A foreign city, dear you

Wang Daqun walked leisurely to the parking lot and came to where he parked his car.

He looked at his car, his BYD, the old and clanging BYD that he wanted to get rid of but was still relying on.

How ironic!

When everyone was still struggling to make ends meet and survive, he already had a car, a BYD. At that time, he was truly invincible and people looked up to him. He was also very proud of himself, thinking that with his own abilities, he would be able to rise step by step, call the shots, and have everything he wanted.

He felt that it would not be long before he would be able to buy a new car, the BMW he had always dreamed of.

But more than ten years have passed, and he still hasn't been able to drive a BMW.

I still haven’t been able to drive it yet, and I will never be able to drive it in this lifetime.

Those who looked up to him before, those who were penniless at the beginning, have become prosperous after coming to Yancheng, and they even drove brand new cars before Wang Daqun. Some even bought houses.

Houses! Houses along the city! When he was rich, he didn't even look down on houses along the city! Now, when compared with them, houses along the city make people realize how poor they are!

He couldn't even afford a bathroom in such a house along the city, but Cao Xueqin bought it, and it was a large house.

They were both in Yancheng and were both working hard, but as time went by, he fell far behind.

He was unwilling to accept this, thinking that there was still a long time to go and who would have the last laugh.

But now, he has completely lost, because he only has a few days left to live.

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Wang Daqun got into the car and sat in the driver's seat. He couldn't help but lean on the steering wheel and cry silently.

He doesn't know what to do now?

Should this disease be treated or not?

If there is no treatment, will we just wait to die?

He was unwilling to give up, he still wanted to live, like many other terminally ill people, he still had a strong desire to survive;

But how can he cure it? He is penniless now, and has not yet repaid a lot of the money he borrowed before. Borrow money? From whom? His brothers and sisters and other relatives used to rely on him for support. Moreover, the treatment of this disease is a bottomless pit.

No one may believe it, but after all these years of hard work, the only thing he has now is the building he built in his hometown 20 years ago. At that time, that building was a landmark building in the surrounding area, and it attracted the envy of many people.

But now, Western-style buildings have sprung up like mushrooms in the rural hometown, each one more majestic and beautiful than the other, while his building has long been old and out of date.

Although it is said to be a family asset, it is actually not worth much and cannot be resold in the countryside.

After thinking about it, there is really no way.

Oh, fate, how cruel you are!

After a long time, Wang Daqun raised his head, but then leaned back weakly...

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Time always flies quickly, and before we knew it, it was the end of 2017.

This year, Ye Lian and her family did not return to their hometown to celebrate the New Year.

Ye Lian had already told the elders of both families that she would not be able to return to her hometown for the New Year this year, because Cao Lanshan was about to take the college entrance examination and needed to stay in Yancheng to prepare for it.

The two elderly people also expressed their understanding. After all, they were also concerned about Cao Lanshan's college entrance examination and had high hopes for Cao Lanshan. They hoped that Cao Lanshan could be admitted to a good university.

Grandma Lanshan, in particular, was always very proud when she mentioned Cao Lanshan, saying that this grandson was the pride of the Cao family. If this grandson could be admitted to a famous university, it would be a glorious thing for the family in the surrounding area.

After many twists and turns, Cao Lanshan entered the elite class, and his grades fluctuated. He was generally able to stay in the top ten in the class, but once he dropped to twentieth place in the class. It really felt like he was surrounded by danger.

Ye Lian was still the same, she didn't ask Cao Lanshan about her grades, nor did she let Cao Xueqian ask about it. Even if she saw the report cards for some exams or tests sent by the head teacher, she would not comment on them, no matter how good or bad the grades were, she would just keep an eye on them silently.

Ye Lian understood very well how much pressure a high school graduate must be under.

Therefore, as parents, we should play a role in venting emotions and relieving stress, rather than exerting additional invisible pressure.

In fact, it can be seen that since entering the third year of high school, Cao Lanshan's study string has been much tighter than before. His grades have also stabilized in the top five in the class.

When he was in the first and second year of high school, Cao Lanshan still had some leisure time on weekends. He would relax himself by folding paper, listening to music or hanging out with close classmates.

But after entering the third year of high school, he was rarely seen resting on weekends.

Whether it was Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays, he would spend all day in the library, often going out in the morning and returning home in the evening, staying there for the whole day. He would also have lunch and dinner in restaurants near the library.

It is winter vacation now, and Cao Lanshan still spends every day in the library.

He had a lot of homework. In addition to completing the homework assigned by his teacher, he also bought college entrance examination papers from all over the country online.

Ye Lian didn't know about this at first. She thought that in her third year of high school, she couldn't cope with the homework assigned by the teacher. Would she have time to do homework outside of class?

And every time Cao Lanshan asked her for money to buy something, she just gave him the money without asking what Cao Lanshan was buying.

But one time, she saw Cao Lanshan holding several sets of identical mock exam papers when he went out, so she asked Cao Lanshan, how come you have several sets of the same papers?

Cao Lanshan replied, I have one set for myself, and a few sets were bought for my classmates.

Ye Lian was curious and asked, why do your classmates ask you to buy mock test questions for them?

Like Cao Xueqin, Cao Lanshan made a "8" sign on his chin and said proudly that they all thought the test papers I bought were better, so they asked me to buy them for them. They also asked me to buy reference books before.

Only then did Ye Lian realize that in addition to completing the homework at school, Cao Lanshan was also adding extra tasks to himself and buying extracurricular exercises for other students.

Cao Lanshan inherited Cao Xueqin's helpful character and was not stingy in sharing good things. So even though he entered the top class later, he still has a very good popularity in the class.

Seeing that Cao Lanshan was so proactive and hardworking, and was very popular in the class, Ye Lian was naturally happy for him.

Ye Lian was worried that Cao Lanshan's health would be affected by spending so much time in the library and eating out every day.

Cao Lanshan said it was okay, I always go out for exercise on weekend mornings.

Cao Lanshan likes cycling, and the library opens late on weekends, so he gets up early, goes out for a ride, and then goes to the library.

Since his son had his own plans and arrangements, Ye Lian naturally did not interfere. After all, for a graduate, when would he start to work hard if not now?