Qian Xiaoke said, “I’ll give you the money. Go and queue up to buy the ticket yourself.”
Jiang Tongyan glanced at him, “How do I buy it?”
“…Are you the legendary new generation of rich and stupid people?” Qian Xiaoke looked at him incredulously. “Go queue up, then choose the station you want to get off, put the money in, and wait for the ticket to come out.”
Jiang Tongyan looked at him and said nothing.
“Oh my God…” Qian Xiaoke thought this man was really a fool!
He sighed and patted Jiang Tongyan on the shoulder like an old father, “Young man, you have to learn a bit.”
He walked over to queue up with the money in his hand and asked Jiang Tongyan to stand behind him, “Watch and learn.”
Jiang Tongyan really didn’t know how to take the subway, and he had never seen this kind of automatic ticket machine. He had to admit that he had learned a lot by following Qian Xiaoke.
The ticket-buying team moved forward very quickly, and it was their turn in a short while.
Qian Xiaoke said, “Watch. I’ll only teach you once.”
When he said this, his aura was like that of the math teacher standing in front of the blackboard and saying coldly, “Listen carefully. I’ll teach you this question once!”
Jiang Tongyan was humble and eager to learn and earnestly watched.
Qian Xiaoke was very aggressive in his operation. After buying, he handed the card to Jiang Tongyan, “You owe me eight dollars!”
Jiang Tongyan smiled, “I know, you are really…”
“What?” Qian Xiaoke looked at him coldly, “I lent you money and taught you how to take the subway. What else do you want?”
“I mean, you are really a good person.” Jiang Tongyan held back his laughter and looked very serious, “I have never seen such a good person as you!”
Qian Xiaoke sneered proudly, “That’s right, I am a lovely person you can’t find even with a lantern.”
After that, he happily swiped the card to enter the station with the small schoolbag on his back.
Although it was late, there were still many people on the subway. This city never lacked people who worked overtime. Even though it was past nine in the evening, the subway was still crowded, which made Jiang Tongyan suspect that this time was actually the real evening rush hour.
Qian Xiaoke went to see the marching instructions familiarly and called Jiang Tongyan—the ‘idiot who knows nothing’, to come and line up.
He complained, “There must be no empty seats. I’m really dying of exhaustion.”
He walked too much today and now he had to stand back. He reflected on himself and experienced what it meant to be “a greedy man swallows an elephant”. He could have gone home directly after work without anything to do, but he wanted to show off in front of others and wanted to take their car home, and ended up in this situation.
He had walked too much today, and now he had to stand to get back. Reflecting on himself, he personally experienced what it meant by ‘the greedy man that tries to swallow an elephant’. He could have simply gone home after work without any issues, but instead, he wanted to freeload and hitch a ride in their car, which led him to this predicament.
It’s not worth it. It’s really not worth it!
Qian Xiaoke was very depressed. Jiang Tongyan, who was standing behind him, looked at him through the brown glass door blocking the subway.
The depressed Qian Xiaoke was also very interesting. In Jiang Tongyan’s view, this guy was like a funny little toy.
“You can lean on me if you’re tired.” Jiang Tongyan glanced at the small TV hanging above his head, “The next bus will come in three minutes.”
Qian Xiaoke looked back at him, “Why should I lean on you? Don’t I have any bones of my own?”
Jiang Tongyan: “…You are not only stingy but also insensible.”
Qian Xiaoke really didn’t mean to quarrel; he was just too tired. When people are tired, they get irritable, and when they get irritable, they start talking without thinking.
After saying that, he also felt that it was quite rude. He bit his lower lip and muttered, “I’m sorry.”
“Huh?”
“I said sorry.” Qian Xiaoke turned away with an unhappy look on his face.
Jiang Tongyan was a little unhappy at first; after all, this guy took his good intentions for granted. However, as soon as this little guy apologised, he calmed down instantly.
He was too easy to coax.
Jiang Tongyan felt that he couldn’t be like this.
After waiting for three minutes, the train arrived as scheduled.
Jiang Tongyan and Qian Xiaoke were almost pushed to get on the train. Qian Xiaoke was experienced in squeezing into the subway, so he grabbed Jiang Tongyan and went to the corner.
Jiang Tongyan followed him inside, “Slow down!”
“Slow down?! There’ll be no place to stand!” Qian Xiaoke pulled him to stand steadily, with his back against the cold car, facing Jiang Tongyan.
Jiang Tongyan raised his hand to grab the pull ring, slightly lowered his head and looked at Qian Xiaoke who was leaning there comfortably, “You are quite good at finding a place.”
“Of course,” Qian Xiaoke said proudly, “This is all life experience, you should learn something.”
Jiang Tongyan looked at him and smiled, “Why should I learn this? I don’t have to squeeze into the subway.”
He’s pissed off.
Qian Xiaoke was mad at this rich man!
He rolled his eyes and turned away from looking at Jiang Tongyan. As a result, when the train started, he looked at the window and found that Jiang Tongyan was actually looking at him with a smile.
Jiang Tongyan looked at him because he really thought he was interesting, but in Qian Xiaoke’s opinion, that smile was malicious!
He turned around abruptly, “What do you want to do now?”
“What’s wrong with me?”
“Are you coveting my beauty?”
Jiang Tongyan’s right eyelid began to twitch again.
“Don’t be obsessed with me,” Qian Xiaoke said, “I’m ruthless.”
“Calm down.” Jiang Tongyan said, “Remember to take medicine when you go home.”
“Tsk.” Qian Xiaoke turned around and ignored him.
The journey for the two of them was really long, and they had to change trains three times in the middle. Qian Xiaoke was so tired that he couldn’t say anything.
The subway continued to move forward, and there were more and more people on the train. Jiang Tongyan couldn’t stand being squeezed by strangers like this. When others squeezed him, he could only keep hiding forward, which meant that he was getting closer and closer to Qian Xiaoke who was shrinking in the corner in front of him.
Closer and closer.
Closer and closer. When Qian Xiaoke found that he was almost hugged by Jiang Tongyan, it was too late to push him away.
When he turned around, his lips almost brushed the other’s chin.
“… What are you doing?” Qian Xiaoke’s delicate body trembled, “Subway pervert!”
Jiang Tongyan frowned and was a little anxious at this moment, “Pervert, your ass!”
He said a little irritably, “What time is it, why are there so many people?”
Qian Xiaoke looked up and saw that there seemed to be a lot of people on the train today.
“What do you know,” Qian Xiaoke said, “This is the sad daily life of us working people at the bottom. We work overtime for people like you all day long, and we don’t have a little rest time. Look, everyone’s face is full of fatigue. Tell me, who should I blame?”
“Blame you.” Jiang Tongyan said unhappily.
Qian Xiaoke snorted coldly and ignored him again.
But even though he ignored him, Qian Xiaoke stood in the corner again, almost sticking to him, “Move in a little, don’t let anyone touch your butt.”
Jiang Tongyan laughed out loud, “I thank thee.”
The two of them were squeezed for a long time, but Qian Xiaoke actually stood quite steadily. He hid in the corner, and Jiang Tongyan almost used his body to create a small world for him. In this small world, it seemed that even the noise could not reach Qian Xiaoke’s ears.
This feeling was quite wonderful, and a word kept swaying in Qian Xiaoke’s mind—a sense of security.
This word swayed with the subway, making Qian Xiaoke blush.
It was excruciating to squeeze into the subway, and this time, it caused psychological trauma for the rich Jiang Tongyan.
But fortunately, they finally caught a train with few people in the last third of the journey, and there were empty seats after they got on. Qian Xiaoke saw the empty seats as if he had seen a life-saving straw, and almost cried while holding the seat.
Qian Xiaoke, who was extremely tired, sat there slumped, with no image at all. Jiang Tongyan sat upright beside him, patted his legs and said, “Sit well.”
There were not many people in the car. Qian Xiaoke leaned there like a boneless person, “No one is looking at me!”
“Whether there is anyone looking at you or not, you should be strict with yourself.” Jiang Tongyan said earnestly, “You can lean on me when you are tired; don’t lean on your body like a puddle of mud.”
Qian Xiaoke pouted, “Okay.”
Although he was reluctant, he felt that Jiang Tongyan was right. After all, it was a public place, and even if there were not many people, he should have sat well.
He sat up straight, not leaning on Jiang Tongyan, but soon fell asleep.
Qian Xiaoke’s body was swaying, and he kept nodding because he was sleepy. Jiang Tongyan couldn’t stand it anymore, so he raised his hand, hugged and pressed Qian Xiaoke’s head on his shoulder.
Qian Xiaoke’s body trembled again, “What are you going to do to me?”
“Which station do you want to get off at?” Jiang Tongyan asked.
Qian Xiaoke took a look and said the station name.
“Okay, go to sleep. I’ll call you when we get to the station.” Jiang Tongyan directly covered Qian Xiaoke’s eyes, “Close your eyes, sleep, and stop talking nonsense.”
Qian Xiaoke was stunned for a moment. For some reason, he felt that Jiang Tongyan’s palm had a hypnotic effect. He actually obeyed obediently and leaned on his shoulder, then fell asleep in a daze.
There were not many people in a carriage on the speeding subway.
Jiang Tongyan and Qian Xiaoke leaned against each other, one snoring and the other looking at the glass window opposite.
To be precise, one was looking at the figures of the two people reflected on the glass window, which looked warm and sweet.
Jiang Tongyan glanced at his watch and wrote down the time.
He should pay one yuan for every minute he leaned on. One shouldn’t be too ruthless when doing business.
Jiang Tongyan thought: If it goes over twenty minutes, I could give him a discount—considering we’ve shared a bed before, how about a 10% discount? I’m truly a conscientious merchant!
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