Luo Ye first returned to the dorm with the others, got Wang Dachui and Li Haoyang settled in, then prepared to head back to the Family Building.
As he went downstairs, he only felt a little dizzy and could not help sighing to himself. It had only been five or six bottles of beer, yet he was actually feeling a little drunk. He really was getting old.
Shen Qiao followed him out and thoughtfully said, "I'll walk you back. It's so late—you wouldn't have the heart to call Senior Sister Su to pick you up, would you?"
"Thanks, but I can manage on my own."
"It's fine. I'll walk you back."
Luo Ye could not refuse Shen Qiao, so they could only head toward the Family Building together.
Along the way, Shen Qiao curiously asked, "Brother Luo Ye, where do you and Senior Sister Su plan to settle down in the future?"
"Settle down?"
Luo Ye shook his head and said, "I haven't really thought about that. Anyway, it won't be the capital."
"What's wrong with the capital?" Shen Qiao asked in surprise.
"The capital is too expensive. It's suitable for struggling, not for living."
Life in the capital moved at an incredibly fast pace, but it was no longer the place where gold lay everywhere like it had once been.
So many people talked about how hard they had struggled alone in the capital back then, sleeping under bridges, in basements, or in stairwells, eating nothing but bread every day... To be honest, there really had been plenty of opportunities in the capital back then. Everyone had been fighting to seize them.
But now, no matter how hard one worked, there was no end in sight. The costs had changed.
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