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Chapter 382 Always Keep the Original
When Qin Sheng was an undergraduate, on every long vacation, he would go back to the Zhongnan Mountains to visit his grandpa . He usually stayed for two days, enjoying the quietness here, and then went to the Lins’ house . At that time, where Grandpa lived was his home .
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This small village in the Zhongnan Mountains was not Qin Sheng’s home, but he had some special emotional connection with this place . His friends in Xi’an were either best friends in junior and senior high, or childhood peers in this small village .
This village was not large . There were hundreds of families living here . This place was located between the Zhongnan Mountains and Xi’an city . It was a rather rich area . Most people here lived in two-floored houses, or even more luxurious mansions . Some of them did business or worked as officials in Xi’an . Some developed agritainment at the foot of the Zhongnan Mountains . They had particularly increased turnover in the summer . And some others developed their business of planting grapes and their relative productions . The Spring Festival was coming, so people working in the city all came back to their home village to gather with their families . Quite a lot of cars were parked in front of the houses beside the gates, which were finely decorated .
Huzi told almost everybody that Qin Sheng was back . People were all curious about Qin Sheng’s current situation since he was known for his excellence during his childhood . So before they arrived at Huzi’s house, a lot of villagers and Qin Sheng’s childhood peers had gathered there .
Huzi parked the car and got out . A villager couldn’t wait to ask, “Huzi, where is Qin Sheng? Don’t f*cking lie to us . ”
Huzi pointed to the Benz following behind and said proudly, “Third Uncle, no matter what you’re thinking about, just forget it . Do you still want Qin Sheng to be your son-in-law? It has been many years . ”
“How dare you, brat? Are you kidding me?” The man had a simple and honest look . He laughed out loud, showing his yellowish teeth . He was not angry . These villagers often kidded or teased each other and, sometimes, gossiped for fun .
Another young man said, “Huzi, let him go . Tell us more about Qin Sheng . I haven’t seen him in many years . I was beaten by him a lot when we were kids . ”
At this time, the Benz arrived and stopped . Huzi pointed to the car and said, “There he is . You know, he’s really successful now . He has a Benz and his own driver . Hmph, look at you . ”
They heard Huzi’s words and then looked at the car, showing different reactions . Some were surprised, some amazed, and some jealous . They all went forward to see Qin Sheng .
“Hmm, so many people . Qin Sheng, you’re really popular in this village . ” Qin Ran couldn’t help roasting him .
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Qin Sheng didn’t expect that so many people would come . He said proudly, “Of course . I used to be the most handsome man in the village . A lot of people talked to Grandpa about a marriage for me . ”
“I should have known this earlier . Are you greatly bragging?” Qin Ran giggled . She didn’t believe Qin Sheng, knowing that he was kidding with her . But she rather liked chatting with Qin Sheng this way, like all other normal sisters and brothers .
When the car stopped, Qin Sheng and Qin Ran got out of it slowly . They all experienced a lot in their life, especially Qin Ran . She had seen all kinds of scenes before, so this was not too much for her .
Some villagers recognized Qin Sheng the moment he got out of the car . They were excited and shouted out, “Qin Sheng! It’s Qin Sheng! He’s back!”
Others also got to recognize Qin Sheng . It was only about five years since Qin Sheng had left, so his appearance didn’t change so much . All the people here were eager to greet him . Qin Sheng was a little bit embarrassed about the feeling of being a superstar .
Qin Sheng was familiar with these villagers . He still remembered all of them . It seemed that he went back to his childhood . Qin Sheng greeted everybody . “Hi, Third Uncle, Fourth Auntie, Sixth Brother, Uncle Li . Uncle Wang, are your legs all right?”
The atmosphere there was extremely lively . It seemed that there was going to be a wedding . All the villagers smiled with happiness and enthusiasm .
Qin Ran got out of the car after Qin Sheng, and attracted all the attention . People were all tremendously amazed since nobody had met such a beautiful young lady like Qin Ran . They stared at her and talked .
Some just said loudly, “Qin Sheng, your girlfriend’s brilliant . You’re really good . ”
Having been considered to be Qin Sheng’s girlfriend for a second time, Qin Ran just smiled and got used to this . Huzi explained for Qin Sheng, “Don’t talk f*cking nonsense . This is Qin Sheng’s sister . ”
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People heard it but only a few of them believed Huzi . It was known to all that Qin Sheng didn’t have any sisters . Maybe they were hiding something .
“OK, let’s stop here . It is cold outside . Come to my house . We can talk in a warm place later,” Huzi’s parents, who also stood in the crowd, suggested . They seemed to believe that Qin Sheng’s arrival was an honor for their family .
Then they swarmed into Huzi’s house, filling the room immediately . It was said that more people were on their way over here .
Qin Sheng and Qin Ran wanted to go downtown, but they couldn’t go now . Endless villagers and childhood peers came, and they all chatted with Qin Sheng excitedly . Some praised Qin Sheng’s success, admiring his progress thanks to studying at the top-ranked university . Some asked about Qin Sheng’s experiences these years and worried about him since he seemed to disappear . Some asked him about his job or business . Some also asked whether he had a girlfriend or was married . Some said something out of jealousy, especially those who looked down upon Qin Sheng and thought that they were better than him .
All kinds of topics with various purposes flooded toward Qin Sheng, who was used to these and good at dealing with those people since he grew up in such a complex environment .
Qin Ran was even more popular than Qin Sheng . After all, beautiful young ladies were people’s focus everywhere . She was willing to chat with the villagers and ask about Qin Sheng’s childhood . It was the best way for her to know deeper about Qin Sheng’s past . Since such a beautiful young lady was interested in a topic, those villagers almost rushed to the fore to tell her more and were extremely happy when Qin Ran giggled at the stories they told .
They stayed at Qin Sheng’s house for three hours and didn’t leave until they had to . They had a flight to Beijing tomorrow and had some other plans today .
Since people here had not seen Qin Sheng for a couple of years, they had countless things to say and questions to put to him . They were unwilling to let Qin Sheng leave . Some people said that Qin Sheng should spend the Spring Festival here . Some of his childhood peers said they wanted to hold a party for Qin Sheng .
Qin Sheng knew that these people were really good to him, but he had to go, for he was going to meet with Auntie Wang and Xin Xin . He explained to the villagers and expressed his apologies . Qin Ran did the same as him . Qin Sheng felt that some people’s attitudes changed by his leaving, perhaps thinking that he was a successful man now and didn’t want to spend time with them . But Qin Sheng didn’t bother to care about these people .
Huzi’s parents knew that Qin Sheng had to leave and said at least he should have dinner in their home .
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Qin Sheng was willing to stay longer and chat more with them . But he had a tight schedule this time, so he had no choice but to refuse Huzi’s parents .
The others finally gave up on trying to persuade Qin Sheng to stay and saw the two of them off with disappointment .
At the gate, Qin Sheng held Huzi’s hands and said, “Huzi, I’m really busy this time . I hope people understand me . I’m not looking down upon anybody . I’ll stay in Xi’an for a long time next year . We’ll definitely meet then . ”
“All right . Everybody will understand you . As for those who don’t, forget about them,” Huzi said thoughtfully .
Qin Sheng felt relieved and patted Huzi’s shoulder . “Huzi, I’ve given you my phone number . Keep in touch . You know, I was born and grew up here . I was helped by people here . So no matter where I go or what I become, I’ll never forget that I am rooted here . If anything happens in the village, call me . I’ll come to help . ”
“Hahaha, of course . I’ll keep it in mind,” Huzi answered firmly .
Qin Sheng enjoined Huzi about something else and then said goodbye to the villagers . “Everybody, I’m sorry . I have to leave now . Please forgive me . I’ll come back to see you next year . ”
Most villagers waved their arms and said goodbye to Qin Sheng kindly . Though some were unhappy with Qin Sheng, he didn’t care at all . Qin Ran looked at these and kept it all in her mind .
Qin Sheng and Qin Ran finally got in the car . They rolled down the window and waved farewell until the car turned to the highway .
Qin Sheng didn’t plan to go back to the village . This accidental meeting gave him complex feelings . His childhood peers had all changed a lot . Some experienced ups, some downs, and some both . They were finally shaped into totally different persons by the power of life .
They used to care about nothing, hunting bunnies on the mountain, fishing in the river, and playing hide-and-seek in the forest . But the sufferings given by life rotted their original innocence, making them sophisticated and numb . This route, however, was part of everyone’s life . As it was with Qin Sheng . He was not the innocent child anymore .
Qin Sheng had special emotional connections with this place and the people here . He finally led a smooth life now . If he went back to Xi’an, he would often come to visit the people here . He was born here . If he just disappeared, those villagers would gossip about his dead grandpa, for his grandson had become successful and forgotten his origin .
His grandpa in heaven might not care about this, but Qin Sheng did . His grandfather rested here . He had the responsibility to protect their family’s reputation .
“Don’t think too much . You can never satisfy everyone . ” Qin Ran noticed that Qin Sheng’s mind was wandering, so she held his hand to comfort him . She thought that Qin Sheng felt uncomfortable because of some villagers’ harsh comments .
Qin Sheng’s mind then returned, but he just smiled and said, “I’m all right, sis . They didn’t mean it . I’ve gotten used to these since my childhood . ”
“That’ll be fine . ” Qin Ran felt quite relieved .
Qin Sheng smoothed his emotions and thoughts, putting himself in a good mental state . Now, he was going to do something really important .
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