Chapter 91

After passing the checkpoint, the first things to greet visitors are still vast stretches of farmland and hills, with varying shades of green.

The green train goes southwards, and you can see rolling hills and small bays. At some point, the dotted shacks among the greenery are suddenly replaced by several-storey old tenement buildings, followed by more high-rise buildings. The skyline changes accordingly, becoming undulating.

Buildings stand like trees, with colorful billboards hanging on them, including the blue "such and such Bank", the red "such and such Cinema", and the orange "Department Store". Cars and people flow endlessly under the huge billboards. Taxi cars painted bright red are lined up in long queues, and fashionably dressed men and women walk by the traffic lights. It is a completely different scene of prosperity.

"How is it? Isn't it beautiful?" Feng Jun, who was sitting next to her, looked out the window, as if awakening memories of the past. His tone was a little emotional, "When I first came here, I was stunned when I saw so many tall buildings."

"People used to say they were living in dire straits, but once I saw them, that was not the case at all. Although they all had their own difficulties, it was clear that their conditions were better."

Chen Lanjun looked at her sister with a smile: "My sister is really amazing."

"Why are you talking about this suddenly?" Feng Jun felt a little embarrassed.

"You came here at such a young age, and you were able to settle down here. Of course you are amazing." Chen Lanjun held her hand. "Now, your sister is here too. We will definitely be even more amazing if we practice together."

Feng Jun just smiled and said nothing, just held Chen Lanjun's hand tightly.

How can one not feel sad when one comes here at a young age, with no one to rely on and a hometown that cannot be returned to? Feng Jun can’t remember how many times he cried at night. He hopes his parents and sisters can be by his side.

However, the only things that kept her company were a torn mosquito net and a half-burned mosquito coil.

I don’t know how I managed to get through it.

I just managed to get through it.

After getting off the bus, Feng Jun led Chen Lanjun out of the station.

"Taxi fares are very expensive here, and it's hard to get a taxi. I heard they're building a subway, and it'll be open to traffic in two years, so it should be more convenient to travel then. Here—"

As the crowd moved forward, Feng Jun explained, "There are also minibuses available, but I'm used to taking the Ding Ding Bus when I go back home. It's less likely to make me carsick, and the price is cheaper."

Between the high-rise buildings in the downtown area, there are tracks on the ground with small bus stops.

After waiting for a while, accompanied by the sound of "ding ding ding", a double-decker tram slowly came over.

Considering that it was Chen Lanjun's first time here, Feng Jun specially took her to the second floor of the Ding Ding car so that she could enjoy the city view from a high place.

When the wind filled with the smell of dried seafood blew against their noses, the two got out of the car and walked up the hillside. After turning two corners, they saw an isolated, slender tenement building. Climbing to the fourth floor, they found Feng Jun's home.

"It's a little small and a little messy. We just moved in not long ago..." Feng Jun said apologetically.

"Wow, there's some sunlight coming in here, that's nice."

Chen Lanjun walked over and sat down on a chair by the small window: "It's much better than I thought."

There are a dozen or so bungalows that can see the sunlight, which is quite good in Hong Kong.

"We just moved in not long ago, and I wanted Xixi to live more comfortably." Feng Jun pressed the fan button and blew it towards Chen Lanjun.

Chen Lanjun brushed her sweaty hair off her forehead and asked, "Oh, yeah, where's Xixi?"

"She's on full-time daycare. I'll pick her up later and have dinner with her."

Feng Jun stood on tiptoe to turn over the tea and said, "If you hadn't brought me to do business, I wouldn't have been able to rent a house like this. Let me give you some Ceylon black tea!"

After resting for a while at home, the two set off to the tea restaurant where Feng Jun used to work.

It's in a street on the side of the market, the location is pretty good.

As they walked, Feng Jun introduced the situation to Chen Lanjun: "I asked around and it just so happened that the tea restaurant where I used to work wanted to be sublet, and the original owner said he wanted to emigrate abroad. I am familiar with that generation, so I wondered if I could take it over."

However, the rent here is much more expensive than in the mainland, so she couldn't make a decision. Chen Lanjun happened to come over, so she asked her to take a look.

As I entered the tea restaurant, I saw an advertisement of "Shop for Sale" posted on the door.

The place is indeed not big, it can accommodate four tables and a back kitchen.

The proprietress was sitting behind the counter with a serious expression.

"Boss lady, I brought my sister here."

"Okay, take a seat and wait a moment. I'm waiting for the Mark Six lottery to be drawn."

Hearing this, Chen Lanjun moved over to take a look.

Feng Jun thought she had never heard of it, so he lowered his voice and explained, "It's the lottery ticket of the Jockey Club. If you win, you can get a lot of money."

Of course Chen Lanjun had heard of this thing, but she had never bought it before, so she never thought about it at all.

Seeing others buying lottery tickets, she felt heartbroken. If she had known that she could be reborn, she would have memorized a few winning numbers. It would have been easy to make money, and the highest jackpot could be as much as one million.

Alas, millions lost.

Although it was painful, Chen Lanjun did not plan to buy it. The chance of winning the first prize was too slim. There were also people who became addicted to it and ended up losing everything. Later, many scams using this name emerged in the mainland, defrauding people of everything.

She doesn't have the ability to eat the gambling king's food.

Obviously, the god of luck did not favor the proprietress this time. She threw the ticket with the number written on it into the drawer and said, "Hey, this thing is a scam."

The proprietress looked up and carefully sized up Chen Lanjun: "Ah Feng, your sister is so pretty that she can participate in the Miss Hong Kong pageant."

"Isn't it?" Feng Jun was very proud. "Pretty is just her least significant advantage. My sister is amazing."

The lady boss laughed and said, "You two sisters have such a good relationship. Would you like to eat something? I'll treat you. Do you like thick noodles or thin noodles?"

Chen Lanjun thought for a second and said, "Give me a bowl of fish ball noodles."

A bowl of steaming thick noodles with double the amount of fish balls, paired with a cup of iced, slightly sweet Yuanyang milk tea, instantly suppressed the summer heat.

Eat and talk business.

The boss lady was very nice and always smiling, but she refused to give up on the rent: "Sister, 7,000 yuan is already very low, and it's because Feng has worked here for many years."

After discussing it for a while, Chen Lanjun carefully observed the customer flow during dinner time and got a rough idea in her mind.

When they took Xixi home, the two sisters each held one of the child's hands.

Feng Jun asked: "Are you going to the store tomorrow?"

"Let's go there tomorrow afternoon. I think that place is about the same. We can put some instant noodles, candies, etc. in front of the store, so that we can show off everything we have."

"Tomorrow morning?"

Chen Lanjun pursed her lips and said, "Ah, I plan to go for a walk, climb some mountains or something."

Someone said in a letter that he currently lives on the mountain.

The blue-green sea surrounds the cliff, and a villa is hidden facing the sea.

Tourists passing by the carved black and gold railings always look at it curiously.

There are many magnolia trees inside the railings and many flowers in the garden.

The gardener is very satisfied with this job. The salary is high and the work is comfortable. The most important reason is that this is Mr. Shao’s private villa. Compared with the old house, the atmosphere is much more relaxed.

He took a pair of scissors to trim the flowers and saw the owner of the house standing on the terrace overlooking the sea.

Mr. Shao standing there looked like an oil painting.

The view from this terrace is the most beautiful, with both the sea and the mountains visible. The only downside is that it is too close to the mountain road.

If there are tourists passing by, they will always stop here and watch for a while.

For example, now the gardener saw a girl standing outside the railing.

What happened next shocked the gardener so much that he cut off a blooming flower as if it were a weed.

The girl blew a long whistle and smiled at Mr. Shao on the terrace:

"Hi, handsome boy, are you lonely?"