Wen Ran grinned and clapped her hands, "Alright!"
The little thing still dared to follow, off you go!
Everyone: "..."
Alright then.
All the sorrow of the farewell was thrown away by Wen Ran. At the train station, before Xiao Chenye left, he didn’t forget to threaten Gula, "Take good care of my sister."
"Don’t worry."
He turned his head to Xiao Chengguang, "And you, co back ho more often when you can."
"Got it," Xiao Chengguang laughed, "You brat, now you’re lecturing your older brother."
The train puffed black smoke as it clanked away.
Mrs. Xiao wiped her tears on the train and cald down.
The daughter was not nearby, but as long as she was doing well, it was fine.
Xiao Chenxing had cried herself tired, and Hongguo’s eyelids were drooping as they both leaned on Wen Ran’s shoulders, one on each side, and fell asleep.
"Let ."
Xiao Chenye wanted to help, but Wen Ran waved her hand, "Don’t move, everyone is tired, take a rest."
Xiao Chenye frowned, "Aren’t you tired like this? Staying still like that."
"Who told you I would stay still like this forever?"
Xiao Chenye: "?"
Looking into Wen Ran’s eyes, he felt a bit confused.
Then, with a calm expression, Wen Ran adjusted Xiao Chenxing’s sleeping posture so her head was in the crook of Wen Ran’s neck, while she rested her chin on Chenxing’s head.
She inconspicuously adjusted Hongguo’s position, making her slightly tilt to lean on Wen Ran’s knee.
The three of them, you lean on , I lean on you.
Everyone was stunned.
Who knew you could do this?
The main thing was, weren’t these two kids too easy-going, not waking up even with all the jostling.
Wen Ran half-closed her eyes, muttering, "I’ll take a nap too, Xiao Chenye, keep an eye on things, and when I wake up, I’ll take over for you."
"Alright."
Watching Wen Ran fall asleep, Mr. and Mrs. Xiao exchanged glances and smiled.
Mr. Xiao whispered, "Why don’t you lean on my shoulder and take a nap too?"
"What are you doing, at this age, aren’t you embarrassed?"
"What’s there to be embarrassed about?" Mr. Xiao was unfazed, "If you’re tired, just rest. Do you really think I don’t know?
You didn’t sleep well last night, did you?"
Mrs. Xiao felt warm inside, to be precise, half-warm.
Then they heard Mr. Xiao continue, "Tossing and turning like a big grub on a heated brick bed."
Mrs. Xiao: "...?"
Xiao Chenye: "..."
He quietly looked away, unable to bear watching the impending violent scene.
~
The group was still quite noticeable.
When Wen Ran opened her eyes, she realized everyone was awake.
Not only that, the person leaning against her had turned into Xiao Chenye.
Wen Ran instinctively wiped her mouth, confird there was no drool, and calmly asked, "Why is it you, where are those two little girls?"
"They went to the bathroom."
"Oh," Wen Ran looked around and casually asked, "Nothing happened on the train, right?"
"No," Xiao Chenye smiled helplessly, "You seem quite cautious about trains."
Wen Ran thought to herself, if you had two incidents every ti you took a train, you’d be cautious and vigilant too.
The first ti she took a train to the countryside, it almost had to restart.
Visiting relatives by train again, and it almost had to restart.
Damn, this lifeti is fated to clash with trains.
Wen Ran silently prayed in her heart, Dear Heaven above, please don’t let anything happen this ti.
She just wanted to go ho safely.
Oh dear, she’d been away for so long, she wondered how the little wolf she kept at ho was doing.
She missed it terribly.
Hongguo and Xiao Chenxing returned, Xiao Chenye glanced at Wen Ran, then obediently sat opposite.
The two little girls imdiately snuggled warmly, sandwiching Wen Ran between them.
The sun climbed high, and the chatter in the train car grew louder.
"Are you hungry?"
Mrs. Xiao rummaged through her bag, simultaneously handing a thermos to Xiao Chenye, "Go, get so water."
"Okay."
The buns were a bit cold, and Mrs. Xiao mumbled, "Eat the buns first, the stuffing is substantial, it’d be a waste not to eat it."
"Okay."
Wen Ran, with a small pickle in her mouth, asked, "Auntie, this pickle tastes authentic, is Second Sister that skilled?"
"Indeed~" Mrs. Xiao, proud, "I taught her myself. If you like it, I’ll bring so to you later."
"Sure!"
Xiao Chenye ca back with hot water, and while poring it, he reminded, "It’s crowded and ssy. If you need to use the bathroom, call or Ranran to go with you. Don’t go alone."
Mr. and Mrs. Xiao frowned, "What’s wrong? Did sothing happen?"
Wen Ran also gazed at Xiao Chenye; knowing he’s a cautious person, normally he wouldn’t say sothing so unsettling.
"No," Xiao Chenye shook his head, "I just feel uneasy."
Well...
"It’s fine," Wen Ran reassured, "In the next day or two, we just need to be a bit more alert."
Mrs. Xiao thought about it, and it made sense.
She quietly, without anyone noticing, stuffed the money and tickets she was carrying into Wen Ran’s arms.
Wen Ran: "?"
She was stunned, "Auntie?"
"You keep it, I’ll feel safer."
Wen Ran couldn’t help laughing; fine, she’d beco the safe.
After storing the money and tickets away safely, Wen Ran suddenly felt an itch at the back of her neck. Instinctively, she reached back, touched a familiar feel, and went numb.
Mrs. Xiao, anxious, asked, "What happened?"
Wen Ran, with a blank face, pulled out a little squirrel from behind her neck.
Everyone: "???"
The little squirrel, however, was calm, holding its pinecone, wrapping its tail around Wen Ran’s wrist, as if to say:
This ti, you’re thinking of throwing again?
Haha!
No way!
"Didn’t you throw it away?"
"Yeah," Wen Ran found it strange too, recalling the effort she put to toss it out.
Threw it as hard as she could.
Yet, the little thing still followed behind.
Its short legs must have been practically emitting sparks.
Mrs. Xiao exclaid, "Don’t toss it out, just keep it. This little thing ca all the way to follow you, it must be fate."
Mr. Xiao, seeing it too, felt this little squirrel was rather spiritual and added, "Yes, it won’t eat much.
Moreover, in our area, we speak of guardian spirits. This little thing looks quite like a guardian spirit, maybe that’s what it ans?"
Wen Ran: "?"
Uncle?
It’s getting more abstract.
Weasels and squirrels, similar enough?
Wen Ran sighed, accepted her fate, and flicked the little squirrel before putting it back on her shoulder.
If it wants to follow, then let it follow.
In the afternoon, Mr. Xiao and Xiao Chenye went to the bathroom. As soon as they stood up, a sketchy-looking man started shadowing them.
Wen Ran side-eyed him, watching as the three of them disappeared from view, she slowly withdrew her gaze.
Noticing the hidden watchful eyes, Wen Ran’s slightly closed eyes opened a bit.
Well~
Looks like they thought with the n gone, leaving Mrs. Xiao and the rest was easy prey.
Were they planning on making a move?
Heh~ This is going to be interesting.
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