Chapter 54 Bonus and Rumors
He Shu and Xia Miao were admitted to Huaqing College and Dadu College at the same time. When the news came out, the door of Xia Miao's house was almost broken down by visitors.
Many reporters came to interview him, and of course they also wanted to interview He Shu, who was admitted to Huaqing University with the highest score in the province. However, upon investigation, they found out that He Shu was actually an orphan who didn't even have his own family.
He now lives in the home of Zhao Qishui, the owner of a car wash, but Zhao Qishui has already told his friends and car wash employees not to reveal his address.
If you want to interview, you can go to school. This is He Shu's request. He doesn't want to cause trouble for Zhao Qishui.
Danhe No. 2 Middle School was able to hold its head high this time. The school held an award ceremony and invited He Shu and Xia Miao to speak. They were each rewarded 50,000 yuan in the name of the school, which could also be regarded as an encouragement to future students.
The city leaders also met with the two people and rewarded them 200,000 yuan each on behalf of the government, hoping that after they become successful in the future, they can return to Danhe to develop their hometown.
Of course, these bonuses make many people jealous.
No wonder everyone thinks that getting admitted to Dadu or Huaqing University is like a fish leaping over the dragon gate, and that one’s life is a success.
Just looking at the bonuses from city leaders and schools is enough for a poor family to change their current situation.
What He Shu didn't expect was that a relatively well-known local real estate company actually gave He Shu a house, saying that it would give him a home in Danhe.
Some people were simply envious, while others were outright jealous. What He Shu had worried about finally happened.
Zhao Qishui took He Shu in out of kindness, but some people said that he did it in order to control He Shu, because He Shu had demolition money and his father's death compensation.
It is unclear who spread these stories. Some of them are true and some are false, and they are spread in a very strange way. It is precisely because of this mixture of truth and falsehood that people believe that Zhao Qishui has ulterior motives.
These remarks became more and more intense until He Shu was interviewed by a TV reporter . When he was asked whether the demolition compensation for his old building was really in Zhao Qishui's hands, He Shu once again felt what it meant to be sinister.
Many people didn't even know Zhao Qishui, but they spread the gossip they heard as if they had seen it with their own eyes.
I hate you for having, laugh at you for not having, dislike you for being poor, and fear you for being rich!
That's the mentality of those people.
"The college entrance examination is important, but for all candidates, including me, it is just the beginning of life."
He Shu's words made the reporter slightly stunned . He then smiled and said, "Is it inconvenient for Mr. He Shu to answer the question just now?"
He Shu glanced at him calmly, and then said, "If it weren't for Uncle Zhao, I wouldn't even have started."
Next, He Shu simply told the story of himself and Zhao Qishui in a very peaceful manner, without any deliberate sentimentality. It was just about the little things that happened between the two of them in their daily lives.
He let everyone understand what kind of person Zhao Qishui is. He may not be good at expressing himself, but he treats everyone sincerely.
He is obviously a boss, but he wears work clothes stained with motor oil all day long. He doesn't like to clean himself up, but he dresses himself neatly every time when someone comes to pick him up from school.
He doesn't know how to dress, and at ordinary parent-teacher meetings he would dress as solemnly as a groom, just to avoid embarrassing He Shu.
Before he met He Shu, his house was so dirty that you couldn't tell the original color of the house. After He Shu moved in, he would do a thorough cleaning every time before He Shu went home for the holidays.
"You said he did it for the little money I had, but in fact he never asked about it. He always thought I was a poor homeless kid, and he even said he would pay for my college education..."
"Uncle Zhao is just a father who lost his child, so he couldn't bear to see a child like me who has no parents alone."
Xia Miao, who was being interviewed nearby, had slightly red eyes.
Finally, He Shu smiled at the camera: "Zhao Yan, your father is really good. If you can see him, please come back soon..."
After the interview, the crowd dispersed, revealing Zhao Qishui, who was still dressed up carefully today.
But at this moment, he pursed his lips tightly and looked at He Shu with complicated eyes...
On the way back, neither of them spoke. Only when they reached the downstairs of the community, Zhao Qishui raised his hand and patted He Shu on the shoulder.
"I don't care what others say. It won't hurt me if someone says something like that."
He Shu hummed and turned to look at Zhao Qishui.
Zhao Qishui grinned: "Thank you, you have a conscience and still remember to help your uncle find Zhao Yan."
In fact, in recent years, Zhao Qishui has published missing person notices countless times on TV and in newspapers.
I have also traveled thousands of miles to see many children who could not find their parents, but none of them was Zhao Yan.
Zhao Qishui knew that unless a miracle happened, he might never find his son in this lifetime, but he still couldn't give up.
"Uncle Zhao, when I go to Dadu, I will continue to help you find Brother Zhao Yan. Brother Zhao Yan is only a few months older than me. Maybe he is in a certain city and has just taken the college entrance examination..."
Zhao Qishui smiled and hugged He Shu upstairs: "It's good to think so. If you grow up next to me, you may not be able to study well. You may be as useless as me and only know how to repair cars..."
In Zhao Qishui's heart, he desperately looked for his son just because he hoped to see him alive. As long as he lived safely in this world, nothing else mattered.
But people always have to give themselves some hope and believe that miracles will happen...
After receiving the admission letter, He Shu went to the cemetery alone and told his mother the good news.
It was summer at the time, and the cemetery was shaded by green trees, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. There were only cold tombstones, and the slight irritability in my heart calmed down.
"Mom, I'm going to Dadu in a while. Do you think I should go see Grandpa?"
Qi Yue naturally would not answer her son's question, so after He Shu asked, he sighed leisurely.
He lay on the ground next to the tombstone, looking at the light clouds in the sky and listening to the occasional chirping of insects and birds coming from the woods nearby. He felt very comfortable.
"Mom, the environment here is really great. Did I make the right choice?"
"When I have a holiday in the future, I will come back to see you and Uncle Zhao and the others."
"By the way, Mom, do you still remember Teacher Li Mei? Teacher Li Mei is about to become a mother, and she must be a gentle mother. I will go to see Teacher Li Mei before I leave..."
"Well... and someone gave me a house, but it hasn't been built yet. The new residential complex is called Zhuangyuan Mansion. How smart are those people? I give this advertisement a perfect score..."
"But for the sake of the house, I won't mind it. Mom, when it's finished and I'm decorating it, I'll leave a room for you. I know what kind of room you like."
He Shu lay there, then turned sideways, resting his head on his arms, looking at the tombstone, just like when he used to lie beside his mother and they chatted.
"Mom, what do you think my aunt is like? She really looks like you. Were you close when you were kids?"
"Hey... Mom, there are many people who are kind to me and care about me now, but I still miss you the most. I want to eat the noodles you cook for me and the dumplings you make..."
"Mom, why don't you come to my dream once?"
