Chapter 20

"Teacher, Great-Grandpa, you... you..."

Xu Junran stood there, staring blankly at the elders, stammering for a long time but unable to speak.

Even though he had experienced the great event of being reborn, he never imagined that things would turn out this way.

In his previous life, he had become the Party Secretary of a city, and apart from the help of his adoptive father and those uncles and aunts, his own abilities were also undeniable. He could clearly see that the elders of Li Family Town had already agreed with his idea.

But, weren't they afraid of any problems arising?

"Junran, are you curious why we don't doubt your decision?"

After a while, Long Yin Yue, speaking on behalf of the elders, addressed Xu Junran.

Xu Junran nodded, "Teacher, do you trust me so much?"

"Naive child," Long Yin Yue laughed. "We are a family. If we don't trust you, who else can we trust? Besides, you gave up a job in the capital to come back and help the villagers. If we still don't trust you, how can we face your parents in heaven?"

Those words made Xu Junran suddenly feel an urge to cry.

So, this was the trust between family members?

Unreserved and completely without doubt, they believed in him because they considered him one of their own, a blood relation.

At this moment, Xu Junran knew that he had taken on the heavy burden of the thousands of people in Li Family Town. He would not let it go until the people of Li Family Town lived a good life.

"Junran, don't feel pressured. We will explain the water channel project. No one will dare to object when we speak," the elder whom Xu Junran called Fifth Grandpa comforted him, making Xu Junran deeply moved again.

"That's right, Xiao Ran, go ahead and do it. With us cheering you on, anyone who doesn't listen to you, I'll break their legs!" Li Youde also said to Xu Junran.

Xu Junran nodded, determined not to let these family members down.

"Teacher, Grandpas, rest assured. I'll write down the specific methods for rice field fish farming and teach everyone in the commune," Xu Junran said confidently.

Li Youde and Long Yin Yue exchanged a glance, and the latter nodded lightly. Li Youde smiled and said, "Alright, we'll go and talk to the production team leaders of each village, and get everyone prepared. During the transplanting season, we'll try to get this project started."

Long Yin Yue then said to Xu Junran, "Follow me, I have something to give you, something left by your parents."

Xu Junran was taken aback, feeling very curious. He had never heard that his adoptive father's parents had left anything behind.

But he also knew that his adoptive father was usually a man of few words, so perhaps he didn't think it necessary to tell him.

Long Yin Yue lived behind the Li Family Ancestral Hall, in a study room with an ancient and elegant style. Xu Junran had come here several times as a child.

Sitting down on a sandalwood chair, Long Yin Yue took out a small package wrapped in red silk from a drawer and handed it to Xu Junran, saying, "This was left by your mother. She said if you enter politics, I should give it to you."

"Left by my mother?"

Xu Junran was stunned, holding the red silk in his hand, suddenly feeling a strange sensation, as if it contained a secret that neither he nor his adoptive father knew in their previous lives.

"Teacher, what is this?" Xu Junran asked Long Yin Yue, puzzled.

Long Yin Yue shook his head, "I don't know. Your mother said it was a relic of your father. If you eventually enter politics, she wanted me to give it to you."

Furrowing his brows, Xu Junran couldn't understand why his adoptive father had never shown him this in their previous life.

"Teacher, do you mean I'm now entering politics?" Xu Junran asked Long Yin Yue.

Long Yin Yue smiled, "What do you think? Since you've proposed the rice field fish farming project in Li Family Town, do you think you can still stay in the county committee?"

Xu Junran was stunned, then he understood. Regardless of whether the rice field fish farming project would succeed, he definitely wouldn't be sitting in an office at the county committee anymore. No matter who was in charge, they wouldn't be at ease. And the people of Li Family Town wouldn't trust anyone else to guide them in this project.

So, the county would have to send him down to the grassroots level.

"Teacher, do you mean the county will send me to Li Family Town?" Xu Junran asked, though he was already suspicious.

Long Yin Yue nodded and pointed to the red silk in Xu Junran's hand, "It's an address inside."

Hesitating for a moment, he continued, "Your mother said if you go to the capital, remember to visit the place and pay respects for her and your father."

Xu Junran no longer hesitated and immediately opened the red silk, only to find a piece of white paper inside with a few elegant characters written in fountain pen, an address.

"Jing Shan Road, Jing Shan District, Beijing, Ash Room 009."

Although the address seemed familiar, when Xu Junran saw the words "Ash Room," he immediately understood that it was a cemetery address. It must be where one of his parents' elders was laid to rest. Thinking of how his adoptive father had been confined to the county due to Huang Zixuan and never had the chance to go to the capital, he finally understood why his adoptive father had never shown him this. His adoptive father's mother must have told Long Yin Yue to give it to him if he entered politics and stayed in the capital, but she never expected that his adoptive father would return to Wude County and never have the chance to go back to the capital. So, Long Yin Yue, as his teacher, never had the opportunity to tell his adoptive father about it.

But today, although Xu Junran had also returned to Wude County, he had not fallen into despair. Instead, he was determined to achieve something.

Thus, this long-buried secret finally had a chance to see the light of day.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Junran bowed deeply to Long Yin Yue, "Teacher, thank you for your years of teaching and nurturing."

Long Yin Yue nodded with satisfaction, "Though we are teacher and student, we are like father and son. I know you chose this path for a reason. When you were in college, you had the heart of a scholar, but now you've changed. I don't know why, but remember this: whether you are an official or a scholar, as long as you are honest with heaven and your conscience, go ahead and do it."

At this moment, Xu Junran knew that he had finally taken the first step since his rebirth.

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