Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 204 Rely on Me
The villagers said that Grandpa's death was a happy one, but Yan Hui couldn't understand it.

"He's only 84 years old. How can you call it a happy death when he's so young?" Everyone said this, as if to comfort Yan Hui, but Yan Hui just couldn't understand it.

Originally, Yan Hui had come back intending to get back at Zhang Biao for what happened last time. But his grandfather's sudden passing had ruined all his mood. He blamed himself, feeling he shouldn't have fought, shouldn't have caused his grandfather worry…

If it weren't for his grandfather, Yan Hui would never have agreed to apologize in person. Yan Hui didn't want his grandfather to know about the subsequent actions, but it was pointless to say anything now.

Yan Hui originally planned to build a new house after the rainy season this year, but now he doesn't want to anymore.

He didn't want to think about anything anymore.

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My grandfather never left Fujian Province, even in his old age. He went through a lot when he was young, and was almost killed several times, but he never complained.

Grandpa was kind to everyone. In the years before compulsory education was widespread, he taught many children in the village to read. He learned to read little by little by peering through the window of his uncle's private school. Later, he taught many children for free. He was very knowledgeable and was a teacher to many people in the village. Sometimes, when villagers encountered problems, they would come to Grandpa for advice.

After his father's downfall, my grandfather supported the family from the age of nine until he was 28 when he finally got married. My grandmother was only 16 at the time, but she chose him from among several suitors because she admired his character.

My second grandfather was also very poor at the time, so poor that he had nothing to eat. In the early days, his eldest son, who was Yan Hui's uncle, was fostered in my grandfather's house.

Throughout the family, countless relatives of Yan Hui's father's generation had benefited from his grandfather's kindness.

Some children in the village don't have enough to eat, and when Grandpa sees this, he'll give them a handful of dried sweet potatoes, even though he himself is struggling financially.

Yan Hui has had a fondness for dried sweet potatoes since childhood. During the most difficult times at the forest farm in Baishan, Yan Hui relied on dried sweet potatoes to get through it.

Grandpa has presided over many village events, and many villagers ask him to write calligraphy for their weddings. The reason so many elders stepped forward to defend Yan Hui after he was beaten is, of course, because of Grandpa. People might usually ignore the trivial matters between Yan Hui and the Xiao family, but when Yan Hui is bullied by someone from another village, no one in the village can accept it.

This sudden event drew almost everyone in the village—the elderly, children, and people from all over the village—who came one after another to offer their condolences.

The family members returned one after another, and Yan Hui was in charge of receiving them, chatting with them one by one as if nothing had happened.

While his parents were running around taking care of him, Yan Hui stood at home, seeing countless people and being hugged by many.

His younger sister, Qinglan, was crying her eyes out, but Yan Hui didn't cry either. He held his sister and comforted her.

Yan Hui and his younger sister were both raised by their grandfather, and their bond was even stronger than that of their parents. Yan Hui took a week off from work to spend every day with Qing Lan.

My uncle and others also came back, and all the relatives gradually returned from other places. The family was even more complete than during the Spring Festival.

My older sister is back too. Grandpa always calls her "Ant" because he says she has an overly mild personality. At this moment, Yan Hui only sees that her sister's eyes are swollen from crying.

My brother-in-law accompanied my sister and Qinglan to visit our grandmother.

Yan Hui continued to receive relatives, friends, villagers, and people from other villages who came one after another.

For several days, Yan Hui couldn't sleep, constantly thinking about his grandfather's words: "Don't be afraid."

This sentence kept circling in his mind.

Yan Hui was somewhat afraid of his grandfather's passing.

When Yan Hui was a child, his uncle would often come to talk to his grandfather whenever he achieved something in his career. At that time, Yan Hui couldn't understand what his uncle was saying, but he benefited greatly from listening to a few words. In the years that Yan Hui has been away, he has absorbed many business concepts through observation and experience.

Whether a person can succeed depends on two key issues. The first is the pioneering spirit of overcoming difficulties, and the second is the mental transformation after reaching a certain level.

Every time his eldest uncle came to see his grandfather, things would calm down considerably after their conversation. Yan Hui didn't understand that back then, and he still doesn't understand it now.

But Yan Hui knew that no matter what happened to him, with his grandfather around, he would have someone to discuss things with, and he wouldn't be afraid.

现在
He no longer has a grandfather.

There was a period in Yan Hui's life when he couldn't remember exactly what happened, which was this March.

He only remembered that he went home and saw many, many people. He wore mourning clothes for many days, and his back injury had long since healed. Then he returned to Jianye.

After returning to Jianye, Yan Hui became somewhat like a robot, busy with work every day. His clients, who knew about his passing, were all understanding and focused solely on business matters.

Yan Hui gave up all entertainment activities and calmly pondered what to do next.

Gradually, he did develop some plans.

As Yan Hui continued to expand his business empire, he calmly considered some things and made some plans with his third brother.

We won't build the house this year; we'll wait a couple of years. We also won't buy a car for now.

With little work to do, Yan Hui urgently needed to find something to do, so he found a driving school and started learning to drive.

The driving school used Jeeps, and Yan Hui began to learn diligently under the guidance of his instructor. The entire month of April passed quickly.

In May, her older sister and brother-in-law came to Jianye to visit Yan Hui. By this time, Yan Hui had recovered and was smiling again, and had started attending friends' drinking parties and gatherings.

Seeing Yan Hui like this, her sister finally felt a little more at ease.

Yan Hui's brother-in-law is a successful businessman. He doesn't know his brother-in-law's net worth, but his brother-in-law is involved in more industries than he is.

During these past few days, Yan Hui also made the highest level of arrangements for my sister. He arranged for her to stay at the Sheraton Hotel and even rented an Audi for my brother-in-law for daily use at 800 yuan a day.

Perhaps feeling like she was bothering them, my sister stayed for a little over two days before deciding to go back.

"Little brother, if there's anything you need, you can tell me." Before leaving, the older sister chatted with Yan Hui for a while.

"I'm fine, sis. You're in Shandong, I'll come visit you when I have time." Yan Hui thought for a moment, "Qinglan is in high school, you should chat with her more often when you have time, I'm afraid I won't be able to take good care of her."

"Don't worry." The older sister didn't say much, she just hugged Yan Hui.

Yan Hui's older sister was very quiet. When their grandfather passed away, Yan Hui didn't remember exchanging more than three words with her. All Yan Hui remembered was that her sister's eyes were red.

"Sister, if you need anything in the future, you can tell me. Our family will rely on me from now on." Yan Hui nodded gently.

(End of this chapter)