Chapter 171: Celebrating the Departure of the Pest
After dropping them off, Gong Tao hurried away with the speed of an ox cart, as he noticed that each one of them was worried he’d waste their money and food if he stayed.
Gong Dajiang first went to the post office to send an urgent telegram informing them that the items were gone, and not to send money, as they were planning to return.
Then the elderly couple went to the station to buy train tickets; they initially remembered there was a train back around 2 PM, but when they asked—
"No tickets." The ticket seller said impatiently.
"How could there be no tickets? It’s still so early." Zhang Lan got anxious; if they couldn’t catch this train, they’d have to take the one past 10 PM.
Usually, not many people take the train at this broken-down station, so it felt quite desolate and the cold northwesterly wind wreaked havoc inside. During the day with the sun out, Zhang Lan already felt a chill she couldn’t imagine enduring at night.
How could there be no tickets, the ticket seller was displeased. "What do you mean by saying there are tickets I won’t sell to you?"
"You should look at what time it is now, a small station doesn’t have many tickets." The ticket seller’s face and tone exuded complete annoyance, "If you’re not buying tickets, don’t waste time."
This kind of attitude, Zhang Lan was very pissed off. Gong Dajiang saw the situation was turning bad and quickly pulled Zhang Lan aside to avoid her erupting, as nothing good would come from it.
"Sister, it’s not that we’re in a hurry to go home, sorry, is there no way for a little accommodation?" Gong Dajiang could only plead apologetically.
At this time, ticket sellers were king, plus Zhang Lan’s attitude was all kinds of confrontational, so the ticket seller was already in a bad mood, and no matter how Gong Dajiang tried to be polite, the seller’s mood didn’t improve.
"No, there’s only the 10 PM train left, do you want it?" The ticket seller rolled their eyes.