In fact, the reason why Little Ray and Little Matt are willing to go to school and seek knowledge is, to a large extent, due to the subtle influence of Eric Carter. Eric Carter’s foster mother, who passed away from illness, was after all a nanny from a prestigious family, knowledgeable and experienced. She often shared life lessons with Eric Carter. Although Eric Carter had to participate in manual labor frequently during elementary and middle school, his academic foundation was solid. His two best friends followed his example and were influenced by him to varying degrees.

However, as for the other members of the Red Movement, in fact, almost all the youths aged seven to sixteen or seventeen in the entire Nanying Commune participated in the “Red Movement” at that time. There were quite a few older than Eric Carter, but none could match Eric Carter in fighting, so they could only acknowledge his status as “Commander-in-Chief.” Back then, among the children of Nanying, Eric Carter was at the height of his fame.

So, it can certainly be said that many talents emerged from the “Red Movement,” since it encompassed almost an entire generation of the commune’s youth. But in the end, the majority still ended up living the life of farmers, facing the earth with their backs to the sky.

At this moment, Amy Lewis sighed again and said, “But the most successful one from our Nanying is still Susan Mason...”

Eric Carter was taken aback and asked, “The landlord’s daughter?”

Amy Lewis broke into a smile and said, “You still remember her?”

Eric Carter nodded slightly, vaguely recalling that the little girl was four or five years younger than him. He remembered that she was always gentle and well-dressed as a child, looking quite different from the kids in the farmyards. He’d heard that her grandfather was originally a city official from elsewhere, who had been sent down to serve as the director of the Nanying Health Clinic as a form of re-education.

Because she was different from the farm kids from a young age, she got the nickname “landlord’s daughter.” At that time, some of the Red Movement’s vanguard members even made a fuss, running to the Ma family to drag out the landlord’s daughter for criticism. It was Eric Carter who felt it was wrong for a group of grown men to bully a little girl and stepped in to help her out.

So, Eric Carter had some impression of her.

Amy Lewis said enviously, “She’s doing really well now. I heard her father is a high-ranking official in the city. After graduating from the art school, she became an announcer at the city TV station and is quite famous there. She even acts in TV dramas. Not long ago, our county TV station invited her to train our announcers, and I heard the deputy county head personally drove to pick her up.”

Eric Carter smiled and said, “Really?” He hadn’t expected the landlord’s daughter to become so successful. As for her father being a city official and the county leaders going to pick her up, Eric Carter didn’t care much. When it came to officialdom, it was all like passing clouds to him.

After all, his grandfather was one of the most powerful elders in the current Republic. His father, Henry Carter, as the eldest son of the Lu family and a leading figure of the second generation, had just turned fifty and already held a high position in the central government, serving as the Executive Deputy Minister of the Organization Department—one of the most powerful posts at the ministerial level. His mother, Jane Harris, like his maternal grandfather, was a daughter of a military family and became the youngest female officer at the military rank level in the Republic after the 1970s.

He himself was truly a favored child of heaven, only estranged from the Lu family for many years as the long-neglected youngest son. That was all.

The next ten-odd years should have been the Lu family’s most glorious era. But as the saying goes, “prosperity leads to decline.” With his grandfather passing away early after failing to outlast some old rivals, his father retiring due to age, and the Lu faction losing out in a series of theoretical struggles, the once-prestigious Lu family gradually withdrew from the highest echelons of power in the Republic. What’s more, because some unworthy descendants had offended too many people, they were eventually held accountable, and the family fell apart.

But now, he was determined to do everything in his power to change all of this.

Thinking back on his previous life, Eric Carter felt a bit heavy-hearted. Fortunately, Amy Lewis suddenly burst out laughing, pulling him out of that oppressive mood.

“Now the landlord’s daughter has changed her name to Emily Tom. I don’t know if it’s a stage name she picked herself or if her father’s surname was always Tong,” Amy Lewis said.

Eric Carter nodded and said, “Let’s not talk about her. Amy, can you take me for a walk around your No. 1 High School?” Eric Carter smiled. No one could tell, but in fact, only now had he gotten to the real point of the conversation.

Chapter 005 The Landlord’s Daughter

Amy Lewis looked a bit troubled as she glanced at Alan Quinn, because today was Sunday and they had originally planned to visit Alan Quinn’s home in the afternoon. During their passionate romance, it was rare to have a quiet place to be alone together.

But to part ways with Eric Carter, whom she hadn’t seen in so long, Amy Lewis really couldn’t bear it. She felt there was still so much she wanted to say.

Alan Quinn said to Eric Carter a bit apologetically, “Zhengzi, I’m really sorry. In a bit, Amy and I are going back to the No. 1 High School family compound. My home is right there.”

Hearing this, Eric Carter became even more interested and said with a smile, “Alright, let’s go together. I’ll come visit your place too.”

Alan Quinn stared at him wide-eyed, momentarily speechless, thinking this guy must be crazy—there was definitely something wrong with him. But since he was such a grown man and had spoken up, he couldn’t just refuse outright and embarrass him, could he?

Amy Lewis was also a bit surprised, but then she thought maybe Eric Carter felt the same way she did. Remembering the childhood days of following Eric Carter around, Amy Lewis felt a soft spot in her heart. So she said to Alan Quinn, “Little Alan, Zhengzi is like my own brother. Let’s all go together. I still have so much I want to say to him.”

Even though Alan Quinn was reluctant, he had no choice but to compromise. He led the chatting and laughing Eric Carter and Amy Lewis toward the family housing, cursing this clueless jerk in his heart, thinking, “What the hell is this?”