake and eat it too. If you want him to be outstanding, he can't be by your side often, and vice versa.

Therefore, there is rarely a way to have it all in this world.

Seemingly noticing that Ms. Ren was a little down, Xu Lin suddenly smiled and said, "But don't worry, I'll give you ten or eight grandchildren in the future, and you can help me take care of the kids."

"Get lost, get lost! Ten or eight? How many wives are you going to marry?"

Ms. Ren thought he was joking, but she didn't know that Xu Lin was actually putting it into practice.

(End of this chapter)