"There are two closed carriages in the back. The first one is full of luggage, and the second one is full of packaged express. I checked it last night and didn't find anything unusual. Thanks to the luggage, the temperature dropped sharply at night, and the luggage blocked the leaky iron sheet, so I was able to rest inside for a night." Zhou Guang drank a sip of soup with satisfaction and said with emotion, "It's delicious."
In Baili Xin's eyes, Zhou Guang was just a naive little girl. Although he knew that the other person was Zhou Guang, he felt a little conflicted when he saw such a cute and naive child couldn't even have a bowl of hot ox-head noodles in front of him.
Baili Xin: "It's not a good idea for you to stay in the last car all the time. You need to go to the first-class car. Let me think of a way to get you to the first-class car."
Zhou Guang shook his head like a rattle: "Xin Shen, please forgive me, I don't want to live under the same roof with the big boss at all."
"Let's not go to our room. Let's see if there's any room in other rooms." Baili Xin poked his index finger between his eyebrows and stretched out his hand towards Zhou Guang. "Give me the instant noodle box. I'll throw it away when I pass by the trash can. Once I find a way to get you into the first-class carriage, I'll come back to find you."
Seeing Baili Xin picking up the trash and preparing to leave, Zhou Guang remembered something and called Baili Xin: "Although this matter has nothing to do with our mission, when I walked to the last carriage today, I noticed that the luggage of the man who evaded the ticket and was taken away by the conductor yesterday was still there."
Baili Xin: "Then maybe no one will come to take it."
Zhou Guang's voice was slightly heavy: "That should be the case."
When Baili Xin was walking forward from the last carriage, he passed by the seat of the man who evaded the ticket yesterday that Zhou Guang mentioned. Sure enough, his luggage was stuffed under the seat, with the corner of a backpack faintly visible.
This slow train is a pleasure for those in the first-class carriage, sightseeing for those in the middle-class carriage, and perhaps just life for those in the economy carriage.
Especially the last-class carriage.
The last-class carriage has the worst hardware facilities. It has hard seats, three seats in a narrow row, and people are crowded together in this narrow seat, shoulder to shoulder.
Large woven bags that cost a few dollars each and fish-scale bags for fertilizers can be seen everywhere. People have tiredness and dejection on their faces, but they have to force themselves to stay awake and resist sleepiness to prevent their extremely precious things from being targeted by train pickpockets.
This carriage is the smallest one, but it can hold the most people.
Although Train 4948 is promoted under the banner of tourism, it is not only travelers who buy tickets for this train.
To put it bluntly, the performance of this train is too poor if it is only used for transportation, so it is promoted as a tourist train. This not only increases the number of passengers, but also increases revenue for the tourism industry in the Tibetan mountainous area. It is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.
A baby cried, and then the young mother hurriedly held the child in her arms to comfort him.
The child was hungry. The young mother looked at the messy surroundings, then looked at the bathroom door in the distance which showed "in use", and her eyes were filled with embarrassment.
"Can you please stop the child from crying?"
"so annoying."
"It's noisy."
Harsh voices of criticism were heard in twos and threes, and the young mother's face became even more embarrassed.
She tried to pat the baby's back to comfort him, but the baby didn't give the young mother any face and continued to cry bitterly.
The young mother had no choice but to cover her upper body with a coat and feed her child.
The coat moved a few times and almost slipped off the mother's body.
The young mother could only try her best to lift one shoulder up and hang the coat on her shoulder in a very awkward and uncomfortable posture.
The people around hesitated for a moment, subconsciously turned their heads away from the young mother, and gave her enough space.
Even so, there are people around, many people, this thing still can't be changed
The young mother lowered her head, her blushing cheeks showing an expression of shame and anger.
Baili Xin sighed softly.
This train is like a small social belt.
No matter how glamorous this train looks from the outside, once you step inside the carriage, you can still see all kinds of things in the world.
Some people live a life of drunkenness and debauchery in luxurious rooms, while others try hard to survive in crowded and narrow spaces.
People in the first-class carriage can enjoy an absolutely independent environment and service, but passengers in the last-class carriage cannot even have a private breastfeeding room.
Although it is ugly, this is reality, not a children's fairy tale world with only love and justice and princesses and princes living in beautiful castles.
The coat slid down again, and just as it was about to slide completely off the young mother's shoulders, a pair of hands gently pulled her coat.
The young mother was stunned for a moment, and then she saw a young man helping her pull her clothes. He raised his chin and looked to the other side without even looking at her.
The young mother looked embarrassed and whispered "thank you" before continuing to breastfeed.
Only after the child had drunk enough and fell asleep did the young mother tidy up her clothes and take the coat from the young man's hand.
Baili Xin smiled at the bewildered young mother, "The child is so cute, fair and clean, with a round face. You can tell at a glance that you are an excellent mother."
After saying that, he walked away.
The young mother blushed in embarrassment and looked down at her sleeping baby. The more she looked at him, the cuter he seemed to her.
When Baili Xin walked to the sixth carriage, he met the conductor who was on patrol.
It was the same two from yesterday. They probably still thought that they were the ones who were preparing to invest in me, but as soon as they saw my originally ferocious face, they immediately became gentle.
Baili Xin did not explain, but seemed to unintentionally bring up some embarrassing privacy issues of the passengers.
The flight attendant who was ferocious to other passengers immediately nodded and bowed, saying that he would correct his behavior. He was completely different from the tough guy he had just been to other passengers.
Ah.
The same rules apply even among NPCs.
No matter how many people in the last-class carriage shouted, it was not as loud as the complaint of a person in the first-class carriage. The voices of the passengers in the last-class carriage were too weak, so weak that they could hardly be heard.
And now, he is just enjoying the light of the so-called "superior", he does not dislike and resist the additional benefits brought by Dijia. Because he stands high, he has more say.
Just like now, he opened his mouth, no matter what, the embarrassment of that young mother might be reduced a little.
Baili Xin chatted with the two attendants for a few minutes before continuing to walk towards the first-class carriage.
In the fourth quarter, he met the family Zhou Guang mentioned in the luxurious restaurant. Because of Zhou Guang's detailed description, he recognized at a glance that the young man sitting by the window playing with the Rubik's Cube was the boy Zhou Guang mentioned.
The young man looked to be in his early twenties, with a short black haircut that almost reached his scalp. His skin was very white, and the color of his lips was lighter than that of ordinary people. He was about 1.5 meters tall, with very thin bones and limbs. His face looked expressionless, fragile and serious. Next to him sat a well-dressed woman who looked to be in her fifties. Her hair was black and white. Although her face had wrinkles left by the years, her skin was in good condition, her fingers were long and clean, and her posture was elegant. It was obvious that she had a good quality of life.
The woman kept whispering something to the young man, and the young man would occasionally look up to respond to the woman, but most of his attention was still on the Rubik's Cube in front of him.
Baili Xin found a seat and sat down inconspicuously, silently observing the mother and son.
Just like Zhou Guang said, the young man is very obsessed with Rubik's Cube, but his skills are average.
He seemed to have a bit of hand tremor and his hands were always weak, so it was a bit difficult for him to twist the Rubik's Cube.
Baili Xin called the waiter to order afternoon tea, and his eyes seemed to inadvertently and deliberately glanced over the young man.
His eyes only briefly passed by, and the woman who had been whispering to the young man suddenly raised her head and looked at him with sharp eyes.
Just like a mother animal madly protecting her cubs.
Baili Xin shrugged. Not only did he not retreat intimidated by the woman's gaze, but he walked to their table and sat down opposite the young man with a familiar look on his face. "I never thought that I would meet someone my age who also likes Rubik's Cube on this train."
The young man who had been playing with the Rubik's Cube raised his head. He glanced at Baili Xin, then turned his eyes away and stopped looking at him. He then asked in a low voice, "Do you like it too?"
Baili Xin: "Haha, I like it."
He took out his Rubik's Cube from his backpack and said, "Look, this is my Rubik's Cube."
After saying that, he fiddled with the Rubik's Cube a few times with the five fingers of his hand seemingly casually, and the Rubik's Cube was immediately restored.
Baili Xin dared to say that if this Rubik's Cube was not an amazing prop, he would have played it to pieces long ago.
This Rubik's Cube is the toy I play with the most when I have nothing to do. I can play with it even with my eyes closed.
The young man's eyes lit up. He hesitated for two seconds and pushed the Rubik's Cube in his hand towards Baili Xin's position. "Can you restore this?"
"Let me see," Baili Xin took the young man's Rubik's Cube in his hand and looked at the pattern. Two seconds later, he still fiddled with it a few times with one hand, and the Rubik's Cube that the young man had been unable to solve for a long time was restored by Baili Xin.
The young man finally smiled, "You are awesome."
Baili Xin returned the Rubik's Cube to the young man and said, "Practice makes perfect. There is no such thing as being good or bad. I have been playing with Rubik's Cube since I was a child. You can do it with more practice. If you want to learn, I have many tricks here."
After saying this, Baili Xin winked at the young man in a friendly manner.
The young man turned his head to look at the woman beside him, anticipation flashing in his eyes.
The woman's eyes were still somewhat wary. Her gaze was like a cold scanner, silently sizing up Baili Xin from head to toe: "Who are you? Why are you approaching us?"
Baili Xin looked quite surprised: "I am just a guest who happened to be in the same car with you. How could you think that I was approaching you on purpose? This is ridiculous."
The woman did not let down her guard and continued to ask, "Which car are you in?"
Baili Xin pointed to the front and said, "I'm in the first-class carriage A-1. What about you? Which carriage are you in?"
When the woman heard that Baili Xin was in the first-class carriage, the hostility in her eyes obviously decreased, "We are also in the first-class carriage."
Baili Xin took a step back and stood up from the chair. "The journey is boring. It's rare to meet a peer who also likes the Rubik's Cube. I thought we could become friends because of our similar interests, but it seems that I was too sentimental. In this case, I'd better leave."
After saying that, he stood up as he said, turned around and left, sitting back in his seat. He deftly turned the Rubik's Cube in his hand while holding his chin and looking at the scenery outside.
The waiter brought the cappuccino he ordered, and Baili Xin was very patient and just sat there in silence.
He looked out the window, but the clean glass reflected part of the interior scene. The scene he saw was exactly the table where the young man and his mother were sitting.
Through the reflective glass, he saw the young man whispering something to the woman beside him. The woman said a few more words to him, then she stood up and walked towards him.
"Ahem, sir, can I sit down?" The woman's voice sounded awkward.
Baili Xin frowned and looked at the woman in confusion, with rejection flashing in his eyes, but he still nodded: "Of course, this restaurant is not opened by me."
"Please forgive my rashness just now," the woman said after sitting down. She was no longer tense. "My son has caused me so much worry, so I have to be wary of all those who may pose a threat to him. He just told me that he wanted to make friends with you, which surprised me."
Baili Xin: "Why are you surprised?"
The woman lowered her voice. "Actually, my poor son suffers from autism. He is very afraid of contact with strangers and is unwilling to contact the outside world. I brought him out this time because I heard that Zangshan is very spiritual. Maybe if I take my son there to pray for blessings, my son's autism may be cured? As a mother, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will want to give it a try. Although he is autistic, he is very smart. He is only 22 years old this year and has completed his doctoral course and will graduate with a doctorate soon. His father and I are old, and we can protect him for a while, but not for a long time. I also considered letting him slowly get in touch with the outside world and lay a foundation for future work."
"After all these years, you are the first friend he has actively wanted to make friends with, so I am very surprised."
Baili Xin: "I see."
He silently glanced at the young man who was playing with a Rubik's Cube at the table next to him.
In fact, he had already guessed this from the young man's evasive eyes and unnatural pronunciation, and now he didn't feel too surprised when he heard the woman say it.
Woman: "He's taking the initiative to socialize, which is a good step. So I'd like to ask you, can you be his friend and spend some time with him in the next few days?"
"Of course." Baili Xin nodded, "I just wanted to make friends with him."
Seeing this, the woman relaxed her tense expression. "Also... because of his illness, my son is very sensitive. You must not say harsh words to irritate him. I'm worried that he will be irritated, so I may appear by your side frequently during your relationship, and even be inseparable from him."
Baili Xin hesitated for several seconds, and finally nodded in compromise under the woman's increasingly nervous gaze: "Okay."
"Thank you so much." The woman stood up with satisfaction. "I'll ask him to come over right away."
A minute later, the woman came to Baili Xin again with the pale-skinned young man.
The young man was a little nervous and restrained. With the woman's encouragement, he sat opposite Baili Xin, while the woman sat next to the young man.
"Hello." The young man still didn't look at Baili Xin, but instead focused his eyes on the Rubik's Cube in his hand, speaking without any emotion, as if he was reciting a text. "My name is Chai Li, I'm 24 years old, male, 1753 cm tall, 68 kg in weight, and I'm a doctoral student. My hobbies are Rubik's Cube and Sudoku. Nice to meet you. What's your name?"
He didn't know how long he had been memorizing this passage, but after stumbling a bit at the beginning, he finally memorized it by heart in the end.
The woman beside him showed a look of relief in her eyes, and then looked at Baili Xin expectantly.
Baili Xin paused, then said, "Hello, Chai Li, my name is Baili Xin, I'm... 20 years old, a freshman in college, nice to meet you."
Chai Li glanced at Baili Xin and quickly looked away: "So what's your hobby?"
Baili Xin thought for two seconds and replied, "The magic cube and the specimen."
Chai Li looked at Baili Xin again, lowered his head and said "Oh".
After a long silence, Chai Li raised his head again, "What specimen do you like?"
Baili Xin: "I am generally interested in insect and plant specimens. I make specimens of leaves and petals of various orders. There are many insects, such as shovels, dragonflies, stick insects, butterflies, etc. I like beautiful things, especially things that are frozen in the most beautiful moment. Butterflies are my favorite."
"What about you, Chai Li, do you like butterflies?"
After saying this, he carefully looked at Chai Li's expression.
Chai Li's expression did not change as he expected. The other party just lowered his head and thought seriously for a few seconds before nodding: "I like it. The butterfly is very beautiful."
Baili Xin glanced at the woman's face again. The woman didn't seem to be sensitive to the word "butterfly". She just looked at her son who started to communicate actively with satisfaction, without showing any guarded or surprised expression: "..."
If they had any connection to butterflies and the little girl, they would have reacted to this.
That's right.
Why is there no response
Baili Xin quickly gathered his thoughts and said, "Shall I teach you how to play with the Rubik's Cube?"
Chai Li blushed, "Okay, thank you."
They played with the Rubik's Cube for a while, and because of their common hobby, the two of them became closer.
The sky outside gradually darkened.
It was time for dinner. The door of the restaurant carriage was constantly opened and closed, and the restaurant, which originally had few people, was soon filled up.
I don’t know if it’s because Chai Li is autistic, but once he concentrates on doing something, he will be extremely focused. He has been doing it for several hours without any intention of stopping. Baili Xin can’t stand it anymore.
He was just about to find an excuse to slip away when he suddenly felt someone was watching him.
Baili Xin looked up suddenly and saw an old man in his seventies staring at him intently at the table next to him.
Baili Xin looked in the direction the man was looking. The old man did not dodge but just stared at him. There was a complicated scrutiny in his eyes that made Baili Xin a little confused.
Could it be that this old man also knows Zhao Ming
Speaking of which, Zhao Ming and his grandparents depend on each other for survival. If you calculate their ages, his grandparents are about the same age as this old man, right
Could it be that this old man is Zhao Ming’s grandfather
With a slight movement in his heart, Baili Xin put down his hand that was spinning the Rubik's Cube, "I saw someone I know, let me go say hello, I'm leaving first."
Chai Li was still a little reluctant, and asked slowly: "When will we meet next time?"
Baili Xin: "I'm in A-1. If you miss me, come find me. But there's another companion in my room. He looks a little scary, but he's a very nice person. Don't be scared. As for you, if you tell me where you are, I can also come find you."
"I'm at A-7." Chai Li hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Can you come play with me tonight? There's something I haven't learned yet."
Baili Xin raised an eyebrow: "Of course, see you tonight."
This is not good. I originally wanted to find an excuse to go to his room, but I didn't expect him to take the initiative to invite me.
After making a simple agreement with Chai Li, Baili Xin stood up, strode to the old man, and said straight to the point: "You were staring at me just now, do you know me?"
The old man had a complicated look in his eyes. He looked at Baili Xin's face, then at the Rubik's Cube in his hand. Finally, he opened his mouth and whispered tentatively, "God Xin?"
Baili Xin's eyes suddenly widened, "Li Cangshan?"
The old man scratched his head in the same way that Li Cangshan usually did, and smiled shyly: “It’s me, it’s me. I just saw that the way you played the Rubik’s Cube was just like you.”
Baili Xin's expression also became complicated: "..."
Zhou Guang and Li Cangshan, one turned into a little girl in her early teens, and the other turned into an old man in his seventies.
This is really... the difference in the world.
Li Cangshan pointed at his old face and said, "Am I weird like this?"
Baili Xin said sincerely, "Not surprising."
I have seen the young girl version of Zhou Guang, so what else could shock me
Li Cangshan: "When I got on the train, I was still wondering if I would run into you on this train, but I didn't expect to actually run into you. I'm lucky. I don't know where Zhou Guang is, God Xin, have you seen Zhou Guang?"
The lovely face of the girl appeared in Baili Xin's mind, and he nodded silently: "I saw it."
Li Cangshan's tone became joyful: "Really? Where is he? What does he look like now?"
Baili Xin licked the corner of his lips, "Well... I think it's better for him to tell you this kind of thing himself. Did you get on the train at Jingchuan Station just now?"
"Yes, that's right." Li Cangshan nodded, "I'm in the middle carriage now."
"Medium compartment?" Baili Xin was stunned. "Medium compartments are for two people, right? But the space is big enough to accommodate six people.
How many people are there besides you now? "
"Besides me, there was another middle-aged woman who looked quite quiet and didn't talk much."
Baili Xin made a plan and said, "Let Zhou Guang go to your compartment. Your compartment has upper and lower berths. Even if the ticket is checked, he can hide under your cover because of the privacy."
"Ticket check?" Li Cangshan paused for two seconds and then understood, "Zhou Guang didn't buy a ticket?"
Baili Xin: "Well, without further ado, I will take you to find him now. He should still be in the last carriage."
Li Cangshan did not hesitate, and immediately stood up and followed Baili Xin, rubbing his hands: "Let's go, let me see what Zhou Guang has become!" Recently, the transcoding has been serious, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Please move your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you