Chapter 78: Just Love Clean Women (Please Subscribe!)

"Going to Guangzhou? Okay, give me a day to prepare."

Chen Yixue thought for only a few seconds, then quickly answered, "Also, I think we should tell Gong Ruxue the news."

"She helped us a lot."

"Right, I'll send her a telegram."

Xu Yuexin agreed, "I'll go buy the train tickets in a bit; see you at the railway station at this time tomorrow."

"Okay."

Chen Yixue first nodded, then remembered something important, her expression turning uneasy, "By the way, neither you nor I have a workplace now; where can we get an introduction letter for buying tickets?"

"Don't worry, I've got it covered."

Xu Yuexin patted his chest and said, clearly not seeing it as a difficulty.

A renowned writer, how could two introduction letters trouble him?

Leaving the Chen Family, he immediately went to People's Literature and explained the situation to Wang Chaoyin, expressing hope that two introduction letters could be issued.

Wang Chaoyin readily agreed, and in no time the two purchase-and-accommodation introduction letters were handed into Xu Yuexin's hands.

The next day, Xu Yuexin arrived at Jicheng Railway Station on schedule and met Chen Yixue at the station entrance.

To his surprise, Gong Ruxue was also there.

"Ruxue, what's this…"

Xu Yuexin asked puzzled, "Want to see us off?"

"No, no, I want to go to Guangzhou with you all."

Gong Ruxue said with a smile, "The tribute performance is over, the cassette tape is finished, the troupe gave me ten days off, and I want to go south to broaden my horizons."

"Great, an extra voice on the road."

Xu Yuexin replied gladly, "I haven't bought my ticket yet; have you bought yours?"

"I have, a ticket for three hours later; I asked the ticket clerk and they said there are still plenty of remaining seats."

Gong Ruxue opened her shoulder bag while speaking, pulled out a train ticket for Xu Yuexin to see, and said, "Try to buy yours together with mine."

"Alrighty."

Xu Yuexin noted Gong Ruxue's seat number, went up to the ticket window, presented the introduction letter and bought two tickets from Jingcheng to Guangzhou, spending 41.6 yuan.

Both tickets were hard seats, adjacent to Gong Ruxue's seat. Nowadays only seniors can get hard sleepers, and senior officials can get soft sleepers.

A young fellow like him should just stay honestly on the hard seat.

After buying the tickets, the three walked toward the waiting hall.

On the way to the waiting hall, the crowd was bustling with officials on business trips, returning educated youths transferring trains, and southern merchants heading home.

Xu Yuexin naturally kept Chen Yixue and Gong Ruxue behind him, preventing them from being jostled by the crowd.

After sitting in the waiting hall for a while, the three received a train delay notice without any surprise, requiring an extra hour of waiting.

Xu Yuexin had long been mentally prepared; he often experienced delays when taking trains as a child.

With the delicate beauties Chen Yixue and Gong Ruxue beside him today, even an extra wait wouldn't feel boring.

When the train arrived, the three boarded, sat according to their seat numbers, and it was already noon.

Xu Yuexin took out dry rations from his luggage bundle, and the three ate together.

After finishing the dry rations, Chen Yixue grew sleepy, and soon hazily closed her beautiful eyes to sleep.

Gong Ruxue, fearing to disturb her, fell silent and also leaned on the table to sleep.

The two beauties sequentially became sleeping beauties; with no one speaking, Xu Yuexin felt a bit bored and turned his gaze toward the window.

This train runs on the Jingguang Line and has now reached Fengtai District in the southern part of Jingcheng, with fields and vegetable plots outside the window.

In later generations, this area would be called Lize Financial Business District, a prime spot where every inch is worth gold.

Truly a world of change.

Xu Yuexin sighed with emotion, and at that moment felt something strange on his shoulder.

He saw that, at an unknown time, Chen Yixue had rested her face on his shoulder, breathing evenly.

Xu Yuexin, looking at the stunning beauty beside his ear, was a bit unsure what to do.

Calling out would be like giving away a chance for closeness for free. If I stay silent and Gong Ruxue wakes up first, it would be awkward for her to see.

Weighing the two options, Xu Yuexin finally decided to wake Chen Yixue.

"Eh… what's this?"

Just before he could speak, Chen Yixue woke up herself, looking at him with a slightly bewildered expression.

"You drooled just now."

Xu Yuexin deliberately lied to her.

"Impossible, stop making up stories."

Chen Yixue flatly denied, not believing it was true.

"Absolutely true, and luckily Xiao Xue was also asleep, so she didn't see."

Xu Yuexin's serious expression left no room for Chen Yixue to doubt.

"Oh…"

Chen Yixue lowered her head dejectedly, sinking into gloom.

Chen Yixue has always cared about her image, and today Xu Yuexin saw her drooling while asleep.

How could this be?

Chen Yixue felt extremely melancholy, overlooking the fact that she had leaned on Xu Yuexin's shoulder to sleep.

Seeing Da Yizi's sulky look, Xu Yuexin smiled smugly in his heart.

Xu Yuexin's original intention was to prevent Da Yizi from worrying about sleeping on his shoulder, because that would make her feel embarrassed and cause her to deliberately keep distance from him for the rest of the journey.

It seems that the goal has been achieved now.

No matter how aloof or icy, you still can't beat his tricks.

The current train speed can't compare with later eras; the journey from Jingcheng to Guangzhou takes as long as 33 hours.

And this is already after speeding up; back in the 1950s it would have taken nearly 60 hours.

When they got off the train, Chen Yixue and Gong Ruxue both felt soreness all over, their legs almost unable to lift.

Seeing this, Xu Yuexin voluntarily took on the heavy task of lifting the luggage, hoisting all four large Luggage Bundles into his hands.

"Thanks to you being here."

Gong Ruxue, her load lightened, looked gratefully at Xu Yuexin and said, "Otherwise the two of us couldn't even carry the luggage."

"I also have to thank you both."

"Having two beautiful female comrades beside me makes the whole journey feel anything but monotonous."

Xu Yuexin said boldly. Gong Ruxue, teased by him, had two rosy clouds rise on her cheeks, covering her mouth, embarrassed to speak further.

"Purely stingy mouth."

Chen Yixue glared at Xu Yuexin and said.

The three walked up the stairs from the platform into the exit hall; at that moment Gong Ruxue wanted to use the restroom, and Xu Yuexin and Chen Yixue stood outside waiting for her.

"Your guts are quite bold."

While Xu Yuexin was putting down the luggage, Chen Yixue raised her hand and knocked a chestnut on his head; a cold smile appeared on her flawless face, "I even dare to tease Ruxue here."

"Aren't you afraid I'll tell Qiao Qiao when I get home?"

Is it certain I'm only teasing her? Xu Yuexin thought silently, then spread his hands calmly: "First, this isn't teasing; it's just a joke among revolutionary comrades."

"Second, Qiao Qiao wouldn't be as calculative as you; she would never fuss over something so harmless."

"Also, I was just putting down the luggage, you startled me and I ended up hurting my waist."

Chen Yixue's expression changed.

"Really hurt your waist? Is it serious or not?"

Chen Yixue said concernedly, feeling a bit regretful.

She originally just wanted to knock Xu Yuexin a few times, to make him focus solely on her sister.

Who would have thought it would get to this point.

"The problem isn't big right now, but watch the back side a bit."

Xu Yuexin said gravely, even placing his hand on his waist for effect.

"When we get to the inn later, you should rest well for a while."

Chen Yixue said with sympathy, bending to lift the two large packages, "I'll also take Ruxue's luggage."

Soon Gong Ruxue came out, and, hearing that Xu Yuexin had hurt his waist, she was also concerned.

"I'm not that sore anymore; give me a package."

Gong Ruxue proactively requested, "Don't let it flare up worse."

"It's not a big deal; I can still lift the two packages."

Xu Yuexin replied; his original intention was just to punish Da Yizi a bit, giving her a little extra burden.

It's clear that Da Yizi is a woman with very high moral standards; otherwise she wouldn't have reminded herself just now.

Yet the more this happens... Xu Yuexin becomes more excited.

High moral standards are great; you need that clean, spotless kind of woman. Having such a woman brings the greatest physical and mental pleasure, as well as a sense of achievement.

After leaving Guangzhou Station, the bright southern sun shone on everyone, baking them all equally.

At present Guangzhou Station is still smaller than in later times, so the order is relatively tidy, unlike the chaos of the zero‑something years later.

Across the station road, building after building rose from the ground, the construction noise louder than when we went back to the North China Machinery Plant.

Workers pushing unicycles, site supervisors shouting in Cantonese while wearing safety helmets, white‑shirted officials in rubber shoes trudging through mud…

"One floor every five days—that's the basic speed; we can't disappoint the central and provincial expectations!"

"A Hong Kong company will move in the second half of this year; we can't be seen as incompetent by missing the deadline!"

"All the People of the nation are watching how we do it; if we do it well, everyone will dare to follow, understand?"

Heavy‑accented Mandarin rose and fell across the construction site.

The frontier of reform and opening is raging! Xu Yuexin saw this vibrant scene and felt a shock inside.

Undoubtedly, this is a golden‑rich hot land! After leaving the train station, Xu Yuexin, Chen Yixue, and Gong Ruxue took a bus and got off in Yuexiu District where Pacific Audio is located.

Chen Yixue went to a newsstand and bought a city map, looking it over.

"There's a guesthouse ahead; shall we stay there?"

After a brief study, Chen Yixue suggested.

"Isn't there a Friendship Hotel?"

Xu Yuexin pointed at the map and objected.

"Friendship Hotel only accepts Foreign Exchange and Foreign Exchange Coupons; we don't have any."

Chen Yixue shook her head; she has performed with touring groups for years and understands all the ins and outs here.

Friendship Store, Friendship Hotel… anything with those two words basically has nothing to do with ordinary people.

"I have some; I'll take you both to stay."

Xu Yuexin said in a normal tone.

Chen Yixue felt very surprised.

Foreign Exchange Coupons are extremely precious; ordinary people never get a chance to encounter them.

My brother‑in‑law really is quite resourceful.

"Then let's go check the price; if it's too expensive, we'll skip it."

Gong Ruxue suggested at this moment.

The party followed the map toward the Friendship Hotel. After a short while, a towering building with a façade studded with the now‑rare glass curtain wall appeared before them.

"So this is the Friendship Hotel, how beautiful."

Gong Ruxue sighed, and at the same time lost hope of checking in.

Hmm, such a beautiful hotel must be pricey.

Upon entering the hotel, a blast of cold air struck them, making the three feel extremely refreshed.

"Air conditioning, huh? This place actually has Air Conditioning installed."

Gong Ruxue said in wonder, continuously scanning the opulent hotel with her eyes.

Chen Yixue was equally surprised inside, but showed nothing.

She had heard the name Air Conditioning before, but this was her first time seeing it in person.

Chen Yixue and Gong Ruxue were still fully enjoying the cool breeze of the Air Conditioning when Xu Yuexin had already walked to the front desk to inquire about the hotel's price.

"Good day, sir. A Standard Room is 80 yuan per day, includes free breakfast and hot water, and we only accept Foreign Exchange and Foreign Exchange Coupon payments."

80, huh, that's really not expensive.

Xu Yuexin took off his Shoulder Bag, opened the zipper, pulled out a stack of Foreign Exchange Coupons, and handed them to the attendant: "Book me two Standard Rooms for five days."

"Ah, sorry sir, we only have one Standard Room left."

At that moment, the female attendant said apologetically.

Ah, really? Only one Standard Room left?

Xu Yuexin was somewhat taken aback; does that mean that for the next few days he'll have to share a room with two top‑class beauties? (End of chapter)