CH 17

Accompanied by the sounds of shouts, the winter vacation that children specially liked finally ushered in. Although the children were unhappy about the schoolwork the teachers gave them, these things couldn’t affect their current fervent mood at this moment.

Looking at the happy smiles hanging on the corner of their lips, Luo Xiao’s lips involuntarily lifted, forming a smile in the process. Sure enough, it’s good to be young. He couldn’t help but feel a little nostalgia.

“Xiao Yuzi, how do you plan to spend your winter vacation?” Fan Lie excitedly jumped on his back, “We have a month of time to play!”

“I have to get my homework done first. After that, I will go with my uncle to work with him. You know the condition of our family, I want to take advantage of the winter vacation and help my mom.” Luo Xiao thought for a while and responded.

In fact, it was because he recalled a certain event when his uncle suggested going to the City S for work a few days ago, and this incident was something his uncle bewailed to him in the future. Despite being a little embarrassed for that person, he still made up his mind to give it a shot so as to also relieve the burden on his mother’s shoulders.

“Yeah, that’s right.” Fan Lie’s head quickly dropped upon hearing his words, “In that case, I won’t be able to spend the winter vacation with you. Right, how about I go to work with you?”

Luo Xiao smiled and shook his head, “Will your parents agree?”

Fan Lie was the only son in the next three generations of the Fan family. He was simply held by the elders and his parents’ hands like a treasure, so there was no way that they would agree to his request.

Sure enough, Fan Lie’s mood visibly dropped after hearing what he said. He was aware of how much the elders were fond of him. They will, without surprise, reject his request. The possibility that they would shift the fault to Luo Xiao also existed.

It must be known that starting from the time Luo Xiao’s mother got a divorce, his parents and grandparents had warned him to not get along with Luo Xiao. What’s the matter with the ‘wild child’, ‘uneducated’ and so on? Anyway, he won’t leave his good friend!

Luo Xiao comfortingly rubbed Fan Lie’s head, who had fallen silent at this moment, then turned his head and shook his head at Hao Ren, who was standing in front of him and wanted to say something.

He knew that Hao Ren, who had been treating him as a younger brother since he was a little, was absolutely worried about him and also had the urge to go out with him to work. However, aside from Hao Ren, a baby was now added to the family. The baby was taken care of by Hao Ren’s parents at usual times, but now that the winter vacation arrived, Hao Ren had to help take care of the baby and he definitely can’t afford to go out now.

After parting with his two good friends, Luo Xiao went home happily with the report card. He thought of the happy smile that would appear on his mother’s face upon seeing his report card, the little depression in his heart dissipated.

As a student who finished his studies from a capital university, taking the primary school exam was really just a small feat to him. But it didn’t stop him from feeling a bit shy when he stepped on the stage to get the award just now. But from the look of it, it seemed that his face became a little thicker than in his previous life.

Passing both the report card and the award certificate to his mother, he saw a smile uncontrollably appear on his mother’s face. Luo Qian patted him on his shoulders, and said with a choked voice, “Good job, my Xiaoxiao is really the best! Mom is proud of you, really.”

Actually, Luo Qian felt very sorry for this child in her heart. She was very worried that he would learn bad things like other children in single-parent families. Fortunately, her Xiaoxiao was still the same as before. No, it should be that he became more sensible and mature.

How could Luo Xiao not know what his mother was thinking? He had a way to explain it to her, but he also knew that if he chose to do that it would only make her blame herself more. Since that was the case, he would not say anything. In this way, the family could develop better

“Mom, I did so well in the exam, shouldn’t I be given a reward?” Luo Xiao lifted his head and spoke to Luo Qian with his mouth curved.

“Yes, you should!” Luo Qian nodded hard, “Say it, what kind of reward do you want?”

“Any kind of reward is fine?” Luo Xiao asked again with his eyes still staring at her.

“Of course!” Luo Qian was confident that her son would not make excessive demands, so she replied without thinking deeply.

“Really? Then if I said it, you can’t go back on it.”

“How could that be? I’ll keep my word.”

“No, let’s make an agreement!” Luo Xiao deliberately shook his head and stretched out his pinky finger, and said to Luo Qian.

The moment Luo Qian saw his childish actions, she didn’t hesitate anymore. She secretly smiled before also reaching out her pinky finger and hooking it up with his pinky finger, “Alright, I’ve already hooked my pinky finger with you. No change can be made for a hundred years. If I ever get back on my words, I would become a puppy. How about it? Are you satisfied?”

“Satisfied!” Luo Xiao narrowed his eyes and opened his mouth to say the reward he wanted, “I want to go to City S with little uncle.”

“Eh?” Luo Qian would never imagine that the reward he was asking for was like that. She was taken aback and froze for a few seconds.

Luo Xiao quickly tightened his lips intentionally and shouted, “Mom, you are not allowed to go back on your word! We’ve already reached an agreement! This is my reward, and you promised to give it to me!” Acting like a child, Luo Xiao who had a thirty-year-old soul, couldn’t be any more ashamed. But for the sake of going to City S, he still tried his best to act coquettish with goosebumps all over his body.

Luo Qian looked at him, hesitating a little in her heart, “But your little uncle is going to work at his friend’s father’s factory there, and he won’t have the time to take care of you. Besides, you’re still a child, I…”

“Mom, I’m just going out to see the world.” Luo Xiao was still having second thoughts before but finally decided to bite the bullet and continued his coquettish act. “Mom, my good mother, just promise me. I haven’t seen the outside world since I grew up.”

Luo Qian’s attitude was softened by his rare show of childishness and willful actions. The distance between City S and their town by driving was two hours. And this so-called two hours still depended on the tractor’s speed at that time. If it was changed into an ordinary car in the future, it may only take more than half an hour.

It was also due to the special geographical location that their small town was able to develop rapidly alongside the City S. It was a pity that this development will have to wait until ten years later. The land on their side had also begun to follow the rapid rise, reaching 70,000 to 80,000 square meters. It must be known at that time, many regretted to death their decision to sell their land.

Purchasing a piece of land was one of Luo Xiao’s wishes after his rebirth. He still recalled that alongside with the increase in land prices, the government issued a document to restrict private land purchases. Yet, right now, the land was all cheap in price. The government not only gives concessions in price for the people who are willing to purchase, but also gives them certain subsidiaries. After all, for the current government, people buying land is a priority.

Unfortunately, the vision is beautiful, but the reality is very harsh. The reason behind it was very straightforward— he had no money!

His trip to City S this time also had a connection to money.

Immediately after he saw Luo Qian nodding her head in agreement, Luo Xiao instantly became happy. Although he had already made up his mind to go out secretly once his mother refused, it was still best to go out with her consent. As for his little uncle, Luo Xiao was confident that he could handle it.

Two days later, Luo Qian looked at her son sitting on the tractor with a face full of concern. She said to her younger brother again and again, “Yong, keep in mind not to let Xiaoxiao run around, got it? Also, go and work hard there. Even though your job there is only a part-time job, it’s still best to work hard.”

“Second sister, you can rest assured. I know that it’s all thanks to Xiangzi that I am able to have the chance to get there to work. I will work hard at his father’s factory.” Luo Yong nodded his head to reassure her.

By next year, he will graduate from high school. He knew that his grades were not good, so he decided to work early to earn money after graduating. This time, it was all thanks to his good friend Xu Xiang’s good intentions. He saw his situation and offered him to go to work at his father’s factory. If his performance is good, he could start working there without any obstruction.

“Mom, you don’t have to be so worried. I will definitely listen to uncle. I’ll promise not to run around.” Luo Xiao patted his chest and promised with a smile. As for the latter part of his sentence, the inside credibility was unknown. Anyway, he would listen to his uncle but for the second one, forget it.

“Then okay, pay attention to your safety.” Luo Qian let out those words upon seeing the tractor starting.

Seeing the sight of his mother still standing there waving to them, Luo Xiao’s became slightly flushed for some reason. Luo Ying, who was standing at his side, noticed it and intentionally teased him, “Oh, where did this little baby come from? He immediately cried after leaving his mother.”

“Hmph! You are the little baby!” Luo Xiao shot him a vicious look and fumed. This little uncle was not great at all and only knew how to bully him. But when he thought of his future little aunt, a sly smile appeared on Luo Xiao’s face.

Looking at the smile on his face, Luo involuntarily shuddered. He couldn’t stop himself from muttering in his heart: What the hell is this kid planning? Why do he have a bad feeling?

This caused Luo Yong, who had taken several detours in the road of chasing his wife, to grit his teeth with hatred after knowing the truth. He would then scold this kid in his heart for being narrow-minded and bad. There’s no need to think further about it. Who made this child have a higher status in his wife’s heart than him!

Coming to the destination, Luo Yong and Luo Xiao came to the residence with the help of Xu Xiang. Because he lived in City S in his previous life, he was still relatively familiar with the place around him. Upon stepping into the residence where they were going to live temporarily, Luo Xiao’s eyes burst into light. He didn’t expect that the place this time was very close to his target destination. It would take half an hour to walk there. It looked like God was giving him a helping hand!

Luo Xiao became happy in an instant. He intended to go to that place tomorrow, with the hope of returning home with satisfaction.