As the New Year drew closer, the streets of Yuzhou City Center became far more congested than usual. Pedestrians wore expressions full of hope for a better future, and everything seemed to be thriving.
These were the best years.
That morning, Jiang Ning received a call from his parents. They would not be returning to Yuzhou for the New Year this year. Evergreen Liquid was expanding rapidly, and every moment counted. The more days they worked, the sooner they could buy Jiang Ning a house in Yuzhou.
His parents had booked him a high-speed rail ticket to Wencheng for the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. They were now managers at the Evergreen Liquid Branch in Wencheng. Although train tickets were hard to get during the Spring Festival, they had managed to secure one through the connections they had built up recently. They were just worried about whether Jiang Ning could take the high-speed rail alone.
Holding his phone, Jiang Ning said without changing expression, "Mom, return the ticket. One of my classmates is from Wencheng. On the evening of the twenty-eighth, I'll ride with his family to Wencheng."
Compared to taking the high-speed rail, he had a Flying Boat now, making travel much more convenient.
"Your classmate sounds nice?"
"Yeah, he gets along well with everyone in class. We play together a lot. There are only two people in his family's car, so taking me along works out perfectly." Jiang Ning made up an excuse so his parents would not worry.
"Give them two hundred yuan afterward," his parents reminded him. They were classmates, but he could not ride in their car for free.
Just like back then, when they had arranged for Jiang Ning to stay at Uncle's Home. Although his uncle did not lack money, they