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ZHENGZHOU, Feb. 5-- As the G402 high-speed train pulls into Xinxiang East station in central China's Henan Province, Li Xiang, who's been waiting on the platform, trots down to coach No.13 with a lunch-box. Li works at the railway station. His wife, Zou Xiaojuan, is on the train at the moment. She is not a passenger but in charge of catering services on board. During the coming Spring Festival travel rush, an estimated 413.3 million train trips will be made as people head home for the most important family gathering of the year. The G402 high-speed train from the southwest China city of Guiyang to Beijing stops at Xinxiang every five days, each time for no more than two minutes. It's the longest time the young couple spend together at work. Li hands the lunch-box to his wife after guiding passengers on and off the train. Zou, in return, gives Li a "finger heart" by crossing her thumb and index fingers while no one's watching. It's a touching scene. The two-minutes is bittersweet, the small lunch-box becoming a symbol of their love. The romance began with an encounter when Zou Xiaojuan wearing her uniform, was commuting by train via Xinxiang East station and drew Li's attention. "I'll never forget the day we met," Li said. It was Dec. 6, 2017, and he was supposed to get a day off but stood in for a sick colleague. Following standard procedures, Li made inquiries with Zou, who happened to be standing by his side. | 
