Cultivation Shura Field

Tang Lingfei sat next to him, on another chair, and read a book silently.

After a while, the girl suddenly said, "Should we prepare to go to the provincial capital?"

Xu Zhe: "Yes, the Experimental Middle School starts early."

Tang Lingfei: "Will your father drive us there in your car?"

Xu Zhe: "Maybe, but I think it's more likely that your parents gave it to you."

Tang Lingfei said with a smile: "You don't have to queue up at the bus station or buy a ticket. It's really convenient, Boss Xu."

"Don't call me Boss Xu."

He still felt that this title was unlucky, as if he was in jail for owing a huge debt.

The girl's voice was still so clear and pleasant: "Okay, brother!"

Xu Zhe: "..."

He turned to look at Tang Lingfei, but she had already lowered her head to read. She looked so focused on her studies that he didn't know what to say.

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This afternoon was Shen Lan's last day at home during the summer vacation. Because the summer vacation for senior high school students was shorter, she had to return to school earlier to register.

"But you're coming next week too, right?" Shen Lan looked at the boy in front of her, holding her chin and smiling, "New school, new environment, I'll definitely take care of you."

She was very serious when she was working, but now that work was over, she started to act like a sister again.

Of course Xu Zhe didn't hate this feeling. Apart from his cousins, with whom he didn't interact much, he didn't have any sisters, so it was naturally a new and interesting feeling. Of course, he could also guess that real siblings wouldn't get along like he did with the girls.

But at this moment, his cell phone rang.

Xu Zhe was a little surprised by the caller ID this time. He answered the call and asked, "Grandpa, do you want to talk to me about something?"

The old lady’s voice was very cheerful: “Xiaozhe, aren’t you going to study here? Come over sometime and let grandma cook you a fish!”

Xu Zhe: "I will go next week and will definitely come to see you then."

The old man said with a little regret: "What a pity! I caught a big fish today. I cooked it and ate it in the next two days. It's fresh. Tsk, tsk, you don't know how big that fish is!"

Xu Zhe laughed and said, "So amazing? Alas, I really can't go this week, I can only go next week."

But grandpa quickly cheered up again: "It's okay, I'll just catch another one. You gave me a heads up a day in advance, don't forget!"

Xu Zhe: "Okay grandpa, no problem."

"That's it then. Your grandma is going to scrape the fish scales. I'll go take a look."

Grandpa hung up the phone.

Shen Lan asked: "Your grandfather?"

Xu Zhe: "Yes, my grandpa likes fishing very much... By the way, I'm going to have dinner with grandpa next week, how about you?"

Shen Lan was stunned for two seconds, then was shocked: "You don't want me to meet your grandfather, do you?"

Xu Zhe had no such plan, he just wanted to ask her about her plans for next week, such as whether she was free on the weekend, etc. But seeing her reaction at this moment, he actually became interested in teasing her.

So he asked, "Don't you want to, sister?"

Shen Lan shook her head vigorously: "No, no, I'm definitely not suitable to go to your family gathering."

Xu Zhe teased, "But aren't you the elder sister?"

Shen Lan glared at him and asked, "Then are you willing to have dinner with my dad?"

After imagining the scene in his mind, Xu Zhe shook his head honestly.

Shen Lan: "Look, you feel embarrassed too, right?"

What she didn't say was that at this moment, she didn't have much confidence to face Xu Zhe's family. The subtle reaction of Xu Zhe's mother had already made the girl quite uneasy.

Shen Lan just thought, how great would it be if they could put aside their kinship and just have a relationship between two people?

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219. Chapter 218 217 Grandpa, what are you doing?

219.

2023-10-11

A week later, Xu Guowei drove his son to the provincial capital, and there was no one else in the car except the father and son.

Tang Lingfei and Song Xingye did not take their car. After all, high school registration is a significant day, and the parents of the two girls did not want to miss it.

The car drove directly to Xu Zhe's grandparents' house.

Grandpa had already told them that he would treat his grandsons with freshly caught fish today.

"I am really indebted to you," Xu Guowei said jokingly when getting off the car. "Your grandfather never took the initiative to ask me to cook fish for him before. When I was little, I had to beg him for a long time before he could prepare some meat dishes."

Xu Zhe: "The conditions were tough before, and it wasn't easy to get meat."

Xu Guowei: "It's easy to buy fish now, but your grandfather is so good. He won't buy them and insists on fishing for himself."

Xu Zhe: "This is the fun of fishing."

"So your grandfather values ​​you..." Xu Guowei said this, but his voice suddenly became lower, as if he just thought of something and became a little guilty.

Xu Zhe asked, "What's the matter?"

Xu Guowei looked down at his hands and said, "Isn't it a bit bad for us to come to dinner empty-handed without bringing anything?"

Xu Zhe: "You are a father, you are forty years old, and you ask me?"

Xu Guowei was silent for two seconds, then turned around and said, "Let's go buy some fruit."

Xu Zhe took out his cell phone and took a look.

Fortunately, they left home very early, and now there is still an hour or two before lunch time, so it is still in time to buy some fruit.

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Xu Zhe stood in the noisy vegetable market and complained: "Why don't you go to the supermarket?"

His father was squatting in front of the stall picking peaches. He said without looking up, "I've been to the supermarket nearby. The fruits are all packaged. You can't pick them."

The owner of the fruit stand also laughed and said, "That's right, the quality of those in the supermarket is not good, mine is the freshest!"

Xu Zhe was too lazy to discuss with the boss where the freshest fruits were. He just felt a little thirsty. So he asked again, "I'm going to buy some mineral water. Do you want some?"

Xu Guowei: "I don't drink it. If you want to buy it, buy your own."

So the boy shook his head, turned and walked towards the small grocery store in the vegetable market.

He had some impression of this vegetable market near his grandparents' house in his previous life. Now, when he stepped into this place again, the noise and the smell of countless meat and vegetable ingredients mixed in the air made him feel inexplicably nostalgic.

In the future, with the development of large supermarkets and online shopping for fresh food, it will be less and less necessary to go to such markets to buy food. The development of the takeaway industry has made more and more people no longer need to buy food, and even do not need a stove...

Xu Zhe's thoughts were wandering, but he didn't expect that an unexpected figure made him stop in surprise.

Not far from the grocery store, there were shops and stalls selling aquatic products. At this moment, an old man with a weathered but stubborn face was standing in front of one of the stalls.

That's his grandfather.

Xu Zhe was very surprised - why did he see his grandfather in the market? And why did his grandfather seem to be buying fish?

He looked again carefully.

The old man was carrying a fishing rod box on his back. The long box was very conspicuous.

In addition to the fishing rod box, there is also a backpack. The things in it are probably all fishing equipment, right?

The old man had just paid for the fish and asked the vendor to put the fish into his net bag. Then he reached back and took out a fish hook from the side pocket of his backpack, thrust it into the fish's mouth and poked a small hole.

The fish struggled violently, but the old man’s hands were very strong and no matter how hard it twisted it was useless.

After tying the fish, the old man wiped the fishhook with a handkerchief and stuffed the handkerchief and the fishhook back into the side pocket of the backpack.

The vendor nearby said with a smile: "Uncle, you really put on a complete show!"

Xu Zhe stood there, at a loss as to what to do.

He almost shouted out loud just now. But fortunately, he realized before he opened his mouth that if he called him grandpa now, it would be equivalent to exposing his shortcomings.

Obviously, grandpa didn't catch any fish, so he had to come here to buy some. Pretending not to see it, pretending not to know, and saving grandpa's face is the most filial choice.

But at this moment, the old man turned his head inadvertently and saw his grandson standing in a daze not far away.

"what?"

"Uh……"

As soon as their eyes met, Xu Zhe knew that a great outburst of filial piety was about to take place.

The next moment, Grandpa's waist became a little bent. The old man who was originally very energetic suddenly looked sad.

He waved his hand to signal his grandson to come over. But he turned his head to look at the vendors and the few passers-by who were watching the fun, and walked towards the boy.

The old man walked up to the young man and asked, "Why are you here?"

Xu Zhe: "My dad is here to buy fruit, I'm coming along..."

The old man blew his beard and glared: "This brat, does he think I am his leader? Just go home, why buy fruit!"

This sounds as if it was Xu Guowei who was wrong, not him who bought the fish and pretended to catch it himself.

Xu Zhe felt like there was nothing he could say and could only smile awkwardly.

The old man cleared his throat and explained seriously, "I should have gone fishing yesterday, but I forgot. I caught a big one there last time, last week, when I called you! I should have been able to catch one today, but I went too late, and the fish would be lazy and sleep, right?"

Xu Zhe nodded obediently: "Yes."

As for some complaints, he held them back and didn't say them out loud, such as - the reason why you can't catch fish is because the fish are sleeping? Did you go there yesterday but didn't catch any fish? How many days have you been empty-handed?

Grandpa said earnestly, "Xiaozhe, don't tell anyone about what happened today, especially your grandma!"

Xu Zhe nodded: "You can go home. I just accompanied my dad to the vegetable market. I haven't seen you."

Hearing this, the old man was stunned: "You haven't seen me before?"

Xu Zhe smiled and said, "Yes, the conversation just now doesn't exist. I will go with my dad after you return with the fish. That will be the first time we meet today."

The old man's eyes gradually widened, and he suddenly gave a thumbs up: "Son, you have a future, much brighter than your father!"

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After buying the fruit, Xu Guowei drove away from the vegetable market with Xu Zhe. But when waiting for the red light, he turned his head and found that his son looked a little strange.

So Xu Guowei asked: "What are you laughing at?"

Xu Zhe smoothed his lips: "What? I'm not laughing."

Xu Guowei: "Will you be able to eat fish later? Will you be happy just thinking about it?"

Xu Zhe: “Well, sort of.”

Xu Guowei: "But I remember that you don't seem to like fish very much. Don't you prefer beef and mutton?"

Xu Zhe shook his head: "Beef and mutton are too hot to eat, and it's easy to get a nosebleed. You can eat more fish in the future."

Xu Guowei smiled and said, "That's perfect. Your grandfather is becoming more and more fond of fishing. You will be responsible for taking care of his spoils from now on!"

Xu Zhe also smiled: "Thank you so much, Grandpa."

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220. Chapter 219 218 The answers are all right, but the process is completely wrong

220.

2023-10-12

Teacher Liu Shu from Experimental Middle School stood on the podium, looking at the new class of students, and felt calmer than expected.

After being a teacher for so many years and now in middle age, I seem to have become indifferent to everything.

He said, "My name is Liu Shu, and I'm your class teacher. In the first year of high school, there is no division between arts and science. Our school's experimental class is only in the second year of high school. You, the students in Class 1 of the first year of high school, are the students with the best grades in this year's enrollment. But don't be proud and complacent. You must have been the top students in the school in junior high school, but when you come to our school, haha, that may not be the case."