Chapter 1513: 1513
Three years later.
It was the second morning of the Lunar New Year.
Another Lunar New Year was here again. At a military airbase in Sanya 1 , a military aircraft had just arrived. The aircraft slowly landed on the runway and came to a stop. When the cargo hatch was opened, the first group of people to come out were some military personnel. Behind them, a man around the age of 30 walked out, squinting. As the sun was shining too brightly, he used his hand to block the glare above his forehead while his other hand took out a pair of sunglasses. Then, he put it on with a reminiscing smile on his face.
Blue skies.
White clouds.
And freedom.
It has been more than three years, but this bro is finally back!
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I'll be going then."
One of the soldiers asked, "Fellow Zhang, do you really not need us to send you off?"
Zhang Ye curled his lips. "There's no need."
Another soldier said, "But the world has seen such great changes in these past few years."
Zhang Ye waved it off. "No way, I've been dealing with you all for three years already. Even if you're not sick of me, I'm sick of you guys. Now that I'm finally out, please stay as far away from me as you can."
The few of them gave wry smiles.
Then Zhang Ye smoothed his clothes and strode forward.
Behind him, the voice of a young soldier rang out.
"Attention!"
"Salute!"
Shuffle.
Shuffle.
Shuffle.
The military personnel stood at attention and respectfully saluted Zhang Ye as he walked off into the distance. Even when he was 50 meters away from them, they still did not put down their hands. This wasn't some perfunctory farewell they were giving him, but one that was done with the deepest of respect. This was because every one of them knew what Fellow Zhang had done for them, China, and the citizens over the past three years plus.
Outside the military airbase.
This was a suburb situated quite far from the city.
Zhang Ye kept walking straight along the road. After 20 minutes, there was still no sight of any cars, let alone a cab. Finally, when a tourist bus passed by, Zhang Ye quickly put out his hand and hailed it. The bus drove past him and then came to a sudden stop about a 100 meters away.
Zhang Ye ran over and caught up. "Driver, can I get a ride please?"
The driver said, "Call for one with your cell phone."
Zhang Ye said, "Hai, my cell phone is dead."
The driver said, "You won't be able to get a ride here. There are too few vehicles passing by this place. I have to send these people somewhere, so I suggest that you wait for another vehicle instead."
At the back of the bus were over a dozen young boys and girls who looked like they weren't even 20 yet.
Chen Qiqi asked, "Where are you headed?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I'm going to Yalong Bay 2 ."
Chen Niannian, who was beside her, said, "Eh, we're going to Yalong Bay too. It's on the way."
Zhang Ye was pleased to hear that. "That's great then."
Huo Yan blinked and said, "Are you a Beijinger?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "You guys are from Beijing too?"
Huo Yan said, "Yeah, we are."
Thus, Chen Qiqi said, "Driver, let him come on board with us."
The driver naturally did not object to that. This bus was rented by them, after all.
And so, Zhang Ye boarded the bus. He said to the teenagers, "Thanks, guys, I won't take the ride for free. Let me share a part of the cost with you." He then took out a 100-yuan bill from his wallet.
The teenagers were stunned when they saw it.
Zhang Ye was startled for a moment too. What? Do you think it's not enough?
In the end, Chen Qiqi said something that dumbfounded Zhang Ye. She looked at the 100-yuan bill in Zhang Ye's hand and said, "Big Bro, isn't this bill a little old?"
Zhang Ye shook the bill in his hand. "Ah? This isn't that old. It still looks quite new, doesn't it?"
Chen Niannian also said in a speechless manner, "This version of the RMB has stopped circulating since three years ago. The banks recalled them, and we've been using the new version for a long time. If you pay others with this money, I doubt that they'd even accept it. Why are you still keeping it around? Unless you want it as an antique? Are you a collector?"
Ah?
The currency version has changed?
Damn, why didn't anyone tell me?
Zhang Ye could only put the money away in embarrassment. "Looks like I'm getting a free ride then."
Chen Qiqi said, "It's alright, this bus was rented by Teacher Tian anyway. We didn't spend a cent on it. So did you come to Sanya on vacation?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "You can say so. My parents, wife, and kid are vacationing in Sanya. I came here to look for them. What about you guys? Is it a group tour?"
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