Mu Jingheng felt that this deal was a done deal, and there might be unexpected developments later.

These state-owned factories love to compete with each other. When the New Year's gifts are distributed, the workers from each factory will definitely inquire about each other. Once they do, Mu Jingheng's opportunity will come.

With business as a link, the relationship between Ding Mao and Mu Jingheng developed rapidly, as if they were on a rocket.

They even go to the toilet together.

The other seats in the carriage were full by the time the train stopped at the next station.

Next up came a family, a couple with an eight or nine-year-old mischievous child.

That kid was probably riding in a sleeper car for the first time. He was incredibly curious, like a monkey, climbing up and down tirelessly, never stopping for a moment.

Xu Xinning lost her appetite for reading after being shaken, so she put away her books and notebooks.

When Mu Jingheng saw that she had stopped studying, he thought she was hungry, so he quickly took out some food from his bag and handed it to Xu Xinning.

Xu Xinning wiped her hands with a handkerchief and then took the food.

Ding Mao: "Is your sister-in-law studying medicine?"

Ding Mao noticed that Xu Xinning had been reading books the whole way, and curiously glanced over a few times before realizing that Xu Xinning was reading thick medical books.

Mu Jingheng said with a proud look, "Yes! She is a student in the medical department of Kyoto University."

Ding Mao: "Wow! That's amazing!"

Although most college students these days are recommended for admission and many are just radicals who only shout slogans, Ding Mao is certain that Xu Xinning has real talent and ability.

Upon hearing Ding Mao praise Xu Xinning, Mu Jingheng resumed his mode of showing off his fiancée.

Mu Jingheng: "Brother, you don't know, my Xin'er is amazing. She just went out in Kyoto and saved a foreigner. Later we found out that this person was invited back by the country for cooperation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs negotiated with him for a long time but he didn't agree. But after our Xin'er saved him, he immediately agreed. The leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs even came to praise our Xin'er!"

Ding Mao opened his mouth wide in agreement and said, "Really? That's amazing!"

Mu Jingheng: "The best part is yet to come! Many foreign families have this hereditary disease, and our Xin'er discovered that she can cure it. Look, she's even made some foreign exchange!"

Ding Mao: "You still need to have the skills!"

Mu Jingheng: "Isn't that right?"

The mischievous child coveted the food in Xu Xinning's hand and was sitting on Ding Mao's upper bunk, staring longingly at Xu Xinning.

After the child's father came in, he kept glancing at Xu Xinning. To be honest, he had never seen such a beautiful woman before.

Everyone has a love for beauty.

But to someone with a discerning eye, it presents a completely different scene.

The man's gaze did not escape his wife's notice, so no matter how she looked at Xu Xinning, she felt uncomfortable.

Hearing Mu Jingheng and Ding Mao praising Xu Xinning, she let out a disdainful snort.

She thought to herself, what skills could such a young girl possibly have? Either she was just lucky, or she was being promoted by these men. She simply couldn't believe that Xu Xinning had any real abilities.

When Mu Jingheng heard the cold snort, his gaze suddenly turned sharp as he looked at the woman. The woman unconsciously shrank her neck and lay there pretending to sleep, but in reality, she was staring at her husband across from her!

The man thought his wife was really asleep, so he stared at Xu Xinning openly.

Perhaps the gaze was too intense, because Xu Xinning suddenly raised her head after sensing it, and sure enough, she met a pair of burning eyes.

Xu Xinning frowned; that look made her very uncomfortable.

"Vixen!" The woman in the top bunk suddenly blurted out those three words.

The carriage fell completely silent.

Mu Jingheng stood up abruptly, staring at the woman and asking, "Who are you talking about?"

Mu Jingheng has lived two lives. His face looks youthful now, but in his previous life he was a high-ranking person, and the aura he honed is something not everyone possesses.

Although the woman had her back to the outside, she could still sense Mu Jingheng's oppressive aura.

She clenched her fists, not daring to move, as if she hadn't been the one who had just spoken.

Man: "Don't get excited, comrade, she's probably talking in her sleep!"

Mu Jingheng sneered: "Talking in your sleep? That's a big problem. Someone who says things they shouldn't even say in their dreams must have a serious problem with their thinking. Looks like I need to talk to the flight attendant. We can't wrong an innocent person, but we can't let a bad person go unpunished either, can we?"

Ding Mao had noticed the family of three was uncomfortable from the start and immediately chimed in, "This ideological problem is no small matter; it could corrupt our country if it gets too serious."

Upon hearing that Mu Jingheng and Ding Mao had escalated the issue to such a serious degree, the man opposite him sat up in a panic.

Man: "You're exaggerating, you're exaggerating. What would an ignorant woman know? I apologize on her behalf!"

Xu Xinning sneered: "Didn't you say she was talking in her sleep? How do you know the person she was talking about in her sleep was me?"

Ding Mao liked these two young people very much. They looked gentle and mild-mannered, but they never backed down when faced with problems.

Ding Mao chimed in, "Yes, wasn't it just sleep talking?"

The man belatedly realized his mistake and immediately apologized, "Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue! There are only two women in this carriage, and I was afraid this woman might misunderstand. I'm so sorry!"

Xu Xinning didn't want to make enemies during the trip, so she lowered her head and remained silent.

Seeing that Xu Xinning didn't want to make a big deal out of it, Mu Jingheng decided not to pursue the matter further.

When it was time to eat, Mu Jingheng and Xu Xinning took out food from their spatial storage and invited Ding Mao to eat with them. Ding Mao didn't stand on ceremony and took out his own dry rations.

Mu Jingheng and his group brought out braised beef, braised chicken feet and wings, as well as braised kelp and dried tofu, along with tea eggs and malted milk powder.

The aroma of so much braised food was already strong enough, but with the addition of malted milk powder soaked in hot water, the fragrance permeated not only this carriage but also the adjacent carriages.

"Who's eating braised food? It smells so damn good."

"Mom, you want to eat!"

"Mom, I'm hungry!"

"If there were some wine, life would be so much more enjoyable."

The smell caused quite a stir, not to mention the family of three in the same carriage.

Mu Jingheng and Xu Xinning did it on purpose, you little rascals! They're going to make you all drool.

The adults were alright, but the brat couldn't take it anymore. He tugged at the man's clothes and insisted on eating meat.

This mischievous child is the youngest and only boy in the family. His parents usually spoil him a lot. This time, when the couple went on a business trip, the child insisted on coming along, so the couple had no choice but to take him with them.

The man glanced at the three people who were enjoying their meal. He thought they might be polite and give the child a little something since the child was young, but they acted as if they hadn't heard him.

The man had no choice but to take the child to the dining car.