With only four or five days left before the New Year, Li Dad and Li Mom suddenly called Li Qian back home, saying they were going to spend the New Year at Li Qian's grandma's house.

  As for the reason, Li's father said it was complicated, but Li's mother summed it up in one sentence: "Your dad thinks we're not buying a car anymore, and since we haven't been back for two years, let's go back and celebrate the New Year. He also wants to show off that his son has made something of himself!"

  A very straightforward and clear explanation, but Li's father didn't like listening to it.

  "I found that whatever I say becomes sour in your mouth, was I showing off? You always said that your parents complained, they shouldn't have let you marry so far away, so I thought it's good for our son to go back and give them a long face?"

  Yes, both sides are reasonable, Li Qian raises his hand in support.

  Then the couple looked at Li Qian and asked if he was willing to go with them?

  Mom Li said, first, you spend the New Year at home by yourself, I'm not at ease; second, it's been over two years since you've seen your grandparents, they all miss you a lot, every time they call, they ask when you're coming back; third, your dad is going to drive back, this road has more than 1,000 kilometers, it takes more than ten hours of driving, if there isn't someone to take turns driving, I'm not at ease.

  Alright, with these three reasons laid out, Li Qian really couldn't find a reason not to go.

  But he's been getting along great with Wang Jinglu recently, they're close, they've hugged, although she's shy and refuses to let him touch her, but this progress has made Li Qian's heart burn with desire, at this time suddenly making him leave Jinan Prefecture to spend the New Year at his grandmother's house is like taking a wine bottle away from an alcoholic - it's tearing him apart.

  But after some thought, he still decided to accompany his parents on a trip.

  Although for the relatives on his mother's side, due to being too far away and not visiting often, even the original Li Qian would find it hard to have a close relationship. But he knew that although children and grandchildren might pretend to miss their elders, the elders' longing for their children and grandchildren was definitely genuine. He indeed was no longer the original Li Qian. Others didn't know this, so he knew that there were definitely several relatives far away who were thinking of him and wanting to see him.

  As soon as he thinks of this, he can't help but feel a little heartache subconsciously.

  And from Jinan Prefecture to Jinzhou Prefecture, this road is 1,000 kilometers long. If Li Dad had to drive all the way back by himself, even if he could stop and rest halfway, it would still be too tiring. Fatigue driving is indeed very unsafe.

  Li Jian nodded slightly, and things became easier to handle.

  Mrs. Li, who normally doesn't even read books, pulled Li Qian into Mr. Li's study and pointed at a map, "Your father and I have figured it out, look here, this is Jinan Prefecture, we'll take the Beijing-Hangzhou Highway first, your father said so. Although highways charge tolls, there are fewer cars and no pedestrians, so we can drive fast and safely. We'll take the highway to Ba County, then get off and take a section of road that's also a highway. Your father will drive that part, he's been driving more recently and is more familiar with it than you. When we arrive at Tianmen Prefecture, we'll get back on the highway and head towards your grandma's place in Shuntian Prefecture, there's an intersection here where we can connect to that side!"

  In the past time and space, Li Qian had driven this highway more than 80 times, and was extremely familiar with it. Although the histories of the two time and spaces were different, and the road repairs may have had some deviations, but once on the highway, he would still pass through this village or that town, and there was actually no difference at all.

  However, at this time, he still patiently listened to his mother's show off her newly acquired highway knowledge, and then asked: "When are we going, when are we coming back?"

  Mom said: "Your dad is off work early, but it's not okay on my side. The closer to the end of the year, the more stringent the checks are. We have to wait until the 28th day of the Lunar New Year to take time off and leave. So I discussed with your dad, let's get up early on the 29th day of the Lunar New Year, at around 5 o'clock. At that time, there will be fewer cars and people in the city, we can leave at 5 o'clock and arrive at your grandma's house by dusk. Then, mom has to go back to work on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, so let's return on the same day, still getting up early and returning late, and come back that day. Your dad will have an extra day off before going back to work. What do you think?"

  This arrangement was quite proper and suitable, Li Qian had no comments to make, so the whole family settled on it.

  Just as Li Qian turned to explain to Wang Jinglu, although he also didn't spare his tongue, Wang Jinglu still couldn't help but feel a little disappointed - the phrase "infatuated with love" wasn't just used to describe men. At this time, don't look at who was always being teased and provoked, but when Li Qian said they couldn't spend New Year's in Jinan Prefecture, it completely took away the wine bottle from her hand.

  It's okay, though. Although reluctant and disappointed, Wang Jinglu is very understanding of Li Qian's family's thoughts. She said with a hint of regret: "My sister even said that after participating in the Spring Festival Gala recording, she would rush back, and we were going to visit Li Uncle and Li Aunt together! Now, I guess you'll just happen to meet on the highway."

  Well, in the end, although it can't be said that they parted ways for life and death, the two of them still stuck together and got on each other's nerves for another day.

  On the twenty-eighth of December, Li's mother's unit was on holiday, and Li Qian also came back to spend a night at Shengshi Garden. Before 4 am, the whole family got up, and Li's mother quickly cooked several bowls of noodles for everyone to eat. While it was still dark, the whole family was busy moving the purchased New Year's goods downstairs.

  It was almost 5:01, and we departed on schedule.

  For this trip, Li's father had gone to explore the road two days in advance. He drove around the city, and by the time it was barely light, he had already gotten on the highway. Seeing that the streetlights on the highway were bright enough, Li's mother finally agreed to let Li Qian take over driving.

  The result, to the surprise of Li's father and mother, was that after Li Qian took over for just one minute, the speed had already soared to 150 kilometers per hour, scaring Li's father and mother so much that their faces turned a bit pale. Li's mother in the back seat kept saying, "Slow down, slow down, we're not in such a hurry!"

  But Li Jian was calm and composed, his driving skills were so skilled that even Li Dad was surprised, making the car extremely stable despite its high speed. After a few minutes, both Li Dad and Li Mom felt that even though they were going at a speed of 150 kilometers per hour, it didn't feel unsafe, and they gradually relaxed.

  During the summer vacation when Li Qian was taking his driver's license test, he already knew that in this country, highways did not have speed limits. In other words, as long as your car is good enough and you feel safe, just step on it!

  But let's get back to the point, even if there is no speed limit. In fact, not many people will exceed 120, those who have good cars, good driving skills and are brave enough are still in the minority. And in fact, in another time and space, although highways have speed limits, those who want to drive fast will find ways to do so, and they will still speed as they please.

  Jinan to Ba County, over 300 kilometers, originally a three-hour journey, Li Qian only took two hours and fifteen minutes. This was still because he felt that the Jetta car couldn't go any faster, once it exceeded 150 km/h, even with three people in the car, it would still feel a bit floaty.

  However, after opening this section of the road, Li Dad and Li Mom both had confidence in his driving skills. The next road, Li Dad and Li Jian alternated driving, not too tired, just after 3 pm, they arrived at Jinzhou.

  Then headed to Yixian County, there was no highway. So Li's dad drove, and Li's mom directed, driving slowly for a full two hours before finally seeing the shadow of Yixian County town.

  In Li Qian's deepest memory, this small county town seemed to have always been icy and snowy. This time was no exception, the sky was a brilliant blue, clear and high, as the car drove along the road. In the distance, you could see the half-bare mountains, the old locust trees by the roadside that had shed their leaves, the elderly people picking up dung under the trees, and the snow that still hadn't melted on the south and north sides of the valley.

  There were some more distant memories that had been completely ignored by Li Qian, which gradually emerged in his heart.

  That tall and majestic, slightly dark but very righteous, always bringing his own firecrackers to set off, uncle. Grandma held mom's hand, with a half-crying and half-smiling face, kept saying "If I had known, I wouldn't have let you run so far away, look at how hard it is for you to come back this time!", And the highland barley rice, sticky bean buns, sour cabbage dumplings... Oh, right, there's also that aunt who never spares anyone in her words!

  …………

  As soon as they entered the county town, Li's father found a hotel that looked pretty good and stopped the car at the entrance.

  Li Qian was sleeping soundly in the back seat, and when he felt the car stop, he opened his eyes to see Li Mama taking a small bag into the hotel. He was a bit confused and asked what was going on. Li Baba chuckled and said: "She's going to change clothes! Your mom is like that, she wants to save face, so she had already prepared clothes for when we got back. As she says, she has to dress up neatly before going home!"

  He paused for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Otherwise your aunt will laugh at us!"

  Li Qian pouted and leaned back into the back seat again.

  Li's mother quickly changed into new clothes in the hotel bathroom, and indeed the new clothes were very supportive. Li Qian started praising her immediately, and Li's mother was overjoyed, the fatigue from sitting in the car all day seemed to have disappeared, and she looked refreshed and full of energy.

  After Li Qian finished boasting, the mother and daughter got on the car. Mr. Li continued to drive and look for a place, while Mrs. Li kept looking at herself in the car's makeup mirror, even taking out a rare tube of lipstick and lightly applying it, making Li Qian frown.

  Yeah, although it's been only two years since he came back, Li's dad still can't find his way.

  Look at Li Mama carefully admiring herself in the mirror, Li Baba couldn't help but wrinkle his brow and say: "Oh, okay, stop looking! You are so beautiful, how can Xu Gong compare to you? Look at the road, look at the road!"

  After shrinking back, Li Qian, who was originally bored and listless, heard this sentence and completely lost control, bursting out laughing with a "pu" sound.

  As expected, even when trying to be humorous, old literary youths can't escape their aloof and proud demeanor.

  If you haven't finished high school and haven't studied "Zou Ji's satire of King Qi", I estimate that you won't understand where the joke is at all!

  In the midst of a family's laughter and chatter, Li Mama temporarily forgot about tidying herself up and began seriously giving directions to Li Papa. Before long, the car had driven from one end of the small county town to the other, and then entered a modern residential area with a somewhat awkward atmosphere.

  Li's mother had just hung up the phone, and the car hadn't even reached the bottom of the building when Li Jian saw a big black guy excitedly waving his hand in this direction!

  PS: Update 2!

  Yeah, although I knew this chapter might be said to be watered down again, I still decided to write it. Although I know that I may indeed be a bit verbose, at least I can guarantee that even when I'm sick, every sentence I write is carefully thought out, and I can say with a clear conscience that Jian Yiling has never watered down his writing!

  Also, although I'm afraid of bothering everyone, I still have to ask for monthly tickets. Let's not say that we'll make a comeback, but at least we can't let others get too far ahead and keep some suspense. When I recover from my illness, it will be time to make a big move, right?