The two of them now had no idea what to say. The awkward atmosphere, even if they were separated by eight hundred meters and the street was deserted, could be felt.
Tang Yan deeply regretted her own confidence in her judgment.
She had always felt that this young man who arrived on the first day must have money, or at least enough to let them spend the night together.
But stubbornly, Yu Zhou searched himself from head to toe. Not to mention money, he didn't even have his ID card.
What on earth did you come to Ning Zhou for? With not a penny on you, you can't even eat. What should we do?
Ning Zhou now was not like the later period when the streets were bustling at midnight. Currently, on the entire road, apart from the streetlights, not even a basic bread van could be seen.
The two of them just looked at each other awkwardly. Want to find a hotel to stay for the night? No money.
Want to find a 24-hour snack bar to eat something? Still no money.
Even more terrifying was that they didn't even have money to make a phone call. What could they do?
"What do we do now? Are we just going to wander the streets like this? Neither of us can contact anyone. Even if we wander like this, it's useless!"
Tang Yan was almost desperate. From her perspective, everything before had been planned.
Even if Yu Zhou had a single coin, enough to make a phone call, it wouldn't have come to this!
Wandering the streets like this, and neither of them was familiar with Ning Zhou. Who wouldn't be optimistic?
"What to do? I know what to do?"
"Who would have thought that I didn't bring any money on me either? Not a single cent, so we can only head east."
"If I remember correctly, the hotel where I was staying should be on a road in the east of the city."
Yu Zhou was also speechless. How could he have gotten into such a mess?
Even if his status were lower, he wouldn't have had everything arranged by his assistant, to the point where he didn't even know the name of the hotel! He only remembered the approximate location and shape of the building.
He was not familiar with the entire Ning Zhou. With no money for the bus, the only solution he could think of was to walk step by step towards the east of the city, or go to the Radio and Television Building.
That place was easy to recognize, but how far it was from the Radio and Television Building, and on which road it was located, Yu Zhou had absolutely no idea.
"Why don't we wait for tonight, and then take a taxi tomorrow? We can pay when we get to our destination?"
It could be said that Tang Yan's mind was very quick. After thinking for a long time, she finally came up with a seemingly unworkable plan.
It was a pity that as soon as the plan was proposed, it was rejected by Yu Zhou.
Why? Because it was the early 1990s. Even if you wanted to take a taxi, you couldn't without money.
If he remembered correctly, Ning Zhou at this time required a deposit first before taking a ride.
Taxi drivers were considered high-income earners in the city, a profession envied by everyone.
Under such circumstances, trying to negotiate with them to go to the destination first and pay later would likely be impossible.
Therefore, he could only shake his head with a bitter smile. In the absence of any other options, perhaps tomorrow they could ask a few cars, but they absolutely couldn't count on this method.
They would be disappointed.
"I think we should just walk in that direction! When it's dawn, we can figure out how to ask for directions, or try your method."
"We can't count on taxi drivers, so we must be prepared to be rejected."
This was not Yu Zhou being pessimistic, but rather that the current situation was exactly like this. Even if you really counted on it, the disappointment would be greater.
"Sigh, why did I choose to cooperate with you?"
"Now it's good, we have to walk from the west of the city to the east. This is simply unimaginable!"
Tang Yan also said speechlessly. She really didn't expect things to develop to this extent.
It was truly true that even a hero was stumped by a trivial amount of money. If she had known this, it would have been better to just wait a bit longer.
In fact, Yu Zhou himself regretted it. Even if he had stayed a few more days in that shake-and-win project, and then called his family, he wouldn't have encountered such a situation! But stubbornly, he had rushed out impulsively.
Now, wanting to go back was clearly impossible.
As long as they dared to go back, Yu Zhou believed he would not be able to withstand the beatings from those people.
He was well aware of how vicious pyramid schemes were in those years, and he had even prepared himself long ago!
But things had turned out contrary to his expectations. Who would have thought that two living adults would have not a single cent on them?
They didn't even have the possibility of making a phone call. Hadn't they become vagrants in the city?
"If I remember correctly, Ning Zhou should be very large, right? This means that if we really want to walk from the east of the city to the west, it's impossible in less than a day."
"Besides, your memory of the road isn't accurate, you might have to ask people for directions, and you might not even get an answer."
"So, are we going to beg for food all the way?"
"Not eating for one day is fine, but if we don't eat for several days, we might starve to death!"
Tang Yan couldn't imagine her future.
She was actually a very thoughtful person, always liking to consider both the best and worst possibilities.
And now, Tang Yan found that the best possibility could be put aside for now, but what about the worst possibility? It might be that they starve to death on the road.
After all, no one knew if the people in this world were really cold-hearted, and even if there were enthusiastic people, would they really encounter them?
At this thought, both Yu Zhou and Tang Yan felt a throbbing headache.
Under such circumstances, the two of them walked step by step along the road towards the east.
There wasn't much conversation, because neither of them was in a good mood. Such a scene was one of the most uncomfortable scenes Yu Zhou had ever experienced.
"I, how could I have fallen to this point?"
Yu Zhou began to mock himself in his heart. He never expected that his predicament would be something he would encounter even after he had made his fortune.
What was this? Was God seeing him rise too quickly, so he wanted to punish him a little?
Or, was he letting him starve to death as an excuse to eliminate this cheater?
Even if it were so, they didn't have to play such a deadly game, right?