Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 102 is a bit ambiguous, but not much (Fourth update, please subscribe and vote).

While Li Song was preparing to rest at home, Section Chief Zhou was writing a report. The people with Section Chief Zhou also had to write reports, detailing what they did and when they went to the toilet.

Zhu Ling, however, couldn't sleep for some reason while in the guesthouse.

Li Song slept soundly until dawn. When he woke up in the morning, his master, Gao Haiyang, was also up.

"Xiao Song, come and lend a hand!" Gao Haiyang said.

"You seem to have grown taller?" Gao Haiyang asked again.

"You've been eating well and have grown a bit!"

"Tsk tsk!"

Then Li Song and Gao Haiyang sparred for a round, exchanging blows back and forth.

"You little rascal, you haven't neglected your kung fu, you're even stronger than before." After a round of practice, both of them were covered in sweat.

“Yes, yes, I make a living from this.” Li Song replied without hesitation.

Then I dried myself off and skipped the shower.

Li Song ate a big bowl of sour soup noodles in the morning. After breakfast, Li Song drove Li Deping and Gao Haiyang to work, and his teacher's wife went home.

Gao Haiyang also took several sets of clothes, and two more were for his future daughter-in-law.

Li Song bought a woolen overcoat and leather shoes, but not a suit or anything like that. At that time, the Northwest was not very open, and it would be a few more years before it became more so.

Logically speaking, Li Song, being a Hong Kong businessman, shouldn't be allowed to come to these places, so he got his ID card back. People from Chang'an don't need any procedures to return to Chang'an.

When Li Song arrived at the guesthouse, Zhu Ling had already eaten breakfast, so they went together to the Xi'an Film Studio to report for duty.

There wasn't much going on at the factory, so the two of them went to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda first, which indeed looked full of historical traces.

"Sister Lin, can you imagine? The poet Du Fu might have stood right here when he composed the poem about climbing the Ci'en Temple Pagoda!" Li Song said, standing at the foot of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda with his eyes closed.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ling recalled that the great poet had also been here and might have been standing where she was. For a moment, her mind was filled with a mix of time and space.

“And Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi, may have been standing here back then, but I don’t know who was by his side at the time?” Li Song then added.

Zhu Ling turned to look at Li Song and found that Li Song winked at her.

"It seems that Empress Wu was a few years older than Emperor Gaozong!" Then Zhu Ling heard this sentence again.

tui!

Zhu Ling cursed inwardly, then looked away from Li Song.

Li Song chuckled and didn't say anything more. Anyway, the other party was going to get a divorce later, so he should make a good impression first. At this time, the atmosphere in mainland China was still relatively conservative, of course, for most people. Some powerful and influential people still had their fun. I've seen some second-generation rich kids get... well, you know.

The next day, Li Song and Zhu Ling wandered around, visiting places like Furong Garden, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Yongning Gate, and the Forest of Steles.

Many places are still pristine and untouched; as for places like "cities that never sleep," they are still farmland.

Then we made an appointment to visit the Terracotta Army the next day.

Although Li Song spent the whole day with Zhu Ling, they didn't touch hands, maintaining a friendly distance, only occasionally saying ambiguous things.

The next day we went to the Terracotta Army, which had only opened last National Day, followed by the Daming Palace, Huaqing Palace, and so on.

The two then made plans to climb Mount Hua the next day.

When Li Song returned home that evening, he heard some bad news: someone had come to arrange a marriage.

"Father, there's no rush to arrange a marriage," Li Song said, offering his opinion.

"You're already 18, what's wrong with you!"

"The law stipulates that men must be 20!"

"Get married first, then register the marriage. Your daughter is a relative of your second brother-in-law's family; we know her well. She graduated from vocational school this year." "Dad!"

"I have a ton of things to do. I took so much money from them, I have to do their favors."

"Always out fooling around, now you're here to get something done!"

"Next time, when you've fixed up the house, I'll bring one back for you myself."

"If you want to hold your grandson, I'll give you a whole table full of babies when the time comes..."

Li Song was slapped on the shoulder by Liang Guihua: "You're not a sow, why are you serving a whole table of them?"

“Mom, we’re going back to Grandma’s house the day after tomorrow,” Li Song interrupted.

"Ah."

"Then let's wait a bit longer. The second son's words are sometimes unreliable." Liang Guihua felt that the son-in-law introduced by her second son was not a good match for her son. Her son was so good at making money. Although he didn't have a proper job, he earned in one year what others earned in ten years. He could retire in a few years. What's wrong with that?

"That's right, Mother, you're so understanding!"

"Go beg!" Upon hearing this, Li Deping left with these words and went out for a smoke.

The next day, Li Song accompanied Zhu Ling to climb Mount Hua. Mount Hua is not far from Chang'an, but it is not close either. Fortunately, Li Song had a car.

At that time, there was no cable car on Mount Hua, and many places lacked the safety measures that were later implemented. There were also some unsafe routes that were later closed.

We held hands today because sometimes Zhu Ling needs someone to lend a hand or something.

However, Li Song still treated her like a friend. In fact, Li Song also knew that since Zhu Ling was willing to go hiking with him, he could try his best and maybe get some food.

But there's no need for that. Women are sometimes emotional, and after all, he still has a family. Doing this might make Zhu Ling regret it and think that she was unfaithful.

Zhu Ling felt very relaxed getting along with Li Song. Although Li Song would occasionally say some ambiguous things, he never crossed any lines.

Moreover, Zhu Ling has been feeling somewhat lost lately, regarding her family and career.

Zhu Ling has a good job, and many people disapprove of her making movies. Although her family appears harmonious on the surface after several years of marriage, Zhu Ling knows that there are too many conflicts.

Firstly, her husband is a factory worker, while she is a college graduate with a good job, which leads to a lot of gossip behind her back.

In addition, there's the matter of the children. Zhu Ling knows what her husband is thinking, even though she doesn't say it out loud.

More often than not, it's her husband's family who makes holidays and festivals the most unpleasant time for Zhu Ling, because she'll be asked questions by her elders.

Zhu Ling wanted to talk to Asong about something, but felt it was a bit abrupt, and besides, family scandals shouldn't be aired in public.

"Ah Song, I'm going back to Kyoto tomorrow. They don't need me here anymore. Thank you." On the way back, Zhu Ling, sitting in the passenger seat, said.

"Okay, if Sister Lin has any difficulties, just come and visit me. This is my phone number in Hong Kong." Li Song agreed immediately. He was going to his maternal grandmother's house tomorrow, and if things didn't work out, he would run away the day after. There would definitely be a lot of people in his family wanting to arrange marriages for him.

"it is good!"

"I'll have someone get you a plane ticket."

"That won't be necessary, I'll take the train instead."

"It's okay, it's nothing to me."

Li Song escorted Zhu Ling to the entrance of the guesthouse and then said, "Sister Lin, take care!"

“Okay, thank you, Ah Song.” Zhu Ling nodded.

Back at the guesthouse, Zhu Ling felt, for some reason, that she and Li Song were from two different worlds and that it would be difficult for them to cross paths again. Li Song was a Hong Kong businessman, a multi-million dollar tycoon, while she was just a small-time actress.

Pooh!
Zhu Ling realized she was overthinking, and for a moment she didn't know why she was having these thoughts.

(End of this chapter)