Niu Xiaotian didn't care at all about the old man's gaze.
With a man like him in a neat suit and accompanied by a beautiful woman, no one from a small place would take a second look at him.
The old man didn't order a hamburger or Coke, but just ordered a piece of teriyaki rice, which was ready-made, heated in the microwave and served directly, along with a small bowl of seaweed and egg soup.
Looking around, the old man was sitting on the booth diagonally opposite Niu Xiaotian, eating slowly with a spoon.
He looks to be in his early sixties, polite and thoughtful.
Niu Xiaotian is not boring enough to read everyone's photo. The set menu has been served, and it is really good. The table is almost full.
If you want to eat, you have to wolf it down, since you don’t know anyone!
In less than ten minutes, Niu Xiaotian had eaten two burgers and a piece of chicken steak. The French fries and chicken popcorn were too hard to eat, so he simply gave them to Dongyue.
By this time, the old man had already finished his meal. After hesitation, he walked over slowly with a stick in his hand.
"Young man, you look familiar?"
The way of greeting was very old-fashioned. Niu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Hey, old sir, I think you look familiar too. You look very much like Zhang Qi Sheng in our village."
"I'm not good at chess." The old man chuckled and asked, "Do you know Niu Wu?"
Niu Xiaotian's face darkened. Who could choose such a unique name was his father.
"It's my dad!" Niu Xiaotian didn't hide anything and asked again: "Do you know him?"
"Friends from many years ago."
Meeting his father's old acquaintance in a foreign land, Niu Xiaotian became interested, motioned Dongyue to order inside, and politely said: "Old sir, please sit down!"
"You look really similar to Niu Wu, what's your name?" the old man asked.
"Niu Xiaotian."
"Dare I ask for your name?"
"This is."
"This name was chosen too casually." The old man complained a little.
"I think it's pretty good. On the other hand, it's the calf in the field. Think about it, the calf is in the field and doesn't have to work." Niu Xiaotian chuckled.
The old man was also amused and laughed. He introduced that his name was Bai Chengji. He used to work at the Fengjiang Cultural Relics Research Institute, but retired early due to physical reasons. His hometown was Jinyuan Town. He didn't like the noise of the city and returned to his hometown to retire.
"Xiaotian, how is your father now?" Bai Chengji asked.
"When I was three years old, my parents died, leaving me an orphan. I grew up eating the food of hundreds of families."
well!
Bai Chengji slapped his thigh hard, which startled Niu Xiaotian. He seemed too excited!
"God is jealous of talents!"
"Mr. Bai, to be honest, I don't know my parents well, and I can't remember them at that time. Since we happened to meet them, please tell me about them."
Over the years, Niu Xiaotian has compiled information about his parents from villagers, which is roughly as follows.
My parents came from other places. They were in their early thirties when they came here. They were honest and arrogant. They were not diligent in farming. However, they raised a lot of poultry. They occasionally killed chickens and ducks and gave meat to their neighbors. They got along happily and harmoniously with the villagers.
Niu Xiaotian was born when he was about thirty-eight, and died in his early forties, as the disease developed quickly.
Because the old director of Xingwang Village left early, no one knew about the situation. The parents only left two names on the household registration book and no other information.
"Your parents are good people."
Bai Chengji gave a qualitative answer and added, "Back then, he lent me two hundred and thirty yuan, but he suddenly left and was nowhere to be found. So, he never paid it back."
You should get your money back before leaving!
Niu Xiaotian secretly complained that his parents were so generous, which was not very similar to his own personality.
"Now that we have met, I will return the money to you!" Bai Chengji took out his mobile phone. It was a new model and he seemed to be a mobile phone user.
After adding each other on WeChat, Bai Chengji immediately transferred two thousand. His explanation was that after all, the prices at that time were not as high as they are now, so Niu Xiaotian could accept it with peace of mind.
From Bai Chengji's words, Niu Xiaotian truly understood his parents.
They both worked at the Fengjiang City Cultural Relics Research Institute and were said to be very successful. They were even nicknamed the Tomb Robbers.
Of course, tomb robbing is a joke. This couple is good at finding ancient tombs, and they are not afraid of difficulties, let alone hardship.
Later!
Suddenly he stopped working, couldn't be contacted, and disappeared from everyone's sight.
The light in Niu Xiaotian's eyes became brighter and brighter, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously.
Baek Chengji chuckled. An orphan would suddenly be proud when he suddenly heard that his parents were very successful.
Unexpectedly, Niu Xiaotian asked excitedly: "Mr. Bai, do my parents have a house in Fengjiang City?"
If it were true, I would be able to inherit it as a matter of course. That would be a huge sum of money, even if it was an old house in an old community.
To Niu Xiaotian's dismay, Bai Chengji said that at that time they all lived in dormitories and had no houses.
Okay, Niu Xiaotian felt a little more balanced. From this point of view, his parents cannot be regarded as people from the city, they just work there.
"Are they related?" Niu Xiaotian asked again.
"I've never heard of it. It seems I haven't been able to conceive a child." Bai Chengji said.
That's right. If I could have gotten pregnant early, I wouldn't have waited until such an old age to have my own child. Niu Xiaotian asked again, "Did they leave anything behind? For example, diaries, love letters, etc."
Not seeing the pain of losing his parents in Niu Xiaotian made Bai Chengji very relieved and said with a smile: "I don't know about love letters, but there must be diaries. Archaeologists have this habit, but I have never seen it."
so be it!
It was a worthwhile trip, I got to know my parents roughly, and I unexpectedly received two thousand yuan.
Bai Chengji changed the topic and said: "I have a few hand-drawn maps left by them. They are kept privately. If I meet you by chance, it is time for them to return to their original owners!"
"Hey, thank you very much!" Niu Xiaotian clasped his fists.
Dongyue was also full, and the three of them left the fast food restaurant together.
When he saw that the luxury car belonged to Niu Xiaotian, Bai Chengji was a little surprised and couldn't help asking: "Xiaotian, are you very rich?"
The next sentence should be, I am so rich, I didn’t even refuse when I received two thousand.
"Hey, the new richest man in Xingwang Village is me." Niu Xiaotian smiled proudly.
"Haha, your personality is really different from theirs."
"Well, I always lament the misery of life, and I can't get through life." Niu Xiaotian shook his head.
"It makes sense. Xiaotian, what are you doing in Jinyuan Town?"
Of course, it’s based on the Feng Shui of Asheng’s family. It can’t be said. Niu Xiaotian said: “I have money and leisure, so I just want to broaden my horizons and visit Jitou Mountain.”
Bai Chengji also got into the luxury car. Dongyue drove this time. The residence was not far away. After turning a few corners, he arrived at a two-story building facing the street, with pink and white walls, red windows, and
A small little yard.
Just go inside and drink tea for free!
Niu Xiaotian was waiting outside. Ten minutes later, Bai Chengji came out of the house, holding several pieces of paper. They looked very old and the papers were all yellowed.
Taking it, Niu Xiaotian looked at it for a few times and couldn't help being stunned on the spot.