Public institutions have their own regulations for travel.
Jiang Hua and his group could only take second-class seats or economy class on flights.
This time, they chose to travel by high-speed rail.
The two girls' suitcases were heavy, and Junjun was injured, so Jiang Hua helped with both.
Look at little Li Yunxiao, carrying the suitcase up and down stairs. It's a wonder she didn't fling it away.
"Little brother Jiang, quick, over here!"
She wanted to call out "Jiang Hua", but with people all around and Jiang Hua's current fame, he'd likely be recognized.
Junjun followed beside Jiang Hua, helping push one of the suitcases.
Brothers are indeed good, knowing to help out.
After storing the luggage, Jiang Hua found his seat and leaned back.
Their three tickets weren't consecutive. Jiang Hua sat alone on one side, separated by an aisle.
As the seats filled up, Jiang Hua pulled up his mask to avoid unnecessary trouble.
After a while, Li Yunxiao frowned and called Jiang Hua softly.
"Jiang Hua, what are you doing? Come sit here."
They had three seats together, but a big tattooed man had plopped down in the aisle seat.
He squeezed the two girls inside, and seeing they were young women, he was getting increasingly presumptuous, trying to take advantage of Yunxiao.
Jiang Hua smiled and shook his head, standing up.
He walked up to the tattooed man and said, "Brother, could you switch seats please?"
The man looked at Jiang Hua, with his sunglasses and mask. Who did he think he was, a spy?
He was about to curse at Jiang Hua, but Jiang Hua took off his frog-eye glasses and glared at him.
The guy was startled and quickly moved away.
Jiang Hua sat down, and Li Yunxiao leaned close.
"Hmph, considering how hard you worked carrying the luggage, I'll let you off. Thirsty? I brought orange juice."
This little girl even remembered Jiang Hua liked orange juice. The help wasn't for nothing.
As the train slowly started, three girls sat opposite them.
They kept looking at Yunxiao, making her nervous. She quickly grabbed Jiang Hua's frog-eye glasses and put them on.
Junjun had put on the headphones Jiang Hua gave her as soon as she boarded, slowly drifting off to sleep.
Everything seemed peaceful.
The girls opposite couldn't recognize them in the end.
They took out their phones to go online.
"Ah, look, Hubei TV announced that JunXiao will participate in the Youth Opera Competition!"
"Haha, we came back at the right time. We can ship the CP in person!"
The girl sitting innermost said regretfully, "But I like the HuaLi CP. Let me see if Jiang Hua is going."
It was so exciting. Who knew the fans were sitting opposite them?
"Ah, look quickly!"
This girl screamed, excitedly saying, "Jiang Hua is going too! Oh my god, I'm going to buy tickets right away!"
Li Yunxiao whispered, "Jiang Hua, aren't you going to greet your fan sisters?"
Jiang Hua leaned back in his seat, slowly drifting off to sleep.
He'd been really tired lately.
With no one talking to her, Li Yunxiao also closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.
It was still early for the train to reach Wuhan.
"Hey, look, doesn't that look like Junjun?"
Junjun, wearing the big headphones, was leaning on Yunxiao, her face directly facing these girls.
Yunxiao wore the frog-eye glasses, hugging Junjun, but her whole body weight was leaning on Jiang Hua.
"Damn, look, isn't that Yunxiao hugging Junjun? I thought she looked familiar. With those big frog-eye glasses, she's so cute, just like Arale."
"Look, look, that man wearing a mask, with those thick eyebrows and big eyes, who else could it be but Jiang Hua?"
"Shh, let's secretly take some photos."
The three girls took many photos from different angles.
It wasn't until Jiang Hua's arm went numb that he opened his eyes and straightened Li Yunxiao.
The girls opposite laughed. It was so funny, Jiang Hua just directly straightened her up.
"Jiang Hua, could you give us an autograph?"
Jiang Hua's fan finally couldn't hold back, asking softly in a squeaky voice.
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"Jiang Hua, hurry, our itinerary has been leaked!"
Jiang Hua quickly took out masks and hats from his bag, disguising Junjun too.
The three of them dragged their luggage, quickly heading for the exit.
But they clearly underestimated the fans' craziness.
They were surrounded by fans. Li Yunxiao carefully held onto Jiang Hua's clothes.
Chen Lijun pulled her suitcase with one hand and held Li Yunxiao with the other, looking like a family of three out together.
With much effort, Jiang Hua finally led the two girls out of the crowd.
"Oh no, we lost the two teachers!"
Junjun shouted.
Jiang Hua knocked her head, "Quieter, don't call them over again. Let's go to the entrance to find people. I heard the show's crew is coming to pick us up."
"Oh, okay, let's go out and wait first."
The three snuck to the entrance like thieves, proving they were famous not just in Hangzhou, but had a certain fan base elsewhere too.
Luckily, the Youth Opera Competition organizers were waiting outside. The three secretly made their way over.
"Hello, are you here to pick someone up?"
Jiang Hua asked softly. The two people were startled. Who was this with such a big mask?
"And you are...?"
Jiang Hua immediately took off Li Yunxiao's frog-eye glasses, "This is Li Yunxiao, famous young opera performer."
"Oh, oh, it's Teacher Li. This way please."
Li Yunxiao quickly put her glasses back on, complaining, "Jiang Hua, I'm confiscating these frog-eye glasses. Hmph, that's for bullying me!"
"Shh, not so loud."
Most of those surrounding them earlier were Jiang Hua's fans. This was the difference between pop and opera.
In pop music, you could become famous with just a few songs. In opera, you might not become famous even after a decade.
But now it was better. JunXiao was considered famous too. Their efforts had paid off.
A little while later, Teacher Mao finally came over with some staff members.
They had seen that scene earlier too. Jiang Hua and the others were truly famous now, not just in Hangzhou.
"Oh, Teacher Mao, we're so sorry."
Junjun stood up, apologizing for abandoning them and running away earlier.
Teacher Mao sat down and said earnestly, "Junjun, and Yunxiao, you're still young. Now that this wave of popularity has come, you must stay grounded. Work hard to improve yourselves, to deserve more people's love."
"Yes, we still have a long way to go."
Jiang Hua rubbed his head and asked, "Teacher Mao, why don't you give me some advice too, tell me not to get carried away?"
Teacher Mao gave him a side-eye, "You little rascal, do you need my advice?"
His fans alone outnumbered all of theirs combined.
On Jiang Hua's first day in the art troupe, Cai Fei had told her this was an experimental integration.
This guy understood the entertainment circle well, and knew about traffic, but his opera knowledge was a bit lacking.
But everyone has their own expertise. This guy was really good at pop music, and she loved listening to those few opera-style songs he wrote.
She couldn't praise Jiang Hua. He'd easily get carried away.
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