Chapter 139 Old Friends
"Li Er? Is that you?"
Most of these people are used to living a life of squandering money. Even now, because they have not suffered much and have plenty of money, they have not changed their previous habits.
Jiang Qian had done a rough calculation recently and found that most of the train's income came from these people. In response to these generous "gods," Jiang Qian had discussed with the system the creation of a "bank" for storing crystal cores the first time she heard someone complain about the inconvenience of carrying too many crystal cores.
Therefore, it not only received positive reviews, but also stimulated a wave of consumption. After all, modern and convenient electronic payment tells us that when money becomes a string of numbers, people's sense of the reality of money flowing out of their pockets will also decrease.
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Li Cheng followed Chen Jing'an and learned about everything on the train, and then followed Chen Jing'an to the dining car to eat.
Because the number of stations has increased recently, more people have come to the dining car to eat. In the past two days, Jiang Qian had to expand the dining car again. In addition to ordinary seats, she even added five independent private rooms for these wealthy users.
Chen Jing'an had lived on the train for so long before, and came to the dining car to eat every day. He was naturally familiar with the structure of the train, especially the dining car, so he noticed the changes as soon as he entered the dining car.
Many passengers on the bus were familiar with him, and they greeted him when they saw Chen Jing'an coming back.
The chefs in the kitchen became more familiar with him. When he got to the front of the line, they would prepare his meals for the day without him having to say anything.
"Today is Wednesday, so the usual order is a rice bowl and yam soup set meal, right?"
"Yes." Chen Jing'an nodded. "One more portion today, four servings."
"Okay."
After the four fully laden plates were laid out one by one, Chen Jing'an gestured for everyone behind him to take one each. They didn't go to the private room, but instead found a table nearby and sat down.
Chen Jing'an and Li Cheng sat in the window seats, and the two bodyguards sat outside.
Chen Jing'an and the two bodyguards were already familiar with the dining car and started eating as soon as they sat down. Li Cheng looked at them and also picked up his chopsticks.
Soon, he was immersed in the hot meal.
This was the first hot meal he had eaten since the incident, except for the dinner he had at the Chen family villa.
As a well-known food manufacturer in the Jiangnan region, the Li family was naturally on the list of people who needed to cooperate with the rescue team in taking over supplies from various locations. However, while they had been traveling around with the rescue team, and although they hadn't encountered any major dangers and could barely get enough to eat, they couldn't eat much. They mostly ate compressed biscuits, and even their instant noodles were usually made with cold water, as there was no place or time to boil hot water.
Although they lived in the Xishan villa area these two days, there was nothing in their own villa. Every time it was time for dinner, the bodyguards would go to the public restaurant of the rescue team at the foot of the mountain to get food.
But the meals in the rescue team's restaurant were served in a big pot. Although the portions were large, the taste was really not that good. In addition, it was cold in winter, so the meals were already cold by the time they were delivered to the mountain.
Li Cheng had been eating cold rice for two days, and it was not until today's meal that he knew what the feeling of "warmth in the stomach" was.
He was eating happily when a hand suddenly came on his shoulder.
A surprised voice sounded behind him, "Li Er? Is that you?"
Li Cheng subconsciously dodged and almost knocked the plate away.
The two bodyguards reacted the fastest and immediately protected Chen Jing'an and Li Cheng, while the other one pulled the person who was approaching aside.
They were used to the safety of the car and were not alert enough. They didn't react to the approaching people for a moment. Now thinking back, they are still a little scared. If something happened to these two young masters...
"Hey, hey? What are you doing? Let me go! Li Er? Li Cheng? Are these your bodyguards? Let them go!"
Li Cheng was in shock and calm, hiding behind his bodyguard. It took him a while to realize that the person opposite was calling him.
He looked at the person being held by the bodyguards and took a long time to identify him. "Are you... Qian San?"
"Yes, it's me, it's me." The man being held by the bodyguard saw that he had recognized him and tried even harder to break free, "Li Er, quickly get your bodyguard to let me go!"
Li Cheng glanced at Chen Jingan, and Chen Jingan knew that it was someone he knew, so he winked at the two bodyguards.
The two bodyguards then let go of the man, but still stood between the two sides.
It was only at this time that Chen Jing'an saw clearly what kind of person was being grabbed by the bodyguard.
A thin boy, not very tall, wearing a red jacket, and with the same yellow hair as Li Cheng, his hair had grown down to his neck. If it weren't for his hoarse, raspy voice, one could easily mistake him for a girl.
The man brushed away the hair that was almost covering his face and looked at Li Cheng with a smile on his face. "When the rescue team sent us here, I didn't see you. I thought... Hey, I didn't expect you to be fine. That's great!"
Li Cheng also smiled, "I didn't expect to meet you again."
The two families lived in the same villa complex in southern China. Li Cheng and Qian San were close in age, attending the same school from elementary school to high school, and often played together in college. To improve the efficiency of finding and relocating supplies, the rescue team was split into several teams, and the two families were separated.
They had been out of contact for several months, and both Li Cheng and Qian San thought that it would be difficult to see each other again under the current circumstances. Who knew they would meet on the train.
"But how did you become like this? I didn't recognize you." Li Cheng looked at the "long hair" of the person in front of him, and was hesitant to speak.
Although Li Cheng's hair has grown longer over such a long time, it is not as long as Qian San's hair that covers his face.
Qian San also knew what the other party was talking about and grabbed a handful of hair.
"Hey, you don't know me yet, my hair always grows fast. I know it's too long, but it was cold a while ago, and I was afraid I'd mess up my haircut and it wouldn't look good, so I let it grow. I'm going to see if I can meet a nice Tony in the car and get a cool new hairstyle."
It was a rare opportunity to meet a friend, so Qian San was obviously very happy. "Come on, I've booked a private room. Let's go inside and talk."
Although Li Cheng was happy to see people, he did not forget that he was with Chen Jingan. He glanced at Chen Jingan, but saw that he sat down again.
"If you want to go, go ahead. Choose one of the two bodyguards to follow you."
Qian San also realized that they were together at this time. Although he didn't know them, he still greeted them warmly, "These brothers, come along too. The people in the box are all from our family, and it's a good opportunity for us to get to know each other."
Although Qian San didn't know who Chen Jing'an was, he was obviously not an ordinary person since he had clean clothes to wear, bodyguards with him, and was following Li Er in this situation.
Although Li Cheng wanted to reminisce about the past, when he saw Chen Jing'an sitting down, his desire to do so faded.
"Qian San, no need. Go eat first. We'll eat here."
Seeing this, Qian San stopped insisting and just said, "Then wait for me. I'll tell my family and come out to find you later."
After saying that, Qian San carried his meal tray into the private room at the end of the carriage and came out after a while. After coming out, he directly found a stool and pulled it over to share the table with the four people without any hesitation.
Next, without waiting for others to ask, Qian San told everyone about his family affairs.
"...My dad, eldest brother, and a few uncles are still busy right now. The rest of the family has booked two rooms on the train. I guess we'll be living on the train for the time being. What about you?"
Li Cheng didn't hide the truth from his childhood friend, "My parents have other things to do, so I'll probably be living in the car for a while."
"That's great!" Qian San said, "We can play together on the train. You don't know how bored I am on the train right now. The Qi family and the Su family are also on the train. Every time we play Werewolf, they have more people participating. Every time I play with them, they always unite and vote for me first. I'm glad you're here."
They'd been on the train for so long these days, and while their safety was guaranteed, they were also bored. As the train passed through various places, their cell phone signals weren't always available, so they bought someone a deck of cards to play with.
Li Cheng could imagine the scene at the time. After all, Qian San's gaming skills were terrible, and he had a bit of a gangster vibe, so everyone just blindly voted for him. But he was both a novice and a playful person.
Qian San obviously knew his level. He said a few words and stopped talking. He turned to look at Chen Jing'an and said, "Brother, I haven't asked you yet. What's your name?"
Chen Jing'an also knew the other party's situation and who the other party was from the conversation just now, so naturally he didn't mind giving his name.
But Qian San had obviously never been involved in family affairs, so he didn't understand anything. He just said happily, "Which room are you staying in? I'll come over to play cards with you later."
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After dinner, the four of them sent the chatterbox Qian San away and returned to their room. Not long after, Qian San showed up and dragged Li Cheng and Chen Jingan to play poker.
After entering, Qian San sat down on the floor. "The Werewolf game deck was bought by Qi's younger brother. They wanted to play it, but I didn't borrow it. Let's play Landlord first!"
As he spoke, he sighed, "Everything on this train is good, but there are too few places for entertainment. Every day, you can only play cards to pass the time. You will know how boring it is after living here for a long time."
Chen Jing'an held the cards in his hand and said nothing.
Li Cheng said, "You should be content. You still have the heart to play cards! Many people can hardly survive."
Qian San thought about the people he had met along the way and felt that his words were inappropriate, so he quickly explained, "My fault, my fault, Li Xiaoer, come on, let's play cards first, play cards."
Seeing that he knew he was wrong, Li Cheng didn't say anything else. She lowered her head and picked up the card she was going to play. She didn't notice that Chen Jing'an glanced at her any more.
They played cards until the evening, and Qian Sancai went back reluctantly.
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But with so many new people on the train, it was obvious that Qian San was not the only one who was bored.
In the first few days on the train, this group of second-generation rich people were a little curious. After sleeping in their rooms for two days, they explored everywhere in the train and then tried every menu on the dining car. But later, after seeing everything they wanted to see, they lost their enthusiasm and even went out to eat less.
After all, the food on the food truck was okay, but it was only comparable to that of a street vendor. These wealthy second-generations had tasted all sorts of delicacies, and after filling their bellies, they had no real appetite for the food.
Jiang Qian, who was always paying attention to the situation inside the car, naturally also paid attention to these situations and secretly discussed them with the system.
So, that night, everyone inside and outside the car noticed new changes.
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【Author’s words】
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