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Chapter 456 Return to Hometown
2009 1 Month 18 Day.

Wang Shu returned to China.

January 1th is New Year’s Eve and January 25th is the Spring Festival.

It's only a week away from the Lunar New Year.

After Wang Shu landed in Beijing, he returned to his villa to pack up, then took a plane to Jiangcheng, and then rented a car and drove back to his hometown of Anlu.

He could have brought a driver back with him to rent a car for him, or he could have hired a car to take him home.

In the end, he decided to rent a car and drive it himself.

The drive from Jiangcheng to Anlu takes about two hours, and it takes more than half an hour from the county seat to Wang Shu’s rural hometown.

As it was close to the New Year, the traffic conditions on the road were complicated. Wang Shu estimated that it would take more than three hours to drive to his hometown.

After a tiring journey, we finally returned to the village before dark.

Wang Shu had called his family before, and his parents had already prepared dinner and were waiting for him to come back for dinner.

"Yufang, there's a car coming towards us from Datang. Is Shuzi back?"

Wang Shu's father, Wang He, would stand at the gate of the yard from time to time and look at the large pond not far away. A muddy road along the pond was the only way to the bay.

Wang He saw a car driving towards the bay in the distance under the cover of night, and couldn't help but turn back and shout.

Wang Shu's mother Tian Yufang came out after hearing this and saw that there really was a car driving towards them. She nodded and said, "Maybe it really is."

The two elders have a basis for their judgment.

Wang Shu’s hometown started to implement the village-to-village access policy two years ago, and most of the surrounding main roads have been paved with cement.

It’s just that the bay of Wang Shu’s hometown is the boundary of the town. Behind this bay is the bay of another town, and it is also a market.

Because it was not a system, the cement road was only built to the first two bays of Wang Shu’s hometown and then stopped.
Therefore, few vehicles take this road.

It’s not that Wang Shu’s hometown’s bay is unwilling to pay for road construction, but that the market bay in the neighboring township is unwilling to pay for road construction leading to Wang Shu’s hometown.

Because for this market bay, the main road on its side has been built, and the road leading to Wang Shu’s hometown bay is just a branch road.

Not only is there no need to repair it, the people in Shijiwanzi are unwilling to pay for it.

As long as they don't repair it, the road will eventually be disconnected, so they might as well not repair it.

Building roads in rural areas is not something that can be done for free. Every household contributes money based on the number of people.

If you don’t pay, we won’t repair it.

The two elders stood at the door and watched. When they saw the car really driving towards their door, they shouted loudly, "Shuzi is really back."

As they talked, they all smiled at the same time.

Wang Shu was sitting in the room. The two elders had already prepared a large table of dishes on the table.

But at this moment, Wang Shu’s family was not just home with him and his parents, there were also many adults and children.

Wang Shu's hometown, Wanzi, is a place where people live together. When he drove back from the road along the Dashuitang, not only his parents saw him, but many people in the bay also saw him.

Even though it was dark, the people in the bay didn't go to bed early, so they happened to see it.

Then come and visit.

After all, he is a big director and a big star, and he seldom goes home, so people from the bay came to join in the fun.

Fortunately, Wang Shu bought a lot of cigarettes, fruits, candies, etc. before he came back, just in case for this kind of entertainment.

With so many people coming to visit, it was impossible for Wang Shu's family to just eat by themselves while everyone else sat around and watched. He then politely invited the visitors to eat and drink.

The people who came to visit didn't need a bite of food, and most of them had already eaten dinner. They just came to join in the fun, not to eat for free, so they all declined. However, this matter requires courtesy.

Even if they all declined, Wang Shu's family, as the host, could not eat alone and have others watch them, so they just forced them to sit down.

It doesn't matter if you have eaten, just sit down and have a drink. As the host, Wang Shu's family just needs to not neglect the guests.

After all, it is Chinese New Year, and we really can't let the guests who come to visit watch us eat.

Of course, if too many people come and all the seats are full, there is nothing we can do but pour a glass of wine as a token of our appreciation.

As the protagonist of this "party", most of the topics were about Wang Shu.

"Shuzi, are you planning to spend the New Year at home this time, or what?" asked an elder.

When the people around heard this, they all looked at Wang Shu, waiting for his answer.

The Spring Festival in rural areas in 2009 was not as deserted as it would become a few years later.

Although this is a non-mainstream era, the village is still very lively every Chinese New Year.

People in the bay thought that it would be more lively if Wang Shu could stay in his hometown to celebrate the New Year.

After the Spring Festival, relatives and friends come to visit and see Wang Shu, the big star and director.

The young people in particular are now planning to bring little girls from other villages to join in the fun.

Wang Shu smiled and said, "I'm not spending the New Year in my hometown. I came back this time to bring my parents to Beijing to live for a while."

After these words were spoken, the atmosphere became a little awkward.

Wanzi finally had a big star and director, and they were counting on Wang Shu to liven up his hometown by being a panda during the New Year.

Wouldn't it be even less lively if this family went to the capital?

The young people were also secretly annoyed. When they saw Wang Shu returning to his hometown, they planned to use this as a gimmick to attract young girls from all over the place to come and play, and then look for opportunities to hook up with him.

If Wang Shu turns around and takes his family to the capital, won’t everything be ruined?

The young people were very resentful. They were all from the same bay, but Wang Shu didn't care about their lower bodies at all.

Wang Shu's mother, Tian Yufang, was knowledgeable about the ways of the world. She immediately spoke up to smooth things over, and after a few words, the atmosphere was joyful again.

As they chatted, the people in the bay also knew that Wang Shu would take Wang Yang and Tian Yufang to Beijing tomorrow, so they did not stay long and left when the time was almost right.

Wang Shu's family was also quite particular. Before leaving, each adult male was given a pack of cigarettes, while females and children were given fruits and other things.

As for giving out money, there wasn’t any.

Although we are all from the same bay, this gap cannot be opened.

If someone in the bay encounters a serious problem and needs emergency help, he will do his best to help.

But if you give out money directly, there will be endless troubles.

Even if the villagers complained about being stingy, they could not give out money.

Early the next morning, Wang Shu's parents Wang Yang and Tian Yufang got up, packed their things, and got on the car Wang Shu rented to head to Beijing.

Wang Shu had already told the two elders about this matter many times, and it was not a sudden trip.

For example, they had already prepared the things the two elders needed, and they just packed up simply in the morning.

Tian Yufang sat in the car, looking back at the bay that was getting farther and farther away, and couldn't help but sigh: "Fortunately everyone came to visit last night, otherwise such a large table of food would have been wasted."

Wang Yang listened and continued, "It's a good thing that so many people came and finished the food, otherwise it would be a waste."

(End of this chapter)