The third day of the Lunar New Year, nine in the morning.
The Gulfstream Special Plane took off from the Harbor International Airport on time.
Initially, Weining wanted to suggest taking a commercial flight back to Chengdu, but she learned from Assistant Xu that, by the latest, the big boss had to be in Beijing to attend a high-level economic and trade meeting by the fifth day of the New Year.
Flight tickets during the Spring Festival period were hard to book, so to be cautious, they could only hassle the crew to stay on high-paid duty and consider rotating rests afterwards.
After entering the stratosphere, Weining dialed her home number.
Teacher Xie answered the phone.
The mother and daughter chatted briefly, then the conversation returned to the main topic.
Seeing the timing was right, Weining tentatively said, "There's something you need to be prepared for."
What?
The young girl swallowed and slowly directed her gaze towards Mr. Chen, who was reading documents beside her.