Jiang Hu forced a smile, pretending, "I must get some good dishes for my younger brother!"
Jiang Ning said, "Brother Hu is really good."
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Bidding farewell to Third Aunt's family by the roadside, refusing Brother Hu's offer for a ride, Jiang Ning carried his backpack and headed alone to Jiangjiazhuang.
The rural infrastructure in central Hui Province is not bad, and Jiangjiazhuang is very close to the town, with cement roads reaching the village.
Jiang Ning walked on the long-missed rural land, this was his hometown where he had lived for 14 years. The wheat fields on both sides of the cement road were covered with a layer of white frost, as if powdered with foundation.
The outline of the village ahead gradually became clearer, the low and dilapidated red brick houses were interspersed among the newly built buildings, just like 27-year-old Jiang Ning in a previous life, unable to settle in the big city, yet unable to return to his hometown.
