The east calls, and they have hot idols.
“Ni zhidao zenme qu zui jin de xishoujian ma?”
“Zhe jian yifu duoshao qian? Keyi dazhe ma?”
You stepped out of the airport, muttering these random handy lines to yourself. You could spot inquisitive, partly judgmental faces looking at you as you walked slowly, trying to piece together where you were and where to go next.
You took a deep breath of the cool, dry, slightly smoggy air, sharp on the remaining inches of your skin uncovered. The sky was gray, like rain could fall any moment, yet fell shy of doing so.
Your phone rang in your pocket. It was Xiaoting.
“Hey! Oh my– Xinyu! Look here!” Xinyu entered the frame, and they both looked in awe as you spun around. The background was unmistakable.
“Yep. China. At last,” you sighed.
“Wait, that doesn’t look like Beijing… is that…”
“You’re right, that’s Guangzhou!”
“Yep, I’ll be hanging around here before I meet you in Beijing,” you reassured.
“Oh, I’m so excited to see you! We’ll be there soon, just gotta finish a schedule here,” Xinyu clapped her hands. The struggling microphone peaked with their excitement.
“Maybe in 2 days? Yeah, I think so. Hang tight, okay! Oh, and tell us where you’re staying, okay!,” Xiaoting added.
“Try 双皮奶! Or whatever that milk custard thing is.”
“Or 糖葫芦!”
“Wait, 草莓是当季吗?”
“Girls! Dengyixia,” you struggled. The pair expressed their shock and awe.
“哦,你说中文吗?”
“Wow, look at you! Gotta fix your pronunciation though.”
“Girls! I’ll call again later. See you soon,” you laughed, waving them off.
You breathed a heavy, thrilled sigh, taking everything in.
Now where was the bus station?
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