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Before the New Year, Li Hao returned to the provincial city once. The county was too busy at the end of the year, leaving no time for even a single day off. Lin Xiao double-checked the problematic files compiled by Li Youyou, discovering that quite a few issues involved high-ranking officials. Staring at the problem sheet, Lin Xiao began writing an analysis report, leaving her with even less time to think about Yurou County.
On the twenty-seventh day of the New Year, Lin Xiao returned to her house for winter break, only to find that she hadn’t come home that night. She made an excuse about staying at work. On the twenty-eighth, Li Hao called to ask Lin Xiao if she wanted to return to Beijing with him to meet his parents. Lin Xiao was almost scared stiff; she had never considered meeting his father. His father's status was something a commoner like her could never aspire to.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Xiao felt a sharp pain in her stomach. She was frightened; letting go of Li Hao today felt impossible because she knew she loved him. But what about him? He had never said he loved her; how far would he go with her? Lin Xiao was no longer a naive girl just out of school, dreaming that love was everything in life.
If they got married, would Li Hao call her "Mom"? If he didn’t, how could she feel comfortable? Would his parents accept her mother as a relative? Before asking Lin Xiao, Li Hao already knew she would refuse; she was just a coward.
Thinking of Lin Xiao warmed Li Hao’s heart, but unfortunately, he couldn’t see her before the New Year. He hadn’t returned to Beijing for a long time and should visit his grandparents and his father, whom he didn’t get along with.
On New Year's Eve, Lin Xiao drove Li Hao's car back to her hometown in Xushi. "Sister, are you really dating him?" Lin Xiao confirmed again with her sister, who had brought up Li Hao's name. Lin Xiao had already confirmed it many times; they had been dating for over a year now.
Lin Xiao was like her sister, having lived among the common people for so long that she had seen the warmth and coldness of human relationships. She instinctively felt a resistance towards such high-ranking figures. "Has he proposed to you?" Lin Xiao worried that this leader might be playing with her sister's feelings.
Yesterday, while cleaning the house, she noticed that there were significantly fewer clothes in her sister's closet and no blankets on the bed—clearly, she hadn’t been back for some time. "What are you thinking? Who proposes after just a year of dating? You're still young; your thoughts aren't keeping up with the times."
Lin Xiao feigned ease and reminded her sister not to mention this to their mother and that the car was borrowed from a friend. She wanted to say more but saw that her sister didn’t want to continue this topic, so she let it go.
As they drove home, a crowd quickly gathered at the entrance of the courtyard, commenting on the car.
A young man who had returned from Magic City approached the vehicle, gave it a pat, and then told the onlookers that this car was worth ten thousand.
The villagers couldn't believe it; the Lin family was notoriously poor, so how could they afford such a car? They pulled the siblings aside and asked how much the car really cost.
Lin Xiao felt somewhat helpless. She had anticipated this kind of situation. If it weren't for the difficulty in getting round-trip tickets, she wouldn't have wanted to drive at all.
The car wasn't worth much; the sticker price was around one hundred thousand. It had been borrowed from her brother's mentor for the New Year and would be returned after the holidays—it wasn't theirs to keep.
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