E-Ladies: Navigating the Wired World
Chapter 134: Episode 134: Everyone’s Vacation Life

Chapter 134: Episode 134: Everyone’s Vacation Life

Although Zhou Xueyin hadn’t planned on spending the New Year in Beijing, she was also uncertain about where exactly to go.

She had originally planned to go to Hainan with her parents, but because Zhou Xueyin didn’t like places that were too hot, she decided not to join them.

"Hey, Xiaojing? How about I spend New Year’s at your hometown this year? You’ve always told me how delicious the local ’mianpi’ is, take me to try it out, yeah?" Zhou Xueyin, extremely bored, remembered to call Wei Jingzhu.

"Ah? Stop joking, I missed out on buying tickets this year, I still don’t know how I’m gonna get back..." At this moment, Wei Jingzhu had already planned to tell his parents that he’d be spending the New Year in Beijing.

Because of overtime work, he had missed out on train tickets, which was really annoying.

"Why don’t you fly back? I’ll pay!" Zhou Xueyin, ever generous, immediately purchased two plane tickets to Xi’an, "How about you show me around Xi’an first? I’ve never seen the Terracotta Army!"

"Sure, Xi’an has plenty of tasty food too! After seeing the Terracotta Army, it’s not too late to go back to my hometown!" Wei Jingzhu gladly agreed.

Li Jixiang had intended to go back to her hometown for the New Year, but as soon as she heard that Li Ranxu was returning to China, she immediately cancelled her train ticket and went to the airport to pick him up.

"Old Li! Over here!" Seeing her beloved appearing in sight with a guitar on his back, Li Jixiang excitedly waved her hands.

"Jixiang! I’m back!" Li Ranxu sped up and reached Li Jixiang, hugged her tightly, and kissed her right away, "I’ve missed you so much..."

"I’ve missed you too!" Li Jixiang held him tightly, breathing in the familiar scent of Li Ranxu.

The two of them, not minding the expense, took a taxi straight to Li Ranxu’s home and promptly got down to business.

Yao Shanshan was undecided between taking a train or a flight back home.

She had previously agreed to take the train back with Li Jixiang, but now that Li Jixiang’s boyfriend had returned, she was not going back to Nanchang, leaving Yao Shanshan alone.

Yao Shanshan, who was prone to worry, feared the long journey and lengthy train ride, especially leaving her luggage unattended when going to the restroom.

In the end, persuaded by Wang Simo, she bought a plane ticket home.

Meanwhile, Li Yiyang took Liu He on a trip to the United Kingdom, which also meant introducing her to his parents.

Zhang Jingwan and Zhao Caiyun, due to reasons at home, stayed in Beijing and planned with Wang Simo and Sun Miao to visit Beijing’s attractions during the Spring Festival.

If there was one thing that made Zhou Xueyin sad, it was probably Fang Jing’s resignation. She had saved enough money to study in Japan and had already found a technical school over there. She could start school after the New Year.

Having worked together for so long, Fang Jing was the first to leave the group, which was bound to cause some discomfort no matter what.

But for the sake of her future, Zhou Xueyin still encouraged her to pursue her dreams.

This year was probably Kang Siyin’s most depressing one; if she took a plane home, she got scolded for not being economical, but if she took a train, she got scolded for not valuing time.

It seemed like her mom had an endless supply of snide remarks waiting for her the moment she got home.

Her brother was even more of a handful, having planned to meet his girlfriend’s parents, only to find out it was a one-sided wish. The girl’s family was completely unaware, and they didn’t even know their daughter had a boyfriend.

The result was predictable, the dinner ended poorly, and the girl also suggested breaking up with Kang Siyin’s brother...

[You guys tell me, why did I come back? Either getting scolded by my mom or being bossed around by my brother.] Kang Siyin vented in the group chat.

[What’s up with your brother again?] Li Jiniang was lounging on the bed, watching Li Ranxu busily cooking in the kitchen, feeling extraordinarily content.

[Broke up with his girlfriend, he’s taking it out on the computer. Breaks an internet cable every day. I’m speechless... I tell him to be careful when closing the door, but he just doesn’t listen. If a cable breaks, he blames me for not fixing it right, how is that my fault?] Kang Siyin was really at a loss for words about her brother.

[Look at this photo, quick, have a look, the new clothes I made for my daughter, they’ve got a Chinese style, pretty aren’t they?] Yao Shanshan sent a photo without noticing that Kang Siyin was venting.

[Pretty! So pretty! Shanshan, I think, you can make a living off this in the future!] Li Jiniang complimented her.

[Eh? Where’s Yinyin? Why don’t I see her?] Yao Shanshan was browsing the chat history, [kk, is your brother really your brother?]

[My brother, acts more like my junior... Not competent at all, and always yells and screams. Sigh... I want to go back to Beijing...] Kang Siyin truly felt as if the days were dragging by.

[Photo, guess where I am?] Zhou Xueyin sent a partial picture of the Terracotta Army.

[The Terracotta Army! Wow! Yinyin, you went to Xi’an?] Kang Siyin perked up instantly upon seeing the photo of the Terracotta Army.

[Initially, I planned on visiting Xiaojing’s hometown for some good food and spicy treats, but I couldn’t get a train ticket, so I decided to spend a couple of days in Xi’an before taking the bus back. Check out my meals from these days, the food in Xi’an is just too delicious!] Zhou Xueyin then sent several more photos of delicious food.

It wasn’t just their group of four that was lively; the company’s group chat was full of photos and messages as well.

When Liu He mentioned boating on the Thames, Li Yiyang decided to propose to her.

Zhang Jingwan suffered from vomiting and diarrhea after eating kebabs at the temple fair, but Zhao Caiyun, Sun Miao, and Wang Simo, who had eaten the same kebabs, were all fine.

Bai Ying, who was spending New Year’s in Sichuan, also shared many local delicacies. Li Hua posted beautiful outdoor snow scenes from the Northeast, Fang Jing had already arrived in Japan, where it was also snowing. Sun Chanjuan was still manning someone’s store, waiting to close up.

Everyone’s holidays were colorful and varied, and even while Kang Siyin admired others’ New Year’s experiences, she felt the same joyful atmosphere.

"Xiaoying, come with me for dim sum tomorrow!" Kang Siyin’s mother suddenly burst open the door and notified her.

"What dim sum? You’re not taking me on a blind date again, are you? Who goes on blind dates to dim sum stalls? That’s really funny. I’m not going!" Kang Siyin flatly refused.

"No, you have to go! It’s been arranged for half a year now! It’s the colleague of your cousin, just go meet him!" Kang’s mother insisted forcefully, refusing to let Kang Siyin argue.

"I said I don’t want to meet and I mean it! I have social anxiety, don’t you know that?"

How could Kang’s mother not know her own daughter’s issues? But she just wishfully thought that it was just an excuse for Kang Siyin to avoid socializing.

Because she had never seen Kang Siyin have an "episode" when she was taken to meet people, she always thought Kang Siyin was deceiving her, using sickness as a shield.

"If you don’t go, I’ll invite the guy over to our house, you decide..." Kang’s mother said and then left, slamming the door behind her.

What a hassle, meeting is troublesome, and them knowing my address is even more troublesome...

While Kang Siyin was lost in thought, her brother quietly came over and suddenly said loudly, "Just go meet him, there’s nothing nasty to eat, think of it as expanding your network!"

"Are you trying to kill me?! You can really scare someone to death! If I die from your scare, there won’t be anyone to fix your computer!" Kang Siyin smacked her brother while pushing him out of her territory.

"Mom! Tomorrow, I’ll go with you for dim sum!" In the end, Kang Siyin decided it was better to meet the blind date outside.