The next day, Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang set off. The two boarded a train, but because they had bought their tickets in a hurry, they couldn't get sleeper berths and could only sit in hard seats.
"Sitting for too long might be uncomfortable, but you can get up and walk around. There aren't many people on the train right now, so there's room to stroll around."
Xu Zijiang gave instructions.
"good."
Yu Jiu nodded, said nothing, and just smiled as she rested her chin on her hand and looked at Xu Zijiang.
Why are you looking at me like that?
Xu Zijiang touched his rough, handsome face, puzzled. Was there something on his face? Or was his face not clean?
"It's nothing, I just think you're really beautiful!"
Yu Jiu smiled sweetly and winked brightly at Xu Zijiang. Her almond-shaped eyes were moist and particularly beautiful.
She remembered her past life; Xu Zijiang had rescued her on a train. The human trafficker had brought her onto the train but had tucked a knife into her back, threatening to stab her to death if she moved. She could only signal for help with her eyes, hoping someone would notice something was wrong.
But no one paid her any attention. Some were sleeping, some were chatting, and those who made eye contact with her looked away in disgust after only a few seconds. By then, her face was badly scratched, and she looked quite gruesome. She was utterly desperate. She didn't want to be sold to the mountains; she knew perfectly well that it would only make her life worse than death.
She was determined to die, thinking that when the train conductor came, she would shout for help, and if she couldn't be saved, she would just be stabbed to death. At that time, Xu Zi was sitting in a seat next to the aisle, a person away from her. He pretended that something had fallen at the trafficker's feet and asked him to kick it over.
The trafficker, not wanting to cause trouble or attract attention, glanced down and was about to kick him when Xu Zi grabbed the trafficker's hand holding the knife and twisted it backward, breaking his hand at the shoulder. In the end, Xu Zi rescued her without sustaining any injury.
Today, I've returned to this familiar place, so when Yu Jiu recalled Xu Zijiang's dashing appearance back then, she thought he was incredibly handsome and absolutely adored him!
"Really? As long as you like it."
Xu Zijiang touched his face and grinned foolishly. He had never been so proud of his good looks! He had won over the young educated youth with his face and physique! Although the young educated youth seemed a little resistant to his advances, she actually loved touching his abs every time, and she did it secretly. Did she think he didn't know?
Looks like I need to keep this face and abs in good shape! I can't let that young educated youth take advantage of me and then abandon me!
"I love it!"
Yu Jiu whispered, her fair face slightly flushed, as if she were shy. Her long, thick, dark eyelashes swept across her face, as if brushing against Xu Zijiang's heart.
If the bus weren't so crowded, Xu Zi would have easily pulled the man into his arms and given him a good pounding. He swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing.
"Sweetie, I like you very much too."
Xu Zijiang couldn't resist and quickly reached out to pinch Yu Jiu's cheek. Then he sat up straight and turned his head back, looking like a gentleman. It was hilarious.
"Oh dear, we didn't get seats! Look how small my child is, can't you just let him sit here? Do you expect my son to sit on the floor? That won't do!"
"Yes, don't you know how to respect the elderly and care for the young? My son is only a little over a year old! If you don't want to get up, then you can hold my son and save us the trouble."
A couple kept complaining to a young girl, urging her to give up her seat. The man went even further, putting his son on the girl's lap. But his son wasn't one to stay still either. Before the girl could even react, he grinned and lifted up her clothes.
"Drinking milk, hehe~~~"
As he spoke, he tried to bite the girl's chest. The girl was terrified and immediately pushed him away, pressing down on her clothes.
"Aaaaaah! You pervert! Help!"
The little girl stood up in fear and screamed wildly, trying to run away, but the couple blocked her way, preventing her from even leaving her seat.
"Are you crazy? What are you yelling about? Anyone who didn't know better would think someone did something to you. My son is so young, what does he know? What kind of hooliganism is this? Your mind is so filthy! You even threw my son around like that. If I hadn't caught him and he had broken, could you afford to pay for it?"
The woman questioned him fiercely, while the man criticized her with a look of disapproval. Only the young girl was on the verge of collapse.
Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang both frowned and looked over. At this moment, the people in the carriage couldn't stand it anymore and started to support the little girl.
"No matter what, lifting up a young girl's clothes is wrong. It's too much. What if she's exposed? What is she supposed to do then?"
"Yes, children may not know better, but adults must!"
"Come on, young lady, sit here with me. I'll have my man switch seats with you. I don't believe they'll dare come back here!"
Just then, a kind-hearted woman called her husband over. The man pulled the couple apart, and the little girl took the opportunity to run over with her things.
"Waaaaah."
As soon as she sat down, she covered her face and started sobbing, clearly terrified.
She was sitting right across from Yu Jiu. Yu Jiu took out a clean handkerchief and handed it to her, gently comforting her.
"Don't cry."
"Waaaaah! How could anyone be so awful!"
After someone comforted her, the little girl cried even harder. She curled up in her seat, looking utterly miserable and pitiful. This aroused the anger of everyone in the carriage. Under everyone's angry stares, the couple dared not cause any more trouble and quickly carried their son to other carriages, fearing that if they stayed there any longer they would be beaten up.
"Just ignore them. You should have yelled back at them from the start. Try to talk to them nicely. These kinds of people will only take advantage of you."
The older woman sitting next to her patted her back and comforted her, saying many kind words. The girl finally calmed down and introduced herself to everyone.
“My name is Ruisi, I am fifteen years old. I wanted to go to S Province to stay with my aunt. My family is all… This is my first time traveling far from home, and I never expected to encounter these things. Thank you so much for helping me.”
As Lin Ruisi spoke, her eyes reddened again, and tears welled up once more, making her look extremely pitiful.
This really touched the older woman's heart, and she put her arm around her shoulder and comforted her in a familiar way.
"My poor girl, how come she has no home at such a young age?"
"Waaaaah."
Lin Ruisi started crying again.
Although she was indeed pitiful, Yu Jiu admired her greatly; she was truly capable of crying. Yu Jiu wanted to ask her if she wanted some water. However, before Yu Jiu could ask, she stopped crying and took out some tea leaves from her bundle, saying she wanted everyone to try the tea leaves her family grew themselves.
"My grandfather grew this tea. He doesn't grow vegetables; he uses all the land to grow tea. He said this tea is good and wanted to trade it for something valuable as my dowry, but I never expected..."
“I didn’t bring much with me, Auntie, Sister. I’ll give you a little to try. If you like it, I’ll send you more when I get to my aunt’s house. You don’t need to exchange anything with me. This is my grandfather’s way of showing his love for me, but he’s gone now. Even if I have a dowry and get married, he won’t be able to see it.”
The little girl spoke softly and weakly, her voice choked with emotion several times.
As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang narrowed their eyes, as if they had seen through something.
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