Despite being incredibly wealthy, I want to be a prosecutor.

There is one round trip daily from Donghai to Dongshan City, with a flight time of two hours.

Jinshazai has gotten used to business class and first class, unlike when he was initially apprehensive and felt like he was wasting his boss's money.

To protect the safety of the main boss, you can't live in poverty.

In reality, there are very few business class passengers on such short-haul routes these days. This time was no exception; there were only four people in the entire business class, including Zhou Hong.

Of course, the regional narrow-body aircraft being operated only has six seats in the business class.

It's late April now. The plane arrived at Dongshan Airport around 7 p.m., and it was already getting dark.

Compared to Donghai, the economic center of China, the gray and drab city of Dongshan in northern China is already a pitiful sight.

Taking a taxi from Dongshan City to Dongning, a small county town, felt like suddenly stepping from an international metropolis into the countryside.

Dongning Hotel is the best hotel in the county, and claims to be a two-star hotel.

Zhou Hong and his three companions booked two adjacent luxury suites on the top floor.

At Zhou Hong's instruction, Zhong Tier wore her sun hat with the brim pulled low and large sunglasses. Even so, her figure and temperament were still there. Her youthful and cute outfit, a JK-style red tie, white shirt, and plaid uniform skirt, was too avant-garde for the small county town, even though she had a long, thin, off-white trench coat to cover her up because of the weather.

It truly stands out from the crowd, and one could even say it adds a certain inexplicable vitality to this small county town.

The waiters gathered at a distance, whispering amongst themselves, obviously discussing whether the clothes were even styled this way or worn this way. Such discussion of customers clearly indicates a lack of professionalism.

They were already so unaware of who this stunningly beautiful woman with an undeniably international flair was; if they actually found out, the hotel would probably explode.

Xin Xin registered at the front desk using Zhou Hong's and her ID cards. Each of them booked a best suite. After seeing Xin Xin's Hong Kong ID card (Home Return Permit), the girls at the front desk huddled together and whispered among themselves after Xin Xin left.

"I'm going home. If you go out, make sure Jinsha and Xinxin go with you. Call me if anything happens. I've lived here for over ten years; you'll probably have seen enough in a day." Inside the suite, Zhou Hong picked up a very ordinary travel bag and added, "Someone will bring a car over tomorrow."

I contacted the car dealership as soon as I got off the plane. The Audi A6 that arrives tomorrow will be delivered to my home. In addition, I also delivered a seven-seater van to Jinsha and his family.

Chung Ti-er looked out the window excitedly, "I love this little city."

Chung Ti-er grew up in Canada, the land of Maple Leaf, and later came to Hong Kong, an international financial center where land is incredibly valuable. The small city before her gave her a different feeling.

It's like everyone longs for the pristine environment of XZ, but if they were to settle there permanently, it would be a tragic story.

Zhou Hong waved his hand, picked up his travel bag, and left.

I took a three-wheeled vehicle home.

Zhouzhuang is the village where Zhou Hong was born and raised. It was originally a suburb of the county town, but in recent years, with the expansion of the county town, it has gradually become an urban village.

Therefore, Zhou Hong attended the town's junior high school and then went on to attend the county's No. 3 high school.

The three-wheeled vehicle turned off the main road into a bumpy dirt road.

"Young man, this place is in terrible condition, why don't you fix it!"

Zhou Hong remained silent. This guy just wanted to add a dollar or two. Dream on! The agreed amount is the amount. There should be a spirit of contract.

Suddenly I paused, then chuckled to myself. Returning to my hometown, it felt like I was that thrifty kid again.

Zhouzhuang will actually be demolished in a few years, and I am a second-generation demolition beneficiary, but few people realize this nowadays.

Under Zhou Hong's direction, the three-wheeled vehicle stopped in front of a large black iron gate in a courtyard. Zhou Hong got out of the vehicle and was taken aback when he reached for his money. His handbag was full of hundred-yuan bills; the fare for the three-wheeled vehicle was 3 yuan.

Sure enough, after giving the driver a 100-yuan note, he immediately complained, "I don't have change! Aren't you getting home yet? Go get some change!"

"Keep the change!" Zhou Hong shoved the money into his hand, pushed open the door, and went inside.

According to the villagers' custom, the gate is not bolted from the inside until it is time to go to bed.

Upon entering the courtyard and looking at the familiar, low-lying three bungalows, Zhou Hong felt a mix of sadness and warmth, and for some reason, he also felt like crying. This must be homesickness.

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"Xiao Hong, you, you..." The door to the main room was pushed open, and Zhou Hong's mother rushed out. She saw Zhou Hong through the window.

"When you called me, I was actually in Donghai..." Zhou Hong forced a smile.

"Oh, come in quickly, come in. You haven't eaten yet, have you? What would you like to eat?" Mom's eyes were a little red.

"Rice porridge, scrambled eggs." Looking at his increasingly haggard mother, Zhou Hong didn't know what to feel.

No matter how delicious the delicacies are, nothing compares to the comfort of a simple bowl of porridge and a simple dish at home.

Just as Zhou Hong was enjoying his meal on the kang (heated brick bed), his father returned home. Seeing his father's dusty clothes, Zhou Hong was taken aback: "Dad, you went to work as a laborer at the construction site again? Your back isn't good..."

"It's alright, it's alright!" Dad picked up the pipe from the head of the kang (heated brick bed), skillfully tore off a piece of tobacco paper, and began rolling a pipe.

Zhou Hong remained silent. His father used to smoke commercially produced cigarettes.

Putting aside any considerations about how to phrase things, Zhou Hong now only feels self-blame and regrets for returning too late.

Although the system has only been activated for a little over a month.

From the moment I entered the house, my mother never said anything like "Does your brother know you're back?" Her eyes were filled with love as she looked at me.

Zhou Hong took out an ICBC savings card, thought for a moment and said, "Dad, Mom, here's 50 yuan. We'll use it to pay off the tens of thousands of yuan we owe for the famine, and then buy a two-story house in the Wuyi Square neighborhood. You can spend the rest."

Even revealing just the tip of the iceberg of one's wealth should be done slowly. This amount of money is certainly not just the tip of the iceberg, it's not even a drop in the ocean, but it still requires a lot of explanation. Any more than that, and it really won't be a surprise, it'll be a shock.

I went to Elephant Country on my own. Many people in China have a preconceived notion that it's extremely chaotic, with ladyboys and drug dealers running rampant.

You can imagine what people would think if they suddenly struck it rich there.

"Huh?" Mom and Dad didn't quite understand what Zhou Hong was saying, and they looked at each other in confusion.

Suddenly, Zhou Hong had a flash of inspiration. He abandoned all the explanations he had prepared and coughed, saying, "Now that our son doesn't do farm work anymore, isn't he less dark-skinned than before? He's tall and handsome, isn't he?"

The parents were full of doubts and still didn't know what Zhou Hong was going to say.

"I've been noticed by a big Hong Kong star, and we're dating. She's the one who pays for it. It's that action movie, Dad, you've seen it too. My brother used to rent that DVD. It's the female lead in 'The First Bodyguard.' I'm dating her."

"Huh? Ah..." Dad forgot to puff away on his half-smoked cigarette, and worry gradually appeared in his eyes.

"Also, this is something you two should keep to yourselves. Don't tell anyone else, or it will damage her image if it makes the news. She doesn't want to go public with it right now."

Just as I was about to give her a few more words of advice, her older brother Zhou Jun's voice came from inside the courtyard: "Mom, someone said they saw Xiao Hong come back, is that true?"

"Huh?" Mom looked alarmed and rushed out to greet her.

"Dad, keep the bank card. If my brother needs money, I have some here." Zhou Hong stuffed the bank card into his father's hand.

Dad hesitated for a moment, then put the bank card under the mattress on the kang (a heated brick bed) without saying anything. His eyes showed even more worry, as if he were blaming himself.

"Jun'er, don't upset your brother, okay? Your brother seems... seems to be sick..."

"What illness...?" The older brother's tone grew increasingly angry. "You've all been like this since he was little. He gets into fights and causes trouble, then he pretends to be sick and you all get away with it. It's all because you spoiled him!"

"No, no, it seems your brother has a mental problem..." Mom finally started sobbing.

The older brother was also stunned. "Huh?"

Actually, my mom's voice was very low, and she was talking to my older brother in the yard.

Zhou Hong knew that it was because of his current heightened senses that he could vaguely hear what the two were saying, and he was speechless for a moment.

After a while, the older brother and his mother, whose eyes were red, lifted the curtain and came into the house.

"Brother!" Zhou Hong got off the kang (a heated brick bed) to greet him. His older brother, Zhou Jun, was also very tall, over 1.8 meters, but still half a head shorter than Zhou Hong.

If it weren't for his tall stature, he wouldn't have been able to win over his sister-in-law, Chang Yue.

My sister-in-law, Chang Yue, is from another county in this city. She is a very beautiful and tall woman who had no shortage of suitors in college, including many urban kids from well-off families.

She met her older brother through a university alumni association, gradually grew closer, and eventually followed him to Dongning County.

Because she and her older brother both attended good schools, and it was the last year of the guaranteed job placement for regular college graduates, they were both assigned to public institutions in their respective county towns.

Fortunately, my sister-in-law is from Linxian County, and her job in a public institution is quite relaxed. She comes back on Friday, takes a bus to Linxian County on Monday, and stays at her parents' house from Monday to Thursday.

Chang Yue's sister-in-law's family strongly opposed the marriage, but Chang Yue was very opinionated and insisted on getting a marriage certificate and holding a wedding with her older brother.

"Your sister-in-law now has a chance to be transferred to our county, and I'm working on it!"

Ignoring his mother's dissuasive gaze, Zhou Jun looked at Zhou Hong and suddenly said.

Zhou Hong nodded: "Brother, how much money do you need to get this done? Is 200,000 enough? I'll get it for you later."

"Huh?" Zhou Jun almost laughed in anger. "You're pretending to be mentally ill with me?! I've seen you act like this since we were kids!"

"Stop talking!" Dad slammed his hand on the table. "Jun'er, go back home!"

Zhou Jun's face turned pale and then red. He turned and walked out. His mother, wiping away tears, chased after him and tried to persuade him not to be angry with his father anymore.

"Dad, I'm really rich now..." Zhou Hong sighed. In fact, many family conflicts have economic factors.

Poor families are after money, and rich families are also after money; the reasons are just different.

"Okay, I'll call her over..." Zhou Hong took out his phone, but suddenly felt that this was not a good idea. He couldn't let his own actions cause a scandal where Zhong Tier was keeping a poor boy as a sugar daddy.

"Let me take you to see her. She came back with me, but Dad, you and Mom really shouldn't tell anyone! I'll take you when Mom comes back! Hmm, where's Mom?" But Mom didn't turn around.

"She must have gone to your brother's place..." Dad sighed, his eyes filled with deep helplessness.

The old woman naturally had to appease her eldest son's anger.

Zhou Hong continued, "Dad, I know you and Mom think I've been traumatized and have mental problems, but that's not true. Since you don't believe me, should I have my sister-in-law tell you?"