The twenty-second day of Twelfth Month.
A vintage sedan drove out of Bai City.
Chen Banxia had originally agreed to drive them, but Chen Shu had ended up behind the wheel again. Qingqing sat in the passenger seat with her lap full of fruit. In the back, from left to right, sat Xiaoxiao, Zhang Suannai, and Chen Banxia.
The back seat of the little vintage car was not particularly roomy. Fortunately, the floor was completely flat, and all three women were slim, so they sat comfortably enough.
Chen Shu drove at a leisurely pace, in a fine mood. He called to the back seat:
"Zhang Suannai, have your injuries healed?"
"Yep."
"That fast?"
"I'm a heaven-sent genius, with a constitution unlike ordinary people. As long as I have one breath left, I'm back at full health the next day." Zhang Suannai started boasting again. "Besides, my injuries were nowhere near as bad as Hey, Hey, Hey's. I snuck out of the hospital yesterday and flew here overnight."
"Snuck out..."
"Don't sweat the details."
"How did you get hurt again?" Chen Banxia reached out and squeezed her arm, her eyes bright with curiosity. "Where were you hurt?"
"Hiss..."
Zhang Suannai grimaced.
"Oh, your arm." Chen Banxia smiled awkwardly and pulled her hand back. "Who were you fighting this time?"
"Some scrub."
"You..."
Chen Banxia could only shake her head.
Chen Shu glanced at her through the rearview mirror and asked with a laugh, "Back at full health?"
Zhang Suannai gave a soft snort and said nothing more.
The car gradually entered the mountains.
They had taken the national road instead of the expressway.
Though it was the dead of winter, most of Yuanzhou was springlike all year round. Even now, the roadside trees were still green, wildflowers were blooming, and the