Chapter 634
Chapter 634: Chapter 626 Exchange Chapter 634: Chapter 626 Exchange Anyway, Tang Yuxin had eaten plenty of instant noodles.
In her previous life, when she was in college, nearly half a semester was spent eating instant noodles.
However, despite all the packets she had consumed, she never once had beef flavor, nor had she ever tasted the spare rib kind.
“We’re here,” Gu Ning opened the compartment door and let Tang Yuxin in.
Feeling happy, Tang Yuxin kicked off her shoes and sprawled across Gu Ning’s bunk.
This was the most comfortable and safest way to sleep, and when it got dark, she would climb back to her own bunk.
But until then, there were still several hours to go before nightfall.
Entertainment options were indeed limited on the train, and even mobile phones only offered the most basic of games.
Playing for a while became boring, and extended playing would make you feel nauseous.
Gu Ning had brought her a few books, nothing profound, as Tang Yuxin wasn’t interested in anything too deep.
He only brought her some easy-to-understand novels.
Lying back, Tang Yuxin flipped through the novels, and Gu Ning’s taste proved to be pretty good.
These novels were exactly what young girls liked the most: romance, time-travel themes and the like, with four short stories per book, set in both ancient and modern times, penned by different authors.
Of course, all were very engrossing.
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Gu Ning had brought her three books in total, enough to last her several days.
It was likely that she wouldn’t finish all three before returning home and taking the train back again.
By now, they had been on the train for several hours, yet Tang Yuxin hadn’t even finished one-third of a short story.
Her focus was intense during surgery, but when it came to reading these novels, she took them as nothing more than entertainment.
So she always read in fits and starts, snacking, daydreaming, zoning out, indulging in wild thoughts, and then sleeping.
It must be said that sometimes the books Gu Ning brought along had a considerable sleep-inducing effect.
Putting the book down, Tang Yuxin felt the onset of drowsiness again.
She rubbed her eyes and rolled over, and with Gu Ning there on the bunk, she felt free to toss and turn however she wished.
She rested her face against Gu Ning’s back and quickly fell asleep.
Naturally, she was without any guard up because she knew that many people in the world might deceive her, but Gu Ning would not.
As she was sleeping in a daze, she heard some noisy arguing.
What’s all this noise?
Tang Yuxin opened her eyes and rubbed them.
Gu Ning was no longer there; rather, he was standing at the door, and the clamor was coming from outside.
This was a sleeper compartment, the equivalent of the train’s VIP section.
People without tickets couldn’t possibly enter, much less make a ruckus.
She put on her shoes and ran over, then stood on tiptoe to peer outside from over Gu Ning’s shoulder.
“Excuse me, sir, we have children with us.
Could you let us have your sleeping berths?”
A woman holding what seemed to be an infant was pleading.
Although she spoke with a requesting tone, her face conveyed an uncomfortable sense of entitlement.
“Yes,” chimed in another well-dressed elderly lady, “you’ve been sitting for several stops already, how about we buy your tickets at full price?”
Sleeper tickets are expensive, nearly several times the cost of hard seats.
Starting their offer at full price meant they were willing to pay extra.
If there had been tickets available, they wouldn’t be begging others here.
The discomfort of hard seats was unthinkable for them.
How could they possibly consider sitting there?
They had inquired around, and everything was full, even hard seats were now impossible to get.
However, somebody had reserved an entire sleeper compartment.
Though sleeper tickets were more expensive, under the circumstances, adults could cope but a child couldn’t be subjected to such discomfort.
They had come here intending to persuade the occupants to give up their berths for them.
There were four berths and four of them, which worked out perfectly.
Paying extra for the tickets was the only option.
After all, they still had a day and a night to go before they reached their destination.
Sleeper berths would make the journey bearable, but traveling in hard seats could leave them falling apart upon arrival, with the child likely to end up in tears as well.
“Right,” continued the woman, “you’ve ridden for so long and now we’re offering full price.
It’s as if you’ve had some free train rides.
What a bargain that would be.”
But they were only hard seats, weren’t they?
Young people shouldn’t mind hard seats.
The young should respect their elders and love the children, so they ought to give up the sleeper compartment to them.
Gu Ning stood at the door, his tall frame blocking the entire entrance to the sleeper compartment, preventing anyone from entering.
The standoff between the two parties had lasted quite some time, and whether old or young, they were all tired.
The young one drooled in his sleep, while the old were weak and kept glancing inside at the rather nice blankets that seemed soft and clean.
They were more than satisfied with the sleeper compartment, and their child could get a good night’s rest.
As for the elderly, with their aching arms and legs, hard seats were seriously uncomfortable.
So what if they spent more money?
They could afford it.
“Move aside and let us in,” the woman said.
Standing was making her legs and feet numb.
She hadn’t rested properly before boarding the train, and holding her child was exhausting.
She had barely enough energy to speak.
Why wouldn’t the man move after they had pleaded so much?
Was he mute or deaf?
He was being so uncooperative.
“Sorry,” Gu Ning said, casting a brief glance over the family of four.
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He wouldn’t switch berths because they had a sick passenger with them.
He had booked the entire sleeper compartment for Tang Yuxin.
Even sleeping on a sleeper wasn’t entirely comfortable for her, as she would involuntarily get muscle cramps in her legs occasionally.
Therefore, no matter what, he would absolutely not exchange or give up the sleeper berths.
The woman felt much better hearing that apology—it sounded like he was making amends.
No need for that, she didn’t care for such formalities; she just wanted to get in and rest.
Ideally, they should give up the place to them immediately and without any need for compensation, given that people were supposed to respect the elderly and cherish the youth, right?
As she said this, she tried to enter with her child but was blocked by Gu Ning once more.
“Get out of the way,” she demanded.
The woman became agitated, her tone sharp, “Is it just money you want?”