Chapter 47 Return to Hometown

  "Faye, I want to tell you something?" After talking with Ye Xianxin in the morning, Tang Zheng refused Ye Xianxin's request to follow him to find Ming Cao. He also entrusted Ye Xianxin to help him pick up his graduation certificate. The graduation thesis defense had already been completed. As for the final graduation certificate and degree certificate, whether he came or not didn't make a big difference. After returning to Yujing Blue Bay, looking at the empty house, Tang Zheng naturally thought of Li Fei.

  Li Fei was also an intern and naturally belonged to the same graduating class. However, Li Fei was from Zhejiang University Medical College, while Tang Zheng was from Zhonghai Medical University, which is now known as Fudan University Medical College.

  "What's up." The phone connected quickly, and the sound of music came from inside. Looking at this situation, basically every university, every graduating student is more or less the same. Graduation gatherings, this is an eternal topic.

  "Hehe, nothing." Tang Zheng smiled and said, "Taking advantage of this period of time when work has not been officially settled, I plan to go back for a trip. Let me tell you about it."

  When making this call, Tang Zheng was still very nervous. To be honest, he still had some fear of Li Fei in his heart. Don't look at Li Fei's usual aloof appearance, but in fact, Li Fei's personality is absolutely terrifying. In front of familiar people, she can make you feel so soft that your whole body goes weak. She is absolutely a demoness.

  At this time, Tang Zheng was most afraid that Li Fei would dig deep. But what made Tang Zheng unexpected was that Li Fei now seemed to be very calm: "Oh, I know. You can rest assured and go back. There won't be any problems on my side."

  Hanging up the phone, Tang Zheng also started to pack up. Outside the door, there was a knock on the door. Opening it, Song Yan walked in with a smile: "Boss, how's the departure? The gas tank is full. The car has undergone special inspection and maintenance. From Zhonghai to your place, it's a distance of 1,500-1,600 kilometers. We'll take turns driving, absolutely no problem."

  Originally, according to Tang Zheng's intention, he was going back alone. Continuous fighting was not a rare thing for Tang Zheng. In those years when working outside, on the construction site, with such high labor intensity, working overtime for one or two days without sleep was a common occurrence. Not to mention now that it was just driving a car.

  Originally, without obtaining the inheritance, they could all persist. Now, after cultivating the Yin Yang Heart Sutra, Tang Zheng's physical quality has improved greatly in all aspects, and naturally, he is even less afraid.

  But unexpectedly, Song Yan this guy, after hearing that he was going back, immediately signed up and firmly requested to follow along.

  Looking at Song Yan's appearance, he has changed his clothes. The original suit and leather shoes are gone. Now, a pair of high-top casual shoes, the lower body is a casual multi-pocketed earth-yellow long pants. On top, he is wearing a cultural T-shirt with the words "Off-road E-tribe" printed on it.

  "You're quite proactive. You've prepared so quickly. You little brat, have you called home? This time we're going to Chu'nan. I estimate it'll take at least ten days or half a month." Tang Zheng laughed and scolded.

  Song Yan strongly demanded to follow him home, Tang Zheng was very clear. As soon as the graduation certificate was issued, Song Yan's family had been urging him to go back, this kid has always resisted going back to Guangdong. Now that there is such an opportunity, how could he let it go, in his opinion, being able to drag on for one more day means one more day. Wait until it really can't be delayed anymore before saying anything.

  "Old big brother, you can rest assured. I'll take care of it, don't you know? It will be absolutely watertight, seamless and thorough. You can rest assured, my old man won't go to your house to ask for someone." Song Yan said with a grin.

  Tang Zheng also smiled and said: "I was thinking, Uncle came, I couldn't wait for you to roll away quickly. Following me is annoying."

  Laughing and walking out of the room, went straight down to the minus one floor, opened the Hummer, and slowly drove out of the community. Following the prompts and displays on the car's GPS navigation system, it quickly got onto the highway.

  It's past six in the afternoon. The car has been driving for almost ten hours now. Now the car has entered the territory of Chu Province.

  At this time, the distance from my hometown of Jingzhou was only about 300-400 kilometers. For ten hours, it was basically Tang Zheng who drove. After ten hours, Song Yan found it difficult to bear sitting in the car. But Tang Zheng still looked energetic and spirited.

  From the moment he entered Chunan, when he saw the highway in front of the gate of Chunan Province, Tang Zheng's mood became irrepressibly excited. The feeling of being close to home was perfectly demonstrated on Tang Zheng's body.

  Seven years ago, after his first college entrance examination, he dropped out of school and left home to work outside for two years. Later, his younger brother Tang Yi also insisted on dropping out of school and working. Tang Zheng only returned home five years ago to take the second college entrance examination. In these five years, Tang Zheng never went back home once, just to save the round-trip fare of over a thousand yuan.

  Even Tang Zheng didn't expect that five years ago, he was still a young man worried about tuition and living expenses. Five years later, he had undergone a complete transformation. He drove a luxurious car worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The bank cards in his pocket held deposits exceeding tens of millions of dollars.

  "Boss, let's have a meal and rest here for the night. We can set off again tomorrow." Song Yan said as he stopped the car at the service area's dining section after filling up on gas. He spoke to Tang Zheng who was standing on the steps.

  Two young people in their twenties, driving such a luxurious car, and also hanging such a powerful license plate. Naturally, it attracted the attention of people who stopped to rest.

  Tang Zheng hesitated for a moment, then said: "Let's eat first, we still have about 400 kilometers to go before reaching home. Hurry up, tonight, we'll rest in the county town of Huan County."

  Four hundred kilometers away, after dinner, it was almost seven o'clock. The car set off again. Under Tang Zheng's driving, it took less than three hours, averaging around 140 kilometers per hour. Enough to prove Tang Zheng's eagerness to return home at this moment.

  Tang Zhen's hometown is a small mountain village under Huan County, Jingzhou City, Chongqing Province. It is backed by the largest mountain range in the south, the Snowy Peak Mountain Range. Among the mountains and valleys, this place is also where ethnic minorities gather.

  When the car entered the county seat of Hwang County, under the illumination of street lamps in the county seat, it was still possible to find many places that were open for business.

  He stopped at a small supermarket on this side and bought a lot of health products and gifts. Then, he found a famous cigarette and wine store. He bought twenty soft packs of Blue Flower King. In addition, there were six boxes, a total of thirty-six bottles of Feitian Maotai. Just the cigarettes and wine cost Tang Zheng over 40,000 yuan. The trunk of the car was fully loaded and couldn't hold anything else, so he drove in the direction of home.

  It's said to be under the jurisdiction of Huan County, but in reality, from Tang Zhen's home to the county town is still a considerable distance. Even with the powerful off-road performance of the horse-drawn carriage, it took almost two hours at night.

  Under the illumination of car headlights, what was originally a quiet mountain village is shrouded in night. In the depths of the mountains, dozens of households are clustered together in a mountain recess.

  In the village, dogs in every household started barking wildly. The arrival of the car had broken the quiet night of the mountain village.

  Tang Zhen's home is at the far end of the village. Behind the house, there is a valley with an area of about three or four mu. Three sides are steep cliffs. Next to the house, there is a small path that winds its way up, and above it is the Snow Peak Mountain.

  A three-room earth house with a courtyard, in front of which is a vegetable garden on the left and a large camphor tree on the right. The yard is surrounded by a fence made of mud and stones, giving off an exceptionally warm and peaceful atmosphere. On the mountain to the right of the house, a waterfall cascades down, forming a small pond below, and a stream winds its way down from the right side of the house, passing through the entire village.

  The car stopped in front of the gate, and the courtyard was inaccessible. The gate was only this big. As soon as he got out of the car, Tang Zheng became excited all over. From inside the courtyard came the sound of a dog barking.

  Tang Zheng didn't show any fear or intimidation, opened the courtyard door and walked in, softly scolding: "Dahai, stop barking."

  The lights came on quickly in the house. The dim yellow light shone out through the windows. A rustling sound came from inside. Then, the streetlights under the eaves also turned on. The door creaked open with a screeching sound.

  As soon as he saw the figure standing on the stairs, Tang Zheng could no longer hold back. He took big strides forward, extremely excited and said: "Dad, I'm back."

  Before Tang's dad could speak, a voice came from behind: "Tiger? Has Tiger come back? My Tiger has come back? Son, do you know that you've been gone for seven years and only called once? We haven't even seen your shadow, let alone a photo. Mom almost died thinking about it. It's Dad and Mom who owe you an apology. We didn't have the ability to provide for you to attend university. Don't blame us."

  Having heard this, Tang Zheng could no longer hold back. In those years, to say that he didn't have a bit of resentment would be a lie. Other people's parents could support their children in studying and give them the best life, so why couldn't his? This was also one of the reasons Tang Zheng dropped out of school back then. On one hand, there was no money for schooling, on the other hand, it was also a kind of resentment and revenge.

  But after seven years, those immature ideas have all disappeared. Two years of social grinding has made Tang Zheng understand a lot. Over the years, Tang Zheng is even more grateful to his parents. Money and wealth are external things. What's more important is the teaching of good character and moral integrity. This is the most precious thing that parents can give.

  With a thud, Tang Zheng knelt down: "Dad, Mom, I'm back. Tiger is back. From now on, Tiger will definitely not let the two elders labor again. Will definitely let the two elders enjoy themselves."

  Wishing brothers and sisters a happy Dragon Boat Festival.