Haibo is only an overnight train ride away from Beijing, arriving the next day.
"Old Su, Old Qiao."
"All the young men from our production team are here. You are so welcome."
Cai Qing and Zhou Meihua had already received the news that Qiao Ruru and the others were coming to Haibo, and they also knew the time of their arrival today, so they ran to the train station early to pick them up.
"Old Cai, long time no see."
"Old Zhou, are you retired?!"
Su Huaiyuan and Qiao Ru were very happy to see their old friend. They hadn't seen each other for more than a year.
"No, I know you want to retire."
Since her rehabilitation, Zhou Meihua often wrote to Qiao Ruru, basically one letter every one or two months, so she also knew the other party's thoughts and ideas.
"I will submit my retirement application next year."
If the policy on self-employed individuals this year had not been unclear, Qiao Ru would have applied this year.
"Uncle Cai, Aunt Zhou."
Bai Jianmin and his companions were also very happy to see Cai Qing and Zhou Meihua who came to pick them up. Although they did not have such a good relationship with the production team as Qiao Jiru and Su Huaiyuan, it was not much worse.
After Cai Qingbo and Zhou Meihua were rehabilitated, they also sent several New Year and Spring Festival gifts to the team leader Bai Lianxiao and Uncle Xiao. Bai Lianxiao had their addresses and phone numbers.
"Okay, okay, hello everyone."
Zhou Meihua and Cai Qing greeted Bai Jianmin and his group cordially, and then led everyone to the train station.
After arriving at the train station, the couple took everyone on the tram. Bai Jianmin and his friends had only heard of the city of Haikou since they were little, but had never been there. Now, everyone couldn't help but look around, filled with curiosity.
The styles of Hai and Jing are completely different, giving off two completely different feelings, and are even more different from their Northeast. Bai Jianmin and the others couldn't help but discuss in a low voice while watching.
About half an hour later, Cai Qing led everyone out of the car and turned a corner to the guesthouse.
"This guesthouse is close to the textile factory, and we've found someone for you. Let's rest and eat today, and then we'll go to the factory together to find someone tomorrow."
Cai Qing told Qiao Ru, Su Huaiyuan and others about the plan, and invited everyone to go into the guesthouse.
The guesthouse cost three yuan per night, and Cai Qing booked a room, two people per room.
"Okay, I'll listen to you two."
Qiao Zhiru had no objection at all. They would probably only stay at the beach for four days. If they could negotiate a shipment of scarves and toys, like the Tin Frog, tomorrow, they would take Bai Jianmin and the others to stroll around the beach and visit the vendors.
Fortunately, they arrived early, and it was not yet time for the arrival of the new moon. After putting down their luggage, Qiao Jiru asked Cai Qing and Zhou Meihua to take everyone for a walk.
Seeing that everyone was full of energy and had no intention of resting, Cai Qing and Zhou Meihua had no choice but to agree.
"Lao Zhou, let's eat outside, and then go to your house for dinner in the evening."
Qiao Ruru heard that the couple had bought a lot of dishes at home in the past two days to entertain everyone, and Cai Min even stayed at home to cook today.
She felt that everyone was in such high spirits that they might not be able to stop shopping. It would be better to go to Zhou's house for dinner in the evening, so she quietly discussed it with Zhou Meihua.
"That's fine, I'll find a phone number to tell Xiao Min."
Zhou Meihua also saw the enthusiastic group in front of her, and felt that what Qiao Jiru said made sense, so she looked for her phone while walking and went back to tell her daughter.
Not long after, they passed a post office. Qiao Jiru and Zhou Meihua said goodbye to everyone and went into the post office together to make a phone call.
After hanging up the phone, the group continued to shop enthusiastically.
"Look, look, there are more stalls on this side of the sea than on the side of the capital."
"Yes, I have seen more than a dozen."
“It’s all the way here.”
"Selling food, small gadgets, socks, scarves, headwear, clothes..."
"I just saw someone put up a sign saying they can make clothes for me."
"People in Haibo are really slimming when they wear it."
"Yes, this is the most fashionable place."
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Bai Jianmin and his companions were dazzled by the sight, not daring to look openly, especially when they saw the women walking along the street, dressed in clothes that showed off their figures, completely different from the baggy clothes worn by the women in their own production team.
The female comrades in Haikou were dressed in all kinds of colorful clothes. Seven out of ten of them wore skirts and leather shoes. Some of them even had saliva on their mouths. They were particularly beautiful and knew how to dress up.
In accordance with Qiao Ru's request, Cai Qing and Su Huaiyuan found a small private restaurant for everyone, ordered two tables of dishes, and invited everyone to taste the delicious food of Hai.
After dinner, Cai Qing took everyone to the Bund, where Bai Jianmin and the others were amazed, feeling as if they had entered another world.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Qiao Ruru and the others walked to Cai's house, carrying the things they had brought from the production teams in Jing and Baigou Village.
The Cai family now lives on a road near the Bund, which is full of various small white houses.
"Uncle Cai, you live here?!"
After being led into this elegant environment with western-style houses all along the road, Bai Jianmin and his companions were shocked for a while and couldn't help but ask about Cai Qing, the guide.
"Yes, that's where I live."
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