The boss takes me to my office . It was like a house . All polished and nicely laid out , unlike my old tacky office . He shakes my hand again and leaves . It ’ s so quiet up here and soon my thoughts begin to drift back to the fate of my hometown . Once again I mourn the fact that I will have to move out of my village in only two months . Although I continued to get quite emotional about my village , I do manage to get on with my work and before I know it the clock strikes 3pm and my work day is over . I leave the sanctuary of my office and begin walking down the loud city streets .
Here we go again I thought . Vehicles driving past me with terrible gas smells . I ’ m going to miss the nice natural smell of the village I think to myself . Dawdling slowly down the street I spot a woman crossing the busy road . Suddenly I hear a bang and a loud screech and look up to see a truck veering out of control towards the woman . Instantly I jump out onto the road and tackle her onto the pavement as the truck slams into a shop front in a shower of glass and noise . Phew ! That was close I say to myself .“ Are you ok ?” I ask the woman .“ Thank-You so much for saving my life .” she says gratefully . I pick her up and she is OK apart from a few small scratches . She kept thanking me until the ambulance eventually took her away to the hospital for a check-up . I didn ' t have much to say and not a lot of time to talk because my boat was leaving at 4:00pm and I really wanted to get back home .
When I arrive home everyone is still ‘ up in arms ’ about the news . Some people here at the village can ' t afford a new home in the city and there is very big panic . I go back into my house and not very long after I get a phone call . I pick up the phone “ Hello ” I ask .
“ Hi , I am the woman you saved earlier today . My dad is the Mayor of Shanghai and would like to meet you ?” I ’ m stunned ! I had just saved the mayor ' s daughter . After I caught my breath , I replied that I would .
“ Yes sure , when would the Mayor like to meet me ?”, I asked .
“ Tonight at 7:00pm . We will have a limousine pick you up at the ferry pier at 6:45pm ”, she replied .
“ Thank-you very much , I will be there .”
Having dinner with the Mayor ; Wow , that ’ s one thing to tick off the bucket list ! As well as riding in a limousine ...
At 6:45pm exactly , I walk out the ferry terminal to be greeted by the shiniest limousine in the world . Two bodyguards approach me and very politely invite me to get into the car . It was amazing . Glasses of champagne stacked on the shelves and the most comfortable sofa in the world with gigantic legroom .
After the incredible ride we reach the mayor ' s house all too soon .
“ Please come in ”, invited the mayor . I couldn ' t believe that I was in his house ; it was a mansion . As we eat dinner he talked about many things , but mostly thanking me about saving his daughter . I politely nodded but I didn ’ t really think I was a hero . Nevertheless , I did enjoy being here with the Mayor and his family .
I finish the scrumptious , lip smacking food . As I ’ m just about to leave the mayor asks me ,“ Is there anything I can do for you ?”
“ Actually there is one thing ... I ’ m not sure if you can do anything about it ... but today I heard on the news that my village ,‘ Lang Hai village ’, is to be turned into the world largest water park . My whole village is quite upset about it . It would be absolutely amazing if somehow we could keep our village ...?”, I ask hesitantly .
There is a long silence in the room .
Finally , he responds . “ That is a lot to ask . We have been planning this for a very long time now . However , young man , since you did save my daughter , I will find a way for it to be arranged .”
As I leave their house thanking them , joy starts running up and down my body . I have a sense of calmness now as I enjoy the rest of my evening . The very next morning , I wake up as somebody knocks on my door again ! I open the