Zhang Minghua’s Gift

Time flew by, and the winter break came to an end.

“Little Yan, are you still coming to play during the summer break?” Jiang Xiuqin asked Chu Yan with a smile as she helped to pack the luggage.

Chu Yan stuffed her clothes into her suitcase and said, “I’ll come and visit Auntie and Uncle when I’m free.”

When Jiang Xiuqin heard this, she could not stop smiling.

“Mom, hurry up. We won’t be able to catch the plane in a while,” Lu Benwei urged.

Jiang Xiuqin frowned and scolded, “Hurry, hurry, hurry, you only know how to hurry! What time is it now? there’s still a long way to go before you fly!”

Lu Benwei looked at the time and frowned.

There were still four hours before the plane took off. It would take about one and a half hours to get from Green Spirit City to the airport of Hai Province. If there was traffic jam, four hours would not be enough.

At this moment, the phone in his pocket vibrated. Lu Benwei took out his phone and saw that it was a message from Zhang Minghua.

“Lu Benwei, do you still have time to come out?”

Lu Benwei quickly typed a reply: “We’ll be leaving in a while, what’s the matter?”

Very quickly, Zhang Minghua’s reply came.

“Nothing, my father wants to see you. If you’re not in a hurry, you can come down and look for us. We’ll stop at the entrance of your neighborhood.”

Lu Benwei saw this message and could not help but frown.

Zhang Minghua’s father was looking for him, and it was at the entrance of Lu Benwei’s neighborhood. It seemed that this matter was quite important.

“Mom, I’m going out for a while. Take my luggage downstairs.”

Lu Benwei finished packing, hurriedly took off his shoes, and left the house.

Behind him, Jiang Xiuqin could not help but complain, “You child, what’s the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?”

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At the entrance of the neighborhood, Lu Benwei saw an extended version of a Lincoln.

Zhang Minghua’s driver had also seen Lu Benwei a few times. After seeing him, his double lights flashed.

Lu Benwei walked over and opened the door. He saw Zhang Minghua and Zhang Minghua’s father.

It had to be said that Zhang Minghua’s father and Zhang Minghua were practically carved from the same mold. Their figures and facial features overlapped, making them look like two identical people.

If it was not for their different hairstyles and temperaments, Lu Benwei would have thought that they were identical twins.

Zhang Minghua’s father had combed his hair back and waxed it, making it as bright as a mirror.

Under the gold-rimmed glasses was a simple and honest face, and when he saw Lu Benwei, his smile became even brighter.

“Uncle Zhang! How are you?” Lu Benwei greeted.

“Lu Benwei, hello!”

Zhang Minghua’s father hurriedly pulled Lu Benwei to his seat.

Lu Benwei and Zhang Minghua’s father sat side by side. Zhang Minghua was sitting opposite Lu Benwei.

“Uncle Zhang, is there something you need me for?”

Lu Benwei was in a hurry to catch a plane and planned to get straight to the point with Zhang Minghua’s father.

Zhang Minghua’s father smiled and said, “Lu Benwei, I called you here to thank you for finding our family heirloom.”

The Zhang family’s heirloom was left in the secret realm by Zhang Minghua’s great-grandfather. Later, after some twists and turns, Lu Benwei found it and returned it to the Zhang family.

Lu Benwei smiled and politely replied, “Uncle, I’m classmates with Zhang Minghua. If Zhang Minghua has a request, I’ll help him if I can. It was just luck that I found the family heirloom.”

“I don’t care if it’s luck or not. You’ve helped us find our family heirloom, so we should at least express our gratitude!” Zhang Minghua’s father said politely.

Before he could finish, he looked at Zhang Minghua.

“I’m a boorish man without much education. In the early years, I’ve been busy with business and neglected Minghua’s education. But in the few days that you’ve been with Zhang Minghua, he’s grown a lot with you.”

Zhang Minghua’s father’s gaze became kind.

“Ever since he followed you to the sea swamp secret realm, Minghua came back and said that he wanted to go to the hunter university to learn more. He wants to become a great alchemist. Later, he told me about what happened in the sea swamp secret realm. You played a big role in Minghua’s big change.”

“Uncle, you must be joking,” Lu Benwei scratched his head in embarrassment and said, “I didn’t do anything.”

Zhang Minghua’s father continued to laugh. “Later, he followed you to the rescue in Canglong City. Although he didn’t help much, his courage is commendable! This can’t be done without your influence on Minghua. Minghua is also lucky. When he was young, he didn’t have his father, me, who was his role model. In the end, when he grew up, you appeared! So, I’ve decided to let Minghua…”

At this moment, Zhang Minghua’s expression changed slightly. “Dad, you’re not thinking of making Lu Benwei my godfather, are you?”

“You little brat, why are you so talkative?” Zhang Minghua’s father glared at Zhang Minghua.

Lu Benwei’s mouth could not help twitching. Just now, he almost thought that Zhang Minghua’s father had the same idea.

Zhang Minghua’s father cleared his throat and continued, “So, I’ve decided to have Minghua give our family heirloom to you!”

Lu Benwei and Zhang Minghua’s expressions changed slightly.

“Dad…” Zhang Minghua wanted to say something.

“Uncle Zhang, this is your Zhang family’s heirloom. Isn’t it inappropriate for me to hold onto it?” Lu Benwei interrupted him.

Zhang Minghua’s father was very open-minded and said, “What’s wrong with it? I’ve seen that stone tablet too. It’s almost an encyclopedia of potions! But you also know that the inheritance of alchemy was broken at the moment my father, Minghua’s grandfather, left. So, we have no use for it!”

Lu Benwei did not know whether to laugh or cry and said, “But Uncle Zhang, didn’t Minghua want to become an alchemist? It’ll be good for him in the future if he keeps the stone tablet.”

“Is that so?” Zhang Minghua’s father rolled his eyes at Zhang Minghua. “This kid’s talent is there! Lu Benwei, you’re a genius. You’ll be able to shine more if you hold the stone tablet than if you put it with this kid!”

“Dad…” Zhang Minghua wanted to say something, but he was still ruthlessly interrupted by his father.

“Brat, am I wrong to say that?”

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“Who is Lu Benwei? He’s the champion of the National Class Tournament and the hero of Canglong City!”

Zhang Minghua’s father scolded him sternly. The next second, he looked at Lu Benwei and immediately smiled. “In any case, you must accept this stone tablet.”

Lu Benwei saw Zhang Minghua’s father’s insistence and nodded helplessly.

Zhang Minghua’s father heaved a sigh of relief. “Brat, take out the stone tablet.”