Finding Someone Online

On a winter evening.

The tall trees in front of the single-story houses were as bare as English teacher Chen Haiyang's head.

Yet the wheat shoots in the fields were as lush and green as Shen Xu's hat.

The old snow had yet to melt when fresh snow began to fall from the dim sky, blanketing the fields and village in a hazy white.

The lights by the single-story houses had been switched on, one after another, illuminating the darkness.

Zhang Ruyun stood at the doorway. The snowy weather did not make people fearful; instead, it brought a sense of vitality. Looking eastward, he could occasionally see guests from the city coming to Agritainment for a meal.

Dongdong, tied to a hemp rope, was straining to drag a tire with a five- or six-year-old girl sitting on it, laughing happily. Her father followed nearby to prevent any accidents.

Zhang Ruyun found it truly strange. In his impression, Dongdong had been an unruly wild child. How had he become so sensible now?

Sure enough, people change when they grow up! Zhang Ruyun mused.

As the saying went, education knew no class. So long as one taught according to the student's aptitude, anyone could improve.

Zhang Ruyun waved and called out, "Dongdong, come play with me later!"

Dongdong replied in a muffled voice, "If you want to play, come find me at the entrance to Agritainment."

He was no longer allowed to solicit private customers, because Lin Zida had warned him that if he dared cross the line, he would face Jiang Ning's antitrust judgment.

Lin Zida had even specifically reminded him of Jiang Ning's methods: hanging people from trees to feed hornets, throwing them into ponds to feed fish, and other cruel punishments.

Having returned from the bustling metropolis, Zhang Ruyun