The middle-aged woman snorted and rolled her eyes at the man. "What does having more men have to do with happiness? Young couples are loving and inseparable. Children are sensible, protecting their mothers and being well-behaved. That's the kind of happiness that people envy! Just you three? ...Haha!"
Middle-aged man: "..."
Seeing that the middle-aged woman was ready to settle the score, he retreated back into the berth.
Jiang Shiyue: “…”
Forced to listen to gossip, I can only pretend to be deaf and dumb.
The middle-aged woman had a good personality and only said a few words. She seemed to treat Jiang Shiyue as a friend and even shared the food she brought with her.
Jiang Shiyue didn't want to eat or take anything for free, so he gave the food he brought with him to the women.
It’s not really easy to tell from their clothes, but in those days when supplies were extremely scarce, anyone who could bring some fruit, biscuits and snacks on the train had to be at least middle class or above.
Traveling by sleeper berth itself means at least a "iron rice bowl".
From this we can see that this woman and middle-aged man should be cadres of their own unit.
Although the woman was enthusiastic, she was very tactful. She didn't talk about her own affairs or ask about Jiang Shiyue's background. She just chatted.
Jiang Shiyue vaguely guessed that the couple were probably the ones who were forced to go to the countryside and were now reinstated and were about to return to the city.
Time flies and it's night again.
Jiang Shiyue and Yangyang slept on a narrow bed, feeling uncomfortable and half asleep and half awake, unable to sleep soundly.
In a daze, I suddenly heard a harsh sound.
Then the whole car shook violently.
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