Wang Ye's hometown is a small county town, situated slightly to the north in the middle of Zhongyuan Province.
Originally, Zhongyuan Province is one of the poorer provinces, however, his hometown is one of the poorest areas in Zhongyuan...
Despite it being already 2002, the winds of Reform and Opening Up might have swept across the nation, but it seems they had little impact here.
The small county town was dilapidated as ever; there were no significant industries, and the buildings seldom rose more than five stories high.
The town had only one main street, deprived of any street lights. Once night fell, the whole town submerged into darkness.
The only substantial road was still pockmarked, riddled with "bomb craters".
It's lucky that Wang Ye's was driving a Mercedes Benz, well-equipped to handle such road conditions. If he had been in a sedan, he'd have to keep his eyes peeled, driving slowly to avoid the deeper potholes.
