Chapter 5: The Educated Youth Special Train

Ruthless!

That was the inner voice of everyone present.

The Chen Laotai family was taken away.

The day for going to the countryside had also arrived.

For these past few days, Aunt Chen had been preparing things for the siblings and asking people to help find ration coupons.

By the way, "Aunt Chen" was what she was called following Chen Jianhua's side; her original surname was Sun, and her given name was Sun Chunhua.

"Godmother, I have money." An Yinan took advantage of these few days to withdraw all the money from the house. Current savings were troublesome; one had to withdraw them from where they were deposited. Since they would be in the countryside for several years, it was best to withdraw them in advance and carry them along.

Besides, she had her space; no one could take it away.

"Keep your own money. What Godmother gives is different; you must accept it." Sun Chunhua stuffed five 'Great Unity' banknotes and a bundle of coupons into An Yinan's hand, her face stern, simply refusing to let her return them.

An Yinan felt warmth in her heart. These siblings had suffered too much; this was the rare warmth they had received over the past year.

"Alright, I will accept what Godmother gives. In the future, I will provide for Godmother in her old age." An Yinan smiled, having made a decision in her heart.

Seeing her accept it, Sun Chunhua finally smiled.

"Good, just let my daughter provide for me in my old age."

Chen Jianhua returned and told An Yinan that the job at the Textile Factory had been vacated, asking An Yinan how she wanted to handle it.

"Does my Godmother have anyone who needs a job? Just sell it for a lower price," An Yinan smiled and said.

Since her Godmother wanted to give the job to her, she didn't mind supporting her Godmother's relatives.

"You girl." Chen Jianhua hadn't expected An Yinan to say such a thing, but he felt even more comforted in his heart.

The next day, An Yinan took her younger brother and boarded the train to the countryside.

Sun Chunhua's eyes were red from crying. Over these five or six days, she had spent more time with An Yinan and had developed a bond.

From initially wanting to repay a debt of gratitude, she had truly come to treat the siblings like her own children.

"Write to me when you arrive. If you run out of money, just say so; the family will send you money. Don't scrimp on spending," Sun Chunhua said, leaning against the train window, giving instructions sentence by sentence.

An Yinan sat in her seat, nodding, her eyes red, unable to say a word as she choked back sobs.

"Come back when you have leave; the family will be waiting for you." Chen Jianhua patted his wife's shoulder, telling her to calm down, as this was making the children feel distressed too.

"Mm." An Yinan nodded, "Godmother, you must take good care of your health. Nothing is more important than health."

The train finally departed. This carriage was an Educated Youth carriage; everyone was sizing each other up, but no one spoke.

Having pulled strings, she and An Yibei already had the process sorted; they had two tickets, and the production brigade in the countryside would naturally accept the two of them.

The sky gradually grew dark. An Xiangbei clutched his little belly but didn't say anything.

An Yinan looked at the shadows outside the window, thinking about the road ahead.

Hearing the rumbling of his stomach, she turned her head and pursed her lips in a smile.

"Tell your sister when you're hungry in the future; you don't need to endure it." She ruffled An Xiangbei's hair; it was very soft.

An Xiangbei was silent for a moment, then nodded.

These past few days had been like Heaven to him—the kind of life they only had when their father and mother were still alive.

In the future, he would take care of his sister and let her live a good life; the little fellow secretly swore in his heart.

An Yinan reached into her small bag; it was the flatbread Godmother had prepared, a full two palm-widths in size.

"Eat first." She broke off half the flatbread and handed it to An Xiangbei.

She put the other half back into the bag. An Xiangbei looked over, "Sister, eat."

An Yinan tapped his forehead, "We won't go hungry in the future. Sister will eat when she's hungry."

An Xiangbei thought for a while before slowly biting the flatbread in his hand.

The money on hand now was not little; their parents' savings amounted to over two thousand yuan, their father's pension was over one thousand yuan, plus the eight hundred scavenged from the Chen Family—a full four thousand-plus yuan.

Moreover, she had hundreds of millions in supplies in her space; none of it would let them go hungry.

"Are you also going to the countryside?" The round-faced girl opposite them looked toward them. She had been curious for half the day.

An Yinan nodded and pointed to the red cloth above, "Educated Youth special train."

The round-faced girl covered her face; she had forgotten.

"Please have some White Rabbit creamy candies." The round-faced little girl blushed and handed the candies to the siblings, then saw the man and woman beside her and took out two more to hand over.

An Yinan looked at the little girl's shy face; this era was truly surprising.

"Thank you." She took the White Rabbit creamy candy, unwrapped one to give to An Xiangbei, and popped one into her own mouth. The sweet milky taste filled her taste buds. This... it seemed richer than the ones she had bought herself.

Her space had thousands of catties of White Rabbit creamy candies, but they didn't feel as good as the current taste.

"You're welcome, you're welcome." The little girl was a bit shy; her face turned bright red after just a few words.

The round-faced girl was named Xie Yuanyuan, a name that suited her face shape very well.

The man beside her reached into the pocket of his army-green jacket, grabbed a handful of roasted melon seeds, and placed them on the table.

"Don't mind it; I didn't bring anything else, only melon seeds."

Zhang Qian felt a bit embarrassed; his melon seeds made it seem like he was taking advantage of others.

No one else moved, but the girl beside Zhang Qian grabbed a handful first.

An Yinan raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything.

From her small cloth bag, she took out four strips of dried sweet potato and four chocolate candies.

"I didn't bring much either, just some dried sweet potato sun-dried at home. Please don't mind it."

An Yinan first handed the dried sweet potato and chocolate candy to Xie Yuanyuan.

Then she took out another portion and handed it to Zhang Qian.

The girl beside Zhang Qian reached out her hand, waiting, but she didn't expect that the third portion would be handed directly to An Xiangbei.

Sun Xiaoqin pursed her lips, "You should have given it to me first, then to your brother. Forget it, forget it, I won't fuss about it; hurry up and give it to me."

An Yinan was stunned for a moment; she had seen shameless people before, but never anyone this shameless.

As if she hadn't heard her words at all, she put that piece of chocolate candy directly into her mouth.

"You! How can you be like this? We are Educated Youths who came to the countryside together, how can you be so stingy?" Sun Xiaoqin's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.

In the past, whenever she said this, others would hurry to give it to her; how could this girl opposite her eat it herself? She really didn't know how to handle things at all.

An Yinan narrowed her eyes; the chocolate was still as rich as ever, and even her mood improved quite a bit.

"Am I your mother?" She narrowed her eyes and looked at Sun Xiaoqin.

Sun Xiaoqin shook her head, her face full of anger.

"So!"

"Why should I give you my things? Because you are thick-skinned? Because you are shameless? Or because you are a freeloader who acts entitled?"

An Yinan wouldn't indulge her; in her past life at the orphanage, she had learned a lesson: bullying the weak and fearing the strong was the nature of some people.

If she gave her face today, then tomorrow she would dare to be ungrateful and push her luck.

"You!!!" Sun Xiaoqin's face turned bright red, "If you won't let me eat it, then don't; who would want to eat such a worthless thing anyway."

An Yinan rolled her eyes, not at all elegantly.

Xie Yuanyuan narrowed her eyes, savoring the taste with intoxication; it was rich and mellow, with an endless aftertaste.