Reborn in 1999: Starting as a black marketeer

Regardless of what Su Ying was really thinking, she has passed that hurdle.

Not long after Su Ying hung up the phone, Song Yi called, her voice filled with excitement, "Feiyang, I told you Su Ying wouldn't object!"

"No... what exactly did you say to her? How could she agree to something like this?" Wang Feiyang said with a wry smile.

"Don't worry about what girls do. Anyway, I'm your girlfriend now. Starting tomorrow, you have to have lunch and dinner with me. You're going abroad soon, so we should cherish the time we have left."

Indeed, there were only a few days left. The training would end in another week, and Wang Feiyang would go home to rest first, and then leave...

Perhaps the confession that night had exhausted all her courage. Although the two became boyfriend and girlfriend, Song Yi was not as bold as Su Ying. At most, she would kiss and hug Wang Feiyang when they went for a walk in the school's woods at night, but they did not take it to the last step.

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December 22nd, the last day of the training course.

In the afternoon, Lao Wu also gave everyone a little quiz.

Wang Feiyang finished his paper in ten minutes and got a perfect score!

Zhang Liang, Hu Xiaoyun, and Guo Juan spent an hour scratching their heads and procrastinating. After handing in their papers, none of them scored above 70. Only Hu Xiaoyun did slightly better, scoring 68 points, while Zhang Liang got 54 points and Guo Juan only got 43 points...

However, Lao Wu still forced a smile and offered a few words of encouragement, telling everyone to study Russian diligently after arriving in Moscow. After all, language is the most basic thing; if you don't learn the language well, you won't be able to understand lectures in university, and it will be inconvenient in daily life.

After he finished rambling on, the training officially ended!

Wang Feiyang and his three companions said their goodbyes and agreed to meet again here in a week, after which they went their separate ways.

Zhang Liang and Guo Juan lived in the provincial capital, so they packed their things and checked out to go home. Hu Xiaoyun's family also sent a car to pick her up early. Only Wang Feiyang's family lived far away, so they had to stay another night and take a bus back the next day.

During dinner that evening, Song Yi was in a low mood, with red eyes.

Wang Feiyang sighed helplessly and could only offer a few words of gentle comfort before Song Yi felt a little better.

After dinner, night had already fallen, and snowflakes were falling from the sky. The two of them pulled up the hoods of their down jackets, put their hands together in Wang Feiyang's pocket, and walked along the sidewalk chatting.

"Are you going home tomorrow? Why don't you stay another day? I'll take tomorrow off to keep you company," Song Yi pleaded.

Wang Feiyang thought about it and figured it wouldn't matter whether he went back a day earlier or a day later. Anyway, he would be alone at home, and his parents would still have to go to work. So he decided to stay another day.

He nodded and said, "That's fine too. I haven't told my family I'm going back tomorrow yet. I was planning to call them tonight."

He hasn't told his family about buying the phone yet, so it's hard to explain where the money came from...

So when I call home, I usually use a public phone at a convenience store in the evening.

Upon hearing this, Song Yi's face lit up with a smile, and her steps became more cheerful. She leaned close to Wang Feiyang's ear and whispered, "I'm not going back to the dorm tonight, I'm going to your place..."

Wang Feiyang felt a surge of warmth, thinking that Song Yi had finally made up her mind. But before he could speak, Song Yi said with a grin, "Don't overthink it, I... I got my period."

"Ah~ What a coincidence?" Wang Feiyang didn't believe it.

Song Yi blushed. "It's true! If you don't believe me, I'll let you...let you see tonight."

That's what they say, but when young men and women are all lovey-dovey together, how can they not get physical? They almost "crossed the line" when their emotions got the better of them.

However, being able to look but not eat made Wang Feiyang quite uncomfortable.

Song Yi, however, felt a little sorry for Wang Feiyang, and shyly used all her skills to help him resolve the issue...

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On the 24th, Wang Feiyang and Song Yi got up early. He was going to take a bus back to his hometown, and Song Yi was going to class.

As Song Yi finished packing her things and was about to leave, she threw herself into Wang Feiyang's arms, hugged him tightly, raised her face for a kiss, and tears were already streaming down her cheeks.

This made Wang Feiyang feel quite upset...

After a long while, he gently patted Song Yi's back and comforted her, "Okay, I'll try to come back to see you guys next summer vacation."

"Really?" Song Yi looked at him with a hint of surprise.

However, she quickly shook her head and said, "How about we forget it? You've just arrived there, and your studies must be very demanding. Besides, it's such a long journey, the round-trip airfare must be very expensive."

The airfare is indeed not cheap; even with a student ticket, a round-trip ticket costs more than six hundred US dollars.

This price was even with the super low student discount. If it were a regular ticket, a one-way economy class ticket would cost this much!

Actually, Wang Feiyang might not need to wait until summer vacation to come back, but he's not quite sure yet. He needs to see how well his business goes and whether he can arrange his time properly, so he didn't say anything too definitive.

No matter what, he'll definitely come back next summer. There are two such devoted girls waiting for him back home; how could he possibly leave and not come back for years...

"We'll see then. I'll try my best to come back. Besides, communication is so advanced now. When I get to Moscow, I'll buy a computer so we can chat online. Maybe with further technological advancements, we can even have video calls," Wang Feiyang said with a smile.

"Then I'll hurry up and save money to buy a computer as soon as possible." Song Yi smiled through her tears.

These days, although computers are not yet truly widespread, they are quite common on university campuses, especially in better universities.

Internet cafes have seen an explosive growth, with one new one opening around university campuses!

"Don't skip meals just to save money. I'll buy you one next year; computers should be cheaper overseas," Wang Feiyang advised.

He actually knew that electronic products such as computers and mobile phones were more expensive in Russia than in China!

After all, at the turn of the century, domestic market prices had already started to rise, and the prices of both mobile phones and computers were driven down.

"How can that be? I'll ask my parents for some money. By the way, Feiyang, you're unfamiliar with the place, so please be careful and try not to go out at night..." Song Yi held Wang Feiyang's hand tightly, giving him many instructions.

Because when Wang Feiyang sets off again in a few days, although he will be meeting up in the provincial capital, he will be at the agency, and his parents will be seeing him off, so Song Yi will feel embarrassed to show her face again. Today is the time for the two to say goodbye.

I don't know when we'll meet again.

Watching Wang Feiyang get into the taxi and drive away, Song Yi waited until he was out of sight before turning around and walking into the campus...

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It's quite a distance from the provincial capital to my hometown, a small county. Although a highway was built last year, it still takes more than three hours by bus.

Fortunately, there are direct buses from the provincial bus station to my hometown, a small county town, saving me the trouble of transferring.

When I arrived at the destination by taxi, I went to the ticket office and bought a ticket, which wasn't cheap; it cost sixty yuan.

As the ticket seller tossed the printed tickets out the window, he shouted, "The bus is leaving soon, hurry up and you might make it!"

After getting his ticket, Wang Feiyang saw that there were still three minutes until departure, so he quickly grabbed his backpack and ran into the station...

After he boarded the bus and found his seat, he was already sweating slightly. The heating in the bus was on full blast, making it warm and cozy.

Looking around, all he saw were greasy middle-aged and elderly men and women. Unlike the other main characters, who could casually ride a bus and encounter several beautiful women, embarking on a romantic adventure...