Chapter 776

Perhaps he noticed Su Miao's predicament, so the man took the initiative to say, "I'm an alumnus of University A. I invited you to dance at my graduation prom."

Su Miao's memory flashed through her mind: "Ah! It's Senior Gu Cheng. Long time no see. I'm so sorry I didn't recognize you right away."

Gu Cheng smiled, with a gentle light in the corner of his eyes:

"We've only met twice, and I'm honored that you still remember my name after all these years. Could you tell me where you currently work?"

"After graduation, I was assigned to work at the Ministry of Culture. I had to take over my father's management of the family business, so I resigned a few days ago."

"The Ministry of Culture is a good fit for you. You're a capable and thoughtful person, and you'll achieve great things no matter what you do in the future."

This was a very common polite remark, but when Gu Cheng said it, it sounded very sincere, which made Su Miao frown.

So she politely asked, "Senior, where do you work?"

"I'm currently working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I've been abroad for three years and have just been transferred back to Beijing. I was just seeing a foreign friend off to her hotel. I didn't expect to meet you. What a surprise. Are you here on business?"

When Su Miao mentioned this, the smile on his face faded a little, and he replied:

"My father and I have an urgent matter and want to return to Nanning before July 1st, but the plane tickets are sold out. I don't know why so many people are traveling these two days."

She couldn't help but complain that she had never encountered a situation where she couldn't buy the item before. Maybe it was because the time was too close this time.

Gu Cheng saw her distressed look, thought for a moment, and said:

"Could you please wait a few minutes while I discuss the plane tickets? Is it okay as long as it's before July 1st?"

"Uh-huh, yes, really... Can I still get tickets?"

Gu Cheng smiled and said, "Let me ask first, what if there is more? You sit over there and wait."

After saying that, he turned around and went to the front desk to make a phone call.

Su Miao fanned himself with his hands and sat down on the sofa in the hall.

Although it’s not nice to trouble a semi-stranger like this, time is running out, and maybe he really has a way?

I should just find a chance to return the favor later. After all, we're seniors from the same school. When I'm at home, I rely on my relatives; when I go out, I rely on my friends...

Just as she lowered her head, her mind full of random thoughts, Gu Cheng came back.

With a relaxed smile on his face:

"Su Miao, there are indeed no tickets left for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. However, there are two tickets reserved for the 3:00 PM flight today for colleagues from the Agricultural Bureau on a business trip, but the trip was canceled at the last minute. I'm just wondering if you need to pack your bags and whether you can make it in time."

"Sure! Thank you, Senior!"

With the help of Gu Cheng, Su Miao bought the plane ticket three hours before the flight took off.

She knew that if a unit booked a ticket at such a close date, it would no longer be put up for sale even if the trip was cancelled.

You need connections to buy it. I have worked in the company for six years and am still a small fry. It is normal that I can't buy it. It seems that resigning is the right choice.

Gu Cheng glanced at his watch and said, "Okay, we've got the tickets. Let's go back and get our luggage. How are you going to get to the airport? I'll drive you there."

"No, no, I'm sorry to bother you buying a ticket for me. I came here by bike and my home is very close. I can just go back and get my things and take a taxi to the airport with my dad."

In the end, it was Gu Cheng who sent them there.

Su Yuanzheng was very curious when he saw his daughter bringing a gay man home for the first time other than Wang Xin. He packed a few clothes and was dragged into the car by Su Miao.

"Xiao Gu, thank you for troubling you today. When we return to the capital, I'll invite you to dinner at our restaurant!"

"Uncle, you're too polite. Su Miao and I are schoolmates, so it's only natural for me to help."

On the plane, Su Yuanzheng asked about Gu Cheng's situation in a roundabout way, but Su Miao's heart had already flown back to Yongcheng. Besides, he was not familiar with Gu Cheng, so he didn't say much.

Their family was very happy when they suddenly returned to Nanning. Sister Hui came to help clean up the house and put her daughter, who was less than one year old, into Su Miao's arms.

Su Miao poked the baby's chubby little face and played with it. When the baby cried, she stuffed the baby back to Brother Yu.

Brother Yu had been a famous golden bachelor in this area for a few years. After being introduced by the aunts, he fell in love with a junior high school teacher.

Su Miao met the teacher once when he came back for the Chinese New Year. The teacher spoke softly and gave people the impression that he had a good temper and was very patient. I heard that he would treat them to a drink at the end of the year.

Finally, on the evening of June 30th, people all over the country were glued to television and radio as the highly anticipated handover ceremony was being held in the port city.

Su Miao and his father did not stay at home, but went to the square.

In the afternoon, Wang Xin and Yuanyuan came to her and said that a large screen would be set up in the square today and many citizens would go to the rally to witness history together.

The square was crowded with people, and red flags fluttered in the night wind.

A huge electronic screen stands in the center of the square, reflecting the grand occasion of the port-city handover ceremony.

Su Miao was squeezed in the boiling crowd, with cheers and applause filling his ears. His family and friends also came with him.

Su Miao was held tightly by his father, and was surrounded by citizens who came to witness history.

Some people brought small stools, some simply rode on their companions' shoulders, and more people, like them, stood on tiptoe and looked up at the big screen.

The air was filled with the unique humidity and heat of summer nights, mixed with the fragrance of floral water, but it did not dampen people's enthusiasm in the slightest.

"It's about to start!" someone shouted.

The chatter in the square suddenly quieted down, and everyone stared at the screen with bated breath.

At 23:42, the handover ceremony officially began.

When the TV screen switched to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, the crowd erupted in excited cheers.

Su Miao felt sweat oozing from his palms. An old soldier who had experienced war beside him stood with his head held high and back straight, standing solemnly as if he had participated in the flag-raising ceremony in the army.

As "God Save the Queen" sounded, the Union Jack slowly lowered and the square became eerily quiet.

When the music ended, everyone held their breath. Su Miao looked at his watch and saw that there were only twelve seconds left until midnight on July 1st.

The twelve seconds of waiting were both short and long, and Su Miaoer could hear his own heartbeat in his ears.

As the clock struck midnight, the bright five-star red flag rose slowly to the sound of the majestic national anthem.

The moment the national flag was raised to its highest point and slowly unfolded, the entire square was boiling.

Cheers of "Long live the motherland!" resounded through the sky.

Fireworks bloomed in the night sky, illuminating everyone's face.

Su Miao looked around and saw countless small national flags waving in people's hands, like a sea of red.

When the announcement of "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region officially established" came from TV, the cheers in the square reached its peak.

People who had never met each other hugged each other, some danced folk dances, and some sang "My Motherland" impromptu.

Su Miao was pushed back by the surging crowd. Someone stepped on his foot. When he stood up again, all his family and friends were gone.

"Dad! Brother Yu! Wang Xin? Yuanyuan?" She stood on tiptoe to look around, but only saw a sea of heads.

Everyone's emotions were getting more and more excited, and Su Miao was looking for family and friends in the crowd.

It seemed like a long time had passed, and the cheers in my ears gradually became blurred, as if through a thick layer of cotton.

His temples were throbbing, and his throat felt like it was blocked, making breathing difficult.

She seemed to have returned to that night in her previous life. The wind before she fell from the building was the same, suffocating and stuffy.

Just when she was trapped in a fog and didn't know what to do, a crisp bell rang and the Buddhist beads on her chest became a little hot.

The words of Wu Sangong echoed in my mind: "Go forward! Don't look back!"

Keep going! Don't look back! Keep going! Don't look back!

Su Miao gritted his teeth, pushed aside the people around him and rushed forward.

She seemed to have met some people on the way, but she couldn't see or hear clearly, and just kept walking forward.

A moment later, my father's anxious face appeared in the mist.

Seeing his daughter's bewildered face, Su Yuanzheng shouted, "Miao Miao!"

In an instant, the fog that trapped Su Miao dissipated completely, and the loud chorus of the national anthem rang out again in the square.

Su Miao's tense shoulders relaxed, and he felt new flesh and blood growing rapidly in his body.

She finally got through the time of falling from the building in her previous life and escaped from the cycle of reincarnation.

Looking at her family and friends running towards her, she looked up at the sky, which was filled with stars and fluttering red flags.

She said softly to herself and to this new world:

"Hello, Su Miao!"

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