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Chapter 1662: Meeting an old friend in a foreign land (Second update, please subscribe)
From early morning till late at night.

During this period, the only breaks you can take are to eat and go to the toilet.

This is factory life, and you either accept it or leave.

By the time I finished work and punched out, it was already 10 o'clock in the evening.

Although she had worked in the factory for fifteen hours and her eyes were tired, Lin Huizhi felt fulfilled.

As soon as she walked out of the factory gate, she was attracted by the bustling night market outside. The vendors were selling all kinds of snacks, and the hot air from the steamers seemed to be covered with a layer of mist under the lights, which aroused her desire for the taste of her hometown.

Workers gathered in front of the stall, some holding up skewers, others tasting rice noodles. The laughter and the sound of clinking bowls and chopsticks intertwined, adding a bit of warmth and vitality to the quiet night. Lin Huizhi joined the team tasting snacks. The pan-fried buns on the lotus leaf in her hand exuded an enticing aroma. She took a bite, and the familiar flavor jumped on her taste buds, as if bringing her back to her hometown in an instant.

“This is exactly the same as our hometown!”

A worker praised the dish while eating.

“Yeah, eating this, I feel like I’m back home.”

Lin Huizhi echoed, with tears in the corners of her eyes.

"Go home? Why go home and starve?"

"That's right. Being a beggar in Shan State is much better than before. As long as you work, you can have food to eat."

"Yes, in the past, after working hard all day, at night, let alone snacks, we couldn't even have a few bites of corn rice..."

"It's not like now, when you can eat meat in the factory cafeteria. It's only been a short time and people are already getting fat."

During the conversation, their eyes revealed homesickness, but their words expressed their vision for the future. In this strange city, they rely on each other and work together. Although snacks can comfort homesickness for a while, the dreams and hopes in their hearts are the driving force that drives them to keep moving forward.

While enjoying snacks with her co-workers and looking at the bustling streets, Lin Huizhi was still thinking about SEA.

Even though her father never mentioned that place after he returned home, she still remembered it, the school there, the music classroom, the stadium, the swimming pool, and the hearty lunch.

In fact, her environment was not bad in the early years, until ten years ago, everything changed...

"One day, I will definitely get there."

Thinking this in her heart, Lin Huizhi's eyes became more determined. She vaguely remembered where she lived. As long as she went there, maybe she could find her mother, and her brothers and sisters.

Just at this moment, a shout from not far away interrupted her thoughts.

"Huizhi, Lin Huizhi, you are here too..."

It was Zhang Weiguo, who worked in a nearby shoe factory. When he saw Lin Huizhi, he ran over with his eyes shining.

"This rice noodle tastes really good, much better than the one in Chang'an."

Sitting at the snack stand, Fang Jingren sighed and looked around. It was the time when factories were getting off work, and most of the customers in the night market were workers from nearby factories. They were all wearing factory uniforms.

Listening to their laughter and looking at them, Fang Jingren couldn't help but mutter to himself:
“They work so hard!”

Working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, wouldn't it be tiring?
At this moment, Fang Jingren suddenly froze, staring blankly at the girl under the street lights. What attracted him was not her pretty face and slim figure, but that she... looked like a classmate he hadn't seen for many years.

"Huizhi, Lin Huizhi,"

When the passerby shouted, Fang Jingren opened his eyes wide in surprise and said in disbelief:
"Could it really be her?"

"Boss, pay the bill."

After putting down the fifty cents, Fang Jingren quickly stood up and walked towards her. He walked very quickly, fearing that he would make a mistake if he was a step slower.

When he saw Lin Huizhi, Zhang Weiguo's face was full of surprise. He fell in love with her from the moment they got together.

There was no way, she was not only beautiful, but also had a good temperament. He followed her all the way, trying every means to win her favor.

"Huizhi, what a coincidence! I'm going to the nearby McDonald's. Let's go and try it together!"

Zhang Weiguo emphasized:

“That’s from SEA!”

Before Lin Huizhi could speak, someone suddenly came over, looked at her with a puzzled and surprised expression and said:
"Lin Huizhi...is it really you? No. 36 Primary School, Class 3..."

"No. 36 Primary School..."

The sudden shout made all the vague memories that Lin Huizhi had buried flood into her mind at once. She looked at the person who appeared out of nowhere.

She thought for a long time before she said:
"Fang...Fang Jingren!"

"It's really you!"

Two old classmates who had not seen each other for many years met again unexpectedly in a foreign country, in such a special way.

The two people spoke almost at the same time:
"Why are you here?"

"I just got here, how about you?"

"Me too,"

"You came here from Chang'an?"

"Yes, after I graduated from college, I joined the Agency for International Development. I just got here a month ago and am following up on an ODA project."

College Students!
Agency for International Development!

ODA project...and Changan?
Wait, this guy is from SEA?
Zhang Weiguo was completely dumbfounded. He looked at the two people in amazement and couldn't figure out how they knew each other. But he knew the answer immediately.

"By the way, why did you suddenly stop going to school? I heard it was because of your dad..."

Lin Huizhi nodded and said:
"Yes, he was deported for some reasons. My mother chose to stay there. My father wanted to take me with him. He said that my grandparents had never seen me before..."

She actually went to SEA!

Looking at Lin Huizhi, Zhang Weiguo was more shocked. How could he not be shocked?

"Then why are you here again..."

Fang Jingren suddenly seemed to understand something and said, "Huizhi, why don't you go to SEA? You were born in Chang'an, you can go back."

Deported.

About a decade ago, being deported was a very normal thing.

At that time, many people were directly deported because of making certain remarks or organizing certain activities.

They include both adults and students. At the time, there was "zero tolerance" for certain remarks or things, so that until now, everyone in SEA knows very well what they should not participate in.

As to whether the expulsion was correct or not, no one can say for sure, but what is certain is that many people's lives have been changed as a result.

Just like this old classmate in front of me.

Hearing her classmates say this, Lin Huizhi said helplessly.

"But I don't have a birth certificate or a passport. I asked some people, and they said I can't go..."

Listening to Lin Huizhi's words, Fang Jingren said:

"How could that be? You were born there, and your parents are both from SEA. Leave it to me. Your mother still lives with us. Contact her. She will be very happy if she knows you are here. You know, she hasn't heard from you for many years. She often mentions you..."

Lin Huizhi excitedly shook Fang Jingren's hand and said:

"What, you know where they are!"

"Yes, they haven't moved away. By the way, your eldest brother seems to be in Siam. If not, I can ask around for you first."

Looking at the excited Lin Huizhi, Zhang Weiguo suddenly realized that the goddess in his heart had flown away...

It flew!
Two days later, a military Warrior off-road vehicle drove into the Xin'an Industrial Park. As soon as it stopped at the garment factory, an officer jumped out in a hurry and went straight into the factory.

As for the factory guard who didn't even ask, it was not only because the other party was a soldier and soldiers had a high status in Xin'an, but there was another reason - he was a SEA soldier.

Lin Kunlun walked quickly and looked nervous. He took two steps at a time and quickly ran to the front of the workshop. As soon as he reached the door of the car, he recognized his sister among the workers. Although he hadn't seen her for ten years, the blood relationship was real.

"Sir, you are..."

When the supervisor came forward to ask, Lin Kunlun shouted:

"Huizhi!"

The moment she raised her head, tears started to flow down Lin Huizhi's cheeks.
"Big brother!"

Yes, it was the eldest brother. Even though she hadn't seen him for ten years, she still recognized him. When she ran towards him, the other workers were dumbfounded.

Ah Zhen, who was sitting next to her, looked at them with a puzzled look on her face and said:
"How come Azhi has a big brother in SEA?"

But besides curiosity, there was more envy, because everyone knew that she wouldn't have to suffer here anymore!
Lin Kunlun gently rubbed his sister's face and said:

"You must have suffered a lot these years!"

Lin Huizhi, with tears streaming down her face, just nodded. This was her vulnerability that she had never shown to anyone before. Now that she had finally seen her family, she could finally cry.

"Don't cry, I'll take you home now."

"go home?"

Lin Huizhi was somewhat unfamiliar with the word "home". After all, she had no home for a long time. The only thing she had was the vague home in her dreams.

"Yes, mother, and my second brother and Huizhen are all waiting for you to come home. After mother heard about you, she contacted the authorities and reissued your birth certificate. After the birth certificate comes out, you can go home."

Lin Kunlun hugged his sister tightly, fearing that if he wasn't careful, his sister would disappear again. Soon, they packed their luggage, and after getting in the car, Lin Kunlun asked:

"Huizhi, Dad...how is he?"

"died……"

Lin Huizhi says:
"Then something happened to my dad, and I went to live with my grandparents. Six years ago, my dad died on the farm, and two years ago, my grandparents also passed away..."

Listening to his sister's seemingly calm words, Lin Kunlun pursed his lips for a while before saying:
"Back then, Dad shouldn't have taken you with him..."

After that, he stopped talking and just drove quietly. Sometimes, life is always full of surprises and of course many coincidences.

Before leaving, he went to the Agency for International Development's office in Xin'an, wanting to thank Fang Jingren in person, but when he got there, he found out that Fang Jingren had gone to the hydropower station construction site.

Although it was a pity, but thinking that the two families were neighbors, Lin Kunlun did not show any sympathy. After getting in the car, he said to his younger sister:

"Little sister, wait until he comes home on vacation and then express your gratitude in person."

"Um,"

Lin Huizhi nodded, and sitting in the car, she left Xin'an. After driving to Chiang Mai, she took a flight from the local area to Bangkok.

Because she needed to go through various procedures at the Bangkok representative office, and reissuing the birth certificate was also very complicated, requiring fingerprint verification and other procedures.

While waiting, Lin Huizhi stayed with her eldest brother and traveled in Bangkok. It took almost half a month for her identity to be verified. When she received her passport at the representative office, the official of the representative office said to her with a smile:
"Ms. Lin, welcome home!"

Come back home!

This strange yet longing word once again reached her ears, filling her with anticipation as she set out on her journey home.

After the plane took off, looking into the distance, Lin Huizhi couldn't help but feel a surge of curiosity in her heart.

Has Chang'an changed now?

What does SEA look like?
But soon, Lin Huizhi's heart was filled with anticipation for a family reunion. A few hours later, the plane landed at the airport. As soon as she walked out of the border gate, Lin Huizhi saw her mother among the people waiting to meet her.

"mom……"

"Huizhi!"

The moment they were together, tears came out of both of their mouths, and they hugged each other tightly, just like when she left with her father more than ten years ago, her mother was reluctant to hold her and burst into tears.

It seems that everything has changed over the years, but in fact, nothing has changed. The affection between them has never changed...

(End of this chapter)