Hugging Liu Yuyan gently, Han Songlin kissed her forehead, took a deep breath, and thought, 'Homesick? Who doesn't want to be?
When I was little, I didn't know what homesickness was. It wasn't until I grew up that I realised that homesickness is the feeling of having your parents and family not by your side.
Isn't the mighty Spring Festival travel rush like a tidal wave, the homesickness of the Chinese people?
'We'll go home tomorrow!'
Liu Yuyan looked up. She missed Han Ting, but she was also worried about the business: 'What will happen to the store if we go?'
'I've already spoken to Guo Min, and she'll be in charge of the store on this side of the river during the Spring Festival,' Han Songlin believed that Guo Min understood what he meant.
If she did well during the Spring Festival, then Guo Min would be the manager on this side of the river in the future.
A promotion meant a pay rise!
For a young girl who is only 20 years old and has just graduated from secondary school, this is very attractive.
To be honest, Han Songlin basically has no chance of finding any outstanding talent from outside.
University students?
Sorry, no university student would ever say they want to work for Han Songlin.
Han Songlin knows this very well.
Intellectual arrogance?
Pride?
Everyone knows about it!
Han Songlin has experienced it all and knows exactly what these things are.
Han Songlin always told himself that he had nothing to be proud of.
Liu Yuyan said with some concern, 'Will Guo Min be able to do it?'
'In this world, no one is able to do it right from the start! It all comes with time. Guo Min has the potential to grow!' Han Songlin sometimes wondered why he just knew that this person could do it.
Was he going to become Bole?
As the old saying goes, there are many fine horses, but not many Boles.
China is such a big country with such a large population, so the chances of a genius appearing are very high in theory. The absolute number of geniuses should be greater than the whole of Europe, the United States, and Northern Russia combined.
However, many geniuses simply never grow up and fade away.
What a pity!
"Really?'
Han Songlin said seriously, 'I'm very good at judging people!'
'Haha, okay, I believe you!'
When they went home, Han Songlin and Liu Yuyan didn't even rush to catch the train, but took the bus instead.
There are buses to Yuechi on this side of the river, but the frequency is relatively low, and now there is only one bus a day.
In the future, Han Songlin remembers that there will be two buses a day.
After Han Songlin got on the bus, he was in the habit of saying sit in the back; then he was suddenly pulled back by Liu Yuyan, who asked somewhat strangely, 'Why?'
'Sit in the back!'
Liu Yuyan pulled Han Songlin to a seat in the second row and said, 'What's the point of sitting in the back? It's so bumpy!'
Bumpy!
Han Songlin almost forgot that when riding in a car, especially a long-distance one, you must not sit in the back because it can shake you to pieces.
The current road conditions are not like those in the 21st century, when basically all roads have been paved with asphalt.
Han Songlin laughed awkwardly, 'I almost forgot!'
'Are you hungry?'
Han Songlin shook his head, he had just had breakfast, so he wasn't hungry yet!
Liu Yuyan patted her handbag, 'If you're hungry, just say so, I've got food!'
Han Songlin looked a little puzzled: 'What did you bring?'
Liu Yuyan opened her handbag and showed Han Songlin what was inside.
There was a property ownership certificate, a wad of money, and a pager!
Yes, you read that right, a pager!
The mobile communication artifact of the 1980s and 1990s, although it could only receive messages.
But it didn't matter, being able to receive messages was already pretty good. And who would want to be able to watch videos on their phone online like they could 20 years later?
Han Songlin wasn't particularly interested in pagers, but when he saw that Liu Yuyan was quite interested, he bought her one.
Liu Yuyan was overjoyed.
Apart from these, there was also toilet paper, and various cosmetics, such as Bai Yue Ling and Xue Hua Bao.
There was also one wrapped in a plastic bag that looked like an egg!
'You boiled an egg too?'
Liu Yuyan looked pleased with herself, 'Of course, when you're away from home, you always have to prepare some food!'
Han Songlin said leisurely, 'You know, on long-distance buses like this, people are taken to a fixed restaurant to eat halfway through the journey?'
In those days, before there were many highways in China, most long-distance buses travelled on national and provincial roads.
Along these roads, there were restaurants set up specifically for long-distance travellers to rest and eat.
In fact, you can still see them in many places nowadays.
There are just fewer of them.
After all, nowadays most long-distance buses take the expressways, and they solve the problem of lunch at the expressway rest stops.
Liu Yuyan opened her mouth and muttered, 'Then the food must be very expensive!'
Han Songlin couldn't help but laugh. Sure enough, women always have a cute side: "It's okay, no matter how expensive it is, I won't let you go hungry!'
Liu Yuyan frowned cutely, always feeling that Han Songlin's words were a bit wrong: "I'm the one who pays for the meal!'
Han Songlin often forgets to bring money when he goes out.
As for this, Liu Yuyan doesn't know whether to be happy or worried.
Han Songlin: 'What's yours is mine, do we need to split this?'
'No need!' Liu Yuyan leans against Han Songlin with a smile on her face, feeling very happy with her life.
The shuttle bus finally departs and heads out of the city, or rather, it hasn't even left the city yet, and the bus is already overcrowded.
Han Songlin and Liu Yuyan switched places, so that Liu Yuyan could sit by the window.
'Everyone, squeeze together to make room. We're away from home, so let's all understand each other!'
Han Songlin looked up at the sky in disbelief. This was truly the 1990s.
This was an era when rules were not obvious and things grew wildly.
It was like this long-distance bus: as long as nothing happened, no one would care.
Or rather, there wasn't enough manpower to care.
The police force across the country was quite stretched at this time.
Standing up and severely criticising the conductor for overloading the bus? Saying you're going to complain?
Sorry, none of that is possible right now.
Han Songlin didn't want to cause trouble either, but that didn't mean that he would let just anyone sit next to him.
After a pretty young girl got on the bus, Han Songlin took the initiative to lean in.
The little girl wasn't stupid, and seeing Han Songlin's movement, she naturally understood!
She blushed and sat down.
The rest of the way, people kept getting on and off, and the bus was always packed.
Han Songlin said to Liu Yuyan, 'After the New Year, we'll buy a car of our own!'
Liu Yuyan said, 'What car? It's a waste of money. We might as well just keep the shop open! Didn't you say you wanted to open a shop in Yuzhou?'
Han Songlin had his own reasons for wanting to buy a car. It was really inconvenient not having one.
A motorcycle was indeed convenient, but riding for a long time was still quite tiring.
'We will definitely open stores! After the New Year, we will first open a store in Yandu, then in Jucheng, and then in Yuzhou.'
Han Songlin said fiercely, 'We will strive to occupy a city every month, and by May at the latest, the first store in Yuzhou will have to be opened.'
By then, earning a million yuan a month will not be a dream!
I wish you all the best: a new year with new prospects, making a fortune, and being full of energy!