The great place Big Sister Bai had mentioned was a specialty restaurant in Yongxin City. In the past, she would never have come here for a meal—it was far too expensive! But now, she no longer cared much about such small sums.
Big Sister Bai, Xiao Tian, Su Hao, and Ashan sat in the restaurant chatting about their respective lives over the years. Ashan had grown much more talkative. He proudly listed everything he had studied these past years, and when he mentioned that he had gotten into some university and was currently studying advanced mathematics, his face was brimming with pride. Inside and out, he conveyed one message: Praise me! Big Sister Bai and Xiao Tian did not disappoint Ashan. They exclaimed in amazement, "Jingyi, you're amazing!"
Ashan's eyes narrowed into nearly invisible slits from smiling.
Xiao Tian inadvertently dealt him a blow. "You looked so silly when you were little. You still couldn't talk at four years old. Who knew you were actually a genius!"
Big Sister Bai laughed. "Don't underestimate people who look silly when they're young. Maybe they're wise fools hiding great wisdom!"
Ashan said awkwardly, "That was..."
They chatted happily. At the end, Su Hao suddenly said, "Big Sister Bai, Jingyi and I only came back for two days. We'll be leaving afterward. Our next stop might be Saint Master City."
Unexpectedly, Big Sister Bai took it very well. "I understand. The two of you coming back to visit has already made Xiao Tian and me very happy!"
Then she sighed. "Jingzhong, when you were very young, I already knew you weren't an ordinary child. Sooner or later, you would fly out of our little mud puddle. I just never expected you to fly so fast! Go and do whatever you want to do! And