Chapter 82: Chapter 81: No One Will Indulge You

“Oh dear, who is it? Are you blind? Can’t you see someone is sitting here, where are you putting your box…” The man was heavily hit, clutching his head, he jumped up, continuously cursing.

Ling Chengyan didn’t respond at all, the box in her hand seemed very heavy, it wobbled and slipped, the heavy carton first smashed the face of the man with a pointy chin and monkey cheeks, then bumped into the man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, one of them held his head, the other covered his face, dodging left and right like jumping mice, too busy to even continue cursing.

Ling Chengyan swayed back and forth several times before finally stabilizing herself, she looked up at the luggage rack above her, only to find that she seemed a bit too short.

Undeterred, she simply stepped onto the seat, neatly placing the box, and took the blanket and bag from Zhou Guoqing’s hand, each placed onto the luggage rack.

Though her movements were neat, she seemed unable to bear the weight, with each item she picked, she wobbled left and right, shaking and trembling, accidentally hitting the pointy-chinned man still glued to his seat on the head.

Again, one time, two times… three-four times!

The pointy-chinned man kept yelping, but Ling Chengyan pretended not to hear, finally, when she picked the last bag, the pointy-chinned man couldn’t take it anymore, he got up in a fluster and didn’t dare to sit anymore.

After placing the luggage, Ling Chengyan pulled Zhou Guoqing to sit down, and took out a ticket, waving it in front of the two men who were still unwilling to give up, smilingly said: “We all have tickets, and the seats on the ticket are right here. Where are your tickets? Show them to me!”

“What tickets, what tickets, soldiers shouldn’t…” the man with thick eyebrows and big eyes was about to sing the old tune again.

But Ling Chengyan cut him off with a wave of her hand: “What soldiers? Please wipe your eyes and see clearly, we don’t have epaulettes or cap badges, we’ve already retired, we’re not soldiers anymore.”

“Even if you’re not soldiers, you can’t…”

The smile on Ling Chengyan’s face gradually became cold, inching closer to the two across from her, she said ominously: “We were soldiers, defending the people, not scoundrels like you who persist in pestering without reason, who shamelessly take pride in shamelessness!”

As she spoke, a large wrench suddenly appeared in her hand, half a meter long, made of pure steel, feeling hefty in her grip.

If something like this were to smash upon something, a crack on the head would be inevitable, and if hit on the body, bones would definitely fracture…

“Nobody here is your parents, no one will spoil you! Get lost!” she said sharply and decisively, in a not-so-high tone, but it completely changed the two men’s expressions.

It also successfully won the goodwill of passengers in the carriage, bystanders nearby clapped and cheered.

“Shameless, not your parents, who’d spoil you!”

“Scoundrel, too annoying.”

“No one’s spoiling you, get lost!”

Among countless voices of agreement and condemnation, the two scoundrel entangled men eventually withered, pulled their luggage from the rack, and slinked away with their tails between their legs.

“The train is about to depart, those seeing off passengers, please disembark quickly!” The train crew’s voice came over the broadcast.

Ling Chengyan turned back to Zhou Guoqing and grinned, stuffed the big wrench into Zhou Guoqing’s hand, and said: “This is a special request I made for you, to leave you a memento.”

With that, she quickly ran out of the carriage, jumping off the train at the final second before it started moving.

Huffing, puffing, the train slowly started, moving away from the platform.

On the platform outside the train window, Ling Chengyan’s face beamed with a bright smile, waving goodbye to Zhou Guoqing: “Comrade Lao Zhou, go back and change your rotten temper!”

Initially well-intentioned, but unable to speak well, harsh and stubborn, resulting in working hard without getting appreciated.

Zhou Guoqing held onto the window frame, silently watching the figure on the platform retreat rapidly, getting farther and smaller.

Returning from the station, Ling Chengyan distributed the special products she brought back, a pretty porcelain water cup for the female soldier taking care of her child, two packets of preserved fruits; for Liu Caixia, Xie Yuhui… for Staff Officer Xing…

Also prepared two packages, entrusted to comrades running in Fucheng County to deliver them back to Da Xiong and Uncle.

Having distributed what needed to be distributed, what the children played with and ate were also shared, leaving only some porcelain and tea in front of her, along with a few bamboo items she brought back from Jiang Province: a pair of bamboo chairs, some bamboo baskets, bamboo containers, and so on.

Her mother in her previous life loved these exquisite yet natural things, and she was somewhat influenced too. These, consider them things she was acquiring for herself.

That evening, once relaxed, Ling Chengyan steeped a cup of clear tea with a new tea bowl, sitting on a bamboo chair to cool off, one hand rocking the cradle, the other fanning with a bamboo fan, occasionally pointing at the stars in the sky, explaining to Xiao Xing, Shi Tou, and Xiao Yu about the stars, directions, and the four seasons of the starry sky…

At some point, Xing Fei, the brother and sister Daling, along with three or four half-grown children also came over, quietly surrounding her and listening with fascination.

Zhou Guoqing was the last retired veteran to leave.

Once the veteran left, several places in the motorcade were vacated. Cars originally having deputies and apprentices naturally had replacements stepping up, yet Zhou Guoqing’s car had two people, both of whom were new recruits, even Ling Chengyan hadn’t obtained a driving license, unqualified to drive alone.

The Automobile Company proposed early exam participation and obtaining a license for Ling Chengyan through exceptional measures.

After all, that stubborn donkey Zhou Guoqing stated himself, he already taught all he knows, and Ling Chengyan’s technical level was on par with his, absolutely capable of independently driving on long trips.

But rules are rules, and they cannot be broken just because of Zhou Guoqing’s assurance.

The report from the Automobile Company was sent up, reaching Staff Officer Xing in charge of logistics.

He clicked his tongue twice, holding the application and leaving the office to seek advice.

“How long has it been? Two months already?” Han Guangchuan even asked in surprise.

“Fifty-one days, not yet two months.”

In those days, there were no rapid courses for learning to drive, one had to start with mechanical structure, maintenance, and upkeep, learning not just how to operate vehicles, but also to repair vehicles when they malfunction, maintain them regularly… If a driver who couldn’t repair vehicles took a long trip, once breaking down halfway, there was no place to call for a repair shop.

Therefore, training a driver during those times required at least half a year.

Han Guangchuan chuckled, shaking his head, and handed the application back: “If they think she’s qualified, then let her take the test.”

If she passes, she gets the license, if not… there’s nothing the Automobile Company can say.

Staff Officer Xing straightforwardly agreed, taking the application back, muttering internally: it’s not the Automobile Company feeling she’s qualified, rather, it’s you feeling she’s eligible.

If it weren’t for Boss Han speaking up, with Ling Chengyan’s family background, she might not even pass the political review.

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