Arriving at the County Town

The highway wasn't congested.

What was originally a two-hour drive only took Zhong Mingyuan an hour and a half.

After getting off the highway, he followed the navigation prompts toward the county town.

About ten minutes later, the commercial van parked outside a residential complex in the county town.

The residential complex was quite old and showed its age.

Cheng Weiyang's parents used to be ordinary farmers. The couple spent years of savings just to buy this apartment in the small county town.

In their earlier years, they could still find some work in town, but as their health deteriorated, they had to quit. Now, they relied almost entirely on Cheng Weiyang's income to support themselves.

Moreover, due to their poor health and various ailments like high blood pressure, the couple needed to buy medication regularly every month. Although medical insurance covered some costs and made it affordable, they simply had too many health issues and required a lot of medicine.

All in all, it was a heavy financial burden.

"Young Master Xia."

In front of the complex gates, just as everyone got out of the van, a man around thirty years old came jogging over eagerly from beside a nearby cargo truck.

His name was Zhuo Zhikuan, the boss of the largest liquor company in Bin City.

However, the actual largest shareholder of this liquor company was the Xia family.

Last night, upon receiving a call and learning that Xia Fei was coming to Bin City, Zhuo Zhikuan drove directly from the city to this small county town overnight, not daring to show the slightest neglect.

"The things in the truck weren't damaged from the bumpy ride, right?"

Xia Fei didn't recognize Zhuo Zhikuan, but after the man introduced himself, he figured out his identity. He had a strong impression of this liquor company in Bin City. Nowadays, apart from real estate, the Xia family focused most of their energy on the liquor industry.

"Not at all, not at all. Rest assured, Young Master Xia, I just checked everything," Zhuo Zhikuan said with a respectful face.

He was considered a wealthy and powerful big shot in Bin City, but compared to the Xia family, he was nothing. Not to mention, the true major shareholder of his own company was the Xia family.

"That's good."

Xia Fei nodded, then waved to Zhou Ping'an and Zhong Mingyuan to signal them.

The two naturally understood his meaning. They walked straight to the back of the truck and began unloading things.

"Oh my, Young Master Xia, how can you do this yourself? I've already called people specifically to help move everything."

Seeing this, Zhuo Zhikuan hurriedly ran over and called out to several people waiting nearby.

"It's fine. You move your share, I'll move mine. The three of us will unload the truck, and you guys help carry it upstairs," Xia Fei said.

Are you kidding? How could he possibly pass up such a good opportunity to show off?

"This..."

Zhuo Zhikuan was a bit dumbfounded. He couldn't figure out what this young master was planning, but he didn't dare ask too much. He could only obediently follow orders, having his men wait by the truck to receive the goods unloaded by Xia Fei's trio. Of course, he had to pitch in himself too. After all, if Xia Fei was doing it personally, how could he dare just stand by and watch?

A whole truckload of goods was unloaded in just over ten minutes. Besides some miscellaneous items and health supplements, there was mostly furniture, a refrigerator, an air conditioner, and a sofa.

"Weiyang, which unit is your home in? Which floor? I'll have them help carry everything up," Xia Fei asked.

Soon, after Cheng Weiyang provided the address, she picked up two boxes of things and led Qin Ning and the others into the complex.

She looked a little nervous, yet excited.

After all, they hadn't seen each other in many years. Although they had made plenty of video calls, it definitely wasn't the same.

Seeing her like this, Qin Fei couldn't help but hold her hand to give her courage.

The buildings in the complex weren't tall, with the highest being only seven floors and no elevators. Cheng Weiyang's parents lived on the fifth floor.

Soon, arriving at the door, she took a deep breath before mustering the courage to knock gently.

"Who is it?"

A voice came from inside; it should be Mother Cheng.

There were two doors: an outer iron door painted green, and an inner wooden door.

The wooden door opened, revealing a middle-aged woman around fifty years old. She looked a bit thin and had grayish-white hair.

"You are..."

Seeing such a large group of people standing at her doorstep, Mother Cheng was startled and failed to recognize her daughter at first glance.

After all, Cheng Weiyang hadn't called before coming back, wanting to give the two elders a surprise.

"Mom..."

Looking at her mother's thin figure and hair that was much whiter than it appeared in video calls, Cheng Weiyang couldn't hold back her tears, and they flowed down instantly.

"Weiyang?"

Mother Cheng froze for a moment before carefully examining the young, beautiful girl outside the door. She realized that if the person wasn't her daughter Cheng Weiyang, who else could it be?

"Old man! Old man! Hurry! Weiyang is back!" she excitedly ran back into the house.

"Mom, open the door for us first."

Cheng Weiyang, who had been crying, was instantly amused by her.

The few of them were still locked outside the iron door.

"Right, right, right, look at my brain."

Mother Cheng slapped her forehead and hurriedly opened the iron door, letting everyone in.

Although the furniture was very old, the house was cleaned spotless, giving off a very comfortable feeling at first glance.

The apartment wasn't small. Excluding shared areas, it was about seventy square meters with three rooms. Father Cheng and Mother Cheng lived in the master bedroom, while the remaining larger room was Cheng Weiyang's. Although she hadn't been back in years, her parents frequently helped clean it.

The last room belonged to Cheng Weiyang's brother. Due to work, he also rarely came back, only occasionally visiting the two elders on weekends.

"Is Weiyang really back?"

A middle-aged man rushed out of the room. Who else could it be but Father Cheng?

"Dad."

Seeing that her father was also much thinner and older than in her memory, Cheng Weiyang couldn't help but cry again.

"Silly child, why are you crying? You should be happy. And really, why didn't you tell us in advance that you were coming back?" Mother Cheng hugged her, her eyes also slightly red.

"Weiyang, are these all your friends?"

Father Cheng greeted Qin Ning and the others to sit down.

The sofa wasn't large, and since Qin Ning's group had many people, Father Cheng had to go and bring over a few chairs.

"Dad, Mom, let me introduce you."

Cheng Weiyang nodded. "This is Xiao Fei, my best friend. And this here is her brother, Qin Ning..."

Then she introduced Gu Siyu, Xia Fei, Zhou Ping'an, and Zhong Mingyuan one by one.

This instantly startled Zhuo Zhikuan, who had just arrived outside the door after helping move the things.

He originally thought these people were just company employees accompanying Xia Fei. How could it be that, upon closer look, every single one of them seemed to be a big shot?

Especially that young man named Qin Ning. Earlier, when they were moving things outside the complex, Zhuo Zhikuan had noticed that Xia Fei and the others were extremely respectful toward him.