"This train will soon arrive at Shangjing West. Please gather your luggage and belongings and leave the train in an orderly fashion."
The announcement sounded, but it did not interrupt the two old men's lively conversation.
The old man sitting opposite him was named Liu Peizhong, and he was also from Jiangling.
Although Old Liu did not seem to believe him and kept assuming he was bragging, Lu Bangguo did not mind. A leisurely life of drinking tea and reading newspapers at a public institution had long since given him an open mind and an easygoing temperament.
Their small city was getting greener, its roads were getting wider, and life was improving. There was not much to get angry about these days.
Whether you applaud or not, I'll keep showing off.
The two got along quite well, and over the course of the journey, they had even started calling each other brothers.
"Say..."
"What is it?"
"Is your son married?"
"Not yet." Old Lu sighed. "He's almost thirty. That's exactly what I'm worried about."
Seeing Old Lu sighing, Liu Peizhong hurried to console him. "A man should put his career first. Why should a capable man worry about finding a wife? Don't put too much pressure on the boy."
That was what he said aloud, but inwardly, he was chuckling.
What good does all that bragging do?
If he really were that capable, would he be unable to find a wife?
Liu Peizhong felt that he had mastered the art of seeing through appearances to the truth.
Yet the boastful old man opposite him seemed unaware that his flimsy lies had already been exposed, and simply carried on showing off.
"Ah, I'm not worried about his career. I've always told him that as long as you have enough money to