A few months later, they arrived in the most prosperous city in the country and witnessed firsthand the "Magic City" and "Nighttime Magic City" that they had longed for in the news and on the radio.
It was as if everything from yesterday was still vivid in their minds, while everything from the past few days seemed like a mirage, something they dared not touch.
Xu Wanxia recalled the days she and her brother had spent wandering the streets not long ago, and her nose tingled with emotion as she couldn't help but wipe away her tears.
This caused many passengers coming out of the train station to look at the four of them with strange eyes.
Xu Qingyi shielded her younger sister behind her and glared fiercely at the people around her.
Lin Yifeng smiled and comforted Xu Wanxia.
"You're crying! You're crying with your cat-like face all over your body. Look how people on the street will look at you."
Xu Wanxia blushed, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
When Lin Yifeng turned around, he saw Guo Fengsheng staring blankly at the cars in the parking lot that he had never seen before.
"What's wrong with you, Lao Guo? You've become like this too."
"Let's go!"
Guo Fengsheng snapped out of his daze and scratched his head awkwardly.
There were many cars he had never seen before parked in that parking lot.
In addition, many people around the car were dressed in strange clothes, making them seem out of place with the people around them, which made him even more curious about what kind of city Shanghai was.
However, Lin Yifeng expressed his understanding of the three people's reactions.
Compared to the previous ten years or so, when everyone lived in the mountains, the biggest scene they had ever seen was going to a city that was slightly better than Muye.
Seeing the bustling metropolis of Shanghai for the first time, it's hard not to feel a little overwhelmed.
Not to mention Shanghai these days, where while people in other places are still struggling to make ends meet, people in Shanghai are already thinking about what fashion is.
Looking at their own clothes and then at the well-dressed people driving luxury cars, the group of people couldn't help but feel a little afraid to look directly into the eyes of those people.
Lin Yifeng didn't say much about it.
When he marches into Shanghai in the future, they will all have to come here alone. They will have to adapt on their own and break down the barriers of their original social class.
Lin Yifeng went to the street and hailed a taxi.
"Master, let's go to the Bund."
The driver sized up the four of them and then drove away.
After arriving at the Bund and getting off the bus, Xu Qingyi and Guo Fengsheng looked at the meter and couldn't help but feel a pang of pain.
The taxi fare alone cost me 50 yuan to get here from the train station.
This is equivalent to one-tenth of the monthly income of an average working-class family.
Without a doubt, the driver must have taken a detour, otherwise he wouldn't have charged so much money.
Even Xu Wanxia frowned, wanting to argue with the driver, but Lin Yifeng stopped her.
He could accept the amount of money, but he didn't expect that Shanghai had remained the same all these years, and that the drivers would definitely overcharge him.
After getting off the train at the Bund, Xu Qingyi stared at the vast Huangpu River in front of her and froze on the spot.
Guo Fengsheng, holding onto the handrail by the river, looked at the ships crossing the river at the mouth and couldn't help but smile broadly.
"Is this Shanghai?"
Lin Yifeng then called out to the people taking photos along the riverbank, and after taking photos of the group, he led the three of them to find accommodation.
The hotel they stayed at was one of Shanghai's iconic hotels, the International Hotel.
The location was near People's Square, and the price was not cheap at the time. Lin Yifeng and his group booked a regular room for 130 yuan a night.
Compared to the high-end hotels in Makino City that cost 30 or 40 yuan, the price was beyond Guo Fengsheng and Xu Qingyi's comprehension.
"Hello, how many are you?"
"Four people, two rooms, one for three people and one for a single person."
"Hello, has anyone stayed here before...?"
Lin Yifeng registered at the front desk, while Guo Fengsheng accompanied him, looking around at the magnificent lobby.
After arriving in Shanghai, Guo Fengsheng had anticipated that the cost of living in the city would be high, but he did not expect it to be this high.
Lin Yifeng said that they would stay in Shanghai for at least three days, and the accommodation alone would cost them more than 700 yuan.
In Makino, 700 yuan could get you a decent hotel for a month.
Not far away, Xu Wanxia had already hidden behind Xu Qingyi, cautiously observing a blond, blue-eyed foreign elderly couple not far away.
Seeing Xu Wanxia's cautious demeanor, the old lady smiled and waved to him.
This made Xu Wanxia even more cautious, and she dared not look the other person in the eye.
It wasn't until Lin Yifeng finished checking into his room and received the room key that he noticed the situation here.
He smiled and led the group toward the elevator, while Xu Qingyi and Guo Fengsheng explained things along the way.
"The hotel we're staying at is for foreign businesspeople."
"You might encounter foreigners on a regular basis."
Don't take it too seriously.
Xu Qingyi and Guo Fengsheng both nodded.
This was also their first time meeting foreigners, but their friendly demeanor made them feel that, apart from their appearance, these foreigners were not much different from them.
It's nothing like how they described these foreigners as having all sorts of amazing abilities and being omnipotent when they were kids.
Of course, Lin Yifeng chose to stay here mainly because it is close to the Bund and convenient to go to other places. He also didn't have the same strong reaction as Xu Qingyi and the others when they encountered foreigners.
Xu Qingyi looked around at the moving box inside the elevator.
This was the first time any of them had ever seen a box-type elevator.
The feeling of weightlessness that came from beneath their feet as the elevator moved startled the three of them.
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