Doing It Over Again

It used to take seven or eight hours to drive from Furong City to Peng County, but because of the highway between Furong City and Guoshi in the past two years, the road from Guoshi to Peng County, the county below, has also changed from the original mud road to asphalt road. The road conditions have improved a lot, so the driving time has been shortened by more than two hours.

When they arrived in Peng County, it was still dark, and Shen Shao took Gu Ningzhao and others to a restaurant for dinner, and stayed in the best hotel in Peng County.But for Chen Zhang and others, this [-]-star hotel is still a bit rough, but fortunately it is clean and hygienic, and the Second Young Master has no objections, so those who work for the Second Young Master don't need to talk too much.

After putting the suitcase in the hotel, Shen Shao put the important documents with him, and then took Gu Ningzhao to the streets of the county town.In just a few years, the county has undergone great changes. Many dilapidated houses were demolished and rebuilt into magnificent and beautiful buildings. Shen Shao introduced the characteristics of these places to Gu Ningzhao as he walked.

"I didn't expect this noodle shop to still exist after several years." Shen Shao passed a noodle shop and said with a smile, "The noodles in this shop are strong and affordable. When I was in junior high school, many students loved this shop. Come to eat. Especially the hand-sliced ​​noodles, many people love to come here to eat a bowl."

Passing by the most prosperous square area, he pointed to a very prosperous hot pot city on the second floor, and said in Gu Ningzhao's ear: "This place is not bad, the facade is actually mine, and there are a few facades nearby that are also mine. , are in prosperous areas, and the rent I collect every year can't be spent. So, I can be regarded as having a small surplus."

Gu Ningzhao glanced at Shen Shao in surprise. He did not expect that Shen Shao still had such an industry in Peng County, nor did he expect that Shen Shao would tell him such a private matter. Does this mean that for Shen Shao, he is already What about those close to you?

"I still have a house of more than 90 square meters here, but I haven't had time to decorate it." Shen Shao pointed to a beautiful building next to him. It will be sold after a substantial price increase, and I don’t usually live in it, so I don’t bother to decorate.”

It is an established fact that housing prices will increase significantly in the next ten years. The Gu family has also bought a lot of land in recent years to invest in real estate. As an employee of the Gu family, Chen Zhang knows this very well, but he did not expect Shen Shao This ordinary person actually knew so much about the market, so he couldn't help but have a higher opinion of Shen Shao.

"This is the busiest area in the entire county," Shen Shao said with a smile as he looked at the crowd walking, "It's also a must-go place for lovers to walk."

Hearing this, Gu Ningzhao raised his head and looked around. The streets are wide and the street lights are bright. Even the trees on both sides of the street are hung with flickering lights. Some shops are also decorated with bright national flags to promote promotional activities in the name of National Day.

Although small, the county town is full of vigor and life, which is completely different from the dilapidated county town in memory. Gu Ningzhao looked at the lights flickering on the trees, nodded his head and said seriously: "It's beautiful."

Many people feel sincerely happy when their friends praise their hometown, and Shen Shao is no exception. After hearing Gu Ningzhao's words, a big smile appeared on his face, "We call it a small sparrow, but it has all internal organs. .”

Seeing the proud expression on Shen Shao's face, Gu Ningzhao's expression also softened, so when someone handed him flyers, he also accepted them in a good-tempered manner.

"Young Master Shen, there is a girl in front of you who has been staring at you. Is it someone you know?" Chen Zhang, as an assistant to ensure the safety of Gu Ningzhao's life, is best at observing words and expressions, so when he found that someone was looking at Shen Shao's eyes and When ordinary people are different, they will remind them aloud.

Shen Shao followed Chen Zhang's line of sight, and saw a young couple holding hands across the street. The boy had dyed yellow hair, and was wearing a black bodysuit with flared trousers, with a big skull pattern printed on it. A non-mainstream attire.The girl was also dressed in a non-mainstream way, and her eyes were on Shen Shao.

After careful identification for a while, Shen Shao finally confirmed that the girl was Shen Hong, the uncle's second daughter. In his eyes, Shen Hong was not a bad boy, although she was a bit capricious. What's the matter?

Probably because she noticed that Shen Shao was looking at her, Shen Hong dragged her little boyfriend into the crowd and quickly disappeared.

Shen Shao frowned, and then said: "She is the daughter of my uncle's family. I haven't seen her for several years, and I almost can't recognize her."

Chen Zhang didn't know the relationship between Shen Shao and these relatives, so he didn't say much, but said: "Nowadays, young people's thinking is getting more and more trendy."

Shen Shao smiled, noncommittal, there was a three-year age difference between him and Shen Hong, and the other party didn't like him very much all the time, so he better not bother with these annoying things.

After they returned to the hotel, they rested for the night. After having breakfast in the hotel the next morning, Shen Shao took out the gift he had bought before, and took Gu Ningzhao to visit his uncle and his second uncle's family.

The house where my uncle lives is a fund-raising house built by the unit. The people living in it are basically teaching staff and their families. The downstairs of the residents is a fairly spacious activity place. There are several sets under the lush banyan trees next to the yard. The stone table is used for retired faculty and staff to play big cards or chess. Children also like to play under the tree, so this place is very lively every day.

When the Mercedes-Benz that Shen Shao and the others were sitting in drove into the yard, it attracted the attention of many people. Although ordinary people don’t know much about cars, they still know the Mercedes-Benz logo on the front of the car. In many TV dramas, there is such a sign on the front of the car of the rich.

The one who got out of the car first was Chen Zhang in a suit. He and the driver got out of the car, walked to the back, opened the door for Gu Ningzhao and Shen Shao, and said, "Gu Shao, Er Shao, please get out of the car."

Shao Shiwen accompanied her mother to buy vegetables and went home. When she entered the yard, she saw many children watching around a car, so she took a second look curiously. She saw Shen Shao getting out of the car, and she was immediately happy He tugged at his mother's sleeve: "Mom, it's my cousin!"

Before Yang Biqing could react, she saw her daughter running excitedly towards the car parked in the yard, and after seeing Shen Shao's figure, she quickened her pace to follow in surprise and joy.

As soon as Shen Shao got out of the car, he heard Shao Shiwen's voice behind him. Before he could turn around, his right arm was hugged.

"Cousin, when did you come back?" Shao Shiwen smiled and looked at Shen Shao with crooked eyes. She hadn't seen him for a year, and her cousin became much more handsome. "I want to kill you."

"Shiwen," Shen Shao took advantage of his height of 1.7 meters, and easily touched the top of Shao Shiwen's head, "I just came back, and I miss you and my uncle and aunt very much. Let me introduce my friends to you."

It was only then that Shao Shiwen realized that there were other people beside Shen Shao, so she hurriedly took back Shen Shao's hand, and smiled politely at the others.

"This is my college roommate Gu Ningzhao. This is Chen Zhang. Just call him Brother Chen." After Shen Shao finished speaking, he said to Gu Ningzhao and Chen Zhang, "She is my cousin Shao Shiwen."

"Hello, Brother Chen, hello, Brother Ning Zhao," Shao Shiwen greeted obediently, and then looked at the two of them curiously. The cousin's roommate is also very handsome. Since he is his cousin's roommate, it also shows that he is also Huada students?

As a high school student, Shao Shiwen has a natural yearning for Huada, so even though Gu Ningzhao hasn't said anything, she has already put a big tick on Gu Ningzhao's head. The cognition of "boutique" easily made her have a good impression of Shen Shao's friends.

"Auntie." Seeing Yang Biqing walking towards this side, Shen Shao smiled and went forward to take the food in Yang Biqing's hand, and then introduced to both parties.

After Yang Biqing listened to the introduction, she warmly invited everyone to sit at home, and finally sat down after a fuss.

"Xiao Gu is from the capital?" Yang Biqing was worried that Gu Ningzhao and others would not understand the local dialect, so she deliberately slowed down her speech. After Gu Ningzhao nodded, she smiled and said, "The capital is good, the capital is good." Although she has never seen the big world , but at least he still knows what kind of car is parked downstairs, and it can be seen that these two grown men in suits respect Gu Ningzhao very much. I'm afraid Xiao Shao's roommate status is not simple.

After Shao Qingwen came back, Yang Biqing went to the kitchen to cook. Shao Shiwen worried that she would not be able to do it alone, so she followed to help in the kitchen. Shen Shao also wanted to follow, but Yang Biqing stopped her.

"Xiao Shao, your friend is still here, go and accompany him, so that he won't feel embarrassed." Yang Biqing slammed on the door and shut Shen Shao out of the kitchen.

Shen Shao had no choice but to go back to Gu Ningzhao and sit down, and then began to peel the oranges on the table. After peeling, he gave half of the oranges to Gu Ningzhao before eating by himself.

"Don't eat too much, or you won't be able to finish your lunch," Gu Ningzhao warned, then broke off a piece of orange and put it in his mouth. The orange was so sweet that it reached his heart.

Shao Qingwen also knew that Gu Ningzhao's status was not simple, but seeing that he and his nephew got along naturally and had a good relationship, so he pretended not to know about it, and only treated Gu Ningzhao as an ordinary junior. Anyway, in his eyes, no matter how prominent Gu Ningzhao's status was, It's just Xiao Shao's friend.

After the second uncle's family also came over, Shen Shao distributed the prepared gifts to everyone, and then the family sat down around the dining table in a lively atmosphere.

Gu Ningzhao was treated as a guest of honor at Shao's house. He was a little overwhelmed by everyone's enthusiasm, but he was a little happy in his heart, because he could feel that these relatives cared for Shen Shao from the bottom of their hearts.

When they left the uncle's house, the two uncles also stuffed Shen Shao and Gu Ningzhao with two red envelopes and a bunch of special products, as well as a few sweaters knitted by Shen Shao.

After watching the Mercedes-Benz drive out of the yard, Shao Qingwen and Shao Qingwu returned to the house. The two brothers looked at each other and saw the worry in each other's eyes.

"The presents Xiao Shao brought us cost a lot of money, right?" Shao Qingwu lit a cigarette and took a deep puff. "This kid has always been sensible, and I don't know how he is doing in the capital."

Shao Qingwen followed suit with a sigh, and then began to persuade his younger brother: "Xiao Shao has a stable personality, and he is not a person who insists on face and suffers. He must have developed well in the capital. I heard that students from famous universities become tutors. They all have a salary of tens of yuan. People in the capital value education and are not short of money. Xiao Shao can indeed save a lot of money by working as a tutor, not to mention scholarships and grants. Don't think about it."

Whether these words are comforting his younger brother or himself, at least in the depths of Shao Qingwen's heart, he has great trust in Shen Shao.

Shen Shao and his party rested in the hotel for another night, and drove to Shenjia Village early the next morning.Although Shenjia Village has opened roads in the past two years, the road conditions are not good. No matter how powerful a luxury car is, it is a paper tiger in front of the dilapidated road. When the car stopped at the entrance of the village, Shen Shao still had a feeling that he was still shaking. illusion.

The Mercedes-Benz can attract crowds in the faculty compound, and it is no exception in the village. Not long after the car stopped at the entrance of the village, several children from the village surrounded it.

In the past few years, Shen Shao has not returned to his hometown many times. These children do not know him, but the villagers who work in the fields do, so when they recognized Shen Shao among the people who got out of the car, they enthusiastically He greeted each other, and some people wanted to invite him to his home for dinner, but Shen Shao declined them all.

"Shen Shao is really promising now."

"That's not true. I heard that many students from Huada University are important talents in the country, and some of them are high-ranking officials."

"Ouch, this kid is so upbeat, my one is half as capable as him, and I can wake up laughing when I fall asleep."

Shen Shao didn't know how highly praised he was by the villagers, and he didn't visit any house first, but went to his mother's grave with incense candles, offerings and firecrackers. Gu Ningzhao said, "I'll take you to my house to have a look. It's been a long time since no one lived in it, and there might not even be a place to step down."

Gu Ningzhao saw that his complexion was not very good, he hesitated for a moment, reached out and patted his back: "Don't be sad." He wanted to say, I'm with you, but he couldn't say it.

"It's okay," Shen Shao smiled at Gu Ningzhao, and after taking him down a hill, he slowly said, "If I could go home earlier that day, maybe my mother wouldn't be too hard on it..."

Back then, many medicinal material dealers would collect cicada sloughs, and even charged a high price of [-] yuan per kilogram, so even though cicada sloughs were very cheap, he would still pick up cicada sloughs every day after school, so that he could exchange them for money.He didn't expect that his mother would commit suicide by drinking medicine that day. If he had known earlier, he would not have picked up cicada sloughs, but would have guarded his mother.

"It's not your fault," Gu Ningzhao looked at this small mountain village with beautiful mountains and rivers, feeling a little sad in his heart, "Don't...don't be sad."

"I'm not sad," Shen Shao smiled at him, "I just... have some regrets."

Looking at this smile, Gu Ningzhao felt sore and aching in his heart, like drinking a bottle of bitter vinegar, the indescribable taste.

He wanted to be nice to Shen Shao, and he wanted to be nice to him.

It seems that as long as Shen Shao is in a good mood, he will be happier.

The author has something to say: Young Master Shen: Be happy! (╯-╰)/

Gu Ershao: Xiao Shao, I treat you well, don't be unhappy, okay (^ω^)

Young Master Shen: Happy Y(>_<,)Y

Gu Ershao: I'll buy you a house, bags, and hugs, okay? (￢з￢) (^ω^)