Once the seed of doubt is planted, people will unconsciously start to scrutinize every little detail.
For example, Jiang Ci and Liu Yinyin were actually educated youth in the same production team.
Xia Lei's involvement in the illegal sale of cultural relics was exposed by the Jiang family.
Jiang Ci and Liu Yinyin are enemies.
Jiang Ci and his daughter Shan Lian work in the same department.
Jiang Ci has attended Shan Shengshuo's gatherings several times.
Not long ago, Jiangci was deeply involved in that kind of thing.
Guo Zhen stared at Jiang Ci, who was holding an umbrella not far away, with a sullen face.
Her family came over too. Two children of the same age hugged Jiang Ci's legs, their eyes filled with tears as they said something.
Jiang Ci squatted down and patted their heads, seemingly to comfort them.
A young boy pulled the two children apart, and Jiang Ci continued talking to Zhou Mingli.
Guo Zhen's gaze swept over Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli, then landed on the young man who had pulled the two children away.
Staring at the boy, for some reason, he felt that the face was somewhat familiar.
Guo Zhen suspected that Jiang Ci knew the origin of the jade seal, so he was determined to find out the truth.
He didn't linger and drove away.
Jiangci was already getting ready to board the train.
Zhou Mingli, holding an umbrella, looked at her and said, "Don't forget what I told you."
Jiang Ci nodded, "I know. I'll call you whenever I have the chance."
"be safe."
"Okay." Jiang Ci patted his shoulder, then looked at the two children and said, "You can go back now."
"Comrade Xiao Jiang, get on the bus!"
"You're here!" Jiang Ci responded, then added, "I'm leaving."
Zhou Mingli's gaze remained fixed on her. "Mm."
Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao were still crying loudly with tears in their eyes, but Jiang Ci turned her eyes away, hardened her heart, and got into the car directly.
The two children were crying pitifully. They had never been separated from their mother since they were little, so it was no wonder they were crying their hearts out when Jiang Ci left.
Zhou Mingli stepped back and picked up the two children.
"Dad, when is Mom coming back?" Zhou Miao's eyes and nose were red from crying, and she leaned dejectedly on Zhou Mingli's shoulder. "I miss Mom."
Zhou Yang also said, "I want to too."
Zhou Mingli heard himself say, "Soon."
Jiangci and his team were heading to Europe with the goods, and the bus was heading to the ferry terminal.
Unlike decades later, when every asphalt road was perfectly paved, the roads of today were not like they are today. A bus carrying a group of thirty people swayed and bumped its way to Guang City.
They needed to go to Guang City first, and from there to Hong Kong to take a long-distance shipping route to Europe.
"Jiang Ci, have another sip of water."
Liu Ke, who was sitting next to Jiang Ci, handed her water to drink.
Jiang Ci's face was pale as she swallowed the motion sickness medicine and then drank it down with warm water.
She stopped looking at the scenery outside, closed her eyes, and could barely speak.
The bus was so bumpy that Jiang Ci almost vomited bile after traveling less than 100 kilometers.
Fortunately, Zhou Mingli had prepared motion sickness medicine for her in advance; otherwise, Jiang Ci really didn't know how agonizing the journey to Guang City would have been.
"Xiao Jiang, is this your first business trip?"
The leader in charge of the team turned to look at Jiang Ci and asked her a question.
Jiang Ci nodded listlessly.
"I haven't been riding in cars enough. If I travel more for work in the future, I'll get used to riding in these kinds of cars, and that will be good."
Despite the sharp, stabbing headache, Jiang Ci said, "Why don't we take the train to Guang City?"
Even without sleeper berths, taking the train is much more comfortable than taking a bus.
Even the smell on the train wasn't very pleasant.
The leader said, "It's just bad luck. The leader arranged a car for us for convenience. On the train, it's so crowded that you have to squeeze with others even to get a sip of hot water, and you can't get off at the appointed time to resume normal life."
Jiang Ci sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose.
"Jiang Ci, would you like to eat something to tide you over?" Liu Ke asked her.
"I can't eat." Jiang Ci shook her head. "I'm worried that if I eat now, I'll throw it up in a little while."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a colleague in the back seat vomited, throwing up everything he had eaten that morning into a trash bag.
Everyone was silent.
The leader stood up and said to everyone, "Comrades, as the saying goes, 'Heaven will entrust great responsibilities to those who are destined for them, and will first test their minds and bodies.' These are all part of the organization's training of us!"
"If we can't even endure this little bit of hardship, how will we communicate with those foreigners abroad? How will we continue to negotiate deals?!"
"Comrades! We must carry forward the glorious tradition of not being afraid of hardship or fatigue!"
"Come on! Let's sing!!"
The leader, with a strong voice, soon began to sing, "We workers have strength, we workers have strength! Hehehe!"
Some people on the bus who didn't get carsick naturally joined in the singing, while those who did get carsick sang along listlessly.
These days there aren't that many introverted people. Being able to go abroad is such a great thing, so naturally, more people are happy about it.
The bus continued its bumpy journey, arriving in Hikari City two days later from Kyoto.
Upon arriving in Hikari City, one can clearly feel the difference between it and Kyoto City.
If we were to compare the two places to two types of people, Kyoto would be a composed yet energetic 25- or 26-year-old youth, while Hikari would be a passionate, vibrant, yet confused, 18-year-old boy.
This place is adjacent to Hong Kong and Macau, and the population is mixed, with people from the three places interacting to some extent and influencing each other.
"Are you colleagues from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Trade? We've finally waited for you! You must be tired from your journey!"
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