This money also included Bai Zhi’s share, but Bai Zhi didn’t accept it and left with Bai Guang after dinner. However, she felt that Bai Yu was not someone who would obediently follow orders.
On their way back, they saw villagers moving belongings, with bags and packages as if they were relocating.
Bai Guang’s car couldn’t get through, so they got out and saw a woman distributing sunflower seeds to everyone. She turned around and saw Bai Guang, smiling broadly as he approached.
"Bai Guang, come on, quick, have some sunflower seeds. We’re back now, please take more care of us in the future."
Bai Guang thought for a moment, "Who is this? Oh, it’s Han Feng’s mom."
"Sister, you’re back? How’s Han Feng’s illness..."
A few years ago, Aunt Han had taken her son to the capital for treatment upon hearing it could cure Han Feng’s illness.
It had been three years since then. Was he cured now?
"Yes, everything’s better thanks to the big city. And we have to thank everyone for your advice. After he got better, my son made us proud. With his grandfather’s help, he was admitted to a university. He’s graduated now and just returned. He’s working at the post and telecommunications office now."
Aunt Han spoke with a mix of happiness and pride.
Her son, who was definitely the cleverest, had come down with a severe fever the year they arrived and ended up mentally impaired. She had to take care of the household and earn money, which hardly left her any time to care for him properly.
For two years, it remained that way until her useless husband’s family came to take them for treatment. Her son recovered and even got into university, becoming her pride. Now, he was working a stable job at the post office.
If it hadn’t been for the villagers accepting them, she and her son wouldn’t know where they’d be now.
While Aunt Han was speaking, Han Feng came over. Han Feng, now a nineteen-year-old youth, had gotten into a university within three years?
That sounded quite strange.
"Uncle Bai, don’t listen to my mom. I only made it into high school. How could I have managed university? Sister Bai Zhi, long time no see."
Han Feng had long lost his scruffy, freeloading demeanor.
Now, his eyes sparkled, and he was dressed in a white shirt and bell-bottoms, looking very spirited.
He even made a gesture at Bai Zhi, but in that instant, she realized.
This was what she had taught him.
Perhaps because she had had such a harsh life, she got along well with Han Feng when everyone else disliked him.
Han Feng, though naive, was very innocent and gave the original owner a feeling of being needed. She always brought him food, and he would stay by her side.
She had never despised Han Feng; instead, she was grateful for his presence. It made her feel needed.
When Han Feng left, it was the hardest time for the original owner. Nan Xi had just arrived, so she was even more neglected. Because of Han Feng, she realized that her life still had meaning.
After Han Feng left, she felt unneeded again...
And that gesture was what the original owner once taught Han Feng. Whenever she made that gesture, they would go to their agreed spot in the hills to eat together.
Sometimes it was roasted potatoes or sweet potatoes, and sometimes there were rice balls.
And if Han Feng was exceptionally lucky and caught a pheasant, the original owner would roast it for them to eat.
So Han Feng hadn’t forgotten? This was somewhat unexpected for Bai Zhi.
"High school is already very good. Keep it up; your mom has suffered a lot for you. Remember to be filial to your mother."