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Chen Dong and the others patiently explained, even detailing what they would prepare for Ye Wanwan, before Jing Shanshan finally believed that the small group did not reject her.

Finally, upon hearing that Chen Dong was going to buy clothes, she decided to buy a few scarves to give to everyone as gifts for the upcoming Spring Festival.

Chen Dong and the others naturally didn't refuse, so the four of them went together. They didn't go home until after 10 p.m. Zeng Ling had already prepared their suitcases. After giving some instructions, it was already 11:30 p.m. when Chen Dong went upstairs to wash up and get ready.

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The next morning, Chen Dong got up early, ate breakfast, and headed to the agreed-upon station. Instead of meeting up with Han Ning'er first, everyone went directly to the station to meet.

Han Ning'er and Ye Wanwan have arrived.

The former was carrying a pink suitcase and a small casual backpack, while the latter was also carrying a very worn-out suitcase and an old backpack used for school.

Seeing Chen Dong pushing a suitcase with many bags hanging on it, his backpack bulging, and his hands full of things, Ye Wanwan immediately lowered her head.

Although Chen Dong and the others didn't say it, she knew that these things were definitely prepared especially for her; the rice, flour, oil, salt, and gifts were very conspicuous.

"Where are Mozi and the others?"

Chen Dong pushed the suitcase over, put down what he was holding, and flexed his fingers.

"We're on our way," Han Ning'er said.

"Have you bought tickets yet?" Chen Dong asked again.

"Not yet, we'll buy them when we have enough. Buses run frequently from the city to the county, so you can buy tickets anytime," Han Ning'er said. She had already asked Ye Wanwan.

"Have you packed everything? Is there anything you forgot?" Chen Dong asked Ye Wanwan.

"I've brought everything." Ye Wanwan looked up when she heard this. She didn't have much stuff to begin with. Besides the homework in her schoolbag, the most precious things in her old, worn-out suitcase were her quilt and clothes.

"I don't know what to bring. These are all things my mom prepared from the supermarket. Do you want me to buy anything else? Let's buy them on the way before we go back, otherwise it might not be so convenient when we get home."

Chen Dong pointed to the things he had brought.

"There's nothing else I want to buy," Ye Wanwan blurted out.

"How do you know there's nothing to buy without even looking?" Chen Dong chuckled and patted her forehead.

Ye Wanwan blushed slightly, and upon hearing this, she glanced at the bags and shook her head, saying, "We really don't need it, Brother Dong. You've prepared too much."

"It's not just for you."

With a smile, Chen Dong looked around and suggested, "You said Grandma isn't feeling well. Do you have any of her usual medicines that we could bring back on the way?"

"Really, there's no need, Brother Dong. We have a clinic in our village," Ye Wanwan waved her hands repeatedly.

"All right."

Knowing that Ye Wanwan is shy and wouldn't ask for anything, other daily necessities are fine, but medicines and such things definitely can't be bought randomly. I trust that Xiao Ye will arrange things as she sees fit.

"Brother Dong, Sister Han, please sit down. You have a long journey ahead of you today." Ye Wanwan pointed to the chairs in the waiting room, indicating that Chen Dong and Han Ning'er should sit down and rest.

"It's alright, Mozi and the others should be arriving soon." Chen Dong didn't care, or rather, he knew that Ye Wanwan's hometown was far away, so he was mentally prepared.

Ye Wanwan didn't say anything more, and the three of them waited at the station.

A few minutes later, Liu Yumo and Jiang Lina arrived at the station. It seemed like they had arranged to leave together. A few minutes later, Jing Shanshan also arrived.

"When I got home last night, I found a new store had opened downstairs. I thought the scarves looked pretty good, so I bought one for everyone." Jing Shanshan took out the scarves as soon as she arrived at the station.

"Wow, this scarf is so pretty, thank you Shanshan." Han Ning'er didn't know that Jing Shanshan had bought the scarf and genuinely liked it.

Although Chen Dong and the others knew this, they were still delighted and tied a rope to it.

"Sister Yezi, I bought one for Grandma too." Jing Shanshan let Ye Wanwan choose two; she had prepared one for everyone, and one for her grandma as well.

"Thank you, thank you~" Ye Wanwan was very grateful.

"Let's go buy tickets. Now that we're all here, the sooner we buy tickets, the sooner we can get home." Chen Dong skipped the topic, otherwise the silly girl might be moved to tears.

"Sister Yezi, how long will our ride take?"

The group headed towards the ticket window, and Liu Yumo casually asked a question.

"If all goes well, we should arrive around 1 p.m.

Liu Yumo's eyes widened slightly upon hearing this. It was only nine o'clock now, and they wouldn't arrive until after one o'clock in the afternoon. That was assuming everything went smoothly. If things didn't go smoothly, wouldn't they arrive after two o'clock?

It's a five-hour journey.

"It's only five hours. Just use the energy I had from shopping yesterday. Plus, I don't have to walk, so this distance is easy," Chen Dong said calmly.

"Exactly, five hours isn't challenging at all, Brother Mo, aren't you getting tired of it?" Jiang Lina teased.

"You're the one who's weak, your whole family is weak."

Liu Yumo straightened his back and snorted, "How can a man say he's not serious? He has to grit his teeth and persevere."

Of the six, perhaps only Ye Wanwan and Chen Dong truly didn't care about the distance, as they were already used to such long journeys.

Liu Yumo and his friends are still excited about going out to play, but the longer it goes on, the more they might feel like they're going to die.

Sure enough, just the bus ride from the city to the county seat made Liu Yumo and his companions turn pale, and their mouths bulged as if they wanted to vomit.

The passenger bus took the old road, which was full of potholes, making the whole person shake and jolt. It felt like the soy milk you drank in the morning was going to be shaken up.

"Sister Yezi, how much longer until we arrive?" Liu Yumo asked listlessly, opening the window to breathe in some fresh air.

Jiang Lina was in no better shape, and Jing Shanshan and Han Ning'er both looked at Ye Wanwan with pale faces.

"Almost there, we'll be at the county bus station in about half an hour." Ye Wanwan glanced out the window. It takes an hour and a half for the bus to travel from the city to the county, and it's only been a little over an hour now.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yumo and the others immediately closed their eyes.

Speak less, open your eyes less, as if the next time you open your eyes you'll be there.

Finally, they arrived at the county bus station. As soon as they got off the bus, Liu Yumo ran to the roadside and couldn't help but gag. Jiang Lina and the other girls also felt very uncomfortable.

"Have some water and rest for a while." Ye Wanwan took out water cups and handed them to Han Ning'er and the others, gently patting their backs.

Chen Dong then took care of Liu Yumo.

"This road is terrible, why didn't we take the highway?" Liu Yumo took the water Chen Dong handed him, gulped it down, and couldn't help but complain.

Nowadays, buses rarely travel on highways, especially for short-distance passenger transport. In addition, infrastructure development hasn't been rampant yet, so national highways are the preferred choice, which can indeed make people feel carsick and nauseous.

However, what Ye Wanwan wanted to say was that the roads in the city were alright, but the roads in the back were really bad, but she didn't say it, afraid that Liu Yumo and the others wouldn't be able to accept it.

"Sister Yezi, should we take a car directly to your village now?" Liu Yumo asked Ye Wanwan after drinking a few sips of warm water, feeling a bit better.

"We need to take the bus to the rural bus stop," Ye Wanwan said.

In county towns, transport vehicles do not wait at stations, unlike intercity passenger transport which is more standardized. You could say it's not standardized, since each town has fixed waiting points; but if you say it's standardized, it's just a tacit understanding between drivers and passengers.