As New Year’s Day approaches, everywhere is filled with joy and bustle, and the train station with its huge flow of people is no exception.
When a beautiful girl like a flower acts coquettishly, she always attracts people's pity. As soon as her soft voice opens, she immediately attracts the attention of many male comrades around her.
The beauty looks like the girl in the picture magazine, she is so beautiful! Two shiny black braids hung in front of her chest. She had a slim figure and did not look bulky even in a thick apricot coat.
She looked up at the man in front of her, her clear and charming eyes were tinged with light red, her mouth was soft as water, and her cherry-like mouth was slightly pouting, which made people want to kiss her.
Most of the people standing on the platform at this time were young men, full of vigor and eager to make a move. She was like a little white rabbit that had strayed into a pack of wolves, falling into danger without knowing it.
Shen Yanli frowned. Men understand men best. Those scorching gazes were about to burn through the little girl in front of him, but she ignored them completely. Or maybe she was too naive and didn't notice their malicious intent at all. She just looked at him with all her heart and eyes, and kept asking him how her nose was.
Her skin was delicate and fair, and the problem could be seen at a glance. Shen Yanli answered truthfully: "It's a little dry and peeling, but it's nothing serious."
It is normal to have such symptoms on both sides of the nose when the weather is cold.
Hearing him say this, Zhou Yunwan felt as if the sky had fallen. She was beautiful and had been a big star in her previous life. Due to her occupational disease, she cared more about her appearance than ordinary people. Any slight change in her skin would make her anxious for a while.
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She hung her head in frustration and muttered quietly, "I should have bought a box of vanishing cream the last time I went to the supply and marketing cooperative."
Why did she dislike the greasy texture of the vanishing cream? I regret it so much.
Although she was talking to herself, her words still fell into Shen Yanli's ears word for word. He silently took note of it in his heart, thinking that he would find time to buy her two boxes after returning to Beijing.
Just when he was distracted, Zhou Yunwan suddenly raised her head again and sighed softly, "Am I ugly now?"
As she said this, the corners of her eyes slightly raised, and the hand that was holding his sleeve tightened a bit, giving him the inexplicable illusion that if he dared to say a single ugly word, she would immediately cry in front of him.
Shen Yanli shook his head knowingly: “Not ugly.”
After getting the answer she wanted, Zhou Yunwan's eyes flickered and her red lips raised in satisfaction. Just as the train arrived at the station, she retracted her tiptoes in time, quietly stepped back half a step to the side, and widened the distance between them.
The sweet and soft scent that belongs only to girls suddenly faded, and was replaced by the whistling exhaust fumes of a train, which was pungent and strong, making people more greedy for the lingering fragrance just now.
Shen Yanli gritted his teeth and looked up at the train that was slowly stopping next to the platform, his pair of black eyes showing a bit of alienation and indifference.
"Please note, passengers, the train is about to arrive at the station. Please get on and off in an orderly manner."
The conductor held a loud speaker and gave orders beside the train, and soon evacuated the passengers gathered on the platform in an orderly manner.
This train departed from Guangzhou in the south and headed for Beijing, crossing half the country. The carriage was packed with people, echoing dialects from all over the country. It was lively but noisy, making one's ears buzz.
Zhou Yunwan was already feeling unwell, and after finally squeezing onto the bus, all sorts of noises came flooding in, making her dizzy and uncomfortable. She wished she could seal their mouths with a piece of tape.
But fantasy can never become reality, so she could only bear it and think about finding a place first.
Chen Yanli in front of them was tall and cleared the way like a mountain. The small Zhou Yunwan followed behind him, avoiding a lot of unnecessary crowds. After walking and stopping, they finally found their beds.
The hard sleeper car usually has three berths: upper, middle and lower. Since the train would last two days and one night, Zheng Huaiguo bought two lower berths and one middle berth. The middle berth was naturally prepared for Zhou Yunwan, a female comrade.
There are people coming and going in the corridor every day, and it would be inconvenient for a female comrade to live in the lower bunk.
Shen Yanli packed up his carry-on luggage and food, and then put all the rest on the luggage rack above his head. After finishing these, he did not rush to rest, but picked up the kettle for the three people and said in a deep voice: "I'll go get some hot water."
"Let me go. You guys sit for a while." After saying that, Zheng Huaiguo took the kettle and went to queue up for hot water.
Zhou Yunwan looked around. A sleeper car was divided into many private rooms. Each room had six beds, three of which were arranged face to face in a row, with an aisle next to it that was only wide enough for one person to pass through. There was also a row of small tables and stools for passengers to rest.
It was almost evening and it was time for dinner. Everyone was busy eating and there were not many people walking around. However, the carriage was closed in winter and the aroma of various foods gathered and mixed together. It was inevitable to feel nauseous and depressed after smelling it for a long time.
The old man sleeping on the middle bunk opposite her was also eating dinner, holding a piece of cake in his left hand and an enamel cup in his right hand. The crumbs dropped from his mouth as he ate, making them all over his body and the bed, making people frown.
Looking at him, Zhou Yunwan couldn't help but look up at the bed where she would be staying for two days. It would have been better if she hadn't looked at it. When she did, she almost fainted.
Although quilts are provided on the train, they are not often cleaned or replaced. Often, the next passenger lies down in the quilt just as the previous passenger gets out.
No one knew what kind of person the previous passenger was or what her hygiene habits were. For example, there were several unknown black marks and yellow stains on her bed, and you could smell the damp odor of rot and mold on the quilt without even getting close to smell it.
Her stomach was churning. Zhou Yunwan covered her mouth, wanting to vomit but unable to. She could only look away to look at the scenery outside the window, forcing herself to forget the dirt on it.
But the more she tried to forget, the more the memory became. She murmured in a broken voice, "It's so dirty, how can people live here..."
She can accept being torn and old, but she cannot accept being dirty! Compared to sleeping on this kind of ground, she would rather sit for two days and one night and take a direct journey to Beijing.
"Girl, is it necessary to be so pretentious about taking a car? Just make do with it." The old man obviously heard what she said, and he disapproved and taught her: "Young people value hard work and perseverance, how can you complain about such a small matter?"
Zhou Yunwan rolled her eyes speechlessly. She really spoke without thinking. She disliked the dirty bed. What did that have to do with suffering? Besides, does she need a stranger to teach her whatever she says or does?
She didn't want to pay attention to him, but he got excited: "Hey, kid, how can you roll your eyes at your elders?"
Seeing him pointing at her, Zhou Yunwan's palm-sized face showed just the right amount of confusion. She pretended to look left and right and found that she was the only girl. Then she exclaimed in surprise: "Uncle, are you talking to me?"
Her voice was soft and not aggressive at all, but her eyes were full of impatience and there was no respect at all. It was obvious that she didn't take him seriously and was just being polite.
The old man was just about to teach this rude girl a lesson, but he saw the man who came with her quietly move half a step towards her.
The man was tall and straight, standing against the light. The shadow cast by the huge height difference covered the little girl tightly, forming an indestructible protective shield.
A pair of sharp and intimidating narrow eyes stared at him, with a cold and gloomy expression. Just standing there gave him a sense of oppression.
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