Zhou Wang glanced at her, signaled Jiang Qingkui to wait a moment, and then answered the phone.
"Hello, Haozi?"
Yesterday, when Yang Hao left the hotel, he also called Zhou Wang. However, at that time, the guy wasn’t in a great state, and they didn’t talk much.
Yang Hao’s purpose for calling Zhou Wang was mainly to transfer his share of the money to Zhou Wang.
It wasn’t for all the expenses, just for the "overnight purge" part.
In his words, other things could be covered, but not this... it was his principle.
Zhou Wang didn’t mind. Once he heard that it involved principles, he briefly explained, and then Yang Hao transferred five thousand to him, which Zhou Wang accepted.
When Zhou Wang received Yang Hao’s call again at that moment, he was a bit surprised. The guy should still be quite exhausted, wouldn’t he? He couldn’t have already gotten restless again, could he?
"Brother Dog, have you returned to Jing City?"
"Yeah, I told you that day, it’s my grandma’s birthday..."
"Oh, here’s the thing, old Guo gave me a call this morning, asking if I planned to go back to Jing City anytime soon. It’s return-to-school season, and Jing City First Middle School is organizing some events. Old Guo hopes I can participate if I have the time..."
Old Guo, in Yang Hao’s words, was the homeroom teacher, Teacher Guo, during his and Zhou Wang’s high school days.
Zhou Wang had an average relationship with Old Guo because, during high school, his grades were only above average, and he didn’t have any standout traits. He was one of those people who were easiest for teachers and classmates to forget...
Even though Zhou Wang later did well in exams and got into 211 Caiyun University, but well... that was Jing City First Middle School.
As a legendary key middle school ranked among the top in the province, often putting pressure on the key high schools in Ming City, Jing City First Middle School’s graduates were "key everywhere, a bachelor’s degree is as common as a dog."
In a class reunion, Zhou Wang’s bachelor’s degree from Caiyun University wasn’t even worth mentioning.
Yang Hao, who transferred at the time, had a good relationship with Old Guo, mainly because his parents were well-connected. During college, Yang Hao visited Old Guo several times, so it wasn’t surprising that Old Guo would call Yang Hao at times like this.
"...You know when I brag to Old Guo, it’s always over the top because he wants me to pull some people together for the return-to-school events to create some buzz."
Yang Hao explained the backstory and then coughed a little awkwardly:
"Cough, you know, I couldn’t help it and bragged a little about how awesome you are now, Brother Dog. So Old Guo wants me to give him your number, and it seems like he wants to contact you personally... so I came to ask your opinion."
Zhou Wang was taken aback, not expecting this development, but he thought it over and didn’t see any reason to avoid it, so he nodded in agreement.
"Alright, but don’t give him my number. Give me his number instead, since I know about this, it wouldn’t be right for the teacher to reach out to the student."
Yang Hao thought it over and agreed, sighing, "Brother Dog, you’ve really gotten more mature in handling things than before..."
After hanging up, Zhou Wang seemed to have figured something out and looked at Jiang Qingkui, "Qin Teacher found you. Could it be related to the return-to-school season as well?"
"Yes, Jing City First Middle School reached out to some outstanding alumni to boost the event. Qin Teacher hopes I can attend too, and a few valedictorians from other years will be there."
Jiang Qingkui nodded.
"When is it?"
"There are several batches of events starting the day after tomorrow, continuing until the school year begins in September... Officials from the education department and city government will also attend."
"You can ask about the specific details later. If it fits, I’ll go with you."
Zhou Wang thought for a moment and said.
"Okay."
Jiang Qingkui didn’t rashly agree to the homeroom teacher’s invitation and was already planning to consult Zhou Wang. Hearing this, she replied.
The conversation opened up, and the two naturally chatted on and off, with topics ranging all over, creating a very harmonious atmosphere...
But just then, while chatting about the customs and culture of Lu City, Zhou Wang suddenly asked,
"Qingkui, if I get sleepy, can I still use your lap as a pillow?"
Jiang Qingkui was caught off guard. She subconsciously opened her red lips but said nothing.
Yet Zhou Wang already knew the answer...
Ha, guys, she hesitated, she hesitated!
...
If Jing City could still be considered a somewhat remarkable fourth-tier city, then Lu City was a standard inland small county seat.
It had gotten a bit better in recent years. Zhou Wang remembered that when he was young, the so-called downtown was just four or five streets that you could walk through in half an hour, without even decent traffic lights.
But at that time, Zhou Wang loved it here because it was so much fun to ring in the New Year here!
The streets were crowded, he had a few firecrackers in his pocket, and with an M4 toy in hand, he was at the pinnacle of childhood joy...
Huaxia’s real ecology was in the counties... and so was the festive atmosphere.
The Mercedes G63 and GLC merely passed through the county seat without stopping much, heading straight for Sanhe Town beneath it.
Zhou Wang’s grandma’s house was in Zhao Village in the town, with the so-called mother river Nanpan River running through the village, next to the newly renovated road.
The concrete-poured road was flat and wide. Although it didn’t have clearly divided lanes, it barely accommodated three small cars side by side, though traffic would still occasionally get jammed...
Yes, even rural areas had started experiencing traffic congestion.
There was no choice, with no planning for parking spaces or garages when building houses back then. As more families in the countryside bought cars, those with big yards were fine, but more people could only park their cars directly on the roadside.