Every gift from fate has its price secretly marked.
And Sun Dasheng was reaping a massive windfall, because he had already paid the price more than a decade ago.
The airplane landed at the provincial capital, Luzhou, after which they transferred to a direct high-speed train. They didn't buy a direct ticket from Shanghai City because they were impossible to get during the Spring Festival travel rush.
Li Sili's hometown was in the mountainous hinterlands, part of an old revolutionary base area. It bore the reputation of being "the cradle of the Red Army and the homeland of generals." However, places like this are usually economically underdeveloped. After getting off the high-speed train in the county town, one used to have to transfer to several buses to get home. But that was in the past; of course, it was no longer necessary.
They hailed a ride-share car in the county town that took them directly to her doorstep.
"Uncle, come in and have a cup of tea," Li Sili invited.
