I first paid the phone bill I owed on WeChat, and then checked the time. It was just past 6:30, and there was still about half an hour before dawn. So I said to Ye Zhi next to me, "Our flight is at 2:30 in the afternoon. Why don't you go upstairs and get some more sleep?"
"I'm not sleepy anymore. You must not have slept well last night. You go upstairs to sleep. I'll go see if there's a place nearby to buy breakfast, and I'll call you when I'm done."
"I don't want to sleep either. I'll sleep on the plane. Otherwise, it's too boring to stay awake for such a long time."
"Have you contacted Brother Ping yet?"
"I contacted him, and he said he would pick me up from the airport."
"Um."
Although Ye Zhi didn't say much, I already had a feeling that my life was about to start anew. I was a little panicked because I had no idea what the future would be like. I asked Brother Ping, and even if I had surgery, there was no guarantee that my leg would fully heal. If the worst happened, how would I proceed with my life?
All my plans now are based on the premise that my leg will recover. If it doesn't, everything will have to be scrapped again, and how many more times can my heart withstand such a setback? I've lost confidence.
I thought negatively that if it really was the worst outcome, I would just leave myself in Thailand and never come back.
Just then, Ye Zhi opened her car window and pointed to the distant mountains, saying to me, "Look, the sun is about to rise."
I looked in that direction and saw that the mountains to the east were already dyed golden by the rising sun, and then the sun peeked out from the mountaintops at a speed visible to the naked eye.
I really didn't expect that after a torrential downpour, we would be greeted with such a stunning morning. Although the sunlight was still weak, everything that was originally damp seemed to have come to life at this moment.
My mood improved as a result, and I felt it was a good omen. I was certain that I could heal my leg and then make a name for myself in Thailand.
I smiled at Ye Zhi, and she returned my smile, as if to say that I hoped everything would go smoothly from here on out.
...
At 1 p.m., we arrived at the airport together and then each got our boarding passes. I knew that once we boarded the plane, our interaction would probably come to an end, because she was in business class and I was in economy class.
While waiting for my flight, I received another call from Lao Mi; after I answered, he asked me, "Have you arrived in Thailand yet?"
"Not yet, we're waiting for the plane right now. It should arrive around 5 or 6 pm."
"Remember to call me and your mom when you arrive, so we don't worry."
"Well, you don't need to worry. I have friends to meet me when I get there. I'm not alone."
Haven't you heard the saying, "A mother worries when her son travels a thousand miles"?
A bitter feeling welled up inside me, but I forced a smile and replied, "I'll call you as soon as I get there to let you know I'm safe."
"That's more like it... By the way, I have something to tell you... Lu Jia came over this morning. She bought a lot of things for me and your mother, and also bought two wealth management products in our names from the bank, the amounts are not... I just wanted to ask your opinion, should we accept these?"
I was a little surprised. I hadn't expected Lu Jia to actually keep her promise to take care of Lao Mi and my mother. But I couldn't express my gratitude in my heart, so I replied, "You can't take any of her things. If she wants them back, make her return the house in Dali to me..."
While Old Mi remained silent, I continued, “Dad, you need to understand one thing: if you take her things today, it means our family has no backbone; but if she doesn’t return the house, it means Lu Jia has no backbone… So, let’s forget about her favor. Don’t worry, no matter what happens in the future, I will take care of you in your old age. This is not something Lu Jia should do.”
"If that's what you mean, then I'll give all these things back to her."
"Well, if she refuses to accept it, just tell her exactly what I said."
"I know."
I felt a pang of sadness at Lao Mi's forlorn tone. I wanted to say something to reassure them, but Lao Mi seemed to have lost the will to talk to me. He simply told me to write back to them when I got there, and then hung up. After that, I held my hand to my ear for a long time, feeling an even greater sense of responsibility. It wasn't until Ye Zhi reminded me that boarding had already begun that I snapped out of my reverie.
I just limped along with the group, carrying my own bag... (Tank's new book was first published on the WeChat official account "Tank's Bookstall". Remember to follow for pictures of the main character and daily interaction with the author.)
...
Once on the plane, Ye Zhi and I were separated into two cabins. At first, I didn't think much of it, but after takeoff, when we started filling out the immigration card, I really felt the difficulty because I couldn't understand the options on the card at all, so I didn't know where to start... I didn't even prepare a pen beforehand.
I looked around, feeling a bit lost. All I remembered was that Yang Sisi helped me the whole time when I went to Thailand last time, and I couldn't recall filling out an immigration card at all.
"Don't you know how to fill out an arrival card?"
I turned my head and saw that it was the girl next to me asking me. I replied a little embarrassedly, "Back in school, my grades were all heavily focused on math, physics, and chemistry. I really didn't do well in English. Could you help me fill this out?"
"Give me your passport."
I quickly handed my passport to the girl and then looked her over again. She looked a bit older than Yang Sisi. Her appearance wasn't stunning, but she was very clean and seemed to still have the enthusiasm and liveliness of school, which made it easy for people to like her.
As she filled out the form, she said to me, "I saw your legs when I boarded the plane."
"Your leg isn't very mobile; did you travel to Thailand alone?"
This question really stumped me. If I say I'm alone, Ye Zhi was indeed on the same plane; if I say we're two people, there was absolutely no interaction between us. So, after hesitating for a moment, I replied, "I'm all alone."
"You're really brave. This is going abroad, after all. You should know at least some English... Otherwise, how will you communicate with others over there?"
"Don't you have translation apps on your phone?"
"Then why don't you use translation software to fill out the immigration card... Not everything can be translated using translation software."
"You're right...!"
After waiting for a while, the girl handed me the completed immigration card. After expressing my gratitude, I asked her, "Are you also traveling to Thailand alone?"
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