Chapter 22: Opportunities for Advancement
After dinner, Mi Cai and I escorted Ban Die outside the community. The hotel where he was staying was just across the street, but he would have to leave in the morning. As Ban Die was leaving, I asked him, "Ban Die, when will you come to Suzhou next?" "Whenever I have time, and next time I'll bring you some rice and flour," Ban Die replied. When Ban Die emphasized "you guys," I felt a sense of helplessness welling up inside me. By the time he comes next, I would have already left Mi Cai's house and would be drifting to some other corner of this city. In reality, I didn't really want Ban Die to come to Suzhou because my lack of success and my current state of desolation always filled me with immense guilt when facing him. Ban Die also reminded me, "Remember to fix the leaking pipe after
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