She had blood cancer. Because he had to return to Nanchang for medical treatment, Hao Zhihai and she became the first friends to leave Kaidong. A few years later, Yang Hongbo and I huddled together in

She had blood cancer. Because he had to return to Nanchang for medical treatment, Hao Zhihai and she became the first friends to leave Kaidong. A few years later, Yang Hongbo and I huddled together in a residential building in Yuhuazhai, a suburb in the southwest of Xi'an. It served as the office of a company in Shenzhen and we paid all our own expenses. I remember that at that time, I was very worried about the high monthly phone bills. At that time, local mobile phone calls were 60 cents per minute, and long-distance calls were even more expensive. We were short of money, so we ate 40 cents for sesame seed pancakes without rice every morning, 2 yuan for a small bowl of shaved noodles at noon, and drank plenty of water to survive. Zhou Rui got better after several years of chemotherapy, but he relapsed severely. He heard that the blood vessels in the skin were prone to rupture, making him unable to take a bath. I can't even see people clearly. In his last days, he called me and Yang Hongbo to hear our voices and say goodbye to us one by one. Her voice still sounded so nice on the phone. She sang to us her favorite song Tinkerbell in Qidong, comforting and encouraging us to be strong and believe that we could succeed in starting a business. Yang and I were sobbing on the phone. Due to the company of so many brothers and sisters, I hardly felt homesick in the first half year.

Only when the Chinese New Year is approaching, we are so homesick that we look forward to an early vacation. As college students from other places, our work units have given us very good preferential treatment and given us an early vacation. Those from outside the province have all booked air tickets. After receiving double wages and bonuses at the end of the year, fellow countryman Jiang Teng and I boarded a high-speed ferry one night, bypassed the long Chongming Island and arrived in Shanghai late at night. The next day, I came to an old Shanghai clothing store on the bustling Nanjing Road. I was greeted by an enthusiastic lady and tried on a suit for 1,000 yuan. I clearly remembered that the brand was Peromon. "My little brother is so handsome in his clothes and has a great spirit!" After a few words, I was fooled by the sharp-tongued elder sister into buying it. At that time, my monthly salary was 1,200 yuan. Although it was very high at the time, one outfit cost nearly a month's salary. This was the first time in my life that I was extravagant. I have no time to miss the prosperity of Shanghai. I remember that Shanghai is crowded everywhere, with construction sites everywhere, viaducts and viaducts everywhere. Jiang Teng had already taken a flight to Xi'an that afternoon. My flight was the next morning, and that night I was in a guest house near Hongqiao Airport. I couldn't sleep at all as I was eager to return home. Also staying with me was a Japanese businessman who grew up in China. He returned to Japan in his twenties and returned to Liaocheng, Shandong Province to start a business in his fifties. The proud old man saw me tossing and turning, so he chatted with me all night about his childhood experiences in China.

I remember that the Spring Festival back that year was particularly beautiful. Dressed in a suit and tie, I became the first person in our family to fly. On New Year's Eve, the New Year's money I gave to my nieces and nephews in my family was also quite large. The children were very enthusiastic when they saw me, and their vanity was greatly satisfied. I remember that before going home, I practiced tying a suit and tie at work for several days, and now I am very confident in my ability to tie a tie.

Many people have found love here. In addition to the pairing of Yang and Huang, Jiang Haitao found a beautiful local girl. The honest and fat brother Bian Zhengdong and his fellow Yancheng Dongmei came together. Unfortunately, most of us have not integrated into local life. After a year and a half, everyone began to leave, most of them going to nearby Shanghai and Nanjing. Brother Mao and I went south to Shenzhen with the dream of getting rich overnight. Only the calm Jiang Haitao stayed. Now I heard that the company's headquarters and R&D department had long been moved to Changning District, Shanghai, and he had become a high-level backbone. Yang Hongbo and Huang Youwen started their own business in Shanghai. The others were never met again. But the scene together seemed like just yesterday. I really hope that one day we can get together. In many late-night dreams, we seem to imagine that the playful scenes are still so cordial.