Chapter 538
Chapter 538: Chapter 529: Kind Heart Chapter 538: Chapter 529: Kind Heart The train was still moving forward, and Tang Yuxin was still seated cross-legged on her own luggage, flipping through the book and passing the time.
However, just as half an hour had passed, the train’s announcement system suddenly buzzed into action again.
It turned out that the train ahead had some issues, necessitating their train to halt at the next station.
Just halt.
For how long?
Tang Yuxin held her head in her hands; somewhat frustrated.
She had traveled by train for so many years, yet this was her first time encountering a hold-up.
And once stopped, how long before they could continue?
One hour, two hours, or even longer?
She honestly couldn’t afford to wait.
Every day wasted meant a day less at home.
But regardless of her willingness, or that of the other passengers, the train eventually ended up stopping at the station up ahead.
Most of the passengers stayed onboard, probably hoping that the train would start moving again soon.
Tang Yuxin knew this was unlikely and suspected the delay might last an entire day.
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At this point, people onboard started to disembark, grumbling about their own luggage.
Tang Yuxin thought for a moment – perhaps she should change her plan?
She could take a bus back home; it would save her some time.
And she knew this station – she could take a bus from here and travel overnight.
The next day, she could change to another vehicle, and by midday, she should be able to reach Qing’an.
With fewer and fewer people on the train, Tang Yuxin picked up her suitcase and finally decided to return home by bus.
Once she disembarked, she toted her suitcase to the bus station across the street, purchased her bus ticket, and waited to board.
While she was seated on a bench, waiting for her bus, she spotted a store selling various wares.
Carrying her suitcase, she bought two pots of instant noodles, more than enough for her journey.
Yet, for some reason, she felt compelled to buy more.
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She selected a few more packages and stowed them in her suitcase.
After making her purchases, she returned to her seat on the bench, carrying her suitcase with her.
She retrieved her book from her bag, laid it on her lap, and began reading.
“Miss, would you like to buy a packed meal?”
She heard a voice next to her.
She looked up to see a thin woman standing in front of her.
The woman’s clothes were old but clean, and on the woman’s back was a child.
“Miss, would you like a packed meal?”
The woman held in her hand a packaged meal.
“I made it myself.
It’s very clean, I washed the vegetables several times, not a bug in sight.
Five dollars, there’s meat and vegetables included, it’s not expensive.”
Tang Yuxin had not initially wanted to buy one, but in the end, she took it.
She handed the woman five dollars.
“Thank you,” the woman accepted the money, clenching it tightly.
She looked back at her child and smiled before turning to leave.
“Wait,” Tang Yuxin suddenly called her back.
The woman paused uneasily, probably fearing that Tang Yuxin wanted to return the meal.
After all, it might have been the first meal she sold that day.
“How many more do you have?”
Tang Yuxin asked, suddenly feeling a pang of sympathy.
It was cold outside – the adults could bear it, but the child must have been freezing.
“I have nine more.”
The woman was carrying ten meals.
No one had bought any, and Tang Yuxin was her first customer, kick-starting her business.
“Give them all to me,” Tang Yuxin took out fifty dollars from her purse.
The woman intended to give her five dollars as change, but Tang Yuxin declined.
The woman came over quickly, taking out the rest of the meals from her bag.
Tang Yuxin looked at the ten packed meals and ten bottles of mineral water in front of her.
She had impulsively bought all the meals and bottles of water.
She thought, being kind-hearted in this day and age is quite difficult.
Being a good person would probably leave her stuffed to death.
Nevertheless, she picked up a meal and began to eat.
Once she opened it, her eyes lit up.
Although it seemed ordinary, the content was plentiful.
The rice was white and aromatic, the vegetables were good, there were scrambled eggs with wood ear mushrooms, stir-fried shredded potatoes and garlic sprouts, and a small yellow croaker.
Although the croaker didn’t have much meat, the color combination was quite appealing.
She quickly finished the meal.
She was full, with nine more packed meals left.
What should she do?
Discard them?
That was not an option.
The Tang family tradition had always been not to waste food.
She decided to bring them all with her.
She opened her suitcase and packed the meals and the bottles of water.
The suitcase was now tightly packed.
After she packed the suitcase, the coach bus had arrived.
She loaded her suitcase onto the bus.
Originally, she wanted to place it in the overhead rack but after adding a few bottles of water, it was too heavy for her to lift.
Hence, she had to place it at her feet.
She nudged the suitcase and thought, it would be enough space, just need to endure it.
There weren’t many people on the bus, a fact she appreciated since it meant she could choose a different seat.
However, things did not go as she wished.
In a short while, there were numerous footsteps outside, followed by a swarm of people boarding the bus.
Among these people, the two who shoved hardest to get on were familiar – they were the two women with red suitcases who had sat opposite her on the train.
The two women flung their luggage onto the rack and plopped down in the seats, directly opposite Tang Yuxin.
Tang Yuxin rolled her eyes secretly; just as she had feared.
The two women also sneered, murmuring something unpleasant.
Soon, the coach bus was nearly full, and outside, there was a still crowd.
Tang Yuxin overheard some passengers mentioning that the train would not leave until tomorrow morning.
So, those who couldn’t wait chose to take this bus instead, which made it suddenly very popular.
The bus started moving.
Just then, as it turned a corner, a red suitcase on the overhead rack fell down, aiming straight for Tang Yuxin’s head.
Tang Yuxin instinctively raised her arm to protect her head, but the suitcase still hit her, dazing her momentarily.
One of the two women – the one with short hair – got up reluctantly to pick up her suitcase from the floor, dusted off the dirt, and without even checking if Tang Yuxin, the victim of her fallen suitcase, was alright, or uttering a single word of apology, sat back down.