Chapter 36: Buying Train Tickets

But wasn’t it bad when they styled themselves?

Except for a few who had figured out some tricks, most people still had to ask Xia Keqing for styling advice.

Xia Keqing was making money steadily.

…

“Did you really buy train tickets? Thank you so much!”

“No, you’re welcome…”

He Xiaolan stood beside Xia Keqing without saying anything. It wasn’t until Xia Keqing finished speaking and they went to the cafeteria hand in hand that she asked, “Isn’t it still more than a month before the break? You already bought train tickets?”

Train tickets in this era weren’t like in the future, where you could operate with your phone and buy them in advance, even choose your seat.

The last time Xia Keqing went to buy tickets, she waited in line for a long time and still didn’t get one.

She met a classmate while waiting in line.

It was the guy who had just spoken to her.

He said he could help. Xia Keqing wasn’t very familiar with him, she initially refused, but he said he had a relative who worked at the train station and could help her reserve a ticket for that day.

Xia Keqing thought about it and didn’t refuse.

After all, they were classmates, it was only right for classmates to help each other.

She didn’t expect him to be so quick.

She told He Xiaolan about it, but He Xiaolan’s expression was a little teasing.

Xia Keqing glanced at her, “Why are you looking at me like that?”

He Xiaolan’s expression became even more teasing, “Oh, our Keqing is just too charming!”

Speaking of which, Xia Keqing felt embarrassed and also a little troubled.

Times were different, and people’s thinking was different.

Although she had a fiancé, she was beautiful, she knew how to dress and style herself, she was excellent in her studies, and the incident with Chen Zhou happened, most people thought that Chen Zhou was harassing her.

Chen Zhou clearly had a girlfriend he was openly dating, yet he was always with Comrade Xia Keqing, making everyone misunderstand Xia Keqing.

Xia Keqing knew she had a fiancé, didn’t Chen Zhou know he had a girlfriend?

But this incident made Xia Keqing famous.

Xia Keqing’s partner was a soldier, but weren’t they married yet?

Xia Keqing was so excellent, as long as she wasn’t married, didn’t they still have a chance?

They all wanted to make progress together with her.

Xia Keqing said, forget it, you guys should find someone else to make progress with.

But He Xiaolan’s words reminded Xia Keqing.

The original owner had a bit of a literary disease. Besides Chen Zhou, she wasn’t very close to other classmates.

Why would they help her for free? There must be something they wanted.

Xia Keqing planned to ask after she got the train ticket. If it was something else, she would definitely help, after all, he had helped her a lot.

Train tickets were really hard to get.

But if he wanted to make progress with her, she would definitely have to handle it seriously.

In this era, men and women were relatively reserved, saying “make progress together” meant wanting to date her.

Her partner was a soldier.

Were these people crazy?

Seeing Xia Keqing’s expression, He Xiaolan didn’t dare to joke around anymore.

“Okay, I was just joking. We all know that you and your partner have a very good relationship. It’s those stinky boys who are being presumptuous and thinking they have a chance!”

He Xiaolan cupped her chin with both hands, “Oh, when will I meet my own peach blossom! I’m not bad-looking either, why doesn’t anyone want to make progress with me?”

Xia Keqing “puffed” out a laugh, “Li Wenjie from our class, don’t you like him?”

He Xiaolan’s face instantly turned red, “What are you talking about?”

As they were talking, they happened to see Li Wenjie.

“You called me?”

He Xiaolan’s face instantly turned as red as a braised shrimp.

“No, no…”

“Comrade Li Wenjie, you heard wrong.”

Li Wenjie was a bespectacled boy, with fair skin and a very gentle appearance.

He didn’t get angry when he heard this, he smiled and walked over with his lunchbox.

He Xiaolan was so nervous.

Xia Keqing vaguely remembered that her roommate’s partner was called Li Wenjie. They had similar interests, they were well-matched, and they were very sweet.

But it should still be in the budding stage.

Xia Keqing took a few bites of her rice and quickly ran away, leaving He Xiaolan standing there stamping her feet, looking very embarrassed.

Li Wenjie wouldn’t miss this opportunity to spend time with the girl he liked.

He focused his gaze on He Xiaolan, “He Xiaolan, shall we go to the library together today?”

He Xiaolan blushed, “Ah? Go, go…”

She secretly complained about Xia Keqing’s lack of loyalty.

But at the same time, she was also a little excited.

…

A few days later, Xia Keqing got the train ticket her classmate helped her buy.

After getting the ticket, he didn’t leave in a hurry, and Xia Keqing understood.

Maybe He Xiaolan was right.

This guy might have a crush on her.

He looked calm, “Xia Keqing, you’re very excellent. I heard you participated in a speech contest. Coincidentally, I also like to give speeches…”

Xia Keqing interrupted him very seriously.

“Shen Feng?”

The guy’s voice stopped abruptly, he looked a little nervous, “Yes!”

Xia Keqing: “You should know that I have a partner, right?”

Shen Feng became even more nervous, “Yes.”

Xia Keqing pressed on, “Since you know I have a partner, and my partner is a soldier, what do you want to tell me now? Do you want to be a mistress?”

Shen Feng’s face instantly flushed red, “Xia Keqing, but you’re not married yet, you and your fiancé don’t have common ground…”

Xia Keqing interrupted him mercilessly, “I don’t have common ground with my fiancé, but you do?”

“Shen Feng, I’m very grateful for your help. This is the money for the train ticket, I asked about the price, it should be right.”

“If you just see me as a regular classmate, I have no problem. But if you have other thoughts, please excuse me, I can’t accept it. Don’t come looking for me anymore. I don’t want others to misunderstand, and I don’t want it to reach my fiancé’s ears one day.”

Shen Feng was blushing under Xia Keqing’s words.

He quickly bowed, turned around, and stiffly ran away.

He Xiaolan stood behind, looking at Xia Keqing with admiration.

“Wow, Keqing, you’re so ruthless!”

Xia Keqing didn’t change her expression, “Where am I being ruthless?”

He Xiaolan: “Didn’t you see Shen Feng’s face turn red?”

Xia Keqing said half-jokingly, “I’m just scared. It seems like I can only study and make progress with you guys from now on, otherwise, people will misunderstand and gossip.”

He Xiaolan laughed, couldn’t help but tease, “That’s right, you can only find us, right?”

“No, I think you’re the only one. Sister Fen has a family, she’s too busy to take care of herself. Juan is very busy every day. I don’t know what she’s busy with, you’re the only one left!”

Xia Keqing glanced at her, “That’s not necessarily true, what if you also find a partner, then I’ll be all alone? It’ll be too lonely.”

He Xiaolan’s face instantly turned red.

“What are you talking about?”

She quickly changed the subject, “Right, Keqing, you haven’t told me yet, why did you buy train tickets?”