Chapter 174 - 0174: Finally Meeting 2_1
"Hello, older sister, my name is Feng Qingxue. My partner is injured and in the hospital, and I’m going to see him." Feng Qingxue disclosed her destination but didn’t mention the name of the hospital, only the provincial city name.
After a quick conversation, Feng Qingxue learned the names of her two female co-passengers. The older one was Wang Cuilan, a department-level officer from the mining bureau in her own hometown, and the younger one was Lu Aihong, a section-level officer from the neighboring county. Both were on business trips out of their home province and had boarded at the same station as Feng Qingxue, choosing berths right next to her despite having boarded three to five days earlier.
After boarding the train, Feng Qingxue had asked the conductor. It would take half a month to reach her destination.
Half a month!
Upon hearing the answer, Feng Qingxue felt short of breath.
For her, who is used to traveling by airplane or high-speed railway, fifteen days is an eternity—half a month, or one twenty-fourth of a year. The length is staggering.
She finally understood why no one would take such a long trip unless absolutely necessary—it simply took too long.
And the ticket was not cheap, she had paid forty yuan for her sleeping berth.
Lu Aihong laughed, "We are from the same area, no wonder I have felt so close to you these days on the train."
"Sister Aihong is right. My uncle’s surname is Wang, and my boyfriend’s family is named Lu. Don’t you think we might be distant relatives sharing food from the same pot a hundred years ago?" After all, isn’t intimacy the emotional product of interaction? One cannot be shy when making friends.
Feng Qingxue was open and generous, which made Wang Cuilan and Lu Aihong feel delighted and enthusiastic.