Chapter 59: Returning Home for National Day, It Feels Like a Glorious Homecoming
After taking care of that matter, Lin Feng turned off his screen and pocketed his phone.
Then he looked up at Yang Qiniang, who was still wearing that sly grin of his.
"I hit the jackpot! I can’t believe your red packet was so huge, Brother Feng."
"I actually managed to grab one hundred and thirty-seven."
"This bubble tea has to be on me today."
As Yang Qiniang spoke, he made a show of getting up to pay the bill.
Lin Feng and the two girls just watched him quietly.
Sure enough.
After standing up, Yang Qiniang acted as if he’d just had a sudden epiphany.
"Oh, I almost forgot. Brother Feng, you already paid the bill."
"Heh heh, my bad then."
Lin Feng could only shake his head helplessly.
He chuckled and called him a drama queen.
Yang Qiniang really was a drama queen.
But there was one benefit to hanging out with a drama queen like him.
Life was never dull.
How many people get through college and can’t even remember anything that happened?
Probably quite a few.
"Alright, let’s go."
Since Yang Qiniang was already up, Lin Feng and the others didn’t feel like sitting any longer either.
Su Ruoxi was still holding onto Lin Feng’s arm.
Reluctant to let go.
After all, they had just gotten together.
The honeymoon phase was still in full swing.
They wanted to be all over each other every second of the day.
Lin Feng didn’t say anything.
He simply let Su Ruoxi hold his arm.
The two of them then strolled leisurely down the path toward the girls’ dorm building.
Up ahead, Yang Qingqing and Yang Qiniang ambled along, stopping here and there.
"Oh, by the way, Brother Feng," Su Ruoxi said suddenly.
"What is it?"
"I bought gifts for your parents and your little sister."
"Remember to take them with you later."
Su Ruoxi lowered her head slightly,
seeming a little embarrassed.
Even though she couldn’t accompany Lin Feng to Xiang City tomorrow,
how could Su Ruoxi, whose heart belonged completely to him, possibly forget something like this?
"Why did you buy more things? I’ve already bought so much."
Lin Feng said with a slight frown. It wasn’t that he was worried about the money.
He just felt it was a bit of a hassle.
"But this is the first holiday we’re celebrating since we got together."
"Even though your parents don’t know I exist,"
"I still have to show the proper respect."
"So just let me, okay?"
Su Ruoxi gently shook Lin Feng’s arm twice as she held it.
"Alright, fine."
Lin Feng felt a little helpless.
He was a sucker for her when she acted like this.
Every time Su Ruoxi pouted, Lin Feng would cave.
He reached out and patted Su Ruoxi on the head.
"Then bring them down later, and I’ll take them with me when I head back tomorrow."
"Okay."
Seeing that Lin Feng had agreed,
a smile spread across Su Ruoxi’s face.
In truth, Su Ruoxi hadn’t bought anything too extravagant.
She bought a jacket for Lin Feng’s father,
and a bracelet each for his mother and sister.
The total cost was probably around a few tens of thousands.
For the current Lin Feng, that truly wasn’t expensive.
But some things were relative.
’More gifts where I have to hide the price tag.’
’It wasn’t that Lin Feng was afraid of his parents finding out he had money.’
’It was just that if they knew, there were some things he simply couldn’t explain.’
’For instance, if Lin Feng were to give his parents several hundred thousand yuan all at once,’
’how would he explain it?’
’A college student, who’s only ever had the living allowance his parents gave him.’
’How on earth could he earn hundreds of thousands of yuan?’
’With others, Lin Feng could use the stock market as an excuse to brush it off.’
’But with his own parents...’
’His sixth sense told him not to even try it.’
’They would very likely keep pressing for details.’
’Rather than deal with all that trouble,’
’it was better to wait until his company was established and then slowly break the news.’
’A white lie is still a lie,’
’but at least it’s well-intentioned, right?’
’Besides, Lin Feng wasn’t lying.’
’He was just omitting the truth.’
’Omission isn’t the same as lying, right?’
...
「October 1st. A day of national celebration.」
Lin Feng first saw Su Ruoxi off on her flight home.
Then, with Yang Qiniang keeping him company,
he waited at the airport for over two hours
before his own flight finally began boarding.
After a few parting words with Yang Qiniang, Lin Feng headed inside with his two suitcases.
The process of taking a flight was rather tedious.
But more than the tedious process, what Lin Feng found unbearable was the waiting.
Fortunately, he was in first class, which offered a few more conveniences compared to economy.
’Some things really are a matter of you get what you pay for.’
Lin Feng had never experienced flying economy.
But the first-class experience was excellent.
’The only slight regret was that there seemed to be too few flight attendants.’
Taking advantage of the flight time, Lin Feng used his Data Eye to scan the flight attendants.
’He found that the system’s ratings for them were quite high.’
After all, flight attendants go through a rigorous selection process.
They all fell into the high-Appearance category.
Covered with a thin blanket,
Lin Feng slept straight through until the plane reached Xiang City.
’It was boring, but that was the reality of flying.’
’The feeling of waking up and already being in Xiang City...’
’...was still quite pleasant.’
’Most importantly, there was also the gentle wake-up call from a flight attendant.’
However, dragging two suitcases by hand,
Lin Feng finally understood what a pain it was.
They were filled with gifts for his family.
Of course, most of it was clothes for his mom and Lin Xiaoman.
One suitcase hadn’t been enough to hold everything.
’He shouldn’t have bought so much.’
After leaving the airport, Lin Feng hailed a taxi.
Once the suitcases were loaded, he headed straight for home.
Outside, the sky was gradually growing dark.
’At this hour, Mom and Dad should both be busy,’ he thought.
Lin Feng gazed at the familiar streetscape outside.
For a moment, he actually felt like he was returning home in glory.
When he left, he was just an ordinary college freshman.
But now...
His net worth had already surpassed a million.
More importantly, in his system space, two 90% discount cards were waiting for him to use.
If he used them both, Lin Feng would acquire over ten million in fixed assets.
’One month into college.’
’A net worth in the tens of millions.’
’Didn’t that count as a glorious homecoming?’
Lin Feng took a deep breath,
forcefully suppressing the nervousness in his heart.
’Can’t be nervous.’
’Now is the time to test my acting skills.’
’I can’t expose myself.’
He took the two suitcases out of the taxi’s trunk.
Lin Feng strolled slowly along the landscaped path of his residential complex.
People coming and going were all old acquaintances.
"Granny Zhang."
"Oh, Xiaofeng, you’re back?"
"Yes, Granny Zhang. School’s out for the holiday, so I came back to spend time with my parents."
"Hehe, well, you should hurry home. Come over to Granny’s for a meal when you have time."
"Okay! See you, Granny Zhang."
On his way,
similar conversations happened more than ten times.
Lin Feng was born and raised in Xiang City.
He had lived in this residential complex his whole life.
It was an old, small complex.
You were always bumping into people you knew.
Lin Feng knew quite a lot of people.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that these people had watched Lin Feng grow up.
A bit of small talk here,
a brief chat there.
By the time Lin Feng got to his building, it was already eight in the evening.
He then started hauling the two suitcases up to the sixth floor.
The complex was old.
It didn’t even have an elevator.
The hallway walls were covered in children’s graffiti.
Among them were some of Lin Feng’s own masterpieces.
Luckily, the suitcases were mostly full of clothes,
with nothing too heavy inside.
Lin Feng pushed through,
and managed to haul them up.
KNOCK KNOCK.
No response.
’Alright, this was all within Lin Feng’s expectations.’
He lifted the doormat,
and found the key underneath.
He opened the door and went inside,
only to find the lights on.
The TV was on, and he could hear the sound.
And on the sofa sat a girl wearing shorts and an oversized short-sleeved shirt.
The girl had very fair skin and a great figure. Her two long, fair legs were propped up on the sofa, swinging back and forth playfully.