Northeast Golden Gradient Treats My Home as a Confinement Center

Chapter 1: Feeling more timid when close to hometown

Call ~
"Dad, Mom, I'm back."

Standing in front of a row of wooden houses, Shen Xing's chest heaved and he let out a long breath.

It took a total of five hours to get from Shanghai to Changchun, and then from Changchun to Changbai Mountain. As soon as Shen Xing got home, he sighed that the country's planes and high-speed trains were so fast. He was still in Shanghai in the morning, and arrived at the foot of Changbai Mountain at noon.

Arriving at the foot of Changbai Mountain is like arriving at the doorstep of Shen Xing's hometown. His home is in Manjiang Town, Fusong County. Its full name is "Jinjiang Wooden House Village", and the villagers are used to calling it "wooden house village".

Six years ago, Shen Xing was admitted to a ministry-affiliated normal university. After graduating from university, he was hired by a central enterprise in Shanghai through campus recruitment. He worked overtime 997 for two years in this glamorous metropolis, and his monthly salary increased from to . With luck, he even became a small supervisor in the company.

With a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan, plus a year-end bonus of 60,000 to 70,000 yuan, Shen Xing's annual salary is more than 300,000 yuan. Many workers envy such a high salary. Even the villagers praise the son of the Shen family for becoming successful and promising in the big city.

But only Shen Xing knew that such a high salary was earned by working overtime and staying up late to modify the plan, and enduring the client's harsh demands time and time again.

Moreover, prices in Shanghai are high and rent is expensive. People who work in Shanghai spend all the money they earn, and if they want to take the money home, with a monthly salary of 20,000 and an annual salary of 300,000, how much will be left after high consumption and high rent?
Years of overtime work made Shen Xing feel physically and mentally exhausted. He was tired of such a life as a top-scoring candidate. As soon as June ended, he decided to resign despite his superiors' attempts to retain him. He bought a ticket overnight and returned to the wooden house village in Changbai Mountain, where he was born and raised for more than 20 years.

The closer I get to home, the more timid I feel!
Looking at the rows of friendly wooden houses in front of him, Shen Xing breathed in the fresh air. He squinted his eyes and looked at the magnificent scenery of Changbai Mountain not far away. The scenery was so beautiful that Shen Xing relaxed completely. Every cell in his body felt like it was bathing in warm spring water. It was extremely comfortable.

"The scenery in the village is still more pleasant. The neon advertising lights in big cities are too harmful to the eyes." Shen Xing said with emotion.

"Old man!"

"son!"

Hearing the shouting, the door of the wooden house opened and a middle-aged couple ran out excitedly.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back." Shen Xing put down his luggage and greeted them with a smile.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back." Mother Shen's eyes were red, she grabbed Shen Xing's arm, her lips trembling.

Father Shen looked at the reunion of mother and son with a look of satisfaction. He took a puff of his pipe, exhaled the smoke, and said:
"Look, you didn't even call home to let us know you were coming back. Look how excited your mom is."

Shen Xing grinned. The warmth of family is a hundred times greater than the intrigues among colleagues.

"Mother, go back inside and talk. I just got home and haven't had a sip of water yet."

"Oh, you see I forgot about this, son, let's go back to the house."

Mother Shen held Shen Xing's hand, and Father Shen followed behind with the suitcase, and the family of three walked straight towards the wooden house.

"Hey, Shen Xing is back!"

"Boss Shen, has your old man returned from the big city?"

Along the way, the neighbors greeted Shen Xing warmly. They were all faces that Shen Xing had known since childhood. Shen Xing felt very friendly and smiled at them:

"Uncle Bai, I brought you some cakes from the Magic City. I'll send them home later."

I have lived in Shanghai for two years. The rented house is just a place to sleep. None of my neighbors know each other. Even if we take the elevator together, we never say hello.

The human touch between neighbors is as cold as the air conditioning in the elevator.

Shen Xing didn't like that feeling very much. He still liked the wooden house village. He would visit them whenever he had nothing to do and sit on the big pit to chat about family matters.

After returning to the house, Shen's mother ran around, worried that her son was thirsty or hungry, so she poured water for Shen Xing and brought him some dried fruits and meat.

"Mom, please sit down and don't rush." ​​Shen Xing advised with a smile.

"Dad, you sit down too. I have something to tell you."

Mr. and Mrs. Shen looked at each other, both a little stunned. Their son suddenly came back from the big city without even saying hello, and was carrying a lot of bags. It wasn't even the New Year or any other holiday, so why was he coming back?
What's wrong? Are you being wronged?
As parents, the first thing that comes to mind is that their children are having a hard time when they are away from home, and are helpless and bullied.

Father and Mother Shen sat down on the kang. Father Shen took out a dry cigarette, stuffed tobacco leaves into the pipe, lit it with a match, took a puff, and looked at Shen Xing with a serious expression:

"Old man, what happened to you in the city?"

"Tell Dad that although he doesn't have much skills, the family still has some savings from selling mountain products."

Shen's mother also looked worried and asked with concern: "If you have any problems, don't worry about it. Tell me. I will support you even if the sky falls."

Hearing this, Shen Xing smiled helplessly.

"Dad, Mom, what are you talking about? I'm tired of staying in the big city and want to go home."

"I'm homesick."

Father Shen lowered his voice, put down his pipe, and pushed Mother Shen with his elbow, telling her not to ask any more questions.

How could parents not understand their son? When Shen Xing came back, he was tired and had dark circles around his eyes. He had lost more than ten pounds, which was not caused by a day's car ride.

Father Shen was a wise man. He knew that even if his son was admitted to a key university, he would still be an ordinary person with no money and no background in a prosperous metropolis full of elites.

Ordinary people want to make a name for themselves? There is no other way but to trade their health and lives for money!

Father Shen took a puff of his pipe, slowly exhaled the smoke, and sighed deeply:

"If you miss home, come back often. Now our country has developed transportation, we have airplanes, and our Changbai Mountain has a high-speed rail in the past two years. It is much more convenient to go home than before."

"Dad, I resigned. I don't plan to leave this time I come back."

Shen Xing said frankly.

"What, this..." Father Shen was surprised and wanted to say something, but stopped at the beginning.

He glanced at the suitcase behind Shen Xing and said with a sob:

"We have nothing here. How are you going to find a job when you come back..."

"Yes, son. You are the first prestigious university student in our village. You have a degree and a good brain. You should not stay in the village. It will delay you."

Shen's mother also advised.

"The village is pretty good. Doesn't our father often pick Ganoderma lucidum and dig ginseng? I can go too." Shen Xing smiled and said.

"Ganoderma lucidum and ginseng are not so easy to dig. Besides..."

Just as Shen's mother was about to continue persuading her, Shen's father pushed her with his elbow again.

"Just make up your mind, old man. Dad respects you."

Father Shen glanced at the dark circles under Shen Xing's eyes. He put down his pipe and poured out the ashes from the pipe.

"It's better for you to stay at home. Your mother will cook for you, and you'll feel more comfortable." Father Shen looked at his son's thin chin with a bit of heartache, knowing that he didn't eat well in the big city.

"It's okay, Dad. All roads lead to Rome. You don't have to go to a big city to find a job. Isn't the reserve on our mountain recruiting forest rangers? I'll sign up and take the exam later."

The mountain behind Muwu Village is the Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve, which often recruits forest rangers. There are two types of positions: contract and regular.

The end of the universe is to pass the civil service exam. As long as you pass it, it will be a stable job and your future will be secure.

What’s more, a forest ranger’s job is easy. They only need to patrol the protected areas and rescue animals, which is not tiring at all.

"You can give it a try. It happens that your Uncle Bai knows the leader of the nature reserve. I'll ask him to help ask around and see if he can use his connections to help him." Father Shen nodded and took out tobacco leaves to fill his pipe.

"Dad, don't smoke this, smoke this."

Shen Xing opened the suitcase and took out two packs of cigarettes.

"Smoke this nice cigarette, I bought it especially for you."

"Mom, this is a face cream. You can try it too."

(End of this chapter)