It was only then that everyone realized Zhou Xuan was there. There were so many people around, and Zhou Xuan had stepped back several steps, so no one really noticed him. It was only when Wang Xin turned around and called him that everyone noticed him.
Wang Xin's second uncle, Wang Dali, first examined Zhou Xuan's appearance, then asked, "Wang Xin, is this... your boyfriend?"
In rural areas, when a girl brings a man home, it's usually only her boyfriend, excluding relatives. Otherwise, if she brings a man who isn't her boyfriend home, she'll be considered improper and immoral.
Wang Xin blushed and stammered without explaining, but her expression only confirmed Wang Dali and the others' suspicions that Zhou Xuan was her boyfriend.
Wang Xin's second aunt, Wu Lin, glanced at Zhou Xuan. Although his clothes were decent, they looked extremely ordinary. She immediately said, "Dali, hurry over there. My brother invited Mayor Liu, and he's here. Go and greet him. Wang Xin, go home and sit for a while. I'll bring your friend to my second aunt's house for dinner later. It's a banquet at 180 yuan per table, and the food is very good!"
Upon hearing what Wang Xin's second aunt said, Zhou Xuan frowned. This second aunt seemed to be very boastful. It was a bit too much for her to say such things to her own brother's daughter.
Wang Xin's father, Wang Dacheng, said somewhat awkwardly to Zhou Xuan, "Ce in and sit down..."
Zhou Xuan immediately smiled and said, "Uncle, don't be shy, don't treat me like a guest, order whatever you like!"
Wang Dacheng and Liu Chunhua quickly helped Zhou Xuan and Wang Xin carry the gifts. Wang Dali followed Wu Lin, glancing at the gifts as they walked. He was somewhat surprised when he saw abalone boxes and high-grade shark fins. Although his niece was studying abroad, her studies had caused the family to incur debts of over 100,000 yuan. In recent years, Wang Dacheng's income and the money Wang Xin sent back from working abroad had paid off nearly half of the debt, but they still owed around 100,000 yuan. Wang Xin had always been frugal and reluctant to spend money on food or clothing. The family was also supporting her younger brother's university education in Beijing. Both siblings were very promising, but the family was really poor. Supporting two university students had exhausted the energy of Wang Dacheng and his wife, leaving the family in dire straits.
Now that Wang Xin has returned home, she has bought high-end gifts. Just by looking at these, you can tell that this pile is worth no less than 20,000 yuan. This is not 200 or even 2,000 yuan. Her niece would never be willing to buy gifts worth 20,000 yuan. If she had 20,000 yuan, she would use it to pay off her debts rather than spend it on this.
However, despite the speculation, he couldn't help but feel excited about Mayor Liu's arrival. Mayor Liu was a powerful figure who would be of great benefit to him.
Just as they were about to enter the house, a black Honda drove up on the street at the village entrance. After the car stopped, two men got out, one around thirty years old and the other around thirty-five or thirty-six.
Wang Dali and his wife Wu Lin quickly stepped forward to greet him, saying loudly, "Mayor Liu, you...you've come in person! You're truly a distinguished guest, please, please, please..."
Wu Lin stepped forward and whispered to the man in his thirties, "Brother, please invite Mayor Liu inside!"
That person was her older brother, Wu Tian. The man in his mid-thirties was the town mayor, Liu Xiongfei. When he entered Wang Dali's house, Mayor Liu spotted them immediately, glanced at Zhou Xuan and the others, and finally fixed his gaze on Wang Xin's face, lingering for a long time, even affecting his entry into the house.
Wang Dali, who was standing next to him, quickly said, "Mayor Liu, please come inside and have a seat!"
Mayor Liu asked, seemingly casually, "Little Wang, who is that? This girl doesn't seem to be from Wangjia Village. I've never seen her before!"
Wang Dali laughed and said, "That's my eldest brother's daughter, Wang Xin. She's studying in Japan for the fourth year and just came home. We didn't even know she was back, and she didn't call us beforehand."
"Oh, so he's an international student! Haha, impressive!" Mayor Liu praised with a smile. "I heard your brother just sent his son to a university in Beijing this year. I never heard that you had a daughter studying abroad. I really didn't expect that Old Wang, an ordinary farmer, could send two students to prestigious universities. Truly remarkable!"
Zhou Xuan snorted from a distance. Mayor Liu didn't even notice him, but Zhou Xuan saw a lustful look in Mayor Liu's eyes and realized that what he said wasn't sincere.
Wang Dacheng's home is still the old wooden house from many years ago. Over the years, sending his two daughters to school has exhausted all his ability and money, leaving his family destitute. He also doesn't have the money to repair the house. Most of the villagers who are able have already renovated their old houses, and the best-renovated one is the home of his old friend Wang Dali.
Wang Dali is the richest man in Wangjia Village. He's quite good at business, and his family is thriving. He has at least several hundred thousand yuan in savings. The Chang'an minivan parked in front of his house is his new purchase. While the villagers are still stuck with motorcycles, he has already bought a minivan.
Sitting down in the main room of the wooden house, there was an old table with most of the paint peeling off. Behind the table, on the wall, hung a portrait of Chairman Mao. The floor was still leveled by ramming, whereas in most homes, the floor would at least be paved with cement. In better-off homes, like Wang Xin's second uncle Wang Dali's, the floor tiles were even vitrified.
When their daughter returned, Wang Dacheng and his wife were overjoyed. However, since their daughter had unexpectedly brought back a boy, they couldn't help but feel a little reserved.
Zhou Xuan was still very moved. He felt the same love and care from Wang Dacheng and his wife as he did from his own parents. They had almost exhausted their energy and given their last drop of blood for their children.
Wang Dacheng was brewing tea when Liu Chunhua hurriedly said, "Daughter, sit with your friend for a while. Mom will make you a bowl of noodles, it'll be ready soon!"
Wang Xin took her mother's hand and said, "Mom, don't go busy yourself, sit down and relax. We've already eaten, we're not hungry at all!"
Zhou Xuan also said, "Auntie, please sit for a while. Don't treat me like a guest. My hometown is also Danjiangkou. I'm not an outsider. We're all the same. There's no need for such formalities!"
Zhou Xuan spoke cautiously. Everyone had already misunderstood him as Wang Xin's boyfriend, but he didn't have much to explain now. Saying more might hurt Wang Xin, because Zhou Xuan could also see that her family wasn't very good to her family. They almost all looked down on her parents, and even her uncle Wang Dali and his wife were treated the same.
Wang Dacheng and his wife lived a frugal life and had basically never seen any high-end gifts. The gifts that Wang Xin and Zhou Xuan brought back looked quite nice.
Wang Dacheng couldn't help but complain to his daughter a few times: "It's good that you're back. Why did you buy all these gifts? It's not like we're going to visit other relatives. Why are you talking about your own parents? It's a waste of money. These things alone would cost at least several hundred or even a thousand yuan. It's such a waste!"
Wang Xin chuckled. Her dad said this must be worth at least several hundred or a thousand yuan. What would happen if she said this stuff cost a full twenty thousand yuan?
However, Wang Xin didn't say anything, afraid of scaring her parents. After thinking for a moment, she took the bag and said to her parents, "Dad, Mom, here's 200,000 yuan in cash. Use it to pay off the 90,000 yuan debt you owe. Use the rest for household expenses, and..." Then she took out the two bank cards and said, "Dad, one of these bank cards has 5 million yuan, and the other has 4.8 million yuan. Take these and buy a house in the city so you can live a good life. Let your younger brother focus on his studies!"
Wang Dacheng and Liu Chunhua were stunned when they saw the large pile of cash on the table and the two bank cards. Their daughter, Wang Xin, said something that made them speechless!
After a long while, Wang Dacheng finally came to his senses. He quickly pushed the money and bank cards in front of Wang Xin and said seriously, "Son, have you gotten into some big trouble? Have you done anything illegal? Although our family is poor, we don't need you to do such things. No matter how hard your mother and I work, as long as you and your brother are good, that's enough. We don't need that much money. Take it back and pay it back. Pay it back to where you got it from. Don't make your parents worry!"
Wang Xin gave a wry smile, then said, "Dad, Mom, don't you know what kind of person your daughter is? Don't worry, this money came cleanly; it was earned by your daughter. This..."
Then, pointing at Zhou Xuan, she said, "Dad, Mom, this is my boss, Zhou Xuan. I am an employee he directly hired. My annual salary is one million US dollars. The ten million I gave you is a bonus prepaid by the boss, not dirty money obtained through illegal means!"
Volume 1, Chapter 673: The Liar
Wang Xin recounted that her father, Wang Zhecheng, and mother, Liu Chunhua, were stunned and disbelieving. It was too coincidental, and most importantly, the amount was too enormous, making it hard for them to believe!
But if you don't believe it, the 200,000 yuan in cash in the bag on the table is real, though you can't be sure if there's money in those two cards.
After a moment of stunned silence, Wang Dacheng quickly said, "Daughter, what exactly have you done? Your parents have always told you that being poor isn't a problem, as long as the four of us are poor but with dignity. We can't accept any money that's been obtained dishonestly, no matter how much. Your parents are getting old, and all we care about is you two siblings. We're just country folk, uneducated and incapable of doing anything big for you, but all we want is for you to live well, to be happy and at peace. That's enough for us!" Wang Xin gave a bitter smile. Even her parents didn't believe her; what could she do? The cash and bank cards on the table terrified her parents. Ten million! Not only her elderly parents from the countryside, but even she herself hadn't believed it until Zhou Xuan demonstrated his special abilities. But Wang Xin knew she absolutely couldn't tell her parents or anyone else about Zhou Xuan's powers, so she didn't know how to explain the situation to them.
Zhou Xuan had already read the two old men's thoughts and understood their doubts, but he couldn't think of a way to explain it.
Aside from his superpowers, there's nothing else he needs to hide. Zhou Xuan thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "Uncle Wang, Auntie, have you ever heard of a family surnamed Zhou in Danjiangkou, at the foot of Wudang Mountain?" This place is very close to Wudang Mountain; the address Zhou Xuan mentioned is only thirty or forty miles away. So they asked. Zhou Xuan is already a well-known figure in the village; almost everyone knows that his family has moved to Beijing, and he married the only daughter of the richest Chinese family in New York, the Fu family. She's beautiful, needless to say, and the Fu family transferred all their assets to Zhou Xuan.
Back in his hometown, everyone envied Zhou Xuan's luck. They were all human, so why did Zhou Xuan have such good luck?
The people in his hometown mostly believed that the Zhou family's prosperity was due to the Fu family, and that it couldn't have been achieved by Zhou Xuan himself. This belief had already spread throughout Danjiangkou.
When Zhou Xuan asked this, Wang Dacheng and his wife were both taken aback. They then said, "A Zhou? I've heard of him. Which Zhou are you talking about?" Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "A young man named Zhou Xuan, the grandson-in-law of the Fu family in New York. Have you heard of him?" Wang Dacheng had already thought of this name, but he didn't know what Zhou Xuan meant or which Zhou he was referring to, so he asked. After Zhou Xuan explained, he immediately nodded and said, "Of course we've heard of him! The Zhou family kid is lucky and fortunate, a hundred or a thousand times better than winning the lottery. Who in Danjiangkou doesn't know this?" Zhou Xuan smiled again and said, "Uncle Wang, my name is Zhou Xuan!" Wang Dacheng was taken aback, then laughed and said, "Your name is also Zhou Xuan? Hehe. Young man, although you have the same name, you don't have the same fortune as that Zhou Xuan. His fortune is as vast as the heavens—it's like it fell from the sky!" "Wang Dacheng said this, but his words still implied that Zhou Xuan was just someone with the same name, and he didn't think that this Zhou Xuan was the same person as that Zhou Xuan at all!
Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Uncle Wang, actually I am that Zhou Xuan, and that Zhou Xuan is me. We are the same person!" Upon hearing this, Wang Dacheng and his wife were stunned. After a while, they hurriedly ran into the house. A few seconds later, Wang Dacheng came out with a newspaper in his hand. He looked at Zhou Xuan and compared him with the picture in the newspaper. After looking at it, he said dumbfoundedly, "You are really that Zhou Xuan?" He had no choice but to believe it. The picture of Zhou Xuan in the newspaper was exactly the same as him. There was no way it could be fake.
Wang Dacheng retrieved this newspaper from his younger brother Wang Dali's house a year ago. At that time, the whole of Danjiangkou was talking about Zhou Xuan, and everyone admired him. Wang Dacheng took the newspaper home and framed it on the wall of his room. He saw Zhou Xuan's photo day and night, but he never thought that he would see Zhou Xuan in person today. Now that they are comparing the photos, it really is the same person!
Zhou Xuan smiled and asked again, "Uncle Wang, do you believe me now? Do you believe I am Zhou Xuan?" Wang Dacheng and his wife Liu Chunhua looked at the newspaper again, then at Zhou Xuan, and nodded repeatedly, saying, "We believe you, you are the person in the photo!" After saying this, Wang Dacheng looked at his daughter suspiciously and asked again, "Daughter, isn't he your boyfriend? If he's not your boyfriend, why did you bring him back?"
In rural areas, if a girl brings a boy home, and they are not in a romantic relationship, it will cause gossip.