At the end of March, Qi Taiguo led a team for a twelve-day training exercise. Since his departure was earlier than Cheng Su’s, he couldn’t see her off, but repeatedly urged her to be safe and cautious.
"Try to have those two business associates accompany you. That city is much larger than Qing City and much more chaotic. Otherwise, I won’t be able to relax with you on your own!" Qi Taiguo reminded her once again before departing.
"I know, I’ll be careful. You should be too, pay more attention!" Cheng Su replied, feigning annoyance.
Qi Taiguo was still uneasy, but there wasn’t much he could do except give persistent advice, until Cheng Su jokingly called him long-winded, and then he reluctantly left.
After he left, Cheng Su arranged work at various sites, then boarded the train to Guangcheng with Wang Bo and Zhao Da.
On the way, Cheng Su discussed work matters with Wang Bo and the others, focusing on business developnt.
As they approached Guangcheng, she beca increasingly anxious, often staring blankly out the train window.
She couldn’t quite pin down her true feelings, hoping to find the orphanage, yet fearing this lifeti might mirror the past, abandoned like before.
But if it’s not there, then where did she co from?
Cheng Su’s mind was in a tangle.
Woo woo woo.
Inside the train, the announcent sounded, and passengers started moving. Cheng Su opened her eyes slightly, felt the train slowing, and the scenery outside the window ca into focus.
Thud, the train stopped completely, they’ve arrived at Guangcheng.
Inside the carriage, there was a flurry of people grabbing luggage and calling out.
"President Cheng, it’s ti to get off." Wang Wei and Zhao Da, who were carrying bags, called out to Cheng Su, and the group blended into the crowd exiting the train station.
In the station square, throngs of people surged, the sheer number already exceeding that of Qing City greatly, a testant to its future as a major city.
On the main building at the station, there was a large clock, at the top was the station’s na and coordinates, with many people taking commorative photos by the roadside railings. It’s already April; most wore white polyester shirts and long trousers, so in jeans and short T-shirts, taking off their jackets for the photos.
Everyone in the moving crowd carried red, white, and blue bags, or gray and military green luggage, the more fashionable ones with backpacks, others holding plastic tubs containing hangers and such.
These were people from all parts coming to Guangcheng for work.
Looking further out, cars ca and went, most people pushing or riding bicycles past, with the sound of bells ringing loudly.
As she watched the scene before her, mories rged into a river, suddenly bringing Cheng Su back to her past life, at that Guangcheng station with crisscrossing overpasses, a bustling hub for travelers, locals, and business people.
Currently, this station wasn’t as prosperous as it would be in the future, but it already showed signs of its path to prosperity.
This chaotic yet opportunity-filled place would be a haven for so and a nightmare for others.
Cheng Su couldn’t contain her excitent, tears welled in her eyes as she took in everything.
"President Cheng, let’s take a group photo too!" Wang Bo took out a cara, which he had specially rented from a studio just to capture so pictures in Guangcheng, after all, this was a big city.
"Sure." Cheng Su smiled and nodded, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Guangcheng, she had arrived, no, perhaps she had returned!
User Comments
0 comments from readers