Self-cultivation of spare tire

Chapter 26

Xu Lanting curled up and squeezed on the small sofa with long arms and legs all night.I have suffered from insomnia for many nights, but now I sleep surprisingly peacefully in this old shabby house.

It wasn't until the sun was high that Xu Lanting slowly woke up from the deep dream.He fell into a trance, and subconsciously reached out to touch the pillow, "Baby..."

Only touching the broken sofa leather in his hands, Xu Lanting gradually came to his senses.

I don't know when it started, Xu Lanting has become used to Chen Zhu sleeping next to the pillow, and every morning he can touch the boy's soft hair with his hand.

Now that the pillow is empty, Xu Lanting's heart is also empty, and he can't do anything with energy.

He always has an illusion that everything shouldn't be like this.Especially when sitting in an empty old house, all you see are old shadows.

The appearance of Chen Zhu sitting under the small bench, blowing the fan and reciting words seriously; the back view of bending over the desk and brushing the test paper; the voice of reading English books word by word...

Shadows, smells, voices... the young man pervasively tormented Xu Lanting's smooth and sophisticated heart.

The longer Chen Zhu was away, the sharper the knife on Xu Lanting's heart became.

Regret is like the aftertaste of bitter tea. It is very weak at first, but becomes more intense towards the end, making your throat bitter.

If he had given his little friend a title earlier; if earlier, he would have responded to the youthful but strong feelings; if...

If it was a playboy in the game world, he would be able to see his heart clearly earlier.

Xu Lanting understood that regret was the most useless, but couldn't help thinking, if only he could hug him well on the day of Qixi Festival, the day when Chen Zhu needed him the most.

At least, give him a decent birthday, even say happy birthday...

Does that mean that when he wakes up now, his A Zhu will still be sleeping peacefully beside his pillow.

When the phone rang, Xu Lanting thought that there was news about Chen Zhu, but he never thought it was about Xu Yonglian.

"After Xu Yonglian was suspended, it's okay for the people under him to be obedient, but several managers and shareholders standing on his side also jointly demanded that Xu Yonglian return to the company, and kept putting pressure on the board of directors—"

Xu Lanting rubbed the center of his brows, and said in a deep voice, "Understood." He interrupted the assistant, paused, and then said, "How's the investigation on Chen Zhu's matter?"

The assistant was a little overwhelmed. He never expected that a person who always took business affairs too seriously would ignore the attitude of the board of directors and ask about a little love instead.

The assistant sorted out the information at hand, and then said nervously: "Not yet." He said cautiously, "Mr. Xu, we found out that someone behind the scenes deliberately cut off and concealed the whereabouts of classmate Chen."

"So," Xu Lanting became angry for no reason, "you are like trash, you can't even find anyone?"

The assistant hurriedly explained: "I have tried..."

Xu Lanting hung up the phone after listening impatiently. He violently grabbed the water glass on the table—but his hand stopped in mid-air. Finally, the man was discouraged and slowly put down the water glass.

This cup was bought by Chen Zhu after saving money for a week for Xu Lanting to use.

Xu Lanting became depressed like never before, raised his hands and rubbed his face.

Now, no matter how tired and exhausted he is, there is no place to rest anymore.

Without Chen Zhu, he can only hover in the lonely sky, facing the bitter wind and rain alone.

never land.

"Fang Xu, your program is wrong——" Chen Zhu tapped Fang Xu's messy handwriting, "Calculus..."

Fang Xu finally couldn't help crying: "Damn it! Why do I need to study university courses!" He finally escaped from No. [-] Middle School, thinking that he could have a good time during the vacation, but unexpectedly, another Chen came here. bamboo!

"I'm going to drag racing, I'm going to disco!" Fang Xu said angrily, "My mother is so active in dancing, she insists on letting me listen to the monk's reading..."

Chen Zhu glanced at him, and the person who always had a big face closed his mouth instantly, feeling a little embarrassed, "Well, I didn't mean you are a monk," he hung his head lazily, "I just watched Just looking at these math problems makes me dizzy!"

Chen Zhu earnestly said: "You have poor foundation, if you don't work hard to keep up now, then when you go to college, you can only—"

"Okay, okay!" Fang Xu tugged at the test paper with a headache, "Master, don't read it, I can write it and I can write it."

Chen Zhu stared at him for a whole page before slowly saying, "Fang Xu, if you work harder now, you will be more comfortable in the future."

Fang Xu scratched his head, and said gruffly: "Brother Chen, I'm really dissatisfied with you. I will inherit the family property in the future. In fact, it doesn't matter whether I study or not—it doesn't even matter if I don't go to college."

"Fang Xu." Chen Zhu smiled, "Do you know why people who are richer value education more?"

Fang Xu scratched his head, then shook his head again.

"Thinking." Chen Zhu nodded his forehead, "Momentary wealth may depend on luck, but the wealth of a lifetime, or even the wealth of generations, all need to keep up with the thinking of the times."

"Only by learning and continuous improvement can we go to the next level and see farther and higher."

Fang Xu was taken aback by Chen Zhu, and said stupidly: "Chen Zhu, did you really come from Yunnan and Guizhou? Your ancestors were not some rich and powerful landowners?"

Chen Zhu smiled, and turned the page of the exercise, "No." It was just because of poverty.Since childhood, Chen Zhu has seen groups of children trapped in the mountains forever because they have no chance to go to school. He deeply understands the truth that knowledge can change one's destiny.

Of course, although Xu Lanting is a scumbag, he also taught Chen Zhu some truths invisibly.

He saw another world through Xu Lanting.That is the world of the elite.

Many people think that if you have money, you can be carefree and have no worries about food and drink for the rest of your life.

But the real rich people often attach great importance to education - Xu Lanting went to Harvard to study Western philosophy and psychology after graduating from Cambridge.

This is also why Xu Lanting can always see people's hearts, and even let opponents fall into his own thinking invisibly.

"Even if you want to inherit the family property in the future, you can't let others fool you when dealing with those elites." Chen Zhu couldn't help smiling when he saw Fang Xu's stupid look, "Those elites are not easy to deal with."

But what Chen Zhu didn't know was that the "elite" he called was trapped in a ravine, with one foot stepped into the ridge of the field...

"Is it really him..." Xu Lanting took a deep breath, endured his nausea and pulled the leather shoes out of the mud.

Coming to the countryside was a temporary idea, and Xu Lanting had only one thought in his mind at the time, so he uncharacteristically canceled the shareholder meeting, left piles of work and chartered a car into the village overnight.

He couldn't explain why he came to this ravine to eat mud, but the closer he was to Chen Zhu's hometown, the more he felt at ease.

"It's crazy." Xu Lanting didn't know whether he was talking about himself or the muddy path.

I don't know how many rough mountain roads I have turned, but Xu Lanting found the path from the last time by relying on his memory.

Still the familiar well and thatched cottage.Xu Lanting came to this place again, but his mood was completely different.

He looked at the dilapidated hut, looked at the traces beside the hut, and seemed to see the little Chen Zhu standing in front of the house—it must be standing upright, measuring his height again and again.

There is also the well in front of the door. The little child stood on tiptoe and tried to press down the water pump that was taller than himself, and he pumped the water out with all his strength.

"Who are you!" A thin voice brought Xu Lanting back to his senses.

He turned his head and saw a child who looked like a tomato.He is short, with a round face and bright red cheeks.

For a moment, Xu Lanting couldn't tell whether the child in front of him was a boy or a girl.

However, soon someone rushed over and took the child away, "Chun Ya!"

Xu Lanting saw that the person was familiar, and vaguely remembered that the person in front of him was Chen Zhu's aunt.

"Hello, I—" Before Xu Lanting could introduce herself, the woman ran away with the child in her arms, calling her man as she ran, "That liar is here, and he's here to ask for a debt! My son's father!"

Xu Lanting froze in place, he clearly remembered the last time we met, his image was pretty good.

After a while, he saw the tall and thin man rushing out with a hoe on his shoulders, cursing: "You are the one who tricked us into buying your insurance! You still have the nerve to come to ask for debts!"

Xu Lanting explained patiently with a headache, but the voices of the two were surprisingly loud, completely overshadowing the man's voice.

"You just see that our bamboo people are kind and easy to deceive. You even spoiled children? Are you still a human being?!"

Xu Lanting: "I think you have misunderstood."

"Misunderstanding?" My aunt put her hips on her hips and yelled, "Our grandpa Zhu'er told us that you are the one who lied to our children, and now his grandpa is still working day and night to pay off his debts!"

Xu Lanting was silent, as if he understood something.Chen Zhu's grandfather seems to know about Chen Zhu being with him...

In the noisy room, a loud voice shouted: "What are you talking about!"

Xu Lanting turned around and saw Chen Wenguo standing in the distance with his waist bent and trousers rolled up, all covered in mud.

The old man seemed to have just returned from working in the field, and the mud on his feet hadn't dried up.

When Chen Wenguo saw Xu Lanting, his heart was cleared, and he waved his hands for both of them to enter the room.

The aunt still wanted to scold, but was dragged into the house by the man, "Before the child, forget it, my father has an idea in his heart, so listen to him."

"Damn liar!" The aunt entered the house cursing, and carried the child into the bedroom.

Chen Wenguo looked up and down at Xu Lanting with his hands behind his back.The last time he went to the capital to see a doctor, he didn't pay attention, but after learning about the relationship between Xu Lanting and Chen Zhu, Chen Wenguo began to carefully consider the person in front of him.

With a fickle and ungrateful appearance...Chen Wenguo walked into the room with his hands behind his back, and said coldly, "What's the matter with you here?"

Chen Wenguo found a bench and sat down, like a door god blocking the front of the house, not letting Xu Lanting in, "If you come to ask for debts, I have saved a sum of money in my hand, you can just take it."

"No."

Chen Wenguo frowned, and scolded: "When the elders speak, just listen carefully!"

After all, after being a cadre for many years, Chen Wenguo still had the deterrent power in his bones, and he refused to give up an inch of his words, "If you come to Chen Zhu, don't even think about it!"

The old man tried his best to straighten his back, supporting his child with his meager strength.The sentence "you still have grandpa" is not a light sentence, but the heartfelt sincerity of the old man.

"My child, I know it myself. You think he is a little thing and look down on him—" Chen Wenguo gritted his teeth, and stared at Xu Lanting fiercely, "But he is doing well, has a bright future, and is an upright man! "

Xu Lanting agreed with all these, but the old man's next words pierced his heart like a knife.

"But you, besides how much money do you have? How can your character, integrity, and behavior compare to our Zhu'er?" The old man became more and more angry. Chen Zhu was a child brought up by him. An upright and polite gentleman was harmed by a playboy. Chen Wenguo was holding his breath, and his words were full of knives.

"Leaving aside your family background, just look at you—" Chen Wenguo said every word, "You are not worthy of my child!"

It turned out that Xu Lanting was not good enough for Chen Zhu.

Xu Lanting was silent. The always eloquent business legend couldn't find any rebuttal words in front of the muddy old man.

He could only ask in vain: "When did you know about it?"

Chen Wenguo didn't want to talk nonsense with him at first, but when he thought of Chen Zhu's desperate eyes that night, he couldn't help but get angry.

"When?" Chen Wenguo sneered, "It was the day you got engaged, and we found out on Xiao Zhu'er's birthday. Huh, that kid Chen Zhu tried to persuade me, saying that you are kind, treat him well, and say you two Seriously."

That day...Xu Lanting remembered the phone calls he refused to answer after the news of the marriage was released, the text messages he ignored, and the boy who deliberately left him cold.

Xu Lanting didn't know what kind of mood Chen Zhu was in. After hearing such an embarrassing recording and being rejected again and again, he still helped Xu Lanting speak.

He didn't know how many tears and grievances his little boy secretly swallowed that day.

That day was Chen Zhu's birthday and Valentine's Day, but it was the most painful and bitter day in Chen Zhu's life - God seemed to have arranged everything in secret, and put all the pain on Chen Zhu's 20th birthday Give it all.

Xu Lanting closed his eyes and said hoarsely, "I'm sorry."

He held a belated apology, but he didn't know how to get forgiveness.