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Chapter 986 Never Forgotten (Fourth update, please subscribe)

In fact, many people first learned about Nanyang through airplanes.

Even at the University of the East, the same thing happened. It can only be said that it was a coincidence - the last foreign aircraft to leave the University of the East was the C95 manufactured by Nanyang. Its departure was even reported in the newspapers.

That’s why Wang Ruijun cut out a photo from the newspaper and pasted it in his diary. “Once we get to Hong Kong Island, we can take this boat to Southeast Asia!”

Sitting on the train heading south, although Wang Ruijun's tone was full of longing when he talked about Nanyang to his wife, son and daughters, his eyes were full of reluctance when he looked at the scenery outside the window.

"Dad, what does Nanyang look like?"

Wang Ruijun mumbled when he heard his daughter's question, not knowing how to answer. He had never been to Nanyang. He was just working in a labor service company. When the company evacuated, it issued passports to him and his family.

Until now, his understanding of Nanyang was just a geographical term.

Just at this moment, a conductor came in to check tickets. Because it was a sleeper car, he seemed very polite. After all, sleeper tickets can only be purchased with a letter of introduction from the unit.

When the conductor found Wang Ruijun, his face immediately darkened when he saw him with his children. Normally, passengers on business trips would not bring their children with them, making it look like the whole family is on a vacation.

"ticket!"

"Comrade, here, here... five tickets in total."

Wang Ruijun quickly took out the family’s tickets and handed them over respectfully.

The conductor with a sullen face took the ticket, checked it carefully for a while, and after confirming that it was a real ticket, he said.

"Where's the letter of introduction from your company?"

Wang Ruijun quickly explained:

"Letter of introduction? We are going to Hong Kong Island, we don't have a letter of introduction."

"Going to Hong Kong Island? No letter of introduction?"

The flight attendant's face became even uglier and he asked loudly.

"How did you buy the tickets without a letter of introduction?"

Hearing the conductor's questioning, Wang Ruijun hurriedly explained.

"Comrade, comrade, we are foreigners, yes, yes, foreigners, here, here are our passports."

He quickly said to his wife.

"Quick, take out our passports."

Upon hearing that the person was a foreigner, the conductor, who had originally had a sullen face, became amiable.

"You are such a jerk. You didn't tell me earlier. It almost caused a misunderstanding."

Although there were only three passports for five people, he still listened to Wang Ruijun's explanation with a smile.

"…These two children were born in China. Although they don't have passports, the British agency has issued a certificate. It is recognized by Hong Kong City, so they can pass through customs."

The reason why the certificate was issued by the British agency was because Nanyang...it is a member of the Commonwealth. Since the two countries have no diplomatic relations, Britain must of course take responsibility.

"I know, I know, they are all international friends!"

After saying that, the conductor spoke to the passenger next to him.

"Everyone please speak in a low voice. There are international friends and foreign guests sitting in this carriage. Please don't disturb them from resting."

After saying that, the conductor continued.

"Hey, you international friends are really something. You don't want to take the soft sleeper, but insist on taking the hard sleeper. It's so noisy in here."

"I'm really sorry to bother you. For a family of five, a soft sleeper is a bit expensive. I don't have enough money, so I can't buy one."

After hearing what he said, the flight attendant said again.

"That's right. I'll ask the conductor if there are any vacant berths in the soft sleeper train. You can go over there. It's quieter there."

After the flight attendant left, the family couldn't help but express their gratitude for how nice the flight attendant was.

In this way, the train went all the way south from Wuchang to Suicheng, and Wang Ruijun and his family enjoyed the treatment of upgrading their cabin class because of their status as "foreign guests".

A few days later, they finally arrived in Suicheng. Dongda, which had been here for five or six years, was full of vitality and hope. Large-scale construction was going on here, and the scale was so large that it looked like it was going to change the landscape into a new one. Suicheng was the same. Exciting music was playing on the radio, and firecrackers could be heard from time to time on the streets. They were firecrackers to celebrate the listing of the joint venture.

But all this has nothing to do with Wang Ruijun. As others have said, he and his family are already international friends and foreign guests.

The next day, Wang Ruijun and his family took a ship from Suicheng to Hong Kong. They were just ordinary third-class cabins, and there was no upgrade. After all, the people on the ship were either outsiders or foreign guests. After arriving in Hong Kong Island and passing through customs, Wang Ruijun took his family and the address left by the company and asked all the way to the company's office in Hong Kong Island. When the company evacuated Zhengxian County, they not only processed passports for them, but also left a contact address.

"Dad, will they really wait for us here?"

"Yes, yes. When the company evacuated, the manager said that the company would definitely wait for everyone."

In fact, when Wang Ruijun said this, he was also unsure in his heart. After all, sometimes some words are just said to listen, how can you possibly obey them?

The company had already shown special care by giving them passports. Could it be that they were really waiting here for them to return?
“But it’s been seven years.”

Yes, it’s been seven years!
A lot of things will change in seven years, but the only thing that has not changed is that the Nanyang Labour Service Company's Hong Kong office is still open for business on Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay. For Hong Kong people, the work here can be described as a god's job - nine to five, without any work pressure. In fact, people here don't have jobs at all. Every day they just drink tea, chat, read newspapers, and then... wait for the return of the old employees.

Once again, when the door was pushed open, Sun Yingli said without raising his head.

"Ali, you came very quickly today. I just made a phone call and the takeaway was delivered..."

The words stopped abruptly, and as Sun Yingli looked at the guest entering the office, his eyes lit up and he said.

"Sir, you came from the mainland."

"Yes, sir. Is this the Hong Kong office of the Nanyang Labor Service Company?"

Wang Ruijun asked.

"Yes, sir, who are you?"

"I am a former employee of the Zheng County Office of the labor service company..."

Before he could finish, Sun Yingli stood up and said excitedly.

"Oh, you're finally here. My name is Sun Yingli, and I've been waiting for you here."

"wait for me?"

Wang Ruijun was stunned. Faced with the sudden enthusiasm, he was a little dazed and almost thought he had come to a den of thieves.

Even after the office arranged a hotel and bought air tickets for them, Wang Ruijun was still a little dazed. That night, lying on the comfortable Simmons mattress in the hotel, looking at the ceiling, he still couldn't help muttering.

"The company has really been waiting for me!"

He couldn't fall asleep for a long time that night. He had too many things in his mind, including what Sun Yingli said.

"The company has been waiting for your return. Including you, there are still 1175 employees stranded in Tangshan. The office exists to take you home."

Come back home!

"Go home..."

As he said this, Wang Ruijun hugged his wife tightly, and she looked at her husband with eyes full of longing.

"Ruijun, they really haven't forgotten you!"

"yes,"

"Mr. Sun said that the company would arrange air tickets for us."

"Ah."

"And the house."

"Ah."

"besides……"

While the couple were lying on the bed chatting and longing for their "home" far away, the children were sitting on the carpet, staring at the TV. Even the two-year-old third child was watching TV obediently. Although the TV was in black and white, the world presented in it was new to them. Not to mention them, even Wang Ruijun, perhaps because he was too excited and couldn't sleep, also sat up. He watched the programs on TV with disbelief in his eyes and murmured.

"I never thought there would be a TV."

"Dad, is that Nanyang on TV? The building is so tall!"

"There are so many cars,"

“It seems like every household in those people has a car!”

Just like that, the family sat in front of the TV, talking about the TV, talking about the world presented on TV, a world they had never imagined...

(End of this chapter)