Su He smiled, and when she looked up, she found that the other people in their cubicle were looking at them.

The other three beds were also occupied. The top bunk belonged to a single young man who didn't seem to talk much. He went up and lay down as soon as he got on the train, and Su He didn't even get a chance to see what he looked like.

The lower and middle bunks were occupied by a couple who looked to be in their thirties or forties.

I'm chatting with Lin's mother right now. From what I can tell, they seem to have come to Beijing to visit relatives and are now heading back to their hometown.

However, since they weren't familiar with each other, they didn't say much.

Su He knew she wouldn't be able to sleep well that night, so after tidying up, she told everyone to go to bed and get some sleep.

I thought she wouldn't be able to sleep because the train was shaking so much and it was daytime, but to my surprise, she slowly fell asleep to the swaying soon after lying down.

When I woke up, I found it was already noon.

Shu Qing and Lin's mother had come down at some point.

Seeing that she was awake, Shu Qing smiled and said, "You're up? Come and eat. My mom made braised pork this morning. Let's eat it quickly, or it will spoil."

Su He sat up when she heard her say that, and found that she had gone to get hot water at some point. So everyone ate steamed buns, braised pork and drank hot water. It was so delicious that the other people in the sleeper berths were drooling.

After eating, Su He took another nap in the afternoon, and then she was no longer sleepy at all by evening.

However, she didn't stay awake all night. Around 4 a.m., when it was just getting light outside, she saw that everything seemed fine, so she slept for a while and then got up around 6 a.m.

I took a shower and got some hot water. When I came back, I saw that Lin's mother and the others were also awake. Then another day on the train began.

Life on the train was so boring that Su He regretted not bringing a deck of cards or something. There was absolutely no entertainment; all she did every day was lie there staring at each other and then eat.

After spending three days on the train, everyone's spirits were noticeably lower.

Lin's mother was also feeling unwell, mainly because the swaying of the train made it difficult for her to sleep.

But there's nothing we can do about it; that's just how traffic is these days. Fortunately, although it's uncomfortable, it doesn't seem too serious yet. We'll be there in a day; I should be able to make it to the destination.

As a result, on the last day, when the train was about to reach the southern province, it suddenly stopped and wouldn't move when it reached the penultimate station for some reason.

Su He and the others weren't quite sure either, because it was already the fourth night when they stopped at this station.

According to the normal itinerary, after tonight, they should arrive at their destination, the Southern Province, around 9 a.m. the next day.

So everyone was really looking forward to it and went to bed early the night before.

It was Shu Qing's turn to be on night duty that day, and Su He was sleeping on the upper bunk.

But because she has recently gotten used to taking a nap during the day, she wasn't sleepy after lying down.

She finally fell asleep around midnight, but woke up again when the train stopped midway through the journey.

This time, the train stopped at a small station with few passengers getting on and off. She thought it would stop for a short while and then leave, but she waited for an hour and found that the train still hadn't moved.

Su He was somewhat surprised, but then she thought that this situation might have occurred in later generations as well. It was possible that the driver had been driving too fast and would have stopped for a period of time along the way to ensure the arrival time was accurate.

So she didn't pay much attention and fell asleep again soon after.

When I woke up at around 6 a.m., I found that the train still hadn't moved.

She was somewhat surprised, and when she came down, she found that Shu Qing seemed to have a serious expression.

So he quietly asked, "What's wrong?"