"He should come back, right?" Ling Hu said uncertainly. "He told me before that after graduating from university, he could become an official. Haha, even if he could just become an official, being a civil servant would be great! Sitting in an office with air conditioning, much better than us."
"Hey," another worker sighed, "kids studying away from home these days don't want to come back. Take the boy who runs the convenience store across the street, for example. He said he's studying in Beijing. After graduation, he'd rather be delivering food there than come back! Everyone wants to move to the big cities now!"
"Yes, yes, yes," Ling Hu smiled. "If he can stay, I will definitely support him. Big cities, how great!"
Ling Hu looked up at Yi Yang, the dim blush gradually faded away, and it was dark.
When the camera cut down from the sky, Luo Chen and a boy were already sitting in a food stall.
"Brother Chen, why are you so unhappy?" the roommate asked in confusion. "You said you found a job, and it's for a foreign company. If I were you, I would be so happy!"
"What about you? Have you found a job?" Luo Chen asked back.
"No!" The roommate sighed, "It's so hard to find a job these days. Undergraduates like us can't get a high-end job nor a low-end job. I should have taken the postgraduate entrance exam earlier! Speaking of which, Brother Chen, you should continue to take the postgraduate entrance exam. It's so much easier to stay in school!"
"You'll have to enter society sooner or later," Luo Chen said calmly, "So you're going to continue looking for a job. Do you want me to ask around for you?"
"No," my roommate said seriously after taking a long sip of beer. "I've already decided to go back home! My dad has already found me a job there. I think it's better to go back than to work in Shanghai. At least I'm closer to home."
"Yes," Luo Chen was silent for a moment, drinking sullenly, "It's nice to go back to my hometown. Where is your hometown?"
"Hey, a small county town, not even well-known." My roommate sighed, "If I couldn't stay, why would I go back? You see, I came here to study for four years, and in the end I still have to go back to my hometown. What's the point?"
"At least you've seen the outside world." Luo Chen clinked his cup. "Some people might stay in their hometown their whole lives!"
After saying goodbye to his roommate, Luo Chen took out his cell phone, took a deep breath, and then dialed Ling Hu.
The camera was split into two at this time. On the left was Ling Hu, who was standing in the corridor of the dormitory building, wearing only shorts and flip-flops. On the right was Luo Chen, who was sitting in front of the FamilyMart convenience store, wearing a suit and tie.
They spoke at the same time:
"Brother, what's wrong?"
"Brother, I miss home."
Ling Hu laughed: "You miss the dishes your brother made!"
Luo Chen didn't answer. He rubbed his hair irritably before saying, "Brother, I've signed with a foreign company."
"Really?" Ling Hu's tone was quite excited. "My brother is really awesome! He works for a foreign company, so the salary must be quite good, right? Is it close to your school? Do you need to rent an apartment? I've heard that rent in Shanghai is expensive. How will you get the money after you just graduated? I'll transfer it to you when the time comes!"
When Strawberry Duoduo saw this, his nose turned red and he suddenly thought of his parents.
Luo Chen's eyes also reddened, but he tried his best not to cry: "Brother, I've made a lot of money from working, it's enough. You, are you still living in the dormitory at the construction site? You should save up your money and buy an apartment!"
"Buy a house?" Ling Hu shook his head. "Buying a house is too expensive. Besides, I live alone, so I'll just live anywhere. Oh, and when the time comes, you have to find a good place to rent. If you're going to share a house, you have to choose your roommates carefully. You have to be careful about everything when you're out there alone!"
As Luo Chen listened to Ling Hu's chatter, he felt calmer than ever before.
After Ling Hu finished his instructions, Luo Chen finally said:
"Brother, come to Shencheng!"
"I, I can't come." Ling Hu immediately refused. "How can I find a job without a diploma? Besides, the rent there is expensive, and the expenses are high. It's not cost-effective!"
"Brother, that's not what you just told me." Luo Chen sighed, "Brother, you're alone in your hometown. If you get sick, I won't even know."
"I'm in good health and won't get sick!" Ling Hu said immediately.
"What if I get sick?" Luo Chen insisted, "For so many years, you've been the only one who raised me. You're my closest person, my family. Wherever you are, that's my home. I can make money now, brother, come over here!"
Strawberry Duoduo always thought that home referred to his hometown, but she didn't expect that it actually referred to a person.
But she thought about it again and felt that it was indeed true. She missed her hometown so much because her parents were there.
If one day they are gone, even if I go back, that place will no longer be home.
"It turns out that all your destinations are because there are people waiting for you there." Strawberry Duoduo said with emotion.
At the end of the short film, Ling Hu went to Shencheng, but just for tourism.
In a sped-up clip, Luo Chen took Ling Hu to every scenic spot in Shanghai, bought him new clothes, and took him to eat a lot of delicious food.
However, Zhou Yiyang did not tell the audience whether Ling Hu finally chose to stay or go home.
The two stories have two completely different styles, which makes Strawberry Duoduo more interested in the last story.
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