Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat-Chapter 103 - 100 Departure (Part two)
Chapter 103 -100 Departure (Part two)
Chapter 103 -100 Departure (Part two)
On August 20th, Song Jiawen and Jiang Yan went to school to receive their scholarships.
Jiang Yan’s scholarship, awarded by the Education Bureau and his school, totaled eight thousand.
Song Jiawen’s was much more, with contributions from the government, Education Bureau, school… adding up to over twenty thousand, nearly thirty thousand.
Because of this money, Xie Yanhai didn’t insist on giving her cash before she left.
But she did accept the two thousand Shi Peirong had prepared for her, as grandma said it was a reward for her, for accomplishing the dream her grandfather hadn’t achieved, for embarking on the path her grandfather had always wished to take…
Thinking of that kind, smiling old man, who patiently taught her how to write in large characters, taught her painting, reading the Three Character Classic…
Before leaving for Beijing, Song Jiawen kowtowed three times in front of her grandfather’s tombstone, silently vowing in her heart, if there was an afterlife, she would definitely be her grandfather’s closest and dearest granddaughter.
What saddened her was that in the end, she couldn’t burn paper for “little Jiajia,” because Song Laosan and Xie Jingying had forgotten where they buried her years ago.
They could forget something like that, leaving her unsure whether their words were true or false.
Beijing University registration began on August 28th, originally Xie Yanhai and Li Yun wanted to take her, but both were teachers, and coincidentally, late August was the busy time for schools, one was a grade director, and the other a headteacher, so it was not feasible to take time off.
They had visited Beijing University two years ago on a trip, but that was purely for tourism. Could it be compared to now, sending their own child there for studies?
But failing to take leave was unavoidable.
The day before her departure, neither Xie Yanhai nor Li Yun mentioned asking Jiajia to make a trip back to Jianglin Village.
It’s funny when you think about it; previously, when reporters came for an interview, Song Laosan and Xie Jingying were so frightened they immediately closed the front door.
Li Yun’s sister called her with a laugh, “Your Aunt is truly comical. The reporter was there just to interview, not to murder anyone. She was so frightened, as if something terrible might happen, closing all doors tight. No matter how the reporters knocked, she wouldn’t open, nor would she answer any questions. I thought she had changed after watching her fight with her sister-in-law, feeling regret about how she treated Jiajia before, but it seems she’s as stubborn as ever. When it comes to her younger daughter, she wouldn’t let out a peep. I’m really baffled, what kind of parent acts like that towards their own child?”
Li Yun too was speechless; wasn’t this blatantly telling the reporter that you didn’t care about Jiajia?
Thankfully, there were no negative articles later, otherwise Xie Yanhai would not have let them off easily.
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Huang Mao collected computers right up until August 25th. Afterward, Jiang Yan disassembled and tidied up everything, sold all the repaired computers from the town’s internet café, and then started fixing the van.
The repair shop they found was recommended by the owner of the county’s second-hand computer store, whom they had been working with for nearly a year; they were quite familiar with each other. Hearing they would later move to Beijing, the owner was somewhat reluctant to let them go.
Jiang Yan’s assembled computers were really reliable, and had made the owner quite a bit of money that year, enough to purchase the shop he had been renting.
“Brother, you must come back during holidays, don’t just forget all about our county city after you’ve seen the big city,” he said.
“How could that be, this is our hometown, our roots,” Huang Mao replied smoothly and slickly.
The owner laughed heartily, “Alright, when you come back to sell computers, I’ll take as many as you’ve got, at prices no lower than before.”
After some cheerful banter, Jiang Yan and Huang Mao went to the owner’s cousin’s repair shop he had recommended.
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They first changed all four tires, then replaced the seats with leather ones, and after a thorough maintenance, installed air conditioning and gave the exterior a new coat of paint.
The previously dilapidated van was completely transformed, no longer resembling the second-hand vehicle bought for five thousand.
On August 28th, as the sky was just beginning to brighten, Jiang Yan, Song Jiawen, and Huang Mao were already up.
They were to set off for Beijing, needing to leave early.
The three of them had a simple breakfast and then carried their luggage, which they had packed the night before, downstairs.
“Grandpa Xu?”
Just as they reached the ground floor, Jiang Yan saw seven or eight old men strolling around.
When the old men saw the trio coming down, they stopped walking and gathered around.
“Here, take this, it’s a little something from us old folks. It’s not easy to get into Beijing University, and when you and the little girl get to school, make sure you study hard and aim to contribute to the country in the future. And you, Xiaohuang, make time to read more books. We hope you can try the adult college entrance exam if you can. Anyone can make money through physical labor, but the knowledge you learn and keep in your head is uniquely your own.
Look at Jiang Yan and the little girl, the paths they’ll walk will surely be different from yours. If you want to keep up with their pace, you can’t just stay in one place without moving. Do you understand what Grandpa is saying?”
Professor Xu said this as he handed over three red envelopes to Jiang Yan, Song Jiawen, and Huang Mao, “Kids, when you have a break, come back, we’ll be waiting for you.”
“Grandpa Xu, Grandpa Chen…”
The three looked at the elderly men with their white-haired heads, at a loss for what to say, and Huang Mao’s eyes even reddened.
Today was the day of departure, and last night they had gone to the little pavilion to bid them farewell, thinking that was it. But who would have expected…
“The money isn’t much; it’s the thought that counts. Take it.”
“Come on, young man, don’t dawdle.”
Wiping away tears, the three got into the vehicle and left. As the van drove out of the neighborhood and through the alley, they could still see the old men standing at the door, seeing them off from the rearview mirror.
…..
It would take eight hours of highway driving to get from Yunzhou to Beijing.
The three set out from the neighborhood at six in the morning and would hit the highway in about an hour. If they didn’t stop, they would probably arrive in Beijing around three in the afternoon.
“If we can get there by three, we’d make it in time for registration,” Jiang Yan said, turning his head to look back and asking Song Jiawen, “Do you want to sleep for a bit?”
Without any cargo, the back of the van was quite spacious, and Song Jiawen should be able to sleep comfortably while lying down.
However, Song Jiawen wasn’t sleepy at the moment. She lifted her hand to point out the window and said to Jiang Yan, “The car that just passed us… I think Yin Shen was in it.”
Yin Shen was going to the University of Technology in Kang City, which was the nearest city to Beijing. That was pretty good too.
They had seen each other before departure, and he had mentioned that his father would lend him his uncle’s car to take him, and he had asked Jiang Yan and Song Jiawen if they wanted to join.
Thanks to Jiang Yan, Yin Shen had become acquainted not just with Yu Hang and Xiao Qi, but also with Song Jiawen.
The first time he saw her, Yin Shen was completely taken aback. Then he came to his senses, pulled Jiang Yan aside, and whispered, “Is this the pretty little girl from the countryside you used to talk about?”
Jiang Yan looked puzzled; he used to talk about Song Jiawen to Yin Shen?
He couldn’t remember doing so.
Yin Shen pursed his lips and seemed to want to say more, but considering Song Jiawen was there, he swallowed his words.
However, Jiang Yan hadn’t expected that not only would Yin Shen depart on the same day as them, but their departure times would also be similar. Even more coincidentally, they stopped at the same rest area later on.
And it wasn’t just them at the rest area; they also encountered Fan Jingjing…
