Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 38 Not going
In the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun cast a faint golden red hue on the winter farmland, but failed to add any warmth. The family of four was still busy in the cold field.

Xia Xiaohe glanced at his father over there.

I saw him hunching his back, gripping the hoe tightly with both hands, raising it high, and then smashing it hard on the frozen soil on the ridge of the field. Every time he smashed it, there was a low groan from his throat, and the hoe hitting the frozen soil splashed some broken ice chips.

He swung the hoe and moved his feet, constantly adjusting his point of force. Sweat beads seeped out of his forehead and were instantly condensed into frost flowers by the cold air. He just rubbed it casually with his shoulder, his eyes still fixed on the ridge of the field, with no intention of stopping.

Then Xia Xiaohe looked at her mother again.

My mother's hands were red and stiff from the cold, but her movements were still nimble. Once she touched a weed, she would pinch it tightly, pull it out suddenly, then knock the soil off the roots with her legs, and then pile it aside neatly.

It was almost time for a rest, so Xia Xiaohe continued to work. She held the handle of the wooden bucket filled with fertilizer tightly with both hands, gritted her teeth and lifted it up. Her body shook a few times before she stabilized it. Then she slowly moved towards the ridge of the field. The fertilizer in the bucket swayed left and right with her steps, and some of it spilled onto the snow.

When she came to the ridge of the field, she first put the wooden barrel down heavily, making a dull sound, then picked up the shovel, inserted it forcefully into the fertilizer pile, scooped up a full shovel, threw it hard into the field, then stepped quickly into the field, repeatedly stomped and fiddled with her feet to spread the fertilizer evenly.

After doing this, her expression became a little proud, and she couldn't help but think of the last time Li Xu looked down on her and felt that she couldn't carry the soil in the backpack.

Still pretty awesome... hee.

But thinking of this, her expression couldn't help but become a little gloomy...

He left without saying goodbye before New Year's Day and probably won't be coming back.

As it was getting dark, the family packed up and headed back.

Father Xia held a flashlight in his hand, and the path ahead was blurred into a bright area.

At this time, Xia's mother noticed that her son's expression was not very happy, so she asked, "Xiao Miao, what's wrong with you? You haven't said anything all day."

Xia Xiaomiao then murmured gloomily, "It's been several days since Brother Li Xu taught me math."

Father Xia, who was walking in front, snorted, "Talk about math, talk about math... I think you're just greedy for other people's snacks!"

Xia Xiaomiao said nothing.

There is a lot of work to do in the fields during this period, and there are other things to do during the day. There is not much time available to work in the fields, so I can only ask my two children to help after school.

Weekends and their time off from school are taken up.

Isn't it just elementary school math? Isn't it just a few lessons for a student from the city?

Although he himself has a low level of education and is only in the third grade, he feels that his son must be going there for the snacks that Li Xu always brings him.

Are you still angry because of something like this?

Xia Xiaomiao did not refute, but just walked back in silence. During the journey, he even fell. It was dark at night, and he just got up and continued to walk slowly. The two adults walking in front did not notice. Only Xia Xiaohe touched his head with some heartache.

"Do you miss Brother Li Xu?"

Xia Xiaomiao nodded, thought for a moment, and then looked up again. In the darkness, the dim light made his eyes appear bright. He said, "Sister, would Brother Li Xu like that jar?"

Xia Xiaohe couldn't help but sigh slightly.

It was about a fired jar. Yesterday, Xia Xiaomiao specially ran to a small jar-firing workshop in the next village to make it himself. The distance of several kilometers was not short. He worked on it from morning to night. Fortunately, he succeeded in one go. After all, he didn't have much pocket money, and that was the most meaningful gift he had come up with.

Xia Xiaohe didn't know how to tell Xia Xiaomiao that Li Xu probably wouldn't return to Xieyang Township. She was silent for a while, then said softly, "You'll like it."

Xia Xiaomiao then seemed happy. ...

There are three days of holiday for New Year's Day, namely New Year's Day itself and the two days following it. The second day they arrived was exactly the third day of the New Year's Day holiday.

The curls of smoke from the chimney slowly rose, slowly adding a bit of warmth to the cold air. Li Xu stepped into Xia Xiaohe's yard. A few fat chickens were strolling leisurely in the corner. The big yellow dog, which was already very familiar with him, wagged its tail and circled around him curiously, then rubbed his legs affectionately.

This time, Li Xu brought a lot of snacks and gifts. He was confident that he would persuade Xia Xiaomiao and his sister and their parents... From his point of view, there was almost no reason to refuse... A better learning environment, and even the problem of future employment would be solved. No matter how bad the employment environment after graduation was, if it were him, he would definitely agree immediately.

Then he saw Xia Xiaohe in the yard, who was about to come out to feed the chickens. Their eyes met, and Xia Xiaohe's face suddenly showed a look of surprise. After a moment, she blinked and asked timidly, "Why are you back?"

Li Xu was a little surprised, "Didn't I say I wouldn't come back?" He walked over slowly and took out a bag of chocolates. As usual, Xia Xiaohe quickly refused. He didn't care. Anyway, he would always find a way to make her accept it.

Afterwards, he asked Xia Xiaohe and his sister to come out for a while, saying that he had something important to tell them. Xia Xiaohe dropped the chicken feed and turned into the house to call his brother. After the two came out, Li Xu had a faint smile on his face, and then began to tell them about his plan.

"...That's about it... Do you understand?"

Xia Xiaohe and Xia Xiaomiao both had dull expressions on their faces, which Li Xu found a little funny. It was true that what he said was still a little too shocking for them... But it didn't matter, as long as they digested it slowly, they shouldn't refuse. Xia Xiaomiao was still young, but Xia Xiaohe was old enough to think independently, and she could judge whether this matter was good or bad.

Wait patiently, and once they agree, go talk to their parents and explain it in detail.

The brother and sister remained silent. Li Xu smiled and said, "If you still don't understand something, you can ask me again..."

Xia Xiaomiao and Xia Xiaohe looked at each other, then turned their heads to look at Li Xu, and shook their heads in tacit understanding at the same time.

Li Xu's expression froze slightly, "Uh, what does this mean?"

Xia Xiaohe lowered her head and said, "No..."

Li Xu finally showed a surprised expression on his face. He blinked and asked, "Hmm, did you not understand? There is no tuition fee. As long as you can get into university, we can support you until you finish college, and even include living expenses during this period... In other words, you don't have to pay anything..."

Xia Xiaohe still shook her head: "No..."

Li Xu fell silent, thinking about what went wrong. Then he looked at Xia Xiaomiao, who looked panicked and quickly shook his head: "I won't go either..."

"Uh, what's the reason?"

Xia Xiaohe hesitated and gave a lot of reasons, but it all came down to him feeling that it was not good, embarrassing, and unnecessary... Li Xu explained for a long time but found that it didn't make sense at all.

Li Xu thought about it and decided not to waste time on the two of them. He decided to go find their guardians...

"Where are your parents?"

"In the fields."

"I'll go find them."

……

An hour later, Li Xu walked silently on the way back and sighed slowly.

He took out his cell phone, hesitated for a moment, and then called his father.

"Dad... none of their family wants to go."

(End of this chapter)