This year, the changes in City B were very noticeable. It felt as though just after the Chinese New Year passed, the streets suddenly filled with a great many cars.
It was now 1992. Although wages had gone up, people who could afford cars were still few.
As soon as the New Year festivities ended, a mild southern breeze crossed the mountains into the Northeast, lingering tenderly amidst the thick drifts of snow.
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