"Xiaoxiao, are you awake? Time to get up."
There was a knock on the door; it was Qin Yumei's voice.
Since Su Qiang got married, she moved into the Gu family mansion. She originally only planned to stay for a few days to put Su Qiang at ease before quietly returning to her own little home.
But who knew that once they arrived, they couldn't leave?
Every time Su Xiao mentioned wanting to go back, the Gu family members would look at her expectantly and ask cautiously if she was uncomfortable staying somewhere.
Su Xiao racked her brains to come up with an excuse, but when faced with this family, she found it hard to say it. So she just kept putting it off until the school holiday started.
Previously, Shang Ziming suggested going to Shanghai together. After thinking about it, she still wanted to go, so she asked for leave from the hospital. Fortunately, she was only a temporary employee at the hospital and was not a permanent staff member, so it was easy for her to ask for leave.
Today is the day we set off.
Shang Ziming arrived early in the morning, and now Qin Yumei has come to call him.
"Master, your mother is calling you," Space Six reminded Su Xiao.
Su Xiao had also gotten up early and was busy in her spatial dimension, while Xiao Liu kept an eye on the situation outside.
Upon hearing Xiao Liu's reminder, she immediately left the space. "Mom, okay, I'm coming."
"Hey, take your time, no rush." Qin Yumei was very indulgent towards her daughter, making no mention of the fact that Shang Ziming had been waiting in the living room for quite a while.
Fortunately, Su Xiao didn't dawdle; she quickly tidied herself up and left the room.
I went to the dining room for breakfast first. When I passed by the living room, I saw Shang Ziming inside and greeted him, "Why are you here so early?"
He did arrive early, but he's used to waking up early, so that's why he arrived early.
"Hmm, it's still early, no rush." Shang Ziming smiled at her, "I am indeed early."
"Oh, then sit for a while." Su Xiao was indeed in no hurry and slowly headed towards the restaurant.
After breakfast, Su Xiao went back to her room and picked up her luggage, which she had prepared in advance. As soon as she appeared in the corridor, Shang Ziming took the luggage from her.
Su Xiao followed him empty-handed and with light steps, waving goodbye to her family, "Grandpa, Mom, I'm leaving."
"Okay, be careful on your journey, and call me if anything happens." Qin Yumei was extremely worried, but her daughter was grown up and had her own will. As a mother who had just reunited with her daughter, she really didn't have the authority of a mother. Whatever her daughter said went.
"Okay, don't worry, I'll take good care of myself." Su Xiao was really looking forward to the trip and followed Shang Ziming with great enthusiasm.
"How do we get there?" Su Xiao asked after getting into the car.
Shang Ziming then told her about the mission and identity of this trip, "We need to disguise our identities for this trip. I am a rich playboy from Kyoto, and I am going to Shanghai to participate in the Shanghai Investment Bidding Conference. You are my girlfriend, and we will go to the train station together in a while."
"An investment bidding conference?" Su Xiao was excited. It was like a pillow coming to someone who was sleepy, and it came without any effort. "I was just thinking about what projects I could invest in. I also wanted to go to Shanghai to take a look and see if there were any business opportunities."
Shang Ziming raised an eyebrow and smiled when he saw the look of surprise on his girlfriend's face.
Then I think of the small workshop she and her sister-in-law ran together, which is now thriving.
He had a sudden inspiration and laughed, "How about this, you're the female boss going to Shanghai to attend an investment bidding conference, and I'm your rich playboy boyfriend who's out having fun with you?"
Su Xiao was taken aback, then laughed and said, "It's not impossible, but what are the requirements, uh, for participating in that investment bidding?"
"Don't worry, I have an invitation."
Su Xiao said happily, "That's good, it's decided then."
The driver dropped them off at the train station entrance, where she also spotted the other two people. Su Xiao exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Jiulang, Brother Hao, it's you two!"
Yes, the visitors were Cheng Jiulang and Fang Minghao.
"Hi, little sister, how have you been?" Fang Minghao said with a smile.
"Brother Hao, it's been a long time." This was the first time Su Xiao had seen him since arriving in Kyoto.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the group quickly became acquainted, having lived in the same courtyard for several months and shared meals.
"Let's go in." Shang Ziming suddenly grabbed Su Xiao's hand with one hand and carried Su Xiao's luggage with the other, interrupting the group's warm conversation. Of course, before leaving, he didn't forget to kick his own luggage to Fang Minghao's feet.
Su Xiao was also stunned for a second by his sudden action. After regaining her senses, she quickly waved to the two people behind her, "Hurry up and catch up..."
Shang Ziming squeezed her hand to draw her attention back, and said in a cool voice, "Don't worry, they won't get lost."
Su Xiao noticed his coldness and asked curiously, "Why aren't you happy to see them again?"
"Hmph." Shang Ziming said sourly, "What's so exciting? You just came in and started talking non-stop."
"You... really?" Su Xiao looked at him incredulously. Was this guy just jealous? Was it really that serious?
Shang Ziming remained expressionless and said seriously, "Watch your step, be careful not to trip..."
Before she could finish speaking, Su Xiao stumbled, but fortunately Shang Ziming held her and steadied her.
"You jinx!" Su Xiao muttered under her breath as she regained her footing, but she didn't dare to be careless anymore and quickly squeezed onto the train.
Shang Ziming led her forward and soon found their sleeping quarters, a small room with six beds.
"I bought two lower bunks, one middle bunk, and one upper bunk. The row on the left is all ours, please sit down."
At this moment, Fang Minghao and Cheng Jiulang also entered, followed by a woman and a boy of about seven or eight years old.
"Comrade, could you switch beds with me? Look, it's really not safe for me to lie on the top bunk with my child," the woman said to Su Xiao after glancing at Shang Ziming.
Su Xiao frowned. Here it comes, a typical train seat-swapping incident.
Looking at the boy, there were no patches on his clothes, but he was incredibly filthy. He was about ten years old, yet he was wiping his nose directly with his sleeve. The sticky white patches on his arms were disgusting.
"Sorry, I'm afraid of heights and can't stay in the top bunk." Su Xiao refused without even thinking.
Who would want to sleep in the upper bunk if they could sleep in the lower bunk?
As for her, she clearly had a child with her, and knew that the upper bunk was inconvenient, yet she still bought an upper bunk, and only one bunk at that. That's her own problem.
Seeing that he was difficult to talk to, the woman pursed her lips and looked at Shang Ziming, "Young man, could you..."
"No." Shang Ziming refused before she could finish speaking. He bought two lower bunks to make it easier to take care of Su Xiao. In his opinion, the child was already so big that there was no problem with her using an upper bunk.
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