The call of the open skies rings out, and the journey begins.
He left as a young man, but returns with half a lifetime behind him.
The year he graduated from high school, Lu Cheng failed the college entrance exam with a score of just 300. Like so many others, the nineteen-year-old was devastated and lost about what the future held.
Born to a farming family in the great countryside of Limuzhai, he was now filled with regret. If he had studied hard for those three years, perhaps he too could have gone to a place of learning and discovery.
The bus back to his hometown swayed through the scorching summer air, winding through the karst mountains of the great southwest until it reached Limuzhai. Lu Cheng stared at the messages on his phone, lost in thought. “Don’t waste your youth. Regret serving in the army for three years, but regret not serving for the rest of your life!”
Good, good, good