34: Chapter 34 Admission 2_1 34: Chapter 34 Admission 2_1 After getting off the train, He Zhilan instantly felt a sense of relief.
However, it seemed as if He Teng didn’t feel uncomfortable at all.
Thinking of He Teng having to take such a long train ride every time he went back, sometimes even buying standing-room only tickets to save money and standing for two days until he reached home, He Zhilan’s heart ached.
After they left the train station, He Teng’s first task was to find a hotel to check into.
He Zhilan’s school didn’t start registration until the next morning, so they needed to rest here for a night.
Following behind He Teng, He Zhilan inquired about hotel prices near the train station, and was staggered to find that it cost seven dollars a night.
She had no idea that hotels in the capital were so expensive!
She knew that in the county town where she lived, a month’s rent was only ten dollars.
If He Zhilan hadn’t been with him, He Teng definitely would have chosen to rough it out at the train station for the night.
The hotel room wasn’t large, just enough space for a 1.2-meter-wide bed and two worn, wooden chairs.
The restroom was communal, shared by everyone on the floor.
Fortunately, the landlord was industrious and kept the room clean.
If He Zhilan felt sick and unbearable due to discomfort while on the train like a sick chicken, then after they arrived at the hotel, she bounced back to being her usual lively self.
He Zhilan was precisely the type of person some people often described – a woman with the temperament of a wealthy person but not the fate of one.
Her squeamishness wasn’t an act.
The number of people on the train, with their various body odours, left her feeling dizzy to the point of almost fainting.
Thinking about how she could register tomorrow, He Zhilan felt a bit agitated.
The capital was her second hometown before she turned six!
That said, the capital is now vastly different from the city of her memories.
The thought that her kin might still be living somewhere within this city, perhaps even waiting for her, filled He Zhilan with anticipation.
This was the belief that had been driving her to study hard and never give up for many years.
She had been telling herself since childhood that only by studying well, leaving the backward village, and coming to the capital would she have the chance to find her kin and locate her parents who, in her memories, held her like a princess.
It had been twelve years.
What about the parents who loved her so much?
And her grandparents?
Were they still alive?
Sometimes, time scared He Zhilan.
She often wished for time to pass faster so she could grow up and come to this city to find her family.
Yet, she was also afraid that time would change the city and gradually erase the images in her memory.
A tall and sturdy He Teng with He Zhilan made the small hotel bed seem cramped.
After taking a bath, He Zhilan laid down on the bed.
At first, she didn’t feel the bed was small, but when He Teng lay down next to her, their arms inevitably touched.
It was only then that her face turned red.
But He Teng’s skin felt even hotter.
He Zhilan lay on the inside, not daring to move.
It had been nearly two months since her rebirth.
She had shared a bed with He Teng every day, but He Teng had never touched her again.
He Zhilan wasn’t sure if He Teng was still angry about their wedding night and that was why he hadn’t touched her.
But tonight, she felt a vague sense of anticipation and nervousness.