'Thinking about home, this time felt different from his last trip to Beijing. Last time, I knew I'd be going back in a short while, so I didn't think about home as much.'
'This time is different. Whenever I have a spare moment, I can't help but wonder if my parents are okay and if my grandparents are still healthy. I worry if any of the younger generation are giving them trouble while Changqing and I are away.'
'Then there are all sorts of other random worries. I wonder if our parents and my godfather are struggling financially now that Changqing and I aren't there to secretly help them out.'
'I also wonder if Xiao Si is behaving. My second brother and his wife, and Gangzi's second older brother, should be heading to the university in the Provincial City to register. I just don't know where my second brother and his wife ended up leaving their little girl.'
