Era: The naive beauty charmed the villain!

The next day, Lin An'an went to school early in the morning to ask for leave.

After discussing it with her homeroom teacher, who considered her academic situation, the teacher only granted her a five-day leave.

Lin An'an knew this was the best possible outcome, after all, the school had its own rules.

With five days off plus the two days of the weekend, she can have a seven-day holiday.

Although the journey to and from here is long, if I hurry, it should be enough time to handle things at home and return to continue my studies.

Gu Qingsong left home early in the morning.

Fortunately, he had been busy arranging all the important things recently, and there are no particularly important matters that require his presence in the coming period.

Gu Qingsong didn't sleep a wink last night, having already planned out the arrangements for the next few days.

Once at the warehouse, I quickly handed over the tasks at hand.

Upon returning home, I immediately began packing my luggage for the week-long trip back to my hometown.

They ultimately decided not to take the children back.

Although we wanted to let our deceased elders see the children, we ultimately decided against it because the trip was rushed, there wasn't enough time, the children were too young, and the journey to and from the destination would be too tiring.

Gu Qingsong originally planned to go back alone.

The long train journey back would be too arduous, and he couldn't bear to let Lin An'an suffer with him.

He's physically strong and can handle it, but he lives a rough life.

After returning home and paying respects to their deceased relatives, they immediately rush back, taking a maximum of five days.

But Lin An'an was worried and insisted on going back with him, even though the long train journey was very uncomfortable.

In the end, Gu Qingsong couldn't refuse Lin An'an and had to agree to take her back with him.

Although he said he didn't need it, seeing how worried Lin An'an was about him and that she really wanted to go back with him, Gu Qingsong felt very comforted.

They were going back to their hometown, so Lin Jincheng was responsible for staying in Haishi to take care of the two children.

Because Lin An'an's vacation was short and Gu Qingsong had many things to do, he couldn't be away for too long.

So after everything was arranged, the two set off the next morning.

Gu Qingsong had asked someone to buy train tickets for him the day before. Now, with one hand protecting Lin An'an and the other carrying a package, he squeezed onto the train.

I was in such a rush to go back home this time that I couldn't get a sleeper ticket.

Gu Qingsong checked the train tickets and helped Lin An'an squeeze into a soft seat to settle down.

"call--"

Lin An'an plopped down in the chair and let out a long sigh of relief.

Why are so many people taking the train when it's neither a holiday nor a festival?

Since entering the train station, she would have been squeezed flat if it weren't for Gu Qingsong protecting her.

Gu Qingsong put down his luggage and sat down.

Seeing his wife looking relieved, he smiled and said, "There are quite a lot of people on the train these days."

Since the resumption of the college entrance examination, the policy on returning educated youth sent to the countryside to the city has also begun to loosen.

Although not every educated youth could successfully pass the university entrance exam and return to the city legitimately, their families could usually pull some strings and find them a job to help them return to the city.

In addition, after the large-scale removal of poverty labels, there were people visiting relatives, searching for missing persons, and returning to their hometowns...

The train station has been busier than it was before the start of the university semester, with people of all ages carrying large and small bags, making it even more crowded.

Shortly after Gu Qingsong and Lin An'an found their seats, two more people sat down opposite them.

They were a middle-aged couple, dressed simply but radiating energy, and they looked like a married couple.

The two men looked to be in their forties, dressed simply, but were very clean and tidy.

The man had a resolute face and deep eyes, giving people a sense of calm and reliability.

The woman was beautiful, and although time had left some marks on her face, it could not hide her graceful charm.

Judging from their eye contact and gestures, they appear to be a loving couple.

After they sat down, Lin An'an couldn't help but glance at them a few more times.

She was certain she had never seen these two people before, but for some reason they seemed strangely familiar.

The two men sat upright and handsome, and even in simple clothes, their natural elegance was hard to conceal.

Judging from their appearance, these two people do not seem to have experienced much hardship. It is evident that even if they are not extremely wealthy, they have long been living a life of luxury and privilege in high positions.

However, upon closer inspection, one can discern a contradictory sense of weariness about the two.

It seems as if it has experienced the trials of time or major setbacks in life, and as if it contains the sedimentation of countless stories and experiences.

It's just puzzling why these two people, so out of place in the noisy and bustling environment of the train carriage, would appear opposite them.

Lin An'an thought to herself that if the trip hadn't been so rushed, Gu Qingsong would definitely have asked someone to buy him a sleeper ticket.

This couple doesn't look like ordinary people. Could it be that they bought seat tickets because their journey is short and they need to get off halfway?