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Chapter 729: Bear-like (Second update)

"I'll repeat here what you need to pay attention to after getting off the plane. Gentlemen and ladies, you can exchange mainland currency at a specific window in the airport."

"The mainland does not currently support the island's currency circulating in the market to prevent misunderstandings, so it is recommended that everyone exchange it into mainland currency first."

"In addition, gentlemen and ladies, please take note of your passports, identification documents, and letters of introduction issued by the mainland."

The reason why people on the island are still using passports is because the island's government is conducting elections, and replacing ID cards is not a matter of a day or two. Opinions are already being solicited on the design of the ID cards.

The main thing is that the island must have its own autonomous region flag, which has not yet been decided.

A community-wide collection activity is underway.

The passport has been changed, mainly to change the title of the subject.

Everyone is very curious about the mainland because the mainland has developed so fast in recent years, especially the red and blue exercises in the past two years. You must know that the South was very famous throughout Asia at that time.

As for what the mainland is like, most people on the plane are unfamiliar with it because the former teenager blocked a lot of information.

I thought I would never have the chance to come back in this life, but I didn't expect happiness to come so suddenly.

There are various situations where the longing these people have had for so many years suddenly bursts out.

"Hello, welcome home. Which hotel are you going to?" Soon it was Qingxia's father's turn. The taxi driver got out of the car wearing work clothes and personally carried the luggage for the three of them.

After getting into the taxi, Qingxia's father sat in the passenger seat and found that there was a work badge on the passenger seat, which contained the driver's name, photo, work number, taxi and complaint phone number, and a price list.

Some people have lost contact with their families since they entered the army as teenagers. Unexpectedly, news suddenly came out recently.

It is also the place where these veterans have fought. Most of them were forced to leave their hometowns, and then followed the large army southward, and finally ran to the island.

Of course, some were beaten to death by Xiaobenzi, and some were killed by the mainland... uh.

These passengers on the island all use separate passages.

The crew members had anticipated this situation and distributed a lot of toilet paper and garbage bags to these people.

This plane has two rows of seats on both sides of an aisle in the middle. The veterans sitting in the aisle have their necks stretched out.

Some parents are still there, and some parents are gone, but the brothers and sisters are still there.

But the people on this plane were all from Shandong.

"So, Mr. Driver, what's your suggestion?" Qingxia's father asked.

But everyone was sobbing quietly, and then looked out the window. Many people could not see the ground, but they knew that this was the airspace of the motherland.

Qingxia's father, mother and younger brother left the airport with large and small bags.

"Of course you can also go to the Railway Hotel. You can also book a train to Longjiang at the Railway Hotel." the taxi driver said immediately.

"What you can see below is the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. This grand canal is full of life again..." the stewardess introduced again.

The plane took off from Shimaita Airport to Kyoto at 8:00 pm and it was already 11 pm. The huge, spacious and bright airport was completely different from what everyone imagined.

"Dad, why do I feel that this place seems to be more developed than the north of our island." Qingxia's brother looked at the long queue of taxis, taking passengers one by one.

"Then you can stay at the airport hotel next door. The airport hotel can book a flight to Longjiang tomorrow."

Most of these veterans came back here as a family.

"If you are in a hurry, I suggest you stay at the airport hotel."

Of course this refers to the traffic map.

Qingxia's father and mother held hands tightly together. Their longing for their eldest daughter and their guilt for her eldest daughter reached their peak at this time, and some people had already begun to cry secretly.

Getting closer to the home in my memory!

"We haven't booked a hotel yet." Qingxia's father was a little confused now because he didn't know how to go. Although he had looked at the map and guide on the plane and made a lot of preparations.

Qingxia's father asked the flight attendant for three maps when she was passing by. One was a map of Kyoto, another was a map of Longjiang in Northeast China, and the third was a map of his hometown of Shandong.

"We're going to Longjiang in the northeast." Qingxia's father replied quickly.

"Yeah." Qingxia's father didn't know what to say.

When the plane entered mainland airspace, many people stretched their necks and looked out from the hanging windows. Although sometimes they couldn't see the ground, many people had tears streaming down their faces because this was what many veterans thought about day and night. place.

"I didn't expect it!" Qingxia's father didn't expect that Kyoto had become like this. There were long lines of taxis on the wide roads, and these taxis were not all vans as everyone imagined, but all cars.

This is also where dedicated taxis pick up passengers and serve passengers on the island.

"Is your next step going back to Shandong or going somewhere else?" The taxi driver knew that the people on this flight were all from Shandong.

When the plane flew over Jinling, many people looked at the buildings below.

The cruising speed of this plane is 600 kilometers per hour, and the distance from the north of the island to Kyoto is about 1700 kilometers, which means it takes about three hours.

When the plane flew over Xuzhou, many veterans cried because many comrades died here.

Of course there are also vans, as some people have a lot of luggage.

"Of course, if you want to see the changes in mainland China over the years, I suggest you buy the train tomorrow morning." The driver suggested.

The flight attendant very considerately announced that we were already in the sky.

Because if you are from Jinling, you don’t need to transfer to Kyoto at all.

Many veterans and comrades-in-arms are buried in these mountains and rivers.

Qingxia's father felt a little surprised for no reason. Has the mainland developed to this situation now?

Qingxia's father looked at the interior of the car and it was not outdated at all.

"A few of you are from Shandong. This car is produced in Shandong and in Huangdao District, QD City." The driver fastened his seat belt after getting in the car and asked the passengers to fasten their seat belts as well. Then he started to clock the meter, and then The driver asked.

"Our hometown is Laiyang!" Qingxia's father heard the name of his hometown and answered while touching the interior of the car.

"Laiyang has developed very well in recent years. Several large steel plants have been built there. Our taxi company has people from Laiyang." The driver introduced while driving.

"If you come during the day in the future, you can take the subway." The driver said again.

"Is there a subway from the airport to the city center?" Qingxia's father was a little surprised.

"It's been running for several years, but the last subway train is at 12 o'clock. It's your first time here, so I'm afraid you've wasted a lot of time." The driver said again.

Qingxia's father looked out the car window while chatting with the driver.

The wide and straight road, as well as the long line of street lights, extends to a huge and bright city in the distance, the outline of which is getting closer and closer.

"When you arrive at the railway hotel, tell the front desk directly where you want to go. They will help you book tickets, but you must have the letter of introduction in your hand. It will be very troublesome if it is lost." The driver is trained He spoke.

In fact, the driver was very nervous at first, but once he started talking, he felt that the people on the island were just like this. Anyway, it was much better than recruiting foreigners, who also had to learn various foreign languages.

Qingxia's father nodded and didn't say much. The three people who came to the mainland for the first time looked out of the car window.

Unexpectedly, you can actually see many factories with lights on next to the airport, densely packed.

The driver didn't explain too much. Qingxia's father knew that electricity was also a measure of a country's strength.

The tall buildings rising one after another on both sides of the road gave Qingxia's father the illusion that this was not Kyoto. Because the Kyoto in my memory was not like this. I had been here before, and in just twenty or thirty years, such a big change had occurred.

There are many high-rise buildings with bright street lights, and there are all kinds of vehicles on the road, including cars, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, and of course bicycles.

The road is two-way with six lanes. Even at night, there are many vehicles on the road, among which trucks are the largest number.

The group of people felt as if they had not entered the mainland, but arrived in some big cities in Western countries.

"Sir, this is Kyoto North Station. You can buy train tickets here when you go to Northeast Longjiang. Over there is the entrance, and over here is the Railway Hotel." The taxi driver finally sent Qingxia's father and the three to their destination.

"Thank you, thank you!" Qingxia's father looked at the large square in front of the station. There were people patrolling the square. The lights on the square were very bright. The Railway Hotel was right next to it, a tall building with more than ten floors.

"If there's any trouble, the railway police station is over there." The taxi driver helped the three people take down their luggage.

By this time, the staff of the Railway Hotel had arrived.

"This is a compatriot who came back from the island." The taxi driver quickly introduced.

"Sir, welcome home." The staff of the Railway Hotel said quickly.

Qingxia's father paid the fare and wanted to tip him, but the taxi driver refused.

The three fathers of Qingxiadao live in a suite on the 16th floor. This suite has two bedrooms and a living room.

Standing on the 16th floor, overlooking Kyoto, Qingxia's father couldn't fall asleep for a long time, because now he looked at the countless bright lights outside the window, which was so different from the Kyoto in his memory.

I had been to Kyoto back then, and it could be said that the whole place was in tatters.

Because the Kyoto warlords took turns coming to power back then, and what I saw now was a bustling scene.

"Dad, go take a shower. Hot water is provided here 24 hours a day, and there is air conditioning." Qingxia's brother came out and said after taking a shower.

"Okay!" Qingxia's father nodded.

Qingxia's father and mother didn't sleep well all night, both thinking about their eldest daughter they hadn't seen in more than 30 years.

What makes them even more unbelievable is that the current development of the mainland is simply earth-shaking.

The two of them got up at around six o'clock in the morning and stood in front of the window, watching the sky light up little by little. In fact, in October, it was already relatively late.

From a high position, you can see cleaners cleaning the ground on the road, garbage transfer trucks transferring garbage, and people patrolling the square in front of the railway station.

The day gradually became brighter, and the two finally saw the current Kyoto clearly. If they had not taken out the map, it would be difficult to imagine that this was the north of Kyoto.

The huge train station lies on the ground like a monster, with countless rails extending into the distance.

This is outside the North Second Ring Road of Kyoto. Looking at the high-rise buildings rising one after another in the distance, more high-rise buildings are still under construction. The numerous tower cranes tell the changes in this city.

The two-way six-lane traffic jam actually started, but there is a dedicated lane for buses.

Various cars and motorcycles.

The phone rang. It turned out to be the staff of the railway hotel calling and asking Qingxia's father to get up because the tickets for the three of them were at 9 o'clock.

The three of them packed up their things and went downstairs to have breakfast. The Railway Hotel would provide free breakfast.

Qingxia's father burst into tears as he ate the pancakes in his hand. Decades of familiar memories suddenly came to his mind.

It still has the same taste, especially the taste of green onions!
It is also much more convenient to enter the station at the Railway Hotel. After passing the security check, you can enter the VIP room to wait, and there will be someone to escort you to the train when you get on the train.

The various facilities inside the station also made Qingxia's father feel that the world had really changed.

In Qingxia's father's memory, Kyoto's train station is what it used to be, but now it is spacious and bright, and provides 24-hour free hot water. The restrooms have toilets and pits, and they are cleaned at all times.

The three of them bought a soft sleeper carriage and sat on the train watching the train leave Kyoto. None of the three said anything, they just looked out the window silently.

"Changed!" Qingxia's father sighed longly as he looked at the countryside outside the window and the highway next to the railway.

"Changed!" Qingxia's mother also nodded.

What made Qingxia's father feel even more familiar was that although he came back from the island, there were no special ceremonies on the mainland.

Qingxia's father was most afraid of any welcome ceremony on the mainland, making him feel like a guest.

Except for the staff saying welcome home, Qingxia's father felt as if he had returned to the island from abroad.

I was not treated specially, although in fact I was treated specially because I walked through a special passage and stayed on a special floor in the hotel, but I didn't feel that strange.

Not only Qingxia's father is like this, but it feels like other people are the same. Those who came back with Qingxia's father were these veterans who were originally from Shandong.

These veterans also embarked on their journey home today, and all of them chose to take the train.

A veteran in Zibo looked at the unfamiliar station after getting off the train.

Suddenly the veteran heard someone calling his nickname.

"Nude Danzi!" The veteran suddenly heard someone calling his nickname and thought he heard it wrong.

"What are you doing?" But when the veteran saw an old man with white hair walking directly towards him, he hit him on the shoulder.

"Who are you?" The veteran looked at the old man in front of him with some uncertainty.

"I'm your second brother Li. Go quickly. Your mother is waiting at home. You're too anxious to come back, so I'm here to pick you up." The old man with white hair in front of him glared and said angrily.

"Second brother! You are the second brother!" The veteran finally recognized him and said excitedly.

"Don't worry, my aunt is waiting at home. This is a great event. Where are the others?" Brother Li quickly wiped the tears on the veteran's face and said angrily.

"They didn't come back this time..."

"You donkey ball guy is just ignorant. If you don't bring your wife, son, and granddaughter back, let's see if my aunt doesn't slap you." Brother Li shook his head when he heard this.

"It's time to smoke, it's time to smoke!" The veteran was already incoherent, and he followed Brother Li out of the platform. After leaving the platform, he first registered and issued a certificate at the station police station, and then left the station police station in a police car.

"This is a car from the police station in our township. Don't mind it. You have to register it at the police station when you go back. You have to register it wherever you go in the future. Our country is well built now. If it is not maintained, there will be some bad things." Brother Li got in the car and opened his mouth to explain.

"Yeah, I understand!" The veteran didn't expect this to happen, and he returned home easily.

"Where's my brother!"

"Your brother's family is in Linyi."

"What are you doing over there?"

"Your brother is now the captain of the motor transport team. Your brother's two sons have also joined the factory and are married. Your mother just came back from living with your brother for two months."

"Your brother's family is in Qingdao, and they are also workers."

"Your sister is now in Xuzhou and is a railway worker, and your brother-in-law is a railway police officer."

"well……."

"Where's dad!"

"Uncle has been gone for ten years..."

Woo hoo hoo......!
"I beg you to cry. You have to bring your wife and son back quickly and kowtow to your mother. Look at you for being such an ignorant bear."

(End of this chapter)