Just by listening to Shi Xiangming's words, Xu Xiuwen could already imagine how difficult it was for them to go back home.
Perhaps guessing Xu Xiuwen's thoughts, Shi Xiangming smiled and said, "Our village is indeed quite remote. Xiuwen, you are better. Your home is in the city, which is relatively close. You can come back whenever you want."
Xu Xiuwen patted his shoulder and consoled him, "Don't worry. Our country is developing better and better. Transportation will definitely become more and more convenient in the future. Then we won't have to worry so much."
"I hope so."
The two chatted for a while.
Bai Yue'er and Shen Minyao, each dragging a suitcase, walked out of the girls' dormitory building one after the other.
Tang Weiwei followed behind the two men, but she had nothing in her hands.
As soon as Bai Yueer walked out of the dormitory, she shouted, "Okay, we're out."
Shi Xiangming walked up to Bai Yue'er naturally and wanted to help her with her suitcase.
Bai Yueer said, "Shi Xiangming, you also have a suitcase, so you don't have to help me carry it. I can carry it myself, and the suitcase is not heavy."
Shi Xiangming did not insist after hearing this.
Xu Xiuwen looked at Shen Minyao who was walking in front of him and asked in confusion: "Didn't you say you had a lot of luggage?"
Shen Minyao smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I thought about it and decided not to bring so many clothes back. I'll just leave them at school."
Xu Xiuwen nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Give me the suitcase."
As he spoke, he prepared to take the suitcase from Shen Minyao.
Shen Minyao shook her head and said, "It's okay, the box is very light, I can carry it myself."
Xu Xiuwen said no more.
Bai Yue'er, who was standing by, snorted upon seeing this.
She glared at Xu Xiuwen, "Xu Xiuwen, why did you only ask Sister Minyao and not me?"
Xu Xiuwen explained: "Because I promised her yesterday."
Bai Yue'er pouted, "It's fine if you're nice to Weiwei, but you're also so nice to Sister Minyao. You're too partial."
Xu Xiuwen was amused by her and asked back, "Helping her carry her luggage but not helping you is biased? What kind of twisted logic are you using?"
Bai Yueer snorted, "Then why don't you help me get it?"
"Brother Shi wanted to help you get it, but you said you could get it yourself. Now you blame me for not helping you get it. You said all the words by yourself."
Bai Yueer pouted, "That's because Shi Xiangming has a suitcase in his hand, and it's inconvenient for him to carry two by himself."
Xu Xiuwen glanced at Shi Xiangming and noticed that the latter's expression was not very good.
He hesitated for a moment, thinking that it was just a suitcase, not a big deal, so he said, "Since you are going home soon, I will help you with the suitcase, okay?"
Bai Yue'er immediately turned from anger to joy, pushed the suitcase in front of him, and said with a smile: "Thank you."
Xu Xiuwen took Bai Yueer's suitcase.
He turned around and said to Shen Minyao and Shi Xiangming, "It's getting late, let's go."
Chapter 225 Snowman Iceberg
Xu Xiuwen turned to look at Tang Weiwei and said with a smile: "Weiwei, you should go back. You still have to take a car tonight and stay up all night. You should sleep more during the day."
Tang Weiwei nodded, turned around and slowly walked back to the dormitory building.
Several people came to the bus stop near the school and started waiting for the bus.
After waiting for ten minutes, the bus slowly came from a distance and stopped in front of the platform.
After the car stopped, Xu Xiuwen let Shi Xiangming get in first, then the two women got in the middle, and he got in last.
After getting on the bus, it was very crowded because there were many people on the bus and many of them were carrying packages and luggage.
Xu Xiuwen couldn't even find a pull ring to grab, so he had to grab the horizontal bar handrail above.
Shi Xiangming also encountered the same embarrassment. There was no spare pull ring, and he was not tall enough to reach the horizontal handrail above.
Seeing this, Shi Xiangming could only squeeze to the edge of the seat and grab the seat back to maintain his balance.
Xu Xiuwen suddenly felt his arm sink, and when he turned around he saw Shen Minyao holding his arm as a handrail.
Bai Yue'er followed suit and also grabbed his arm.
In this state, the bus started and slowly moved forward.
The bus drove for more than half an hour and finally arrived at Jinling Railway Station.
The crowded carriage, the complex smells in the car, the car stopping and starting, and the occasional sudden brakes, it was not a pleasant experience.
The four of them looked unhappy, but no one complained.
Because this is the norm in this era.
Even more than a decade later, passengers still suffer during the morning and evening rush hours.
Nowadays, it is absolutely normal.
After getting out of the car and breathing the fresh air outside, I instantly felt more energetic.
Xu Xiuwen regretted it very much.
I shouldn't have listened to them. Why take the bus
It's just asking for trouble.
He should insist on taking a taxi. He doesn't need that little money anyway.
There were a lot of people riding on the train at Jinling Railway Station in 2006. The huge station was dark everywhere.
People of all kinds, pulling large and small bags and all kinds of luggage, came from all directions, preparing to enter the station.
You can hear accents from all over the country, and occasionally the crowing of chickens and the quacking of ducks.
Describe it in one word.
chaos!
After entering the station, stand in the lobby.
Xu Xiuwen took the initiative to say: "Let's separate here. I will accompany Shen Minyao to find her car, and you can also find your cars."
"Okay." Shi Xiangming responded.
Bai Yueer walked up to Shen Minyao and said, "Sister Minyao, I'm leaving."
"Yue'er, have a safe journey."
Then she walked up to Xu Xiuwen and whispered, "Xu Xiuwen, I'm leaving."
"Well, have a safe trip." Xu Xiuwen said the same thing as Shen Minyao.
Bai Yueer looked at him and asked softly, "Don't you have anything else to say to me?"
Xu Xiuwen looked into her eyes, then silently withdrew his gaze and said softly, "Be careful."
Hearing this, Bai Yue'er stared at him for a few seconds, then bit her lip unwillingly, then took the suitcase, turned around and followed Shi Xiangming.
Watching Bai Yue'er following Shi Xiangming further and further away, Xu Xiuwen felt a little weird.
He withdrew his gaze until the two of them were no longer visible, and turned to Shen Minyao beside him and said, "Let's go. I'll get in the car with you."
Xu Xiuwen successfully found the train that Shen Minyao was going to take.
He got on the bus with Shen Minyao, found the seat according to the number on the ticket, and put her suitcase in place.
The bus Shen Minyao was riding on was scheduled to depart at 8:20. It was only 8 o'clock now, so there were still 20 minutes before departure.
Xu Xiuwen suddenly saw various small vendors on the platform. He thought for a moment and said to Shen Minyao, "Wait for me."
Xu Xiuwen got off the train, walked to a fruit stall and bought two kilograms of apples.
In her previous life, Shen Minyao’s favorite fruit was apple.
Back in the car, Xu Xiuwen handed the fruit to Shen Minyao and said, "I bought some apples. Take them with you and eat them on the way."
Shen Minyao did not refuse. After taking the apple, she said thank you.
Xu Xiuwen checked the time and said to her, "The bus is about to leave. I'll get off first. When you get home, send me a text message to let me know you're safe."
Shen Minyao nodded and said calmly: "I understand."
Xu Xiuwen didn't know what else to say, so he just said, "Then I'm leaving. See you next year!"
Xu Xiuwen got off the train and onto the platform.
He looked at Shen Minyao in the car through the glass, waved at her, and shouted again: "See you next year!"
Shen Minyao smiled at him and said, "Okay, you should go back early too."
Xu Xiuwen waved goodbye again, then turned and left.
Shen Minyao didn't look away until she could no longer see Xu Xiuwen.
She turned her head and looked at the bag of apples on the table in front of her, her expression somewhat lost...
After leaving the train station, Xu Xiuwen took a taxi back to Jiaotong University to find Cheng Lu.