Chapter 7: Grandfather and Grandson (Fourth Update Complete, Please Vote for Recommendations)
Li Peicheng had already mastered the art of flying, so Ge Gu ignored him and stood alone under the ancient pine tree to cultivate. Li Peicheng continued to fly with joy, his skills improving by 10% compared to the first time, while consuming much less physical strength and true energy. This allowed him to guarantee that he could continuously fly for a longer period of time. Li Peicheng estimated that if he used all his strength, he could fly for an hour before exhausting his true energy.
At last, a figure appeared on the distant mountain waist towards Chuyangtai. Li Peicheng, who was still standing on the tree, flew down to the ground with an unfulfilled intention, and then absorbed the essence of heaven and earth together with Ge Gu.
At 4 o'clock, Ge Gu and Li Peicheng stopped their work.
When going down the mountain, Li Peicheng told Ge Gu that he wanted to go home and visit his grandfather, and would not be able to climb Ge Ling until next Monday.
Ge Gu knew that Li Peicheng would return home every summer and winter vacation, and nodded to indicate that he understood.
After saying goodbye to Ge Gu, Li Peicheng rode his bicycle all the way back to school. It was already past seven o'clock, and the city finally began to show its prosperous and bustling side.
Cars come and go, people come and go. Although Li Peicheng is confident that he can speed through the crowded passageway without causing a car accident, he still controls his speed within the normal range, otherwise he would be considered a monster immediately.
Arrived at school, had breakfast. Li Peicheng still ran to the library to read books. This time he specifically found a few books on energy studies, hoping to find some inspiration.
Li Peicheng left school after lunch in the library in the morning.
Li Peicheng spent half a day using the money he saved from being frugal to buy his grandfather a white long-sleeved shirt. Although it was summer, the elderly man's physical condition wasn't as good as that of young people, so he still needed to wear long-sleeved shirts in the morning and evening.
Although Li Peicheng did not believe in nutritional supplements, he still spent 200 yuan to buy two boxes of turtle-back pills for his grandfather and a bottle of eye drops, as his grandfather's eyes were not good.
After buying everything, Li Peicheng slowly walked towards the train station.
Although the train station is in the south of the city, a bit far from Li Peicheng's current location, he still chose to walk. He sometimes likes this feeling of walking alone slowly on the bustling streets, thinking about nothing.
But today, Li Peicheng's mind kept thinking of some things. He thought of his grandfather working hard to raise him, and he finally graduated from college, but instead of going to work, he chose to continue reading.
Guilt and helplessness rose in Li Peicheng's heart, but he couldn't shake them off. Although graduate students receive a national subsidy and research funding from their supervisors, which adds up to around 600-700 yuan, it was clear that this amount of money would not be enough to provide his grandfather with a comfortable and prosperous life.
"Am I being very unfilial? Very selfish?"
Although Li Peicheng knew that his grandfather would rather he continue studying and bring honor to their ancestors, he couldn't help but ask himself.
"If only I had some money now!" Li Peicheng sighed to himself, graduation had stirred him up and made him crave for money like never before.
Li Peicheng kicked a small stone in front of his foot with a gloomy expression.
Bang! Li Peicheng's face changed slightly, but it was the stone he kicked that knocked over a blackboard placed against the wall at a sports lottery ticket sales point, on which the winning numbers of the previous period were written.
The ticket seller was a woman in her fifties with a terrible complexion. Whoever's sign had been kicked wouldn't look good either.
Li Peicheng took one look and knew he was in trouble. He was most afraid of women who had reached menopause, for once they started scolding people, there would be no end to it.
Li Peicheng hastily stepped forward and arranged the blackboard, then patted his pocket.
The woman saw that he was a customer and her expression finally eased up. But unexpectedly, Li Peicheng had been digging for half the day and only managed to scrape together two dollars, enough to buy one six-plus-one lottery ticket.
Li Peicheng casually stuffed the sports lottery ticket into his wallet and quickly left the lottery store.
Li Peicheng's hometown is in a county in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. Although Wenzhou is a relatively affluent region, the train from Hangzhou to Wenzhou is really not commendable, with a speed limit of 80 km/h, and it will derail if exceeded. Therefore, Li Peicheng had to take an overnight train, which would only arrive in Wenzhou City the next morning, several hours slower than taking the express bus. Then he still needed to take a car back to his hometown.
Fortunately, Li Peicheng didn't have much money, but he had a lot of time and wasn't afraid of trouble, so every time he went home, he chose the cheapest mode of transportation.
In a small village in southern Zhejiang, an old man with a wrinkled face and white hair stood by the roadside, occasionally looking at the passing vehicles, his face filled with excitement.
Li Peicheng saw his grandfather's frail and lonely figure from afar, and his nose turned sour. It was this lovely and respectable old man who had raised him up.
"Grandpa!" Li Peicheng rushed towards his grandpa who was walking shakily towards him.
Grandfather's two dim eyes were fixed on Li Peicheng, his dry hands constantly pinching Li Peicheng's arm.
"Hmm, seems like I've grown a bit stronger!" Grandpa finally cracked a smile and laughed happily.
Grandpa, don't worry, I'm very strong now, I can eat two or three bowls of rice at one meal!
"That's good, that's good!" Grandpa said with a smile.
"Let's go home, Grandpa!" Li Peicheng said softly as he supported his grandfather.
Grandfather nodded, happily being supported by his grandson on the way home, with a proud face.
He, Li Feipeng, may be alone and weak in the village, but who dares to offend him, who doesn't respect him. Because he has a good grandson, the only college student in the village, no, now already a graduate student, and also a directly admitted graduate student from a first-class university nationwide. Even the county knows there is such a person as Li Feipeng.
Li Peicheng walked with his grandfather on the cement road in the village, and from time to time someone greeted them. The older ones praised Li Feipeng for having a good grandson, while the younger ones bid farewell with admiring eyes as Li Peicheng left.
Li Peicheng has become a legendary figure in the village!
Grandpa's house was at a three-forked road in the village, it was a single-story small tile-roofed house, also a small grocery store. Li Feipeng usually relied on selling some snacks and daily necessities to make money to support himself and fund Li Peicheng's education. Of course, since Li Peicheng went to college, he received scholarships every year and worked part-time jobs to earn money, so he never asked Li Feipeng for money again, instead bringing clothes, supplements, and money to him every year. This made Li Feipeng feel both relieved and heartbroken.
Heart aches for grandson suffering outside!
"Grandpa, I'm sorry, I didn't look for a job but chose to continue studying."
At night, Li Peicheng, who was lying in the same bed as his grandfather, said with guilt.
"Silly child, you can study for a master's degree and Grandpa will be overjoyed. You don't know that many people come to Grandpa specifically to ask for advice on how to educate their children. All the big and small folks in this village like to buy things from Grandpa's store, and it's all because of you. Study hard, become a great scientist like Qian Xuesen, and make me proud. Don't worry, Grandpa is still healthy and has enough money to spend."
The old man didn't know which scientist was the most powerful, but he knew that Qian Xuesen made China possess nuclear deterrence power. From then on, foreigners dared not to look down on China, so he especially admired Qian Xuesen.
"Hmm!" Li Peicheng responded.
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Today four watches are completed, tomorrow three watches, and the first watch before 8 am.
