In the noisy school, students eagerly awaiting the winter break bustled back to their dorms, packing their belongings into bags of all sizes in preparation for the journey home. Many parents were already parked at the school gates, waiting to pick up their children.
Although each class had let out at slightly different times, Lin Zhengran, Han Wenwen, and the rest of their group still met up before heading to the dorms together.
Along the way, Xiao Heqing, walking to Lin Zhengran's right, asked her best friend, "Wenwen, are you still not going back this winter break? Are you going to stay in the North with your uncle again?"
Han Wenwen nodded with a bright smile. "Yeah. My uncle has been busy with some business ventures these past two years. If I went back by myself, I'd be all alone at home, so I have to tag along with him."
