Fortunate Eighties: The Bewitching Female Rival Who Tamed Her Husband with Skill

Chapter 141 -141: Climbing Through the Window

Susu slept a profound sleep, slumbering through until well past three in the afternoon.

Groggy, she rubbed her eyes awake and, due to just having woken up, her brain still felt muddled and unclear.

It took her a while to sit up and get her bearings. As soon as Susu was about to move, she met the man’s wary, dark eyes.

Seeing his eyes filled with red veins, Susu felt an overpowering distress, “Rest assured and sleep, I’ll watch over you.”

The man’s vigilant and sharp gaze softened in an instant upon seeing his wife, becoming tender and gentle.

His voice was deep and hoarse, “It’s okay, I’m not tired. You go back to bed and get some more sleep.”

Susu shook her head, her attitude particularly firm, “I’m not sleepy now, I wouldn’t be able to sleep even if I went back. You should sleep right away, and don’t talk anymore.”

Lu Xiaoting’s lips curved into a handsome arc, “Alright, I’ll listen to my wife.”

Susu gazed at the man’s stubble, which had grown slightly longer over the last few days, giving him a rugged look, but it couldn’t hide his strong, handsome features.

Yes, this handsome and considerate man who feels pain for his wife, he is my man, the father of my three children.

Susu couldn’t help herself and stealthily planted a kiss on the man’s cheek.

Across from her, Su Chenghe, who had groggily awakened, didn’t expect to open his eyes and catch his second sister-in-law kissing his second brother, and he instantly closed his eyes again, feeling embarrassed.

Ahem, the affection between my second brother and sister-in-law is really admirable.

After a while, Su Chenghe slowly rubbed his eyes and pretended to have just woken up.

“Second sister-in-law, if you’re tired, you should go to sleep. I’ll keep watch.”

Susu shook her head, realizing that she needed to use the bathroom anyway.

Even in the dead of night, when everyone else was sound asleep, they still took turns standing guard, just in case.

Better safe than sorry.

Having someone on guard was reassuring, otherwise, losing goods worth thousands would mean all the money had gone down the drain.

In the middle of the night, some people were sneaking around, trying to see what was there. As soon as a hand touched the bags, Lu Xiaoting grabbed it tightly.

“It hurts, it hurts…”

The man thought his hand would break and kept begging for mercy.

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Lu Xiaoting continuously tightened his grip, his voice low and cold as he interrogated, “Speak, what were you trying to do?”

“Ay yo yo, I was just curious, just curious, I wanted to look, I had no intention of stealing…”

“Really, really, believe me, I was just passing by this morning and got really curious seeing all these big and small packages.”

The man winced in pain.

Lu Xiaoting flung the man aside and warned coldly, “There won’t be a next time. If there is, I’ll take you straight to the train police.”

“Yes, yes, it won’t happen again.”

The man, not caring about his nearly broken hand, scurried off as fast as he could.

Lu Xiaoting leaned back against the carriage and closed his eyes once more.

The next day

“Boxed meals, delicious, piping hot boxed meals!”

“Comrade, what do you have?”

“We have tomato and scrambled eggs, stir-fried celery, shredded potatoes with peppers…”

“Four servings of tomato and scrambled eggs, please.”

Susu directly paid and took four servings, one for each person, with rice as the staple.

Xiao Sun joked that since they had traveled to the Southern region, they’ve been eating white rice at every meal which, though tasty, made them crave steamed buns even more.

It must be said that they all had Northern appetites. An occasional rice meal tasted pretty good, but having it meal after meal was really not something they were used to.

During the meal, the three of them learned about what had happened last night and felt both angry and speechless.

Consequently, everyone’s vigilance increased significantly. No matter what, they would always leave someone on watch.

Especially when they were nearing a station, they feared someone might rush over, snatch their belongings, and run off.

Once they got off the train, with so many people outside, it was basically very hard to catch the thief.

At night, the three men took turns keeping watch, while Susu was pushed by the others to sleep soundly until dawn.

During the day, Susu passed the time by admiring the scenery outside the window and reading newspapers.

Su Chenghe saw this and widened his eyes in surprise, “Sister-in-law, you can actually understand the newspaper? I thought you, um…”

Susu knew what Su Chenghe meant and smiled, “Isn’t it just to kill time? Plus, even though I haven’t even graduated from elementary school, whenever I have some time at home, I read the newspapers and learn from them.

I can’t say I’m like my younger sister and capable of going to university, but I recognize most of the characters in the newspapers, except for some that are too complicated and uncommon.”

“Right, your sister-in-law has been reading a lot of books and old newspapers at home.”

Lu Xiaoting nodded, personally vouching for his wife’s words.

“Sister-in-law, you are really amazing.”

Both men were incredibly impressed; the sister-in-law was truly remarkable. No wonder they always felt that their sister-in-law knew everything—it turns out she read newspapers regularly.

Susu playfully blinked, showing not a trace of guilt.

No matter who asked, they got the reply that she self-educated at home—after all, no one had the evidence to prove otherwise.

In this era devoid of cell phones and the internet, the slow green train chugged leisurely along.

Time on the train felt particularly drawn out, with many people talking about their families to pass the time.

In the blink of an eye, the speed of the train gradually slowed as it entered the Capital.

Everyone curiously peered out the windows, realizing that this indeed was the Capital, where our nation’s leaders resided.

“Oh my, is this the Capital? It’s incredible.”

“It’s really huge, isn’t it? We’ve been traveling for so long and still haven’t reached the station.”

“The Capital truly lives up to its name; it looks so imposing. Did you see all those quaint little buildings?”

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Susu looked at the Capital, which although full of a sense of the era, was still more grand and filled with a sense of grandeur than any other city.

After a lengthy shaking, the train finally arrived at the station and came to a gradual halt.

The group didn’t rush to queue up, opting to be the last to disembark.

Susu carried the lightest big bag among them, while the other three each shouldered two.

Only then did they realize the platform was quite low, and getting off with their heavy burdens amid the crowd was arduous.

By the time they exited the station entrance, Susu was covered in sweat. Fearing catching a cold from the draft, the group queued up again and entered the station’s interior.

The place was packed with people everywhere, not a single seat in sight, so they sat directly on their bundles, not minding if their clothes got wrinkled.

After quite the hassle, everyone finally managed to have their tickets checked and got off the platform.

As soon as the train stopped, the doors were immediately surrounded by the crowd, revealing people squeezing through to get off.

The group was flabbergasted by the sheer number of people at the entrance; they weren’t even sure if they’d be able to get on when the train was ready to leave.

“Comrade, this way, try the window; otherwise, it’s impossible to get on.”

A helpful female passenger popped her head out after hearing the commotion, and people rushed over en masse.

Seeing this, others at different windows quickly opened up and helped pull people inside, and men and women, young and old, helped each other climb through the windows.

Susu was lifted up to the window by Lu Xiaoting and, using her hands and feet, clambered inside.

After Xiao Sun got up, the two of them passed the big bags hand-to-hand. Once finished, Lu Xiaoting was the last to skillfully climb in through the window.