Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 177 That Time and That Moment
There is cell phone signal in the town. Yan Hui came to the town to attend a classmate reunion. He fully charged his phone in advance and made a few calls when he arrived at the reunion venue.

He decided to take his third son to Jianye, so the plan had to be changed.

According to Yan Hui's original plan, he wanted to take his second or fourth son to Jianye, but his second son had just gotten married and his fourth son had not yet returned home for the Chinese New Year, so he ultimately chose his third son.

People from southern Fujian tend to believe in fate, and Yan Hui felt that perhaps this was fate, which was ultimately a good thing.

The second and fourth brothers both have a business background, so they can start working directly at Jianye. However, the third brother will need his cousin to mentor him for a while, and Yan Hui will also need to go there to mentor him for at least half a month.

In this situation, further arrangements need to be made in the Northeast. Fortunately, Wang Hongjun, Liu Zi, Lao Guo, and others are all reliable. With each other's help, a month should be no problem.

"President Yan is really busy," Chang Mingchao overheard a small part of Yan Hui's phone conversation and was somewhat shocked.

“We’re all classmates, just call me Yan Hui,” Yan Hui waved his hand. “I’m really sorry, there’s no signal in the village, so I’ve received a lot of calls.”

“That’s different. Everyone knows you’re a big boss now. I just heard that you’re covering all the expenses for today’s gathering.” Chang Mingchao sighed. How could there be such a big difference between people?

"The gathering was originally scheduled for the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, but since I'm leaving tomorrow, it's been moved up. I'm a little embarrassed about that," Yan Hui said casually. "Come on, let's go inside and talk."

Today, Yan Hui wore a shirt and an orange tie. His overall demeanor was completely different from that of his classmates. Almost everyone who attended the class reunion last year noticed this change in Yan Hui.

It's often said that money gives men courage, and that's absolutely true.

Today's gathering only cost 600 yuan, and Yan Hui sponsored it all, so it didn't bother him much. But most of the classmates were shocked, considering that they were all around eighteen or nineteen years old, and most of them didn't even earn 600 yuan a month. Therefore, before dinner, everyone specifically thanked Yan Hui and collectively toasted him with a beer.

During the gathering, Yan Hui also saw Liu Yu, who was already married. Yan Hui greeted her warmly, but they didn't chat alone; they were just like ordinary classmates.

The atmosphere at this class reunion changed a bit with Yan Hui's arrival. Several male classmates said they wanted to go out and explore with Yan Hui, but Yan Hui didn't dare to agree. He could only say that he would only take Lao San with him this time.

"Wentao, are you going to Jianye with Boss Yan?" A classmate asked Lao San immediately after hearing about this.

"Yes, I work at the village clinic, and I only earn a little over 300 yuan a month. I'm planning to go out with Lao Wu." Lao San nodded.

"Your village clinic pays 300 yuan a month? That's pretty good. Isn't this a stable job?" Chang Mingchao asked.

"So how much does President Yan pay you?" someone else chimed in.

"We haven't yet."

"Two thousand a month," Yan Hui interrupted the third brother.

"Two thousand!" Everyone was stunned.

In 1998, what did 2000 yuan a month mean? It could buy a pager! It could buy one square meter of housing in Jianye!

"Huh?" The third brother was a little stunned, not expecting Yan Hui to prescribe so much. Yan Hui had told him before that it would be much more than the clinic's, but he hadn't said the exact amount. Yan Hui's original plan was to directly multiply it by 10, giving him 3000 yuan, but after careful consideration, he thought it would be better to proceed gradually.

"Yes, but you must help me a lot." Yan Hui looked at the third brother. "My affairs are all important."

"Of course! Fifth brother, don't worry, leave it to me, I'll do my best to get it done!" the third brother said confidently.

“If you gave me 2000, I’d be willing to work my ass off. Mr. Yan, are you short of people?” another student immediately asked.

“He doesn’t need any more people, he doesn’t need any more people, I can handle it all by myself!” The third brother immediately stopped everyone.

"Yan Wentao, I never thought you were this kind of person!" The classmates were all unhappy. "I'll make sure you drink 20 bottles tonight!" "Hahahaha!"

Yan Hui went to play cards with his classmates in the afternoon, so his place wasn't very lively. Instead, there were more people surrounding Lao San. Because Lao San didn't know anything about Jianye and had never been there, all his knowledge about Jianye came from Yan Hui. When he bragged, he mostly added his own rudimentary understanding, which made his classmates more likely to believe him.

At this class reunion, the third brother became the focus. Yan Hui got tired of playing cards, found a bed, lay down and looked at the stars outside the window, and no one disturbed him.

Today, Yan Hui and Liu Yu barely exchanged ten words. Liu Yu came looking for him after dinner, but Yan Hui was called away by his classmates to play cards, so he went to play cards first. Lying here now, he couldn't help but think of last year.

At that time, Yan Hui was also lying here, and his thoughts then were completely different from his thoughts today.

Thinking about it, he checked the time and called Su Jin.

The person who answered the phone was Su Jin's father. He was a little puzzled when he heard that someone was looking for Su Jin, but he still called Su Jin over.

"Why did you suddenly call me!" Su Jin said happily in a low voice after answering the phone.

"I'm heading to Jianye tomorrow, and I think I'll be there the day after tomorrow morning. I had a class reunion today, so I thought I'd give you a call." Yan Hui didn't know what to say.

"You've got a conscience after all, coming home for the New Year. I thought you'd forgotten all about me," Su Jin chuckled, completely unaware that her father was watching from two meters away.

"Wait, the dried sweet potatoes from my hometown are really good, I'll bring them to you."

"Just bring me dried sweet potatoes!"

"Then what do you suggest I bring?" Yan Hui wasn't short of money for gifts.

"Hmm, I don't seem to need anything, so why don't you bring some dried sweet potatoes?" Su Jin found this quite amusing.

She was raised in a wealthy family and had very few material needs.

"Okay, then when I get back, will you still be on winter break? I'll treat you to a meal when I get back." Yan Hui also felt that bringing some dried sweet potatoes wasn't quite enough.

"I'm a senior in high school. My dad found me a tutor. I have class the day after tomorrow, so let's meet at the library after dinner the night after tomorrow."

"Okay then!" Yan Hui said, and the time was agreed upon.

After hanging up Su Jin's call, Yan Hui felt inexplicably good, pulled the covers over himself, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Yan Hui got up very early, while Lao San had drunk too much.

Yan Hui woke up the third brother, got on his motorcycle and took him back to the village. After packing his things, the car he had hired had arrived.

This is the car that Yan Hui hired in town.

In the village, chartering a car for travel is considered quite prestigious. Even such a small matter is known to many people. When Yan Hui travels, at least five or six people come over to say hello.

The village really can't keep secrets!

Except for the second child getting married.

(End of this chapter)