In a blink of an eye, the day of the twenty-ninth has arrived.
Their department didn't need to be on duty, it handles all major cases. If there was a case, they have to rush back as soon as they received a phone call. When there were no cases, there was no need to take turns on duty during holidays like ordinary police officers.
Therefore, Gu Nian took a day off in advance and took the train back to Yucheng with Mu Lanshu.
It took more than 29 hours to take a train from City B back to Yucheng, which can barely make it in time for the New Year's Eve dinner on the 30th night.
The train station was extremely crowded, with people rushing back to their hometowns during the Spring Festival. Some were carrying large and small suitcases and travel bags.
Some carried large and small woven bags.
Gu Nian also bought a lot of things to take back. Her grandparents lived with her uncle and aunt in Yucheng.
Mu Lanshu couldn't honor her parents because she was far away, so when she went back every year, she always brought a lot of things back to show her devotion.
Even when Gu Nian was in school and Mu Lanshu worked several jobs, during that very difficult period, Mu Lanshu usually lived frugally. When she went home for the Chinese New Year, she would use part of the money she saved to buy things. Part of it was reserved for Gu Nian's grandparents as living expenses.
So, her uncle and aunt always felt that Mu Lanshu made a lot of money in the city.
Even though Mu Lanshu's hands were rough and covered with calluses, they still felt that way.
The two of them were dragging boxes and carrying large and small bags, making it difficult to move in the crowded crowd.
With the heavy bag in his hand, Gu Nian was constantly being squeezed and hit on her legs, and each time, she was hit in the same place, and it hurt a lot after several times.
Suddenly, someone lifted the big bag in his hand.
Gu Nian thought someone was trying to take the opportunity to rob him, but when she turned around, she saw that it was Chi Yiheng.
Thinking of the last time she overheard the conversation between him and Yan Lui, Chi Yiheng's affection for her was all to help Yan Lui retain her, Gu Nian felt very embarrassed and could no longer face Chi Yiheng with a normal heart.
"Teacher Chi, why are you..." Gu Nian looked at him awkwardly.
"I want to go home too. I didn't expect to meet you by such a coincidence." Chi Yiheng saw Mu Lanshu next to Gu Nian and called out, "Auntie."
Mu Lanshu smiled and said, "Yiheng, what a coincidence. Where is your home?"
"In Liushi." As it happens, there was no airport either.
"What a coincidence? We are going back to Yucheng, which is right next to Liushi." Mu Lanshu said in surprise.
"Yeah." Chi Yiheng remembered, took out the train ticket and showed Mu Lanshu the train number, "I wonder if we are on the same train."
Mu Lanshu glanced at it and said to Gu Nian, "Take it out and see which class we are on."
Gu Nian didn't want to go with Chi Yiheng, but she still had to take out the ticket.
"Oh, what a coincidence, we are together." Mu Lanshu said in surprise.
"Then let's go together." Chi Yiheng said with a smile.
"Teacher Chi!"
Suddenly, a young male voice shouted.
They turned around and saw a boy dragging his luggage over. Judging from his age, he was probably a student of Chi Yiheng.
Seeing Gu Nian, the boy smiled ambiguously at Chi Yiheng: "Teacher Chi, is this your girlfriend?"
"No." Chi Yiheng glanced at Gu Nian and suddenly said with a smile, "Although I really want her to be."
Gu Nian felt uncomfortable listening to Chi Yiheng's words.
She has heard what Chi Yiheng and Yan Lui said, and now Yan Lui was back.
She really didn't understand why Chi Yiheng still said this.
If Chi Yiheng had said this before, she might have been a little apologetic.
But now, there are only weird emotions left in her heart.
"Eh? That's the future teacher's wife!" The boy said with a smile.
Gu Nian smiled coldly: "I have a boyfriend."
The boy's smile froze, he scratched his head, turned to Chi Yiheng and said, "Teacher Chi, you have a long way to go!"
"Don't say that, it's embarrassing." Chi Yiheng said with a warm smile.
The boy laughed "hehe" twice and said hurriedly: "Sorry, sorry, I'm used to talking nonsense."
Mu Lanshu pulled Gu Nian aside and rolled her eyes: "Ignore her, she can't even make a joke."
Gu Nian didn't say anything. There was no way she would joke about something like this. It was embarrassing.
"Are you a student of Teacher Chi?" Mu Lanshu asked with a smile.
"Hello, aunt, my name is Chen Yuzheng. I am a student of Teacher Chi." Chen Yuzheng introduced himself.
"Oh, aren't you Gu Nian's junior brother? Since she is your senior sister, you don't have to be polite to her." Mu Lanshu said with a smile.
It turned out to be a coincidence, Chen Yuzheng actually took the same high-speed train with them.
It's just that Chen Yuzheng's home iwas closer and he got off the bus earlier than them.
Chi Yiheng carried Gu Nian's luggage and said, "Let's find a place with few people and see if we can still find a seat."
Gu Nian reached out to take her bag: "I'll get it."
"It's too heavy. There are a lot of people here. Let me help you carry it." Chi Yiheng moved the bag behind him to prevent Gu Nian from taking it. "I just saw you holding it by yourself. It was too hard and you were hit several times."
"It's okay." Gu Nian didn't want Chi Yiheng to help.
She didn't know what was going on with Chi Yiheng and Yan Lui, but she always felt weird in her heart.
"Don't be polite to me." Chi Yiheng said with a smile, "I only have this piece of luggage. It's nothing to help you carry some."
"You kid, why are you being polite to Yiheng? Why do you have such an awkward personality now?" Mu Lanshu rolled her eyes at Gu Nian and said to Chi Yiheng, "Yiheng, please leave her alone, she can carry her as long as she wants."
Mu Lanshu felt that Gu Nian must have had trouble with Chu Zhaoyang. She was in a bad mood and was not looking good to others.
"Aunt, let me hold it for you." Chen Yuzheng also wanted to take the duffel bag from Mu Lanshu's hand.
In fact, Mu Lanshu only dragged a box and a duffel bag. The duffel bag was placed on the suitcase without much effort.
Most of the heavy luggage was with Gu Nian.
Therefore, Mu Lanshu waved her hand and said, "I don't need it here. I just put the bag on the suitcase and drag it with me. It's not heavy. I see you took a lot of things, so don't worry about me."
In the end, Gu Nian failed to get her things back from Chi Yiheng.
The four of them passed through the crowded crowd. Chi Yiheng kept protecting Gu Nian, so she was not crowded this time.
All the seats in the waiting room were occupied, so the four of them had to find a place where there were relatively few people to stand.
At this time, Gu Nian received a call from Chu Tian.
"Why is it so noisy over there?" Chu Tian asked.
"I'm at the train station. I'm going back to my hometown today to celebrate the New Year." Gu Nian explained.
"Ah, I originally planned to ask you what your plans are for the seven-day Spring Festival holiday." Chu Tian said regretfully.
"Auntie, drink some water." Chi Yiheng handed a bottle of mineral water to Mu Lanshu.
Because she was on the phone, he didn't bother her for the time being.
But Chu Tian heard: "Nian Nian, why is there another man?"
"..." Gu Nian glanced at Chi Yiheng and said, "I was at the station with my mother, and I happened to meet... a friend."
"Huh? Didn't my brother send you?" Chu Tian asked strangely.
According to the fact that Chu Zhaoyang was so precious to Gu Nian, Gu Nian was going back to her hometown and she won't be able to see him for seven days. Will Chu Zhaoyang give her a gift?
With Chu Zhaoyang here, how could he allow other male creatures to come within a one-meter radius of Gu Nian?
Gu Nian dropped and said, "No, he is busy with work."
Chu Tian blinked, feeling something was wrong, but in the end she didn't say anything.
Chatted with Gu Nian for a few words, then Gu Nian started checking tickets and hung up the phone.
Gu Nian and the others were not in the same carriage as Chi Yiheng and Chen Yuzheng. Chi Yiheng and Chen Yuzheng came over specially and changed places with Gu Nian and the people in the upper bunk.
Since Chi Yiheng and Chen Yuzheng were both in the lower bunk, the two people in the upper bunk were happy to switch with them.
"Liushi and Yucheng are so close. It only takes an hour and a half by bus. If you have time during the holidays, you can come to our house to play." Mu Lanshu invited Chi Yiheng.
She could tell that Chi Yiheng still had a good impression of Gu Nian and did not let go just because Gu Nian already had a boyfriend.
Recently, although Gu Nian didn't say anything, Mu Lanshu was sure that there must be some problem between Gu Nian and Chu Zhaoyang.
In front of Chi Yiheng, Gu Nian couldn't stop Mu Lanshu directly.
Then she heard Chi Yiheng smile and say: "Definitely."
She didn't know if he's just being polite or if he really plan to go to Yucheng.
Mu Lanshu took out some snacks from her bag, and Chen Yuzheng went to get a pot of hot water and came back.