278 Father and Mother (1/2)

Located in a mountainous area, the temperature in Luo Village shifted drastically between the day and night. This was especially so when it drizzled, where the temperature would drop significantly, making anyone exposed to the elements shiver from the biting cold.

With his inner power to protect his body, Xiao Luo wasn't affected by the cold. Waiting alone in the dark, he called his father and told him the location to pick him up. After speaking to his father, Zhang Dashan happened to call him, he had just gotten home too.

Xiao Luo was glad to hear from him, and the first thing he said was: ”So, were your parents proud of you when they saw you drive a Range Rover back home?”

”F*ck, let's not talk about that. The roads in the village are simply awful, I washed my car thoroughly before driving home, but when I reached home, it was covered in mud. Ahh, I feel so sorry for my car,” Zhang Dashan complained.

Xiao Luo couldn't help laughing and continued to make fun of him. ”Then wash it all you like some other day, after all, water doesn't cost anything at home, you can use as much as you want,” he said.

”Of course, what do you think I'd do? Oh, right, have you reached home?”

”Sort of.”

”It's either a yes or a no, what do you even mean by sort of?” Zhang Dashan quipped.

Xiao Luo gave a laugh and replied, ”I mean that I haven't reached my home yet, but I've reached the outskirts of the village, and now I'm standing by the roadside.”

”D*mn, what the hell? It's raining heavily over here, so I guess it's probably raining at your place as well? I'm sure you didn't bring an umbrella, are you standing in the rain?”

”I see that you're quite perceptive.”

”Perceptive your *ss, can you stop trying to be such a hero, what are you doing out there in the rain?” Zhang Dashan reprimanded him and said, ”are you trying to be like one of those dumb teenagers, seeking to be a non-conformist? Please, you are too f*cking old for that.”

Xiao Luo was feeling a little exasperated and said, ”Do you think I want to? The driver left me here, so all I can now is to wait for my dad to fetch me in his trishaw.”

Zhang Dashan couldn't believe what he just heard, and said, ”D*mn, which dumb*ss driver just left you there like that? With your temper, I'd expected you to throw a fit and give him a good beating!”

”Never mind, I was in a good mood!”

Xiao Luo heard the distinctive rumble of an old two-stroke engine approaching, and as it turned the corner, an intense beam of light shone in his direction.

”Oh, I think my dad is here. I'll hang up first, talk to you next time.”

”Alright, remember to help me say hi to Uncle Xiao, okay.”

Having said so, he hung up.

”Dad!”

Xiao Luo greeted the man with a shout. He felt sorry seeing his father looking so aged.

Xiao Zhiyuan looked at him and said, ”Didn't you tell me that you met that fellow, Winter Melon, when you arrived in the city? You took a ride in his car, right? Why, did he just leave you here in the rain?”

”He had something urgent, so he left first,” Xiao Luo explained.

”Urgent? What nonsense, no matter how urgent it is, couldn't he at least drop you off at the farm? It's not that far from here.”

Xiao Zhiyuan was very aggrieved, seeing his son having to wait all alone in the rain. ”I think that that little fellow has become arrogant, and he's looking down on you despite you two having grown up together as close friends.”

As he spoke, he was loading Xiao Luo's belongings into the trishaw.