Status Updates From Night Train

Munian ended up getting his degree, Mr Xu dies, Xiaoji dies (van gogh possessed him). Who would have guessed munian did ended up killing wei ming (shouldnt have literally raped Qin Ke)

Munian is excited about a train coming to their town. Old Chen unfortunately got his trishaw compounded but that was an excuse to visit Munian and Qin Ke. Munian’s mother want Munian to marry Qin Ke, though he doesn’t seem to be interested.

‘Four-Eyes was always bringing up her grandpa, whom he said had brought down their entire clan. He made her family sound like they’d plummeted to depths from which they could never be rescued, and she hated how he was always going on about landlords this and landlords that, just like everyone else. One by one the Educated Youths departed. Expert might only have lost one finger, but he felt ashamed of his disability—’

Prof Shen is having a chat with Munian, he recently went to the Five Pines to help 小日本 go on a date with Coco Lee, but Coco Lee seems to be more interested in him instead. Chou Buyun (Qin Ke boyfriend) got expelled because he got her pregnant.

‘—pan-fried buns—spicy soup—then straight to the greenhouse. When X first arrived in this town, he was sent to a place called Cottonflower Village—They were city folk who—couldn’t tell rice paddies from chives. They looked like they might eviscerate themselves with—sickles, and kept slicing into their own feet with their hoes—this useless bunch—they were like over-fertilised wheat, sprouting quickly but pointlessly.’

‘Seeing how—he looks, Xu plucks a tomato from its vine, rinses it off, and hands it to him. “Eat this—You need energy, or you’ll catch a cold.” Squatting on the ground with a sigh, he eats nine tomatoes in a row. His guts revolt, and he spews up all nine. The red gunk spattered on the ground—Xu digs a trench and buries his puke among the tomatoes. Van Gogh was an anomaly—If Van Gogh would step up, then so must he.’

Munian had a meal with Mr Xu, who is originally from nanjing and has a wife. They chatted about life. Soon after Munian arrived to his dorm, Wei Ming and Little Japan teased him about Qin Ke. They doesn’t seem too pleased with how Munian could get Qin Ke’s heart but chose to not.

Munian sits down with xiaoyu (Mr.Jin) and talks about the night where Munian told his parents that he was on the lam.

‘His respect—continues to grow. This unassuming gardener hardly ever speaks, but every sentence he utters feels like the result of a lifetime’s reflection. What is anyone doing with their lives except constantly rearranging things? Mr. Xu only left one thing out: you need to be sincere in your rearranging, otherwise there’s no point. He keeps the plants alive, and the work doesn’t exhaust him. ‘You’re a Nanjinger?’’

Munian describes his murder to the Mr.Jin or Jin Xiaoyu according to the story