Twenty years of cold chain

Shutong, your teacher won't be able to accompany you for the next leg of your journey.

For so many years, I've thought every day about how many things I haven't done, but at this moment, I feel satisfied with what I've accomplished. I have no regrets, and you don't need to be sad either. It's time to take a break; it's just spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

Each generation does its own thing.

You've been fortunate to live in a better era, and many more are embarking on this path. Shutong, you must understand that every industry has its own stars; they may not be in the public spotlight, but they shine brightly within their respective fields.

People can see clearly what he is capable of and learn from him.

Most people in the industry haven't studied cold chain logistics. This has been true in the past, it's true now, and it will likely remain true for many years to come. This makes it even more necessary for those who truly understand the industry to have a broader perspective. In the past, we were always comparing ourselves to others, always thinking about how to compare ourselves to Europe or America. But in the end, doing our best is the most important thing. Minfeng is our foundation.

I often wonder what these past ten years would have been like if I hadn't met you. I remember how you were so stubborn in the car when we first met, like a compass, and how you were so determined to prove yourself in Lianghu Village. You were such a clever guy who never said a word, always trying to figure out my thoughts but thinking I couldn't see through him. Haha, those were such wonderful stories.

Sometimes I imagine you as my younger self, wondering if my youth, in this era with its advantages, would be remarkably similar to yours, taking initiative and making my own way, step by step.

I entered this industry. Later, I thought, if I hadn't met someone like me, I probably wouldn't have been able to leave Tongxing. So you can imagine how gratified I am right now. Anyway, no matter how much I brag about myself, you can't refute me.

Shutong, your teacher has never praised you, but you should know that Lao Pang has criticized others his whole life, but he always makes fun of me. I can only say that you have good grades, so I can just bear with it.

As I wrote, I wrote more and more. Consider the plan I'm leaving you a gift, but you must promise me that you won't see it as a farewell. On the contrary, it's a new journey for us.

This is the path you will take over the next ten years. How far will you go?

Its presence is my presence. Old Pang has always been there.

I'm not only watching, I'm also waiting, waiting for the day it comes true.

Old Pang would pat his chest and say, "It's all thanks to me."

Shutong, in the future, be braver; don't hesitate to do what you believe is right. In the future, when you encounter various difficulties, look back at your past experiences; there will always be solutions. In the future, guard your calm and composed heart; this is more important than anything else.

I really want to accompany you a little longer, to see Tongxing shine even brighter, and to see what kind of path you will forge. These are all things for later, but don't forget to mention them to me on certain occasions.

If I were to continue, I would have to write a lot more, so let's say goodbye for now.

Take care, my dear friend, take care, my dear friend.

Teachers and friends.

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Hu Shutong slowly closed the letter, tears falling onto the paper, yet in those few moments, she brought a smile to one's face through tears.

He placed the letter on the proposal, then placed the proposal on his scarf, took the small white flower, and stuck it in the soil of the field. Then, he picked up the sugar figurine with one hand, stretched it towards the sunset on the horizon, and embraced everything before him.

Hu Shutong sat there alone, and whenever he couldn't find relief, he would take out his teacher's letter and read it again. In just a short while, the letter became covered in marks of time. It wasn't until a full moon appeared that he stood up.

Pang Shiyou's departure felt like a piece of his heart had collapsed. Everything around him was different now, like a vast empty space with nothing to fill it. The phrase "you in the future" haunted him, as it seemed like a new beginning, a vast and uncertain future.

Hu Shutong declined all meetings and did not stay in Qingnan. At midnight, he returned to Tongxing.

As he was walking toward the office, he saw a person sitting on the ground under a large tree by the streetlight, with his arms behind him on the stone slab, looking up, unsure whether he was looking at the branches or the bright moon.

Even in the sweltering heat, he wore a large scarf, and when you looked up, the hood of his jacket drooped down, and his military green backpack was also full of memories.

"Meng Qiangqiang? It's so late, why haven't you gone home yet?"

"Mr. Hu!" Upon hearing the voice, Meng Qiangqiang jumped up and quickly pointed, "Mr. Hu, my dormitory is over there. There's no rush to go back. I'm just out for some fresh air. It's still early for bed."

Hu Shutong's mind went blank for a moment before he remembered that Meng Qiangqiang was now a senior in college. Since 08, Meng Qiangqiang had spent almost every summer and winter vacation at Tongxing. Initially, he oversaw equipment, later moving into semi-processing. This year, with the second phase of recruitment underway, he again joined Qingdao University as a campus recruit, transitioning from a temporary worker in the first phase to an intern in the second.

Hu Shutong didn't know much about Meng Qiangqiang's abilities at Tongxing, but one thing stuck with him. The campus talent scholarship, jointly advocated by the industry's declaration back then, had always had Meng Qiangqiang listed first on the honor roll for six consecutive semesters, regardless of changes in the selection mechanism.

"Mr. Hu, you probably don't know yet, but I've been hired by Tongxing! The management said that if I perform well during my senior year, I can become a part of Tongxing!"

"So, you've decided to stay at Tongxing?"

Meng Qiangqiang immediately looked anxious. "No, no! President Hu, this isn't my decision. I accept all the assessments and will work as hard as I can to join Tongxing!"

"Qiangqiang, I still don't know where you're from?"

"Mr. Hu, I am from Ganzhou."

"Ganzhou?"

……

I've loved cold chain logistics for twenty years.