"The city up ahead is Chuzhou. Let's stay there for a few days. I'm going to visit a friend."
Ning Wangshu said.
Lin Qingzhu asked curiously, "Wangshu, you have friends in Chuzhou? Who is it? Do I know him?"
Ning Wangshu smiled. "You do. It's Old Liu, the guy who used to share a dorm with me. His family lives in Chuzhou. I'll get in touch with him after we get off the highway."
Lin Qingzhu nodded in understanding. "Oh, it's him."
A moment later, Ning Wangshu drove off the highway and called Liu Qi...
The call connected quickly, and Liu Qi's delighted voice came through the car speakers. "Hello, Brother Ning! What made you call me?"
Ning Wangshu replied with a smile, "Old Liu, are you back in your hometown?"
"Yeah, I am. What's up?"
Liu Qi sounded puzzled.
Ning Wangshu smiled. "Good. I was worried you might not be home and I'd have come all this way for nothing."
"Huh? Brother Ning, what do you mean? Don't tell me... you're in Chuzhou?"
Liu Qi asked in surprise.
"That's right. I'm already in Chuzhou. Where are you? Send me your location and I'll drive over!"
Ning Wangshu replied.
"Brother Ning, you really came to Chuzhou! All right, hang on a moment. I'll send you my location right away."
Liu Qi said excitedly.
Then he added, "Oh, right, Brother Ning. I'm supposed to go to a gathering with a cousin of mine later, but we can talk about that once you get here."
"Sure. Send me your location first."
Ning Wangshu answered casually, without asking what kind of gathering Liu Qi was going to.
After they hung up, Liu Qi sent his location a few seconds later. Ning Wangshu glanced at it and was a little surprised. "Huh, why does