What? Feng Jun simply could not understand what he had just heard. "They jumped together?"
Wang Haifeng let out a long sigh. "Yeah. Wasn't it exam season? Neither of them did well..."
Exams... Give me a moment to smoke and sort this out! Feng Jun lit a cigarette.
After taking two drags, he asked, "First, tell me this: why did my talisman end up with your uncle's child?"
Wang Haifeng gave a bitter smile. "I wanted to show filial respect to my dad, but... my dad wanted to show filial respect to my grandma..."
Coach Wang's grandmother was still alive. The old lady was nearly ninety, yet her hearing and eyesight were sharp, and she adored her great-grandson most of all.
Wang Haifeng's father had just turned sixty that year. He was a self-made first-generation rich man. People like him generally had one thing in common: they were tough-minded and not easily frightened.
His son had obtained a talisman for him, and Old Wang had been quite happy. He also knew that Master Feng truly had abilities, so he wanted to give it to his wife. "You wear it."
After giving it some thought, his wife suggested giving it to the old lady instead. She was getting on in years but refused to admit she was old, wandering around everywhere all day. If she tripped or bumped into something, it could be serious.
It had originally been a fine thing. The family deferred to one another, all understood how to respect their elders, and it was rather heartwarming.
Even Feng Jun felt quite pleased upon hearing this, not the least bit angry that the talisman had been passed around privately.
But... there was always a but. The old lady then secretly gave the talisman to her great-grandson.
The great-grandson had