By the time the train had started checking tickets and boarding passengers, the person from the Gu family still hadn’t appeared.
Su Aiguo couldn’t wait any longer and had no choice but to turn his gaze toward Su Nian’an.
Su Nian’an had already anticipated this outcome, so she wasn’t surprised at all. She said, “If you don’t give me my identification documents and introduction letter soon, the train is going to leave.”
Su Aiguo hesitated. He even considered buying a ticket himself and personally escorting Su Nian’an to the countryside.
But train tickets in this era had to be purchased several days in advance, so that idea simply wouldn’t work.
“Nian’an, people have to keep their promises.” Seeing that the departure time was getting closer and closer, Su Aiguo gritted his teeth and reluctantly handed Su Nian’an her identification documents.
What an old fox. He had waited until the train was practically about to leave before finally giving her these things.
“You have no choice but to trust me now,” Su Nian’an replied with an ambiguous smile.
Seeing her expression, Su Aiguo genuinely wanted to drag Su Nian’an home and send her himself another day.
Unexpectedly, Su Nian’an simply boarded the train without giving him any time to react.
“Bye-bye!” Through the train window, Su Nian’an smiled brightly and waved at Su Aiguo with complete abandon.
She had done it deliberately. She wanted Su Aiguo to spend the next few days worrying himself sick over this matter.
“Su Nian’an! Remember what you promised me!” Su Aiguo looked at her, his expression slightly panicked.
He truly regretted it now. It would have been better if he had simply hired someone himself to escort Su Nian’an to the countryside.
“I remember. Don’t worry,” Su Nian’an replied with a smile.
But in Su Aiguo’s eyes, her expression looked more like she was being flippant.
Before Su Aiguo could even respond, the passengers boarding the train behind her pushed Su Nian’an farther inside.
Before long, Su Aiguo could no longer see her.
Then the train pulled out of the station.
There was nothing Su Aiguo could do now except wait, all the while nervously worrying that Su Nian’an might run away at any moment.
On the train.
Su Nian’an found her seat, only to discover that an older woman was already sitting there.
The woman had a sharp, unpleasant-looking face. At a glance, she seemed like the sort of person who was unreasonable and difficult to deal with.
Su Nian’an felt annoyed.
Riding one of these old-fashioned green trains was already exhausting enough. Why did she have to encounter such an irritating situation too?
The older woman sensed someone looking at her. When she saw that it was merely a delicate-looking young girl, her expression immediately changed.
Trying to intimidate her?
Su Nian’an couldn’t help sneering inwardly.
“Auntie, the window seat you’re sitting in is mine. Could you please not occupy someone else’s seat?” Su Nian’an stepped forward and spoke directly.
The older woman looked at Su Nian’an disdainfully before arguing shamelessly, “Whoever gets here first gets to sit. Who cares what seat is written on your ticket?”
Su Nian’an couldn’t be bothered to argue with her and went directly to find a train attendant.
The train was chaotic at this point. Every carriage was packed with people, and many passengers were even sitting in the aisles.
And apparently, stealing someone else’s seat wasn’t something only Su Nian’an had encountered.
Most people in this era weren’t very educated and had even less sense of proper conduct. They simply didn’t care whether someone had a designated seat or a standing ticket.
Seeing a young man arguing fiercely with an elderly man, Su Nian’an couldn’t help getting a headache.
It was all Su Aiguo’s fault for making her board the train so late. Otherwise, would someone have had the chance to take her seat?
Su Nian’an finally found a train attendant who wasn’t busy. The two of them walked back to Su Nian’an’s seat, and the attendant began persuading the older woman to give up the seat that belonged to Su Nian’an.
“Auntie, the ticket you purchased is a standing ticket. Please give this seat to this young lady. This seat belongs to her,” the attendant said.
Having dealt with this sort of situation countless times, the attendant was completely unfazed.
“I’m not giving it up! I got here first, so it’s mine!” After saying that, the older woman glared fiercely at Su Nian’an, apparently hoping to frighten the young girl.
What a joke.
Su Nian’an wasn’t someone who had grown up being frightened.
With the strength she possessed now, couldn’t she handle an unreasonable older woman like this?
Still, Su Nian’an’s preferred way of resolving problems was to reason with people first.
If reason didn’t work, then she could always use other methods.
“Ma’am, please follow the train regulations. You purchased a standing ticket, so you cannot occupy someone else’s assigned seat.”
“How am I occupying it? She came so late herself! I got here first, so what’s wrong with me sitting here? And you’re sticking your nose into other people’s business. This is between her and me. Why are you getting involved?”
Anyone could tell from the way this woman argued that she was probably someone who often quarreled with people in her village.
Her fighting spirit was definitely impressive.
Su Nian’an didn’t bother participating in their argument.
Instead, she walked directly over to a boy who looked about thirteen or fourteen years old and was sitting in the aisle-side seat. She reached out, grabbed him, lifted him up, and sat down in his place.
Her movements were so smooth and decisive that everyone around them was stunned.
The entire area instantly fell silent.
At that moment, everyone in the carriage had turned their attention toward them. One by one, they watched the spectacle unfold.
Su Nian’an’s completely unexpected move left the older woman speechless as well.
Su Nian’an calmly moved the things sitting on the little table over toward the older woman’s side, completely ignoring the curious gazes around her.
Some people probably thought she had gone crazy. Otherwise, why would she do something like that?
Only a few seconds later did the older woman finally recover.
She immediately shouted at Su Nian’an, “What’s wrong with you, young lady? Why did you just pull someone out of their seat? He was sitting there perfectly well!”
Su Nian’an turned around and stared coldly at the older woman before smiling.
“You took my seat, so naturally you should give your seat to me.”
“This… This was clearly that young man’s seat just now. How is it my seat?”
Su Nian’an instead turned her gaze toward the little boy she had just pulled up.
The boy was also looking at Su Nian’an, his face bright red with embarrassment.
“Young comrade, what do you think about your grandmother forcibly taking my seat?”
With that one sentence, everyone at the scene was left utterly stunned.