It's 11 p.m.

Z666 train, hard seat carriage.

Jiang Chen felt as if he had been thrown into a jar of pickled vegetables that had been fermenting for three months, and a stone from a latrine had been thrown right in front of his nose.

He has only one thought in mind right now.

regret!

I regret it very much!

If he hadn't listened to the "spiritual young lady," he would probably be lying on his two-meter-wide bed at home right now, eating watermelon with the heater on.

Instead of being cramped in this narrow, hard seat, unable to even stretch my legs out.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The sound of wheels hitting the rails was monotonous and soporific, but Jiang Chen was not sleepy at all.

It's not that I don't want to sleep, it's that I really can't fall asleep!

The air was filled with an indescribable smell.

It was made from dozens of boxes of braised beef and pickled cabbage, mixed with the pungent smell of hundreds of stinky feet, fermented together.

But that's not the worst part.

The most fatal thing is...

Jiang Chen tilted his head slightly and glanced at the blond head leaning on his shoulder.

At that moment, Sun Mengjia was leaning to one side, half of her body against him, her eyes fixed on the phone screen. Even through her earphones, she could hear the lines from the short drama playing: "The three-year period has come to an end..."

As her body trembled, her blond head rubbed against Jiang Chen's nose.

A strong smell of hair oil, mixed with tobacco and cheap perfume, kept assaulting his skull.

There was no allure or excitement of embracing a beautiful woman, only endless pain.

My lower back aches, and my head is throbbing with a tight, throbbing pain.

If I keep sitting like this, forget about going home for the New Year; I might get taken away by an ambulance before I even reach my stop.

He struggled to pull out his phone, opened the ticketing app, and glanced at it.

Although the soft sleeper berths are all gone, there are still two upper berths available in the hard sleeper berths.

For just 400 yuan for two people, they can sleep soundly until dawn.

Jiang Chen is not a rich man; he is just an ordinary worker who has even been laid off.

He didn't want to be so extravagant as to take a sleeper berth, but he simply couldn't stand it anymore.

He thought he could work overtime all night without any problems, and that he could sit in a hard seat all night without any problems either.

But now he admits that he overestimated himself.

He'd be willing to pay a thousand, let alone four hundred, just to get out of this carriage filled with the stench of feet and greasy hair!

"Wake up, stop looking!"

Jiang Chen stretched out his finger and poked the shoulder.

"What's wrong? Have we arrived at our destination?"

Sun Mengjia was enjoying the moment of "Dragon King slapping someone" when she was interrupted and was a little annoyed. She took off one earphone and looked at Jiang Chen with a confused expression.

"It's still early, give me your ID card."

Sun Mengjia looked wary and instinctively covered her pocket.

"Why do you need my ID? You don't want me to apply for an online loan, do you?"

Jiang Chen laughed in exasperation: "With your credit history, even a dog would shake its head. How could you possibly get a loan? I'll have to buy you a ticket."

"Buy a supplementary ticket?" Sun Mengjia was stunned.

"Yes, change to a sleeper berth."

Jiang Chen glanced at the carriage filled with snoring: "These hard seats are too uncomfortable, I can't sleep at all. I just checked, there are still hard sleeper tickets available, it only costs an extra two hundred yuan per person."

"Let's go to the sleeper berths and get some sleep. We'll arrive at the station at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

"You can come with me to find the flight attendant; if we're too late, the tickets will be sold out."

however.

Sun Mengjia did not take out her ID card.

Instead, they looked at Jiang Chen as if he were a fool, and their voices instantly rose: "How much? Two hundred!"

"Two hundred per person, four hundred for two people, are you burning money?"

This shout startled several drowsy men around him, who all turned to look at him with curiosity.

Jiang Chen lowered his voice awkwardly, "Keep your voice down! What's wrong with four hundred? Don't you feel bad?"

Sun Mengjia straightened up and stretched.

"It's not very comfortable, but it's better than sleeping in a park or squatting on the street, right?"

"Our tickets only cost 300 yuan, and we've been sitting for six or seven hours. Changing to a sleeper berth costs another 200 yuan? Are you out of your mind?"

"Four hundred yuan is enough for my rent for a month. Wouldn't it be better to buy me some clothes with that money?"

Jiang Chen's lips twitched.

"It's alright during the day, but now it's either snoring or the smell of feet, how can you sleep?"

Sun Mengjia sniffed nonchalantly: "So what if it smells? If you can't sleep, then don't sleep."

"It's only eight hours left, I can watch a few short dramas and it'll be over."

"Look, I didn't bring any luggage. I won't even have a change of clothes at your place. Save your money and buy me some clothes instead."

"Listen to me, we're not rich, don't waste money."

Just then, a system notification sounded: [Sun Mengjia was detected saving the host money, Sincerity Value +1, Current Sincerity Value: 7]

Jiang Chen's lips twitched.

This stupid system, where the hell did you get the idea that it's genuinely trying to save me money?!

She wants to use the money she gets by sacrificing my health to buy clothes for herself!

Forget it.

Since you're such a fool, you can give me extra points. Fine, you're a fool then.

However, changing to a sleeper berth is necessary.

"If you don't want to exchange it, I'll exchange yours myself, and I'll give you the two hundred yuan as cash to buy clothes."

Just then, the older man next to him said with an envious look, "Brother, you don't know how lucky you are!"

"These days, there aren't many women who are willing to settle down and live a life with you, let alone one who is truly dedicated to saving you money. You're lucky if they don't try to rip you off in some way."

"You seem older than the young girl, which makes it even more remarkable."

"You have no idea, my wife... sigh, never mind."

"If you feel unwell, go stand in the middle of the carriage and have a smoke. Or find a place to lie down for a while, and the night will pass."

Jiang Chen sneered inwardly as he smelled the pungent smell of smoke and foot odor emanating from his older brother.

If you really care about me, then put your shoes on first.

If all else fails, how about putting your feet down on the small table in the middle?

If that doesn't work, try snoring less.

They even told me to find a place to lie down.

The floor was covered in people, there wasn't even room for the flight attendants to put their feet down, where was I supposed to find a place to stand?

Although he was internally cursing a thousand times, he still politely said on the surface, "Thank you, but I'll go buy a sleeper berth. This is really giving me a terrible headache."

Seeing that Jiang Chen didn't give him any face and got up to leave, the older brother's face immediately fell.

He turned to Sun Mengjia and said sarcastically, "Little sister, your boyfriend is a real jerk. I tried to reason with him, but he got upset. How old are you? Where are you from?"

He became happier and happier as he talked, and he even had his child's surname in mind.

However, Sun Mengjia stood up and sneered, "Go take a piss and look at your own face that looks like it's been slammed in a door! Who are you to judge my man?"

[Sun Mengjia was detected protecting the host. Sincerity value +1. Current sincerity value: 8]

Jiang Chen had only taken a few steps when he suddenly turned around and looked at the spirited young woman who had stood up for him. He couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

What the hell!

This energetic young woman is a good match!

That little mouth looks like it's been smeared with arsenic, it's really something!

The man's face turned a deep shade of liver from the rebuke, and he was about to retaliate.

Suddenly, the spirited young woman turned around, winked playfully at Jiang Chen with her right eye, and a sly smile appeared on her lips.

Jiang Chen was taken aback, not understanding what she was going to do.

She instantly changed her expression, adopting a sweet, almost cloying look, and turned to the man, saying:

"Oh, uncle, don't be angry. I was just trying to impress my boyfriend."

She used a high-pitched, sickeningly sweet voice: "I think you're a really honest person, uncle. How about we add each other as friends, and I'll apologize to you properly later?"

The man, who had been frowning, instantly brightened up upon hearing this. His old face beamed like a chrysanthemum as he hurriedly pulled out his phone: "Okay, okay, I'll scan you! I'll scan you!"

Jiang Chen's lips twitched as he watched this scene.

That's it?

Sure enough, this "spirited young lady" is just too skilled at her job.

Just as Jiang Chen was having doubts, Sun Mengjia carefully stepped out of the crowd with her long legs, came up to him, and took his hand.

He waited until they reached the connecting area between the carriages before laughing and saying, "What kind of look is that? Don't worry, just watch how I deal with that idiot."

Jiang Chen pulled his hand back: "What does this have to do with me? Didn't you say you weren't going to change to a sleeper berth? Hurry up and go back to watch your short drama."

"Jealous? Are you jealous? You've definitely fallen in love with me."

Jiang Chen was speechless.

What do I love about you?

I love how tangled your hair is; there's enough oil for a whole dish of stir-fried vegetables!

I still love the runes covering your body, I wonder how many men's names are tattooed on them?

Of course, if you really have to say something, Jiang Chen does have things he loves about her.

This woman is incredibly good at generating genuine loyalty points.

It's really worth it to have met for only half a day and already at eight o'clock!

He even suspected that he could accumulate ten sincerity points and start drawing before he got home tomorrow.

This is a legendary system reward!

I don't ask for much.

Just send me a big villa.

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