Chapter 38 It’s not Gu Ye!

It didn’t take long, a whistle sounded from afar, and the staff member raised the loudspeaker again, reminding passengers on this train to line up and prepare to board. Gu Ye and Shen Zhiyu were on this train. The man picked up his luggage and asked Shen Zhiyu to hold onto his clothes, “It’s crowded, don’t get separated, hold onto my clothes.”

This time, Shen Zhiyu would hold onto him tightly without Gu Ye needing to say anything. How could there be so many people! The staff said to line up, but almost no one listened. The train hadn’t stopped completely, and everyone was rushing towards it. If she hadn’t been holding onto Gu Ye’s clothes, Shen Zhiyu would have been almost separated several times. In the chaos, she heard someone shouting, “I lost my glasses!” and “Don’t push, my shoes are stepped on!” Their ticket had their seat numbers on it. Gu Ye carried the luggage with one hand and held her hand with the other. Taking advantage of his height, he quickly squeezed onto the train and found their seats. Except for the soft sleeper, each hard sleeper carriage had six beds.

 Three beds on each side, top, middle, and bottom. The bottom berth looked a little more spacious, but the top two berths felt like you couldn’t breathe sitting on them, a tall guy like Gu Ye probably wouldn’t be able to sit up straight. When they arrived, the other six people in the carriage were already there. Gu Ye had bought the middle and lower berths on the left side. The person on the lower berth saw them coming and immediately stood up, smiling, “I’m on the top bunk, just sitting down.” The lower berth was convenient, but it was common knowledge that the people on the middle and upper berths could sit on the lower berth. Gu Ye nodded slightly, “We’ll tidy up first.”

 The man was a young man, he didn’t get angry when he heard this, he nodded, “It’s okay, you guys go ahead, I’ll stand in the corridor for a while, and then I’ll go up to rest.” Seeing several butt prints on the lower berth, Shen Zhiyu frowned. How could you sleep on this?

 Knowing his wife liked to be clean, Gu Ye lifted the sheet, “Sit down and rest for a while, I brought a mat, we’ll sleep on it tonight.” Hearing his words, she felt relieved. Watching Gu Ye put the luggage under the lower berth, she quickly grabbed his hand and asked him to rest. All the way here, Gu Ye hadn’t rested except when they were on the bus. “Are you hungry?

 Do you want to eat something?” The man shook his head, “You eat first, I’ll go get some hot water, I’ll eat when I get back.” Then the man took his cup and went to get water. As soon as he left, the woman sitting opposite them smiled, “That’s your husband, isn’t he?

 He’s so diligent.” Gu Ye was indeed very diligent. Shen Zhiyu nodded, “Yes, he’s a soldier, he’s not only diligent, he’s also very capable.” “A soldier? That’s impressive!” Although Gu Ye was wearing a military uniform, everyone was wearing military uniforms now, ordinary people couldn’t tell who made their own uniforms and who got them from the army. Now that they heard that Gu Ye was a soldier, their eyes changed when they looked at them. Sitting opposite them was also a family of three.

The woman knew that Shen Zhiyu was going to join the army with Gu Ye, and she immediately became more friendly. When Gu Ye came back with the water, Shen Zhiyu and the woman were already chatting. They learned that the middle-aged couple was sending their son to enroll in university. Knowing that Jiang Wenbin had changed his fate by going to university, leaving the countryside and returning to the city, university became one of Shen Zhiyu’s most desired goals! Hearing that their son was going to university, her eyes lit up, “Going to university in another city?

” “University student, that’s amazing.” “Yes, my husband and I are worried, so we took a leave of absence to send him there and take a look.” Nowadays, university wasn’t something that anyone could go to. In their commune, there were seven production teams, and they could only get one university spot a year. Often, the spot wouldn’t even reach their production team before it was taken.

Those who could be recommended to go to university were selected through multiple rounds. Even if Shen Dahe was the captain of the production team, he wasn’t sure if he could get a university spot. The couple’s son heard Shen Zhiyu’s praise, he looked up, saw Shen Zhiyu’s bright face, and his ears turned red. “Do you want to go to university too? I can share some of my experience with you.” Gu Ye came back with the water, just in time to see this scene, his face turned black. City people weren’t as conservative as country people. In the countryside, if a woman wore a particularly beautiful braid, she would be gossiped about behind her back.

But in the city, women had their own jobs, they earned their own money and dressed themselves up, their backs were straighter. Correspondingly, men in the city weren’t like some men in the countryside, who thought that a woman dressing nicely meant she was trying to seduce them. Instead, they openly admired and praised the beauty of women.

This was the first time Yu Wenxuan had seen a woman as beautiful as her. Hearing that she was married, he couldn’t help but feel a little regretful. If she had gone to university, she wouldn’t have gotten married so early. “Have some water.” Shen Zhiyu took the water bottle, waited for Gu Ye to sit down beside her, and introduced them, “This is my husband, he’s amazing, the most capable man in our commune, everyone who went to the army with him came back in the first few years, only he stayed in the army.” When she said this, Shen Zhiyu was genuinely proud. Her eyes were shining, and she looked at Gu Ye with admiration, making Gu Ye’s ears turn a little red, he cleared his throat.

But the joy in his heart was about to overflow. After that, Shen Zhiyu introduced the family opposite them to Gu Ye.

“This comrade is a university student, take a look, is their school far from your unit?” Gu Ye nodded after asking Yu Wenxuan where his school was located, “Less than fifty kilometers.” Fifty kilometers, that was twice the distance from their commune to the city. It would take several hours to travel back and forth by bus. A bucket of cold water was poured on her, and Shen Zhiyu’s enthusiasm subsided. Instead, Yu’s father started chatting with Gu Ye about where their unit was located.

Although he was usually quiet and reserved, he must have been promoted to his current position through more than just brute force. As they talked, Gu Ye had already led Yu’s father to reveal his unit. He was a section chief at the H Province Water Conservancy Bureau.

 His wife was also a director at the Provincial Education Department. Shen Zhiyu heard this and looked at Yu’s mother again, she sighed in her heart, no wonder she had such an aura, she was a director! This was the first time she had seen a female leader, although her appearance wasn’t particularly stunning, her overall aura was exceptionally beautiful. Shen Zhiyu hadn’t read many books, she couldn’t find the right words to describe it. Her determination was even stronger, she had to go to university! While Shen Zhiyu was sighing, Yu Wenxuan’s parents also guessed Gu Ye’s rank, and their admiration grew even stronger. He was already a deputy regiment commander at such a young age.

His future was truly limitless. Looking at Shen Zhiyu again, they had initially thought that this young woman, although dressed like a country girl, was completely as beautiful as city girls. Now, looking at her again, tsk. She was clearly blessed! They had been traveling all day, they were exhausted, and they didn’t even notice the noise of the train at night, Shen Zhiyu slept soundly with her eyes closed.

She was sleeping soundly when she felt a rustling sound near her ear, she thought it was Gu Ye moving. Suddenly, she realized something was wrong, she was on the train, Gu Ye wasn’t sleeping next to her. She woke up abruptly and met a pair of cloudy, unfamiliar eyes.