Reborn in 2005, starting with repairing mobile phones

The phone rang twice before being answered.

"Hello, is this Director Chen? This is Lin Dong's mother."

After hearing something said over there, Li Xiuzhen's face immediately lit up with a smile.

"Oh, hello. I just wanted to let you know we're heading to Shenzhen tomorrow. Yes, we're leaving first thing tomorrow morning. Okay, okay, we'll contact you when we arrive."

She paused, listened to the conversation on the other end, and nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, okay, thank you so much. Thank you so much."

After exchanging a few more words, she hung up the phone.

"Director Chen said to call him when we arrive in Shenzhen, and he will arrange for someone to pick us up. He also said that the talent apartment is ready and we can move in anytime."

Lin Dong nodded.

"it is good."

Li Xiuzhen put her phone away and let out a long sigh of relief.

"This leader has a really good attitude."

—The dormitory and accommodation have been arranged. The person hasn't even arrived yet, but everything is already prepared over there.

It's much more substantial than those empty welcome speeches.

If there are any collaborations in the future, Shenzhen University should be considered first.

Lin Dong's lips curved slightly.

The car was parked at the entrance of the alley.

Lin Dong followed his parents upstairs.

The room was just like it was in the morning, with burlap sacks and cardboard boxes piled up all over the floor.

But Li Xiuzhen's steps were much lighter, and she began to give instructions as soon as she entered the room.

"Old Lin, tie these bags up tightly. Ah Dong, you can go and rest, you don't need to do anything."

Lin Dong didn't go to rest.

He squatted down and helped his father tie the bag.

Lin Guodong glanced at him.

— He wouldn't go to rest, he insisted on coming to help.

He smiled slightly but didn't say anything.

After working for a while, Li Xiuzhen suddenly stopped.

"Oh, right."

She turned and went into the inner room, rummaged around for a while, and came out with a brown paper envelope.

"Ah Dong, here's your acceptance letter."

Lin Dong took it.

The envelope was still sealed, with the words "Admission Notice" affixed in red.

He tore open the seal and pulled out the contents.

Shenzhen University Admission Notice

Lin Dong:

With the approval of the Guangdong Provincial Admissions Committee, you have been admitted to our university as a freshman in the School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Class of 2005. This is to inform you.

It was stamped with a red official seal.

Lin Dong looked at the paper for a few seconds.

—Shenzhen University. School of Electronic and Information Engineering.

In his previous life, he had also received one.

The same red color, the same official seal.

He sat on the edge of the bed for a long time then. Mom was washing dishes in the kitchen, the water was running. Dad was smoking in the living room, one cigarette after another, the whole house smelled of smoke.

He knew what they were thinking.

The debts aren't paid off yet. The family can't afford it.

They also felt that he knew—that he would say "I'm not reading anymore" himself.

He didn't say.

They didn't say anything.

The next day he tore up the notice and went to Shenzhen with a few hundred yuan in his pocket.

Later he learned that his mother had cried all night in the kitchen. Later he learned that his father had smoked so many cigarettes because he was waiting for him to say, "Dad, I want to study."

They were both waiting for the other to speak first.

In the end, no one said anything.

He squeezed the paper a little tighter.

In this life, I got another one.

Same red color, same official seal.

But things are different now.

Li Xiuzhen stood to the side, her eyes shining.

"We're here, we've finally arrived."

Lin Dong carefully put the notification letter back into the envelope.

"Um."

The phone rang.

He glanced at the caller ID—Uncle Cai.

"Mr. Lin, I've contacted the moving company. They're reliable."

Lin Dong hummed in agreement.

"Give me the phone."

Uncle Cai gave Lin Dong a number, which Lin Dong wrote down before hanging up.

He dialed the number.

"Hello, is this the moving company? Tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM, Miancheng Old Street, 302. Not much stuff, just a few burlap sacks and cardboard boxes. Yes, luggage for three people."

Lin Dong nodded after hearing something said over there.

"Okay, call me when we arrive."

He hung up the phone and looked at Li Xiuzhen.

"Mom, you don't need to clean up."

Li Xiuzhen was stunned for a moment.

"what?"

"The moving company is coming tomorrow," Lin Dong said. "Let them handle it."

Li Xiuzhen opened her mouth as if to say something, but then swallowed it back.

Lin Guodong chimed in from the side.

Listen to the child.

Li Xiuzhen looked at her husband, then at her son, and finally smiled.

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."

Early the next morning.

At 6:30, the moving company arrived downstairs on time.

Three young men in overalls worked quickly and efficiently, loading all the items onto the truck in less than an hour.

Li Xiuzhen stood in the living room and looked around.

The house is empty.

The sofa is still there, the table is still there, and all the old furniture that has been with them for decades is still there.

But after the burlap sacks and cardboard boxes were moved away, the living room suddenly felt empty.

She stood there, motionless.

Lin Guodong stood next to her without moving.

Lin Dong stood at the door, watching them.

—A place I've lived in for decades, I can just leave whenever I want.

A few seconds later, Li Xiuzhen turned her head.

"Let's go."

She smiled, her eyes a little red.

The three people went downstairs.

When she reached the corner on the second floor, Li Xiuzhen suddenly looked back.

Third floor, room 302.

The door was closed, and the Spring Festival couplets from this year were still pasted on it, though they had faded.

She glanced at it, then turned and continued walking down.

Lin Dong followed behind her.

—He's gone.

Downstairs, Zheng Hao had already started the car.

The moving company's truck followed behind.

Li Xiuzhen got into the car and sat in the back seat. Lin Guodong sat next to her.

Lin Dong got into the passenger seat and closed the door.

"Let's go."

Zheng Hao nodded and released the brake.

The car slowly drove out of the alley.

The old banyan tree at the alley entrance is still the same, its branches and leaves blocking out the sun.

Several middle-aged women who had gotten up early to buy groceries were chatting under the tree. When they saw this car and then the truck behind it, they paused for a moment.

"They...moved away?"

"It seems to be Lin Guodong's house."

"Did they really move to Shenzhen?"

"Of course, my son has made something of himself."

The car turned onto the main road and merged into the traffic.

In the rearview mirror, the alleyway grew smaller and smaller, and farther and farther away.

Li Xiuzhen kept looking back.

Until you can't see anything at all.

She turned back, leaned back in her chair, and let out a long sigh.

Lin Guodong took her hand.

Lin Dong glanced at them in the rearview mirror but didn't say anything.

it's good now.

The person has been brought over; we'll see them every day from now on.

He knew how they were feeling.

If you've lived in a place for decades, leaving on a whim would take anyone a few days to process.

It will be fine after few days.

In Shenzhen, the house is new, next to a school, convenient for grocery shopping, and there's a small park downstairs.

Mom can go for a walk in the morning, and if Dad can't stay idle, he can keep an eye on the factory for him.

Li Xiuzhen suddenly spoke up.

"Ah Dong."

"Um?"

Li Xiuzhen paused.

"Will we... come back sometime?"

Lin Dong did not answer immediately.

He glanced out the window.

On both sides of the highway are vast stretches of farmland and factories; Shantou is getting further and further away.

"Come back whenever you want," he said. "It's not far."

Li Xiuzhen was stunned for a moment.

"real?"

"Really," Lin Dong said. "It's only a few hours' drive. Which day do you want to go back? I'll have Ah Hao drive you."

Li Xiuzhen remained silent.

After a few seconds, she softly hummed in agreement.

Lin Dong saw her leaning back in the seat in the rearview mirror, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

He turned his gaze away and looked ahead.

The car continued driving forward.

Ahead lies the direction of Shenzhen.