Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 4 - 7 2018 | Page 159

‘Then those lazy co-workers of mine were reprimanded. And to top it off, I was actually given the
promotion in the end, which was what they had said “impossible” in the first place!’ Jing recounted
triumphantly, as Wu and Zhu burst out laughing.
Suddenly, Wu heard a noise at the door.
‘Old Monk Zhang!’ Wu, Zhu and Jing cried, as their old professor stepped into the house.
Zhang nodded his head. ‘You three have done well,’ he mused. ‘ All of you did not give up on the journey
that I have prepared. Do you want some tea, or food?’
‘No thanks,’ said Zhu.
‘What about the valuable thing you’ve promised to give us?’ Wu asked on behalf of her friends. Strangely,
she did not care about it anymore. She finally realized that the purpose of the trip was to visit her old
professor. And she was happy to be reunited with not only her old teacher, but also her friends.
‘Zhang smiled, That will be your newfound enlightenment developed from this journey.’
The three students were rather stunned, but they were pleased with Zhang’s answer.
‘Thank you very much,’ Wu said humbly. Zhu and Jing nodded in agreement.