"Ranran, why did you come back just now? Isn't it hard in Beijing? Have you eaten the sauced meat that my aunt brought to you last time?"
"Oh, I've only been away for a few months, but you already look thinner. You're not as energetic as when you were in our village. Did Shen Yu take good care of you?"
"Ranran, my boy said that the college entrance examination materials you sent last time were very useful. Thank you very much, uncle."
The chirping sound is so noisy that it hurts the brain.
But Xia Ranran responded patiently one by one, always with a friendly and gentle smile on her face.
Does she find it annoying?
No, it¡¯s not annoying at all.
She only felt the happiness and warmth she felt when she was a child in her previous life when she came home and was nagged by her mother.
That was a time she could not get back in her previous life, but she got it in Aokou Village in this life.
And got a lot.
The enthusiastic villagers kept talking around Xia Ranran for a long time before they were driven away by the vicious Zhao Hongxia.
"Okay, okay, Ranran finally came here, do you want to annoy her to death?"
¡°Let¡¯s start, let¡¯s start, haven¡¯t you seen Ranran bring the guests back? Don¡¯t be embarrassed here, just go and do what you have to do!¡±
Everyone reluctantly left, leaving only Zhao Hongxia, Zhu Yingchun and Shen Huaimin.
As for Shen Chunde and village chief Lu Wengong, they both went to the county for a meeting today and happened to be away.
Zhao Hongxia and Zhu Yingchun held Xia Ranran and talked non-stop. Their faces were filled with excited smiles as if they were reunited after a long absence, and there was no hint of alienation or politeness.
Shen Huaimin and Sheng Boyi walked behind with a smile.
Li Tiandong endured it for a long time, and finally couldn't help but ask: "Cousin, what's wrong with Aokou Village"
Shen Huaimin stroked his beard and interrupted: "Are you asking why Aokou Village is completely different from what I told you before? Or are you asking why the villagers are so enthusiastic about a daughter-in-law with a foreign surname?"
Li Tiandong: Can he say that he wants to know everything?
A village with a long history like Aokou Village usually has many clans with the same surname, and most of the villagers are relatively united and exclusive.
Therefore, a daughter-in-law with a foreign surname, especially a daughter-in-law with a foreign surname who has just been married and has not yet given birth to a child, has a very low status in the village and has no right to speak.
But the scene where the villagers came out in large numbers to greet Xia Ranran completely refreshed the understanding of Li Tiandong and his wife.
Shen Huaimin couldn't help laughing, "That's because you don't know that the reason why our Aokou Village is like this is all thanks to Ranran."
These words made Li Tiandong and his wife look surprised.
Even Sheng Boyi looked over curiously.
Shen Huaimin did not hide anything and briefly explained the changes in Aokou Village over the past year.
"Now the wages of employees at Qingshan Sauce Factory are higher than those of regular employees at the provincial capital garment factory, and they also receive benefits and bonuses during holidays."
¡°Even if you are not recruited into the sauce factory, you can still make money by reclaiming wasteland to grow the raw materials needed by the sauce factory.¡±
¡°The power plant is connected to the electricity, and the villagers¡¯ life is getting better and better. If they have extra money, they can send their children to study.¡±
¡°The prosperity of the sauce factory and the steady flow of foreign exchange earned have also led the country to regard our Aokou Village as a pilot village for economic reform, and favorable policies have been tilted towards our village.¡±
Shen Huaimin's description made Li Tiandong, his wife and Sheng Boyi look dazed.
Aokou Village was transformed into what it is today in just one year.
Is it all because of Ranran?
She is still so young and can accomplish so many things?
Shen Huaimin sighed and said, "That's not all what Ranran girl has done. You are from the capital city, you must have heard of Professor Hou, right?"
Li Tiandong hesitated and said: "Is it the Taishan Beidou in semiconductor research from the Chinese Academy of Sciences?"
He was called over to examine Professor Hou¡¯s body, so he knew very well how much the country valued Professor Hou.
Shen Huaimin also told the story of Xia Ranran sending Professor Hou to the provincial hospital for surgery during the special period.
At that time, this was a taboo and could not be said.
Later, I was able to talk about it, but the villagers in Aokou Village were not clear about the value of Professor Hou, and they had no reaction after talking about it.
So much so that Shen Huaimin had been holding it in for a long time, and now that he met his cousin from Beijing, and Sheng Boyi, who looked like he had a good background, he couldn't help but want to talk.
¡°I don¡¯t know where that girl got the courage, but she decided to take Lao Hou to the provincial capital for surgery without hesitation.¡±
"Later, in order to conceal the matter, I even ignored my own reputation. I would rather be accused of adultery and abortion than confess the old man."
Shen Huaimin looked at the slender figure in front of him with tears in his eyes, "Nowadays, the radio reports all day long about China's breakthroughs in semiconductor research, but how could the rejoicing people know that without this little girl carrying the burden on her weak shoulders? Lao Hou was already dead all the way from Aokou Village to the provincial capital. How could there be such breakthroughs now."
Sheng Boyi was stunned.
He stared blankly at Xia Ranran¡¯s back, with mixed feelings in his heart.
¡°This little girl was only a teenager when she risked her life to save others, right?
Where did she get the courage to risk her life for a stranger she met by chance?
Is it because of your own kindness?
Or is it because she knows the importance of Professor Hou to her motherland?
No matter what the reason was, Sheng Boyi felt ashamed of himself for the first time.
A little girl can do this for a country that is still in turmoil and has no hope.
Heis not even as good as a little girl?
But soon, Sheng Boyi remembered the tragic situation of his son and daughter-in-law, and the granddaughter who died in vain that he had never even seen.
He shook his head suddenly, suppressing his soft-heartedness and guilt.
But there was a gap in the cold heart, and the decision that was as hard as iron began to waver.
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Xia Ranran had no idea about the conversation between Shen Huaimin and Sheng Boyi, nor the change in Sheng Boyi's mentality.
She was having a lively chat with Zhao Hongxia and Zhu Yingchun at this time. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com