Reborn in the 60s, I hunt to support my family and even seduce the village beauty.

Chang Kun left the state-run restaurant, and the three girls followed behind him dejectedly.

Xiao Shui was still sobbing and wiping away tears, Xiao Qing kept her head down and didn't say a word, and Xiao Mu turned her face away. No one spoke.

Just as I turned the corner of the alley, I ran into Zhang Quhun on patrol, who was coming out of the alley.

"Brother Kun?" Zhang Quhun quickly walked over and glanced at the three dejected girls. "What happened? Did you get beaten up?"

"I failed the exam and ran out to play, but my aunt caught me." Chang Kun waved his hand and didn't say anything more.

Zhang Quhun grinned and didn't ask any more questions.

Chang Kun took out a wad of cash from his pocket, counted out a hundred yuan, and handed it over: "Here, take this first."

Zhang Quhun paused for a moment, then withdrew his hand, hesitating and not daring to take it: "Brother Kun, this..."

"Take it, it's not for you, give it back to me later..." Chang Kun stuffed the money into his hand.

"Everything is ready: two sets of bedding, two sets of clothes, a basin, a mirror, a thermos, and everything else you need. Check the date, and once you've decided, you can move it directly from my house and then deliver it to Xiao Cui's house."

Zhang Quhun clutched the wad of money, his fingers turning white from gripping it so tightly. His lips moved, but he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

"Don't worry, Cheng Min helped pick out everything," Chang Kun said casually. "Women like them know these things; she arranged the bedding materials and clothing sizes."

Zhang Quhun carefully folded the money, put it in his inner pocket, patted it, and muttered, "Brother Kun, please thank your wife for me."

Chang Kun glanced at him and smiled, "Alright, enough with the formalities. Just let me know when you've chosen a date, and I'll help you make the arrangements."

Zhang Quhun nodded vigorously, took a few steps, then turned back and grinned at Chang Kun. His smile contained a hint of embarrassment, but also a touch of indescribable gratitude.

Xiao Qing followed behind and muttered softly, "Brother Qu Hun's eyes are all red."

"Shut up and go your own way." Chang Kun didn't even turn his head.

Xiao Qing stuck out her tongue and stopped talking.

There wasn't much to do in the afternoon, so Cheng Min kept the girls at home to catch up on their homework. Xiu'er was also ordered not to go out and obediently lay on the table writing her name stroke by stroke.

Chang Kun looked around but couldn't get involved, so he simply changed his clothes and went out.

The section chief gave him quite a long wedding leave, and judging by the days, it's almost time to go back to work. Since I have nothing to do today, I'll go to the office to see my colleagues.

The railway section's office was still the same as before. Pushing open the door, Monkey was lying on the table flipping through a newspaper, Xiao Yu was sitting by the window fanning himself with a notebook, and Xiao Lü was leaning back in his chair with his legs dangling over the edge of the table and a pencil in his mouth.

"Hey, Kun's back!" Monkey was the first to look up, tossing aside his newspaper, standing up and grinning. "You had a good honeymoon, huh? You've gained weight, really gained weight!"

Xiao Yu stood up from the window and looked Chang Kun up and down: "You're right, his face has gotten rounder."

Xiao Lü took the pencil out of his mouth and said with a grin, "Brother Kun, where's your wife? Why didn't she come with you?"

Chang Kun glanced around the office but didn't see his mentor Lei Guohong or Uncle Zeng. He casually asked, "Where's Master? Where's Uncle Zeng?"

Monkey King chuckled and scratched his head: "Master and Uncle Zeng went to patrol the platform, so the rest of us..."

He glanced at Xiao Lü and Xiao Yu, and the three of them looked at each other and smiled.

"Trying to slack off, huh?" Chang Kun laughed and scolded. "You guys are really something. The master runs errands and does all the work, while the apprentices drink tea and read newspapers... I'll have the section chief deal with you later."

"No, no, no, Brother Kun, please don't!" Xiao Yu quickly waved his hand, "We're just taking a short break, we'll go to the platform soon."

Xiao Lü nodded in agreement: "Exactly, that's right, it's about balancing work and rest."

Chang Kun chuckled, sat down next to Monkey King, took out a cigarette and offered it to everyone. The group chatted for a few moments while puffing on their cigarettes.

But as they talked, Chang Kun realized something was wrong.

Monkey King is usually the most talkative, chattering away for ages without stopping, but today he only said a few words before starting to laugh it off.

Xiao Yu was the same; her eyes darted around, and she kept looking at Monkey King when she spoke, as if waiting for him to respond.

Xiao Lü simply stopped talking and started drawing circles with a pencil in his mouth, filling the paper with black lumps.

Chang Kun took a drag of his cigarette and looked at Monkey King: "You guys, is something the matter? Just say it."

"It's nothing, it's nothing, what could possibly happen?" Monkey chuckled, stood up, and patted his pants. "Brother Kun, don't worry about it, it's really nothing."

Xiao Lü nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, it's nothing, it's just that I haven't seen you in a long time, I've missed you a bit, hehe..."

Chang Kun glanced at them; their excuse was far too flimsy.

Xiao Lü is so heartless; he's probably thinking about his wife all the time, how could he possibly be thinking about himself?

But none of them would say, and he couldn't press them for an answer.

"Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, then forget it. Let's go, we'll talk about it when we get to work."

Stepping out of the office, a cool autumn breeze greeted me.

Chang Kun stubbed out his cigarette and slowly walked out, but the expressions of the people he had just seen kept replaying in his mind.

Monkey King, who never keeps secrets, refused to utter a single word today.

The way Xiao Lü and Xiao Yu looked at each other, so evasive, clearly indicated that something was on their minds.

He felt uneasy as he left the office, so he turned a corner and headed towards the section chief's office.

The railway corridor was long and dark. After walking a few steps, Chang Kun ran into Sister Wang, who was carrying a stack of documents and was turning around from the stairwell.

"Xiao Kun?" Sister Wang's eyes lit up when she saw him, and she quickly walked a few steps to greet him. "You're back? Your honeymoon is over?"

"Not yet, just came to check," Chang Kun replied with a smile.

Sister Wang looked him up and down, then smiled and said, "You've gained weight. You must be well taken care of by your new wife. I heard you brought your mother-in-law back from Guangzhou? That's really something, finding her so far away so easily."

"I got it through a friend's help, I was lucky," Chang Kun said casually.

Sister Wang nodded and praised him a few more times, saying that it's not easy for a family to be reunited, and that his wife must be overjoyed.

After chatting for a few minutes, Chang Kun said he needed to talk to Section Chief Duan about something and turned to leave.

Sister Wang opened her mouth, then suddenly called out, "Chang Kun..."

Chang Kun turned around and looked at her.

Sister Wang's lips moved, and her expression changed several times, as if she was hesitating about something.

She glanced down at the stack of documents in her arms, then looked up at Chang Kun with a smile and said, "It's alright, it's alright, you go ahead with your work. Section Chief is in his office, he hasn't gone out."

Chang Kun glanced at her and felt that her smile was a little forced, as if she had something to say.

"Sister Wang, is something the matter?" Chang Kun asked.

"No, no, what could it be?" Sister Wang shook her head, moved aside with the documents in her arms, and said, "You should go now, don't keep the section chief waiting."

Chang Kun didn't ask any further questions, nodded, and continued walking towards the section chief's office with a furrowed brow.

What's wrong with me today?

Monkey King and his companions hesitated to speak, as did Sister Wang. They were all like gourds with cotton stuffed in their mouths, unable to say anything and just speaking in riddles.

Chang Kun quickened his pace and headed towards the section chief's office.