Wei Zhengdao said: The more desires you have, the more easily you can be influenced by these evil things. The best way to deal with it is not to indulge it.

Li Zhiyuan left the dormitory and went to the store. It was too late, and the canteen had passed the meal time, so he planned to find something to eat here.

On the TV in front of the counter, a Hong Kong zombie movie was playing, with a group of students gathered around watching beside the counter.

Behind the TV, Tan Wenbin and Lin Shuyou were practicing magic, writing carefully and attentively.

They were indeed practicing something real, but to outsiders, it seemed like they had watched too many zombie movies and were imitating them.

It's fine for kids to do this, but for college students, it seemed a bit childish, and many people laughed at them.

Run Sheng specially made a bowl of egg fried rice for Li Zhiyuan.

Li Zhiyuan took a bite and nodded, "Tasty."

Run Sheng's culinary skills were indeed improving day by day. There was no choice, as the other person couldn't be relied upon at all, nor dared to be depended on.

"Where's Meng Meng?"

"In the afternoon, she said she went to learn driving with Zheng Jiayi, she should be shopping in the evening, she's not coming back to eat."

"Hmm."

"It's good for her to go out and have fun because she didn't get to play much when she was young."

Li Zhiyuan placed the last piece of sausage into the bowl, "Brother Run Sheng, I don't mind."

"Haha." Run Sheng rubbed his fingers, "Every time she comes back from going out, she's always quite happy."

Li Zhiyuan asked, "Is there more sausage?"

"No, the ones we brought have long been eaten up, and later Officer Tan brought some more, which were also finished today."

"Then let's bring them back home at the end of the month, we have some at home."

"Hmm, okay." Run Sheng smiled happily, he was also missing his grandfather.

Actually, the sausages eaten at Grandmaster's house before were also made by Aunt Liu.

Even if we want to continue eating them now, we could just ask Aunt Liu to make some more.

But sausages need to be air-dried, and the wind in this foreign land just can't bring out the hometown flavor.

Li Zhiyuan turned to look at the phone on the counter. Since arriving in Jinling, he had never called home once.

He had tried many times, but even when his hand was holding the receiver, the thought of dialing the phone that would be connected to Aunt Zhang's convenience store and then having Aunt Zhang call Grandmaster to answer made him feel anxious, sweaty, and uncomfortable.

He kept recalling the scene that night when he answered Li Lan's call under the gaze of his family.

This was not only due to his own illness but also the psychological shadow left by Li Lan.

Because although he didn't call, he wrote letters frequently.

While writing letters, Li Zhiyuan felt uncomfortable, but he could overcome it, especially when writing in Alii's study. He could feel that painful yet warm sensation as if Grandmaster were standing right in front of him.

When writing a letter, he had to be mindful of his language, show care and concern, and write a lot of words that actually had no meaning but were just for expressing emotions. Every time Li Zhiyuan would write until his palms sweated, dampening the paper.

Then, Grandmaster's replies made him feel homesick, repeatedly comforting him in the text, assuming he was crying while writing the letters.

This was a beautiful misunderstanding, and Li Zhiyuan didn't explain. For him, the ability to overcome repulsion and resistance through sheer willpower outside of a performance state was already a huge progress.

However, he didn't know who from the village Grandmaster had asked to write the replies. The handwriting was quite delicate and pretty.

Run Sheng said, "Xiao Yuan, then I'll urge them to quickly get the driver's license, and before going home, we can also buy the pickup truck?"

"Hmm, okay."

At this time, the driver's license exam wasn't strict, and it wasn't hard to acquire one through connections and money, but also because it's family driving for family, there wasn't a need to take that shortcut.

At this time, a senior student walked into the store, picked up several packs of snacks, went to Run Sheng, and handed over the money.

Run Sheng took it.

Usually, this kind of treatment was for familiar regulars, of course, also because the counter was crowded now, and it would have been slower to squeeze in for checkout.

"Marquis Runsheng, are you only just eating now?"

"Already ate, have you eaten, Marquis Hua?"

The reason for familiarity was that this senior student was also a Nantong person.

Usually, he didn't speak the dialect, but when he came to the store, he definitely wanted to say a few phrases.

Sometimes, it might just be the urge to speak those words that prompted him to buy something from the store.

At this moment, Li Zhiyuan also finished eating, put down his chopsticks, and headed towards the basement to see Xiao Hei.

The senior asked, "Who is this little guy, your nephew?"

Run Sheng: "No, my brother."

"Is he also from Nantong?"

"Yes."

"What's his name?"

"Li Zhiyuan."

"Zhiyuan, Xiao Yuan..." The senior raised his hand towards Li Zhiyuan, who was going down the stairs, and shouted with a smile, "Little Yuanhou!"

...

This was a restaurant located by the Qinhuai River. The entire restaurant was shaped like a decorated boat.

However, there were no greeters at the door, nor was there any parking.

Uncle Qin pushed the door open and walked in. There was no one on the first floor, so he placed an invitation card on the counter at the entrance and went up to the second floor along the boat's side.

On the second floor, there were three tables, one for the main guests, two for accompaniment.

Exquisite dishes were already set up, and the wine was opened.

But there was only one young man with a bandaged forehead standing there, and no one else.

Uncle Qin asked, "Where's everyone?"

Zhao Yi: "Just me alone."

"What does this mean?"

"This feast was originally prepared by my family for me. I only found out about it after returning home. The older folks in the family were confused and did something foolish. This is the apology list."

Zhao Yi respectfully handed over the list.

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