Age: My Small World

"Really? I've already been chosen?"

Yang Jun pointed to himself.

Old Zhu rolled his eyes at him: "If an outstanding student like you from a prestigious university in Beijing can't get in, who can? And don't forget the contributions you made; you deserve them."

"Hehe, that's too kind of you. I'm not actually that good."

Yang Jun blinked, his seemingly humble demeanor prompting Zhu Yong to slap him on the shoulder.

"Stop acting. If you're happy, just laugh, or I'll beat you up."

Yang Jun, who was about to laugh, suddenly fell silent. He rolled his eyes at Lao Zhu before laughing and said, "You actually saw through me. I really have no talent for acting."

"Alright, alright, stop pretending. What brings you here today? Just say it. I knew you wouldn't come here without a reason."

Zhu Yong knew him too well and immediately asked.

Yang Jun didn't hide anything and asked directly, "I want to go to Hong Kong at the end of the year. Do you have any connections?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yong narrowed his eyes, took a closer look, and concluded that he wouldn't do something like running off to Hong Kong and not coming back. However, he still asked first, "What do you want to do in Hong Kong?"

"As you know, I've always enjoyed collecting treasures, and that's why I was thinking of going to Hong Kong to get some Western gadgets."

Zhu Yong was well aware of Yang Jun's collecting of antiques, but since he hadn't resold them and they were mainly jade and other such items, he didn't investigate further.

It's understandable that he'd want to acquire Western treasures now, but Zhu Yong knew his purpose was definitely not that simple.

His brows furrowed as he began to ponder.

After a while, just when Yang Jun was about to give up hope, Zhu Yong suddenly looked up and said, "What a coincidence! In a few days, we're sending someone to Hong Kong to oversee the film company's affairs. You can go with them."

"But it's agreed that you have to come back with them when they return. You can't stay here, otherwise I won't be able to let you come back through official channels. It's very dangerous."

Yang Jun readily nodded: "No problem, I will definitely cooperate with the other comrades."

"Director, how long will our people stay? I'm afraid we won't have enough people if the stay is too short."

Zhu Yong nodded inwardly. This kid was definitely up to something. How long would it take to buy a Western gadget? He clearly had something on his mind.

However, Old Zhu was a man of character and didn't ask any further questions.

"They will stay for about a month, because this mainly involves investment issues, and spending money will definitely take a lot of time."

Yang Jun also knew something about the film company based in Hong Kong. The company was established more than ten years ago, but its business was not doing well. After all, the new era had just begun, and at the beginning, no one had any experience and could only watch others make money.

For the past ten years or so, although it has been called a film company, it has actually been more like a Hong Kong observation station, mostly sending information to the mainland.

With the development of the film industry in Hong Kong in recent years, film companies finally found opportunities to invest, and things began to improve.

Seeing that the film company was starting to make money, and quite a lot of money at that, the capital city naturally thought of sending people over there to manage it well and try to earn some foreign exchange.

It's worth mentioning that during this period, Hong Kong was an important transit point for the mainland to earn foreign exchange.

"Please tell me the details of the itinerary, and I'll be there with you."

Since Zhu Yong had brought this up, he didn't hide anything and told Yang Jun all the details, including the identity arranged for him and the flight's departure time.

Yes, this time they will fly to Guangzhou, and then take a car from Guangzhou across the bridge to the port city.

It was already getting dark when he left the office, and he hurried towards Populus euphratica village.

While everyone else was calmed down on the grassland, Gu Nanke, who was alone with his child, couldn't say a word. He still needed to go back and check on the mother and daughter.

Meanwhile, in Huyang Village, a mother and her two daughters sat inside their house, peering through the heavy curtains at the courtyard gate.

"Mom, didn't Grandma say Dad was back? Why isn't he home yet?"

Guai Guai kept glancing at the dishes covered with bowls on the kang (a heated brick bed). They were all filled with delicious food that Gu Nanke had prepared, just in time to wait for Yang Jun to come home so they could eat together. "Maybe Dad is busy with something. Let's wait a little longer. If Dad doesn't come home in half an hour, we'll eat."

Goodness, that's when her eyes lit up.

She is in a stage of rapid development, and now her appetite is almost comparable to that of a boy; she can eat two large bowls of white rice in one meal.

In return, the little girl grew up quickly and is now taller than her peers, looking about the same age as a ten-year-old girl.

However, she soon became frustrated because it was so hard not to eat.

Fortunately, the gate to the courtyard rang at that moment.

The little girl suddenly stood up: "It must be Daddy coming back. Mom, I'll go open the door."

Holding the child, Gu Nanke frowned: "Don't forget to ask first, and then check from the inside to see who's outside before opening the door."

Yang Jun designed a peephole-like opening for the gate, allowing those inside to see the general situation outside.

"Okay, Mom."

After running out obediently, she didn't rush to open the door, but instead asked, "Who is it?"

“It’s me, sweetie.”

Yang Jun waved from outside, and Guai Guai, who saw this scene through the hole, immediately laughed excitedly.

"Mom, it really is Dad who's back."

As she spoke, she busied herself opening the door.

The first thing Yang Jun saw when he entered the room was this little girl who was almost a grown woman. He wanted to hug her, but in the end he just reached out and patted her head.

"My little one has grown up."

In a few years, this girl will probably enter her rebellious phase. I wonder what she'll be like then; she'll definitely be very different from her well-behaved self before.

"Dad, come inside quickly, Mom has made a whole table of delicious food for you."

"Oh? You knew I was coming back today?"

"Yes, Grandma came over at noon and said you might come over tonight."

Sure enough, Li Xiaohua knew what he was thinking.

"Ok."

Yang Jun nodded, then reached out and handed the things in his hand to Guai Guai.

"Guess what gift Dad brought you."

There were gifts to be won, and the little one's eyes lit up even more.

"It must be candy."

Yang Jun always gives her candy when he comes, and Guai Guai has gotten used to it.

However, this time was different.

She took a toy horse out of her bag.

"Daddy carved this himself, do you like it, sweetie?"

To be precise, he carved it using the power of his small world, as if it were carved from a template. It was extremely standard and would naturally look very good to a normal person.

The little girl, delighted with her first toy, immediately expressed her immense joy. (End of Chapter)