Chapter 77: The Siblings Return Home

After boarding the train, Xia Ningzhou still had to pretend to be injured, so he mostly spent his time reading books in his seat.

It was time for the train attendants to refill passengers’ water bottles. The service on this train was quite good, especially after they heard that Xia Ningzhou was injured. They paid extra attention to them.

When it was time for dinner, the train attendants pushed a dining cart over to sell food.

The dining cart was filled with aluminum lunchboxes containing various dishes. Next to it was a basket filled with corn and wheat steamed buns. Xia Ning’an thought that her brother wouldn’t be able to go to the dining car to eat, and she didn’t want to take food out of her space too many times, so she decided to try the train’s fast food.

She ordered a box of braised pork, a stir-fried potato dish, a cold pig head meat dish, a dish of scallion stir-fried eggs, and four steamed buns.

Although she only ordered four dishes, they weren’t cheap. Even those who could afford sleeper tickets were rarely seen eating like this.

After placing all the dishes on the table, they hadn’t even taken a bite when they heard a sharp voice, “Two people ordering so many dishes, living so luxuriously. You must be some capitalist’s daughter.”

Xia Ning’an hated it when people interrupted her while she was eating, especially with such sarcastic and mean words.

“Eating a few dishes is considered luxurious? Then everyone eating on this train is luxurious. The train providing food is encouraging bad behavior. Your thinking is wrong. I suspect you have reactionary tendencies. You should be taken to the Revolutionary Committee to learn a lesson. You keep talking about capitalists. Do you know much about capitalists? Are you the capitalist’s daughter?”

Xia Ning’an launched into a barrage of words at the woman.

“No, you’re wrong. Don’t talk nonsense. I just saw that you ordered too many dishes.”

“What business is it of yours how many dishes we order? Besides, we’re not wasting food, and we’re not eating yours. You’re being nosy.”

“I didn’t say anything about you. Why are you so aggressive?”

“You said we have capitalist ways, and now you say you didn’t say anything. Don’t you see there’s an injured person here? Is it wrong for us to eat a little more? Your behavior is slander against a soldier on duty. I advise you to control your mouth and avoid causing trouble.”

After saying that, Xia Ning’an ignored her and continued eating with her brother.

The woman didn’t argue back. She was clearly scared.

You reap what you sow.

Such little fighting spirit.

The woman only dared to glare at Xia Ning’an with a venomous look, not daring to provoke her. She knew she was no match for Xia Ning’an.

A small incident passed, but how could a train in this era be peaceful?

They were eating so well, and they heard that the soldier was injured. This made some people’s minds start to race.

In the middle of the night, Xia Ning’an was sound asleep when she heard a bang, followed by a man’s painful cry.

Xia Ning’an sat up and saw a middle-aged man lying half-conscious on the floor. He had clearly been knocked down by Xia Ningzhou.

“Big brother, what happened?”

“It’s nothing. I caught a thief.”

“I’m not a thief. I just fell asleep and went to the wrong place.”

“You went to the wrong place, but you were rummaging through my bag. You even attacked me when I caught you.”

“I didn’t see clearly. Can you soldiers just accuse people?”

“I’m accusing you? You were rummaging through my things at my bedside in the middle of the night. You not only wanted to steal things, but you also attacked a soldier. I suspect you’re an enemy agent. You deliberately attacked me, a wounded soldier, to sabotage us.”

At this time, the train police officers heard the commotion and squeezed through. After understanding the situation, they took the man away.

When they went to the police station, the thief was still defending himself. If the charge of attacking a soldier stuck, he would be finished. He had just wanted to steal something, but now he had been accused of such a serious crime. He regretted it so much.

What kind of devil siblings had he encountered? They were so good at putting the blame on others.

The siblings didn’t bother to ask what happened to the thief in the end.

They spent the rest of the journey in the roar of the train.

As soon as they got off the train, they saw Xia Ninghao coming to pick them up.

Seeing his younger brother, who was half a head taller than him, Xia Ningzhou was very happy. This time, he felt that his brother had matured. He was worthy of being a factory director.

The three of them went home from the county town.