Fu Xiaoxiao looked at the things Lu Feng prepared for her, so complete that she was a bit dumbfounded. This man even got her underwear?
...How did he know her size? Is his eyesight a scanner?
Despite that, she was still touched. A stranger could give her such warmth, while in the Fu Family, all she had received for so many years was coldness.
Happily, she washed herself clean from head to toe, getting rid of the bad luck.
Putting on new pajamas, Fu Xiaoxiao lay on the bed, thinking about the free life ahead. She rolled back and forth on the bed, feeling completely comfortable.
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The next morning before dawn, Fu Xiaoxiao was woken up by a knock on the door.
Rubbing her eyes, she got dressed in a daze and opened the door to find Lu Feng standing there with breakfast.
"I bought you breakfast. We'll leave for the train station in ten minutes." Lu Feng's words made Fu Xiaoxiao feel like she was in morning drill training in the army, waking her up instantly.
"Yes, Captain Lu." Fu Xiaoxiao playfully saluted Lu Feng and then quickly slammed the door shut.
Lu Feng was about to step in, his tall nose almost getting hit by Fu Xiaoxiao's door. Luckily, his training kicked in, and he stepped back in time.
Staring at the closed door, Lu Feng scratched his nose and waited outside for her.
Five minutes later, Fu Xiaoxiao opened the door. She was back in her old clothes and had packed luggage in hand.
"Why aren't you wearing the new clothes I bought for you?" Lu Feng frowned, looking at Fu Xiaoxiao in her patched-up old clothes.
"We're about to squeeze onto a train. I can't bear to ruin the new clothes," Fu Xiaoxiao, well aware of the train conditions in the '70s, knew the new clothes couldn't withstand the jostling.
Old clothes getting ruined doesn't matter.
"Let's go." Unable to argue, Lu Feng took her belongings and led her to the train station.
On the way, Lu Feng stayed by Fu Xiaoxiao's side, demonstrating what it meant to protect someone with his body. Watching his solid and broad back, Fu Xiaoxiao's eyes shone brightly.
This was full of boyfriend material, giving him +100 points.
After much difficulty, they made it onto the train. Lu Feng followed Fu Xiaoxiao with their luggage, looking for their sleeping berth according to the seat numbers.
When they found it, they discovered their spot occupied by an old auntie.
The old auntie had her back to them, suspiciously appearing to be organizing something. Seeing someone coming, she quickly stuffed her items into her clothes.
Fu Xiaoxiao caught a glimpse of four or five items that looked like wallets.
Fu Xiaoxiao frowned and stepped forward. "Hello, Auntie, this is our seat."
The old auntie glanced back at Fu Xiaoxiao and pretended to look pitiful. "Comrade, I have a bad back. Can you let me take this seat? You're young, you can sit in mine."
After saying this, she turned back, ignoring Fu Xiaoxiao and Lu Feng.
Lu Feng frowned, setting down the luggage, and was about to step forward.
"Auntie, hello, this is our seat! Please return to yours." Fu Xiaoxiao stopped Lu Feng from stepping forward; in his green uniform, it wouldn't be appropriate.
"Oh wow, you really don't know how to respect the elderly and love the young. There are so many seats, can't you just sit anywhere? Why must you make it hard on an old bone like me?" The old auntie refused to budge, clearly not planning to give up the seat, waiting to see what Fu Xiaoxiao could do.
Fu Xiaoxiao lost her patience too. She had seen her share of unreasonable old ladies and knew the only way to deal with them was to not show politeness.
The more polite you are, the more they push their luck.
"Hey, Auntie, why are you being so sneaky over there? What's that? It looks like a man's wallet. Did you find someone else's wallet? Did any men here lose a wallet?" Fu Xiaoxiao exclaimed loudly.
The old auntie shot a fierce glare at Fu Xiaoxiao upon hearing her words.
People in the carriage heard Fu Xiaoxiao's words and quickly checked if their belongings were safe, casting evaluative glances at the old auntie.
The more they looked, the less she seemed like a good person.
"You're just spouting nonsense! I just wanted to exchange seats with you, and if not, then not! Young people these days don't know how to respect the elderly... didn't your education teach you anything? And you, in your green uniform, just standing by while your wife bullies an old lady like me!" The guilty old auntie jumped up indignantly, pointing and cursing at Fu Xiaoxiao and Lu Feng, then stormed off.
Fu Xiaoxiao tidied up the berth, arranging their things while Lu Feng gave her a thumbs-up.
"When dealing with unreasonable types like this, I'm not afraid. If you ever find it inconvenient to speak, I'll do it for you. I've got your back." Fu Xiaoxiao gave Lu Feng a playful wink with a cheeky smile.
"Okay." Lu Feng's heart skipped a beat seeing Fu Xiaoxiao's bright smile.
"Water tickets for one penny, tea tickets for two pennies, anyone wants them? Braised pork lunchbox for thirty cents each, tomato scrambled eggs lunchbox for ten cents..."
The exclusive seller's call of the green trains came, and Fu Xiaoxiao's stomach growled in response.
"Hungry? I'll go buy some food." Lu Feng, quick to hear, got up immediately to get lunch.
Fu Xiaoxiao covered her face, looking at her stomach. Why did it have to betray her by growling out loud!
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The old auntie, who just slipped away, went to another carriage and exchanged glances with a man. The two left one after the other, meeting up in the corridor.
"We're about to reach the station. Did you find a target?" the man raised an eyebrow at the old auntie, having searched several cars without finding a good target.
"I ran into someone with excellent looks, sure to fetch a good price. It's just that she has a man with her, but he left to buy food. Act quickly." The old auntie recalled Fu Xiaoxiao's face and sneered coldly.
"Alright." The two planned as it was mealtime, and many were buying lunch. They used the time Lu Feng spent queuing for lunchboxes to start their action.
Before the train reached the station and came to a slow stop, Fu Xiaoxiao looked at the station platform through the window. There were many small stalls on the platform, and those reluctant to buy a lunchbox took the opportunity to buy a corn cob.
"Wife, there you are! Come home quickly, there's still a lot of work waiting for us! Don't be stubborn, the child is still young, wait until the child grows up, alright? I'm begging you."
Suddenly, a voice sounded next to Fu Xiaoxiao's side, and a hand reached out, grabbing her wrist, trying to pull her up.
Fu Xiaoxiao looked at the man wearing a vest almost like a rag and knee-length shorts, his skin deeply tanned, cheekbones prominent, with yellow teeth and sinister eyes looking at her.
"Who's your wife?" Fu Xiaoxiao laughed angrily, shaking off the man's hand and turning to look at him.
"You..." In the moment Fu Xiaoxiao turned, her beauty stunned the man for a moment, then joy flooded his eyes.
As long as he sold her, he would get uncountable tickets.
"Of course you are! Back then, to marry you, my family gave everything they had. Your family only agreed because of that. Now you want to renege?" The man tried again to grab Fu Xiaoxiao, but she slapped his hand away.