Gao You found a seat, put away his luggage, took out a history book, and began to memorize the textbook.

By the time the train started moving slowly, Gao You had already been reciting the book for half an hour.

"Young comrade, you are so serious and hardworking. You are a senior high school student, right?" A woman sitting opposite Gao You smiled and took the initiative to talk to her.

The woman was in her early thirties, wearing a gray-blue cotton coat. She had a chubby and kind face, a smile on her face, and dimples at the corners of her mouth, making her very approachable.

Gao You also smiled shyly and didn't reply.

"Oh, you're quite shy. Come on, eat some melon seeds and peanuts." The woman took out two bags of snacks nonchalantly.

"Brothers and sisters, come on, let's eat together." The woman enthusiastically greeted the other passengers sitting next to her.

The others couldn't resist the woman's enthusiasm and picked up some peanuts and melon seeds to eat.

The woman started chatting with others and did not forget to bring Gao You along.

"Is your sister going home for vacation?" the woman asked Gao You while eating melon seeds.

"No." Gao You was disturbed from time to time by the woman and couldn't recite the book anymore, so he had to sit there.

"Come, eat some melon seeds." The woman stuffed a handful of melon seeds into Gao You's hand.

"Thank you." Gao You continued a little embarrassedly and started eating awkwardly.

"It's not a holiday, where are you going?" the woman asked casually.

"Someone in my family is sick." Gao You said in a depressed mood.

"Oh, I'm sorry. It's okay, it's okay. Good things will come to you. God will bless your family to be safe and healthy." The woman took Gao You's hand and comforted her, like a very enthusiastic sister.

"Thank you." Gao You's eyes were a little red.

"Oh, what a good child. You should be more careful when you go out like this. I heard that human traffickers are rampant nowadays. My aunt's little girl was almost abducted." The woman started talking about her relatives with others.

"My uncle's little grandson was almost kidnapped by a piece of candy. Luckily his mother found it in time." The short-haired lady sitting next to Gao You was also a talkative person. She started chatting enthusiastically with the woman while eating melon seeds.

"Girls like you are easy to be targeted by human traffickers. You have to be careful, okay? Will your family come to pick you up when you get off the bus?" The short-haired sister held Gao You's slender hand with her rough and warm hand and asked with concern.

Gao You struggled but couldn't break free.

"Yes." Gao You said in a thin voice.

"That's good. I tell you, don't talk to strangers casually in the car. You never know who might be a bad guy." The short-haired sister said while holding Gao You's hand.

Gao You was confused for a moment. Was this a reminder to her?

She secretly looked at the other five people sitting at the same table again.

She sat at the innermost window seat. On her left was a middle-aged woman with short hair and rough hands and face. She was wearing a maroon cotton coat. She looked a bit old, with rough and dark skin, but her facial features were pretty, and her speaking style suggested that she was a straightforward person.

Further ahead was a young man in his twenties.

He looked quite strong, wearing an old black cotton-padded jacket. He had regular facial features, dark and rough skin, and a tired look. His hands were also dark and rough, the result of years of working.

Opposite her was a woman in a gray-blue cotton coat. She had a round face and a sweet smile, and she rarely seemed enthusiastic or hospitable.

Next to the woman was a middle-aged man who was considered ugly, wearing a cheap, ill-fitting suit. He kept glancing at Gao You with a lewd smile.

Further ahead, there was a middle-aged man who looked like a migrant worker. He was wearing tattered clothes and had a sad face. He seemed to be an honest and decent man.

The man was holding a dirty snakeskin bag tightly in his hand, and was silent. He did not take the peanuts and melon seeds given by the woman, but just lowered his head and looked at the place in front of him.

The more Gao You looked, the more she felt something was not right. She began to think that the woman opposite might be a human trafficker, and then she thought that the short-haired lady next to her might be one too.

But the short-haired sister reminded her deliberately.

The short-haired lady also seems to be quite extraordinary.

The young man and the middle-aged man also gave her a somewhat strange feeling.

When she looked over, the young man gave her a veiled warning look.

The middle-aged migrant worker avoided eye contact with anyone. He did not look like a human trafficker, but he did not look simple either.

Gao You suppressed his anxiety and tried to stay calm, and his heart slowly calmed down.

Among these people, only the woman opposite has intentions towards her. The other things have nothing to do with her, so she should just stay out of it.

As time passed, the train stopped at one station after another, many passengers got off and many passengers got on.

Only these six people remained unchanged.

Gao You didn't dare to act rashly, and he didn't know why the others did that.

It was almost noon when the woman opposite took out a bag of buns and boiled eggs.

She also stuffed an egg into Gao You's hand.

Gao You couldn't refuse and had to accept it.

But she was in a bit of a dilemma now, as she only bought two packs of instant noodles and two sausages before getting on the bus.

If she doesn't get hot water, she can't make instant noodles or have lunch.

She also wanted to experience the taste of eating instant noodles and sausage on the train.

But now, the environment around her is a little complicated.

Forget it, nothing is more important than having enough to eat.

Gao You took out the enamel cup he brought with him and stood up to get some hot water.

"Go get some water? I'll go too, let's go together." Seeing this, the woman opposite also found her enamel cup and wanted to go along.

The short-haired lady next to Gao You didn't move. She frowned and pulled Gao You's finger.

Gao You looked at her, asking what she meant.

The short-haired lady looked at the innocent look on the girl's face and felt somewhat displeased and annoyed, and finally let her go.

"Let's go together, let's go together." The shabby man in a suit opposite also stood up to join in the fun, holding his enamel cup and wanted to follow.

It's dinner time now, and every carriage is crowded with people, some getting water, some going to the toilet, and some buying food.

Gao You was walking in the aisle, and like everyone else, he was squeezed here and there, like a compressed spring, with people pressing on each other. His instep was stepped on once or twice, but he couldn't find who did it.

Also be careful with the boiling water in the enamel cups in people's hands.

The woman in the gray-blue cotton coat walked in front and shouted loudly: "Make way! Please make way."

Gao You followed behind her, and the middle-aged man squeezed next to Gao You.

I finally squeezed to the place where I could get hot water, but I still had to queue.

After waiting in line for a while and getting some hot water, I went back and squeezed again, and finally squeezed back to my seat.

Gao You put the cup on the small table and felt as if he had completed an ordeal and had become more elevated.

She opened the bag of instant noodles, took out the noodles, tore open the seasoning packet, poured half of it in, tore a piece of ham and put it in, closed the lid, and looked at the watch.

Director Lu knew that she was going to take an exam, so he said he would lend her the watch first.

It is indeed inconvenient without a watch. Gao You even wants to spend money to buy an electronic watch.

"This is called instant noodles, I think? I haven't tried it yet." The woman opposite was eating buns with boiled water and looking at Gao You's instant noodles with some curiosity.

In fact, it has been available for a long time, but the price is a bit expensive, and there are still few people willing to spend this money on the road.

"I have another pack here..." Gao You lowered his head and said in a low voice.

"No, no. I'm just curious. I'll buy it myself and try it next time." The woman waved her hand.

Three minutes later, Gao You opened the lid, and the aroma of seasoning wafted from the enamel cup, immediately tempting many people's taste buds.

The smell was a bit overbearing and attracted many people's attention.

Gao You didn't care at all. He found the prepared chopsticks and ate the noodles with big mouthfuls.

Instant noodles were considered junk food in later generations, so she didn’t eat much of them. But now, when she ate them like this, she actually felt that they were a rare delicacy.

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