Li Zhong returned quickly and said he would pick them up at Guangzhou Railway Station according to the train's arrival time.
He will also make proper arrangements for accommodation in Guangzhou that day.
With such a thoughtful and capable assistant, Fu Wan couldn't help but wonder how much salary He Guohua paid him, and whether she could possibly pay double the price to poach him to Longhai City.
However, while that's the thought, now isn't the time to really poach He Guohua's talent. His own business is still small, and Li Zhong might not even be interested. It's better to take this opportunity to observe Li Zhong's abilities more closely, so that he can recruit him later when his business expands.
Fu Wan didn't think there was anything wrong with poaching He Guohua's man. After all, people strive for higher positions and water flows downhill. He Guohua is currently in a high position, but who knows what the future holds? Ultimately, it depends on Li Zhong's own choices.
Even outside of holidays, the green-skinned trains are still packed with people. This train to Guangzhou is especially crowded because it carries many men, women, and children who are going south to try their luck at finding work.
Previously, when Fu Wan went to Beijing and Shanghai, she bought sleeper berths that were not available to ordinary people, and there were far fewer people in the carriages. However, this time, on her way to Guangzhou, she was in a hard seat, so there were more people.
Not only were the seats full of people, but there were also many people standing in the aisles, or bringing their own small stools to sit in the middle playing cards and chatting.
With so many people, the carriages became quite smelly.
Unfortunately, Fu Wan's nose was also very sensitive after her rebirth. The smell of sweat and feet, along with the faint smell of smoke, filled the carriage so much that she almost turned around and got off the train.
Terrifyingly, Fu Wan glanced at the windows on both sides from afar. Many of the windows were rolled up, but perhaps because the train hadn't started moving yet, the smell inside the carriages couldn't dissipate for a while.
"Ah Wan, what's wrong? Have you forgotten something?"
Fang Min, who was following behind Fu Wan, couldn't help but feel a little strange when she saw that Fu Wan didn't continue walking forward.
Fu Wan shook her head, and after mentally preparing herself, she squeezed into the carriage with a death-defying spirit.
Bai Qianzhou, who was walking at the back, saw Fu Wan's appearance, and the frown on his face caused by the smell of the carriage relaxed. He then picked up his luggage bag and followed her.
After following the crowded people for quite a while, Fu Wan finally found her seat, only to find a strange man sitting there.
Opposite to Bai Qianzhou and Fang Min, sat a young woman and a boy wearing shoes who was jumping and bouncing around in his seat.
To make sure she wasn't in the wrong place, Fu Wan took out her ticket and checked it again and again. The seats in front of her were indeed the ones that Fu Jian had specially arranged for them to get.
Because of the crowd, everyone was squeezing into every available space, so Bai Qianzhou and Fang Min were still more than ten meters away from Fu Wan, separated by dozens of people, and had not yet managed to squeeze to Fu Wan's side.
But Fu Wan wasn't afraid of fighting alone, and politely reminded the two of their danger.
"Comrades, I'm sorry, you must be sitting in the wrong seats. These seats should be ours."
But the two seemed not to hear, and continued cracking sunflower seeds in their hands.
Following the principle of "courtesy first, then force," Fu Wan didn't hold back. Since the two pretended not to hear, she wouldn't be polite either.
She slammed her luggage on the small table between the two seats and then spoke again in a voice several octaves higher.
"Comrade, please move aside, this is our spot!"
I don't even want to say "trouble" anymore. These two people pretending to be deaf and dumb don't need to be treated politely at all.
Fu Wan's voice was loud, and almost the next second, everyone in the carriage looked over.
Fang Min and Bai Qianzhou were extremely anxious when they saw that Fu Wan was acting strangely, but they couldn't squeeze through in time, so they could only worry helplessly.
Seeing that all the scrutinizing gazes were sweeping over him, the man could no longer keep up the act and looked at Fu Wan impatiently.
"What's wrong with you, woman? Why are you making such a loud noise? I'm not deaf."
Fu Wan chuckled. "Really? You didn't react when I said it the first time. I thought you were old and hard of hearing. Sorry, now that you've heard me, please move aside!"
She said she was embarrassed, but Fu Wan wasn't embarrassed at all.
An elderly woman watching the commotion from the middle aisle couldn't help but chime in when she saw that the man showed no sign of getting up.
"Oh dear, the young lady came over and said this was her spot, and you, a grown man, pretended not to hear it, but I, an old woman, heard it all."
Now you're complaining about the noise? Why are you so difficult to please? If it's not your seat, just get up! What's wrong? Is your butt stuck to the ground?
Fu Wan couldn't help but give the old lady a thumbs up for her straightforwardness.
The man could no longer bear it and had no choice but to stand up.
"You old hag, why are you meddling in other people's business!"
"Pah, I'm going to take care of it, what can you do about it!"
The old woman immediately stood up, rolled up her sleeves, and looked ready to fight at any moment.
Seeing this, Fu Wan quickly stood beside the old woman, afraid that she would get into a conflict with the man because of her.
Even if it's necessary to take action, it has to be done by oneself.
As they were talking, Fang Min and Bai Qianzhou squeezed in as well.
"Ah Wan, are you alright?"
"It's nothing, I just ran into a scoundrel."
Upon hearing this, Bai Qianzhou looked down at the man, her cold gaze startling him so much that his heart skipped a beat.
He initially thought Fu Wan was a woman and intended to argue and occupy the seat, but he didn't expect her to be not only shrewish but also not alone.
Looking at Bai Qianzhou, who was taller than him, and Fang Min, who stood next to Fu Wan and exuded an aura of menace, the man immediately fell silent, as if he had been given a poison to make him mute.
Even the woman who had been pretending to be deaf and dumb in Fang Min and Bai Qianzhou's places, seeing that things were not going well, could only pull the lively child up.
"Hey, they have a child with them, comrade. You have three seats, could you please give them one?"
A middle-aged man sitting diagonally across from her, watching the show, couldn't help but offer some advice. Fu Wan patted the seat that the boy had dirtied and retorted without hesitation.
"I bought a ticket, why should I give up my seat for them? Besides, you're sitting down too. Since you're so generous, why don't you give them your seat?"
Upon hearing Fu Wan's words, the woman looked over expectantly. However, the man's eyes darted away, and he stubbornly turned his face away, acting like a quail.
Fu Wan scoffed, thinking he was being very generous, but it turned out he was just pretending.
That boy looked older than my daughter. It was only because the train seats were sturdy that they could withstand his bouncing around.
There were three seats; Fu Wan and Fang Min sat on one side, and Bai Qianzhou sat opposite them. The train had only been traveling for an hour, and a cool breeze was blowing, making everyone on board unable to resist dozing off.
Fu Wan was no exception. She yawned and was about to close her eyes to rest when she caught a glimpse of a hand reaching into the bag of the man diagonally opposite her.
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