Chapter 326: Gifts Must Be Given to Only One
Early the next morning, Sun Boming went to the escort agency, rented a car, loaded up his bags, and went back to Sunjia Village with Sun Shan.
When he arrived at the entrance of the village, Sun Shan wanted to ask the driver to drive faster, but he was seen by the sharp-eyed Aunt Li.
Sun Shan had no choice but to get off the car and pretend to be a scholar and greet Aunt Li.
Aunt Li shouted in surprise: "Mr. Sun, Mr. Sun, Shanzi, the son of Bomin, you are back? When did you come back? Where have you been? Why haven't I seen you for so long? Did you go to the city to study? I heard from your grandma that you went to the city to study and will not be back until the New Year."
Sun Shan asked and answered a series of questions with a professional smile on his face.
Show eight teeth, not one more, not one less, nod, yes, okay, and answer briefly.
Aunt Li has been talking to Sun Shan, but what did she say?
No nutritious words.
Sun Shan had no choice but to smile again and again.
Aunt Li had a loud voice and quickly attracted the elders and villagers from the village.
As the New Year is approaching, the villagers have less time than usual and all gather in the village.
Nowadays, when a news figure appears, people will definitely come to get the "exclusive gossip" first.
Uncle Qi, who had only a few teeth left, asked cheerfully, "Shanzi, you're back? How's your study in the city going? Is it going well?"
The Eighth Master asked from the other side: "Shanzi, I heard from your father that the city is very big and beautiful, is it true? The city wall is very high, isn't it? Have you ever seen the prefect? What does he look like? Thanks to you, I have seen the county magistrate."
It was difficult for Sun Shan to answer the question asked by Uncle Ba.
As for whether he had seen him or not, Sun Shan had indeed seen him before. He only took a quick glance at him during the provincial and imperial examinations.
However, he could not answer that he had seen him, otherwise, in no time, rumors would spread like "The prefect admired Sun Shan very much" or "Sun Shan offended the prefect" and so on.
Sun Shan pretended to know nothing about anything, and kept smiling, nodding, and then smiling again.
After the uncles asked their questions, the aunts asked their questions one after another, repeating the same questions over and over again.
The village chief came late and saw Sun Shan. He shouted excitedly, "Shanzi, you're back? Are you studying well in the city? Hey, what are you doing here? Shanzi must be exhausted after a long journey. Why don't you move aside and let him go home first?"
That being said, the village chief was even more of an obstacle than the villagers. He surrounded Sun Shan and asked him more than a dozen questions before he gave way with satisfaction.
Sun Shan, surrounded by stars and the moon, bowed and said, "Uncle, aunt, grandpa, grandma, I'm going back first. We'll talk another day."
As for Sun Bomin, he had talked enough with the villagers and said loudly: "I'm going back first. We'll talk again later. Don't tire me out. We've been on the bus for several days and it's really tiring."
The village chief quickly asked everyone to make way, and Sun Shan seized the opportunity to leave quickly. As for Sun Bomin and the coachman, Sun Shan ignored them.
Returning to the familiar Sun family residence, a sense of security filled the air.
No matter how happy or miserable the outside world is, my heart feels very peaceful the moment I step into my hometown.
Hanlu looked at Sun Shan in surprise and shouted happily: "Shanzi, you are back?"
After taking a look at Sun Shan, she ran to the main room and shouted, "Grandma, Mom, Shanzi is back."
As for Sun Boming who was following behind Sun Shan, Hanlu didn't even see him. She only had eyes for her brother.
Grandma Huang and mother Su ran out in a hurry. The moment they saw Sun Shan, they rushed over and hugged him tightly, shouting, "My dear grandson, my dear grandson is finally back. Grandma missed you so much."
Su wiped her tears and said, "Son, is it because studying is so hard? You have lost weight, so much weight."
Huang touched Sun Shan's body and said with red eyes, "Yes, you have lost weight. There is no flesh on your body, just bones. Alas, you are out there alone, with poor food and accommodation, it would be strange if you didn't lose weight."
Hanlu, who was standing on the other side, was stunned. In fact, she wanted to say: Are grandma and mother blind? Shanzi is not thin at all. He has obviously become taller and fatter. Except for his eyes, he has changed a lot compared to before. He has become stronger.
If Sun Shan knew what Han Lu was thinking, he would definitely be overjoyed, but unfortunately he didn't know, and Han Lu never said anything from beginning to end.
Sun Shan missed the happy moment in vain.
A woman, a middle-aged woman, and a young girl surrounded Sun Shan, looking at him carefully, asking questions one after another, and completely ignoring Sun Bomin and the driver.
After Sun Bomin paid the fare, the driver left happily with the specialties of Zhangzhou Prefecture. Huang, Su and Hanlu didn't even glance at Sun Bomin.
Sun Shan sat in the main hall, holding Su and Huang's hands, and said with a smile: "Grandma, mother, I'm not tired at all. I'm having a great time in the school. I'm learning a lot."
Huang, who had not yet gone to the provincial school during the Cold Dew Festival, asked Sun Shan to describe what the provincial capital looked like.
Su looked at Sun Shan proudly. She had been to the provincial school, which was much more beautiful than Sunjia Village.
The last time she sent Sun Shan to school, Su came back and told everyone how big and beautiful the school was, how there were horses and successful candidates in the school. In short, there was nothing wrong with the school. Of course, the only bad thing was that it was too far away from Sunjia Village, so she couldn't see Sun Shan often.
Sun Shan described the provincial school, and Su supplemented it.
Sun Shan thought for a moment and said, "Grandma, Fourth Sister, next time I go to the prefecture school, you can come with me and take a look around Zhangzhou Prefecture."
Hanlu's eyes lit up and she nodded in agreement with joy.
Huang waved her hands and said, "No, grandma can't go. It's too far. Grandma can't take a car. You just need to look after her and explain it to her."
Hanlu was very disappointed. Since Huang didn't go, it meant that she couldn't go either.
Sun Shan was helpless about the painful journey. Climbing mountains and wading through water was really too difficult for Huang.
Sun Shan was also afraid that something might go wrong on the way and he wouldn't be able to find a doctor. He would regret it so much at that time.
Huang smiled and said, "My dear grandson, it's good that you can go. If you go to the provincial school, it means that grandma has also gone to the provincial school. Grandma is happy that you can go to the provincial school to study. You are the most promising one in our Sunjia Village. Grandma is very happy."
Sun Bomin packed up the things he brought back from Zhangzhou Prefecture and said cheerfully, "Mother, you are right. The most powerful mountain in our Sunjia Village is Shanzi. Now when we go outside, people say we are the village of scholars."
Sun Shan smiled secretly and pulled out a bag from a pile of things.
He took out three silver bracelets and put them on Huang, Su, and Hanlu respectively, and asked with a smile: "Take a look at the silver bracelets I bought. Do they look good? They are the latest models in the city."
Sun Shan got 10 taels of silver from Mr. Fang, the erhu player, so he could spend money on the silver bracelet and porcelain pillow.
As for the other three sisters, they don’t have the financial resources to buy it yet, so they have no choice but to give up.
As Hanlu was getting married, Sun Shan wanted to buy her a few more pieces of jewelry to make her look more presentable.
Huang, Su, and Hanlu were so happy when they saw the silver bracelets that they immediately said it was a waste of money, but their grinning faces showed that they were really happy.
When Sun Shan took out the porcelain pillow and gave it to Sun Bomin, Sun Bomin's eyes were red and moist, and he was so excited that he couldn't speak.
Sun Shan said mischievously, "Father, this porcelain pillow is even used by the old official. It is the latest model from Zhangzhou Prefecture. Do you like it?"
Sun Bomin hummed.
Sun Shan continued, "Father, this porcelain pillow is unique to you. No one else in Sunjia Village has it, not even Grandma or Mother. You must use it well."
Sun Bomin held the porcelain pillow with trembling hands and hummed, "Okay, Dad will use it well."
When giving a gift, you have to give something unique, and Sun Boming really likes this unique gift.