Training the Heavens

Chapter 58 Returning home in glory
"Jialin, are you on vacation? Come in quickly, it's very cold outside!" Section Chief Liu was stunned at first, then he welcomed Gao Jialin in with a look of surprise, poured him tea enthusiastically, and asked his wife to get snacks.

When Gao Jialin took out the cakes he bought from Shanghai, Section Chief Liu was even happier. He gave in and accepted them. "Thanks to Gao Jialin, we can now enjoy high-end Shanghai cakes."

His wife came over with peanuts, red dates, and melon seeds. Upon hearing this, she quickly interrupted, "You've benefited from Jialin for more than just these snacks. Jialin, Lao Liu just got a promotion a few months ago because of your thank-you letter. He's been saying he wants to thank you, but it's a pity you didn't get the chance to study at a university in Shanghai. Now that you're here today, don't leave. I'll cook you some food and you two can have a few drinks."

"Not only me, but also Old Xie from the Post and Telecommunications Bureau got a promotion! I thought that this would be the end of my life, but I didn't expect to have such an opportunity!" Thinking of the reason for his promotion, Section Chief Liu was also full of emotion.

"Oh, congratulations, what position have you changed to now?" Gao Jialin hurriedly congratulated him.

"The head of the High School Education Department has been promoted from deputy head to full head." Head Liu showed a reserved smile. "Don't call me head, it's too formal. Just call me Uncle Liu!"

"Hey, Uncle Liu!" Gao Jialin changed his address directly. He would most likely not return to northern Shaanxi to work in the future, but it would be beneficial to have a good relationship with Section Chief Liu. His parents were still in northern Shaanxi, so it would be convenient if anything happened in the future.

After chatting for a while, Gao Jialin wanted to leave, but Section Chief Liu refused to let him go and forced him to stay. He took him to have a few drinks and let Gao Jialin rest in his living room that night. He only let him leave after he had breakfast the next morning.

The same thing happened when he met Section Chief Xie at the post office. The other party was extremely enthusiastic and insisted on taking Gao Jialin out for lunch. Even though Gao Jialin said he had already bought a bus back to Kuanzhou, he refused to let him go.

"I'll have someone refund your ticket. When our post office sends a mail truck to Kuanzhou this afternoon, you can take the truck back. When you go to school after the winter vacation, come to me again and I'll find you a mail truck to Xi'an. It's much more comfortable than taking the bus! Tell me the time before you come back from summer vacation, and I'll have the truck pick you up directly at the train station!" Section Chief Xie held Gao Jialin's hand and refused to let go no matter what.

He was so enthusiastic, firstly because he wanted to thank Gao Jialin, and secondly because today's college students are very capable, and maybe in a few years, their level will be higher than his own. He wanted to make a good connection with them now, so that even if he couldn't use it himself, his children could benefit from it.

So Gao Jialin had another drink and got on the mail truck at two o'clock in the afternoon. It took only more than an hour to return to Kuanzhou County. The driver wanted to take him directly to Gaojia Village, but Gao Jialin firmly refused. Doing so would be too high-profile and would not be good for him or Section Chief Xie.

After giving the driver two packs of cigarettes, Gao Jialin took his luggage and went to the suburbs to wait for a while. Then the shuttle bus arrived. After wandering on the winding mountain road for more than an hour, he finally arrived at Gaojia Village.

Uncle Deshun, who was grazing sheep at the village entrance, saw Gao Jialin dressed neatly and thought that some leading cadre had come to inspect the village. He hurriedly asked, "Leader, who are you looking for?"

"Uncle Deshun, it's me, Jialin!" Gao Jialin put down the box, took a bag of snacks, climbed up the hill, and walked to Uncle Deshun.

Uncle Deshun's wrinkled face wrinkled into a chrysanthemum with joy. "Oh, I thought you looked a bit like me, but I just didn't dare recognize you! You're different now that you're in college. At first glance, I thought you were a leading cadre. And not even a county cadre, at least from the prefectural government office!"

"Are you feeling well?" After a few greetings, Gao Jialin forced the snacks into Uncle Deshun's hands before leaving.

On the way home, Gao Jialin kept seeing acquaintances, and they were all full of envy when they spoke. He couldn't help but sigh that what Xiang Yu said was absolutely right, "If you don't return to your hometown when you are rich and powerful, it is like wearing embroidered clothes and walking at night, no one will know you are there!" If you do well outside and come back to see the envious eyes of your relatives and friends in your hometown, you will feel that all the hard work is worth it.

However, this idea will gradually disappear in the future. Young people will move to the city, and their hometown will become a symbol that only exists deep in their memory. They will almost lose contact with their relatives in their hometown, and there will be no point in returning home in glory.

When I got to the door, my parents were already waiting outside the cave. Seeing the bright smiles on their faces, I thought to myself, my child is going to have great prospects!
After returning home and sitting down to drink some water, Gao Jialin could clearly see that his parents were in much better spirits. The family was no longer short of money, their children were in college, and they were still a few years away from getting married. Now they could say that they had nothing to worry about for the time being. How could their spirits not be good?

The mother hurried to kill a chicken and cook. The father asked Gao Jialin about his life at school with concern. Gao Jialin just said nice things. Gao Yude didn't understand much, but he vaguely felt that everything was fine with his child. As he listened, he began to laugh.

After dinner, Gao Jialin helped his mother clean up, then pulled her to sit on the kang and started talking about business. "Dad, Mom, our cave house is really old. I just made some money outside, so why not take this opportunity to build a few new caves!"

"The money you earn will be used to marry a wife in the future. We are both so old, why should we still live in a new kiln?" Like all fathers, Gao Yude was reluctant to let his children spend money on himself.

"If you want me to marry a good wife, then you have to build a new kiln." Gao Jialin knew that other reasons were useless, so he continued the conversation on the topic of marrying a wife.

"When I graduate and am assigned back to work at the county office, and I find a partner, I'll have to bring her back home, right? If she sees my parents still living in a dilapidated kiln like this, will she be willing to marry me?"

Gao Yude opened his mouth and was speechless. Gao Yangshi felt that what the child said was quite right. "Dad, that's right. Since you have money now, you should quickly build the kiln, otherwise your daughter-in-law will look down on you when she comes."

"This should have been my responsibility," Gao Yude murmured. When young people in Gaojia Village got married, their parents would help them build a new kiln. He didn't expect that his own child would solve this big problem. He was both relieved and a little disappointed.

"Dad, Mom, I told you before I went to college that you two have suffered all your lives. Now that I'm grown up, it's time for you two to live a good life! Dad, let's go to Uncle Yuhou's house now and discuss the hoop kiln business."

Gao Yuhou is the most skilled kiln maker in the surrounding area. If his family wants to build a new kiln, they have to ask him for help.

"Let's go! We have to go early, or someone else will invite us! Your uncle Yuhou's cooking skills are very popular!"

A few minutes later, the father and son walked towards Gao Yuhou's house carrying gifts.

(End of this chapter)