Walking the Path of a Workaholic in Cliché Novels (QT) Chapter 107

The car drove further and further away, heading towards a recently built fishing village. This was the most remote place An Yinong had seen since he came here. Men and women all wore clothes they had sewn themselves and cloth shoes. Some people even had sleeves of different colors, with traces of visible patches. They wore bamboo hats, their faces and bodies were tanned, and they avoided people’s eyes when they saw their car, looking very reserved.

An Yinong also saw many boats with daily necessities hanging on the shore. Children were running and jumping between the boats. Occasionally one of them fell into the water, scaring him as a passerby. However, the child themself did not take it seriously, and quickly got up by swimming and joined the playing group again.

The driver, Uncle Cai, was a little confused about the road, so he stopped to ask passers-by how to get to “Li Ji Fried Noodles”. It turned out that the destination was not far away, a very small and simple shop made of a few wooden boards.

“Master, we’re here.”

The car stopped, and An Yinong and others got out, along with the homeless person with dull eyes. People nearby looked at them with vigilance.

“Um, please tell me…”

Zhang Wei stopped a man and was about to ask, but he saw the dark-skinned young man’s eyes widened and shouted outside: “Brother Da, Brother Da, Aunt Caihua is back!”

A tall young man ran over. When he saw the homeless woman, his eyes turned red: “Mom?”

An Yinong noticed his accent and thought he must be from Singapore.

The woman was still in a daze at first, but when she saw the young man, she finally became excited: “Da… Dazai…”

“It’s me, mother.”

The small noodle shop was in a small commotion because of this incident. People who came to eat came over to see: “It really is Aunt Caihua. Where has she been these past few months? We couldn’t find her.”

“We saw her in the Harbor District. She was so pitiful, being bullied and beaten. Fortunately, my classmate said he had seen her…” Zhang Wei told everyone how they met her and also mentioned the great hero.

These people looked at An Yinong, and he subconsciously stepped back when he received such attention.

At this time, the wanderer’s son had already known what happened through Zhang Wei’s exaggerated description: “Master He? Thank you for saving my mother. I owe you a favor and will definitely repay you in the future!” His eyes were red, which made An Yinong feel embarrassed.

“Of course, others would have made the same choice. I’ve put the medical expenses in her coat pocket. If possible, take your mother to the hospital for a checkup. I don’t know if she’s injured.”

An Yinong thought of the heroic dog again: “Oh, and this little dog, luckily it’s always with her, driving away many people with bad intentions.” The dirty puppy jumped out of the car, circled around An Yinong, and was held and rubbed on the head.

“Master, be careful.” Uncle Cai was terrified, fearing that the puppy would bite his master.

“It’s okay, it’s so well-behaved.”

“Yes.” The young man looked at the puppy and the boy, “I don’t know how to contact you. We will definitely thank you.”

“Don’t be so polite. It’s just a piece of cake.” An Yinong stood up and handed the dog to him.

“I’m leaving now. See you later.” An Yinong waved his hand and retired. “See you later if we’re lucky.”

Zhang Wei and another person also got in the car.

Seeing An Yinong get in the car and the car started, the young man stepped forward and said, “Master He, what’s your name?”

“My name is He Tiantong.”

An Yinong first sent Zhang Wei and the other person back before heading home.

“By the way, Uncle Cai, come over here. I want to buy a roast goose to take back.” Thinking of the aroma of Luo Ji’s roast goose, he went to buy a roast goose, chopped it up and put it in two foam boxes. The aroma of roast goose filled the car.

“Uncle Cai, don’t tell them what happened today. I’m afraid they will worry.”

“I understand, Master.”

An Yinong leaned against the window, holding his face with one hand: “I used to think that being able to understand the voices of animals was just so-so, but I didn’t expect that I could be of such help.” Suddenly he felt that having these golden fingers was not a completely bad thing.

Ten minutes later, he entered the house with roast goose and good mood. The servants at home were preparing dinner, and He Chengjue, wearing silk pajamas, was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper.

“Dad, are you okay today?” He put down his bag and went to greet Grandma Lian, “Grandma, I brought you some roast goose.”

“It smells so good! I just happen to be craving for roast goose recently.” Granny Lian was extremely happy to receive the gift. It wasn’t because she really wanted roast goose, but mainly because of the thoughtfulness of the gift.

“Ahem!” He Chengjue shook the newspaper and glanced towards An Yinong.

“I packed two, one is just for you.”

He Chengjue smiled with satisfaction, but pretended to be serious the next second: “Atong, I heard that you were naughty in school again?”

An Yinong seemed to understand something, and his smile faded slightly: “Did someone tell you?”

“No, I’m just asking casually.” He Chengjue saw that his expression was not right and his voice became weak.

“Hehe.” After that, An Yinong was filled with low pressure and looked like he was in a terrible mood. He Chengjue wanted to say something to him, but when he saw this situation, he didn’t dare to say anything. He ate his meal in a hurry and went upstairs.

As soon as he went upstairs, An Yinong returned to normal in minutes and seemed to be in a good mood.

Granny Lian shook her head: “You two, father and son.”

An Yinong also went upstairs. Before he opened the door, he heard a chirping sound from inside. When he opened the door, he saw a bird singing loudly on the windowsill.

“You’re here again?” Before, it wanted to go home when it was raised, and now that it’s back home, it keeps running here again. Didn’t its owner worry?

The parrot turned its head and held out a talon: “Here, yours.”

“…”For some reason, the shape of the bird with one leg stretched out reminded him of a big man with one hairy foot stretched out, which was particularly eye-catching.

“Another letter?”

He took off the small bottle from the parrot’s foot. These animals that understood the “voice of the heart”, this little parrot, as well as the budgie and the puppy he met during the day, were all very human-like and had high IQs.

There really was a reply letter from the parrot’s owner inside.

“I’m sorry, I misunderstood you. Thank you for taking care of Xiexie. It’s rare for him to be so close to others. If he causes you any trouble, you don’t have to be polite, lest he get too inflated, which always happens.”

“That’s more like it.” An Yinong put away the letter with a smile. He poked the little parrot with his finger, “So your name is Xiexie. Who gave you such an interesting name? Your master knows his mistakes and corrects them. That’s not bad.”

The parrot tilted his head, confused.

“Thank you for flying back and forth to deliver the letter. I’ll treat you to some melon seeds.”

An Yinong prepared a stack of melon seeds for the parrot, and took out the “letter” to ponder. At this point, he actually didn’t have to reply and cut off this accidental contact, but he had encountered a lot of things today, and he didn’t seem to be so resistant to integrating into this world and establishing social relationships with the people in this world.

An Yinong took out a pen and wrote back: “Xiexie likes eating a lot of melon seeds here. I don’t know if it’s a bother. In fact, my tone in my previous reply was not very polite. I hope I didn’t cause you any discomfort – H.”

The parrot Xiexie left with the reply. An Yinong suddenly became curious: “I wonder what the owner of Xiexie is like. Judging from the handwriting, he seems to be a very decisive person with a sharp pen stroke.” You can tell a lot about a person by his handwriting. He must be a person with a strong character.

After sending the parrot away, he went to wash up and sleep. He was too tired today and didn’t even have the energy to do his homework. This kind of painful thing should be postponed for one day. Having said that, An Yinong still woke up early the next morning and opened his homework book.

“The parrot didn’t come over today. Maybe it won’t come over in the future?” Looking at the motionless windowsill, An Yinong felt a little regretful, then lowered his head and continued to do his homework.

Such a small amount of homework, which he had never taken seriously before, actually tortured him for a whole day. Around six in the evening, An Yinong was packing his schoolbag after dinner when he suddenly heard a knock at the window.

“Chirp.” The parrot appeared again, knocking on the doors and windows gently with its beak, with a small bottle hanging on his legs.

An Yinong grabbed a handful of melon seeds and said, “You’re here again?”

“Xiexie is in good condition. The veterinarian said he was depressed before, but now is completely fine. I guess it’s not my fault. I’m sorry I’m not very good at dealing with people. Xiexie still wants to bother you. If you feel troubled, I will stop him. -X”

Looking at this small note, An Yinong could imagine an adult who was somewhat depressed, not good at socializing and was often misunderstood.

“Social phobia? But he said ‘thank you’ and continued to bother me. Does that mean he will come again in the future?”

An Yinong picked up the pen. He now had a strange mentality of ‘Now that I’ve seen it, it seems unreasonable not to reply’. Moreover, they were connected through a bird, and also because of a bird, which made him feel as if he had jumped out of reality, out of the plot, and out of the story set by others.

If the plot world was a program, he was convinced that he was a Trojan virus and the owner of the bird was a bug.

“I don’t feel bothered. When I was a child, I always dreamed of an owl coming to me with a letter. Although it has changed to a different species now, I still feel very happy. My free time is between 6 to 9 in the evening. I can help take care of Xiexie. It’s nice to meet Xiexie and you. -H”

The parrot returned to a villa area with the letter and flew into the study through a specially designed small window. The owner of the study was working. He spent eighteen hours out of twenty-four working or preparing for work.

“You’re back?” The man didn’t have time to look at his pet until all the documents were signed.

Having a pet was an accident, and he didn’t want to keep any living creature, be it a human or a bird. But since he had one, he couldn’t just ignore it.

The parrot stretched out a leg.

“…your look.” It’s hard to describe.

The man took down the small bottle and hesitated whether to open it. He had sent out many drifting bottles, but none of them received a response. At that time, he knew that often when he expected something to happen, it would not happen.

“Chirp.” Open up, what are you standing there for?

The man finally opened the bottle, and a small roll of paper fell out, which he unfolded.

“Nice to meet ‘me’?”

Twenty years later, he no longer sent messages in bottles, but his pet has found him a special pen pal.