yournovel Chapter 146 I Want to Bloom, I Want to Sprout
Chapter 146 I Want to Bloom, I Want to Sprout
Chapter 146 I Want to Bloom, I Want to Sprout
"I want to bloom, I want to sprout~ I want the spring breeze and rain to pour down~"
Yu Huan was in a great mood, humming a little tune as she lightly tapped her fingers on the steering wheel.
Driving leisurely and slowly on the road.
Sitting in the back row, Teacher Wu looked at Yu Huan's appearance through the rearview mirror and couldn't help but smile slightly, finding it somewhat amusing: "What are you humming? It sounds so strange, like you're performing a shamanistic ritual."
The old man was amused by Yu Huan's appearance and commented with four words: "Howling like a ghost."
Of course, one can freely have an attack in front of their own grandparents and parents.
Yu Huan didn't shut up; instead, she became even more enthusiastic, her fingers tapping out a lighter rhythm on the steering wheel: "I want solitude~ I want happiness~ I want to bloom without stopping..."
Teacher Wu sighed helplessly, but then, thinking of the large sack of tangerines in the trunk, she asked curiously, "How many kilograms of tangerines did you and Songnian pick? Did you weigh them?"
The shrill, sawing-wood-like singing stopped abruptly.
“One hundred and twenty-six jin.” Yu Huan shook his head. “I took half.”
"This year's yield is good. Each tree has at least a hundred catties of tangerines, and the one with the most might even weigh more than two hundred catties." The old man who went to check on the vegetable garden said with a smile, "These two brothers picked all the best-growing ones from the top of the tree."
Teacher Wu was both amused and exasperated: "Can you really eat all these tangerines at once?"
"More than sixty catties of tangerines, we're not worried about not being able to finish them if we just divide them up," Yu Huan said with a relaxed smile.
The vehicle slowly drove into the open space in front of the house.
Yu Huan's gaze swept across the area unintentionally, not only noticing a flashy Horizon motorcycle parked on one side of the open space, but also unexpectedly discovering Little Tyrant squatting next to the osmanthus tree with a bright red gift bag at his feet.
He couldn't help but feel doubtful.
What's going on?
When Xiao Bawang saw Yu Huan return, he immediately stood up with the gift bag and hurriedly came to greet her.
Yu Huan pushed open the car door, got out, and looked at Xiao Bawang, only to find a conspicuous handprint on his right cheek.
He clearly received a lecture.
The little tyrant stepped forward with a hint of panic and greeted them: "Teacher—Principal Yu—Yu Huan!"
"you are?"
Ms. Wu looked at him through the car with a puzzled expression, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes, clearly unfamiliar with this face.
The little tyrant subconsciously turned his face slightly to the side, but the conspicuous handprint could not be hidden. He hurriedly explained, "Yu Huan and I are classmates! I'm also your student!"
"Oh, I see." Teacher Wu nodded, the doubt on her face easing slightly.
Ok……
do not know.
But if Lao Yu were here, he would probably recognize this troublemaker at a glance.
The old man glanced at the little tyrant, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and slowly exhaled the smoke.
He pondered the events of yesterday, and considering the current situation, the fact that Little Tyrant was carrying such a large gift bag clearly indicated that he was a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken.
It was incredibly easy for Xiao Bawang to get Yu Huan's address in the village.
Yu Huan gently closed the car door and asked directly, "Is there something you need?"
"Hey~" Little Tyrant hurriedly waved his hand: "Nothing else, I just wanted to visit the two teachers, especially our homeroom teacher, Ms. Yu!"
When I was in junior high school, Mr. Yu had already retired, so he was naturally not on his list of visitors.
Yu Huan knew perfectly well that this little tyrant probably had ulterior motives.
He glanced at the gift bag in Xiaobawang's hand, on which was a pack of Furongwang cigarettes.
Pretending not to know, I bluntly said, "My dad is taking extra classes at school. Why don't you come another day?"
"No, no, no!" Little Tyrant rushed over in a few steps. Although he kept saying that he had come to visit his teacher, he hurriedly stuffed the gift bag into Yu Huan's hand, "It's just a small token of my appreciation. As long as my heart is with you, that's enough."
Upon seeing this, Yu Huan immediately put her hands in her pockets, clearly refusing to accept the gift.
As Teacher Wu was taking out her keys to open the door, she turned around and saw this scene. She hurriedly said, "Just coming to see the teacher is enough. There's no need to bring any gifts."
“Exactly.” Yu Huan nodded in agreement.
Upon hearing this conversation, Xiao Bawang suddenly rushed forward and, with lightning speed, slammed the gift bag onto the hood of the car. He then turned around and hurried off.
As he walked, he hurriedly said, "Since Teacher Yu isn't here, I'll come again next time."
"Hey, wait a minute! Take these things with you." Yu Huan quickly picked up the slightly heavy gift bag, trying to catch up with Xiao Bawang.
Little Tyrant moved swiftly, and as soon as it reached the horizon, it roared away with a deafening throttle, leaving only one sentence echoing in its wake:
"I'll definitely come again next time!"
Yu Huan watched his receding figure and couldn't help but scratch her head in exasperation.
When I turned around, Teacher Wu had already opened the door.
The old man beside her instructed, "Next time this young man comes over, if he asks you and Lao Si for Huanhuan's contact information, be sure not to give it to him!"
"Why?" Teacher Wu turned around and looked at the old man with a puzzled expression.
The old man leisurely exhaled a puff of smoke: "Just don't give it to me."
At this moment, Yu Huan placed the gift bag on the hood of the car and removed the pack of Furongwang cigarettes from it.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that there was also a pack of Furongwang cigarettes and two boxes of gift wine hidden underneath, which explained why the handle felt so heavy.
After looking them over, he said, "Two packs of Furongwang cigarettes and two bottles of Wuliangye liquor, this must cost at least a thousand yuan, right?"
Upon hearing Yu Huan's words, Teacher Wu immediately turned around and looked at the gifts, exclaiming in surprise, "These are too valuable! I thought they were things like oatmeal or black sesame paste. Yu Huan, you should go and return them to him right away."
“I don’t know him well, and I don’t have his contact information.”
The old man puffed on his cigarette and said casually, "Do you really think he's here to visit his former teacher? His 'sword dance' was clearly a ploy to curry favor with your son!"
"Huh?" Ms. Wu was completely bewildered. Had her son gotten to the point where people were fawning over him like this?
Upon realizing this, he quickly turned to Yu Huan and said, "You work within the system, so don't break the rules!"
“He insists that it’s a gift for you and Dad, and there’s nothing I can do about it. Besides, I don’t have any authority to help him.” Yu Huan walked to the back of the car.
Upon hearing this, Teacher Wu nodded, but was still somewhat puzzled.
The old man, who knew a little about the matter, only knew that the young man's side of the family was definitely trying to get in touch with Old Xu's son-in-law through Yu Huan.
However, this is a long story, and the cause and process cannot be explained in just a few words.
When the old man saw Yu Huan open the trunk, he hurriedly went over to help.
The grandfather and grandson carried a snakeskin bag of tangerines into the main room. Teacher Wu looked around and, not wanting to just leave the gift bag on the front of the car, had no choice but to carry it inside.
After opening the door, she turned to Yu Huan and said gently, "I went to collect a hundred free-range eggs yesterday afternoon. Also, take some dried fish and bring them over for dinner tonight."
"Okay!" Yu Huan nodded, throwing down the snakeskin bag.
The two teachers in the family at most hoe the soil in the vegetable garden. They don't have time to farm, so they have to buy their own rice. They don't have grains or raise poultry, so if they want to eat free-range eggs, they have to go and buy them from someone.
With her mother's arrangements made properly, she naturally complied.
Four p.m.
Yu Huan closed the fully loaded trunk and waved goodbye to the old man and Teacher Wu.
He bent down and climbed into the driver's seat, started the vehicle, and embarked on his journey back to the city.
The hour-long drive flew by in a flash. Upon arriving at the residential complex, I easily navigated the familiar route to the underground parking garage.
But they found that Old Lin's black crown was already firmly parked there.
That being said, the parking space listed on the license plate number was originally intended for Old Lin's car, but Lin Yourong simply preferred to park on the basement level.
Yu Huan had no choice but to drive to the second floor of the underground parking garage.
The environment here is noticeably darker and damper, and the numbered tags hanging on each parking space are dazzling to the eye.
After driving for so long, he was feeling dizzy and nauseous. He immediately slammed on the brakes, causing the car to veer to one side. He then called Lao Lin.
The call was quickly connected, and Lao Lin's gentle voice came through the receiver: "Hello, Xiao Yu, have you arrived yet?"
“Dad, I’m already in the underground parking garage,” Yu Huan said.
Old Lin instantly understood what Yu Huan meant: "There's one more parking space, on the second basement level, B2. Drive down and look for it."
"Okay." Yu Huan responded, then hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Dad, I need you to come down and help me. I brought some local specialties from my hometown, but my foot injury hasn't fully healed yet, so I'm afraid I can't carry all that stuff by myself."
"No problem, I'll be right down." Old Lin agreed without hesitation and then hung up the phone.
Following Lao Lin's instructions, Yu Huan drove to area B2. Soon, he saw the BMW's license plate number on the parking space sign.
The reverse parking maneuver was incredibly smooth.
After turning off the engine and getting out of the car, he opened the trunk and began unloading the items one by one.
Only a small bag of tangerines remained in the trunk, which Yu Huan planned to take back to her rented apartment to enjoy at her leisure.
The air was filled with a musty, damp smell that made it feel somewhat suffocating; no wonder Lin Yourong didn't go to the second floor of the underground parking garage.
After some moving, a large box of free-range eggs, two large bags of tangerines and dried fish, and a 10-liter barrel of rapeseed oil were placed on the ground.
"So many?"
The mother-in-law's surprised voice echoed in the empty underground parking garage.
Yu Huan turned around at the sound and saw Lao Lin and his mother-in-law walking towards them one after the other.
Old Lin glanced at the large boxes, bags, and barrels on the ground from afar. Upon hearing his mother-in-law's words, he immediately smiled and said, "It's a good thing you came down with me, otherwise we would have had to make two trips to carry them up."
Upon seeing this, Yu Huan quickly turned around and greeted them, calling them "Mom" and "Dad" repeatedly.
Then, she naturally expressed that this was a token of Ms. Wu's appreciation: "These were specially prepared by my mother, who asked me to bring them over."
Upon hearing this, the mother-in-law beamed and said, "My dear in-law, you're too kind!"
Old Lin stepped forward, looked down, and examined it carefully: "This is such a big bucket of rapeseed oil. We rarely cook at home, so it will probably last for more than half a year."
The three people's voices echoed, and before one voice had even faded, another rang out.
“These are all things that can be stored for a long time and won’t spoil,” Yu Huan turned his head and smiled at his mother-in-law. “Mom, my second uncle’s family has a few old tangerine trees. They’re big, sweet, and melt in your mouth. This bag of tangerines was picked from the tree by my cousin and me less than three hours ago.”
Having known each other for so long, I know a bit about my mother-in-law's preferences; she loves fruit, so I made a point of emphasizing it.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, the mother-in-law's face immediately lit up with a smile, beaming from ear to ear: "Really? Then I'll have to give it a good try!"
Old Lin bent down and tried to move the cardboard box full of eggs.
Seeing this, Yu Huan hurriedly reminded him, "Dad, you have to be careful, there are eggs in here."
"Ah."
Old Lin hefted the box, felt its weight, and then carefully put it down.
He then picked up the heavy bucket of rapeseed oil with one hand and a large bag of 20-pound dried fish with the other, and said to Yu Huan, "Xiao Yu, you can hold this box of eggs, it's not heavy."
It's really not heavy; a hundred eggs weigh less than ten pounds.
The mother-in-law looked at the large bag of tangerines on the ground, the bag open, the tangerines yellow and round.
She grabbed one handle of the bag and easily lifted it up: "I also bought three catties of tangerines at the fruit store today, but it looks like the tangerines at your second uncle's house are indeed much bigger."
The elderly couple turned around and took steps one after the other.
Yu Huan picked up the box of eggs and followed behind them: "The old tangerine tree is over ten years old. I remember it was there when I was a child. My grandma planted it."
"But this bag must weigh ten or twenty pounds, right? How can we possibly finish it all?" The mother-in-law's voice was full of laughter.
(End of this chapter)