Chapter 882: A Refreshing Feeling

In this era, things like hand-tractors and four-wheel vehicles were already considered genuine rarities.

And things like two-wheeled motorcycles and this kind of three-wheeled sidecar were even rarer among the rare.

No matter which village such a thing suddenly appeared in, it was bound to attract a crowd of onlookers.

So, just as Yu Xiangnan and Wu Dong were at their wits' end, Wang An asked a group of children

"Do any of you know where Gu Xiaoshuang went? Whoever can go call her back, I'll give them ten cents."

It must be said that the method Wang An thought of was absolutely the best one.

Mainly because, for a child in this era, ten cents was a genuine fortune.

After Wang An finished speaking, most of the children turned their gaze toward one particular young boy.

Although Wang An was a bit confused, he followed their gaze.

The child looked to be about 1.2 meters tall, probably just over ten years old. Noticing Wang An's gaze, he said somewhat timidly

"My sister went to the fields to work. Why are you looking for her?"

Wang An was stunned for a moment, immediately realizing that this child was Gu Xiaoshuang's biological younger brother.

With a quick glance, Wang An knew that the child's family—Gu Xiaoshuang's family—was very poor, or perhaps Gu Xiaoshuang and her mother and brother were not valued in the household.

Comparing him to the surrounding children, the boy's clothing was truly too shabby.

A child of over ten years old was wearing a small piece of clothing that was clearly ill-fitting; the sleeves barely reached his elbows. If he weren't so thin and frail, he absolutely wouldn't have been able to fit into it.

Most importantly, this tiny piece of clothing was covered in patch upon patch.

From this, one could tell he had been wearing this garment since he was very small!

Despite this, Wang An did not look down on him and continued to speak with a smile

"Gu Xiaoshuang is your sister? Then what is your name?"

The boy looked into Wang An's eyes and said

"My name is Gu Xiaolong."

Wang An casually pulled out ten cents, held the money in his hand, and said with a smile

"Your sister, Gu Xiaoshuang, has been admitted to the County First Middle School. The principal and I have come to deliver her admission notice. Go call your sister and your parents back, and this ten cents will be yours. How about it?"

Looking at the ten cents in Wang An's hand, Gu Xiaolong said in disbelief

"If I go call my parents and sister back, you'll really give me ten cents?"

Without hesitation, Wang An handed the money over and added

"Tell you what, I'll give you this ten cents first. Once you've brought them back, I'll give you another ten cents."

It was clear that Gu Xiaolong truly craved that ten cents.

At that moment, a slightly older child nearby said anxiously

"Xiaolong, just take the money! He might change his mind in a moment."

As he spoke, he gave Gu Xiaolong's clothes a tug.

After hesitating for a long while, Gu Xiaolong finally took the money from Wang An's hand, saying

"Big brother, wait here for a bit. I'm going right now."

With that, Gu Xiaolong ran off like a bolt of lightning.

Returning to the sidecar, Wu Dong had already helped Yu Xiangnan down from the vehicle.

The reason he had to help him was that Yu Xiangnan's leg seemed to have a fairly serious problem; after sitting in the sidecar and being exposed to the wind for less than half an hour, Yu Xiangnan found it difficult to get off.

Fortunately, it was summer; if it were winter, it might have been even worse.

Seeing Wang An return, Wu Dong asked with a smile

"You've got some clever tricks; I can't believe you thought of this method."

Wang An laughed

"Of course! I told you my brain works well but you didn't believe me. Do you believe me now? Hahaha..."

Wu Dong nodded repeatedly in a perfunctory manner

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, your brain works well. It works very well."

Ignoring Wu Dong's dismissiveness, Wang An took out some cigarettes and offered them to Yu Xiangnan and Wu Dong.

Wang An knew that Yu Xiangnan smoked, because back when Wang An was a student, Yu Xiangnan used to stroll around the campus with a cigarette dangling from his lips.

Yu Xiangnan took the cigarette, looked at it, and praised Wang An with a smile

"You've done quite well for yourself after leaving school, even smoking Classic Ice City."

One could tell that this sentence was purely a compliment, with no other hidden meaning.

If bought by the carton, Classic Ice City cost 3.5 yuan; if bought by the pack, it was 38 cents. One pack of cigarettes was equivalent to one-third of a formal employee's daily wage.

For a temporary worker, a day's wage couldn't even buy two packs of Classic Ice City.

As for ordinary commoners, they couldn't even dream of it; even buying one pack would make them feel the pinch for several days.

However, for Wang An, whether it was 7 cents or 38 cents made little difference; it was all small change, insignificant money.

So, since the time he bought the rice transplanter and tried Classic Ice City, Wang An had switched brands. He no longer smoked Changbaishan, but had switched to Classic Ice City.

Because he had to admit that once one got used to Classic Ice City, smoking Changbaishan felt a bit too harsh. Simply put, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury back to frugality.

Hearing Yu Xiangnan's words, Wang An smiled and said modestly

"Yeah, I guess it's alright, hehehehe..."

After finishing their cigarettes, the three of them waited for a long time. Then, they saw Gu Xiaolong running toward them from a distance, holding a girl's hand. Following behind them were a middle-aged couple and a young man around twenty years old.

If Wang An guessed correctly, the exceptionally beautiful girl Gu Xiaolong was holding hands with was Gu Xiaoshuang.

The couple were Gu Xiaoshuang's biological mother and her stepfather, and the young man around twenty was the so-called "idiot."

It had to be admitted that most people's aesthetic tastes were actually the same; the girl who was the most beautiful in Wang Yi's eyes, classmate Gu Xiaoshuang, was indeed very pretty.

Although she wore a set of ill-fitting clothes covered in patches and her shoes were worn through at the toes, anyone who looked at this girl would feel a sense of brightness before their eyes.

In Wang An's heart, he immediately thought that if this girl became Wang Yi's wife in the future, it truly couldn't be any better.

His younger brother really did have a good eye.

Once the five of them reached them, Yu Xiangnan took the initiative to introduce himself

"Hello everyone, my name is Yu Xiangnan, and I am the principal of the County First Middle School. I have come today to re-issue the admission notice to student Gu Xiaoshuang. At the same time, this is to make up for an error in our work. Due to a reason at our school, student Gu Xiaoshuang's admission notice was missed. On behalf of the school, I express my apologies to your family..."

In a grand flourish, Yu Xiangnan spoke a great deal!