Chapter Seventeen A Beautiful Beginning

  "An excuse!" Xiao Qi smiled faintly at her, his smile seemingly like snowflakes on a winter's day, filled with chill and sorrow.

  Lin Lan swallowed a mouthful of food with difficulty and looked at her son seriously: "Even if you get the student loan for the college entrance examination, and even if you get the bonus for the college entrance examination, Shao Qi, most of those will only appear when you register at school."

  As she spoke, her eyes sparkled again. "University life is full of diverse personalities and rich experiences, you should go out there and experience it for yourself. Moreover, with my current physical condition, I won't be able to provide you with a stable tuition fee and living expenses. You'll also want to fall in love in the future, but I'll only become your burden."

  "Looking at her, Shao Qi slightly lowered his head, his expression somewhat downcast as he said: "You can't bear to leave this place because he found you here. Even though he gave up on us back then and let you...you actually still can't put him behind you, and you still have expectations of him. Mom, I'm very disappointed!"

  It was as if something sharp had suddenly pierced her mind, making his head ache slowly, and even his heart contracted in sympathy.

  She looked at him with a strong gaze, her son seemed to have lowered his head due to emotional depression, and finally raised her hand to pat her son's shoulder, saying somewhat helplessly: "Okay! Let's go together".

  Shaoyi lowered her head and slightly raised her beautiful lip line.

  He knew that as long as he brought up what happened back then, his mother would have to compromise.

  After all, under the sky, any parents who love their children would rather become a burden to their children's lives than be willing to one day become a burden to their children's life and death.

  Although he is despicable, what can you do about it?

  After all, life is like that, there will indeed be true feelings, but no matter what time, some very means and methods must be used to achieve the desired effect.

  His mother's body needs treatment, he knows what she means, because she doesn't want to be a burden on him, even if she gets sick and wants to die, she won't tell him, now let him leave, and he stays behind, it's more likely that the stone is ready.

  How can he?

  Once upon a time

  I love you.

  But at that time you were high above

  Now

  I miss you

  But you are far away in the horizon

  Are we destined to be apart forever?

  Perhaps fate is like this, seemingly unreachable, yet always having a thousand threads of connection.

  When the world's attention is focused on the grandeur of the college entrance examination and the enrollment rates of various schools, when Shao Qi begins to worry about economic problems, what kind of luck will that woman who left in low spirits have after her parents' accidental death, traveling alone to the ends of the earth?

  Xiang Yan always felt that her parents could not accompany her by her side, but she still had a loving aunt.

  Her aunt is her father's only sister, who later married and moved to a city in the southeastern coastal area. She only remembers that from a young age, her aunt had always liked her. Her mother told her that her aunt loved daughters, but she had given birth to three children, none of whom were girls, so her aunt was especially fond of her.

  Her aunt indeed loved her very much, and every time she saw her, she warmly invited her to visit her home, although she had never been there. However, her aunt always tirelessly treated her well, buying her many delicious foods and clothes every time.

  In her memory, Aunt was the kindest and most beautiful woman besides her mother.

  With just over a thousand yuan left, he bought a train ticket from Yan and rushed to his aunt's city with great enthusiasm.

  Although she stayed on the train for two whole days;

  Although she didn't buy a seat ticket but bought a standing ticket instead;

  Although she was jostled back and forth by the constantly coming and going train staff and passengers on the train;

  Although she had not closed her eyes for two days, it was an unusually difficult ordeal.

  But she was still happy, without her parents, she would still have a home.

  At the moment when the train arrived at the station, she felt that in her own world, amidst the cold and pale grayness, a burst of golden fireworks suddenly exploded, dazzling and breathtaking.

  It's indeed a big city, Xiang Yan felt that even the wind here seemed to carry a hint of prosperity, and people walked with an extra spring in their steps. She stood at the entrance of the station, gazing out at the endless stream of people and vehicles.

  "Over here!" Luckily, she hadn't been standing there for long when her aunt's voice rang out beside her ear. Her aunt must have been waiting for her all along!

  Auntie.

  "Hey kiddo, how come you're here so suddenly? You never came when we called you before. Where are your parents?" Auntie said with a smile as she took the luggage from Zhi Lan's hands and chatted casually.

  "I..." was stuck in Yan's heart, and her eyes suddenly welled up with tears.

  She sniffled and looked at her aunt's back, saying: "Auntie, is your home far from here? Are my brothers in school?"

  She thought, let's talk about family matters when we get to Auntie's house. After all, this is a public place with many people around, and it's not good to lose composure.

  ………

  ………

  "What? You said your dad is my brother?" In the simply decorated living room, Xiang Zhi Lan stared at Xiang Yan in incredulity.

  "Aunt, I have nowhere else to go!" Even the strong and resilient Xiang Yan couldn't help but burst into tears at this moment when she saw her aunt, who was like a mother to her. The pent-up emotions and fatigue of the past few days suddenly overflowed like a dam breaking.

  "It's alright, it's alright, from now on you'll be living at your aunt's house, and your aunt will take care of you. From now on, you are your aunt's daughter."

  Even with the marks of time on her face, Lan Zhi's beauty was still radiant from within.

  Everything seemed to be going smoothly, and Xiang Ye also thought that her journey to reunite with her relatives was complete. However, she had forgotten that up until now, she still hadn't seen her uncle and those brothers of hers.

  So the story is destined to never end!

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  After the college entrance examination, it is a good time for many people to go out and travel, but for Shao Qi, it is another busy time.

  The cost of mother's illness, the unfamiliar environment in the future, and the fare for going to the farthest place have all added up to a considerable amount.

  So, in this increasingly hot June weather, Shao Qi resumed his old profession - picking up waste.

  Because it was no longer a residential area with concentrated consumption, Shao Qi moved to the county town with his mother and rented a small nest.

  It was a balcony converted into a room, and the surrounding walls were actually wooden boards.

  Shao Qi knew that in this county town with many schools, in this county town where citizens were all decadent and lazy, many people took renting out houses as their main source of income, and for the sake of increasing their income, this phenomenon was not uncommon.

  It's also fortunate that they are only temporarily staying, and the rent is indeed not expensive, only 80 yuan a month. After all, they haven't suffered from anything since childhood, so this is just a small matter.