Chapter 201 Meeting the In-Laws
The man turned around and looked into Huo Jingchen's narrow eyes. His gaze was sharp and his tone of voice was irresistible.
The man somehow moved away, and when Huo Jingchen took his place, he reacted belatedly.
Why should he get out of the way?
"Comrade, I'm sitting by the window in the sixth row, right there, and this is my wife. Can I change seats with you?"
Huo Jingchen showed the ticket in his hand to the other party.
The other person was obviously stunned. He was sitting in the middle and felt uncomfortable being sandwiched between the people on both sides. He didn't expect that someone would come and exchange seats with him, and the seat he exchanged to was by the window.
Then his eyes fell on Xia Mi, and the man realized that such a beautiful wife should be well protected.
"Okay, then I'll help you." The man stood up with a smile. After taking the luggage away, he exchanged train tickets with Huo Jingchen, and the two switched seats.
The man who had just harassed Xia Mi was dumbfounded. This woman was actually married! Just as he was thinking about it, he inexplicably met Huo Jingchen's eyes again. He didn't know if the other party was using his eyes to drive him away. He always felt that Huo Jingchen looked at him unfriendly.
The man left angrily, not daring to come closer.
The window seats on the train are the most comfortable, as you can sleep next to the window. The most painful seats are those in the aisle.
There was no place to lean on. When the conductor came up to sell food, he had to ask people with standing tickets to move. A bunch of people squeezed in and it was impossible to rest properly.
Besides, it’s winter now, and many people only take a bath once in a long time. Some people are even more unhygienic and their feet smell terrible.
Various smells mixed in the train, and Xia Mi frowned.
The lady across the street took out eggs and prepared to eat them. A fishy smell wafted over from the other side.
Xia Mi felt her stomach churning. She resisted the urge to vomit and turned her head. She was hit by a mixture of foot odor and an indescribable smell that almost made her cry.
"Let's change seats. I'm worried that you'll be marinated when you get off the car."
Huo Jingchen was originally resting with his eyes closed when he noticed some movement by the people around him. He noticed Xia Mi's movement out of the corner of his eye.
Huo Jingchen had also suggested changing positions before, and Xia Mi admitted that there was some stubbornness in his words.
Now, she nodded wisely and quickly changed seats with Huo Jingchen.
Huo Jingchen frowned as he changed. "If I get marinated when I get off the car, you'll be responsible."
"Okay, I'll definitely boil ten buckets of hot water for you then, and you can take a good bath and try to get rid of the bad smell."
After Xia Mi changed her position, she found that the air was slightly fresher.
The train's final destination was not the imperial capital, so Xia Mi and her friends needed to change trains. After a day of hard sitting, Xia Mi and Huo Jingchen finally boarded the last train.
This time they bought a sleeper berth, while Huo Jingchen had a standing ticket.
This time the train only takes six hours to reach the imperial capital. Xia Mi didn't think about sleeping and directly asked Huo Jingchen to sit on the bed with her.
There was also a couple opposite, an old couple, both with gray hair and wearing glasses.
But their behavior was very civilized and they spoke very politely, looking like intellectuals.
When Huo Jingchen heard the familiar accent, he felt inexplicably emotional. He turned to look at Xia Mi who was looking at the scenery.
I never expected that one day he would come back with someone.
This person is his family member.
When leaving the imperial capital, Huo Jingchen never thought that he would leave alone and come back with someone else.
Xia Mi blinked, turned her head and noticed Huo Jingchen staring at her, she smiled slightly, her eyes curved like crescent moons, her smile was so sweet that it melted everyone's heart.
"What's wrong? You keep staring at me. I look so haggard?"
Yesterday during the day, she had been leaning on Huo Jingchen to rest, and had hardly any rest at night. Xia Mi was worried that she would have dark circles under her eyes or acne.
"No, I'm just wondering how long it will take to get there."
"Young man, are you going to the imperial capital too?" the old man opposite took the initiative to speak.
Huo Jingchen nodded politely and admitted, "Yes, let's go back to the capital."
"From what you said, you are from the imperial capital?"
"Yes, my family is all from the capital."
"So do you live in the east or west of the city?"
"West of the city." Huo Jingchen told the truth, without being too defensive against the old man.
The old man exclaimed, his eyes lit up for a moment, "It's not easy to be rich in the east and noble in the west."
"No, for an ordinary family, if it was really expensive, why would I go out to work?"
There was no defense, but there was one thing, at least Huo Jingchen was not stupid enough to directly report his father's position.
The grandmother next to her said, "My family is also from the west of the city. Later, I married and moved to the east of the city. Where do you live in the west of the city?"
Xia Mi just listened quietly. As soon as the two old men started speaking, Xia Mi felt that the identities of the people on the other side were not as simple as ordinary people.
Huo Jingchen reported a place name that Xia Mi had never heard of.
The old couple nodded and didn't say anything more. Instead, they started talking to Huo Jingchen about how they came up with the idea of working in another place.
"There were no jobs at home, so I had to go to the countryside, so I joined the army."
"It's good to be a soldier, to defend the country. The border is not stable right now, and we need people right now. You can endure the hardships for a few years, and then find an opportunity to be transferred back. When you come back, you will have a good life."
The old man gave Huo Jingchen earnest advice.
Huo Jingchen looked stunned. Did he look like someone who didn't like working? The wheels pressed on the rails, making clanging sounds from time to time. After passing through tunnels one after another, Huo Jingchen and Xia Mi finally arrived in the imperial capital at five o'clock in the afternoon.
The railway station in the imperial capital is very large, almost three times the size of Qingcheng Station.
Xia Mi and Huo Jingchen walked side by side and followed the signs to exit the station.
As soon as I got out of the station, I saw a lot of cars parked outside. It was obvious that they were here to pick up people. Everyone stood outside the fence and looked inside frequently, searching for their loved ones.
“Xia Mi!!”
Huo Jinying spoke in a loud voice. She jumped up and waved at Xia Mi, indicating her direction.
Xia Mi looked towards the source of the sound. It was no big deal to look at it, but after seeing clearly, she was so frightened that she froze in place. The shock in her eyes took several seconds to dissipate.
There were three cars behind Huo Jinying, and there were at least seven or eight people standing next to her.
Xia Mi's eyebrows twitched when seeing this scene. The scene was a bit too grand.
There were even police officers following them. Xia Mi had never seen such a big scene in her life. Her steps suddenly slowed down, and for the first time she felt the reality of marrying into the Huo family.
"What's wrong?"
"No, I just didn't expect there would be so many people..." Xia Mi swallowed and turned to ask Huo Jingchen, "I shouldn't have done anything inappropriate, right?"
"No, they should thank you for our presence here. Don't think too much about it."
Huo Jingchen transferred all the luggage to his other hand, reached out and held Xia Mi's hand tightly, giving her peace of mind.
Xia Mi followed Huo Jingchen and walked in front of everyone.
She could feel many eyes focused on her.
"Dad, Mom, this is Xia Mi, my love."
Huo Jingchen took Xia Mi to his parents and solemnly introduced Xia Mi's identity to them.
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