Hibiscus City Train Station.
"Goodbye!"
"Goodbye, keep in touch on QQ!"
On the way back, the thirty-nine Sichuanese contestants took three separate trains.
Because there were only three direct trains between the two places each day!
The New Year was only a few days away, right in the peak Spring Festival travel season for migrant workers returning home. The Sprout Magazine staff had helped book their tickets; buying them themselves would have been extremely difficult.
Chen Guiliang hadn't flown there, and he certainly wasn't going to fly back.
If he flew off by himself, other contestants would inevitably make posts smearing him. Who knew how many people were jealous of him?
Once they arrived, several local Hibiscus City students left.
There were six of them remaining: three from Dafo City, two from Longdu City, and one from Sweet City.
"We're going to buy tickets too."
"There probably aren't any tickets left today, right? The station hall is packed."
"We'll buy tickets for tomorrow and find some hotel to stay in tonight."
"Then be careful. Goodbye."
The three from Dafo City left as well, leaving only Chen Guiliang, Milan, and Zeng Jing.
Zeng Jing was a boy from Sweet City. He had won second prize this time, and his home was next to Longdu City.
"Should we buy train tickets for tomorrow?" Zeng Jing asked.
Chen Guiliang said, "Let's take a bus directly. Train tickets are hard to get, and the hall is full of migrant workers heading home. I'd guess tomorrow morning's tickets are definitely sold out, and it's hard to say whether we can even get afternoon tickets."
"Okay, then we'll take a bus."
The three dragged their suitcases out of the train station. The moment they left the hall, illegal transport operators surrounded them.
"Going to Zi Prefecture?