Chapter 51: Dong Dong Dong!

Hou San half-pulled, half-dragged Ah Zhe to the front of the escalator.

Under Ah Zhe’s curious gaze, Hou San stepped onto it.

Turning back and seeing Ah Zhe standing still, Hou San was stunned for a moment, “What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get on!”

Ah Zhe stood at the entrance of the escalator, lifted his foot, hesitated, and ultimately didn’t dare to step on.

It wasn’t just Ah Zhe whose heart was filled with apprehension when facing this novel thing for the first time.

At this moment, behind him stood three middle-aged men carrying luggage rolls, their faces also showing hesitation and unease.

Li Xiangdong walked over and said, “Don’t overthink it. It’s just like walking up stairs normally.”

As he spoke, he smiled at the three middle-aged men who were craning their necks to listen to him.

One of the middle-aged men said shyly, “This young comrade, can you give us a demonstration?”

“Sure, watch how I get on.”

Li Xiangdong said as he stepped onto the escalator.

While walking down the steps against the flow, he said, “Don’t worry, you just need to step on with one foot.”

Ah Zhe and the three middle-aged men behind him watched Li Xiangdong’s maneuver, their faces showing expressions of shock.

They didn’t even dare to get on, yet this person could play around on it like that!

Li Xiangdong saw that more and more passengers were gathering around the escalator and thought to himself, “This is not good.”

Today was his first day of work, and he didn’t want to cause a crowd just by getting on an escalator.

If a public incident occurred, as the person involved, he would definitely be in deep trouble!

He urged, “Ah Zhe, are you going or not? If not, take the stairs. Don’t block the way here!”

Ah Zhe also noticed the growing crowd around him and knew the situation was getting a bit out of hand.

He gritted his teeth, lifted his foot, and with a small leap, landed on the escalator with a loud ‘DONG’.

The three middle-aged men carrying luggage rolls saw Ah Zhe jump on. One of them said, “Big brother, second brother, I think this young comrade’s method is the way to go!”

After speaking, the three of them followed Ah Zhe’s example and jumped onto the escalator one by one.

‘DONG!’

‘DONG!’

‘DONG!’

What the hell!

Seeing this scene, Li Xiangdong’s eyelids couldn’t help but twitch…

He looked at the crowd below. Except for a few who looked eager to try, the rest were roaring with laughter.

Damn!

This is too damn dangerous!

Li Xiangdong stared at Ah Zhe and said, “No more jumping later!”

At the top of the escalator on the second floor, Hou San was leaning on the railing, laughing so hard he was bent over.

Seeing Li Xiangdong come up, he cackled and walked over, completely ignoring the strange looks from the surrounding passengers.

“Brother Dong, hahahaha, that was so damn funny. Ah Zhe actually jumped on, haha… cough cough, cough cough…”

As Hou San laughed, he choked on his own saliva.

Li Xiangdong, seeing Hou San’s unlucky appearance, was already struggling not to laugh.

Then he looked behind him and saw Ah Zhe jump off the escalator with another ‘DONG’.

He had been holding back his laughter to maintain his image, but now he couldn’t hold it in any longer. He clutched his stomach, squatted on the ground, and burst out laughing.

Hou San was also laughing and coughing by the side.

Ah Zhe’s face was bright red. He pulled the brim of his hat down, walked over to Li Xiangdong, kicked him lightly, and said through gritted teeth in a low voice, “Dongzi, can you stop laughing!”

Li Xiangdong took two deep breaths and stood up, “I’m not laughing, I’m not laughing. That was too dangerous. I told you not to jump, why did you…”

‘DONG!’

‘DONG!’

‘DONG!’

Before Li Xiangdong could finish his sentence, the three middle-aged men carrying luggage rolls jumped off the escalator. They walked over to Ah Zhe and said, “Young comrade, your method is very effective!”

“Hahahahaha!”

Hou San laughed until he was bent over backwards.

“Ahem~ Folks, you can’t just jump on the escalator. Next time, if you don’t dare to get on, you should take the stairs.”

After giving his advice, Li Xiangdong, led by Hou San, went to the next place.

Seeing the sofas, chairs, and escalators in the waiting hall didn’t elicit any emotional response from Li Xiangdong, but when he arrived here, a look of surprise appeared on his face!

A dedicated nursery waiting area~

The space inside wasn’t large, with only a dozen or so cribs for babies in swaddling clothes to sleep and rest.

This kind of forward-thinking service, decades ahead of its time, made even the reborn Li Xiangdong give a thumbs-up!

Because it was all women with children resting inside, the three of them only looked from the outside.

Ah Zhe kept muttering “what the hell,” the embarrassment from the escalator now thrown to the nine clouds!

Hou San said cockily, “Brother Dong, Ah Zhe, what do you think? Just say it, isn’t it awesome!?”

This time, Li Xiangdong and Ah Zhe were very cooperative.

Ah Zhe nodded, “It’s too awesome. I’ve really opened my eyes today!”

Li Xiangdong said, “It’s truly impressive! But Hou San, let me, your brother, teach you a trick. When you get off work, go find your uncle and give him a suggestion. They could arrange for a guide at the escalator. Jumping onto the escalator is a very dangerous thing!”

Hou San cupped his chin with his hands, his listless, upturned triangular eyes rolled twice. “Thank you so much, Brother Dong. I’ll go talk to my uncle about this when I get home.”

“Hehe.”

Li Xiangdong chuckled.

Ah Zhe said indignantly, “Hou San, tomorrow when we get to Tianjin, you have to treat me to a meal. If it weren’t for me, Dongzi wouldn’t have thought of this!”

Hou San patted his chest and grandly agreed, “I’ll treat, I’ll treat.”

Ah Zhe made his request, “I want to eat Goubuli buns.”

“No way, that’s too expensive!”

Hou San jumped up and down in agitation, “I’ll treat you to a meal at the Tianjin Railway Station cafeteria.”

Ah Zhe said with dissatisfaction, “Damn! Who are you trying to fool? Do I need you to treat me to eat at the cafeteria?”

“What’s wrong with the cafeteria? Aren’t meal tickets bought with money? I don’t care, take it or leave it. Anyway, I don’t have the money to treat you to Goubuli buns!”

After speaking, Hou San strode towards the ticket gate.

Ah Zhe followed closely behind him, determined to make Hou San spend some money.

The three of them walked between two long queues to the ticket gate. Hou San walked straight through, with Ah Zhe still pestering him from behind.

Li Xiangdong smiled and nodded at the ticket inspector, then followed them in.

After passing through a long corridor and going down the stairs, they arrived at the platform.

Hou San pointed to two employees in front who were dragging a water hose several tens of meters long, their clothes soaked. “Ah Zhe, stop nagging. Brother Dong, look, they are the on-duty staff of the water supply group under the jurisdiction of the Beijing Railway Station.”

Li Xiangdong’s gaze followed the two colleagues as they dragged the hose to a train parked at the platform.

He then watched another colleague take the hose, sling it over his shoulder, and climb the ladder between two train cars to the roof.

He sighed from the bottom of his heart, “This job is really not easy.”