Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 316 - 0316: Old Friend’s Farewell 2_1

Chapter 316: Chapter 0316: Old Friend’s Farewell 2_1

"How could that be? In our eyes, as long as you folks don’t change, everything’s fine."

Hearing Aunt Xu’s words, Zhong Shi smiled along.

Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu exchanged a glance, Aunt Xu nodded. She turned to fetch the sixteen eggs sent by Guan Cheng and Lu Tianjun and a bottle of malt essence they had previously received as a gift. In the meantime, Uncle Xu bent down to dig out a small box from a corner and handed it to Zhong Shi together.

Zhong Shi was stunned, "Uncle Xu, Aunt Xu, what’s this?"

Aunt Xu said seriously: "No matter how poor a home is, it always has a road to wealth. The box contains the last bit of gold we have, take it with you. We have no connections to exchange foreign currency. Even if you can exchange some before you leave the country, it’s only a bit, it won’t help much. Gold is universally accepted, keep it hidden and bring it with you. The eggs, boil them and eat them on the train."

The journey from home to Shanghai would take at least a day or two by train.

Zhong Shi’s eyes turned red instantly, but he only took the eggs and malt essence, and pushed the gold back, "Auntie, I’ll take the eggs and malt essence, but not the gold. You keep it, there are still many places to use money in the future. Awan and I hid a lot of gold and jewelry before the incident, we’re taking all of it this time, don’t worry about our livelihood."

Saying this, he pulled out two small brocade boxes from his pocket and handed them to Aunt Xu.

Aunt Xu was surprised, "What’s this?"

"The girl whose name I don’t know, thanks to the food she fetched for us during this past year, Awan and I had decent meals and lived decent lives. We haven’t been hungry, which is a rare fortune amid such natural and man-made disasters! We’re leaving now, not knowing if there will be a chance to come back in the future. These two pieces of jewelry are for her as a memento." Zhong Shi said in a melancholic tone.

Falling from cloud nine to the muddy ground, he understood the true face of society and cherished more the little kindness received during difficult times.

Aunt Xu took them, "Alright, I’ll give it to her later. It’s just that you two are leaving so suddenly, if we knew earlier, we could have asked her to get some more supplies for you."

However, Zhong Shi said, "One needs to be content. As long as we escape this factional struggle, somehow we will be able to earn our living."

He wasn’t incapable, it was the factional struggle in the high ranks that dragged him under the water. The difficult circumstances didn’t allow him to show his strengths.

Uncle Xu grasped his hand, "Old Zhong, take care on your journey and may the wind be at your back. That place is a colony, it’s chaotic there. Once you arrive, ensure your safety first."

"Rest assured, Uncle Xu, I understand."

Despite knowing the chaotic situation there, Zhong Shi and his wife resolutely set off their journey.

Three days after they left, the neighbors noticed their absence and quickly reported to the authorities that they had run away. In the end, the authorities confirmed that they had been invited to lecture in Hong Kong.

When Guan Cheng and Lu Tianjun visited Aunt Xu and Uncle Xu on behalf of Feng Qingxue, Aunt Xu handed over the jewelry to them to give to Feng Qingxue.

They also told them about Zhong Shi and his wife going abroad.

Both children were extremely intelligent and, like them, suffered from their social class. In addition, the whereabouts of Zhong Shi and his wife were no longer a secret, so there was no need to hide anything. They just didn’t mention that Feng Qingxue had helped them in the past.

They handed over the jewelry to Feng Qingxue and also told her about it.

Feng Qingxue was slightly stunned before she nodded, "Having a way out is not bad."

It was now the year of ’62, Uncle Xu’s old friend left right before the impending Cultural Catastrophe, it was a wise move.

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