Chapter 268 It really is you, Jiang Si

Meng Yuan nodded, her face full of sarcasm.

"You have no idea how enthusiastic they were today. One minute they were asking us when we were going back, and the next they were saying how much they missed Rui Rui and Yao Yao."

"She also said that once we get back to Beijing, we must bring the children back to visit her parents' home."

Speaking of this, Meng Yuan couldn't help but laugh.

Since the birth of their two children, they haven't even had a single piece of fruit candy. How can they have the nerve to say they miss their children?

After listening, Lu Zhankai didn't say anything more.

His face betrayed no emotion, he simply tightened his grip on his wife's hand.

After a long silence, he asked, "What are your thoughts on this?"

"I didn't think much about it, I was just a little angry."

As she spoke, Meng Yuan looked over and said, "I know you want to tell me not to take it to heart and just let it go on the surface."

"But why should I?"

"Why should I care about saving face!"

“They used to think I was useless, so they threw me away like a rag.”

"Now that they think they can get something out of me, they've changed their tune. It's disgusting."

"Okay, don't be angry anymore."

Lu Zhankai reached out and pulled the person into his arms. "What they think is their business. We just need to live our own lives."

"If you want to go back, I'll go with you to see them. My parents have prepared some things..."

Before he could finish speaking, Meng Yuan glared at him and said, "No way! What are you going to do there?!"

Perhaps her mother really had difficulties back then.

But all she could do was not hate.

She had finally managed to crawl out of that muddy mess at her parents' house; they couldn't possibly drag her back in!

After thinking for a moment, Meng Yuan reminded him, "Don't mention this to your parents or your parents-in-law."

The main reason for this trip back to Beijing was to reunite with my family.

She didn't want her family's troubles to affect everyone's mood.

"Okay, let's not talk about it."

Lu Zhan brought over the food. "Eat quickly, and go to bed early after you finish eating. We need to leave early tomorrow morning."

Meng Yuan nodded.

She was angry all night, and now she was hungry.

The couple got up before four o'clock the next morning.

It takes more than three hours to get to the county town from here, and then another six hours by long-distance bus to get to Urumqi.

And so, the family of four endured a bumpy ride for more than ten hours.

Finally, at 4:30 pm the following day, they boarded the train bound for Beijing.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

After more than twenty hours of rocking and swaying at sea, Jiang Si and her group arrived at Taikoo Wharf in Guangzhou that afternoon.

Jiang Si suffered from severe seasickness; her stomach began churning as soon as she boarded the ship.

The two little ones adapted well.

Perhaps they were used to sleeping in a rocking bed, but the two of them slept even better than usual during their time on the boat.

Huo Tingzhou and Jiang Si originally planned to stay in Guangzhou for one night.

However, train tickets are in high demand during the Chinese New Year.

The only available tickets for a soft sleeper compartment to Beijing are for today.

Fortunately, the departure time was 9:40 pm, so I could sleep as soon as I got on the bus.

To make it easier to take care of the child, Jiang Si and Huo Tingzhou stayed in the lower bunk.

After feeding the two children and changing their diapers, Jiang Si was so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open.

But the two little devils were very excited at this moment.

Looking at the scattered lights outside the car window, Sui Sui kept making "ooh ooh" sounds.

After each "oh," you have to respond, otherwise those big, dark eyes will keep staring at you.

Zhao Zhao was quite quiet.

Jiang Si was about to praise her, "My darling is so good!"

When I looked down, I found that Zhao Zhao's two little hands were gripping Tun Tun's head tightly.

Jiang Si: "..."

She said that recently, Tun Tun has been avoiding the two little ones whenever she sees them.

So they're scared.

"Ancestor, can you please stop playing?"

Jiang Si patted Zhao Zhao's little hand helplessly, "Let go quickly, if you keep pulling, it will lose all its fur."

Although Tun Tun is a sensible and good cat.

No matter how much the two kids tug at its fur, it just lies there obediently, looking like it's ready to be 'picked'.

But that's not how it works.

If this gets into a habit, and they start pulling any cat they catch, that would be a huge problem.

Little did they know, the more Jiang Si spoke...

Zhao Zhao's little hands gripped even tighter.

Jiang Si wasn't going to tolerate her, and looked over with a stern face.

Perhaps because they have always used Lingquan water to prepare their formula, both babies are developing better than their peers.

Even their ability to perceive adults' emotions seems to be more acute than that of other children.

That's why I'm so used to seeing my mom's shallow dimples.

Zhao Zhao was completely bewildered when she suddenly saw her mother's stern face.

The next second, she pouted.

She looked at Jiang Si with teary eyes.

Before Jiang Si could speak, Zhao Zhao had already opened her little hands.

This means he wants a hug, and it also means he wants to make peace.

Normally, Jiang Si would probably have already been overcome by maternal instinct and pulled the person into her arms.

But today she's determined to be serious about it!

Seeing that her mother was ignoring her, Zhao Zhao pursed her lips and looked at her father.

Huo Tingzhou felt sorry for her, but he immediately turned his face away.

Zhao Zhao: "..."

Next, she looked at her third uncle and Uncle Zhong.

Similarly, both of them turned their faces away.

Zhao Zhao was truly at a loss, and tears streamed down her face.

Jiang Si's heart wasn't hard enough; seeing this, she could only hug the little one.

"Don't do that again, do you hear me?"

Regardless of whether she could understand or not, Jiang Si had said everything she needed to say.

The funny thing is, every time Jiang Si said a sentence...

Every year, I have to say "oh" along with it.

"I'm talking about my sister, why are you saying 'oh'?" It's absolutely hilarious.

"Honey, you go to sleep first. I'll look after the baby."

As Huo Tingzhou spoke, he carried Sui Sui and Zhao Zhao to his bed.

If they keep teasing each other like this, the two kids probably won't sleep all night and will just keep making "ooh ooh ooh" noises.

Jiang Si really couldn't take it anymore.

He gave a muffled reply and fell into a deep sleep almost as soon as his head hit the pillow.

She woke up groggily once in the middle of the night.

I could vaguely see Huo Tingzhou carefully breastfeeding his two children in the dim light of the carriage.

While feeding them, she gently patted their backs.

When I woke up again, it was already broad daylight.

Jiang Si then noticed that Huo Tingzhou was sitting on the lower bunk opposite her, arms crossed.

The private room was so small that he couldn't even stretch his legs out.

Seeing the dark circles under his eyes, Jiang Si knew that this man must have not slept all night.

"You lie down and rest for a while, I'll watch the children."

Huo Tingzhou wanted to say something, but Jiang Si glared at him.

He nodded.

Huo Tingzhou slept very soundly, and when he woke up, it was almost lunchtime.

"Wife, why didn't you call me?"

"The two children are very well-behaved, why would I wake you up?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Si's stomach suddenly growled a few times, which was quite inconvenient.

Upon seeing this, Huo Tingzhou immediately stood up. "Wife, I'll go to the dining car to buy some food. Wait for me."

"I'll go with you."

Jiang Si had been sitting here playing with her two kids for hours this morning, and now she wanted to go out and stretch her legs and use the restroom.

Third Uncle nodded, "Go ahead, Ah Zhong and I will watch the child."

Fortunately, the toilets in the sleeper carriages were fairly clean, and Jiang Si quickly went to the dining car after using the toilet.

I ordered a few stir-fries that I liked, and then found a seat by the window.

"Wife, you eat first. I'll take Uncle San and Uncle Zhong's food back first."

Jiang Si nodded and didn't stand on ceremony with him.

She was really hungry, so as soon as all the food was served, she picked up her chopsticks and started eating.

Just as they were enjoying their meal, a young couple entered the food cart.

"You take your son to sit down first, I'll go order the food."

"good."

As she spoke, the woman sat down at the table next to her, holding a two- or three-year-old child.

"Dad, I want to eat meat."

The little boy pointed to the pot of braised pork on Jiang Si's table.

Following the direction the child pointed, the woman smiled indulgently.

"Okay, let your dad buy it for you..." Before he could finish the sentence.

The woman frowned, and finally her gaze fell on Jiang Si.

He looked me up and down for quite a while.

As if sensing something, Jiang Si immediately looked up.

Their eyes met, and the other person paused for a moment.

Before Jiang Si could speak, the other person suddenly walked over with a smile on his face.

"It really is you, Jiang Si—"

[Looking at previous comments, many readers said that trains in the 1970s weren't that fast.]

In fact, trains in the 1970s were quite fast, with both express and direct trains available.

As a side note, all train times mentioned in this article are from the 1970 train timetable, which I bought earlier; see the image below.

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