Chapter 58 What’s wrong with this world?

“Woo~Woo~”

A silent whistle woke up Teacher Ke from his sleep.

"Oh no, we're almost at the station."

Teacher Ke quickly climbed down from the upper bunk and hung the large and small bags on his body. While hanging them, he blamed himself for oversleeping.

In fact, Teacher Ke hasn't enjoyed such a relaxing journey like this for a long time.

Although the upper berth in the hard sleeper was not very comfortable, it was clean and private enough for her to avoid the crowded and depressing feeling of the seated carriage.

There is never a need to queue for the toilet, which also allows Mr. Ke to not have to worry about certain issues and thus control his food and water intake.

She opened the briefcase that Li Ye had stuffed into her hand, which contained sausages, cakes, biscuits and other side dishes. This allowed her to not have to endure the complicated looks from those around her, and she could gnaw on the cold and hard steamed buns humbly and firmly.

Ten years ago, she disdained such treatment, but now, it seems like a lifetime ago and she is filled with emotion.

[Can the good old days come back? ]

Looking at the crowded crowd outside the car window, Teacher Ke, who was dressed in heavy armor, felt nervous, but he moved forward courageously.

"Don't push, don't push, I have glass products here, it will hurt people"

Amid the surging crowd, Teacher Ke carefully protected the cigarettes and alcohol in his bag.

These things are definitely nothing in the eyes of big shots, but many times, the little guys are the most difficult characters.

Fortunately, Mr. Ke was leaving the station, which was much smoother than entering the station.

After sweating profusely, Teacher Ke finally left the station.

She carried her purse, a bundle on her back, and held the purse in her hand, and hurried along, following her memory with her head down.

It's getting late, so I have to find a hotel to check in, wash up and start visiting as planned. Some people may not be met even after two or three times.

Teacher Ke still remembers that there were several collectively run small hotels in the alleys four or five miles east of the train station. The prices were not high and it was convenient to take the bus.

However, just as Teacher Ke was walking past a bus stop, two girls got off the bus, also carrying large and small bags, and were obviously going to the railway station to catch a train.

One of them looked at Teacher Ke, suddenly stopped, and shouted in surprise: "Teacher Ke, you are here for BJ?"

Teacher Ke, who was exhausted and out of breath, looked up and said in surprise: "Lu Jingyao? Is it such a coincidence?"

Lu Jingyao came over happily and reached out to take Teacher Ke’s luggage: "Where are you going, Teacher Ke? I'll take you there!"

Teacher Ke quickly refused, "No, no, I'll just go a few steps ahead."

Lu Jingyao was not willing to listen, and enthusiastically snatched Teacher Ke's luggage and said, "If it's not far, then I will take you there, otherwise I will be an ungrateful person."

Lu Jingyao’s admission into Beijing University of Foreign Studies was absolutely inseparable from the help of Teacher Ke, so what he said was sincere and full of sincerity.

But Teacher Ke still smiled and said, "Really, no need. You guys are trying to catch a train, right? The train today is not very crowded. It took me half an hour to squeeze out. It will be even more troublesome for you to get into the station."

"It's okay, Mr. Ke. We're two hours early! We can still crawl to the train."

Lu Jingyao had already put on her bag, looked around with a smile, and said, "Teacher Ke, last year, you pointed me in the right direction. Today, I will also take you to the horizon."

Teacher Ke smiled and pointed helplessly at a building a hundred meters away and said, "I want to go to Guangming Hotel."

Guangming Hotel is a tertiary industry hotel affiliated to a central enterprise. It has good environment and conditions, and fully meets the standards of a "big hotel" required by Li Ye.

"Light Hotel? Great!"

Lu Jingyao was obviously stunned for a moment, and wanted to ask something, but ultimately didn't ask.

In her memory, Teacher Ke was still very poor. Could it be that he has resumed work?

But if he resumes work, given Mr. Ke's level, he should be picked up and dropped off by car.

Lu Jingyao said to the girl who was traveling with her, "Mu Han, can you wait for me for a moment? I'll be back soon."

Lu Jingyao's roommate Liu Muhan smiled and said, "It's only a few steps away. Why should I wait for you? Let's go together."

The three of them walked quickly and soon arrived at Guangming Hotel.

It was not until this time that Lu Jingyao suddenly remembered something.

She asked Teacher Ke curiously: "Teacher Ke, why didn't Xiaoyu come with you?"

Teacher Ke said: "It's inconvenient on the road, so let her stay in Qingshui County."

Lu Jingyao immediately said, "Oh, then I'll take Xiaoyu home when I get back."

"No, no," Teacher Ke waved his hand and refused, "She is a big child and can take care of herself."

"How can that be possible?" Lu Jingyao said worriedly, "Xiaoyu is so timid, don't worry! I promise to take good care of her."

“Really.”

Teacher Ke couldn't tell Lu Jingyao that she had asked Li Ye to take care of Wen Leyu. If she told Li Ye, they would definitely be embarrassed.

The service at Guangming Hotel was very good. Teacher Ke checked them in quickly, and the two girls then turned around and headed for the train station.

After the two of them left the hotel, Liu Muhan asked about the relationship between Lu Jingyao and Teacher Ke.

Lu Jingyao told Liu Muhan in detail how she got into university. Her words implied that she respected Teacher Ke as much as her mother.

Liu Muhan frowned slightly.

[Lu Jingyao and that teacher Ke]

Liu Muhan thought he was a very good judge of people. Although Teacher Ke always smiled in a very polite manner, he was slightly distant towards Lu Jingyao.

However, Liu Muhan was very tactful in dealing with people, and of course he would not talk about this with Lu Jingyao.

Because of the "manuscript fee incident", Lu Jingyao has gradually drifted away from He Xue and others, and instead has become closer to Liu Muhan, a "petty bourgeois".

After getting closer, Lu Jingyao realized that Liu Muhan was not as difficult to get along with as He Xue and others said. On the contrary, they had a lot in common.

For example, they both study very hard and like literature, etc., but Liu Muhan's literary interests are more extensive and his family conditions are better.

For example, this time when they went home, the two of them took the same train. Liu Muhan's family asked someone to buy a sleeper ticket for them, and it was a lower berth, while Lu Jingyao could only squeeze into the hard seat carriage at the front.

Before leaving, Liu Muhan took the initiative to invite Lu Jingyao to go to her sleeper car together after getting on the train. As long as no one said anything, she could sit on her sleeper all the way to the provincial capital of Dongshan.

Lu Jingyao didn't agree at the time, thinking that there was no need to trouble others.

But after the two of them struggled to squeeze onto the platform, Lu Jingyao gave up her insistence.

At this moment, there is no time to care about self-respect. It is even a problem whether I can get on the bus.

During the Spring Festival, all trains are overbooked. So many Director Zhang, Director Li, and Section Chief Ma in Beijing are going back to their hometowns to celebrate the New Year with their families.

No matter what department or section you are in, you have to share the same path with farmers and workers.

At most, once you reach the platform, the position of Director X can start to play a role, because at this level you can buy a sleeper ticket and don't have to climb through the window.

"Pin on the school badge!"

Although Liu Muhan is a lady from a wealthy family, she is not arrogant and knows how to adapt. She urged Lu Jingyao to wear the badge of Beijing Foreign Languages ​​College.

Then he explained in a gentle voice to the ticket inspector in the sleeper car that it was impossible to squeeze in from the front, so the two of them just got on the car together. After getting on, Lu Jingyao went to the hard seat car from the inside.

The ticket inspector looked at the school badges of the two and generously let them on the train. He even kindly reminded them that they could "stay a little longer" in the sleeper car.

After I got on the train, there were already people in the carriage. They were all civil servants from Beijing who were returning home to celebrate the New Year.

Perhaps only one of the couples was of a high enough rank, and they shared a bunk, so Lu Jingyao wasn't such an eyesore.

After they put their luggage away and took a long breath, they each took out a book.

Lu Jingyao took out an English book borrowed from the library, while Liu Muhan took out a brand new novel.

Lu Jingyao was very surprised. Usually, Liu Muhan was either reading foreign novels or big books, so she asked, "Why are you reading this kind of book?"

Liu Muhan said: "I talked to my old man on the phone a few days ago and asked him what he was doing these days. He said he was reading a very interesting novel."

"I was curious, what kind of novel would make a wooden pedant like him find interesting? So I bought a copy to take a look."

“Heh~”

Lu Jingyao smiled gently, didn't ask any more questions, but opened her book.

Interesting novel? Is it useful?

Is there a beautiful woman or a golden house in the novel?

It’s only in textbooks!

. . .

Ding ding ding ding~~Ding ding ding ding ding~

The train started moving, and the slow and rhythmic sound of the tracks had a magical effect of helping me sleep.

The passengers in the sleeper car soon began to sleep, only Lu Jingyao and Liu Muhan stared at the books seriously.

After Lu Jingyao finished reading a chapter, she felt her eyes a little sore, so she marked the book, closed it, stood up and stretched.

Then she discovered that Liu Muhan was holding the novel and reading it with great interest.

【This is really strange.】

Lu Jingyao was very surprised and felt that the Liu Muhan she knew should not be so "emotional".

It was late at night. The average speed of trains these days was only 40 to 50 kilometers per hour. It was still early for them to reach the provincial capital of Dongshan. Lu Jingyao was getting restless and wanted to go to her own carriage to take a look.

As a result, she walked to the door of the carriage, looked towards the hard seat carriage, and immediately came back.

The toilet was packed with people. I couldn't even close the door because it was packed with people and no one could walk through it.

After coming back, Liu Muhan realized that Lu Jingyao was uncomfortable, so he quickly curled up and made room for Lu Jingyao to squeeze in and rest for a while.

But she was still concentrating on reading the novel and didn't even eat the egg cake for dinner.

Lu Jingyao leaned sideways on the berth and fell asleep in a daze. When she woke up suddenly, it was already the middle of the night.

Liu Muhan was still reading a novel, his eyes sparkling like a night owl.

"Mu Han, you don't want to sleep?"

"Oh, go to sleep! I'll finish reading it soon and show it to you when I'm done. It's so interesting."

Lu Jingyao looked at the cover of the novel and saw its name clearly - "Lost".

[Is it this good looking?] Lu Jingyao finally became interested.

But even when they arrived at the provincial capital of Dongshan, Liu Muhan did not show Lu Jingyao the book "Lush".

Lu Jingyao noticed that after she finished watching it, she started watching it again from the beginning.

. . .

When Lu Jingyao got off the train and took a bus, it was already afternoon when she arrived in Qingshui County. By the time she walked 30 miles to Liuqiao Township, it was already dark.

Although her body was very tired, Lu Jingyao was happy in her heart.

Among the luggage on her back were two shirts, one from her father and one from her mother.

A beautiful hairpin was a gift for her younger sister Lu Jingqi. As for her younger brother Lu Zixue, Lu Jingyao bought him two study reference books, which were very useful.

These things cost her nearly twenty dollars, and the price she paid was that she owed Liu Muhan money, so she could only postpone it until next year.

Walking into the familiar door of her home under the starlight, Lu Jingyao choked up and shouted, "Mom, I'm back, Dad, I'm back."

“.”

"Nier is back? It's Nier who is back."

I hurried out of the house, took Lu Jingyao's luggage, and welcomed her into the house.

After taking a closer look, she couldn't help crying and said, "Why have you become thinner? Why are you thinner than when you were at home?"

"I'm not losing weight, I'm gaining weight!"

Lu Jingyao quickly smiled and comforted her mother, then opened the luggage to get gifts for everyone.

My father and sister were very happy. They gestured at the clothes and hairpins and looked left and right in the mirror of the wardrobe.

Only his younger brother Lu was interested in studying on his own. He did not look at any reference books at all. Instead, he took out a stack of white paper and a pen and excitedly handed them to Lu Jingyao.

"Sister, you are back. Hurry up and write a novel. My bicycle depends on you."

"What?"

Lu Jingyao was completely confused and suspected that she had heard it wrongly.

Lu Zixue said excitedly: "Sister, don't you know? Guo Jia's standard for royalties is very high now. He can earn several thousand yuan for a novel. Haven't you published an article? Come on, write a novel."

“.”

Lu Jingyao was stunned for a long time, and said with a smile: "How can the royalties be so easy to earn? A few thousand yuan? Are you still dreaming?"

Lu Zixue was stunned. He looked at his sister with red eyes and was actually angry.

I hurried over to smooth things over and said to Lu Jingyao, "You are a college student. High school students can make thousands of dollars by writing novels. Why can't you?"

Lu Jingyao was speechless.

When she was in middle school, my mother listened to the English radio and asked her, "You should be able to understand what foreigners say, right?"

When she was in high school, a relative asked her, "You have studied science for more than ten years. If the water pump breaks down, can you fix it?"

“.”

"What's the point of going to school?"

Lu Jingyao took two deep breaths in succession, suppressed the anger in her heart and said, "How many thousands of dollars can a high school student earn by writing novels? Which high school student? Let me know him."

“.”

Several people in the family suddenly stopped talking. They were lively and bustling just now, but now they were eerily quiet.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Lu hesitated, and the younger sister even hid outside.

But Lu Zixue didn't care and said loudly: "Sister, don't you know? The old bald donkey from the Li family is making a fuss and everyone in the county knows about it.

Li Ye wrote a novel and earned several thousand yuan in royalties. You don’t even know him. He knows nothing about literature. If he can write, why can’t you? "

"who?"

"Li Ye?"

【What happened to this world? 】

Thanks to book friend "VanDarkHole" for the reward, thanks to book friend "Shuaipi" for the reward, thank you!

(End of this chapter)