Chapter 7 Inheriting Your Legacy
Although Old Deng verbally said it was fine, his tone still carried a hint of reluctance.
This elderly man naturally didn’t want Liu Haoyu to leave Jiangliu City.
He worried that this departure would, like back then, turn into a separation lasting several years.
“Okay, I’ll go tell Xiaolin.”
Liu Haoyu walked towards the room, and Qin Liu followed behind him.
She didn’t like this atmosphere of parting, so before entering the room, Qin Liu glanced back at Old Deng.
The old man, his face full of wrinkles, sat at the counter. After Liu Haoyu went in, he took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket.
This pack of cigarettes looked a bit old but was very well preserved.
Qin Liu seemed to have seen this pack of cigarettes before.
It seemed to be a gift Liu Haoyu had given to Old Deng earlier, but after so much time had passed, it appeared only a few cigarettes had been smoked from it.
Logically, given Old Deng’s smoking frequency, it was impossible that he had only smoked this much.
As Qin Liu was wondering, Old Deng seemed to sense the gaze upon him.
He looked up and looked in Qin Liu’s direction.
“Miss Qin Liu, you have seen me in a sorry state.”
The old man said frankly.
“For me, Xiao Liu is like family. It’s impossible to say I have no reluctance in my heart.”
“And my little granddaughter, Deng Xiaolin, is completely unable to let go of Xiao Liu… Sigh…”
At the end, Old Deng let out a helpless sigh.
“I’ll entrust Xiao Liu to your care.”
“I will.”
Qin Liu nodded and then walked into the room.
At this moment, Liu Haoyu inside the room seemed to have finished explaining his upcoming whereabouts and movements to Deng Xiaolin.
The originally cheerful and lively young girl now had a face full of dejection and gloom.
“Are you… really going?”
Even though Deng Xiaolin lowered her head and her expression wasn’t visible, Qin Liu could still feel the reluctance in her words.
However, Liu Haoyu merely nodded indifferently and said.
“This is for Qin Liu’s safety, so I must go.”
“Is that so…”
Deng Xiaolin clenched her small hands, tightly gripping the hem of her skirt.
She really wanted to muster the courage to say that she wanted to go too, but from her understanding of Liu Haoyu, this was almost impossible.
Liu Haoyu would definitely not let her go with him.
“Xiaolin, you still have your studies, so there’s no need for you to come along. Finish your studies first.”
“…I’m already in my senior year, there’s nothing else…”
Deng Xiaolin mumbled softly, but her voice was very low, and no one heard it except herself.
Perhaps having made up her mind, Deng Xiaolin straightened herself up. She lifted her head, and her slightly reddened eye sockets revealed a carefree smile.
“Hao-ge, you go, and be safe.”
“Okay, I will be.”
Liu Haoyu nodded and then walked towards the doorway.
Qin Liu was also standing at the doorway. As Liu Haoyu approached, she asked.
“Is it okay to leave like this?”
“Everything that needed to be said and explained has been explained. Go early and return early. Let’s go.”
After saying that, Liu Haoyu walked out of the room. Qin Liu looked back and saw Deng Xiaolin still waving goodbye. She didn’t know if she was waving to her or to Liu Haoyu.
But out of politeness, Qin Liu still said goodbye to Deng Xiaolin.
After the two of them walked away, Deng Xiaolin, the young girl, resumed her work, but her eyes were vacant, her mind long gone somewhere else.
While wiping the table, she suddenly stopped. Having finally made up her mind, she walked towards the hall.
Facing her imposing grandfather, the young girl took a deep breath and said with a very firm and resolute tone.
“Grandpa, I want to inherit your legacy.”
Upon hearing this, Old Deng’s hand, holding the cigarette, froze in mid-air.
Looking at his grown granddaughter, Old Deng remained silent for nearly three minutes.
After a long silence, Old Deng spoke.
“Why?”
— — — — — —
From Jiangliu City to Jiangquan City, by bus, it would take about 6 hours.
However, Liu Haoyu usually didn’t take the bus. He considered the bullet train and his motorcycle, and finally chose his beloved little motorcycle.
As Qin Liu watched the man start the motorcycle, her small face turned pale with fright, and she even timidly raised her hand and said.
“Um… can I go back into Hong Yu?”
“It’s okay,” Liu Haoyu said with a very kind smile, patted the seat behind him, and added, “I guarantee you’ll reach heaven with pleasure.”
“Whether it’s pleasurable or not is another matter, but riding your motorcycle will truly send you to heaven!”
Qin Liu said this and returned to Hong Yu.
This made Liu Haoyu somewhat regretful.
The opportunity to be squeezed between white stockings was gone just like that.
But he didn’t stay there. Twisting the throttle, the motorcycle sped out at an extremely fast pace.
This was destined to be a long journey.
While driving, Liu Haoyu didn’t forget to check the status of Hong Yu.
If Hong Yu rapidly turned black and broke, he would not hesitate to turn back.
However, for some reason, unlike before, Liu Haoyu rode for a very, very long distance, but the speed at which resentment accumulated inside Hong Yu remained slow.
Liu Haoyu couldn’t say whether this situation was good or bad.
Inside Hong Yu, Qin Liu looked at the scenery on both sides of the road becoming more and more familiar, which gave her an illusion of returning home.
It was like a wanderer who had been away for many years embarking on the road home.
That feeling was a mix of anticipation and happiness.
More importantly, Qin Liu now really wanted to know the situation of her younger sister.
Her sister, with whom she had relied on each other since childhood, she hoped that she was happy now.
Qin Liu prayed silently in her heart.
To be honest, she was worried that because of her death, her sister would be utterly discouraged.
And she was also afraid that after her death, something would happen to her sister.
Just like in many online novels, after being away from home for many years, upon returning, she discovered that her sister or daughter was being bullied.
This made her heart feel a bit uneasy.
“Speaking of which, why are you coming to Jiangquan City?”
In response to Liu Haoyu’s question, Qin Liu knew that even if she didn’t tell Liu Haoyu the truth, not revealing the reason wasn’t an option forever.
This would eventually arouse his suspicion, and what Qin Liu disliked the most was suspicion between friends.
Furthermore, because she knew her identity, with a combination of reality and illusion, the young girl had already devised a story in her heart.
A made-up story on the spot, based on dreams and her identity.
After all… no matter what, who would believe that she was a man in her previous life?
So, after taking a deep breath, Qin Liu said with a deep and regretful tone.
“In Jiangliu City, I would often have a very strange dream. It was about a young boy who was made into a flat paper person by a cement truck while saving someone…”
