Because it was a sleeper berth, Wen Jiajia and Wei Dai didn’t need to squeeze in through the window.

Wen Chun and Wen Xuan were naive and just looked around as they walked along, which was unusually quiet.

Only after they got on the train, when they were the only four members of their family in the carriage, did the two girls gradually return to normal.

“Are you hungry?” Wei Dai asked.

Wen Chun and Wen Xuan nodded and said in unison, “Hungry.”

Wei Dai took out a lunch box from the package and asked them to sit on the bed and eat spring rolls. He also put a kettle with warm water on the side.

Afterwards, he packed the luggage with Wen Jiajia.

They had so much luggage! Not including the luggage they sent away!

All together, there were eight bags, big and small.

When he was dragging the luggage just now, Wei Dai was almost overwhelmed by the packages.

The carriage could seat six people, but their family only bought three tickets—Wen Chun and Wen Xuan could sleep in one bed together. After all, the tickets were quite expensive, so they tried to save as much as possible.

But now they were the only ones here, so it didn’t matter what happened.

Wen Jiajia sighed and lay down, exhausted. Wei Dai stuffed a pancake into her mouth. “Replenish your energy.”

She needed to add that she had had breakfast too early, and Wen Jiajia was now very hungry.

The pancake was a leek and egg pancake. Wen Jiajia was a little hesitant because she usually didn’t eat such heavy-tasting food when she couldn’t brush her teeth.

But she was still very hungry and didn’t care about anything else.

Chives and eggs, two ordinary ingredients, taste very delicious when combined together.

The key point was that the leeks were neither watery nor overcooked, and there were quite a lot of eggs. The crust was fried until golden but not burnt, slightly crispy, and not too oily. Wen Jiajia nodded as she ate it.

Bite after bite, she finished one and took another.

“Bang, bang, bang…”

The train started slowly, the platform receded into the distance, and the leaves on both sides also retreated.

“Wow——” The two girls, who had eaten and slept enough, finally became energetic. They both leaned on the window and looked out with wide eyes.

“What a fast car!”

“A big river! I want to tell Meihua that I saw a big brother, bigger than the one at Grandpa Wei’s doorstep.”

The little girl didn’t realize that this was already a big river.

“It’s so fun, it’s so fun here!” They jumped with excitement and couldn’t help rolling on the bed.

“Shh—”

Wei Dai asked them to be quiet.

When he turned around, Wen Jiajia had already fallen asleep on the pillow.

People who sleep a lot are always on the road to feeling sleepy and catching up on sleep.

Noon.

The train was still clanking.

Perhaps because she had filled her stomach and was not very hungry, Wen Jiajia slept until 12:30.

The carriage was very quiet because Wen Chun and Wen Xuan were asleep, and Wei Dai also had his eyes closed, making it unclear whether he was resting or sleeping.

She ate two spring rolls and took out a book from her bag to read.

There aren’t many books to read these days. Wen Jiajia didn’t dare break any taboos when she went out, so she only read textbooks.

She would also take out paper and a pen to practice a few exercises.

How should she put it? She originally thought that, after so many years since she graduated from high school, she had forgotten almost everything she should and shouldn’t have forgotten.

However, when she read the book again and picked up the pen to solve the problems, that exhilarating feeling of fluency came back.

Wen Jiajia then realized that for ordinary people, math is something that they forget very quickly if they have never been exposed to it, but they can also quickly master it if they are exposed to it again.

Once you learn it, it really works.

You will never forget it. It hides deep in your mind, waiting for you to wake it up one day.

For Wen Jiajia, the most difficult thing was politics.

And in this era, politics was also the most important thing.

Even if she had the original owner’s memory, it wouldn’t be enough. Memories would fade away. She couldn’t even remember some of the things she’d experienced, let alone the political content she was reciting.

So Wen Jiajia had to recite it again, and because of the memories from her previous life, she was affected when she recited it, and she was affected uncontrollably.

Just when Wen Jiajia was immersed in the math problems, Wei Dai also woke up.

He was a light sleeper to begin with and was woken up by the “swish” sound of Wen Jiajia’s writing.

It wasn’t that he was a light sleeper, but that he was too alert. The sound of writing in the carriage was a bit abrupt, and he woke up involuntarily when his subconscious caught the sound.

He sat nearby and watched for a long time.

Wen Jiajia frowned, then relaxed.

Sometimes she was deep in thought, and sometimes she was happy.

She seemed very pleased every time she finished a question.

“Wow——”

Wen Jiajia had just finished a question and straightened her back, looking up. Wei Dai was right next to her and almost scared her.

“You’re awake. I’m doing my homework.” Wen Jiajia patted her chest and said, “Did I wake you up?”

Wei Dai shook his head, his eyes burning as he stared at Wen Jiajia and said, “Is this a high school question? You’re very good, but I can’t understand it.”

Wen Jiajia flipped through the book next to her. “Geometry for the first year of high school. These questions are relatively simple.”

“Uh, don’t look at me like that…” Wen Jiajia felt a bit embarrassed by his gaze. She reached out to cover his eyes, feeling his eyelashes brush against her palm.

Wei Dai didn’t dodge. “Why can’t I watch it?”

Wen Jiajia blushed. “Why else? This is a very simple question; your reaction now is weird…”

It felt like praising a child for being great and saying you could take off your pants and poop.

“You can wait until I do a more difficult question before praising me. I’ll show you then. Please praise me more.” She wanted to boost her confidence.

Wei Dai laughed. He couldn’t help but kiss Wen Jiajia. Jiajia was so cute.

“Hey! You interrupted my train of thought!”

Men are indeed a big obstacle on the road to women’s progress!

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Wen Jiajia is the kind of person who can devote herself wholeheartedly to something once she makes up her mind to do it.

This is thanks to her mother’s teaching. From childhood to adulthood, as long as she started doing homework, her father wouldn’t even watch the news broadcast or weather forecast.

So Wen Jiajia quickly immersed herself in the book again. Wei Dai probably really admired intellectuals, so even if he couldn’t understand what she was reading, he would never tire of reading it while sitting next to her.

Night fell.

It was dark outside the window, and the lights in the carriage were on.

Because Wei Dai, who had a big appetite, was there, all the spring rolls they brought were eaten.

“I’m going to buy some food.” Wei Dai said. “There’s twice-cooked pork on the bus. Do you want some?”

“Yes!” Wen Jiajia raised her head with difficulty and rubbed her swollen eyes.

She closed the book and stopped reading.

Although there were lights on the train, they were not very bright and made people dizzy.

Wen Chun and Wen Xuan were competing to see whose feet could reach the upper bunk. When they heard this, they immediately expressed their opinions: “I want to eat too. I want some too.”

Wei Dai hesitated. “It’s spicy.”

Wen Xuan’s eyes lit up. “I want it spicy.”

Wei Dai looked at Wen Jiajia, who nodded. “It’s okay; they can eat spicy food.”

This was really rare.

Wei Dai took the money and went out to buy it.

Speaking of the advantages of taking the train, not needing a ticket for food is definitely one of them. You don’t need a ticket for three meals a day, even for meat and vegetables.

Soon, Wei Dai came back with the food.

Wen Jiajia immediately became alert, and her saliva started to flow involuntarily, causing her to swallow it several times.

“You guys eat first.” Wei Dai put the lunch box on the table. They only brought two lunch boxes, which were not enough for four people.

Wen Jiajia wasn’t polite anymore.

She picked up a lunch box and started eating. Wen Chun and Wen Xuan shared one.

It was hard to make money at that time, but the food was large and affordable. Even the food on the train was large and delicious.

Wen Jiajia could tell that this was definitely twice-cooked pork cooked by a Sichuan chef.

The color was bright red, and it was decorated with garlic sprouts and green peppers. The meat was fat but not greasy, with just the right amount of fat and lean, and it tasted just right.

Moreover, this is a famous dish that goes well with rice. With it, you could eat half a bowl more of rice.

It’s just that the lunch box was too deep and too big. Additionally, she hadn’t done any exercise all afternoon. Wei Dai kept feeding her spring rolls, buns, and pancakes from time to time. Wen Jiajia couldn’t eat anymore after finishing half of her meal.

“You eat it.” Wen Jiajia handed it to Wei Dai.

Wei Dai didn’t mind. He took it and started eating.

He ate really fast, even faster than Wen Jiajia. Wen Jiajia ate quickly because she was under a lot of pressure from studying in high school, and it was like a war when she went to the cafeteria. What about college? At that time, she was busy with her studies and career, so it was common for her to eat after mealtime and eat voraciously.

Wei Dai’s speed made Wen Jiajia feel that he would definitely have a stomachache due to indigestion that night.

“Please eat slowly.” Wen Jiajia frowned and said, “You’ve only taken a few bites, and you’re almost done. Your stomach is suffering a lot because of you.”

Wei Dai slowed down and sighed. “I’m used to it.”

“Habits can be changed.” Wen Jiajia affirmed.

Wen Chun and Wen Xuan also couldn’t finish a box of lunch, and they ate even less than Wen Jiajia.

It was shameful to waste food, so Wei Dai also ate their leftovers.

After eating, Wei Dai felt about 70% full and didn’t go for more food.

Strictly speaking, he was more frugal than Wen Jiajia. Wen Jiajia could tell from the family assets he gave her that Wei Dai was not very good at spending money.

Who would believe that he had actually saved two thousand yuan!

“There’s no place to spend money in the army,” he said.

Wen Jiajia didn’t believe it, thinking that the army occasionally gave him special treatment. She sometimes suspected that this person had other ways to make money.

The time on the train was really boring.

Wen Jiajia was better off, as she had books to read and exercises to do.

The two girls, Wen Chun and Wen Xuan, were not like that. They usually played wildly in the village. Even when they went to the nursery, there were a lot of people their age to play with them.

Now that they could stay in the small carriage for a whole day, Wen Jiajia felt that the two of them had exceeded her expectations.

“Aunt, how long will it take before we can get off the car?” Wen Chun’s hair was messy on the bed. He scratched his face and sighed.

The child’s sigh was really funny, and Wen Jiajia couldn’t help but laugh out loud. “It’s almost there.”

She must have jinxed it because not long after she said that, the train gradually slowed down.

Wen Chun and Wen Xuan became excited instantly, but Wei Dai said calmly, “No, they are making way.”

“…”

The two girls sat back down.

The train was parked for nearly two hours, and then it stopped again for another half hour.

By then, Wen Jiajia was already asleep, and when she woke up again, she was woken up by Wei Dai.

“Coming?”

“Uh-huh.”

Wei Dai showed a hint of cheerfulness, which indicated that he was also getting impatient staying on the train.

With a whistle, the train finally arrived at the station.

The two girls were also woken up, and the group squeezed out of the carriage and left the station immediately.

The sky was pitch black, and there were many people in the station. Wen Jiajia was worried that their packages might be stolen by thieves.

There were lights at the entrance of the train station and all the way to the guesthouse.

Wen Jiajia finally felt like she was “in the city.”

How should she put it? This place looked like a small county town decades later.

They arrived at the guesthouse. Wei Dai took out the letter of introduction and ID and successfully got a twin room.

It was about two o’clock in the morning, and the two girls fell asleep after arriving in the room.

Wen Jiajia felt very sticky and wanted to take a shower when she saw the bathroom.

She really didn’t expect that the guesthouse at that time would even have a toilet.

But when you think about it, it makes sense. The economy here is actually better than that in her hometown.

Although it is close to the sea, there are many factories here.

She fell asleep very well after taking a bath and slept till dawn.

When she woke up, opened the curtains, and saw the rows of houses outside the window and the tall chimneys in the distance, she realized that she had entered the next stage of her life.