novelraw Chapter 144 : The Dormitory Door Was Not Open
Chapter 144 : The Dormitory Door Was Not Open
Chapter 144: The Dormitory Door Was Not Open
Chen Fan left the inpatient department alone without making a sound, not alerting the middle-aged couple.
He not only paid for the other party's surgery fees but also paid off all the expenses they owed for their stay in the hospital these past few days.
Chen Fan did not know the other party.
He also had no relationship with them.
For a stranger, he donated more than 30,000 yuan at once.
In anyone's eyes, it would be considered a foolish act.
But Chen Fan did not think so.
Being reborn into this life, Chen Fan saw everything as not that important.
When one is alive, one should have some true pursuit.
The Zuo Zhuan says: "The noble person pursues knowledge of what is great and far-reaching, while the petty person pursues knowledge of what is small and near." The Book of Rites also says: "The noble person delights in obtaining the Way, while the petty person delights in obtaining desires." The Way of the noble person makes no distinction between men and women.
Meaning, men have their own pursuits, and women have their own pursuits.
For men, their pursuit is nothing less than lofty ambition and aspiration; for women, their pursuit is nothing less than elegance and grace.
When a man has lofty ambition and aspiration, he will not waste this life; when a woman has elegance and grace, she will remain forever youthful.
Chen Fan's pursuit in this life is to earn a lot of money, to let his parents live a good life and enjoy their old age, and to let Ruo Chu be forever happy and joyful...
Apart from this, Chen Fan can do anything he wants according to his own heart.
More than 30,000 yuan is not considered much for Chen Fan now.
He used this money to help a couple in difficulty, and Chen Fan's originally gloomy mood immediately turned happy.
He felt it was worth it.
On the 6th day of the New Year, he did not visit relatives and stayed at home with his mother for the day.
On the 7th day in the morning, after breakfast, Li Jinqiu was helping her son pack his luggage in the room.
"Didn't you say that school wouldn't start until the fifteenth? Why are you going back so early?"
"Who will be there when you go back to school alone? Will your roommates have returned, or will you be living alone in the dormitory?"
"And is the canteen open? How will you eat?"
Li Jinqiu's nagging voice came from the bedroom, and Chen Fan exchanged a glance and a smile with his old man.
"Mom, didn't I already explain it to you?"
"I'm going with my classmates to do an internship and work part-time. I promised them, so I can't break my word."
"As for food and lodging, don't worry. The canteen is open, and the dormitory is also open."
Li Jinqiu came out holding a few pieces of clothing.
"Although the new year has passed, you still need to bring some warm clothes because it's easy to catch a spring cold. You might freeze to death."
Chen Fan smiled wryly, "I still have clothes at school."
"Look at your suitcase. You stuffed it full last night with all kinds of food. Mom, are you planning to feed pigs or your son?"
"You little brat, how dare you talk to your mother like that!"
Li Jinqiu glared at her son but still put the few pieces of clothing into the suitcase.
After finishing packing, she sighed while sitting on the sofa.
"Alas, you stayed at home for less than ten days in total. When you leave this time, I guess it'll be the summer vacation before you can come back home."
Chen Fan smiled bitterly, "It's not that exaggerated. Yunhai is not far from Luocheng. If I miss home, I can come back anytime."
"Tickets don't cost money, ah? Don't wander around for no reason."
"We have a telephone at home now. If something happens, just give me a call."
Chen Jianye nodded from the side.
"Right. If you have time, call home more often. Your mom misses you all the time."
Li Jinqiu glared at her husband, "You're talking as if you don't miss our son."
Then she looked at Chen Fan with an unwilling expression.
"It just snowed outside, and the road is not easy to walk on. Why don't you stay one more day and leave tomorrow?"
Chen Fan smiled wryly, while Chen Jianye glared at her.
"You just keep nagging endlessly, don't you?"
"Our son is going to school, not going to prison."
"Moreover, it's good for our son to go for an internship and train himself in advance."
"He should leave today. If it starts melting tomorrow, the roads will be even more difficult to walk on at night when they freeze over."
After reprimanding his wife, Chen Jianye did not forget to remind his son.
"It's so cold these days, be sure not to run around outside. If you can't handle it, don't do it. Our family is not wealthy, but your parents can still afford to pay for your schooling."
Chen Fan gave his parents a heads-up in advance.
"Mom and Dad, actually I have a purpose for going to do this internship. I've discussed it with a roommate."
"We'll go do an internship and accumulate experience first, then we'll try to start our own business."
"When your son makes a fortune in the future, the first thing I'll do is buy a new house for you two."
However, his parents did not take it to heart and were only amused by Chen Fan's words.
Li Jinqiu smiled and nodded.
"Okay. Mom will just wait to enjoy her son's fortune."
Chen Jianye reminded him, "Starting a business is not that simple. Do you think anyone can do business?"
"It's the same old saying, be sure to consider carefully before doing anything, and be cautious."
Chen Fan smiled wryly.
"Okay. I got it."
"Alright, it's about time. Let's go."
Chen Jianye picked up a suitcase and slung it over his shoulder, then said to his wife, "It's slippery outside, so you'd better not go out. I'll see our son off to catch the bus."
However, Li Jinqiu disagreed and insisted on going out together to see her son off on the bus before feeling reassured.
After waiting with their parents at the village entrance for a while, the bus finally arrived.
Before Chen Fan got on the bus, Chen Jianye secretly pulled him aside and took out a crumpled cigarette box from his pocket.
"There's 500 yuan in here."
"Don't hesitate to spend money at school. Buy some good food to eat."
"Dad, I..."
Chen Fan was about to refuse, but Chen Jianye pushed him onto the bus.
"Alright. The bus is leaving. Hurry and get on."
Sitting on the bus, he waved to his parents.
As the bus drove away, through the window, Chen Fan could still see his parents standing by the road, unwilling to leave for a long time.
He looked down at the crumpled cigarette box clutched in his hand, containing the folded-up five hundred yuan.
For some reason, seeing this scene, Chen Fan's eyes suddenly turned red.
He almost shed tears.
As a son, no matter how far you go or how high you climb, in your parents' eyes, you will always be a child.
Thinking about returning home this New Year and finding that his parents' temples had already turned gray.
Chen Fan couldn't help but tighten his grip slightly on the cigarette box in his hand.
"I must buy a house for my parents..."
"Even if I can't explain how I earned the money, I have to buy a house."
Chen Fan had made up his mind that he must let his parents move into a new house as soon as possible.
By the time he returned to Yunhai University, it was almost noon.
Chen Fan dragged two suitcases across the campus.
Although he had returned to school early, Chen Fan found that there were still students on campus.
He heard that some senior students preparing for postgraduate exams didn't go home during the New Year.
Chen Fan admired the perseverance of these people.
Braving the cold wind, he made his way back to Dormitory Building No. 11.
But when he stood at the entrance of the dormitory building, Chen Fan was stunned.
It was locked?
The dormitory building was not open?
He stood at the entrance, knocked, and called out to the dormitory aunty a few times.
But there was no response.
His gaze fell on a notice posted nearby.
It said the dormitory building would open no earlier than the 10th day of the new year.
Chen Fan's eyes widened immediately.
What did this mean?
Opening on the 10th day, but today was only the 7th day, so where was he supposed to sleep for these three days?