Chapter 426 - Walking out of the Small Building (1/2)
It was the sixth day of the New Year Holiday when people would usually pour alcohol on the ground and pay tribute to God on the street, and tens of thousands of families would keep their doors open to send the Poverty God away. On this day, people would pay special attention to chase the Poverty God away, get rid of ragged clothing, and provide pancake offerings to God. However, in the current society where the atmosphere of the Spring Festival became weaker and weaker, people thought that the New Year Holiday celebration meant nothing to them aside from enjoying a few days off. Today was the last day of the Spring Festival. The majority of people were on their way back to work since the new year would officially begin tomorrow.
Qin Sheng did not need to worry that his vacation was going to come to an end. After all, it was not until after the Lantern Festival that he needed to go back to Beijing. At that time, he would stay in the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University for further studies. During the New Year Holiday, he had received wishes from his classmates in the same class for advanced studies. Most of them had sent him the wishes via text, except for Han Xu from Tianjin and Wei Li from Hangzhou, who had called him in person.
Han Xu, who had not given a damn about whether Qin Sheng would like to hear him out or not, had said a lot over the phone. Wei Li, who had been polite, had said a few sentences of wishes simply. After that, he had hung up the phone sensibly. This time, Qin Sheng had not treated Wei Li so coldly. After all, as the saying goes, never slap the smiler. Moreover, he would need help from Wei Li in the future.
After Qin Sheng got up, as usual, he accompanied his grandma taking a walk in Fuxing Park. It was clear that compared with the situation of two days ago, there were more pedestrians and vehicles on the streets outside. Many people had come back to Shanghai in advance. Among them, some might have intended to go back to Shanghai early to avoid the peak passenger flow, and some others might have intended to go back early so that they could pay their New Year’s Calls to their leaders, colleagues, or clients, and so on. After all, the Spring Festival was the most important holiday domestically.
By the time Qin Sheng and the old lady went back to the old-style villa after taking a walk, Qin Ran had finished dressing up and was waiting for them to have breakfast in the dining room. Instead of dressing herself in the casual style of usual days, which she had done during the New Year Holiday, she was dressed in a quite formal business suit. Qin Sheng found it somewhat peculiar.
Qin Sheng asked somewhat confusedly, “Sister, do you have something to attend to since you’re dressed so formally today?”
Qin Ran explained casually, “I need to take care of some things for the company in Shanghai. Consequently, I will go to Lujiazui to attend a meeting later. I probably can’t see you off.”
Qin Sheng said disapprovingly, “I am not a little boy, but a mature man.”Read more chapter at v ipnovel
The old lady glared at Qin Sheng as she said, “Sheng’er, your sister is doing so to pamper you. How long will you stay in Ningbo? You should go there early and come back early. I have many words to confess to you.”
Back when Qin Sheng had taken a walk with his grandmother, he had told her that he would go to Ningbo. Otherwise, if he disappeared all of a sudden this time, the old lady would be scared. The old lady had not said anything at all. Instead, she had advised Qin Sheng that he should act discreetly outside, saying that if he met with any mishap, he should call his family members.
Qin Sheng resumed being innocent in a hurry as he said, “Grandma, I know. I will call you every day and come back soon as long as I am done with my obligations there. Before the Lantern Festival comes, I will be always by your side in Shanghai.”