Because they chatted for so long the night before, they had difficulty getting up the next day.

Despite the difficulties faced by the five women, the parents were all in high spirits because they couldn't wait to see Qi Yanche after learning he was back last night.

Cheng's mother knocked on the door a few times, then pushed it open and came in.

Looking at her two daughters still fast asleep in bed, she turned on the light and yanked off the covers. "What time is it? We agreed to leave at dawn, get up now!"

Cheng Zhi was so sleepy that she turned over and buried her face between the two pillows.

Xiao Feiran, who was next to her, also quietly turned over and took the eye mask off the pillow to block out the light.

Cheng's mother patted their bottoms and said, "Get up quickly, we haven't seen Qi Yanche yet."

Xiao Feiran said with her eyes closed, "Mom, don't worry, he's not going to run away. It's okay to see him later."

Cheng Zhi nodded. "If you really want to see him, I'll send you out first?"

In the end, no one was able to go back to sleep as they had hoped, because Mom and Dad were really too insistent.

Back in the car, my parents and sisters quickly got out and headed towards McDonald's.

The five of them stayed where they were, intending to sneak off to sleep, but their mother suddenly came back and dragged them all down with her.

Huang Yiyi yawned, "Why don't you just go see them yourselves?"

Huang's mother patted Huang Yiyi's back with disdain, "But his parents are here, shouldn't you meet them?"

When their large group arrived at the McDonald's entrance, they happened to run into Qi Yanche and his parents coming downstairs.

Cheng Ye, who used to look down on him so much, now seemed to have lost her memory and immediately gave him a hug, saying, "Brother Yan, I really didn't expect to see you here."

Cheng Ye's words set the stage for everyone, and then the parents started to improvise. When you said it had been a long time, they would say you had a long journey.

After greeting her uncle and aunt, Cheng Zhi quietly retreated to the back.

A little while later, Huang Yiyi also came over. The two of them supported each other, their heads touching, and they almost fell asleep standing up.

After they had finished talking, Cheng's mother took Qi Yanche's mother's hand and asked, "What are your plans? Are you going to stay here and wait for Yi Yi and the others, or..."

Mother Qi shook her head. "There's more than one checkpoint for Chunming to enter and exit, so we might miss it. Besides, the girls said they're on their way too, so we'll go with you first and see them in a couple of days."

Cheng's mother patted her hand, "That's good too."

After agreeing on the terms, everyone got into their respective vehicles.

Cheng Zhi woke up from her nap in the sunlight. If Cheng Ye hadn't disagreed, she might have even considered driving.

Cheng Ye, having fastened his seatbelt, looked at his older sister humming a song beside him and said, "Sis, do you have to be in such a good mood?"

As Cheng Zhi scrolled through her phone looking at a map, she said, "If nothing unexpected happens, I'll be home tonight. Isn't it normal for me to be happy?"

Cheng Ye raised an eyebrow. "Just because of this?"

As soon as Cheng Ye's lips moved, Cheng Zhi knew what he wanted to say.

Cheng Zhi glared back directly, "Cheng Ye, what else? Hurry up and drive, Wan and the others have already set off!"

Cheng Ye didn't want to be beaten as soon as she got up, so she immediately swallowed the rest of her words.

However, the road ahead was not as smooth as they had imagined. It was alright at first, but the further they went, the more difficult the road became.

Some roads were completely covered by mud and sand on both sides, and the wheels would get stuck if a car drove on them.

Some were completely buried by landslides.

They tried many roads but could not go any further, so they rested at Hefeng Valley next to Jiufeng Mountain that night.

Huang Yiyi took out a piece of wood from the trunk. "We're already at our doorstep, but we still have to sleep on the streets."

Chen Siyu, who was next to her, handed her a lighter. "You might end up sleeping on the streets even when you get home?"

Cheng Zhi, who was jumping around next to her, laughed. She stopped and said, "Who talks about their own home like that? Can't it just stay where it is and be fine?"

Chen Siyu lit the note in her hand and put it into the pile of firewood. "It's not that I don't hope it will be good, but the problem is, that building was built by my great-grandmother's grandfather. I really find it hard to believe."

"..."

This is such an old house!

Huang Yiyi, who was squatting on the ground, patted the dust off her hands. "It's okay, we can't stay here anymore. We can stay in the car or build our own shelter."

Cheng Zhi nodded, "I believe Master Xiao can definitely do it!"

After resting for a night, they continued on their way.

When we were almost there, the car could not go any further because the already narrow road ahead was filled with mud, gravel, and other odds and ends.

My great-grandmother stood next to the car, looked around, and it took her a long time to remember where she was.

She pointed ahead and said, "Our house is up there, so it shouldn't have been buried."

After saying that, she took out the key to the front door from her small bag. "Siyu, you two go and take a look."

Chen Siyu took the keys and said to Cheng Zhi and Zheng Wan, "Let's go up and take a look."

Cheng Zhi glanced around, then her gaze finally settled on Cheng Ye. "Cheng Ye, you're coming with us."

Xiao Feiran and Huang Yiyi, who were not named, consciously stayed behind to take care of their families.

Seeing them divide the work like this, Qi's father quickly pushed Qi Yanche, who was cleaning the wheels, out, saying, "Xiao Chen, take him with you, it'll be safer that way."

Chen Siyu agreed without even thinking, since having more people meant more insurance.

Five people set off, with two boys leading the way.

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