The little girl entered the dining car, and her pink and tender appearance instantly attracted several eyes.
The little girl was a little shy and instinctively turned her head to look at her brother behind her.
Zhang Shuguang's encouraging look gave the little girl great confidence.
"Hello, beautiful sister!"
The little girl plucked up her courage and greeted the nearest flight attendant.
"Pretty sister, are you calling me?"
The young flight attendant pointed at himself with a look of surprise on his face.
The little girl was indeed pretty, but people in the 1960s were generally more reserved, and no one had ever called her that.
"Yeah, sister is very beautiful."
The little girl nodded seriously.
"Little sister is the most beautiful. I have some candy for you."
The little girl's cute appearance, sweet voice and praise instantly captured the heart of the flight attendant.
"Thank you, beautiful sister. I also have some sweet candies. I can trade with you!"
Zhang Panpan took out a White Rabbit milk candy from the small cloth bag she was carrying.
This small bag was specially sewn by Su Hong. She and Fu Ni each got one, specifically for them to use to store snacks.
The little girl is very familiar with sharing candies and snacks with her friends, and she does this often at home.
"Little sister, put it away quickly. I won't eat it. You can keep it for yourself."
Zhang Panpan's generosity surprised the flight attendant.
As a train attendant, she knew that the brother and sister were sitting in the sleeper car, and their family must be well-off.
But protecting food is a child’s nature and has no direct relationship with family background.
It's rare to see a child so generous as to share his White Rabbit with a stranger he meets for the first time.
"A beautiful sister gave me candy, so I want to give her candy too. My eldest brother said it's a favor."
"Pretty sister, you hold it. I still need to go play in the front."
The little girl put the White Rabbit milk candy in the flight attendant's hand and continued walking forward. Zhang Shuguang followed closely behind her.
"Big brother, this door is closed. There are so many people behind it."
Through the closed carriage door, you can see a shadowy figure over there.
"Sister, we can't go any further. The carriage ahead is too crowded. Let's go back to the sleeper car and play for a while. It's time for lunch."
The dining car is usually located at the junction of the sleeper car and the hard seat car.
The two sides of the dining car are two different worlds.
"All right."
The little girl walked back obediently.
"Mom, my big brother and I found a place to eat. There are many tables and beautiful sisters inside."
Back in the carriage, the little girl couldn't wait to share her experiences with her mother.
"Panpan is awesome! You found the dining car! Mom didn't even know where it was!"
Su Hong knows how to coax children, and she always encourages and praises them.
"Big brother said we'll have lunch in the dining car today. I haven't eaten at the table yet!"
The little girl was looking forward to today's lunch.
At noon, Su Hong held her daughter's hand. Zhang Shuguang was afraid that the food in the dining car was too bad, so he brought two meat dishes from the lunch box and heated them up in the dining car.
The mother and her two daughters arrived at the dining car, which already had a few tables of passengers sparsely seated in it.
The door at the other end of the dining car was also open, but no one came in to eat.
To eat on the train, you must use national food coupons, but not everyone can get national food coupons.
"Mom, you and my sister wait here. I'll go see what's on offer today and heat up the food we brought."
Zhang Shuguang arranged for his mother and sister to sit down, and went to the dining truck where food was sold.
As Zhang Shuguang expected, there was no meat at all on the dining car.
Today's lunch includes vegetarian noodles, steamed buns and corn bread. There are two vegetarian dishes, one is cabbage stewed with tofu, and the other is spicy and sour shredded potatoes.
"Comrade, give me four steamed buns, one cabbage stewed with tofu, and one spicy and sour shredded potatoes. Please heat up these two lunch boxes for me."
Zhang Shuguang took out the national food coupons.
A steamed bun costs one cent, and two taels of national food coupons.
Two vegetarian dishes were 30 cents each, and they cost 3 taels of national food coupons.
A total of one dollar, one pound and four ounces of national food coupons, and free hot dishes.
Zhang Shuguang brought the dishes back and the family of three started to eat lunch.
There were other people eating around, and the little girl sat quietly and sensibly, pointing at what she wanted to eat and waiting for her mother or elder brother to serve it to her.
"Comrade, the child is very thirsty. Can I borrow a bowl of hot water?"
A sudden voice caught the attention of Zhang Shuguang and the other two.
Zhang Shuguang was sitting facing the hard seat carriage. When he looked up, he saw a woman with a sallow face and a thin figure standing at the door of the dining car.
She was carrying one on her back, holding another by her left hand, and another following behind her. A woman with three children exuded the air of hardship.
"Lady, there's a hot water room in the front carriage. Just go there and get some water."
The flight attendant was not impatient, nor did she look down on the middle-aged woman because of her embarrassment.
It is true that the eight officials have a certain sense of superiority in front of ordinary people, but they will not deliberately make things difficult for the poor.
"Comrade, I'm sitting in this carriage. It's too far from the washroom, and I have three children with me. I can't squeeze through. Could you please make it easier for me?"
The woman's already hunched back bent even lower, and her voice became even more humble.
She knew that since she did not buy food from the dining car but brought her children here to ask for hot water, it was reasonable for them to give her some or not.
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