Chapter 37: The transfer
"Come here, Su Can. This is Uncle Tong, and this is Uncle Xiao Luo."
When Su Can got home, he saw a man in his fifties sitting on the sofa, wearing a vest over his clothes. He had a square face and a rather imposing presence. Beside him, on a small armchair, sat another man in his thirties. Refined in manner, he held a fountain pen and was writing something in an open black notebook.
Both his parents were there. When Su Can opened the door and came home, his father, sitting beside the man in his fifties, spoke to him. He could tell that both his parents were rather reserved in front of these two men.
"Hello, Uncle Tong." Su Can nodded to the older man before greeting the man who looked like a clerk taking notes. "Hello, Uncle Luo."
Tong Jianjun smiled in greeting from the sofa, quietly studying the youngster who had just come in. Though the boy was slight, his eyes were focused and bright. People should not be judged by their appearance, but the only other person who had ever given Tong Jianjun this impression on a first meeting was that legendary old man in the parent group.
"This is my son, Su Can," Su Licheng added.
Tong Jianjun nodded. "The boy looks very bright. Not bad-a handsome young fellow!"
Su Licheng felt a little proud. "Yes, all this running around and hard work we adults do is for our children, isn't it? Luckily, this son of mine has done quite well. He hasn't given me much to worry about."
Tong Jianjun then asked where Su Can went to school. Hearing that it was City First Middle School, he nodded approvingly. "Xiahai City First Middle School is good. It's a national