Chapter 53 The Train (Part 1)

  "Haha!" Old Liu chuckled and said, "There's such an idea. Little Chu seems to have a good temperament, and he has a high talent in the antique business. Moreover, it appears that his fondness for antiques is genuine today. Such a good seedling is now quite rare."

  "Xiao Shu, you also know the personalities of your two senior brothers. One only knows how to make money, and the other only knows how to study in museums. I don't like these two kinds of personalities, but Xiao Chu temporarily seems to have combined the strengths of both, which is what I appreciate most."

  "Xiao Shu, like this, you go ask someone to help me investigate Xiao Chu's background, and then take a look at his behavior afterwards. If it's really as he has shown, I'll forgive him three times, and then I'll accept him as my last disciple."

  "Xiao Chen, it seems that Old Liu has a high opinion of you. You must make a good impression. If you can become his disciple, I, Uncle Wu, will also gain face." Uncle Wu said excitedly in the car.

  Chu Chen scratched his head, looking a bit embarrassed, and said: "Uncle Wu, this matter is still uncertain, don't get your hopes up too high. I won't think about it too much either, just live life as usual."

  Wu Shu patted his shoulder and sighed, "Xiao Chuan, your attitude is still good. Today I almost ruined your big deal. Thinking about it now, I feel like I shouldn't have."

  "Wu Shu, don't think too much about it, you're just worried about me, aren't you?"

  Then he immediately changed the subject and said, "Uncle Wu, there's something else I want to tell you. The other day, I promised a friend that we would go to Xijing to dig up an old house, and we're leaving tomorrow."

  "This line of work, such things are very common, Wu Shu didn't think it was unusual, just reminded: "Xiao Chuan, when the time comes to pay attention to safety, keep your eyes wide open when digging up the house, be careful not to encounter landmines, I'll help you take care of it at home."

  Time passed quickly, and before he knew it, it was already the afternoon of the second day. Chu Chen packed up his luggage, went to help the two children buy some snacks and toys, and prepared to set off.

  Zhou Wenping's train was almost half past midnight, Chu Chen checked online before leaving and found that from Beijing to Xi'an it would take about 20 hours. They arrived just in time for dinner. There were eight people in their group, two children didn't need tickets, Zhou Wenping pulled some strings and managed to book a whole sleeper car, which was convenient.

  When Chu Chen arrived at the Beijing Railway Station, Zhou Wenping and his family were already waiting for him at the agreed place.

  After Chu Chen and they greeted each other, he took out the toys that had been prepared in advance, and the two children were also overjoyed.

  "Xiao Chen, you're really something. Every time we meet, you buy them this and that, now your status in my family is even higher than mine as the father." Zhou Wenping joked.

  Zhou Shu saw this and also smiled: "Xiao Chuan, I see you like children so much, shouldn't your personal issues be solved too? In our countryside, at your age, it's already the time for matchmaking, and there are many kids who can help with household chores."

  Chu Chen scratched his head somewhat embarrassed: "It's still too early for this matter, I'm only 21, let's talk about it after two years."

  Zhou Shu nodded after hearing this and tapped him on the head: "It's not early now, in this era it's not like our time, after matchmaking if you don't get married soon both families will rush you to get married. Look at many people nowadays, they all want to date for one or two years, by the time you're done with that, you'll be 25 or 26 when you get married, that's really a late marriage."

  Zhou Wenping nodded repeatedly on the other side and took over, "My wife is right. Look at Guo Tong's girlfriend this time, she even brought a classmate over. I heard that she's quite pretty. You should take the opportunity to get to know her together."

  Chu Chen heard this and waved his hand repeatedly: "Let's just forget about it."

  Zhou Shu saw this and advised him, "Xiao Chuan, I'm going to criticize you now. When there's an opportunity, you should take it. You're so honest and simple, won't others come chasing after you? Or do you already have someone in mind?"

  "This..."

  Zhou Shu happened to accidentally hit Chu Chen's sore spot, and he was now awkwardly scratching his head, stuttering.

  Zhou Wenping and his wife saw this, what else didn't they understand? Laughing and patting Chu Chen's shoulder, they said: "Good, you little scamp, having a crush on someone without saying it out loud, should you be punished or not?"

  "Penalty! Penalty!"

  The two little ones on one side also shouted and jumped after hearing this.

  Zhou Wenping saw this and scolded with a smile: "You two go play on one side, adults are talking don't interrupt, besides do you know what an object is?"

  Zhou Wenhui pouted: "What's there to know about a boyfriend that isn't shown on TV? All the kissing scenes are between boyfriends and girlfriends. I even saw you and Mom kissing last time I was with Xiaocong."

  Zhou Wenping and Zhou Shu heard this, both of them were embarrassed to the extreme. Zhou Shu's face was thin-skinned, and she was so ashamed that her whole face turned bright red. Chu Chen saw this and couldn't help but laugh secretly, but he also felt a bit awkward, so he helped them out by saying:

  "It's not that I intentionally kept it from you, but the truth is, we haven't even gotten to the point of discussing our relationship yet. She's still studying abroad and won't be back until next year. If we're really serious about each other by then, I'll bring her over for you all to meet."

  "So that's how it is, alright then, don't forget when the time comes, or you'll be in for a surprise."

  After joking around, Zhou Wenping looked at the time and frowned, saying: "This Guo Dong is really something, it's less than an hour before the train departs, how come there's still no sign of him?"

  "I guess he's going to pick up his girlfriend and that classmate, so it's a bit late. Ah, they've arrived." Just as Chu Chen took over Zhou Wenping's words, he saw Li Guodong hurrying over with two girls not far away.

  When Li Guodong ran to their front, panting and explaining: "Brothers, I'm really sorry, there was a car accident on the road, it's congested."

  "Alright, have a drink of water, anyway there's still some time left." Chu Chen saw their sweaty faces and took out three bottles of mineral water, handing one to each of them. Taking this opportunity, he carefully observed the appearance of the two girls.

  Two girls, both about 1.65 meters tall, look pretty good. The girl on the left has a good figure, with round facial features that make her look very cute. And the one on the right, her appearance is particularly eye-catching.

  The girl had fair and delicate skin, slender eyebrows, a pair of eyes like "double pupils cutting water", a slightly raised nose bridge, red lips and white teeth. With her head covered in a thick, dark brown hair, and the calm demeanor she showed when receiving the water earlier, she looked just like a noble lady.

  It must be said that this girl's temperament is the noblest and most elegant among all the girls Chu Chen has met. As for her appearance, she and Wu Ke and Li Bei can be said to have their own unique charm, so Chu Chen was only shocked by her temperament for a moment, and then politely greeted her before walking back to Zhou Wenping's side.

  After Li Guodong and others rested for a while, Zhou Wenping smiled at him and said, "How about it? Are you going to introduce us?"

  Li Guodong heard this and slapped his forehead: "Ah, I was in a rush just now and forgot. Let me introduce the next part to everyone."

  "This is my friend, Wen Yuting." Li Guodong said, pointing at that lovely girl.

  "Also, this is a friend of mine's classmate, Chu Yulan." Needless to say, this girl was the one with the stunning looks and tall stature.

  Later, Li Guodong introduced the two girls to Chu Chen and others. When he introduced Chu Chen, Chu Chen felt that Chu Yulan's eyes had a strange feeling when looking at him.

  After the introduction, everyone became slightly familiar with each other. Since it was getting late, they immediately picked up their big and small bags and entered the train station. At this time, the ticket gates were already being checked at the entrance. After a flurry of activity, everyone safely boarded the train and settled in. Then, everyone started chatting and laughing together.

  The train set off in the late afternoon. It was the first time for the two children to take a train since they could remember, and they were so excited that they jumped up and down and shouted with glee.

  On the other hand, Chu Yulan and the others chatted with Zhou Shu about everything under the sun, and before long, they were talking intimately without any reserve. Later, Chu Yulan took out two toys, and in no time, she was getting along famously with the two kids. Seeing this, the three men were speechless. As Zhou Wenping put it, "The willpower of our comrades is really too weak."

  "Guo Dong, tell me, how did you get to know our little Wen?" Zhou Shu asked with a smile.

  Li Guodong said with some embarrassment: "Nothing much, just that when Yuting first entered the school, I helped her carry her luggage once, and then we got to know each other."

  Chu Chen heard the words and laughed exaggeratedly: "Oh ~ no wonder I heard Guo Zhuang, your roommate, say before that it's called 'anti-fire anti-theft anti-teacher brother', it turns out it was meant to be here!"

  And Chu Chen's teasing also made everyone in the carriage burst out laughing.

  Li Guodong saw this and laughed scoldingly: "You little stinker, Yu Ting and I are mutually in love, okay? But when you say it, it feels like I'm some kind of big thief."

  "Haha, I didn't say that, it's what you thought." After saying that, Chu Chen slyly blinked his eyes.

  Li Guodong heard him say that, and the two of them started to tussle. After a while, Zhou Wenping stopped them and said: "Xiao Chuan, Guodong, you both have had romantic experiences, and your ages are about the same, so it's just right for you to discuss this, otherwise you'll be blindly grabbing in the future."

  "Right, Chu Ge, you don't have a girlfriend yet, do you? Why not let me introduce our family's Yu Lan to you?" Wen Yuting said with a smile.

  But before Chu Chen could answer, Chu Yulan scolded: "What's wrong with me?"

  Wen Yuting smiled and said: "Yulan, I'm doing this for your own good. You haven't seen the many pigs in our school, they're all drooling when they see you. Some people are even shamelessly hitting on you, without considering their own appearance. Look at Chu Ge, he's so calm when he sees you for the first time, he looks like a real gentleman."