Chapter 66: Unexpected Harvest (01)

  Sometimes, life's confusion is also a kind of meaning...

  Wine can be said to be a very good thing, but it's also not possible to overindulge in drinking. However, sometimes people still have to get drunk, perhaps some people only become their true selves when they are really drunk...

  However, after getting drunk and waking up, the person who woke up may be drunk again. The wind is mournful, the rain is mournful, endless sorrow and boundless sadness!

  In the blink of an eye, the final exams are over, and the Spring Festival has also passed. The new semester is about to start. Today is the 11th day of the first lunar month, and tomorrow is the first day of school for the first and second years of senior high school (the third year of senior high school started on the 8th day of the first lunar month).

  As soon as night fell, Chen Haonan hid alone in his room packing things up. When he finished packing, he sat on the edge of the bed and couldn't help but think a lot. This winter vacation passed in an instant, but it left many unspoken sorrows and endless thoughts in Chen Haonan's heart. The first Spring Festival after his father's departure was so bleak and cold, he really wanted to cry, but he couldn't cry because everyone in the family was suffering...

  Although Chen Haonan and his sister Chen Jiayi often told jokes one after another, the festive atmosphere at home could not be adjusted. For this reason, the two young people would often turn up the volume of the home stereo, fortunately, some songs could still evoke a little vitality - however, tomorrow they will return to school, Chen Haonan's heart still has many things that cannot be put down...

  Suddenly, the door was slowly pushed open, and Chen Haonan saw his mother and sister walking in. "Mom..." he called out softly. Under the dim light of the white lantern, Chen Haonan saw his mother's face, which had become somewhat pale and old due to her weariness. Indeed, since his father left, his mother had aged a lot, and even her mind was not as sharp as before. She used to be good at cooking, but now she often forgot to add this or that. Haonan was worried about this in his heart.

  "Uh-huh!" Chen's mother responded softly and walked over to say, "Haonan, have you packed up? Don't forget anything, okay..."

  "It's almost done, just a few more books left." Chen Haonan said with a smile. He suddenly asked his sister, "Jiayi, have you packed your luggage? (Chen Jiayi is also in her first year of high school at Yannan L and starts school tomorrow)?"

  Chen Jiayi seemed to understand her brother's meaning at once, and with a smile, she said while holding onto her mother's arm: "It's all packed up - if mom hadn't helped me, I'm afraid it would have taken me a good while longer!"

  "You little lazy cat, always relying on mom for everything!" Chen Haonan smiled and stretched out his hand to gently poke his sister's nose.

  "I didn't help much, it was all Jia-yu's own doing." Chen's mother smiled slightly and pulled her daughter down to sit on the edge of the bed. She looked around the room, her gaze stopping on the two children: "Hao-nan, be careful on your way to school tomorrow, and make sure to keep that tuition fee safe - Jia-yu, you pay attention too, got it?"

  "Got it, mom!" Chen Haonan nodded in response. Chen Jiayi also nodded along with him.

  "Back to school, you two siblings must work hard! ... If it weren't for your uncle bearing the cost of your tuition, I'm afraid you two would have to go south to work too - you must live up to your uncle's kindness and think about your father, he hopes you will make something of yourselves!" Chen mother said slowly, although she had a lot of sorrow in her heart, but she didn't shed a tear: maybe it was because she didn't want to cry in front of her children, or maybe her tears had already dried up.

  "I know, my sister and I will work hard!" Chen Haonan said as he pulled his sister's hand over and held it tightly with their mother's. Suddenly, the dream he had been weaving for a long time reappeared in his mind - perhaps at this moment, his father was also quietly watching his wife and children by their side...