My family's affairs, as a tragic social news, made headlines in major media.

Many acquaintances and relatives were interviewed, starting from the year when Jiang Die was adopted, they supplemented every piece of this story.

My biological parents, my half-sister from another mother, those who mistreated me, are all gone.

I became an orphan.

The day after the incident, Grandpa Su and his grandson Su Hao came to my house together.

He looked solemn and said gently, "Xiaonian, I have a student who is the principal at Jiangying Middle School. I have already contacted him. You can transfer there immediately, change your name, attend as a borrowed student, keep your school records at Qixiang Middle School, and come back for the normal college entrance examination later."

"My sister is also a retired teacher, living alone, right near the school. She is willing to take care of you."

"Child, cheer up. When you grow up, these things won't be so scary."

When the reporters surrounded my house and the entrance of Qixiang Middle School, I was already in the car to Jiangying with Grandpa Su.

At the station, Senior Su Hao prepared a big bag of food for me and gave me a small talisman, saying his grandmother prayed for it in the temple to ensure my future safety and smoothness.

Li Dan hugged my neck, tears wetting my clothes.

She said she would write to me every week and come to Jiangying to see me every holiday.

The coach, with red eyes, handed me a net bag with a new soccer ball inside: "Don't neglect your studies when you get there, or else..."

He didn't finish his sentence and turned abruptly.

The car started, and we waved goodbye.

After getting off the car, we took a huge ferry, crossing the vast Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

It was a cloudy day, the sun peeking in and out of the clouds.

I leaned against the railing, looking at the flowing water.

A white water bird flew diagonally across the river, chirping softly, spreading its wings straight into the sky.

Suddenly, Grandpa Su asked, "Xiaonian, can you recite 'The Idle Excursion'?"

"Yes," I said, "In the Northern Ocean, there is a fish, its name is Kun..."

I recited it in one breath.

Grandpa Su looked at me with a smile, his eyes full of affection:

"Xiaonian, I have been reading 'The Idle Excursion' for decades, remembering the four words 'deep and dynamic,' first deep, then dynamic."

"You will be like that too, Grandpa believes in you."

"Hmm." I nodded.

The sun had already emerged from the clouds.