The long journey finally ca to an end, and a round of dawn sun slowly rose on the horizon, while large patches of green in the fields gradually disappeared.
The city’s outline appeared before everyone, with brightly painted slogans and a crowded train station gradually approaching.
Accompanied by a long whistle, the train ca to a stop.
Ning City is a big city, and as the train arrived at the station, the crowd on the train imdiately started to flow slowly. As the compartnts were gradually emptied, the number of people boarding was much less. Chen Changhai regretfully sighed:
"Every ti I take the train, it’s like this. When it’s my turn to get off, there are fewer people on board."
He had a tough journey this ti.
Chu River surprisingly didn’t feel any discomfort, so he naturally wouldn’t use his good manners to offer his seat voluntarily. However, Old Zheng beside him was getting on in years and felt stiff all over from sitting too long while holding his grandson. So he kept switching seats with Chen Changhai, also swapping between people holding the child.
That gave his old bones so relief.
As for his usually silent grandson, Little Xuan, it wasn’t about being reluctant to let the child down; the key issue was that it was too crowded with no room for the child to stand.
Leaving him standing there, the fear was he’d be jostled or stepped on by others, so most of the ti he was held, and only rarely allowed to move a bit in the narrow space in front of the train seat.
Luckily, the child was very sensible since he lived in the cowshed with his grandpa from before he could walk and never caused a fuss.
If not... the train probably wouldn’t have reached the station before Chu River, the savior, couldn’t help resorting to violence.
This journey didn’t just tire the adults out.
But fortunately, they reached the destination.
...
Chu River had sent a telegram before leaving, and now, seeing fewer people in the carriage, she carried her bags and squeezed down slowly.
The entire compartnt staff knew she was a hero who fought human traffickers, and when she got off, they enthusiastically helped with the luggage, even wanting to escort her out of the station.
Chu River politely declined in every way, but they were insistent.
Two young lads newly on the job were eager to make an impression, so they reached out to lift the big burlap sack—
"Huff—"
With all the strength they could muster, their cheeks flushed with effort. But the big sack... upon closer inspection, it was only two inches off the ground.
With that, let alone escorting out of the station, it’s a question of whether they could even walk two steps with the sack.
Chu River sighed—see, she knew.
She hadn’t eaten breakfast and was hungry now, so she didn’t want to waste any ti.
She then smiled: "It’s okay, I’m used to carrying it myself."
Saying this, she slung the large cloth sack over her back, with two others hanging on either side like a moving stack of sacks, and swiftly walked far away.
Leaving the two young n shivering under the sumr morning sun, looking innocently at the female attendant.
The attendant glared at the two young lads, truly disappointed in their capabilities!
"You two! With such little strength, and you wanted to set you up on blind dates last ti... let’s see."
Her eyes scrutinized them up and down with a hint of skepticism.
The lads’ cheeks turned red, quickly falling into a whirlpool of self-doubt.
...
Chu River didn’t realize she almost obstructed their matchmaking matters, and halfway down the road, she suddenly rembered—isn’t there a companion with her?
She looked over and saw Chen Changhai eagerly helping Old Zheng carry his luggage, hastily keeping up with her pace.
After all, he’s known for getting by on speculations!
With this attitude of building connections and providing service, it’s unreasonable not to succeed.
Old Zheng had suffered a lot in recent years, and now was sowhat anxious and uneasy about Chen Changhai’s eagerness—because he didn’t know what kind of treatnt he would receive here, afraid of owing favors he couldn’t repay.
This really tornted the old man.
But Chu River was different; she had a natural capitalist instinct and was handy at directing others—
"Chen Changhai, how long are you staying in Ning City? I don’t know what my new ho is like yet. If I need anything, I’ll co to you."
Chen Changhai loved hearing this.
At the mont, if his hands weren’t full, he would have slapped his chest to make promises.
"Rest assured, whatever you want, as long as you can wait, I’ll have it."
...
Two days had passed, and the pouting from his lips had disappeared, leaving only a slight blue mark at the philtrum, looking oddly comical like a birthmark.
But two acquaintances were beside him, one with a unique appreciation for beauty and the other old enough to see past the flesh, neither saying anything hurtful.
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