Quick travel: The poor little thing in the period novel strikes back

“Clang, clang, clang…clang, clang, clang…”

The sound of the train starting gave Fu Sheng a headache. He had been in a high position for many years and no one dared to disturb him easily. Even Fu Yan, whom he raised personally, followed his habits.

Fu Sheng subconsciously reached out to touch the call bell beside the bed, intending to ask the assistant what the situation was outside, but he felt something warm on his hand, and then the back of his hand was patted lightly.

"Brother Sheng, what are you doing? I was wondering why you were willing to leave the girl from your family. It turns out you have such feelings for me!"

"I don't like this. My family has been a single-son family for generations. I am still waiting to go back and marry and have children. I want to have a wife and children and a warm bed!"

Zhuang Ze's somewhat incongruous voice sounded beside him, but it immediately sobered Fu Sheng's still somewhat groggy thoughts.

Let's not talk about how Zhuang Ze appeared in his house. As for marrying and having children, Zhuang Ze had already done it decades ago. He now has many children and grandchildren. Why is he talking about only one son in several generations now?

Sensing something was wrong, Fu Sheng immediately opened his eyes, then looked to his side and saw Zhuang Ze, a young and energetic man in his early 20s.

"You, Zhuang Ze, what year is it now?"

Ever since the death of his brother and sister-in-law, Fu Sheng has shouldered the heavy burden of supporting his parents and raising Fu Yan to adulthood. He has never married or had children in his life. When he was young, he worked hard on his career, and when he was older, he helped take care of his grandchildren. She once heard her granddaughter talk about time travel and rebirth.

When he saw the young Zhuang Ze, he wondered if he had also had some adventure.

"Brother Sheng, why are you so confused? This year is 1978. Are you so happy that you can finally go home?"

"I've already asked. We'll be in the capital in another hour. I think Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu will be happy to see you!"

Zhuang Ze's face was full of smiles. The college entrance examination had finally been resumed, and they had been admitted to university and returned to the city. They could be considered to have returned home in glory. He was now very much looking forward to it. He wondered if his family members were doing well now.

Upon hearing Zhuang Ze's words, Fu Sheng knew that he was back on the way back to the city after the college entrance examination. He hurriedly looked around for the beautiful figure that had haunted him for decades.

But after searching for a long time, he didn't see the petite person. He recalled that on the train back to the city, Zhuang Ze and he were not in the same carriage, and Xiaohua should have been sitting next to him. Could it be that Zhuang Ze switched seats with Xiaohua while he was asleep?

"What are you still doing sitting here? Go back to your seat and bring Xiaohua back."

Fu Sheng didn't want Zhuang Ze to notice that something was wrong with him, so he didn't stand up, but pretended to mention Xiaohua unintentionally.

But it was precisely this sentence that made Zhuang Ze wonder whether his friend was confused in his sleep, or that his friend had hit his head when he fell asleep just now.

He reached out his hand anxiously and tried it on Fu Sheng's head:

"Hey~ I'm not feverish! The Xiaohua you mentioned must be the girl from the Shi family, right? Didn't you say that you two were not married and left her in Taohua Village? How could she be on the train?"

Zhuang Ze was not very familiar with the wife that Fu Sheng married in the countryside. She was a quiet and introverted girl who was unwilling to take the initiative to socialize, and as a gay man, he certainly would not approach her.

In addition, Fu Sheng had already stated that he would move to the school dormitory alone. Since he stood on the side of his good friend, it was even less likely that he would pay attention to such a person.

So his tone was very nonchalant, but it made Fu Sheng, who was looking forward to meeting Xiaohua again, tremble in his heart.

"How could it be, how could it be, Xiaohua is not..."

Fu Sheng couldn't believe it and kept muttering to himself unconsciously. At this moment, a memory different from his previous life appeared in his mind.

He did not catch Xiaohua studying secretly, nor did he personally teach Xiaohua to read. Zhuang Ze did not remind him that it was inappropriate to leave Xiaohua alone. Not only was he not familiar with Xiaohua in this life, Zhuang Ze had never even spoken to Xiaohua.

Fu Sheng just felt dizzy, but he made a decision in his heart, which was to go back and pick up Xiaohua!

In this life, he no longer cares what his elder brother thinks. Xiaohua is his wife, and he will take care of her all his life as a husband.

"Hey! Brother Sheng! Brother Sheng! What's wrong? Speak!"

Zhuang Ze saw Fu Sheng’s face suddenly turn pale and his tone became anxious.

"It's okay, I was confused in my sleep, but after thinking about it, I still have to take Xiaohua back. After all, we are both getting married and having a wedding banquet in the village, and it will be difficult for Xiaohua to find a good family if she stays in the village!"

"Besides, the people at the Shi family's old house are not good people. Although I left money for Xiaohua, she is soft-hearted. If those people come to her house, she will definitely not be able to deal with them."

Fu Sheng's tone was calm, but to Zhuang Ze it was like a bolt from the blue, leaving him shell-shocked.

"Hey, this, why didn't you figure it out earlier? We're almost there!"

"Tsk tsk tsk... You are so good, Fu Sheng... Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect that after so many years of being brothers, I only discovered today that you are a nuisance!"

"The day before yesterday at the train station, I actually saw the girl from the Shi family secretly coming to see you off, but I didn't tell her because you were in a bad mood. She actually ran after the train for quite a while, with her small body, and she was crying~~"

Zhuang Ze was also a little sad. He had always been on the side of his friend. He actually had complicated feelings towards Shi Xiaohua. On the one hand, he felt that she was not worthy of his friend, but on the other hand, he felt a little sympathy for her.

But compared to someone who had never said a word, he would definitely stand on the side of his brother who had grown up with him, so in order to make Fu Sheng forget the unpleasantness of going to the countryside, he hid the fact that Shi Xiaohua came to the train station.

Unexpectedly, Fu Sheng thought it through on his own and wanted to go back to pick someone up.

After hearing what Zhuang Ze said, Fu Sheng felt a pain in his heart. He didn't expect that he would be so confused in this life. Now he wanted to see Shi Xiaohua as soon as possible.

After an unbearable hour, Fu Sheng borrowed money from Zhuang Ze, asked him to help go home to report the news, and then bought the nearest train ticket back and re-checked his ticket to enter the station.

.........

After several days and nights of bumpy ride on the train, Fu Sheng finally returned to Taohua Village.

At this time, because the New Year was approaching and it was the slack season for farming, most of the villagers stayed at home, so Fu Sheng didn't meet anyone on the way to the courtyard.

When he saw smoke rising from the courtyard in the distance, he became even more excited. He quickly straightened his messy clothes, then quickened his pace to the courtyard and knocked on the gate.

There were shuffling footsteps coming from inside the door, accompanied by a man's impatient whispered curses.

When Fu Sheng heard the man's voice, he started to panic. Could it be that Xiaohua had found someone new during the few days he was away, or was she forced to do so?

Although he knew that the people in the courtyard were already walking towards the door, Fu Sheng still knocked on the door even harder, feeling extremely anxious.