The Sweetness of the Seventies-Chapter 95: The Child Who Returned Home_1

When He Tiantian couldn’t see Niu Dajun anymore, she withdrew her hand and turned to look at the environment between the bunk beds.

In a small room, there were two rows of beds, with three bunks in each row, making a total of six beds.

Although cramped, it was still clean!

There were five people in this compartment, with the upper bunk across being empty. The others were chatting and eating, and since none of them had boarded from Taoyuan County, no one recognized He Tiantian, which saved the need for greetings.

Feeling down, He Tiantian climbed to the top bunk, covered herself with the blanket in her clothes, and placed her small package, an army green cross-body bag, water bottle, and food inside.

Before going to sleep, He Tiantian spoke to the Snake King in her protective barrier for a bit, asking it to watch the surroundings and to definitely wake her if there was any danger. Too tired, He Tiantian wanted to sleep well; the train wouldn’t reach Nan City until nine o’clock the following night, so there was still a long way to go.

The Snake King knew that He Tiantian was facing a major crisis; it couldn’t help with other matters, but it could ensure her safety all along the journey.

Niu Dajun walked over to the bicycle, only then noticing a gray cloth bag on it. Upon opening it, he found four dried wild rabbits and a wild chicken inside.

"Ah, He Tiantian is really generous!" Niu Dajun remarked, but he wasn’t surprised since Qi Xiaoyan had said He Tiantian knew how to hunt. Originally planning to bring something for his cousin who worked at the train station, now that he had gifts from He Tiantian, he decided to pay it forward by giving his childhood friend a dried chicken and another dried rabbit to his cousin Niu Lili, keeping one for himself.

Receiving the gifts, Niu Lili and his cousin were thrilled. Indeed, good people receive good rewards; they hoped He Tiantian could overcome her difficulties.

Thanks to her personal bodyguard, the Snake King, He Tiantian slept soundly through the night, dreamless, waking only when her bladder couldn’t hold any longer.

Carrying her army green cross-body bag, He Tiantian climbed down from the bunk to fetch hot water at the ends of the train and to use the restroom.

After washing her face, she returned with her meal box. The bottom bunk was occupied by a sturdy-looking woman in her thirties.

He Tiantian smiled, "Big sister, may I sit down? I would like to eat breakfast."

The sister cheerfully replied, "Sit, let’s eat together."

He Tiantian took out a pancake and two eggs from her bag, eating her meal with the hot water.

"Where are you heading?" the cheerful sister asked, munching on a pancake and sipping hot water.

He Tiantian replied softly, "Returning to Nan City to visit relatives!"

"Are you a city youth sent down to the countryside?" the sister inquired. "Leaving for the countryside at such a young age seems tough."

Not wanting to be looked down upon, He Tiantian smiled, "I may look young, but I’m not that young. What do you do, big sister?"

The sister replied with a hint of pride, "We’re all labor models from Huai City, and we’re going to the Capital City."

"That’s amazing!" He Tiantian said with admiration, "Going to Beijing is something everyone dreams of. I’ll work hard too, striving to become a labor model someday."

The others, appreciating He Tiantian’s enlightened attitude, treated her kindly and asked about the life of the youth sent to the rural areas. He Tiantian was cautious and only shared the good aspects.

By the time for disembarkation, He Tiantian had become quite familiar with the sister.

They exchanged contact information, planning to visit each other if the chance arose.

Although knowing the likelihood of meeting again was slim, He Tiantian still carefully stored the sister’s contact information.

Zhang Runan, the sister’s name, was the workshop director at Huai City Tractor Factory.

He Tiantian’s sudden return had not been known by her parents. It was already past nine o’clock at night, dark outside, and there were no buses running. There were no private tricycles available at this hour either, and He Tiantian didn’t dare walk home alone.

Just as she was about to stay at the guesthouse, the Snake King in the barrier disdainfully said, "You fool, with me here, what are you afraid of!"

He Tiantian slapped her forehead, how could she have forgotten the Snake King!

He Tiantian was slung over her left side with a military green bag containing identification documents, a military canteen hanging to her right, and she was holding a small package that wasn’t heavy at all—she could run back home!

"Then I must thank the Snake King," He Tiantian gratefully said. The Snake King really is a must-have for home and travel!

"Alright, alright, hurry home," the Snake King said impatiently. "This King hasn’t had a proper rest all day and night!"

Upon hearing this, He Tiantian took off running for home without doing any of those fancy stretching exercises, her mind filled with just one thought—getting home as soon as possible.

Dayu Tree Alley was about seven kilometers from the train station.

He Tiantian didn’t stop all the way and took just forty minutes to arrive. She occasionally overtook cyclists, frightening them into thinking they had seen a ghost.

When she entered the alley, it was already past ten o’clock. At this time, most of the surrounding residents had already gone to bed.

He Tiantian’s emotions surged even more.

She... She He Tiantian had returned once more!

But this time, many people lived here; it was clean, with dots of light shining warmly, unlike the decrepit and deserted scene flecked with moss when she returned in her previous life.

He Tiantian walked in the alley of her dreams, familiar even in the dimness, precision guiding her to her own home.

He Tiantian reached out and grabbed the two large copper rings on the heavy wooden door, knocking a few times, "tap tap tap..."

Before long, a light turned on inside the house, and the familiar sound from her dreams followed, "Who is it?"

Tears streaming down her face, He Tiantian responded with a choke, "Mom, it’s me!" freёwebnoѵel.com

Even though it had only been four months since they’d last seen each other, He Tiantian broke into tears upon hearing her mother’s voice.

"Ah!" Wang Shuping exclaimed, "Jingyu, come quickly, Tiantian is back."

"Clang" "Clang," there were several sounds of things being knocked over inside the house.

Wang Shuping hurried to the door and, spotting her daughter outside, she pulled her into an embrace and said, "My child!"

He Jingyu, seeing his daughter, eyes red, turned away and said in a low voice, "Keep it down, don’t let people hear the crying at this hour; they might think something’s happened!"

Even as He Jingyu spoke, they still managed to wake up the neighboring Huo family.

"Shuping, what are you crying for?" Huo Yingjie’s mother, Jiang Lifang, wearing a coat, came out into the yard and asked from across the wall.

"Tiantian’s back," Wang Shuping answered.

Hearing this, Huo Yingjie’s parents quickly got dressed and came over to inquire about the situation. It wasn’t a holiday or anything, so why had He Tiantian come back all of a sudden? Could there be some trouble?

By the time Mr. and Mrs. Huo arrived, He Jingyu, Wang Shuping, and their tearful daughter were still in an embrace.

Huo’s mother, Jiang Lifang, stepped forward to comfort them, "Shuping, don’t cry, you and your husband. The child has come home in the middle of the night; she must be tired and hungry. Hurry and prepare something to eat, to tide her over."