Chapter 356: Chapter 352: People Live Only Once, So They Like to Court Trouble

In Shen Yueyue’s view, their family had refused to this extent.

And still persistently, it seems more like there’s some hidden agenda.

Xiao Chenxing responded, "Not necessarily, she might really just want to hold the child for some good fortune."

As a girl from a farming family, she’d seen this kind of situation many times.

When a family had daughters, they would be looked down upon, pointed at, mocked as a lineage that would end without sons.

Especially a family that doesn’t have even a son or daughter.

She must have suffered a lot within the brigade, faced discrimination, and at last seen a chance like a straw to clutch at.

Shen Yueyue glanced at Xiao Chenxing, "Why, do you pity her?"

"Yeah," Xiao Chenxing said, gently rocking the twin babies, "It really is quite pitiful.

You say, her brother and sister-in-law are really something else, it’s their business, yet they push their sister to the forefront."

Hongguo glanced at Xiao Chenxing, but Xiao Chenxing didn’t notice, continuing to complain, "And that mother, tsk tsk, she’s definitely biased."

Shen Yueyue: "So what you mean is, we should let them hold the children for a bit?"

Xiao Chenxing: "?"

She raised her head in disbelief, "No, are you out of your mind.

Da Bao, Xiao Bao are our precious darlings, and that crazy old woman outside, who knows where she crawled out from.

If she envies our family, and does something nasty, what then?"

Shen Yueyue retorted, "Then you say you sympathize with her."

"I do sympathize with her, but that’s one thing and this is another," Xiao Chenxing was clear, "Her suffering is not caused by me.

Besides, when we’re out and about, isn’t being cautious better?

We’re a bunch of weaklings, so let’s avoid trouble if we can."

Xiao Chenxing was just too clear about her own position.

Wen Ran stretched her neck, "Yes, when poor, one should look to oneself, and when rich, help the world.

This matter seems like a small gesture, but in the end, why bother?"

Anyway, she found that Sun Xiaolian extremely suspicious.

Xiao Chenye took a deep breath, "Don’t worry, we’re getting off the train first thing tomorrow morning. For now, just endure a bit more."

"Alright!"

At this point, there was no other choice.

As for others, Wen Ran couldn’t be bothered.

That idiot named Er Mei, if her own family can’t control her, why should she meddle as an outsider?

Sleeping, really couldn’t be bothered.

The situation outside had already reached a fever pitch.

Under Er Mei’s persuasion, Sun Xiaolian finally reluctantly agreed to hold the child for a bit.

But, a single male child wasn’t worth much, Sun Xiaolian insisted, and couldn’t give twenty dollars, only ten.

Er Mei argued for a while, seeing Sun Xiaolian with a look that said best to hold the child, if not fine either way, relented.

Inwardly cursing Sun Xiaolian for not knowing the value.

But, ten dollars is still money.

Not a small amount.

Deal achieved, both parties were quite pleased.

Sun Xiaolian caressed the child and kissed them for a while, then asked softly, "I’ll come over tonight with my brother and sister-in-law."

"Alright."

Holding the money in her hand, Er Mei turned her eyes, mocking Sun Xiaolian’s foolishness inwardly.

The deal wasn’t done yet, but she’d already handed over ten dollars.

Later...

Humph!

If she doesn’t add ten more dollars, forget about even touching the child.

Er Mei took the child back to the compartment, the door closed, inside you could hear Xu Changhe’s lecture mixed with Er Mei’s dissatisfied retorts.

However, all this had nothing to do with Wen Ran.

Sun Xiaolian lingered at Wen Ran’s door for a while longer.

Undeterred, mumbling, after Wen Ran went out, gave a hard slap, then the world fell into a quiet loop again.

Night, rumbling~

As the train traveled, everyone went to sleep but remained extremely tense.

Any slight movement would wake them.

Outside, footsteps and Sun Xiaolian’s voice could be heard.

Wen Ran opened her eyes, instinctively sensing something wasn’t right.

But soon, Er Mei’s voice rang out.

"Why are you coming now?"

She complained, "You’re so slow, I’m about to fall asleep."

Sun Xiaolian apologized, "I’m truly sorry, our whole family was outside, if we came during the day, our seats would have been taken."

Er Mei rolled her eyes.

Senseless poor peasants.

She blocked the door, "Humph! That ten dollars was the daytime price, at night, it’s a different rate."

Prices raised on the fly.

Wen Ran laughed, truly deserving the back and forth.

Bad people sure meet their match in worse ones.

Sun Xiaolian laughed in anger but held back.

Submissively, "Alright, then, then I’ll add five bucks more."

"Five bucks?" Er Mei almost rolled her eyes to the sky, speaking with arrogant disdain, "Just five bucks?

Are you shooing a beggar, looking down on anyone?"

"Then, then what do you want?"

"At least start with ten bucks."

Saying this, Er Mei turned her eyes to gauge Sun Xiaolian’s reaction.

If Sun Xiaolian’s first reaction was to breathe a sigh of relief, she would definitely raise the price again.

If there’s hesitation, she would take the good price, twenty bucks in hand.

Sure enough, Sun Xiaolian hesitated.

She even tried to bargain to eight bucks.

But Er Mei kept insisting on ten bucks, refusing to budge, they argued back and forth.

Soon, Sun Xiaolian conceded, "Alright, ten bucks it is."

She handed over another ten dollars, the three finally managed to enter the door as they wished.

Snatches of conversation drifted over, Wen Ran was gradually lulled to sleep by the rhythmic clanging.

About half an hour later, the door opened, footsteps came close, then moved away.

Wen Ran turned over, furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

Finally, they were gone.

Sun Xiaolian had a large bag under her arm, inside a child lay peacefully sleeping.

The other two followed Sun Xiaolian through the train, to the compartments, "When this car stops, we’ll get off."

"Yes," Sun Xiaolian’s face lost its sorrow and fawning expressions.

She frowned, recalling Wen Ran.

Her face stinging hot.

She’d been out for so long, yet had never faced such humiliation.

"Watch the child," Sun Xiaolian handed the child to the other two, deciding to take a daring step.

"No, what are you going to do?"

The man grabbed Sun Xiaolian, anxious, "It’s almost done, can’t you avoid adding complications?"

"Just you stay out of this," Sun Xiaolian said through clenched teeth, "That slap didn’t land on your face, so you feel indifferent, right?"

"I didn’t mean that, just instinctively felt that family wasn’t easy to provoke."

The man counseled earnestly, "I really am thinking of you."

"A bunch of weaklings, what’s hard to provoke?"

Sun Xiaolian sneered, "If you were truly thinking of me, then you wouldn’t stop me from getting revenge."

With that, Sun Xiaolian aggressively threw off the man’s hand, resolutely walking down the path of ruin!

"Don’t..."