Chapter 290

The green train gurgled and rolled over the turnout, and the rail joints made a “clang, clang, clang” sound.

Through the outskirts of the city, rows of farmhouses and green spaces flashed by.

The carriages were crowded, noisy, and mingled with a variety of unidentifiable odors.

The green train is surprisingly slow, stopping at almost every station large and small, akin to a railroad bus stop, and every small station is located on the outskirts of town and in the countryside.

“Peanuts and melon seeds and mineral water, beer and drinks and eight-pot congee …… Passengers in front of you, please put your legs away!”

The train conductor pushes his sales trolley past.

In addition to the ones on the train, there are many mobile vending carts on the platforms of each train station, selling cigarettes, alcohol or local specialties.

Cheng Ming had also wanted to take advantage of the train’s stop to get off for some air and buy some snacks before getting on the train.

Lin Jingyi tightly grabbed Cheng Ming’s arm and said, “Xiao Ming, the train is going to leave later, don’t get off, I don’t care about you if you are left here alone later.”

The quiet unease was written all over his face.

“Okay, I’ll stay in the car with you.” Cheng Ming patted the back of Jing’s hand and said.

The aisles are full of people, and squeezing out and back in is exhausting enough.

Cheng Ming is a little too much to take for granted, ignoring the harshness of the travel environment in this era, in order to spend more time with Jing Jing was piggybacked on her, Lin Jingyi knitting a scarf, bored Cheng Ming to help her with a ball of wool, no smartphone, no laptop.

The view out of the car window is quite fresh at first, but you get tired of looking at it after a while.

Lin Jingyi, who couldn’t stand to watch, said, “See how bored you are, there are novels in your book bag, ZiYi put them in in the morning.”

“And this?”

Cheng Ming got up and removed the book bag on top of his head, and when he touched it, it was hard and there were really two novels in it, namely “The Greatest Generation” and “The Sentimental Swordsman’s Emotionless Sword”.

They’re all Gu Long works, and they’re all in the next book, and this ninny is still thinking about what happened before.

“Why didn’t you tell me when you were saved?”

“I made a bet with ZiYi, I said that you can definitely find out, how can you feel the weight of two extra books, ZiYi said that you definitely can’t find out, as a result, I lost, I’ve known you for so long, and as a result, I still don’t know you as well as someone who has known you for half a year.” Lin Jingyi said sourly.

“I’m sure I would have found out if you hadn’t helped me pack.”

“Because active exposure counts as a loss for me, surely I can’t be noticed by you right away.”

“Since the bet was made, are there any stakes and what punishment for losing?” Cheng Ming asked curiously.

“Is it okay to punish you for not being able to sleep in your bed?”

“That’s better.”

They had bucket noodles for dinner; train box lunches were expensive and unpalatable, and the two of them, young and tender in appearance, high school students on a long trip, knew better than to show their wealth.

There’s not much law and order these days, and thievery is rampant.

The slower the train, the worse the policing of the night run, with a small set of thieves working on every train at any given time, dividing up the territory by running zones and staying out of each other’s way.

Cheng Ming had no intention of catching the thief, lest he be missed by the thief and the little ghosts haunt him.

While he wasn’t afraid of trouble, he hated getting into it, as long as he didn’t steal it from him without a second thought.

Into the night, the train radio repeatedly reminded the passengers to keep an eye on their luggage, Cheng Ming did not sleep, Jing Jing also did not sleep, and the two of them locked eyes.

Cheng Ming rubbed Jing’s forehead, pulled the blanket over Jing’s shoulders and said, “Don’t worry about sleeping, I’m a night owl, I’ll keep watch for you.”

“Uh-huh.”

At four or five in the morning, Jing Jing woke up, looked at Cheng Ming still open eyes, reached out to cover Cheng Ming’s eyes and said, “It’s my turn, you sleep for a while, I’ll call you if there’s something wrong or if I arrive at the station.”

I arrived at the station around seven, confirmed my luggage and got off the bus, breathing in the cold but fresh air with the illusion of new life.

As soon as they left the station, black car drivers gathered around and asked, “Handsome girl, where are you going?”

“A cheap ride for you ……”

“It’s not a good place to get a cab.”

Cheng Ming waved his hand and refused, it is true that no matter what city you go to, there are always these people ah, honestly waiting for the bus to arrive at the station.

Although I had planned before coming here and asked Brother Wen which bus to take. Where to get off the bus and transfer, and where to check in the hotel.

Cheng Ming is a stranger to this city, after all, in his previous life, he has not stepped into the city once, looking at the tall buildings lined up in order to feel their own smallness.

“Originally, I thought our provincial capital was prosperous enough, only after coming here did I realize what it means to be small.” Lin Jingyi sighed.

“It’s good to see more of the world.”

There were quite a few foreigners on the road, living up to its reputation as an open and cosmopolitan city.

There were many blondes and Chinese and foreign hybrid beauties among them, Cheng Ming pretended that he didn’t see them, or Jing Jing pointed at them and said, “Xiao Ming, look, foreigners, this is the first time I’ve seen them in reality.”

They were carrying bags, dragging suitcases, maps in their hands, spinning in place.

They noticed the sight of Cheng Ming and Lin Jingyi and walked up to them, asking in standard British English where the hotel was.

Lin Jingyi instantly froze, shook her head mechanically, and said in English, “I don’t know.”

Cheng Ming pointed forward in a decent manner, and also used broken English to say how many steps to turn left and then how many steps to turn right and so on.

The blonde woman also took notes on the map, and the two of them bent down to thank Cheng Ming before advancing as he said.

“Xiao Ming, you know the way?” Lin Jingyi asked in surprise.

“I just said that, who cares about them, it’s not like I know them anyway, and I won’t see them again in this life.” Cheng Ming spread his hands and said.

“You’re too bad, why don’t you just be honest and say I don’t get it.”

“Going out, I’ll teach them a lesson, so they’ll know that there are many bad people out there, so they won’t be fooled again.”

There was a cafe next to the hotel that Senior Brother Wen had found for Cheng Ming, which was suitable for chatting and talking.

After booking the room, Cheng Ming fell back to sleep, and Senior Brother Wen was also free until the afternoon, so there was no rush.

Jing, on the other hand, went to take a shower first, all smelly and unpleasant.

Cheng Ming woke up with the back of his head resting on Jing’s thigh, looking at her chin and asking, “What time is it?”

“One thirty in the afternoon.” Lin Jingyi grabbed Cheng Ming’s arm and looked at his watch and answered.

“I’ve slept so long.”

It’s not too late to make an appointment with Senior Wen to meet at two o’clock.

“I’m going to take a shower, then we’ll go out for dinner.”

“Good.”

He ordered his meal at the coffee shop, and then ordered a cup of black coffee for Senior Wen.

Senior Wen grew a beard, wore a black coat, and his hair was a bit messy and flowing, looking like a non-mainstream person who played music.

Cheng Ming saw him at a glance and waved at him.

Senior Wen scratched his hair and laughed out loud, “Haha, I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had time to take care of myself, and I look a bit disheveled. Anyway, harboring in the studio every day, not seeing the sun, it’s nothing, this one is?”

“My girlfriend, a childhood friend from when we were kids.”

“Hello, my name is Lin Jingyi.”

Lin Jingyi nodded slightly.

“Good boy, came all the way out here to show your love, didn’t you? Planning on being here for a few days.”

“One day tomorrow and back on the day after.”

“Not staying more than a couple days? Winter break is still a long way off, right?”

“Stay long enough and I’m afraid I’ll go back in time for the spring rush.”