Along the way, the father and son talked a lot, basically with Lin Fugui asking and Lin Hao answering, mainly about his life studying abroad.
After a 10-hour journey, they finally arrived at their old home in Huainan City. Lin Hao fell asleep directly on the road, he was really too tired. He had been on the plane for a long time, and now he had been in the car for another 10 hours. He really couldn't take it anymore.
It wasn't until they reached the doorstep that Lin Fugui woke Lin Hao up.
"Son, we're home."
Lin Hao opened his sleepy eyes. Outside the car was a place he couldn't be more familiar with, his old home in Huaian. The house was built by their family back then and was considered one of the earliest villas in Huaian.
Lin Hao got out of the car and immediately shouted.
"Mom, I'm back!" Then he rushed into the house.
Zheng Wanrong came out after hearing the commotion. Seeing that it was Lin Hao returning, she was overjoyed. Lin Hao went straight up and hugged Zheng Wanrong.
"Mom, I missed you so much."
Zheng Wanrong gently patted Lin Hao's back, thinking he was like this because he hadn't seen her for too long. After all, Lin Hao had been studying abroad and had been away from home for half a year.
"Mom missed you too. Aren't you back now? You can see me every day from now on."
"Mhm, mhm."
Lin Hao let go of Zheng Wanrong and looked at her appearance. At this moment, Zheng Wanrong was still very young and well-maintained, with a dignified demeanor and a feeling of elegance and wealth. She didn't have the haggard look from his previous life due to overwork and illness.
"Are you hungry? Let's eat. It's all your favorite food."
Zheng Wanrong pulled Lin Hao into the dining room, leaving Lin Fugui alone there.
In the dining room, the table was filled with dishes, all of which were Lin Hao's favorites, making one's appetite soar just by looking at them.
"You've been abroad for half a year and you've lost weight. Eat more."
Zheng Wanrong didn't say anything and immediately put a lot of food into Lin Hao's bowl. Before going abroad, Lin Hao was a little chubby, with a round face, very much the look of a Coal Second Generations. After more than half a year abroad, he had lost a lot of weight because he wasn't used to the food. Coupled with the daily exercise for the past month, he had indeed lost a lot of weight, but Lin Hao felt it was quite good.
One meal took more than two hours. Lin Hao was so full he couldn't move. Zheng Wanrong kept putting food into his bowl, and only stopped when she saw that Lin Hao really couldn't eat anymore.
After eating, the family of three sat on the sofa in the living room and chatted. Lin Fugui had asked him on the way back, and now Zheng Wanrong was asking again. Lin Hao answered patiently.
"It's good to move out. You don't have to squeeze into a dorm with others." After hearing that Lin Hao had moved out of the dorm, Zheng Wanrong agreed.
When Lin Hao went to study abroad, Lin Fugui and Zheng Wanrong also went to Los Angeles with him and looked around the school. They were quite satisfied with the school.
Lin Fugui listened to the mother and son's conversation and asked, "How is the place you're living now?"
Lin Hao said, "It's alright. It's a small villa I bought for 300,000 us dollar. It's completely enough for just me."
Zheng Wanrong heard that Lin Hao had spent 300,000 to buy a house and asked, "Do you still have the money I gave you?"
Lin Hao said, "I still have more than enough. Oh, right, I brought back a lot of things this time. Mom, see if you like them?"
After Lin Hao finished speaking, he went to get the things. Everything had already been brought into the house. This time, Lin Hao bought a lot of things for Zheng Wanrong, including clothes, bags, cosmetics, skincare products, jewelry, and so on.
Lin Hao brought all the things he bought to the living room. He bought the most for Zheng Wanrong, followed by Lin Fugui, and then there were some for others, like his Grandpa and Grandma, and his maternal grandparents.
"Why did you buy so much?" Zheng Wanrong asked in surprise, looking at all the things Lin Hao had bought in the living room.
"Mom, try them on. I thought they would suit you, so I bought them."
Many of the things Lin Hao bought were very young and fashionable. He felt that Zheng Wanrong would look very beautiful wearing them.
"Your Mom is already in her thirties, these aren't suitable for me to wear," Zheng Wanrong said, looking at the clothes in Lin Hao's hand.
"Then these are just right for you to wear. When we walk out together, people will think we're siblings."
"You just know how to sweet-talk me. Give me the clothes, I'll go and try them on." Zheng Wanrong happily went to try on the clothes.
"Dad, look, I also bought you a wallet, a belt, and a Montblanc fountain pen."
"Consider yourself a good kid for still having a conscience."
Just now, when Lin Hao was introducing the things he bought for Zheng Wanrong, he was already very envious. Although Lin Hao gave him a watch, it just didn't seem as much as what Zheng Wanrong got.
Lin Fugui also started unpacking the things Lin Hao bought for him.
Soon, Zheng Wanrong came out wearing the clothes. The outfit was a Chanel suit. Wearing it, Zheng Wanrong looked like a fairy who had descended to the mortal world. Zheng Wanrong was already very young-looking; a woman in her thirties looked like she was in her twenties. Now, wearing the Chanel suit and carrying that Hermès Birkin bag, she looked like a young girl.
"How is it?"
Zheng Wanrong asked Lin Hao and Lin Fugui.
"Mom, you look so beautiful in this! Dad's eyes are glued to you."
"You little brat, what are you saying?" Lin Fugui's old face turned red when he was called out, and he immediately wanted to grab Lin Hao and beat him.
Fortunately, Lin Hao saw the situation was bad and ran away.
"I'm going to sleep. I'm so sleepy. You two can take your time trying things on."
After Lin Hao finished speaking, he went upstairs.
"My son has become bad after being abroad for half a year." Lin Fugui looked at Zheng Wanrong and chuckled awkwardly.
"Isn't he just learning from you? And I think it's quite good. Does this outfit really look good?"
"Your son has good taste. You really do look good in it." Lin Fugui said awkwardly. His eyes were indeed glued to her just now.
Lin Hao went upstairs and opened the door to his room. It was still as he remembered it. There was still a poster of Jay Chou on the wall. When Lin Hao was in high school, he particularly liked his song "Nunchucks."
The room was very clean, and all the bedding had been changed to new ones.
After Lin Hao turned on the air conditioner, he went to bed. He was really so sleepy. If it weren't for adjusting to the time difference, Lin Hao wouldn't even want to eat.
....
When he woke up, it was already noon the next day. Lin Hao picked up his cell phone and looked at it. There were several missed calls, all international calls. Lin Hao immediately became alert.
It was already the 23rd today, and the match should have ended. He got up and went to the computer, immediately going online to check.
South Korea drew with Spain and defeated Spain 5:3 in a penalty shootout to advance to the semifinals. There was a lot of cursing online, but Lin Hao wasn't interested in that.
He immediately checked his account. The money had all arrived, 320 million us dollar. Looking at the balance in his account, Lin Hao was surprisingly calm, without the excitement he felt when he was abroad.