armyinform Chapter 492 Night High-Speed Train
Chapter 492 Night High-Speed Train
Wang Yehua held the steering wheel with both hands, looking straight ahead with a tense expression. He seemed to be concentrating on driving, but in fact he had already turned on the smart driving function and paid some attention to his ears to eavesdrop on the conversation behind him.
Wang Yehua's original plan was to start the conversation with Deng Rui's professional employment prospects, and then find out about Deng Rui's personality traits. If possible, it would be best to also get to know his family background.
However, unexpectedly, a Cheng Yaojin appeared halfway through. Wang Linghua took over the topic and started chatting with Deng Rui.
Listening to the familiar conversation between the two, Wang Yehua felt very unhappy.
Although the content of their conversation was ordinary and their tone was normal, Wang Yehua was unhappy, very unhappy.
It’s like living in the old days, a county official who was wealthy but stingy would suspect that even a dog that accidentally passed by his door was coveting his property.
Having been married to Wang Yehua for more than 20 years, Wei Yunxiu could tell at a glance that there was something unusual about his awkward driving posture and roughly guess what he was thinking.
They were simply worried that the high-quality cabbages they had carefully cultivated for more than a decade would be taken away by a pig of unknown origin.
In comparison, Wei Yunxiu, the mother, didn't think too much about it.
Firstly, Deng Rui's personal conditions are not bad, he has achieved academic success, has a promising future, and his appearance and height are both above average, making him more than a good match for Wang Linghua.
Secondly, the conversation between these two people, both in content and manner, was as normal as it could be and completely within the scope of friends. There was no trace of emotional inclination at all.
However, seeing that Wang Yehua looked nervous and wanted to pack up Deng Rui and throw him out of the car, Wei Yunxiu simply interrupted their conversation to save him from worrying.
"Deng Rui, how do you feel after experiencing a semester of college life?"
"It's pretty good. I have something to do every day and learn new knowledge. It's very fulfilling."
Looking back on my first year of high school, I was faced with the same unchanging knowledge points every day. I had already memorized them by heart, but I still had to do the same exercises over and over again.
From morning to night, while eating, traveling, going to the toilet, and even before falling asleep, I am always checking myself to see if there are any errors or omissions in my knowledge.
At that time, the goal was clear and the fighting spirit was high, so there was nothing unusual. But now thinking about Deng Rui makes me feel nauseous.
Fortunately, the almost pathological efforts have paid off.
"You have something to do every day? You're only a freshman and your study load is so heavy?"
Wei Yunxiu herself has attended university, but she doesn't remember how heavy her freshman year was. Although there were many classes, the content was not difficult. Most of them were basic courses that could be understood as long as you put in some effort.
But on second thought, she went to college thirty years ago. It is normal for teaching methods to change after thirty years.
"Learning tasks..." Deng Rui thought for a moment and said, "It's heavy, but it's not heavy either. University is a free-range education. It depends on personal choice."
"You mean to say that the necessary study load for freshman year is not heavy, and you are the one putting pressure on yourself?"
A direct “yes” answer would seem too complacent, so Deng Rui said vaguely, “I guess so.”
Wei Yunxiu shifted her gaze to Wang Linghua beside her, her silent eyes seemed to be speaking.
Look at others, then look at yourself.
Wang Linghua suddenly felt uncomfortable and immediately fought back.
"Why are you looking at me? I'm busy at school! I have to memorize book after book, read case after case, and I don't have any free time at all."
"I've never seen you study at home. You lie down after eating and eat again every day. You never go out of the house. Even sows know to go out for a walk to digest their food, but you are lazier than a sow."
After listening to Wei Yunxiu's description, Deng Rui couldn't help but cast a suspicious look at Wang Linghua.
Is this still the diligent, studious, quiet and dignified Wang Linghua that we remember?
wrong.
She was quiet and dignified, and Wuxing had already dispelled her charm during their previous encounters.
This time, the impression of being studious was challenged.
Wang Linghua's face turned red, but the darkness hid it and no one noticed.
"Holidays are for rest! Have you ever seen a college student studying at home?"
Deng Rui's voice sounded at an inopportune time.
"its me!"
"I don't compare myself to non-human creatures!" Wang Linghua glared at Deng Rui fiercely and continued, "Anyway, I can handle my studies myself. You don't have to worry about it. My grades will speak for themselves."
The topic was unilaterally interrupted by Wang Linghua, but Wei Yunxiu didn't care and continued chatting with Deng Rui.
"According to my experience, there will be clubs recruiting new members within a week or two after the first day of college. Have you joined any clubs?"
"No, I'm not very interested in club activities."
Rather than spending time doing meaningless things with people he doesn’t know, Deng Rui would rather hang out in the library to improve himself.
"The club can help you expand your social circle, meet new friends, and accumulate connections. Why don't you give it a try?"
When it comes to human resources, Deng Rui thinks of Lu You and Li Yu. He lacks everything, but with these two, he really has no shortage of human resources.
“Friends are more valuable in quality than in quantity. Having three or two close friends with whom you can keep in touch and get together occasionally is enough. No matter how many friends you make, if you don’t spend time managing and maintaining them, it will all be in vain.”
"If we don't talk about friends, we can talk about dating. Which club doesn't have more girls than your Tu Mu Shang Temple?"
Deng Rui was silent.
He really didn't expect that Wei Yunxiu would change the direction of the topic with just one sentence.
And he also didn't understand why the elders he met all asked the same questions as if they were programmed.
Before the college entrance examination, people ask about grades and ideals; after the college entrance examination, people ask about schools and partners.
During the Chinese New Year, Deng Rui had to deal with wave after wave of neighbors and relatives in his hometown, and today he had to face Grandma Liang and Wei Yunxiu again.
Damn it!
"Auntie, is it really that important to find a partner?"
"I can tell from the sound of it that you are Peony, and you don't even have a girl you like."
"puff--!"
Wang Linghua quickly covered her mouth and turned to face the window.
That was a close call, I almost couldn’t hold it in!
Deng Rui was also speechless.
What happened to Mudan? I didn't eat your rice.
"Auntie, my current idea is to study hard first, get a place in graduate school, and put things like finding a partner aside for now."
"Xiao Rui, you are a college student, not a high school student. Finding a partner and studying don't conflict!" Wei Yunxiu changed her address and said patiently, "There are 24 hours in a day. I'll give you 10 hours for sleeping, 2 hours for eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, and you still have 12 hours left. You can't spend all of it studying, right? Your brain will shrink!"
Deng Rui had only heard that playing too much games would cause brain shrinkage, but had never heard that studying would cause brain shrinkage.
"If you can squeeze out an hour or two every now and then, and participate in more school activities to show yourself, it won't be hard to find a partner with your appearance."
Deng Rui opened his mouth to say something, but Wei Yunxiu blocked his mouth again.
"Are you saying that you are still young and can take your time to find a partner and there is no need to rush? Wrong, absolutely wrong! I have been through this, I know very well and understand your thoughts. But do you know that after entering college, time will pass very quickly, just like pressing the fast-forward button when watching a movie, you will be immersed in your own world and cannot extricate yourself. When you come to your senses, you have already graduated and entered the society. When you go out into the society and look for a partner, no one will talk to you about feelings, only cars, houses, household registration and savings."
Deng Rui had thousands of words in his mind, which finally came together into one sentence.
"Okay, Auntie, I understand."
Wei Yunxiu likes obedient juniors, and she began to talk about her past when she was in college.
Every morning they have to punch in for a morning run, go in groups to the artificial lake to practice spoken English, paste celebrity posters on the bed boards and walls, turn off the lights and light candles to tell ghost stories at night, play song albums on CD players or recorders, use alcohol stoves to cook noodles to improve meals, etc.
Wang Linghua was not interested in listening. It was because she had heard it too many times at home. Every now and then she could hear Wang Yehua and Wei Yunxiu reminiscing about the glorious past at the dinner table.
Deng Rui was quite interested. Compared with Wang Linghua who was born into an educated family, none of the elders around him had ever attended college. All of them dropped out of junior high school and high school and went out to work. They all talked about the hardship of life and the difficulties in society, which was boring to hear.
Before they knew it, the group arrived at the high-speed rail station.
Deng Rui and Wang Linghua got out of the car one after the other and picked up their luggage.
Wang Linghua pulled the shoulder strap of her backpack and said, "Dad, Mom, I'm leaving. I'll send you a message when I get there."
"Okay, go ahead!" Wei Yunxiu said with a smile.
"Be careful on the road." Wang Yehua reminded.
"You should say this to the high-speed train driver." Wang Linghua complained and turned away.
Deng Rui nodded to the two elders, turned around and quickly followed.
Wei Yunxiu looked at the two people's backs as they walked away and said, "Deng Rui is such a likable guy!"
Wang Yehua frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "He looks average, is introverted, and speaks in a pretentious manner. I don't see how anyone would like him."
"Heh, you narrow-minded man, I can't talk to you."
……
Inside the high-speed railway station.
Deng Rui and Wang Linghua swiped their ID cards, went through security check, and walked slowly towards the entrance.
"You didn't take what my mother said seriously, did you?" Wang Linghua said.
"What do you mean?"
"Pretending?" Wang Linghua raised her arm and said, "Do you believe I can give you an elbow?"
This woman is really not cute at all.
"Actually, your mom is right. People in society carry the burden of life on their shoulders, focus on reality, and have little free time. Finding a partner is more like finding someone who is not annoying and can live together than dating. College students are at the end of adolescence. They have passion, aspirations, and time. It is best for them to find a partner and date."
"So, you are ready to find a partner? Who is your target? Which school is he from? What does he look like? Do you need me to give you some advice?" Wang Linghua's eyes lit up and her tone was a little excited.
"You're overthinking it." Deng Rui glanced at Wang Linghua calmly and said, "I just agree with your mother's point of view, but it doesn't mean I will do what she says. Besides, with my conditions and major, even if I have a boyfriend, I will probably break up with him by the time I graduate. So why would I have a boyfriend?"
"Oh, don't be so pessimistic!" Wang Linghua patted Deng Rui on the shoulder and comforted him, "Maybe you'll meet a wealthy woman who understands your inner self, doesn't care about your material conditions, and is also very wealthy?"
"You dare to say it, I dare not even dream about it."
“Life is wonderful because of dreams!”
While talking, the two found the ticket gate.
Looking at the electronic screen above, it showed that there were still fifteen minutes before ticket checking began, which was just the right time.
Wang Linghua looked left and right, then stuffed the suitcase handle into Deng Rui's hand and said without hesitation, "Wait here, I'll go buy some food."
"Hurry up and don't be gone too long."
Wang Linghua walked four or five steps, then turned back and asked, "What do you want to eat?"
"I don't eat it, just buy your own."
The prices in the high-speed rail station are ridiculously expensive, and Deng Rui never even bothers to look at them.
Ten minutes later, the broadcast announced that ticket checking was about to begin, and three neat rows of queues immediately formed in front of the ticket gate.
Deng Rui stood in an open space nearby and was not in a hurry to queue. Anyway, the departure time and passenger seats were fixed, so there was no difference between queuing early or late. If he queued late, he wouldn't have to squeeze with the others.
After a while, the ticket gate officially started checking tickets.
Wang Linghua came back on time, holding two bags in her hands and cursing.
"What the hell! I just bought some milk and bread, but they charged me 70 yuan. They are such a beast!"
Deng Rui raised his eyebrows, feeling very curious.
Oh, it turns out pretty girls can also swear!
Learned a lot.
Deng Rui pushed the suitcase in front of Wang Linghua without saying a word to avoid getting angry.
Wang Linghua didn't take it, but handed one of the two bags to Deng Rui and said, "I'll treat you to a meal, and you help me with my luggage."
Fine!
Those who take people have short hands and eat people with soft mouths.
Deng Rui took the bag, dragged two suitcases, followed Wang Linghua, and lined up at the end of the line.
"By the way, how did you come up with the idea of buying a night high-speed rail ticket?" Wang Linghua asked curiously.
Deng Rui looked at the ticket gate ahead, and it seemed that this would speed up the ticket checking process. "The reason is very simple. Daytime is precious and I don't want to waste it on the road."
Wang Linghua gave a thumbs up and said sincerely: "I admire you. You are a true master of time management."
After a while, the two passed the ticket check and walked to the platform downstairs.
A train like a long dragon has been waiting on the railway for passengers.
The two followed the numbers on the yellow line along the edge of the platform, looking for the corresponding carriage.
As they walked, Wang Linghua was surprised to find that the windows on the carriage were actually divided into two layers, upper and lower.
Could it be that the night high-speed trains are divided into layers?
With doubts, Wang Linghua walked into the carriage. The bathroom was right in front of her. After turning a corner, there were two sinks on the right, connected to the water heater.
Going further in, there is a straight aisle with two rows of upper and lower berths on the left and right.
Wang Linghua had seen a sleeper car on the screen before, but it was a small private room with four beds, which was very different from the sleeper car she saw before her.
The beds are arranged in a staggered manner, with the end of the front bunk at the head of the back bunk, which feels a bit crowded.
Almost in the middle of the carriage, Wang Linghua found the corresponding number on her ticket. Looking at the number, she was on the upper bunk.
Wang Linghua stood on tiptoe to look at the bed above. The sleeping side was close to the corridor. There was a small table on the window side of the bed for placing items. The foot of the bed was cut off by the next bed by nearly two-thirds, so she would probably have to sleep at an angle.
After figuring out her sleeping position, Wang Linghua looked around and said, "It seems we have nowhere to put our suitcases."
Deng Rui said nothing, but just put down his suitcase, pushed it under the bed, and kicked it again.
Wang Linghua felt as if her face was slapped invisibly, and it was burning.
"This is my first time riding a sleeper berth. Is there anything I should be aware of?"
Deng Rui checked his bed and replied, "Wear an eye mask if you have one, wear earplugs if you have them, and try not to affect others. That's all."
“What if someone else influences me?”
"Just bear with it and consider it bad luck."
"I regret going to the capital with you."
"late."
(End of this chapter)