Military marriage: After not seeing each other for many years, it was painless to become a mother as soon as we met - Chapter 13

When the factory manager heard that she was going on a long trip, he asked with concern, “Xiao Gu, is something wrong? Why are you suddenly going to Jiangcheng?”

“To visit some relatives. I’m so sorry, Factory Manager, for delaying the factory’s work.”

“Oh, it’s alright!” The factory manager took out a pen from his drawer, signed the letter with a flourish, and said, “Just focus on your work there.”

“Thank you, Factory Manager!” Gu Qingcheng accepted the letter of introduction with both hands and turned to leave.

Suddenly, she remembered something and stopped, asking, “Factory Manager, there’s something else I’d like to trouble you with.”

The factory manager was very polite: “What is it? Please tell me, I’ll help if I can.”

“It’s like this, Factory Manager, I’ll probably be leaving this place soon, so I’m thinking of selling my job and house. You’re the factory manager, so if you find a suitable one, please keep an eye out for me.”

“Ah? You want to sell your job?”

Gu Qingcheng nodded slightly.

“Why so suddenly?”

“Actually, it’s not sudden, I just told you today.”

The factory manager wanted to say a few more words of advice, but knowing that this girl was opinionated, he knew it would be pointless to say more and nodded in agreement.

“Okay, I’ll keep an eye out for you.”

“Thank you, Factory Manager.”

Gu Qingcheng finished speaking, took the letter of introduction, and left. She went to the train station. Jiang City was about 600 kilometers away, and

there were direct train tickets, so Gu Qingcheng decided to take the train directly.

As soon as she reached the window, the ticket seller glanced at her and asked in a casual tone, “What kind of ticket do you want?”

with an arrogant air.

Gu Qingcheng ignored her and said, “Hello, sir, I’d like to buy a ticket to Jiang City. Here’s my ID. Thank you.”

Only then did the ticket seller look at her properly, nodded slightly, and processed the ticket.

“There are no tickets left for Jiang City today, not just for today, but for the next two days too.”

Gu Qingcheng frowned slightly. “When is the earliest I can get a ticket?”

The ticket seller lazily raised her eyes. “Come back in five days.”

Gu Qingcheng scratched her head in annoyance. By the time she got back to Jiang City in five days, Gu Guosheng and Gu Yaozu would definitely be back.

They were staying at home, which wouldn’t actually affect her movements, but they were still annoying to her!

They were like mosquitoes buzzing around her.

Seeing her standing at the window, the ticket seller added, “Don’t just stand here. There are other people who need tickets. Instead of wasting time here, you could try to get a letter of introduction so you can leave a couple of days earlier.”

Gu Qingcheng suddenly realized—it was her first time buying tickets after transmigrating, and she had completely forgotten the importance of a letter of introduction!

She quickly handed over the letter of introduction from the bag: “Sorry, sir, this is my letter of introduction. I forgot to take it out earlier.”

The ticket seller then took it: “Why didn’t you take it out earlier if you had a letter of introduction?”

She then proceeded to explain: “With a letter of introduction, you can buy a ticket for the day after tomorrow at the earliest.”

Gu Qingcheng thought about it and realized that two days was acceptable.

She nodded immediately.

“Okay, I’ll buy a ticket for the day after tomorrow! Thank you for your help.” ”

There are two types of tickets available for the day after tomorrow: hard sleeper and hard seat. Hard sleeper is 12.3 yuan, and hard seat is 7.4 yuan. Which type of ticket do you want?”

Gu Qingcheng glanced at the train schedule; it was from 11 PM to 9 AM, a ten-hour journey.

In her past life, she had endured overnight train travel, and the experience was unbearable, so Gu Qingcheng decisively chose a hard sleeper.

She handed over the money: “Hard sleeper, here’s 12.3 yuan.”

Gu Qingcheng put the ticket in her pocket and prepared to leave the train station.

She was pondering what to do these next two days. She had already taken leave, and she certainly wasn’t going back to work.

There weren’t any amusement facilities in the city; how to kill these two days was a real headache.

Gu Qingcheng tried hard to recall the historical novels she had read before, and suddenly a place came to mind—the junkyard.

This was a standard feature of historical novel heroines; she was, after all, a time traveler, so going to the junkyard to try her luck and pick up some antiques and paintings wasn’t unreasonable, right?

Come on, those were antiques and paintings, priceless items; even in later generations, a single piece would fetch a fortune.

Unconsciously, countless gold coins flashed through Gu Qingcheng’s mind, and her steps quickened.

She strode forward, about to dash out of the train station.

Suddenly, a child’s figure came into view.

Gu Qingcheng reflexively stopped, not for any other reason than that the child was just too, too, too cute! The child ‘s large, watery eyes, like two glistening black grapes, blinked brightly, especially the long, delicate eyelashes that blinked frequently, and the round, rosy cheeks made one irresistibly want to reach out and touch them.

However, the child seemed lost, pacing back and forth a couple of times, looking bewildered and unsure of what to do.

Gu Qingcheng couldn’t help but ask, “Little friend, where are your parents?”

Lu Mengmeng turned around, her beautiful eyes scanning Gu Qingcheng up and down.

Gu Qingcheng was wearing a sky-blue dress today, the elegant color making her skin appear even whiter, drawing people in. ”

This auntie is so pretty!”

Lu Mengmeng thought to herself, “She looks so approachable.”

“Pretty auntie~”

The little girl was a sucker for good looks, and Gu Qingcheng felt an instant connection with her. She chatted with her for a bit longer: “Little friend, did your parents go to buy tickets? Stay where you are and don’t wander off, there are bad people around.”

Lu Mengmeng looked at Gu Qingcheng innocently. She didn’t know why she was there; she came with her brother, who was probably her parent.

Her brother had mentioned going to borrow money, but she was too young to understand.

It must mean the same thing the pretty auntie said, right?

Her father always said to answer politely when others spoke. Thinking of this, Lu Mengmeng pouted and nodded, looking incredibly cute.

Gu Qingcheng chuckled. She couldn’t help but grumble at her parents. The train station ticket office was a public place with a huge flow of people; there might be human traffickers lurking there, and such a cute little girl would be their prime target.

However, despite this, Gu Qingcheng didn’t intend to interfere; it wouldn’t be good if it caused a misunderstanding.

She placed her hands on her knees, her gaze level with the little one: “Little one, Auntie will be going now. Wait for your parents to come and pick you up.”