When the day of parting really arrived, Cao Mu's mother couldn't hold in her tears anymore.
"Xiao Lian, you should pay more attention to your body when you go there. If you really can't get used to it, then come back."
Tears glistened in Mother Cao's eyes, making Cao Xiaolian feel uncomfortable. "Mom, don't worry. I will call home often."
"Xiao Lian, since you've chosen to study, you should study well. You should always have a share in this factory. Don't worry, I will take care of it. When you return, you will shock our previous glory!"
Xiaofang also came with tears in her eyes, but she was determined. "Come on, Cao Gong. I believe you will get good results."
With everyone's blessings and the sound of the train's whistle, the platform started to move. Cao Xiaolian tried her best to hold back her tears and waved to the people below, "Mom, Sister Chen, you can go back. I will keep in touch." "Mom, you're not well, so you need to rest more. I'll come back to see you during the winter vacation."
"Don't worry, Xiao Lian. We will also spend more time with Auntie."
Cao Xiaolian realized that her mother's hair had turned white and her body was hunched. The more she looked, the more upset she felt. Tears were streaming down her face.
Li YuGeng sat behind her. After making sure that she could no longer see the person outside, he took a tissue and carefully wiped her tears, comforting her, "It's alright. After school, there will be a winter vacation. We'll come back together to see mom."
"Right." Cao Xiaolian did not notice that someone was trying to take advantage of her.
Li Yugeng ordered the ticket and bought two soft sleeper bunks. It was not the season yet, so there was no one else in the carriage at the beginning. It was morning when he got on the bus, and afternoon when the car arrived in the capital the next day. After they had instant noodles, they chatted for a while. Most of the time, it was about the local customs and traditions of the capital that Li Yigong was talking about. Firstly, he accompanied Cao Xiaoliu to relieve her boredom, and secondly, he wanted to give her a sense of familiarity.
She had no idea that Cao Xiaolan had been living in the capital for a long time, so she was familiar with the places, but she didn't want to waste his good intentions when Li Yugeng was willing to tell her.
It was 6: 30 in the evening when a man and a woman finally came up.
At first glance, the man was clearly drunk. He was so drunk that he swayed from side to side. After much difficulty, he managed to climb up. However, he did not take off his shoes. Thus, he started to snore.
The woman sat down and started chatting with Cao Xiaoling.
She was from the capital and was a shop assistant for running daily necessities. She came on a business trip and immediately identified Cao Xiaolian as a foreign girl. She had two braids on her face and spoke with an accent.
She was probably born with a sense of superiority. The more she spoke, the more excited she got, and the more pleased she got with herself. It was as if the Tiananmen Sect was her home and she could do anything she wanted with just a phone call.
Cao Xiaolian was too lazy to listen to her bragging. She hinted several times that she wanted to sleep, but her opponent was getting more and more excited.
In the end, it was Li YuGeng who could no longer listen and killed her with a single sentence.
"Xinhua department store, right? I remember that seems to be the Gu family's property. You're a member of the Gu family, how come I've never seen you before?"
The woman was stunned. She was a salesperson and the boss of Xinhua Department Store was surnamed Gu, but she had never seen him before. This person could say it all at once. Although Li YuGeng's clothes were ordinary, his bearing was extraordinary, so he didn't dare to say anything. Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm. He also crawled into bed and went to sleep.
"Xinhua department store?" Cao Xiaoling said in silence. Li YuGeng asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's fine, I've just delivered some to them before. I didn't expect you to know them too. This world is really too small."
Cao Xiaoling and Li YuGeng also laughed at her foolishness. She could have exposed that woman's words, but they were suppressed.
Cao Xiaolian was kind enough to make people feel foolish sometimes, but there was no other way. He just liked her being silly like this.
"That proves that the things you have are really good. The Gu family members are all cunning. If you do business with them, you must be careful."
Cao Xiaolian thought for a moment before saying, "Not bad, the payment was very satisfying and the ending payment was also very satisfying."
If it wasn't for the big backside, she wouldn't have been able to spend that much money to move over to Shang Yin's side.
She wanted to go to school, but she couldn't not earn money. She suggested sending Shang Yin north, but Shang Yin was suddenly struck dumb. It was as if a poor man had found a mountain of gold and was overjoyed.
Right now, the capital's housing prices were at a low point. This was the perfect time to make a move.
Cao Xiaolian gave all her money to Shang Yin. In addition to the money earned by Hainan, she had already registered a company in the capital and had already put up a bid, waiting for the results.
This time, Shang Yin was also preparing to go all out.
The shop assistant in the upper bunk heard this and was stunned. Good boy, so the two people below were crouching tigers and hidden dragons. This country bumpkin chick was actually their supplier. She didn't know if she would tell Director Gu this meeting. She thought about it, luckily she didn't say her name. Plus, it was full of bullshit, so she couldn't find the right number.
Thinking of this, his heart instantly felt more at ease.
The two people below whispered to each other for a while. Seeing that both of them had fallen asleep, they lay on the bed and prepared to sleep as well.
Cao Xiaoling, on the other hand, could not sleep at all.
At the beginning, due to the increasing distance from home, strong homesickness turned into a helpless stench in the end.
It turned out that the one on the top bunk had managed to kick off his shoes some time ago. That rich smell was like the hottest shit in a pot, sour, sour, and smoky to the extreme. Let's put it this way, it's so spicy that people can't even open their eyes.
Moreover, that person's snores were simply too rhythmic. One sound was high and the other was low. The ups and downs were almost enough to form a small melody.
Just as Cao Xiaolian was about to sit up, she realized that the person opposite her had also woken up.
"You can't sleep either?"
Cao Xiaolian covered her nose, pointed at the top of her head and curled her lips helplessly.
Li YuGeng laughed. "Then let's get out and get some fresh air."
The two of them arrived at the corridor that was connected to the train. Fresh air poured out from the gaps between the doors and finally made them feel a lot more comfortable.
"I really didn't expect that there would be such an exaggerated person."
Cao Xiaolian was astonished. After all, she had been a plane in her previous life and was in first class. She had never encountered such a thing.
"This is nothing." Li YuGeng began to complain, "There's one person in our dorm, that snore. It's simply like knocking on the door of the neighboring dorm in the middle of the night. He's been fired until he can't sleep."
"It can't be, it's so exaggerated."
"That's why I rarely live in school these days." Li YuGeng shook his head. "I'm not used to living with others, so I rented a house at school."
"The girls' dormitory might be better."
In fact, Cao Xiaolian herself was not very confident. After all, she had never lived in a school before and had started doing business after her rebirth. Now that she was going back to school with a bunch of 17-18 year old girls, she had no idea.
"Well, at least not with these vices." Li YuGeng looked out at the night sky. Outside the window, the city was already at the edge of the city. The bright lights made the stars in the sky dimmer.
Li Yugeng lowered his head and looked at her serious face. Unable to suppress his emotions, he directly embraced her frail shoulder.
"Xiao Lian, I'll accompany you from now on."
This was a promise, a lifetime's worth of promise.
No matter what, he still had to go back. The nightmarish night had finally passed. When the man upstairs heard the sound of breakfast being sold, he immediately sat down and shouted, "Give me two breakfasts!"
The sales clerk on the train had a stern expression on his face. "Three yuan per portion, two or six yuan."
"Comrade, please give me a discount." The fat guy smiled mischievously. "You see, can't you give two to five?"
"If you like to eat, then eat!"
Seeing that the other party was so embarrassed, he hurriedly smiled, "Eat, eat, eat. Six pieces is six pieces."
After receiving the food, the salesperson ordered the breakfast box lunch and left. He then spat at the man, "Ha! Isn't he just a seller? What's there to be proud about!"
Then he turned to Cao Xiaolian and smiled, "Sister, please excuse me. I'll have some breakfast here."
Cao Xiaolian did not dare to give up, otherwise she would have been the next one to be scolded.
However, Li Yugeng stood up faster and sat beside Cao Xiaoling, giving his seat to her. "Sit here and eat with me."
"Alright, thank you big brother." The fat guy didn't hold back and immediately sat down. He opened the lunchbox and started to eat.
In the end, he wiped his mouth with the tablecloth and patted his stomach in satisfaction. "I've finally eaten my fill. Haha, it's so comfortable!"
After saying that, he burped.
The shop assistant from above also came down. While she put on her shoes, she disdainfully said, "Your appetite is just right."
"Not bad." The fatty smiled and narrowed his eyes, "I'm fine. I just need to eat, drink, and sleep well. Otherwise, I won't be in a good mood all day."
Cao Xiaolian was also envious of such a person, so she didn't say anything.
On the other hand, the shop assistant was a bit unsatisfied and said sarcastically, "Oh wow, everyone says that you are generous and fat. Look at you, how could you not be a generous person? "Even if you were to pay attention to public morals when you were out on your own, it would be a crime if you caused the entire carriage to suffer along with you."
Fatty was stunned for a moment before he chuckled, "I'm sorry, I just like to snore. I didn't disturb you last night."
Li YuGeng smiled. "Not bad."
Cao Xiaoliu pursed her lips and smiled. She was not doing this on purpose. Who could control the sound of her snoring?
Outside, many things had to be settled. It was better to have less to do. She had the same idea as Li Yugeng.
However, some people did not think so.
"Your 'that' isn't just a little too big. If it were even a little bit bigger, the roof of the train would have collapsed." The shop assistant sneered, "And that foot of yours, tsk tsk tsk, how many years has it not been washed? "Big brother, I didn't say that. You need to wash your feet frequently. Otherwise, if you have chicken eyes, you will be the one to suffer."
Even a fool could hear the mockery in his words.
Fatty's complexion did not look too good either. However, he did not say anything. After all, he knew that he was in the wrong, so he did not say anything.
Li YuGeng and Cao Xiaolian looked at each other face to face and decided to go to the dining car for breakfast.
Before leaving, Li YuGeng did not forget to remind him, "Take your bag."
"Don't worry, I know." Cao Xiaolian put on her backpack and the two of them went to the dining car, one in front of the other.
The food on the train was pretty good. A person's breakfast was ten dollars, but it could be eaten in a variety of ways. There was also porridge with a picture roll of pickles and cold vegetables. And noodles. Cao Xiaoling drank a bowl of green bean porridge and a small picture scroll. Li Ygeng ate two bowls of noodles and chatted for a while. He didn't return to his carriage until the restaurant car was about to pack up.
Only when he returned did he realize that something had happened.
Fatty's face turned red and changed from his gentle and amiable look from before. He pulled the shop assistant and said, "Hurry up and hand over my wallet or else I won't give you anything to eat."
As for the shop assistant, his face was filled with panic, "What nonsense are you spouting? You obviously touched my thigh first, so I resisted and said I was going to look for the police. Oh, I get it. You are purposefully pouring dirty water on me. I knew that fatty you had ill intentions. "
The fatty was anxious and angry, his face flushed red: "You, stop spouting nonsense and look at yourself. My wife is so much more beautiful than you, how can I touch you? "Pfft!"