Xu Xiuxiu was annoyed at herself for not personally seeing Si Ya off on the train, while Xu Jingjing, who was on the train, was much calr than expected. Unlike previous tis when she ran away from ho, she wasn't scared or filled with anticipation. This ti, the train was taking her towards ho, the place where she had lived for over a decade.
However, after a shaky seven or eight hours, Xu Jingjing faced a rather helpless situation when she disembarked. The things her elder sister had asked her to bring back ho were too nurous, and she, a young girl, truly struggled to carry them all.
"Lady, let help you carry so!" There were quite a few people getting off the train, and amidst the bustling crowd, Xu Jingjing, dragging a huge suitcase, appeared conspicuous and sowhat comical. Coupled with her youthful appearance, many people noticed her, yet no one stepped forward to help.
Wei Jiaqiang, a regular construction worker from Wei Family Village, which was known as Stone Village, had gone with so experienced villagers to work on a construction site in a neighboring county. Today, the construction site was completed, and he was anxious to get ho to his elderly mother, so he didn't return by train with his colleagues but bought a train ticket and hurried ho.
Xu Jingjing boarded the train in Z city, and her neat appearance sitting near the window attracted a lot of attention. Wei Jiaqiang, who had gotten on the train with a standing ticket partway through the journey, had no seat and stood in the aisle. Drawn by the innate youthful desire for beauty, his gaze involuntarily drifted towards Xu Jingjing by the window.
Soon, when the train arrived at the station, the young lady hastily got up from her seat, seemingly getting off at the sa station as him. Wei Jiaqiang, a tall and robust man, didn't carry much luggage but intentionally stayed behind the young woman. Watching her strenuously dragging a large suitcase, the shy and honest Wei Jiaqiang, after much hesitation and struggle within, stepped forward to offer help.
Xu Jingjing felt much relieved as soon as soone took her suitcase from her left hand. She turned her body slightly to look back and saw a tall, sturdy man with dark skin radiating health and honesty. Due to a previous bad experience with Chu Tiangu, Xu Jingjing was inherently cautious around such n. Seeing that Wei Jiaqiang resembled the simple n from her hotown, she relaxed a bit and thanked him, "Thank you!" she said, continuing to struggle with her luggage as she followed the crowd.
"You're welco," Wei Jiaqiang received Xu Jingjing's thanks and mumbled a polite response after a long while. Seeing that Xu Jingjing was still struggling with one suitcase, he imdiately lent a hand from behind, and Xu Jingjing felt the heavy suitcase suddenly beco much lighter.
After much effort, Xu Jingjing finally made her way out of the crowded throng of disembarking passengers. As soon as she reached the open space near the train stop, Xu Jingjing imdiately released her suitcase and began to breathe heavily.
Wei Jiaqiang was naturally strong. Though he was secretly easing so of Xu Jingjing's burden, he still found it quite easy. Seeing Xu Jingjing put down her suitcase, he too set down the one he had been helping with. "Miss, where do you live? You have so much luggage; do you need to help you take it ho?" Wei Jiaqiang gathered his courage to speak again after ntally preparing himself for a long ti.
After previous lessons, Xu Jingjing instinctively had a defensive heart towards people. Her bright eyes lingered on him for a mont before relaxing. "I live in nearby Xu Village, quite close by, so no need to trouble you," Xu Jingjing said. Though the two large suitcases troubled her, she did not intend to bother him.
It wouldn't be proper to trouble soone she neither related to nor knew well.
Her sister had taught her that the world wasn't full of purely good people without agendas. While she was kind and enjoyed helping others, she also needed to be constantly aware that not every helping hand ca with good intentions; so might have hidden, unsavory motives beneath a facade of benevolence.
Xu Jingjing agreed with her sister's advice; she could see from her experience with Chu Tiangu that she truly didn't have a talent for judging people, so being cautious was never a mistake.
"Xu Village? My na is Wei Jiaqiang; I'm from Stone Village. We are actually quite close. Don't believe ? Let show you my household registration book," Wei Jiaqiang said imdiately, his eyes brightening upon knowing Xu Jingjing was from Xu Village. Yet fearing she wouldn't believe him, the honest man turned around and began rummaging through his simple large bag for his household registration book.
Xu Jingjing watched in confusion as Wei Jiaqiang bent over to search for his household registration book. She really felt it unnecessary for him to go to such lengths to prove his origins!
"Hey! There's no need to look for it anymore, I... I don't need to see it." She was a pure and innocent woman; why would she need to see his household registration book, which symbolized his family and identity?
"It's no trouble, I've found it. Look, I'm really from Stone Village; my na is Wei Jiaqiang," Wei Jiaqiang said as he pulled out a red household registration book tied with a string and even turned to the page with his na to show Xu Jingjing. He carried it with him when working away from ho to conveniently prove his identity, never thinking there would actually be a mont when he'd need to use it.
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Xu Jingjing didn't want to look, but seeing the household registration book already in front of her, she instinctively glanced at it. The personal information was written in ordinary, uneven handwriting using black fountain pen ink. Xu Jingjing knew that people from their nearby county obtained their household registration books at the county Police Station, written by an older sister who was notoriously unreliable. One bad mood could lead her to write your na incorrectly.
"I saw it; please put the household registration book away!" Xu Jingjing, her cheeks red, urged Wei Jiaqiang feeling very embarrassed.
"Alright." Wei Jiaqiang nodded honestly and turned to stuff the household registration book back into his large bag on his back. "Miss, I see you have a lot of luggage. Since my ho is quite close to yours, why don't I help you carry so of the way?" After putting away the household registration book, Wei Jiaqiang's hands were already sweaty; he awkwardly rubbed them on his black trousers before cautiously speaking up.
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