Chapter 487: Unreal

"Oh my! You girl, coming such a long way and still bringing me roast duck." The sister-in-law was all smiles.

People are just like this; when they know they are being thought of, their hearts are always touched.

It is not about the quantity of the items, but that sentiment, which is precious.

"Heh, I didn't bring anything else." An Yinan smiled.

She had more people bring over three more crates of roast duck; these crates were larger. "These are also roast duck. I might need to trouble you, sister-in-law, to send them to the Military to provide an extra meal for the soldiers."

Back when Chen Xun and the Northeast Army were here, they had received plenty of care from the people here.

When she came over herself, she had made special preparations.

When she came before, she didn't know the situation; that was Chen Xun's secret mission, and she had come suddenly and bumped into it by chance.

This time, she came prepared.

"I must do this. Nan Nan, on behalf of those soldiers, thank you." The sister-in-law said enthusiastically.

"You're all staying here, right? Let me open the rooms for you first." The sister-in-law returned to the counter with a chuckle.

She already had the pen in her hand, waiting for the identification documents so she could put the pen to paper.

An Yinan took the identification documents out of her bag.

Xiao Guo also took out the identification documents for the management and the bodyguards.

"How should I assign the rooms?" The sister-in-law looked at the group. "Is two people per room okay?"

An Yinan nodded. "I'll listen to you, sister-in-law."

She had originally planned for that anyway.

When traveling, there aren't so many fussy requirements, and if people are too scattered, it's hard for the bodyguards to protect them.

"Take your keys. The hot water is over there." The sister-in-law looked at An Yinan, implying she knew everything.

An Yinan nodded. "I know, don't worry, sister-in-law."

She was supporting her grandmother on one side, and the Big Aunt was supporting her on the other; there were only stairs like this here.

It wasn't very friendly to the elderly's legs and feet, but this Guest House had no rooms on the first floor.

"I'm fine. Now that we've left Beijing, even the air smells different." Grandmother laughed heartily; although there was fatigue on her face, her spirits had not diminished.

Her state of mind also put An Yinan's heart at ease.

It could be said that for this trip, the thing she worried about most was her grandmother's health.

Grandmother was getting on in years, and the times she could come out were fewer, not to mention coming all the way to the Southern Front.

"Grandmother, not far from here, there is a vast sea. The day after tomorrow, I'll take you to see it." An Yinan said with a smile.

She also made a decision in her heart; before, she had wanted to settle things quickly so as not to delay the start of school.

She had even wanted to go back two days early to check on the progress at Professor Zhang's side.

But seeing her grandmother's smiling face, she changed her mind.

She wanted to take her grandmother around properly, to stroll through this developing City and see scenery that couldn't be seen in Beijing.

She didn't want to regret it when the old woman was no longer around.

"Will it delay you?" Grandmother looked at Nan Nan worriedly, afraid of delaying her affairs.

They all saw how busy Nan Nan usually was.

An Yinan shook her head. "Grandmother, it's fine, I've already arranged everything."

"That's good, then let's go see the sea." Grandmother's tone was even a bit lively.

Those smiling, squinted eyes were a look she had never seen before.

It turned out her grandmother had such a cute side; it was something she had overlooked before.

Liu Xicai saw the interaction between the grandmother and granddaughter, but she didn't say anything.

"You stay in a room with Qiu Hua."

Before An Yinan could arrange the rooms, Liu Xicai spoke up quickly.

Along the way, Nan Nan had been taking care of her mother-in-law, and once they reached Yangcheng, she still had to be busy with business matters, so she needed to get a good rest.

"Me?" An Yinan was just about to speak.

Liu Xicai tapped her forehead. "You."

This child was always thinking of others; she was a seemingly cold person, yet she took everything on as her own responsibility.

"That's how it's divided. Your grandmother and I have the same routine, so we can sleep a little longer." Liu Xicai didn't care whether she agreed or not; she took the key from earlier and opened the door.

An Yinan looked at Zhao Qiu Hua, and the two of them spread their hands together.

"Just now..." An Yinan smiled apologetically at Qiu Hua.

Seeing her expression, Zhao Qiu Hua couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"What do you mean, An Yinan, are you going crazy again!" Zhao Qiu Hua climbed up and started tickling her.

However, An Yinan didn't have many ticklish spots; only those few sisters of theirs knew where to subdue her.

"I was just afraid you wouldn't be used to sleeping with the Big Aunt!" An Yinan laughed until she was out of breath, lying on the bed.

After all, she was in the wrong, so she didn't dare to fight back now.

Zhao Qiu Hua lay beside her and turned her head to look at the person next to her. "Nan Nan."

"Hm?" An Yinan closed her eyes, not wanting to open them; she felt the bed was swaying, just like the frequency of the train.

"I feel like everything now is like a dream." Zhao Qiu Hua also closed her eyes, thinking of the journey from Quanshui Village.

Everything was something she hadn't dared to imagine before.

Everything felt like a dream.

She was afraid that if she woke up, she would be back in reality.

She had dreamed several times of returning to Quanshui Village, working in the fields every day, and dreaming of the arguments with the people at the Educated Youth Station.

These were all caused by her sense of unreality.

But opening her eyes to wake up, she was in Beijing, at university.

An Yinan chuckled, not expecting that the ever-determined Qiu Hua would actually have such moments of insecurity.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhao Qiu Hua's face was a little red, but she was too tired to actually get up.

Neither of them cared about the smell on their bodies, just lying there like that.

"Nothing, just didn't expect you to have this kind of feeling." An Yinan truly hadn't expected it; she had always thought only Xiue would have such feelings.

"Sigh, perhaps it's because I care too much and am afraid of losing it," Zhao Qiu Hua said.

An Yinan did not laugh this time, answering very seriously, "Qiu Hua, think about the knowledge in your head, think about your own experience in opening a shop."

"Let's not talk about whether everything before us is real or fake for now, but this knowledge and experience are certainly not fake."

An Yinan sighed, already drifting off to sleep in a daze.

"If we had to do it all over again, we would only be better than we are now!"

After she finished speaking, she was already asleep.

Zhao Qiu Hua turned her head to the side and looked at Nan Nan, whose breathing had already become long and steady.

For these two days on the train, she basically hadn't closed her eyes; every time she woke up, she could see her either reading or drawing something.

She gently picked up the corner of the quilt and covered her with it.

Only then did she go to wash up and wipe herself down.

The smell on the train was not good, and the sweat all over her body was very stinky.

An Yinan slept very soundly this time; waking up in the middle of the night, she was woken up by her own stench, forced herself to perk up, took a shower, and changed into a new set of clothes before going back to sleep.

She got up very early in the morning, just past four o'clock, and went straight to the Wholesale Street for clothing.

The sky had not yet brightened, but the people pulling carts back and forth were already arriving in an endless stream.

"Just follow me," An Yinan said to Xiao Guo.

There were only the two of them on this trip, and An Yinan was also conducting a surprise inspection.

Although one should not suspect those they employ, and should not employ those they suspect.

But she hadn't been to Yangcheng for too long, so basic investigation was still necessary.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be a matter of not suspecting those she employed, but rather being truly foolish.

It would be a wonder if she didn't get led around by the nose.