Rebirth Autumn Returns to the Countryside

"She, she doesn't dare to spend the money recklessly. Sooner or later, she will have to give it to you." Grandpa Leng tried to save the situation. "Anyway, she will soon finish junior high school. It won't matter if she studies for a few more days..."

"What are you studying for? Let's not talk about her dull personality and her inability to study well. How many of those who go to college are really promising and can support themselves? They only learn to be cunning and lazy, and they are not as good as us who work hard. Don't spoil her! The damn girl is bullying you two because you are old and confused and want to go to heaven! You two are really good, let the damn girl take 50,000 yuan to cause trouble!"

As Leng Zhiqiang spoke, he became more and more angry, and he could no longer suppress his voice. Then, a baby's cry resounded through the sky, and Grandpa Leng's whole body tensed up, and his hands were shaking with excitement on the other end of the phone. Grandma Leng also changed her melancholy expression just now and came over to listen carefully.

The daughter-in-law's voice of coaxing the child was very impatient, and Leng Zhiqiang decided to end this midnight call: "Okay, let's do as I say. I will go home to see the new house when I have time in the next few days and then pick her up. It just so happens that I need someone to look after the child here, so that she won't study hard and get into trouble."

The "beep-beep-beep" sound of the telephone took away the joy of the grandson's wailing.

The old couple looked at each other in bewilderment. The son had made up his mind and they had to listen to him. But what if the granddaughter didn't listen?

"I just wanted to tell him that his daughter can't live alone." Grandpa Leng murmured.

Grandma Leng: "There's no one to look after the child there. How about I go? As a grandmother, I should look after the child."

"No!" Grandpa Leng rejected the proposal without hesitation. He had never cooked in his life. He spent all his time working in the fields and building houses. He couldn't do without the old lady's service. "If your daughter-in-law wanted to ask you to go, she would have said so long ago. It's obvious that she doesn't want to have another old woman above her."

It was even more impossible for both of them to go, as the housing prices in Hai City were high. Leng Zhiqiang moved out of the large dormitory on the construction site only after he felt he had done well enough, and rented a small apartment of more than 40 square meters with his wife.

"I've told you long ago that if you can't make it out there, just come back. We have land and a house, and we two can help take care of your grandchildren... If it doesn't work out, you can talk about it tomorrow and send our grandchildren back to stay in our hometown for a few years. They can live anywhere they want, and we three can take care of the children at home. It will save us a lot of money!" Grandma Leng was really worried. She had made such a suggestion as soon as her daughter-in-law became pregnant, but it was rejected very straightforwardly.

Grandpa Leng thought over and over again, and said, "Actually, it's not bad for Qiu'er to go to Hai City. Not only can she see her father every day, but Hai City is such a fashionable place, it's guaranteed to be more worldly than living in this rural area. If she brings up our grandson, won't her brother be close to her in the future? At least she'll have someone to rely on, and people won't dare to make her angry when she marries."

"Well, I've been worried for a long time. Qiu'er isn't close to her parents. If we die one day, Qiu'er will be left alone, and no one will take care of her no matter where she gets married. If she goes to Hai City, won't she be closer to dad? And with a younger brother to support her, we don't have to worry about each other even in the underworld." Grandma Leng nodded.

With that said, Leng Yanqiu was extremely lucky to be able to work as a free nanny at her biological father's home in Haishi and share an apartment of more than 40 square meters. She had to burn incense and light firecrackers to celebrate.

The old couple probably couldn't sleep tonight, as they were tossing and turning with all kinds of emotions, but their voices were getting weaker and their breathing was becoming even and long.

The nourishment of spiritual energy supported the old couple to safely get through the hard period of building the house, and the spirit's shouting, scolding and strategizing about Leng Yanqiu's fate.

However, when it comes to calmness, self-composure and strategic planning, who can compare to Sister Qiu?

It seemed that the next morning was no different from any other morning. The old couple slept too late so they stayed in bed a little longer. Brother Wang came to get the food, and Leng Yanqiu ate breakfast by herself and went to school. After getting up, the old couple had to stay in the old house, so they sent the small things they could bring with them over first. They would officially move tomorrow, and no accidents could stop the process.

During the half-hour break between classes, an electric tricycle came back at lightning speed, unlocked the door, entered the yard and the house, took out the dirty household registration booklet from under the old couple's kang mat as if they were familiar with the place, locked the door, and rushed back to school like the wind.

For ordinary students, the gate guard would not let them through without the teacher's signature, but Leng Yanqiu and Dian Sanlun were given an exception.

In fact, the head teacher was happy to sign for her and didn't ask the reason for the leave.

Teacher Sun even went to great lengths to apply for a poverty-stricken student grant for Leng Yanqiu, and excitedly called her to his office to fill out a form. Of course, she was rejected.

There was no other way, Leng Yanqiu could only quickly show Teacher Sun his mobile phone balance page, and then disappeared like the wind.

This was a secret consensus reached between her and Teacher Sun. He pretended not to know that she brought a cell phone into school and even kept it for her during the exams.

Teacher Sun: I can only show my love and care for you by using more test papers.

The loved Leng Yanqiu hit the road again at lightning speed. As the time was short and the task was heavy at noon, the electric three-wheeler drove to the Linhe Town Police Station.

She doesn't like trouble, so she tries to solve some of it before she anticipates any trouble.

Because he had made an appointment with Director Leng in advance, he was still waiting in the institute during lunch break.

Leng Yanqiu, who was not used to doing things empty-handed, brought two egg trays with sixty eggs laid by his own hens. These were not easy to buy, as there were many customers waiting in the online store and the supermarket was in short supply.

"What are you doing? You've learned to give gifts at such a young age? Take them all back!" Director Leng frowned and scolded as soon as he saw them.

Leng Yanqiu smiled and opened the plastic bag. "I use the eggs from the chickens I feed myself. I fry them in egg purses in the morning. I wanted to give one to you and then give one to the policeman. Thirty eggs in one purse is not considered embezzlement or bribery. If you don't want them, I'll give them all to the policeman."

Director Leng looked at the contents of the bag, relaxed his stern face, and waved his hand: "Then leave it here. I'll take them to fry some eggs later. Tell me, what trouble have you gotten yourself into by coming here in the middle of the day?"

Isn't it true that dealings with the police station are basically caused by trouble?

Leng Yanqiu smiled even more, as she remembered the last time she came home late at night and her motorcycle hit and injured someone on the road along the riverbank.

"I didn't cause any trouble. I just wanted to dig out my household registration and create a separate household registration book."

She said it quite easily, but Director Leng frowned when he heard it: "What happened? I heard that you are doing very well in school now, and you even got the first place in the grade. You are selling vegetables well too, and everything is going well!"

So why did they suddenly come in the middle of the day to dig up the household registration?

"Nothing happened." Leng Yanqiu still smiled, "It's just a precaution. I know I'm still young, so I specifically asked you to help greet me."