Chapter 180: Young Wanderer

Chapter 180

Strangely... none of the parents from the three families tried to stop their children from rushing out to help their friend on Chinese New Year's Eve.

When they heard that the younger brother and his friends needed to drive to another province overnight but had no driver, Qu Ziyao became excited.

"I'll drive! I'll drive! I have a license."

However, her enthusiasm was firmly shut down by Jiang Yun, "How many times have you actually driven since getting your license before going abroad? Better sit this one out! Why not let your dad drive?"

Qu Zizhou laughed when he heard this, "How is my dad who just came back from Guinea any better than my sister who came back from England?"

"Neither of you will do. I'll drive," Jiang Yun thought, since her husband hadn't driven while abroad, his skills might not even match hers anymore.

In the end, Jiang Yun didn't need to drive either. Gu Junxing wasn't comfortable with the teenagers taking a cab or hiring a designated driver across provinces, so he arranged for their family driver Gao Feng to take the three of them.

Since it was Chinese New Year's Eve, a time for family reunions, Gu Junxing felt bad about calling someone to work, so he offered very generous compensation - more than a typical monthly salary.

Gao Feng was having New Year's Eve dinner with his wife and parents when he received Gu Junxing's message. Within seconds, his coat was thrust into his hands, and his family supported the decision without hesitation.

"Hurry up, don't keep your boss waiting."

When Qu Zizhou's and Chu Mingyan's families heard that Gu Junxing had arranged a driver, they felt much more at ease. Chu Mingyan's mother even drove her son to the Gu residence first.

Before Chu Mingyan got out of the car, his mother handed him a bag, "I don't know if they brought money or packed enough clothes. There are two down jackets in the bag, some water bottles, and I've put some cash in there for you."

Time was tight, so she couldn't prepare anything more.

After thanking the adults at the Gu household, she drove back home.

Nanny Zhang quickly packed several thermal containers with dumplings, hot dishes, and soup for them to eat if they got hungry on the way.

Butler Su was so worried that he wanted to go with them, but Gu Junxing talked him out of it.

Gu Junxing told Butler Su: "Let the kids handle their own matters."

The three teenagers themselves were actually excited and thrilled about this unknown journey.

Before they left, Nian Suian instructed Gu Zhijing: "Remember to let us know when you arrive."

"Alright, you two continue eating."

It would take five to six hours by highway to drive here from Jinjiang.

After dinner, Aunt Xiao Wen brought two quilts, "I don't have extra rooms for you to sleep in, so you'll have to make do with the sofa tonight."

But neither Qi Anlu nor Zhou Xinfang felt sleepy. Qi Anlu was thinking about his and his mother's life after they returned, and about his friends who were traveling towards him.

Zhou Xinfang received a message from her sister saying that their mother had gone to the Qi Family, asking them not to divorce her, but was driven away by the Qi Family. Her father and brother were now out looking for her.

[If you've made up your mind, stay hidden and don't let them find you.]

The Zhou Family members were searching around town, not believing that mother and son would leave overnight.

They even checked the town's only hotel but didn't find them.

At home, Zhou's mother was furiously cursing her daughter for being ungrateful.

Aliali: 673ebb12c4f3f33ac4eea08c"Marrying Qi Wenhan was the best thing that could have happened to Zhou Xinfang, and now with her son already grown, she wants a divorce. How shameful."

"Qiaofang, do you know where your sister might have gone?"

Zhou Qiaofang had married locally and was called back by her mother after this incident. In her mother's eyes, it was an enormous scandal for the Old Zhou family that her useless daughter dared to ask for a divorce from her professor son-in-law.

Zhou Qiaofang had a vague idea, but...

"How would I know? I need to get back home now, my child will cry if I'm not there."

Sure enough, this response angered her mother again, "What use are you! If you're going to leave, then leave!"

Zhou Qiaofang didn't take offense and simply left for home.

After searching for half the day and checking all their relatives' homes in town without finding anyone, the Zhou Family members, tired of the dark and cold, finally gave up and went home.

Back at home, Zhou's father said to his wife, "Maybe they've already left town, what's the point of searching?"

"That wretched girl, coming home all quiet and now daring to get a divorce!"