Chapter 372: What Do You Mean
If it were a typical day at this time, Pei Jing would have already tidied up and gone to kindergarten with Pei Huai.
At kindergarten, there would be many other kids his age to play with, and teachers to lead them in games and tell them stories. The days were interesting and fun.
Unlike now, which was quite boring.
Seeing Pei Jing’s slightly listless smile, Jiang Ran tapped his little nose. "Little Jing, shall I tell you a story?"
As soon as he heard Jiang Ran was going to tell a story, Pei Jing’s interest was immediately piqued.
"A story? What story?"
Jiang Ran had anticipated that a child Pei Jing’s age would inevitably feel bored staying on a train for too long, so before boarding, Jiang Ran had prepared a storybook.
She planned to take it out and tell Pei Jing stories when he got bored on the train.
Seeing the storybook Jiang Ran took out, Pei Jing looked at Jiang Ran eagerly, "Mom, go ahead, I promise I’ll listen attentively."
Pei Jing was indeed very well-behaved in this manner.
Jiang Ran gently patted Pei Jing’s little head, "Alright."
Jiang Ran opened the book and started with the first story.
The first story was "The Ugly Duckling."
Pei Jing listened very intently, but no matter how focused he was, he was still just a child.
When he didn’t understand something, he would ask about his confusion.
Although the story was frequently interrupted, Jiang Ran did not feel annoyed.
No matter what Pei Jing asked, Jiang Ran always answered seriously.
Because of their questions and answers, and occasional diversions into other topics, a story that wasn’t very long ended up taking more than an hour to tell.
Just as Jiang Ran finished the story, she opened her mug to take a sip of water to soothe her throat, and the train slowly came to a halt.
This was the first time the train had stopped since they woke up that morning.
Pei Jing’s bright eyes immediately looked outside, "Mom, the train stopped. Are we there yet?"
Jiang Ran shook her head, "No, it just stopped to let other people get on the train."
Hearing that they hadn’t arrived, Pei Jing was a bit disappointed and just said oh, but his eyes still gazed outside.
There were quite a few people standing on the platform, starting to board the train at that moment.
Soon, a few people came into their small compartment as well.
Jiang Ran knew that the three bunks opposite them would eventually have someone sleeping in them.
Having a good night’s sleep and a peaceful morning was already quite fortunate.
Jiang Ran looked at the newcomers and found that there were three of them.
Two young men, around Pei Huai’s age, she guessed.
The other was an older man, looking to be in his sixties, with partially white hair and a wrinkled face, but his back was still straight.
After the three entered, the older man sat directly on a bunk, while the other two were arranging their luggage.
Once they situated their luggage, the two simultaneously turned to look at Jiang Ran and Pei Jing.
When they saw Pei Jing, they frowned slightly.
Seeing this reaction, Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow.
What’s that supposed to mean?
But since they said nothing, Jiang Ran also kept her silence.
Soon enough, the train started again with its rhythmic clanking.
Pei Jing withdrew his gaze and looked at Jiang Ran, "Mom, continue with the story?"
Of course, Jiang Ran wouldn’t refuse Pei Jing’s request.