Chapter 67: Chapter 66: She Can Finally Go Ho!
Then, Gu Qiaoqiao stood up and whispered, “Last night, I carved two pendants for Great Grandfather and Grandma, let go get them.”
As she said this, Gu Qiaoqiao returned to her room, leaving the Qin Family mbers exchanging glances, as this was unexpected to them.
Gu Qiaoqiao quickly ca back out and handed two pendants etched with peace Buddha pendants to Grandma Qin, “Grandma, wearing this peace Buddha on your body is very beneficial to your health, you have to believe …”
“I trust Qiaoqiao the most, I’ll wear it right away.”
As she said it, Grandma Qin imdiately put it around her neck, smiling at Gu Qiaoqiao with extre tenderness.
After all, we are family, so too many thanks might rather make things awkward.
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While eating, the TV news was broadcasting a report stating that through the combined efforts of the military and police, a major criminal gang colluding with foreign forces had been completely wiped out …”
Gu Qiaoqiao instinctively glanced at Qin Yize, who was eating silently with a bowed head and a asured pace, thinking to herself, he must have been involved in this.
Normally, when she sneaked glances at Qin Yize, he pretended not to notice, but she hadn’t expected that he would suddenly lock eyes with Gu Qiaoqiao, a flicker of cold light in his starry eyes as if he knew she had guessed it, but also as if he didn’t want her to speak of it.
His look was a warning.
Gu Qiaoqiao glared back at him hard, thinking how carefree she must be to ddle in his business.
His affairs had nothing to do with her at all.
Overthinking!
After a brief exchange of glances, Qin Yize slowly averted his gaze, acting as though nothing had happened, and continued eating his al.
Grandma Qin, unaware of this, prattled on, telling Gu Qiaoqiao that when she goes to the North, if there’s anything she lacks, she must call ho.
The weather there is cold, so you must be sure to keep warm, and so necessities had already been sent ahead. When leaving, there’s no need to take too many things.
And so on … and so on …
Listening to her made Gu Qiaoqiao feel a warm fuzziness inside.
As Grandma Qin, in dealing with Gu Qiaoqiao, whether in the past life or this one, she had done very well indeed.
Gu Qiaoqiao felt gratitude, and if possible, even if they were to divorce, she didn’t want to beco strangers with Grandma Qin.
anwhile, Shen Manru was sitting beside Qin Yize, speaking softly.
Her earnestness made Qin Yize’s expression soften as he listened intently.
But Qin Xuan was unconcerned with such matters, a true man’s ambition lies far and wide. Since he chose this path, and since he felt his deeds were aningful, he had to stand tall and keep going.
So, at that mont, Qin Xuan was holding a magnifying glass, admiring the peace charm that Gu Qiaoqiao had given to Great Grandfather, his eyes filled with wonder.
When he returned to his room, Qin Yize looked at Gu Qiaoqiao with a hint of apology and said, “I switched our sleeping berth tickets with a classmate’s elderly parents. They’re of advanced age and in poor health, and I worried they wouldn’t be able to endure a day and a night in a hard seat.”
At that ti, sleeping berth tickets were hard to co by.
And they were from the starting station at the Imperial Capital.
Gu Qiaoqiao thought, going back in ti, many things still changed.
She saved Luo Zhenyu, Bai Yun and Ning Yuli were still detained and hadn’t been released, Brother Hao’s KTV was shut down, and a major criminal gang was captured …
In her previous life, they had taken a sleeper directly to the North, and even with transfers, they had still been in sleepers.
There were no classmates’ parents involved.
Gu Qiaoqiao, while drying her hair, said indifferently, “It’s alright, anyway, I have to take a coach after getting off the train …”
Because it had been arranged in advance, Gu Qiaoqiao’s ticket was to the final destination.
And Qin Yize naturally had to take another train to the frontier.
The conditions there were harsh, with winters seeing temperatures below forty degrees Celsius, a very short frost-free period, and throughout the year, apart from cabbage and potatoes, there was nothing but pickled cabbage and potatoes.
It was the North of the North, a land of extre cold used in ancient tis to exile prisoners.
In her last life, because of Qin Yize, she had accepted her fate sweetly. However, this life, she certainly wouldn’t go there again.
Qin Yize’s gaze swept towards the two travel bags that had already been packed, raised his eyebrows imperceptibly, and stopped talking. Instead, he moved to the already prepared sofa.
A night without words.
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The train station of the Imperial Capital was overcrowded with bustling people.
Departures always bring a sense of lancholy.
Qin Xiaoyu held her older brother and cried, Shen Manru’s tears also circled in her eyes, but Qin Xuan was sowhat impatient, waving his hand, signaling Xiao Yu and his wife not to delay the ticket check.
In the hard-seat carriage, Qin Yize put the three travel bags on the overhead rack. Then, glancing around the carriage with a frown, he took his seat as well.
Gu Qiaoqiao felt like she hadn’t taken a train in many years.
At this ti, most were green trains, slow, stopping at every station.
Plus, the heating was bad—the carriage was not only cold but also filled with all kinds of slls.
Pungent enough to make one feel faint.
Gu Qiaoqiao buried both her mouth and nose into her large scarf.
Their seats were benches; Gu Qiaoqiao sat in the middle, next to a middle-aged woman, while the person across was a woman wearing an old, slightly faded military coat and a mask, seeming to be asleep; beside her was a middle-aged man and an elderly lady.
Qin Yize, wearing a black woolen coat, stood with a straight silhouette and picturesque features, like a dashing young noble, seemingly out of place in this carriage.
Many people stole glances at him.
But Qin Yize looked indifferent, as if he was already accustod to such attention.
In the year 1986 in New Nation, a portion of the population had started to get rich; many cities saw the ergence of ten-thousand-yuan households and private entrepreneurs.
However, on the streets of the Imperial Capital, especially in the West District, the living conditions of people were quite good, so it looked prosperous and harmonious.
But when you were on a train, looking at the many ordinary folks from all corners of the land, you would realize that there were still many who led austere lives.
And there were also many people who didn’t even know what a train was.
This was the inevitable law of the tis’ developnt, and in the future, it would get better and better.
With the train whistle’s long blare, the train slowly began to move.
Watching the Imperial Capital’s buildings streak past the window, a layer of moisture hazed Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyes.
She could finally go ho!
It was already one in the afternoon. Having boarded the train after lunch, Gu Qiaoqiao, after the initial rush of emotions, felt sleepy.
Unconsciously, Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyes slowly closed.
Then, amidst a drowsy haze, she found her head leaning against Qin Yize’s shoulder.
Qin Yize’s body stiffened for a mont.
He put down the book in his hand and glanced sideways at the little woman resting on his shoulder.
Her eyelashes were very long, with a slight curve, as if touched by a speck of water light.
They resembled dew on grass blades in the early morning.
Being close, a faint fragrance wafted next to him.
The atmosphere at this mont was cozier than it had ever been since the two had t.
The two hadn’t spoken since they got on the train, but Qin Yize still noticed her excited and delighted expression.
Going ho naturally made one happy.
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