Long Lasting Dreams Chapter 8

When you are young, it is the easiest and most beautiful thing to do something that you promised someone. Ethan Jiang didn't understand this principle at that time. At his young age, he only thought about romantic things. When he heard others talk about Swan Lake, he really hoped that he could dance it one day and dance for them. When he thought about it, he didn't even feel tired when he pressed his instep every day.

After Hannah Tan came back, she started to worry about how to provide her son with more nutrition. After thinking for a long time, she couldn't help but stare at the Tony chicken in the yard.

Lucas Jiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "If you kill the chicken, Shenzi will be angry with you."

Hannah Tan spat: "I can't see it."

Lucas Jiang thought about it and suggested: "Why don't we go ask the Shen family how to deal with the milk issue first?"

Although the town is mainly based on agriculture and aquaculture and commercial trade is not well developed, it is fortunately close to a dairy farm. Shen Sam Shu's father, Shen Guoliang, works in the dairy farm. The local dairy is called Shuangxi, and it has been promoted in the town for a while. Hannah Tan made up her mind and went to the Shen family, but she didn't meet Shen Guoliang, but Grace Li was there.

"Sister Grace Li." Hannah Tan greeted, "You're off work so early today?"

Behind Grace Li followed Sam Shu, who was going to be promoted to the second grade this year and was four years older than Ethan Jiang.

Children nowadays develop early. Sam Shu has grown the fastest among his peers and already looks like a teenager. He called out "Auntie" and went back to his room.

Grace Li poured tea for Hannah Tan: "I went to buy glasses for my son. I don't know what he is looking at. The degree is over 200."

Hannah Tan said "Hi", "Isn't it only smart people who wear glasses?"

"Forget it." Grace Li waved his hand and laughed. She asked, "Where is your Shenzi? Is he still dancing?"

Hannah Tan sighed, "That's right." She was a little embarrassed to speak, but finally said shamelessly, "I came here today to ask Brother Shen if he could help me order milk. My family dances very hard, and the teacher said that we should eat chicken, beef, milk, and eggs... You also know our family situation, and I was thinking if there were some preferential policies for ordering milk through Shuangxi internal employees." After speaking in one breath, Hannah Tan was probably really embarrassed, her face was a little red, and she twisted her hands restlessly, and she said with a stiff upper lip, "If it really doesn't work, I'll order a cheaper one, but I'm afraid that if it runs out, I won't be able to grab a spot..."

Grace Li couldn't help but interrupt her and frowned, "Sister Ling, what are you talking about?"

Hannah Tan pursed her lips and said nothing for a long time. Finally, she couldn't help but sigh.

Grace Li said "Wait a minute" and she went back inside, took out a booklet, helped Hannah Tan fill it out, and said slowly: "I'll have Guoliang take it to the dairy tomorrow, and we'll start delivering next week. You just need to give the money to the milkman when the time comes."

Hannah Tan's eyes welled up, and she said "thank you" several times but still felt it was not enough. Before leaving, she said, "I'll make wontons tonight, and I'll ask Shenzi to bring them to you. You can't refuse them."

Grace Li chastised her and waved her away: "Alright, I get it. You are too polite to your own people."

After Hannah Tan left, Grace Li put away the milk book in a good mood and was about to call Shen Guoliang when Sam Shu suddenly came out of the room and glanced at the door: "Auntie Tan is gone?"

"Gone." Grace Li didn't take it seriously and asked, "Why did you come out? Have you finished your homework?"

Sam Shu adjusted his newly-worn glasses and said calmly, "I'm done. I'll come out to get some yogurt."

Grace Li's phone was connected: "Blocked keywords... Hey, the yogurt is in the refrigerator, take it out and warm it up before drinking."

Sam Shu said "Oh", took the yogurt and put it on the desk in his room.

Ethan Jiang didn't know that his mother had gone to Sam Shu's house to order milk. He happily took the bus back, and when he passed by the bookstore, the old man stopped him.

"How are your studies going recently?" the old man asked, holding his pipe.

Ethan Jiang still had his dancing shoes hanging around his neck. When he saw him, he remembered to put them in his bag: "I was able to stand on my own feet today, but the time was a little short. The teacher said it's not good enough."

The old man exhaled: "Then you have to press the instep of your feet at night and sleep with it pressed?"

"I can't sleep with it pressed down." Ethan Jiang stuck out his tongue with a bitter face, "My feet will be numb the next day."

The old man chuckled and muttered, "Why should a boy learn ballet? It's a pain." He pointed at Ethan Jiang and said, "Wait a minute."

Ethan Jiang waited outside obediently. The old man lifted the door curtain, bent down and looked through something. Finally, he took out a DVD and said, "Here, take it and have a look."

Ethan Jiang: "What is this?"

Old man: "Didn't you say before that there was a male version of Swan Lake? This is it."

Ethan Jiang's eyes lit up: "Grandpa, how did you get it?!"

The old man was very proud: "Grandpa has everything."

Ethan Jiang cried out "Wow!" He hugged the old man's neck and rubbed his face: "Thank you, Grandpa!"

The old man pushed him away in disgust: "What are you talking about? I'll rent it to you! Pay for it!"

Ethan Jiang returned home holding the CD like a treasure. Hannah Tan was indeed making wontons. Seeing her son, she urged him, "Hurry up and change your clothes and wash your hands, and go deliver the wontons to Sam Shu's house."

"Send wontons?" Ethan Jiang didn't quite react, "Why send wontons?"

Hannah Tan sighed and said, "Just deliver it when I ask you to. Why are you talking so much?"

Ethan Jiang scratched his head, went back to his room and changed his clothes. He took out the CD, blew on the surface of the disk carefully, raised his hand and stared at the circle in the middle for a long time, then slowly opened his mouth and laughed.

Hannah Tan shouted from outside: "Come out quickly, what are you dawdling for?"

"I'm coming." Ethan Jiang changed his clothes and trousers. He went to the table and watched Hannah Tan pack the wontons. His mother glanced at him and suddenly asked, "What are you laughing at? Why are you so happy?"

Ethan Jiang immediately frowned: "No."

Hannah Tan didn't ask any more questions and scratched his nose: "Go and send it off. If you want to call someone, be sweet."

The Shen family was some distance away from the Jiang family. Ethan Jiang was still a little childish when he was carrying the bag across the ridge. The weather was hot, so he simply took off his shoes. He stepped on several loaches along the way, but finally released them all.

It took Ethan Jiang nearly a quarter of an hour to reach Sam Shu's house. Ethan Jiang looked at his feet and hesitated for a while before washing them with the water from the canal. He then put on his shoes and called out before entering the yard, "Uncle Guoliang, Aunt Grace Li, it's me, Shen Zi."

Sam Shu came out and opened the door for him: "Your mother called 10 minutes ago. You must have had a hard time on this journey."

Ethan Jiang smiled embarrassedly. Grace Li and Shen Guoliang were both there. They served the food on the table and insisted on keeping him.

"My mother will beat me if I don't go home for dinner." Ethan Jiang was more afraid of Hannah Tan when he was outside.

Grace Li had no choice but to let him go, and before he finished, he packed a lunch box for him: "Take this back to your mother."

Ethan Jiang hesitated for a moment but still took it.

On the way back, Sam Shu took the initiative to send him to the field. Ethan Jiang was about to leave when he was stopped by the other party.

"Shenzi." The sun in the west was almost invisible. Sam Shu was wearing new glasses, so it was hard to see his expression in the dusk. "Are you..."

Ethan Jiang tilted his head: "What?"

Sam Shu opened his mouth, as if hesitating whether to speak or not, and finally gave up and muttered, "Forget it."

Ethan Jiang: "???"

Sam Shu: "Wait a minute."

Ethan Jiang said "Oh" in agreement, and Sam Shu went back. After a while, he ran out of the house again.

"For you." He handed the yogurt to Ethan Jiang.

Ethan Jiang blinked: "Yogurt."

He usually drinks little milk, let alone yogurt. He also drinks eggs and other things. In the early years, his family raised chickens, but they were all sold after Lucas Jiang fell ill.

"The one with the pulp." Sam Shu emphasized, "You eat it."

Ethan Jiang was very happy: "Brother Sam Shu, you are so nice."

Sam Shu also laughed: "I was not nice to you before?"

Ethan Jiang said honestly: "You beat me up a lot before."

Sam Shu: ...