Chapter 57 Train, Sunrise
In a blink of an eye, the day to report arrived. He Shu left a day in advance, and Zhao Qishui and Xiao Dong sent He Shu to the train station.
It takes 15 hours to take a train from Danhe to Dadu. There is an airport in Danhe, but He Shu insisted on taking the train.
He had never traveled far before, and this journey was new to him, so he didn't want to rush through it.
Zhao Qishui was like an old father, constantly reminding He Shu to be careful about safety in the new environment and to be cautious in making friends.
No matter how sensible He Shu is, he is still just a child in his eyes.
Brother Dong knew that Uncle Zhao had adopted He Shu as his godson, so he hugged .
"Study hard, and don't worry about your family."
He Shu nodded, dragged his heavy suitcase and embarked on a new journey...
It’s a 15-hour drive, from 6:30 in the evening to 8:30 in the morning the next day, and just in time to get to school.
Zhao Qishui insisted on buying a sleeper berth for He Shu so that he could sleep well.
After He Shu found his seat and put his luggage away, the train started moving.
Sitting opposite him was a mother and daughter. The daughter looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old, very thin, and wearing a thick mask and a hat.
My mother looked very haggard and was dressed very simply. She was slowly taking out a water cup and food from her bag and placing them on the small table.
Seeing He Shu looking over, he took out an apple and handed it to him: "Want to eat?"
"No, thank you, Auntie."
The girl's mother didn't force it, smiled gently, and placed the apple on the small table beside the bed.
It quickly got dark outside and there wasn't much to see. He Shu had already had dinner with his godfather and Brother Dong before getting on the car, so there wasn't much to do at this time.
I checked the time, randomly pulled out a book called "The Selfish Gene" from my backpack, sat back on the bed and read it under the bedside lamp.
At this time, He Shu's cell phone vibrated. He took it out and saw that it was Xia Miao calling.
"Hello?" He Shu was afraid of disturbing others' rest, so he got out of bed, put on his shoes, and walked to the corridor before answering the phone.
"He Shu, are you in the car?"
"Yes, on the train."
"Really take the train? I checked and it takes more than ten hours."
"It's okay. I bought a sleeper berth so I can sleep."
"Oh, that's good."...
Xia Miao bit her lip. She always felt like her conversation with He Shu would get stuck in the middle of it. She didn't know if it was He Shu's problem or hers.
"Do you have anything else to say?" He Shu asked after waiting for a while.
"Nothing..." Xia Miao sighed unconsciously. She just wanted to chat with He Shu, but...
He Shu heard Xia Miao sighing and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you sighing?"
"Ah? Nothing, um... Can you take pictures for me when you get to school? I want to see what Huaqing University looks like."
"Okay." He Shu agreed readily.
Xia Miao became happy again: "Then send me a message when you arrive. Okay, go and have a rest."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Miao smiled foolishly at the phone, then found a picture of "bon voyage" and sent it to He Shu.
She also knew that He Shu would definitely not reply, but she still held the phone and waited for a few minutes. Well, as expected, he did not reply to the picture message.
When talking to someone like He Shu, you have to be clear about the point and talk about it. There is basically no such thing as small talk.
What Xia Miao didn't know was that He Shu looked at every picture she sent carefully, but he just didn't know what to reply.
When he returned to his berth, the little girl opposite him was stretching her head to read the book on He Shu's bed. When she saw He Shu coming back, she quickly sat down.
Seeing this, He Shu handed her the book and said, "I can lend it to you to read for a while."
The little girl's eyes narrowed outside the mask, but she didn't answer it immediately. Instead, she looked at her mother.
"Thank you." The little girl's mother thanked her and took the book. "I'm so sorry, I left in such a hurry that I forgot to bring her a book to cheer her up. She likes reading books all the time."
"It's okay. I brought a few."
He Shu took out all the books he brought and placed them on the small table: "You can read any one you want."
"Thank you, brother." The little girl looked very happy and sat up straight to see if there were any other books.
The other books He Shu brought were all about basic science and English. The girl finally chose the book that He Shu had read before, but after reading it for a while, she seemed not to understand it very well.
After half past eight, her mother took out some medicine for her to take and then let her go to bed.
She obediently returned the book to He Shu and said thank you again.
I waited until she lay down before taking off her hat, and found that she had no hair...
In fact, He Shu knew from the beginning that the little girl must be sick, otherwise who would wear a mask in such a hot day?
After she fell asleep, her mother sat beside her and watched her sleep quietly.
"Auntie, didn't you buy a sleeper ticket?"
This scene reminded He Shu of the time when his mother was sick.
"I bought it. It's upstairs." Auntie pointed to He Shu's upper bunk.
"Then let's switch?"
"How can this be possible?" The lower bunk is a little more expensive than the upper one, and it is the top layer, making it very inconvenient to get on and off.
"It's okay. I'll sleep until dawn and it'll be quiet up there." He Shu packed up his things and climbed up a small ladder beside him.
The girl's mother didn't go up because her daughter was sick and she was afraid she wouldn't be able to take care of her. She also felt embarrassed before, so she didn't think about asking for a change of seat.
"Then I'll make up the difference to you. I won't let you suffer any loss."
"It's okay, Auntie. It's all the same." He Shu said, and turned off the small light on the top shelf.
Seeing this, the girl’s mother was very grateful and said thank you several times before going to He Shu’s original lower bunk to rest.
At about 11 o'clock in the evening, the train stopped at a big station for a few minutes.
Some more passengers got on, and quite a few people also got on the carriage where He Shu was.
A middle-aged man came to the middle shop. He was a heavy smoker. As soon as he came in, he had a strong smell of cigarettes on him.
A heavily made-up woman also came to the upper bunk above the little girl, and both of them smelled very strong.
Fortunately, it was quite late, so when we arrived, we made some noise when putting our luggage away, and then we all quickly went to our beds to rest.
He Shu opened his eyes. It was his first time riding a train and he couldn't sleep.
He took out his phone and checked. The senior class group was still there, with people chatting. Someone even mentioned him and Xia Miao...
He Shu got up at 5:30 in the morning. He looked down and saw that the little girl's mother had also gotten up and was sitting beside the bed.
He Shu gathered his things, stuffed them into his backpack, and then climbed down one side.
After going to the bathroom and washing up, He Shu came back and sat at a small table by the aisle outside the berth.
The sun had just risen at this time, and it was very big and round with a red morning glow.
He Shu was lucky enough to see such beautiful scenery when the train passed through a plain.
“What a beautiful sunrise.”
The girl's mother also walked over here at some point, but unfortunately the beautiful scenery soon disappeared from the window.
There was a hint of regret in her voice, and she looked back at her sleeping child, regretting that she didn't get to see such a view.
"There will be a new sunrise every day, and you will see it again in the future."
He Shu said softly, "As long as there is sunrise, there is hope..."
