noveldepot Chapter 33 Is he going to busk?
Chapter 33 Is he going to busk?
The sound of the train moving forward echoed in my ears.
"Clatter, clatter~~"
The sound has a hypnotic effect.
Chen Yuan groggily opened his eyes, not expecting that he had suddenly fallen asleep. The private room was only lit by dim lights, and he had no idea what time it was.
Just as she was wondering whether to continue sleeping, Su Qingyuan's voice came from the side.
"Chen Yuan, I'm hungry," Su Qingyuan whispered. She had been awake for a while, but seeing that everyone was asleep, she lay there in a daze.
This was the first time she had ever slept on a train. Looking at the dark compartment, she felt a little nervous, but the thought of Chen Yuan, Xu Zhiyi, and the photographer made her feel much more at ease.
However, she felt hungry; her stomach was growling.
Chen Yuan was sleeping, and I was too embarrassed to disturb him, so I just stood there in a daze for a while.
Chen Yuan was stunned for a moment. His worries had finally come true. Su Qingyuan was hungry. What was he going to do?
"Chen Yuan?" Su Qingyuan called out softly again when she saw that Chen Yuan had woken up but did not speak.
"Okay, I heard you. I'll go out and get you something to eat," Chen Yuan replied, then tiptoed down from the upper bunk.
"I want to go with you too!" Su Qingyuan said, sticking her head out from above.
"No need, you can wait a moment." With that, Chen Yuan pushed open the door and left the private room.
In his daze, the photographer woke up immediately upon hearing the noise, and the next moment he put on his camera equipment and went out.
After the two left one after the other, the private room became quiet again.
Su Qingyuan watched the figure disappear in a flash and asked in surprise, "Isn't the photographer asleep?"
After leaving the compartment, Chen Yuan frowned. After thinking for a moment, he decided to walk towards the back of the carriage to take a look. After passing through the hard sleeper carriage, he soon saw the convenience store on the train.
However, now he's in an awkward situation: he has no money.
Seeing that many people were sitting and eating, Chen Yuan rubbed his temples, unable to think of any ideas to solve the problem for the time being.
Borrow money?
That's unrealistic. Before he can even agree, the train police will probably come looking for him.
Should I borrow it from the photographer?
Thinking of this, Chen Yuan turned around and glanced at the photographer behind him, then whispered, "Could I borrow a hundred or so yuan?"
"Sorry, I can't help you according to the rules." The photographer refused him apologetically, then took out his own money to buy a bowl of instant noodles and sat down.
"..."
Chen Yuan sighed, feeling exhausted. The task assigned by the director made him feel guilty, as if there was a baby crying for food at home waiting for him.
After scanning the area and seeing that there was no other way, Chen Yuan prepared to go back and tell the truth. The next moment, several young men and women walked into the carriage in front.
The group of people were dressed in trendy clothes and looked youthful and beautiful. One of the girls was wearing a guitar earring, which immediately caught Chen Yuan's eye.
After a moment's thought, he stepped forward and called out to the girl wearing earrings.
"Hello, is it convenient for us to chat?" Chen Yuan asked with an innocent smile.
"It's inconvenient." A boy standing next to the girl stood in the middle, looking at Chen Yuan with hostility and wariness.
This group, consisting of three men and two women, is a group of single men and women traveling together.
The two girls couldn't help but feel a little shy when they saw such a handsome guy hitting on them.
The girl with the earring didn't have much affection for the boy blocking her way, then looked at the handsome guy in front of her and asked, "Is there something you need?"
Chen Yuan realized that the other person's companion seemed to have misunderstood, so he quickly said, "It's like this, I'm traveling on a budget, and I accidentally left my phone and wallet at the station. I'm hungry now and want to buy something to eat..."
"No, don't lend me any. Begging on the train, or I'll tell the police," the boy replied quickly.
"..."
"I haven't finished yet. Are you music lovers?" Chen Yuan asked.
"And then?" The girl with the earring felt a little disappointed, thinking that this handsome guy seemed to want to borrow money.
"I have a guitar. Do you think I can sell it to you? It's not expensive, even a hundred yuan would be fine. I need it to tide me over," Chen Yuan said sincerely.
The photographer behind him was taken aback when he heard this, and cursed the director in his heart, thinking, "He's really inhuman!"
Before the trip began, the director had told him about Chen Yuan's situation and that he couldn't borrow money.
I never expected that they would have to sell their livelihood.
The young people were also somewhat surprised, but after hearing what Chen Yuan said, their vigilance relaxed considerably.
"one hundred?"
"Okay, take a look." The girl with the earring thought for a moment and nodded in agreement when she heard that the other party only wanted a hundred.
After all, even the cheapest guitar, as long as it's not broken, costs nothing, maybe there really are difficulties.
Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and smiled, "Thanks. Please wait here for me. My compartment is in the soft sleeper section. I'll go back and get my guitar."
"Okay," the girl replied, then went with her companion to the front desk to buy something.
Chen Yuan glanced at the clock on the wall; it was already past midnight. He then strode towards the private room.
Seeing this, the photographer followed.
On the way, Chen Yuan sighed silently. Selling the guitar wasn't a big deal for him; it didn't affect him much.
I think I bought it for over 700 yuan back then. I rarely used it. If I had to say, this guitar was probably his only musical instrument.
However, compared to the rewards for this "Loser" mission, it seems insignificant.
This time he has a reward of 68,000.
Chen Yuan changed his perspective on the problem, and his guilt vanished instantly. He even left his contact information so he could buy it back later.
Back at the entrance of the private room, seeing the lights on inside, Chen Yuan opened the door and went in. Xu Zhiyi had already woken up and was chatting with Su Qingyuan.
"Chen Yuan, I'm hungry." Su Qingyuan, lying on the upper bunk, looked at Chen Yuan pitifully when he returned.
"Are the convenience stores on the train closed?" Su Qingyuan asked when she saw that his hands were empty.
Xu Zhiyi had just woken up and hadn't asked where Chen Yuan and the photographer had gone. Hearing Su Qingyuan's words, she asked, "Have you forgotten that Chen Yuan lost the money?"
The private room fell silent. Su Qingyuan blinked and said, "Sorry, I forgot about that."
Xu Zhiyi looked at the photographer behind Chen Yuan and said calmly, "Photographer, lend us three hundred yuan."
"..."
"I'm sorry, according to the rules, I can't lend money. The guests will need to find their own solutions," the photographer said.
Xu Zhiyi was stunned. She probably didn't expect that such an ordinary thing would have no solution.
"Cough cough~"
"Then we won't eat it. Just bear with it," Xu Zhiyi said to Su Qingyuan.
"Okay." Su Qingyuan's cheeks puffed out, but she still obediently replied.
Chen Yuan clutched his chest, wondering why their seemingly mundane conversation had instilled in him a sense of responsibility.
"It's alright, I'll handle this. Please wait a moment." With that, Chen Yuan picked up the guitar from the handle of his luggage, then turned and left the private room. "Eating instant noodles tonight isn't a good idea. I'll buy some bread to bring back."
As they were talking, he and the photographer left.
Xu Zhiyi and Su Qingyuan were stunned for a moment, not reacting immediately. The next moment, Xu Zhiyi asked, "He took the guitar with him?"
"Ah, is Chen Yuan going to busk on the train?" Su Qingyuan suddenly realized, then climbed down from the upper bunk. "I want to go check it out!"
Then, the two girls put on their shoes and followed them out.