Chapter 272: A Little Heart for You
Seeing Su He’s shy expression, Director Tian finally relaxed.
This girl might be fearless, but she was still a young lady—she knew how to be reserved.
What he didn’t know was that Su He was sighing inwardly.
I’d love to “lose my head,” but he won’t even give me the chance! We haven’t even held hands yet!
A handsome man right in front of me and I’ve done nothing… I’m worse than a beast!
Just then, Principal Chen called them over to pack.
And once they started packing—wow—Su He’s belongings alone filled two large sacks!
One sack was from the garrison gifts, plus what Old Master Gu and Gu Chiyan had given her, plus the things she bought herself…
Even Principal Chen and Director Tian had quite a bit combined.
Principal Chen frowned. “That’s a lot of luggage—it won’t be easy to carry.”
Su He smiled. “No problem. I’ll call two tricycles in the morning.
At the station, I’ll find Uncle Hu and ask him to help coordinate. We can borrow a flatbed cart and go through the internal passage.”
The two men paused before remembering—this “Uncle Hu” was Hu Peng from the station’s tricycle dispatch.
They’d only met once, and she already called him like family!
But thinking about her usual antics… it somehow made sense.
Early the next morning, while Su He was still asleep, someone knocked on the door.
She opened it groggily to see Director Tian, looking excited. “Little Su! Little Gu drove a jeep here! Probably to take us to the station—I didn’t expect he could drive!”
She blinked—not surprised he could drive, but that he came in a jeep.
“Director, go chat with him first—I’ll wash up.”
Director Tian hurried downstairs.
Gu Chiyan stood there holding several items, then followed him to their room.
Su He quickly freshened up and appeared about ten minutes later, smiling.
Gu Chiyan handed her a mesh bag filled with two large lunchboxes and several oil-paper-wrapped bundles.
“Little Su, I saw you liked Aunt Liu’s fried jujube balls, so I had her make some for you.
There are also dumplings with pork and napa cabbage, fried peanuts, and tea eggs—for you, Principal Chen, and Director Tian to eat on the train.”
The system popped up again. “Host, that rich fish treats you so well! And you still say this isn’t love?!”
Su He ignored it and smiled brightly as she accepted the bag.
The food was still warm—clearly made fresh and brought over right away.
Her heart skipped slightly. “Chiyan, why did you drive here?”
“You have too much luggage. I was worried it’d be hard to find tricycles in the morning, so I drove you to the station.”
He said it casually, but in reality, he had spent half an hour negotiating with Old Master Gu just to borrow the vehicle.
At that moment, Director Tian’s old classmate Lü Zhonglin arrived, carrying fruits and snacks.
He had visited a few times during their stay but hadn’t had much chance to interact with Su He due to their packed schedule.
He felt a bit guilty—after all, she had helped him greatly.
He wanted to see them off at the station, but Director Tian politely declined.
Gu Chiyan drove them to the station.
“Little Su, I bought platform tickets in advance—I’ll take you inside.”
With that, he lifted the heaviest sack with one hand and grabbed another bag with the other.
Director Tian felt a little envious—youth really is something.
He and Principal Chen struggled together to lift that sack, while this young man carried it one-handed.
Still, it had to be said—Gu Chiyan treated Su He incredibly well.
Food, transportation, help with luggage—he was more attentive than a royal son-in-law!
Su He had him set the luggage down first, then went to find Hu Peng at the tricycle ticket area.
“Uncle Hu! Busy?”
He paused, then quickly recognized his “niece.”
“Little Su! What brings you here today?”
“I’ve got a 9:30 train and I’m about to leave. My boyfriend brought me, but I saw you and came to say hello.”
She pointed toward Gu Chiyan (and the jeep).
Hu Peng’s eyes lit up immediately.
In those days, a jeep was rare—especially one that looked so high-end.
His attitude instantly became warmer.
After chatting a bit, Su He casually mentioned how much luggage she had and how inconvenient it was.
Hu Peng immediately said, “Wait here—I’ll get a colleague with a flatbed cart and take you through the internal passage.”
She thanked him with a smile and handed him two packs of cigarettes.
He made a token refusal before accepting them.
Soon enough, Hu Peng returned with a colleague and a flatbed cart, escorting them straight through the internal passage to the platform.
Gu Chiyan followed along.
Principal Chen glanced at him from the corner of his eye and, seeing no discomfort, felt relieved.
Many men didn’t like overly capable partners—it could hurt their pride.
A girl as outstanding as Su He needed someone broad-minded.
And Gu Chiyan seemed just right.
They waited about twenty minutes before the train arrived.
He helped carry the luggage onboard and found their berths before getting off.
But he didn’t leave—he stood outside the window, waving at them.
Back then, train windows could be opened. Su He slid it open. “Chiyan, give me your hand—I have something for you.”
He quickly extended his right hand.
She traced a small heart in his palm with her fingertip…
At that moment, the train slowly began to move.
Director Tian watched Gu Chiyan standing there in a daze, then looked at Su He happily munching on fried jujube balls.
He sighed inwardly.
All that heartfelt advice I gave yesterday—completely wasted!
I was worried Little Gu would take advantage of her?
At this rate… I should be worrying about his innocence instead!
