"Great!" Chang Kun took the ticket. "Thank you so much, Sister Wu."

He hadn't really considered that. If he took a hard seat on the train, given the speed of trains these days, it would probably take a whole day to travel from Beijing to Nanjing.

Sitting in a hard seat all day, your butt will be shaken raw, not to mention the nauseating smell of stinky socks and rotten fish and shrimp in the hard seat carriage.

"Hey! We're close, no need to thank me." Sister Wu smiled and took the money. She knew that Chang Kun wasn't short of sleeper fare, and with a nationally recognized letter of introduction, he would definitely prefer to take a sleeper berth.

"Speaking of which, Chang Kun, you and your wife have only been married for a few days, and you're already going on a long trip. Is something wrong?"

Chang Kun mumbled, "Ah, I have something to do and need to go out."

Seeing that Chang Kun didn't elaborate, Sister Wu wisely refrained from pressing him for details.

"If you go to Nanjing at this time, you'd better be mentally prepared."

"Oh? Sister Wu, what do you mean?"

"That place is known as the ancient capital of six dynasties, but going there at this time of year is going to be a nightmare. It's already starting to get dry here in the mornings and evenings, but it's still as hot as an oven there. It's stuffy and humid, and you'll feel sticky all day long."

Standing at the ticket window, Sister Wu was quite familiar with the climate across the country, and at this moment she also gave Chang Kun a few words of advice.

"You should prepare a few lighter clothes for your trip. The long-sleeved jackets we wear here won't fit you there."

"By the way, the mosquitoes there are much more vicious than ours, so it's best to prepare some mentholatum and mosquito coils."

"If you ask me, nowhere is as good as Beijing. The temperature is just right, and it's so comfortable to live here..."

As people from Beijing, whether they are young or old, men or women, they are extremely proud of this identity, and their words are full of pride.

In later generations, so many people who migrated to Beijing struggled for a Beijing residency permit, but in the end, most of them ended up with nothing. It's all a sad story.

Listening to Sister Wu's detailed explanation of precautions for going out, Chang Kun gained a lot, realizing that there were indeed many aspects he had not considered thoroughly.

Unlike later generations, where all you need is a piece of clothing, a mobile phone, and money to scan a QR code and travel all over the country, this time was quite different.

After chatting with Sister Wu for a while, the loudspeaker announced that the train was arriving at the station.

Cheng Min was stunned. Wasn't that the voice of the woman who had tried to cause trouble during the wedding night?

She asked casually, "Sister Wu, who is this person making the announcement over the loudspeaker? Their voice is quite distinctive."

Chang Kun smiled wryly. This girl still wasn't entirely at ease with him, and was trying to find out information indirectly.

Sister Wu was also present on the night of the wedding night pranks, so of course she knew what had happened.

Her expression was strange, her gaze shifting back and forth between Chang Kun and Cheng Min.

"That... is Che Xiaorui from the radio station. You met her on your wedding day."

Cheng Min nodded gently.

I knew it was her, Che Xiaorui. Her name is quite nice, but her character is terrible. She's already married to Chang Kun, yet she still dares to have other ideas.

"I heard that Xiaorui went on a blind date with a guy the day before yesterday, and his name is quite similar to Chang Kun's." Thinking of this, Sister Wu couldn't help but smile.

"Oh? Sister Wu, what's your name?"

"That man's name is Duan Kun... People at work say, 'We have a tall Kun here, and Xiao Rui is going on a blind date with a short Kun. It's really funny.'" At this point, Sister Wu covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Chang Kun, Duan Kun?" Cheng Min pondered for a moment, then couldn't help but glare at her husband.

How dare you say it has nothing to do with Che Xiaorui?

Even the name of the blind date he found was so similar to Chang Kun's!

hum!

Cheng Min was so angry she wanted to bite her teeth.

Chang Kun was stunned when he heard Duan Kun's name.

What's going on here? One of them is Chang Kun, and the other is Duan Kun. It's really... too much of a coincidence.

Seeing Cheng Min's glare at him, Chang Kun felt helpless. He really had no relation to Che Xiaorui, yet their names were so similar. He had truly suffered an undeserved misfortune.

What no one in the workplace knew was that Che Xiaorui's family had told her that the person she should marry had the characters "日" (sun) or "比" (compare), but they had never actually met anyone with those characters.

The character "昆" can be broken down into "日" (sun) and "比" (compare). Chang Kun was already married, and his family finally found another man named Duan Kun, whose family was also well-off, which is why they went on a blind date.

Unexpectedly, people in the workplace were privately discussing the similarity between Duan Kun and Chang Kun's names. When they saw Che Xiaorui these past two days, everyone was trying not to laugh.

Chang Kun tugged at Cheng Min's hand: "Let's go, let's go see Xiu'er."

The woman at the ticket window, Sister Wu, was giving him a really strange look, her gaze shifting back and forth between him and Cheng Min. He couldn't stand it.

Cheng Min was fuming, but she couldn't show it in front of outsiders. She shook off Wu Jie's hand and forced a smile as she said goodbye.

Just you wait, we'll interrogate him properly when we get home!

Watching Chang Kun and his wife walk away, Sister Wu shook her head. Look how nice that young couple is, holding hands as they walk outside. She wondered what Che Xiaorui was trying to do, having to find a blind date with a name so similar to Chang Kun's.

When they arrived at the platform, Xiao Xiu'er was being held high by Hou Jun, watching the rumbling trains coming and going, shouting and yelling with joy.

"Brother! There are so many big trains!"

"Uncle Zeng, Xiao Yu..." Chang Kun stepped forward to greet him.

The two responded, and Xiao Yu laughed, "Chang Kun, your little sister is so cute."

"Xiuer is only well-behaved in front of outsiders. At home, she's like a little tyrant. Apart from my mother, no one can control her." Chang Kun shook his head and chuckled. At home, Xiuer wasn't afraid of even her older sisters, but she was afraid of the broom handle in her mother's hand.

"My mother keeps urging me to get married so she can have a big, healthy son. But I think a daughter is better. She's all pink and tender, with two little braids. Everyone will adore her when we take her out." Xiao Yu looked enviously at the little girl in Hou Jun's arms.

In the office, Lei Guohong and Lao Zeng's children are all grown up, and Hou Jun's family has only had one daughter. Chang Kun is expected to be the next to have a child, and he hopes that he can also have a daughter when the time comes.

Whether now or 20 years later, most families still favor sons over daughters. If a family doesn't have a son to carry on the family line, they will often be looked down upon.

Little did they know that in later generations, the exorbitant bride price would nearly bankrupt families with sons, while families with daughters would be highly sought after.

After chatting and laughing with a few people for a while, it was almost noon.

From afar, Xiao Lü's signature hoarse voice could be heard.

"Master, Xiao Yu... Oh dear, Chang Kun is here too! I'm back, hahaha..."

The group laughed.

"Xiao Lü, back from your blind date? Looks like it went well!"

Lu Jiawei, beaming with pride, couldn't help but grin: "Of course! You all see who's in charge. With a young man like me standing there, how could a blind date fail!"

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