Yao Qiyue did not respond to Lao Qian's goodwill, and she didn't even look at Lao Qian.
Lao Qian touched his nose awkwardly and shut up.
Jiang Ye took out two oranges from his net bag. He patiently peeled open the oranges and cleaned off the white texture on each segment.
Jiang Ye handed the cleaned oranges first to Yao Qiyue and then to Xiaobao.
Old Qian was stunned and curled his lips in disdain.
“Gurgle gurgle…”
The train was filled with the sound of people talking in groups of three or four, and the noisy voices could not drown out the rumbling stomach of the girl opposite.
Old Qian looked at the girl fiercely and said impatiently, "Where's the steamed bread I gave you this morning? Didn't you eat it?"
"It's embarrassing to go out with you."
Xiaobao looked curiously at the girl who lowered her head and said nothing.
The girl had two pigtails and wore a green jacket with colorful patches on it, which looked particularly mismatched.
His sleeves were dirty, his head was lowered so his facial features couldn't be seen clearly, his clothes were empty inside, and he looked very thin.
She didn't say a word when she heard Lao Qian scolding her impatiently.
Old Qian cursed a few words to himself, and when he saw that the girl didn't respond, he closed his mouth in boredom.
Xiaobao looked at Yao Qiyue pitifully: "Mom, my sister is so pitiful. Can I share my oranges with her?"
Only then did Yao Qiyue take a look at Lao Qian and the strange girl beside him.
The girl didn't react at all from beginning to end, as if she thought the sister Xiaobao was talking about was not her. She sat on the edge of the bed with her upper body straight, like a wooden man.
Yao Qiuyue threw a slice of orange into her mouth, and the sour and sweet taste spread.
She said somewhat harshly, "No."
Hearing this, Xiaobao was stunned for a moment and asked again: "Mom, I want to give my oranges to that sister..."
Before he finished speaking, Yao Qiyue said, "Well, I know."
"I said no."
Yao Qiyue's voice was not small and her refusal was straightforward.
Someone on the upper bunk peered over to observe the scene below, and seeing Yao Qiyue being so unkind, he couldn't help but speak up and advised:
"Children are kind-hearted and willing to share with others, which is a good thing. Why do you want to stop them?
It's just an orange, don't be so reluctant. Come, uncle has some apples, you can share it with that sister."
On the upper bunk was a middle-aged man wearing a black fine cloth suit.
She leaned half of her body out from the upper bunk, holding a bright red apple in her hand and handed it to Xiaobao.
Xiaobao politely refused: "Thank you, uncle, but I can't take your things. I already have oranges."
The middle-aged man was amused by Xiaobao's serious look. He smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll put it away."
Yao Qiyue gently touched Xiaobao's head. She looked at the girl who had no reaction to the outside world and frowned.
Jiang Ye opened his net bag, took out two oranges and handed them to the middle-aged man on the upper bunk.
“You ate two oranges to quench your thirst, and my wife did not stop the child from sharing with others.
It's that there was a feud with the man who was traveling with the girl. That man had tried to kidnap my wife, but failed."
"So my wife won't give him or his companion anything."
The middle-aged man was stunned and jumped down from the upper bunk nimbly.
"Oh, this is a kidnapper, we have to call the police!"
The middle-aged man looked at Lao Qian with enthusiasm and caution. He spoke loudly, and soon four or five strong men surrounded Lao Qian's bed.
Lao Qian: “???”
What’s going on without checking the almanac?
"If I were a kidnapper, I would have been arrested long ago. How could I still be riding the train?"
The middle-aged man pointed at Lao Qian and said, "They said you attempted kidnapping."
"Do you think we are stupid?"
The middle-aged man pushed the girl aside and sat next to Old Qian.
He looked at Jiang Ye with a smile.
"Don't worry, I'll be watching him for you along the way and won't let him have any chance to bully you!"
There are many enthusiastic people in this era.
"Yes, and me too. I'm in the next bunk and can hear anything that happens."
"Yes, yes, I am an old woman with all my strength. If he dares to do evil, I will fight him with my old bones."
Yao Qiyue was surrounded by a crowd of people.
The conductor heard the noise and squeezed in with difficulty.
"What's going on?"
After listening to the crowd talking and finishing what they heard, the conductor looked at Lao Qian with a strange look in his eyes.
"Comrade, please show us your ticket so we can check it according to the regulations!"
Lao Qian felt that meeting Yao Qiyue would not be a good thing, so he reluctantly took out a ticket from his pocket and handed it to the conductor.
He did not evade the ticket this time. Moreover, he was responsible for sending people to the north, and the girl volunteered to go there to get married.
Lao Qian can collect a betrothal gift of 500 yuan for this trip, so why would he bother to avoid paying for a ticket that costs more than 20 yuan?
The conductor took in Lao Qian's expression.
"Your name is Qian Chuan?"
Then he pointed at the girl who was curled up in the corner of the bed.
"Her name is Zhao Xiaoya?"
Qian Chuan nodded.
"Yes, old... I am Qian Chuan, is there any problem?"
The conductor handed the ticket to Qian Chuan and handed Zhao Xiaoya's to herself.
"You, Qian Chuan, bought a hard seat in carriage 6, which has 12 seats. Hurry back, or we'll arrest you as a vagrant!"
Old Qian froze and stared at the ticket in his hand in disbelief.
After looking over and over for a long time, he stood up.
"Don't think you can fool me just because you're wearing a uniform. I clearly bought a sleeper ticket."
Lao Qian couldn't read, but he put a lot of effort into recognizing the name on his ticket.
Now the conductor told him that he had a hard seat, so where did the money for his sleeper ticket go?
He had someone buy the sleeper berth at a high price.
The conductor pointed at Zhao Xiaoya and said, "Her ticket is for a sleeper berth, the one right here."
Lao Qian: “???”
"What are you talking about?"
"I bought her a hard sleeper and a hard seat for myself. Am I crazy?"
The conductor didn't listen to Qian Chuan's excuses at all. He strictly followed the rules and regulations and said, "If you don't leave, I'll call someone."
Old Qian glared at Zhao Xiaoya hatefully.
"Then can't I just buy the ticket?"
"Just fill the berth in this carriage."
The conductor took out a leather notebook, looked through it carefully for a long time, and said, "There are no berths left in this carriage."
Lao Qian's face instantly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
He looked at the conductor with eyes that seemed to be spitting fire.
The middle-aged man on the upper bunk stood up and stood in front of Lao Qian. "Xu Ning from the Beijing Criminal Investigation Corps."
"If you keep making trouble, I'll take you away for investigation for obstruction of public service."
The middle-aged man looked very gentle with a smile on his face, and the document in his hand was stamped with a red official seal.
Old Qian was filled with rage, and his face suddenly turned from the color of a black pot to the color of liver.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
