Zhao Mei quickly wiped her eyes and called Zhao Jing: "Zhao Jing, book me a flight back to Xincheng right now, for tonight. I want to go back now."
"Okay miss, I'll book you on the last flight leaving at 10 o'clock tonight. I'll pack your luggage and wait for you at the airport."
Zhao Mei arrived at the airport at 8 o'clock on time. As soon as she arrived at the airport, she saw Zhao Jing waving at her with a suitcase in front of the gate. She walked over and handed the car keys to Zhao Jing: "Zhao Jing, when you go back later, please drive it back to me. Thank you for your hard work."
Zhao Jing smiled and said, "How can I say it's hard? The meaning of my birth is to serve you, young lady. No matter how difficult your order is, my job is to complete it, not to complain about it. I wish you a safe journey."
After saying goodbye to Zhao Jing, Zhao Mei entered the airport alone, chose her seat, packed her luggage, and went through security. Everything went smoothly except that she was a little late when checking in and boarding the plane because she went to the wrong security check gate.
Zhao Mei calmed her disordered breathing caused by running to find the security checkpoint, followed the flight attendant onto the traction board and into the cabin. When she got inside the plane, since it was a small plane, there were not many seats in the business class, a total of eight, with only one empty seat. Zhao Mei located it accurately, and when she saw the man next to the seat, the system suddenly popped up.
[Ding Dong! Detected the lucky character Qin Haomiao with a score of 98. Please check.]
Zhao Mei's steps slowed to a crawl. This was a living 98! Her own beloved android butler was only 99! She took a closer look at the man. He was dressed in a black suit, with messy black hair... maybe some hairspray? He was wearing wireless headphones, with prominent brow bones, thick, straight black eyebrows, and distinctive, upturned eyes. His hand gently supported his face, his elbow resting on the armrest, as he stared intently at the tablet in front of him.
As if he noticed someone looking at him, Qin Haomiao raised his head slightly. Zhao Mei looked at him. Although it was indeed the first time she saw number 98, Zhao Mei, who had seen number 99 before, nodded calmly and raised the ticket in her hand: "Hello, my seat is inside. Can you... let me pass by?"
His legs in black trousers had already taken up most of the space when he just moved them forward slightly. Qin Haomiao only noticed the problem with his legs when he followed Zhao Mei's line of sight. He retracted his gaze and apologized to Zhao Mei: "Sorry, I didn't notice."
Zhao Mei didn't care: "It's okay, as long as I can get in."
Even the business class of the small plane was a bit cramped. After getting in and sitting down, although Zhao Mei was amazed at the score of 98, she knew the value of the comprehensive score. This man was probably not an ordinary person. Since she would get the same system points regardless of the score, she did not have the idea of working hard to improve her favor with this successful person who seemed difficult to conquer.
After figuring it out, Zhao Mei sat down, set an alarm and decided to take a nap to catch up on her sleep. Just when Zhao Mei was dozing off, she seemed to hear a system sound, but she didn't care and continued to sleep soundly.
When the alarm clock rang in her headphones, Zhao Mei woke up with a start, rubbed her eyes, and just as she put down her hands, she found the blanket on her body. She looked at the next room in confusion.
Qin Haomiao looked at her and said, "I noticed that you always shivered after falling asleep and kept rubbing your knees, so I asked for a blanket for you."
Zhao Mei smiled softly after understanding the whole story: "Thank you, I was in a hurry to go home and didn't have time to change clothes. It was indeed a bit cold on the plane."
After the two finished talking, the plane began to land. After it officially landed, Zhao Mei couldn't wait to get a taxi and ran home. She must give her parents a surprise!
After not being home for half a year, the streets haven't changed much, but they feel particularly unfamiliar. Looking at the trees whizzing past the car window and smelling the unique scent of this city, Zhao Mei sighed and thought that although it was only a few days, she really had undergone earth-shaking changes. She can finally help her family and finally let her parents no longer worry about money every day!
The taxi stopped downstairs of an old residential complex. Zhao Mei looked up and saw the lights of her home light up, with an uncontrollable smile on her face. Dragging her suitcase, she had never felt that climbing these six floors was so easy, as if she would soon reach the door.
But soon, her smile froze on her lips. The sound of things being thrown kept coming from the thin iron gate of her house. Two or three neighbor aunties gathered at the door. They originally came to knock on the door to ask for quietness but ended up eating melons.
"Why is this place so noisy again? Wasn't there a commotion last week? Everything was thrown out, and they were still crying and wailing."
"Who knows? They said they saw the man making a lot of money and had to invest with him. The man didn't want to do it anymore, but they kept crying and begging him to do it. In the end, they lost money and refused to admit it, saying the man owed them money. He gradually paid it back, but it wasn't over yet. They always felt that the man was hiding some money, so they kept making trouble. And I heard that she was her sister, and she had helped her children buy a house, a car, and find jobs before. It's really unlucky to have a sister like this!"
"Oh, that's true. But he hasn't been causing trouble before, I think. Did it start last week?"
"Where? There was a lot of trouble before, and the whole family moved away and couldn't find a place to live. It was quiet for half a year, but they found it later. Now it's happening again? I also heard that the relative went to the other person's workplace and made a scene, and almost lost his job because of it."
Zhao Mei, who was standing on the fifth floor and listening to the whole thing, was so angry that her lips turned white. She dragged her luggage to the door of her house and knocked on it, ignoring the surprised looks of the two aunts.
There were knocks on the door. After a while, the noise inside the house died down, and then the door opened. Zhao Mei looked at her mother who had opened the door. She had more white hair on her face, and her once well-maintained face was now stained with indelible sorrow and spots. In an instant, tears burst out of her eyes. Zhao Mei threw away her suitcase, hugged her mother tightly, and said, "Mom, I'm home."
Zhao Mei's mother, Ye Danqin, was also at a loss: "Oh, Meili?? How come you've lost so much weight, Meili? And you've become so beautiful, I can't even recognize you."
Zhao Mei burst into laughter and let go of her hand: "Mom, let's go in first. We are still in the corridor. What's going on? I heard a lot of noise at home from outside."
Ye Danqin dragged Zhao Mei's suitcase into the house and closed the door. "Your second aunt is making a fuss. She came over last week and threw everything. It worried me to death. How could we not pay her back if our family is really rich? I've told her so many times. Your eldest aunt is even worse. She went to your father's workplace, clung to the window, and said she would jump off the building if she didn't pay me back. I was really pissed off."
Seeing her mother's eyes getting redder and redder as she spoke, Zhao Mei didn't want to ask any more questions. She hugged her gently, changed into slippers and went to the living room. Looking at her second aunt kneeling on the ground crying silently and her father sitting next to her with a helpless look on his face, she hurried over to help her father up and let him sit down. She also sat on the sofa calmly.
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