Hao Yunyang understood his status in his family’s eyes and was clear about his weight in his parents’ hearts. So, to avoid unnecessary speculation and worry, Hao Yunyang could only choose to slow down a bit, first making a phone call home to lay the groundwork, which would make subsequent explanations easier.
Carrying bags of clothes, shoes, and the phone in one hand, he was slightly tilted, and his other hand was holding a phone, making a call.
“Mom, can you transfer me 500 yuan?” Hao Yunyang asked softly, not as embarrassed as last time.
“500?” His mother paused, then nodded and agreed: “I’ll go transfer it after getting off work. But, Xiaoyang, you…”
“Mom,” hearing his mother about to ask a question, Hao Yunyang felt relieved and went with the flow: “Didn’t I buy a computer last time? Then I spent some money learning things. Now I’m doing some part-time work online with the computer, but I haven’t learned everything thoroughly, so I plan to continue studying for a while…”
“Learning computers,” his mother said, “oh.” In the eyes of these older generations, whether typing articles, playing games, or programming, it all boiled down to three words: using computers.
“At a young age, you should learn more things,” his mother was at ease, and Hao Yunyang’s heart also relaxed.
There’s an old saying that to obtain something, you must first give. In Hao Yunyang’s case, it was exactly the opposite: to give, you must first obtain.
Walking and chatting with his mother about trivial life matters, Hao Yunyang hardly had so many messy things to talk about. The truly messy things couldn’t be mentioned to avoid worrying his family. So, out of ten sentences from Hao Yunyang’s mouth, at least seven were fabricated, with the sole purpose of hearing his mother’s laughter, which would make his heart feel more at ease.
It wasn’t that he was overly attached to his mother, but he genuinely wanted to bring more smiles to his mother’s face and more comfort to his family’s life, and nothing more.
The call ended after more than ten minutes. Hao Yunyang, carrying his bags, arrived at the entrance of Liushi Digital City, looked up at the shining sign, took a deep breath, and stepped up the stairs.
