The flight attendant, annoyed by the old woman's commotion, said to Tian Jing, "Comrade, even if you've gone to buy tickets, you can't occupy four seats, can you?"
Tian Jing stared fixedly at the flight attendant and asked coldly, "I bought four tickets, not occupying four seats. Comrade, tell me, how many should I occupy?"
Before the flight attendant could answer, the old woman immediately jumped up, "Impossible, such a young child doesn't need a ticket at all, you're talking nonsense."
"Hmph!" Tian Jing snorted. Was she still going to be unreasonable?
"You'll know about my child's ticket when my husband comes back. But I see your grandson is over 1.2 meters tall, isn't he? Did you buy him a ticket?"
The flight attendant immediately looked at the boy leaning against the old woman. He was almost 1.3 meters tall.
"Comrade, please show me your tickets."
The old woman looked flustered, "I, I..."
"Show them!"
The flight attendant's voice rose. The old woman's appearance clearly indicated guilt.
The old woman quickly took out her tickets. As expected, there was only one.
"Your son is over 1.2 meters tall, go buy a child's ticket."
The old woman breathed a sigh of relief, "Alright, alright, I'll go buy it now."
"Wait a moment." Tian Jing wouldn't let go of this person who had provoked her first and almost harmed her younger son.
The old woman glared, "What is it?"
"What is it?" Tian Jing chuckled, "Where are you getting off?"
The old woman's eyes darted around, "Where I get off is none of your business?"
"My occupying four seats is none of your business? Why do you get to snatch seats and check my tickets? Are you qualified? The pot calling the kettle black!"
Li Zhengguo, having bought a sleeper ticket, was returning to pick up his wife and children. He heard the argument and hurried over, "What's wrong?"
"Quickly show the flight attendant your tickets, someone is accusing me of fare dodging."
Li Zhengguo handed his tickets and the newly bought sleeper ticket to the flight attendant, "We have many children, one is just a month old. I was worried about not being able to get a sleeper ticket when we got on, so I bought two extra seats."
The flight attendant returned the tickets to Li Zhengguo and then asked the old woman, "Which station are you getting off at?"
"Luo, Luoyang."
"But your ticket is to Zhengzhou."
"Ah? Yes, yes, Zhengzhou, I'll get off at Zhengzhou."
The old woman's change of statement made everyone in the carriage understand.
In those days, not many people were literate, and ninety percent of women were illiterate.
So the flight attendant had tricked the old woman into a false statement.
"Let's go, come with me to buy a ticket."
The old woman pulled her son, glared fiercely at Tian Jing, and mouthed a threat, telling her to wait.
Tian Jing mouthed back, and then projected a wave of pressure.
The old woman stumbled, bumping into the flight attendant, who grabbed the back of a seat to steady herself, and by extension, the person behind her.
The old woman looked at Tian Jing with a racing heart.
Tian Jing grinned at her with a cold smile, and again mouthed that she was waiting for her.
Terrified, the old woman grabbed her grandson, pushed past the flight attendant, and ran off.
Hmph! There are always troublesome people everywhere. Tian Jing was unhappy because she saw that part of the reason the old woman picked a fight was her appearance.
Was she supposed to be like this?
Her appearance was more suited for a decade or two later.
Li Zhengguo, after hearing his elder son's complaint, hugged his younger son with lingering fear, "Xiao Bo, don't be scared, we'll move to a more spacious carriage."
"I'm not scared, I was scared for Big Brother."
Li Zhengguo hugged his elder son too, "Hao Hao did very well, you reacted quickly and were fast."
Fortunately, both his sons had received strength-based abilities.
Leaning in his father's arms, Li Weihao's body was still trembling. It was a close call, his brother almost fell.
Li Zhengguo patted and soothed his sons, his eyes scanning the carriage and glaring back at those who were stirring and preparing to snatch seats.
Then, he carried his two sons and brought back the targets he had chosen.
One was an elderly man with clean clothes and white hair.
One was a middle-aged woman with a numb expression, carrying a little girl.
One was a middle-aged man holding a handbag.
One was a quick-witted young man.
The four people were led to the seats like they had won the lottery.
"These seats are for you. I don't know if there are these seat numbers among the passengers boarding at later stations."
All four people stated that if anyone came to claim their seats, they would give them up.
"Alright then, I just want to ask you to keep an eye on these two sacks. They are full of clothes. I'll take my family to the sleeper compartment first."
The young man patted his chest, "Don't worry, we'll watch them for you."
The requirement for the seats was to watch two sacks, which was too simple a request.
Li Zhengguo looked at the other three. Seeing that they all nodded, he then carried his sons and took his wife and daughter to the sleeper carriage.
They bought three sleeper tickets, upper, middle, and lower bunks.
Sitting down on the lower bunk, Tian Jing sighed in relief. It was quiet here.
Li Zhengguo placed his two sons next to his wife, instructing them to take care of their mother and sister, then he hurriedly went to get the remaining items.
Li Weihao held his brother's hand and leaned against their mother's shoulder.
Tian Jing put her arm around her elder son, "My eldest son is so brave, Mom is very grateful to you."
"Mom, it was scary outside, ask Dad to train us more."
"Okay, when we come back, no, when we get to Kyoto, we'll have your dad train you every morning."
"Mhm, mhm."
Li Zhengguo returned with one sack in each hand and a cloth bundle.
The sacks were stuffed under the sleeper bunk, and the cloth bundle was placed on the small square table.
Taking out his enamel mug, "I'll go get some water."
Looking at his father busy at work, Li Weihao smiled, "My dad is a good man."
"Of course, men should be responsible, but they should be responsible to those they should be responsible for, not to everyone indiscriminately."
Li Weihao shook his head, "I don't understand."
"You'll understand when you grow up."
After chattering for a while, Li Weihao's lingering fear subsided. He and his brother started playing with their sister.
Tian Jing leaned against her husband, "When we return, we must buy sleeper tickets in advance."
"Mhm."
Li Zhengguo also felt a sense of dread. If something had truly happened, he would have hated himself.
The whole journey, he made up for his two sons by pointing out things outside the window and teaching them various common knowledge.
Tian Jing, coaxing their daughter, smiled watching her husband and sons.
After more than thirty hours, the train slowly entered Kyoto Station.
Tian Jing's heart felt a little unsteady. Originally, she had treated this body as an outsider, intending to settle the debts and be done with it. Unexpectedly, this body was her own.
Now, arriving more than a month earlier than she remembered, would there be any changes?
She would deal with whatever came her way. She just needed to alter Grandpa Xiao's condition.
As the family of five got off the carriage, two people walked towards them on the platform.
One of them was the stern-looking man, "Little Miss."
Before coming, Tian Jing didn't want to tolerate his rudeness, but that didn't mean she would indulge it.
"Your identity?"
"Xiao family butler, Xiao Shuyuan."
"My identity?"
"Xiao family's little miss."
"My husband's identity?"
Uh, Xiao Shuyuan paused. Seeing Tian Jing's face grow colder, he quickly turned to Li Zhengguo and bowed slightly, "Younger son-in-law."
"Mhm," Li Zhengguo responded indifferently.
Xiao Shuyuan then greeted the two children next to Li Zhengguo, "Young Master Hao, Young Master Bo."
Li Weihao imitated his father and hummed in response.
Li Weibo imitated his brother and hummed in response.
Xiao Shuyuan waved to the man beside him, "Ah Guang, help the younger son-in-law with the luggage."
Ah Guang's mouth twitched, but he quickly reached for the two large sacks, "Young son-in-law, let your subordinate take it."
As Li Zhengguo let go, Ah Guang's arms sank. He held the sacks but couldn't move.
Xiao Shuyuan glared at Ah Guang, who tried his best to lift them, but the sacks were too heavy.
Li Zhengguo kindly took one back, "Hao Hao, hold your brother's hand."
"Mhm, mhm."