Fengzhi Island lay in one of Anvile's seas. It was named after fengzhi, a famous plant abundantly produced there and the raw ingredient for a popular Alliance beverage.
A Xian seemed never to have been here before either, because she was excited the entire way.
"A Xian, have you never been here before?" Zhen asked curiously.
"Ah, I rarely went out. I basically only got my news from the Star Net."
"Your family elders wouldn't let you out," Xue Fanhui said bluntly.
"More or less. Mainly because someone in our family went out a few years ago and never returned, which infuriated the old one at home. The rest of us got dragged into it, so I was only allowed out recently." As the youngest daughter of the family, she was exhausted.
When she saw that sister who did not care about family, she would definitely give her a good beating.
"Can you go out often?" A Xian did not know much about Xi Xiu and the others' lives. She felt they ought to have far more freedom than she did.
"After turning ten, we can move freely around Ningkui Star, but only within the local area. Once a year, we get an opportunity to go out and earn money. Otherwise, our work-study programs let us go out for two hours a day," Xue Fanhui summarized.
"You have to do work-study?"
"Yes. We earned all the expenses for this trip ourselves. The Alliance pays for our tickets and accommodation, but we have to handle all other expenses," Xi Xiu added.
Wow. A Xian felt that these girls were so much younger than her, yet so capable. No, Wu Jingxian could not be outdone. She wanted to work too!
The next time she went home, she would definitely pester Wu Jingmu