As the announcements resumed,
one by one, passengers took their seats.
The plane slowly tilted, ran, and spread its wings.
Whir!
Blue ash particles jetted out from the tail.
Under great propelling force, the entire aircraft suddenly soared, charging towards the distant sky.
Wow!
The slight vibrations seemed to have frightened a child in the cabin.
In the row of seats just ahead and to the right of Li Chengyi, a somewhat haggard woman in black was gently soothing the infant in her arms, trying to stop the crying.
Sitting beside her, a little boy was keeping his head down, engrossed in solving a Rubik's Cube, silent. They were seated next to the aisle, looking like a family.
But the boy didn't lift his head, as if he had long been accustomed to the sound of the crying baby.
The crying went on.
For a full half-hour, it remained loud and clear.
The woman in black rose apologetically to address the surrounding passengers.
