Chapter 52 The Sleepy Child
The tickets have been bought in advance. Shen Baozhu's parents, Shen Mingyuan and Sun Qi, have also transferred their jobs for their little daughter. When Shen Mingyuan returns to Beijing this time, he will be directly appointed as the director of the police station, and Sun Qi has been hired as the director of the orthopedics department of Beijing First People's Hospital.
Before leaving, He Yunzhou and Wang Xiaoli talked to Xiao Jingyan again. In fact, there are many things they cannot control, such as going on a mission. Even if it is a life-and-death situation, they still have to go. This is the responsibility of a soldier. Even though it is a peacetime now, but when the country needs it, the danger of being a soldier is no different from ancient times. It is a job that requires one to put their heads on the line.
Some sacrifices are even unavoidable. Even if you know there will be a tiger in the mountain, you will still go there. In order to complete the task, even if you know you will sacrifice yourself, you will still go there without hesitation.
This is also why many soldiers who have many good conditions cannot find a good partner.
For a woman with good conditions, who would want to find a man who would make her live like a widow and lead a life of fear every day? It's not that there aren't such people, but they are very rare.
This is also the reason why many of the military dependents in the family compound are rural women.
Before leaving, all the neighbors in the family compound came to say goodbye. Even if there were some minor conflicts before, they were all harmless. Since Lin Nuan made a big fuss not long after arriving at the family compound, few people would pick a fight with her in person. At most, some people would say a few sarcastic words. She was not the kind of person who would bear with being bullied, and she would always fight back. Gradually, those people could not take advantage of her and they restrained themselves a lot.
After all, we have been neighbors for two years and are about to leave. We may not even see each other in the future, and the little frictions in the past have also disappeared.
He Yunzhou's transfer back to Beijing was a lateral transfer, but the local area and Beijing are still incomparable, so it was still a promotion.
There were many people going to Beijing this time, so Shen Baozhu and Lin Nuan chose a bunk bed since they were all family.
The journey was not boring at all. There was a reason why Shen Baozhu was loved by her family and all the elders. Her ability to act cute and cute made Lin Nuan feel that she could not flatter her enough.
After three days and two nights of driving, except for the time spent sleeping at night, their workshop was filled with laughter every day, and time passed surprisingly quickly.
Lin Nuan was particularly envious of Shen Baozhu because she was full of energy every day, as if she had endless energy.
"Nuan Nuan, I heard that there are a lot of small vendors in the ordinary carriages now. They travel between various cities, so they sell some novel things. Let's find an excuse to go out for a walk and take a look, okay?"
"But I heard that ordinary carriages are quite chaotic, with all kinds of people. You can go if you want, but don't bring any valuables with you. If you encounter a pickpocket, it will be more trouble than it's worth."
No matter how novel the gadgets were, they were all commonplace in modern times. To be honest, Lin Nuan had no interest in them. However, seeing Shen Baozhu eager to try, she didn't want to dampen her interest, so she nodded and agreed.
The two of them made up an excuse that the ride was too boring and they wanted to get some fresh air, so they left the sleeper car.
The sleeper car is clean and tidy, and it even has small separate rooms. But the ordinary car is different, especially now that it is summer. The car is filled with the smell of stinky feet and sweat. People are packed in the aisles, whether standing or sitting.
After seeing this, Lin Nuan wanted to retreat. She really didn’t want to squeeze into the crowd. She hadn’t showered for two days, and the thought of sweating again made her feel a little unbearable.
Shen Baozhu had not expected the situation in an ordinary carriage to be like this. She had always taken sleeper cars when she took the train before. She saw some people even lying under the seats, sitting on the luggage on the ground, or just standing. The hygiene conditions were even dirtier and worse, with melon seed shells and fruit cores scattered all over the floor, but they were rare.
The two looked at each other and both had the intention of retreating, mainly because they really didn't have the courage to go through the crowd to find those small vendors selling novelty toys.
Shen Baozhu said with a bitter face: "Why don't we go back!"
Lin Nuan chuckled at her expression, then shrugged, "I think so too."
The two people were about to turn around and leave, but they didn't pay attention to the back, and as soon as they turned around, they bumped into the people behind them.
Fortunately, Shen Baozhu supported Lin Nuan who was almost hit, otherwise the back of her head would have had a passionate kiss with the floor of the car.
It is understandable that the two people did not notice the person behind, but the person behind did not see the person standing in front and bumped into him. It is a bit hard to understand.
After all, the eyes are located in the front, not on the back of the head.
"I'm sorry, I was walking so fast that I didn't notice there was someone in front of me."
The person had an apologetic smile on her face. She was a middle-aged woman who looked to be in her 40s. She was holding a child in her arms, but the child was sleeping soundly. It was not easy to take care of a child. Besides, Lin Nuan didn't look back when she wanted to turn around. She felt that she was also somewhat responsible. Besides, she didn't fall, so there was no need to worry about such a small matter.
"It's okay. I didn't look back when I turned around just now. I hope I didn't bump into the child just now!"
Lin Nuan wanted to step forward to take a look at the child. The child looked to be about one year old, about the same age as his brother Dudu. He was chubby and cute.
The woman took a step back in panic, then stood up calmly.
"This child sleeps soundly. He won't even wake up when there's thunder. I took good care of him just now and didn't touch him."
After saying that, he turned sideways and walked into the ordinary carriage.
"Thanks to my practice, I was able to help you in time just now. Otherwise, you would be in pain from falling like that. It must have hurt too, right? Are you hurt anywhere?" Shen Baozhu asked her with a concerned look on her face, his eyes scanning her body all the time.
Lin Nuan smiled and joked, "I'm not glass or porcelain. How can I break if I get hit or fall? You forgot that I can fight pretty well. I'm not that weak."
Shen Baozhu chuckled, and then made two "tsk tsk" sounds.
"If you want to blame someone, blame yourself on your deceptive face. It made me ignore the fact that you are actually quite capable in fighting."
After saying that, he looked in the direction where the old lady had just left.
"But that lady was really something. She was in such a hurry to walk with the child in her arms. The child was sleeping like a dead pig and didn't react at all to such a big noise."
Lin Nuan muttered softly, "No reaction at all." She hadn't noticed it just now, and looked at Shen Baozhu uncertainly and asked, "You said that the child didn't react at all just now."