Young people need some youthful spirit, but they all act like they're in their seventies or eighties, living a bit too boringly. Of course, family circumstances differ, perhaps they have to be this way—the Capital is so big, connections are intricate, overly impulsive people are probably not very welcome.
Listening to them talk about the economy is fine, like how a young person mentioned the changes in Japan earlier. Due to mysterious events, economic and political repercussions followed for Japan, which Yan Fei is keen to hear about.
It's not that he did something and wants to hear the results, but rather to research the consequences and think about how to act later without causing too much damage yet having significant follow-up effects.
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"Should we head over to play near Meng Si'an's place?" Xu Xiaoyan stood on the street thinking for a while and suggested to Yan Fei to continue their play there.
The weather was good; the afternoon sun was pleasantly warm.
