CHAPTER 376: CHAPTER 376: AN UNPLEASANT TRAIN RIDE

Jin Chunting was already prepared to be rejected.

From his observation, last time his cousin and cousin sister visited his house, his cousin’s reaction was always cold, hardly speaking a few words to his dad. The cousin sister, however, was captivated by his dad’s skills and praised sweetly.

After the incident with his aunt and uncle, his cousin became the head of the family, making many decisions himself.

This gentle-natured man was feeling anxious, but unexpectedly, Gu Cheng bent down to ask Tuanzi’s opinion.

"Do you want to go?"

Tuanzi kind of wanted to go.

She had many reasons, like there must be good food for her eldest uncle’s birthday, she could meet the supposedly vivacious aunt, check how well grandpa had learned Tai Chi Boxing, and see if he was causing trouble for her cousin.

"But, big brother, don’t you have classes?"

This meant she was going.

Gu Cheng patted her little head, "Are you willing to go on your own? Stay at your cousin’s house for a few days, then either I or your master brother will come to pick you up."

After all, it’s a family gathering, so Duan Xiayou couldn’t simply send Tuanzi over. Moreover, considering Duan Xiayou’s personality, he wouldn’t bother socializing with people.

Gu Cheng also felt that it’s not good to exhaust one source completely.

Tuanzi hesitated for a moment.

She wanted to go, but without big brother, she felt a bit uncomfortable. Besides, leaving him behind while she went to indulge wasn’t quite right.

Seemingly noticing her concerns, Gu Cheng chuckled lightly, "I have quite a few classes coming up, might not have time to cook or take good care of you, if you want to go to uncle’s house, just go."

Finally, following her heart, Tuanzi went with Jin Chunting.

The city is just over an hour’s high-speed train ride to North City. Tuanzi sat quietly on the train reading a picture book, occasionally asking Jin Chunting when encountering unfamiliar words.

After a while, she felt a bit sleepy.

Jin Chunting took out his coat and draped it over her, "Get some sleep."

Tuanzi happily prepared to sleep, but as soon as she closed her eyes, she heard a child’s crying.

She immediately sat up straight, leaning on the backrest looking behind, finding a four or five-year-old boy demanding food from his parents. His parents were unwilling to give him, so he kept making a fuss.

"I just want to eat, buy me some!"

The parents were unconcerned, letting him make a fuss.

The little boy simply lay on the ground, throwing tantrums.

The parents were still unmoved.

However, the boy’s cries had successfully transmitted from one carriage to the next.

Tuanzi scanned around, noticing some passengers wearing headphones to avoid listening, some looking annoyed but remaining silent since the troublemaker was a child, while others quietly complained.

Eventually, a young woman couldn’t hold back and told the boy’s parents, "Please discipline your child, whether or not you give him snacks isn’t the reason for causing a disturbance in the train, everyone is tired and wants to rest."

The boy’s dad immediately glared at her, "What’s it to you how we educate our child? If the noise bothers you, why don’t you buy him snacks? Snacks aren’t free, you know?"

The surrounding passengers realized, this wasn’t about educating a child, it was about being unwilling to spend money.

It’s fine not to buy snacks for the child, but explain it well. Allowing him to make a fuss affects others.

After the young woman spoke, a few other passengers also complained.

Now, the boy’s mom also lashed out.

The couple confronted every nearby passenger.

Even the train attendant who came to mediate was cursed at.

The boy cried louder, seemingly realizing that this way someone might buy him snacks. As for whether that someone would be his parents or other passengers who couldn’t stand it, he didn’t care.

"Are you unable to sleep because of the noise?"

Jin Chunting frowned, preparing to stand up and stop the couple.

"Don’t, cousin, don’t go."

Tuanzi quickly stopped him.

She didn’t think her gentle-natured cousin could win against that couple.

Not that Jin Chunting wasn’t eloquent, but reasoning with unreasonable people only leads to losing.

So how do you deal with unreasonable people?

Don’t argue, just take action.

Tuanzi stopped Jin Chunting, looked around, confirmed no one was paying attention to her, then flicked her fingers to send a surge of Inner Strength to one of the boy’s pressure points, silencing him.

The boy, with a frightened expression, tugged at his parents’ clothes and pointed to his throat.

The parents panicked as well.

"Baby, what’s wrong? Baby!"

Their baby couldn’t speak, causing the parents to immediately cry out for a doctor.

At this moment, the boy could speak again.

"I’m fine now."

The parents stared at him.

The boy tentatively asked, "Will you buy me snacks?"

The parents couldn’t be bothered, they were unwilling to spend that money.

The boy immediately tilted his head, preparing to start crying again.

Unable to make noise, he found himself unable to speak again, had to tug at his parents’ clothes, and the parents were now certain he was doing it on purpose, choosing to ignore him.

The boy grew anxious, leading his father to raise his hand and give him a slap.

"Quiet down!"

The boy quieted down. A few seconds later, he tried to speak and found he could again.

After regaining his voice, remembering the sting of the slap, he obediently sat in his seat without making a sound.

The surrounding passengers sighed in relief, none of them noticing anything amiss.

Tuanzi, hiding her skills and achievements, happily closed her eyes, hands resting on her abdomen, ready to sleep.

But after a short while, a few kids ran noisily from one end of the carriage to the other and back again, treating the carriage like their home, playing games!

Tuanzi sat upright again, expressionless, staring at those kids.

[Ancient Martial System: Aren’t these kids’ parents going to do anything?]

The system was annoyed too, the host just wanted a nap.

Even if not sleeping, no one likes to be disturbed while travelling.

Tuanzi scanned around, identified each child’s parents, then as the kids ran past them, she directly pushed her palm, causing the children to fall to the ground.

She used Inner Strength to cushion them, preventing any face injuries.

However, with her kids falling down, the elders at home wouldn’t allow them to run around anymore.

Before, the children disturbing others was inconsequential for them. But now if injured, it would be themselves who feel pain and pay for medical expenses, naturally unwilling.

Tuanzi thought she could finally rest, but shortly after, several adults began blasting videos with increasingly louder sounds, the small carriage noisier than a marketplace.

Her pale little face puffed up like a balloon.

[Miaomiao: Ahhh, I just want to rest]

[Ancient Martial System: No worries, leave it to me]

The system made some casual adjustments, causing those phones to malfunction and emit no sound, forcing their owners to use headphones. Finding they could hear, they took off headphones, intending to play videos loudly again. But upon playing, there was no sound, leaving them with no choice but to watch using headphones.

[Ancient Martial System: All set, you can sleep now]

Tuanzi pouted, feeling aggrieved.

[Miaomiao: But we’re about to arrive]

[Ancient Martial System: !]

Furious, the system instantly made those phones’ screens go black!