Su Xiao couldn't help but laugh. She thought Shang Ziming would be too embarrassed to agree, after all, he was a soldier before. Soldiers in this era are the most lovable, not afraid of hardship and willing to dedicate themselves.
"Hey, young man, how can you be so heartless? Everyone, please be the judge! You're a grown man, why can't you help us? It's just changing beds, it's no big deal..."
The woman was still grumbling when a man carrying a large bag walked in. "Make way, make way! What are you all doing blocking the way here?"
The man glared at the woman with a fierce look on his face. The woman shrank back in fear and was about to fall onto Shang Ziming. Su Xiao couldn't help but frown.
Just as he was about to speak up to remind him, Shang Ziming shouted, "What's all the noise about?"
The man was startled and looked at Shang Ziming. When their eyes met, he immediately shrank back.
With just one glance, he knew that the man in front of him was someone he couldn't afford to offend.
He looked away, deftly tossed his things onto the middle bunk, and then climbed up onto it.
Only the mother and son remained in the corridor. Seeing everyone else lying in bed pretending to sleep, she bit her lip, looked at Shang Ziming and then at Su Xiao, feeling very unwilling.
"Mom, I'm going upstairs. You can find somewhere to stay by yourself." The boy was even more impatient, cursing her in his heart for being so fussy. Why didn't she just buy a lower bunk ticket earlier? The family isn't short of money. Why bother?
After saying that, the boy nimbly climbed up and lay down casually.
Seeing this, the woman only told him to be careful, and turned to Su Xiao, saying, "Comrade, please make way for me, let me sit down."
Su Xiao couldn't be bothered with her.
Seeing that Su Xiao ignored her, the woman trembled with anger. Without thinking, she plopped down on Su Xiao's bed, accidentally pressing her leg down on his.
Su Xiao wasn't exactly easygoing; she kicked him, saying, "What are you doing? Do you think I'm easy to bully?"
The woman was kicked off the bed and fell to the floor, immediately shouting, "Oh dear, you girl, how can you be so barbaric? Is there no justice in this world? Everyone, come and judge this..."
"What's all this noise about? Are you ever going to stop? What tickets do you have? If you have tickets, get on your own bunk. If you don't, get out." Shang Ziming continued to play the stern face, coldly ordering her to stop.
Fang Minghao agreed with a straight face, "That's right, Auntie, we all need to rest. If you don't have a ticket, then leave and don't disturb our rest."
The woman looked around. The men and women were all young and not to be trifled with. She gritted her teeth and retaliated silently, but dared not utter a sound. Then she looked at her son, who was facing away from her, clearly intending to ignore her. She felt a pang of bitterness in her heart.
She looked around and finally sat down on her luggage against the corner of the wall.
Su Xiao glanced at it and scoffed.
Some people just like to take advantage of others. This woman had a ten-year-old child with her, and a top berth ticket was definitely not enough, yet she still bought it. She must have done it on purpose.
Moreover, demanding a change of beds as soon as they entered is an obvious attempt to morally blackmail others. Do they really think everyone else is stupid?
Everyone knows that the upper bunk is the cheapest because it's inconvenient to get up and the space is cramped, while the lower bunk is the most expensive because it's more convenient to move around, has a slightly more spacious area, and offers views of the scenery outside the train.
If it weren't for their firm stance, some people who couldn't refuse might have actually changed it for her.
Seeing that she had calmed down, Su Xiao stopped paying attention to her.
Nowadays, the train journey from Kyoto to Shanghai takes more than a day and a night, so buying a sleeper berth is still necessary.
Because there were outsiders present, the four of them didn't talk much.
Su Xiao was worried that sleeping too much during the day would make it hard to sleep at night, so she took out a medical book and casually flipped through it to pass the time.
At noon, Shang Ziming and Fang Minghao bought train bento boxes, but Su Xiao had no appetite for them, so she took out a jar of beef and mushroom sauce from her bag, or rather, from her spatial storage.
This taste is absolutely amazing.
Fang Minghao exclaimed that it was so nice to have his little sister around.
This caused the child on the upper bunk to drool and cry, complaining about the vegetable bun in his hand.
The woman was filled with regret. If she had known it would turn out like this, she would have been better off buying two hard-seat tickets.
Fortunately, the woman and child got off the train halfway through, and with their constant chatter gone, the carriage finally quieted down.
In the middle of the night, the man in the middle bunk also left.
Shang Ziming then locked the door and went to sleep peacefully.
Su Xiao didn't sleep well all night. She got up as soon as it was light and sat by the window to watch the sunrise.
The warm winter sun shone through the car window and warmed me; it felt wonderful.
Su Xiao squinted her eyes, looking completely relaxed.
When Shang Ziming woke up, he opened his eyes and saw this tranquil and peaceful scene, and his gaze was immediately fixed on it.
The girl before me, bathed in dappled sunlight, was surrounded by a halo of light, which made her skin appear even whiter and her face more rosy, like an ethereal fairy...
Her eyelashes fluttered like a butterfly spreading its wings, flying into his heart.
The man's gaze was too intense, and Su Xiao noticed it slightly, so she opened her eyes a little to look over.
Crystal clear, with bright and expressive eyes.
"Why are you up so early? Didn't you sleep well?" Shang Ziming sat up and asked.
Su Xiao smiled and said, "It's alright, the weather is nice today. I was able to watch the sunrise, it was beautiful."
Shang Ziming glanced at his watch. "I'm going to buy breakfast. What would you like to eat?"
"Anything is fine." It wasn't that Su Xiao didn't want to order, but rather that there really weren't many good options.
Shang Ziming didn't say anything more, got up, took his lunchbox, and went out.
At this moment, Fang Minghao and Cheng Jiulang also woke up, and the small space gradually became lively.
"Xiaoxiao, do you still have any mushroom and beef sauce?" Fang Minghao smacked his lips, his mouth tasteless.
"Yes, I brought two cans with me, just in case I didn't like the food on the train." The can from yesterday was almost empty, so Su Xiao took out another bottle.
"That's great!" Fang Minghao rubbed his hands together, his eyes shining.
Cheng Jiulang couldn't help but remind him, "Leave some for the return trip, don't risk everything."
Fang Minghao thought about it and agreed. They couldn't do what they did yesterday; they had to be more frugal. "Then let's each have one spoonful in the morning, no, half a spoonful."
Su Xiao was taken aback, thinking to herself, "I should have said I brought three cans earlier."
Poor thing, half a spoonful, is that enough?
Tea eggs, steamed buns, and half a spoonful of mushroom and beef sauce inside the steamed buns—perfect.
Not long after they finished breakfast, they arrived at their stop.
Su Xiao followed Shang Ziming's footsteps, moving slowly with the crowd.
After exiting the train station, Fang Minghao led the way, and after walking for about ten minutes, they finally arrived at the Shanghai Hotel and checked in.
Shang Ziming escorted Su Xiao to her door. "Take a rest first. I'll come pick you up at 11 o'clock, and we'll go have lunch. Call me if you need anything; I'm right across from you."
"Okay." Su Xiao nodded. All she wanted to do now was go inside quickly and take a hot shower.
Shang Ziming watched her go inside before returning to his own room.
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