Qi Yi had made this call to his father, but after he uttered "Dad," he didn't know where to start.
Should he exchange pleasantries, dive straight into the main topic, or begin with something else entirely?
In contrast to Qi Yi's cluelessness, Mr. Qi didn't seem surprised to receive a call from his son.
His first question was whether Qi Yi was in the country and if he wanted to visit him in Yiwu.
It felt as natural as an old friend who hadn't been in touch for a while.
Yiwu is actually very close to Wenzhou, but Qi Yi had never been there before.
Qi Yi hadn't expected his father to ask him right away if he wanted to go to Yiwu.
The tone of his father's voice on the phone sounded like he had been waiting for him for a long time.
The last meeting four years ago was the first time Qi Yi had returned to Wenzhou since attending university.
So over a span of seven years, father and son had only seen each other once.
