Chapter 80 The Ubiquitous Back
“Woo!”
The roaring green train heads south.
Cheng Xuyuan, who had been sitting for more than three hours, felt like his whole body was about to fall apart.
He bought a hard seat ticket.
It’s not that he can’t afford a sleeper berth, but that he can’t buy a sleeper berth ticket at all.
Buying a sleeper ticket not only requires money, but also requires corresponding proof and identity.
Although Cheng Xuyuan was becoming famous, he was not yet able to ride in a sleeper berth.
So, Cheng Xuyuan, who had taken a sleeper berth when he came here, can only sit on a hard seat now.
Fortunately, there were not too many people traveling at that time, and the trains were not like they would be a few years later, when there was no place to stay.
"This train has prepared a sumptuous dinner for passengers. Friends who need it, please go to the dining car for dinner."
A clear female voice rang out in the carriage through the radio and reached everyone's ears.
However, most of the passengers in the hard seat car did not move, as if they had not heard it at all.
Some people also began to take out the steamed buns, fried dough sticks or tea eggs that they had prepared long ago from the bags they carried with them.
Some people have already started carrying enamel jugs to fetch water.
Cheng Xuyuan wanted to have a meal on the dining car. After all, it was not only spacious, but also had a wide variety of food to choose from.
But it’s not possible, because he brought a lot of things with him this time.
If he accidentally lost one or two pieces, he would be heartbroken.
So, he sat quietly on the chair, waiting for the staff's cart.
Five minutes later, a staff member in a white coat finally appeared, pushing a small cart piled with aluminum lunch boxes.
"Shredded pork with radish and rice."
"Shredded pork with Chinese cabbage and rice."
Hearing this shout, Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Give me a serving of shredded pork and fried radish with rice."
The female staff member handed Cheng Xuyuan an aluminum lunch box and said, "Three cents for a box."
You don't need food coupons to eat on the train, but this is very suitable for people like Cheng Xuyuan who have money but not enough food coupons.
Taking out three cents and handing it over, Cheng Xuyuan almost wanted to ask for another one.
When Cheng Xuyuan opened the aluminum lunch box, he found that on top of two-thirds of the rice in the box, there was a lot of shredded cabbage and pork. The fragrant aroma made Cheng Xuyuan's Adam's apple move involuntarily.
When he came back this time, Feng Laoer also bought him two sesame cakes, wanting him to take them with him to eat on the road.
But when there are train meals, who would want to eat dry and hard sesame cakes?
The rice is good, and the stir-fried vegetables are even better.
In just five minutes, Cheng Xuyuan finished a lunch box of rice and vegetables.
After pondering the taste, Cheng Xuyuan felt that the stir-fried dishes tasted even better than the food he had eaten in state-owned restaurants before.
Was he hungry, or was it really as the legend said, that the chefs on the train all had unique skills?
After closing the aluminum lunch box again, Cheng Xuyuan poured himself half a cup of water from the enamel jug and closed his eyes to rest.
In fact, at this moment, his mind was filled with memories of his hometown.
At this time, it is still six or seven hours away from Changfeng County, which means that I have to get off the train at three or four in the morning.
After getting off the train, I went to my uncle's house to rest, or I sat in the waiting room of the train station until dawn.
Also, this time when I went home to buy things, I spent more than 100 yuan, and the money I had in my hand has fallen below 100 yuan again.
During this time back home, I still have to find ways to make money.
While daydreaming, Cheng Xuyuan fell asleep in his chair without realizing it.
I don’t know how long it was before Cheng Xuyuan was woken up. He then realized that they would reach Changfeng County in ten minutes.
After cheering himself up, Cheng Xuyuan checked his luggage and waited to get off the bus.
The train did not disappoint Cheng Xuyuan. Twenty minutes later, he got off the train with his luggage in the biting cold wind.
Not many people got off the bus in Changping. The dim light shone on them, casting blurry shadows.
"Come on, let's go to the train station and find a place to rest for a while."
"It's quite cold here. My family is here to pick me up."
"It's almost four in the morning, and your family is still here to pick you up. I'm really envious."
"Haha, I didn't want them to come, but they insisted..."
Hearing this, Cheng Xuyuan shook his head slightly. People who like to pretend can really be found everywhere.
If I wasn't careful, I would be tricked.
"Xuyuan, Xuyuan!"
Just when Cheng Xuyuan was thinking about where to go to rest, he suddenly heard someone shouting.
Originally, Cheng Xuyuan didn't react at first.
But as the voice got closer, Cheng Xuyuan finally reacted. He turned his head to look in the direction of the voice and saw that his father, Cheng Jiaxing, was waving at him vigorously.
Although the light was dim, Cheng Xuyuan could still feel that his father's face was a little red under his locomotive cotton hat.
"Why are you here?"
When he came back, Cheng Xuyuan did not tell his family the specific time of his return, for fear that someone would come to pick him up late at night.
He was a person who didn't like to trouble others, whether in his previous life or now. He would solve things that he could handle by himself! "Our county town is only one bus a day from Yanjing. Your uncle said you will be back in the next few days. I have nothing to do in the evening, so I came to take a look."
"So that you don't have to come back without a place to stay." As Cheng Jiaxing spoke, he wanted to take the luggage from Cheng Xuyuan.
Hearing this, Cheng Xuyuan was shocked, but then a warm current seemed to flow through his heart, warming his heart.
He didn't want anyone to pick him up in the middle of the night, so he didn't tell anyone when he would be home. However, he didn't expect that his father would come and wait for him every day. This made him feel a little uncontrollable.
Looking at Cheng Jiaxing's old face, my memories came back faster and faster.
He took a breath and wanted to speak, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.
His throat seemed to be blocked by something and he made a gurgling sound.
"Let me do it." In the end, all the words turned into these three words.
As Cheng Xuyuan spoke, he tried to stop Cheng Jiaxing from taking the luggage in his hands.
"Kid, why are you still being polite to your own father?"
"You've been on the bus for a whole day, give me your things quickly." As Cheng Jiaxing spoke, he pulled the luggage from Cheng Xuyuan's hands with a heavy pull.
Facing Cheng Jiaxing who was striding forward, Cheng Xuyuan didn't know what to say.
The wind was howling and it was very cold.
But at this moment, Cheng Xuyuan felt as if there was a fire in his heart.
A fire that he had to hold back to suppress the salty taste in his eyes.
"How are you doing in Yanjing?" Looking at Cheng Jiaxing's not-too-tall figure under the dim light, Cheng Xuyuan wanted to speak but didn't know what to say, then Cheng Jiaxing spoke.
"It's good. Everyone thinks highly of me." Cheng Xuyuan said this and smiled, "When I came here, I was just assigned a house."
Cheng Jiaxing smiled when he heard this: "Is it the same house as your uncle's?"
Cheng Xuyuan thought about where his uncle Cheng Jiadong lived and said softly, "They're not much different in size, but I'm on the second floor and my uncle's is on the third floor."
"Haha, it's good as long as we have separate rooms. It's good as long as we have separate rooms."
"How many days have you been waiting for me?" Cheng Xuyuan finally asked the question that had been on his mind.
Cheng Jiaxing waved his hand and said, "Not even a few days."
"This is nothing to me. When I was studying in Dazhai, the weather was colder than this. I didn't sleep for several days and didn't feel tired."
"Now that the river has been dug, there's nothing to do in the fields, so I can sleep during the day."
Looking at Cheng Jiaxing who looked like this was no big deal, Cheng Xuyuan didn't know what to say.
The lights in the train station became dimmer, making Cheng Jiaxing's figure longer and longer.
After finding the bicycle stored at the gate of the train station, Cheng Jiaxing suddenly thought of something. He said to Cheng Xuyuan, "Wait a moment," and then walked out of the train station.
In just two minutes, Cheng Jiaxing came over with two cooked eggs in his arms.
"You're hungry in the car too, eat quickly."
Looking at the egg handed over, Cheng Xuyuan said, "I just had a meal in the car. You can eat this egg."
"You kid, I'm your real father, how can you not listen to me? Eat quickly!"
Cheng Jiaxing stuffed the eggs into his son's hands and complained, "It's not easy for you to come back, why did you bring so many things?"
"We have everything at home."
Cheng Xuyuan held two hard-boiled eggs and said solemnly, "I've already bought them, one for each of you."
"Or we can just let it cool."
"Tell me, how come you become so immature after going to a big city?"
"I've already eaten, what else do I need to eat?" Cheng Jiaxing turned his head and said to Cheng Xuyuan.
Cheng Xuyuan didn't say anything, but his attitude was very firm.
Finally, Cheng Jiaxing took a cooked egg. While peeling the eggshell, he said, "It would be a waste if I eat this egg. I..."
However, Cheng Xuyuan couldn't persuade him, so when he put the egg in his mouth, the topic changed.
"Xiaoyuan, do you know?"
"After the news that you were admitted to university spread, your grandfather was so happy that he almost passed out!"
"That day, even the head of our commune came to our house and said he wanted to learn from me!"
"Your uncle said that with your score, you are the only one in our county who was admitted to Yanjing University."
"Your grandfather said that we will kill the pigs we raised in a few days and treat the villagers to a good meal."
…
The owner's memory made Cheng Xuyuan understand what the pig raised at home meant to the family.
He quickly waved his hand and said, "Dad, tell grandpa that if we want to celebrate, we can just have a meal at home."
"It's better not to kill the pig."
Cheng Jiaxing, who was originally a bit soft-hearted, glared at him and said, "What did you say?"
"If you don't celebrate this glorious event, people will poke your father in the back!"
"Don't worry about it."
"This matter is decided by your grandfather and other elders."
At this point, Cheng Jiaxing suddenly asked, "Did I tell you... Shen Yumo's family about your admission to university?"
"What do their families say?"
Cheng Xuyuan looked at Cheng Jiaxing who turned his head to look at him, and suddenly understood why he asked this question.
What my father is concerned about is probably the divorce.
And from the tone of the protagonist's father, Cheng Xuyuan could clearly feel that he seemed to have rekindled hope for his son's marriage.
Cheng Xuyuan also understood this.
After all, in later generations, it seems that no parents want to see their children get divorced.
Of course, setting up this banquet is also a way of showing off.
A kind of show-off that you used to look down on my child, but now my child has become successful.
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