Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn-Chapter 216 - 24: Call from Ge Village

In the living room, Xiao Xian was half-kneeling on the sofa, the telephone receiver in her hand already heated up from holding it tightly. On the other end of the phone, seven or eight people chattered non-stop.

"Sister-in-law Lian here, Xiao Xian, can you hear me?" Xiao Xian still found Sister-in-law Lian’s voice somewhat unfamiliar through the phone.

"Don’t shout so loudly, you’re almost deafening me. Xiao Xian can definitely hear you," the loud voice chiming in was Uncle Jin’s, loud as a horn.

"Hey Xiao Xian, this is your Uncle San Gouzi. The village phone is broken, and the local telecommunication office is really useless, took them months finally to come fix it. Rest assured, this New Year, once we sell off the new crops, I’ll get every household their own phone line," Xiao Xian could imagine Uncle San Gouzi being both proud and annoyed at this moment.

"Why don’t you let the old man have a turn at talking, what’s with everyone crowding around the receiver?" said Sister-in-law Wangcai.

After a moment of silence on the other end, footsteps moved about, then soon after, "Xiao Xian, how are you settling in in Beijing?"

A hot, sour current surged up and down Xiao Xian’s throat, changing the tone of her voice, "Grandpa."

Thousands of miles apart, hearing that somewhat naïve call, Zhu Shijun’s eyes couldn’t stop the tears from welling up.

"I’m alright. My aunt and uncle are very kind to me. I’ve started middle school, at Sacred Heart Middle School." Xiao Xian tried to use simple sentences, afraid that saying too much would reveal her longing for the people and things of the mountain village.

"Sacred Heart Middle School? Good, very good, truly fitting of my dear granddaughter." Zhu Shijun had heard of Sacred Heart Middle School, a prestigious school where admission requires genuine capability; his little granddaughter was really making him proud.

The conversation in the living room continued, and Zhuo Feng’s heart gradually eased. Xiao Xian talked only about daily life and her studies; she showed no hint of wanting to return.

The phone call lasted a full half hour, and when she finally hung up, Xiao Xian touched her cheeks to find tears had unwittingly formed, "Grandpa, rest assured, I won’t cry or ask to come back before I’ve cleared your name."

"Finally, it’s over," Zhuo Feng tiptoed back to bed, spread his arms wide and lay bare-chested on the bed, pushing Feng Xing who was sleeping soundly to the side.

"You worry too much," Feng Xing sighed and continued sleeping.

"Don’t sleep, get up and buy breakfast, Xiao Xian’s up, she’s training for basketball, using a lot of energy, and she’s growing, she can’t go hungry," Zhuo Feng forcefully got Feng Xing up from the bed.

The short two-day holiday passed in a blink of an eye, and according to the school’s notice at dismissal, Xiao Xian had to return to school on time by three o’clock. This time, Zhuo Feng was extra cautious, stuffing three hundred yuan into Xiao Xian’s school bag.

"Your aunt really is good to you. If it wasn’t for the age difference, I’d actually think she was your biological mother. You two are both tall, even look similar, with high noses and big eyes." Not long after Xiao Xian returned to her dormitory, Zhang Yiyi also came back from shopping. When asked about each other’s weekends, Xiao Xian spoke about planting vegetables at home, while Zhang Yiyi, unable to stop, talked about her trip to Beijing with her twin.

"Playing basketball every day, you still have strength to tour Beijing," Xiao Xian, in her first few days, Zhuo Feng also suggested touring Beijing, but Xiao Xian had no interest in the skyscrapers or the chaotic traffic of cars on the roads. If it had been a year earlier, back when her space was still the Iron-grade space, seeing the steel cars would have thrilled her.

Speaking of steel cars, Xiao Xian’s left eyelid twitched uncontrollably. Considering her memory, that was bad; she forgot something very important.

Using the excuse of going to the bathroom, Xiao Xian sneaked into the space. "Gosh, your appetite could catch up with glutton Zhang Yiyi soon," in the copper space, the scrap copper that Xiao Xian painstakingly collected was almost depleted.

Ever since coming to Beijing, she rarely had opportunities to earn extra money. Also, unlike the Southwest Mountain Area, the sky in Beijing often had passing airplanes and satellite signals were frequent, so riding White Flood Dragon around was not possible. Xiao Xian went to school and trained daily, and always with Zhang Yiyi by her side, there was no chance to grow and sell red-bud for money.

Not long after the two entered the dormitory, the class representative from the neighboring dorm knocked on their door, "Where did you two go this weekend? The basketball team has been looking for you. This afternoon at 3:30, everyone must gather at the gym."

"3:30?" Zhang Yiyi’s legs were still sore from shopping, and hearing about another basketball training session, she instantly groaned in distress. Sacred Heart Middle School seemed even more demanding than her previous sports school. Looking at the time, they were already late, inevitably facing another scolding.

Despite the complaints, training had to continue. As Xiao Xian and Zhang Yiyi reached the basketball court located in the West Hall, Xiao Xian immediately noticed the fully-assembled team players, standing at the front was not the annoying face of Wang Ke, but a rather striking tall girl.

"My goodness, that height, a whole head taller than me," Zhang Yiyi had always been used to looking down at other girls, but today she had to "look up" to someone, prompting her to exclaim in surprise.

"Captain, those two are the new students. I told you, even with advance notice they don’t show up on time, this time, you really must give them a good lesson, lest other special sports recruits think we can’t control the new team members," Wang Ke was busy stirring trouble.

As this was happening, coach Ni Shahe walked over from the other end of the gym, "Xiao Xian, you’ve arrived. Good, from now on, you’ll train with Bai Xue." (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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