Chapter 116

Luo Huaizheng bought a house for his parents on the third floor. It is not an expensive floor, but it is just right for the elders. They don't like floors that are too high. They think low floors are more convenient and down-to-earth, and they are more accustomed to them.

Both of his parents didn't have formal jobs, and they had thought about renting a storefront in the community, opening a small shop or doing some fruit business to reduce their son's burden. But since Luo Huaizheng started making money, he refused to do so. So over the past year or so, Luo's father and mother have lived the life they dreamed of when they were young - having a house to settle down, no worries about food and clothing, and a leisurely life. However, Luo's mother secretly worked as a part-time cleaner in the community, and Luo's father worked at a courier station to help, and the two of them kept these from Luo Huaizheng.

That day, Luo Huaizheng's father and mother did not go to work, and told him to come back early for dinner. Luo Huaizheng arrived just after six o'clock. When he opened the door, he saw that the two of them had prepared a large table of dishes, and there was also a bottle of expensive white wine on the table - a partner had given it to Luo Huaizheng before, and he gave it to his father, but his father had never been willing to drink it, so he took it out today.

Luo Huaizheng paused while changing his slippers and walked into the house as usual.

Two days ago, the police officially notified Luo's father and mother that the case would be reopened for investigation. At that time, the two elderly people, who were tortured by life and became increasingly silent and inferior, cried. As a result, Luo Huaizheng did not dare to go home these days.

Over the years, he could face anything, but he found it difficult to face his father's desperate expression and his mother's tears.

But today, both parents looked very happy. The father said, "Your mother cooked all your favorite dishes. Eat more today."

Mother smiled and took out three glasses and poured wine into them. She seldom drank alcohol, but today she wanted to have a drink.

They were not good at speaking, and after pouring the wine, they just drank silently. Luo Huaizheng sighed in his heart, raised his glass, and said: "Thank you, Mom and Dad, for supporting me all these years and not giving up on me. I wish you good health in the future and our family will get better and better."

Just a few words made the mother's eyes red again. She said, "Silly, you are our child. We gave birth to you and raised you. Your parents have always known that you would not do such a thing. Which parent would abandon their child? Now the police want to overturn the case and clear your name..."

But my father pounded the table and said, "What's the point of overturning the verdict? He was a student of Tsinghua University..." My mother immediately glared at my father.

Luo Huaizheng just smiled, filled his father's and his own glasses again, and said, "Dad, I respect you. When I was in prison, you protected my mom and supported this family. The past is the past. Let's not think about the unhappy things anymore and look forward to everything."

His father nodded with tears in his eyes, clinked glasses with him, and drank it all in one gulp.

After three rounds of drinking, Luo Huaizheng's face turned red, and his father's eyes became blurry. His mother didn't drink much, but she was so happy in her heart. She didn't want to look back on the bitterness of those years. So she didn't stop the father and son from drinking too much.

"What are your plans for the future?" asked my father.

"I don't have any plans. As for the case, I just need to follow the procedures and cooperate with the police. The company is developing well now and should make a lot of money this year. At the end of the year, I plan to buy another house for myself, in this community."

"Okay, okay." The father nodded with satisfaction. "You bought a car at the beginning of the year, and you will buy a house. Once the charges are cleared and you are innocent, you will be no worse than others. You can marry a wife and have children. Then your mother and I will be completely relieved."

Luo Huaizheng said "hmm".

His father hesitated again, looking at him eagerly: "If you take off your hat, will the recommendation for admission to Tsinghua still count?"

Luo Huaizheng was stunned.

The mother immediately poked the father with her elbow, but the father was already drunk and said angrily: "Why did you hit me? Tsinghua University originally gave him the admission qualification, and now it is proved that my son was wronged. Now that the matter has been clarified, will Tsinghua University not admit it? Nowadays, there are people in their forties taking college entrance exams. He is only 25 and so smart. Why can't he go to Tsinghua University again?" Luo Huaizheng: "I haven't thought about it..."

The mother helped the drunk father sit on the sofa and poured him tea to sober him up.

Luo Huaizheng sat alone at the table, staring at the half-full glass of wine in his glass, and was in a daze for a long time. For the first time, he felt confused about the future path he would take and the path he could take. Finally, he picked up the glass and drank it all, looking up at the blue sky and white clouds outside the window. It turned out that today was an exceptionally sunny day.

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Although the police are currently handling Luo Huaizheng's case in a low profile, they are not deliberately hiding anything. Xiangcheng is such a small place, and soon, everyone who should know will know.

Including some people who have helped Luo Huaizheng, prison wardens, cellmates, industrial park leaders, partners, etc. So these days, Luo Huaizheng has received a lot of condolence calls. Luo Huaizheng solemnly thanked everyone, every elder or friend again: "Without your help, I wouldn't have waited for this day." They were all very happy for him, and some even cried on the phone, even though Luo Huaizheng had nothing to do with them.

Soon, people also heard about Luo Huaizheng's company.

After work that day, Luo Huaizheng packed up his things and walked out of the office, only to find that all the company's employees were still there. Although many people would stay to work overtime, the progress of each group was different, so not all the people would be there at the same time.

Luo Huaizheng was stunned for a moment, then he saw more than 20 employees standing up, everyone was laughing. Everyone applauded, and the two old employees who had worked with him the longest pushed a small cart from the front desk, with a cake on it and a candle lit.

"Congratulations, Mr. Luo, on entering a new stage in life!" the company's most lively female employee took the lead in shouting.

Everyone responded in unison: "Congratulations, Mr. Luo, a new stage in life!"

Others shouted randomly: "Reach a new peak in life!" "Welcome the king back!" "Smooth sailing! Money and prosperity!"

No one mentioned words like "jail" or "overturning the verdict". But many people's eyes were red. The company was small, so everyone got along like a family. They saw what kind of person Luo Huaizheng was and how difficult it had been in recent years.

Luo Huaizheng laughed, walked forward, and all his colleagues surrounded him.

"Say a few words, Mr. Luo, say a few words." someone said.

Luo Huaizheng: "Thank you, everyone." Facing everyone's kind and warm smiles, he choked up a little, but immediately suppressed it.

He knew that he might have encountered the greatest malice in the world, but he also received unimaginable kindness. There was so much kindness, enough to fill the void in his heart and allow him to stand upright in this world.

He said in a gentler and more powerful voice: "I am very grateful for everyone's kindness. I also wish that our company's performance will reach a new level this year and that everyone will receive a big red envelope at the end of the year."

Everyone laughed and applauded, praising Luo Huaizheng as the best boss they had ever met. The active colleagues came up and cut the cake, and naturally gave the first piece to Luo Huaizheng. Everyone gave their sincere blessings to their boss again as if they were free. Luo Huaizheng thanked everyone one by one, and although he didn't like sweets, he took the big piece, sat back in the office, and ate it carefully without leaving any bite.

Therefore, when he received Ma Junhong's call, there was still a smile in his voice: "Junhong, what's the matter?"