The train whistle blew, and the train finally came to a stop. The doors of the carriages opened one after another, and passengers got off one after another.

Zhang Guoqing and Xiao Wang started from both ends of the train, searching along the windows. Yesterday at noon, they received another telegram with just a few words: "Pick up at 5:00 PM after 12:00 PM."

Zhang Guoqing knew it was his second brother's telegram, and he nearly burst into swear words. There was no train number or carriage number, just a few words that were like a riddle, and he had to guess.

There was really no one in the sleeper car. Zhang Guoqing quickly sped up and ran forward. Just as he reached the central car section, a man got off.

"Cousin, it's me, it's me..."

Zhang Guoqing ignored them and just kept looking around. He was extremely anxious. It was winter and the car windows were closed. If his mother couldn't find him, she would be terribly worried!

"Cousin Xiaowu, it's me, here, here..."

"Xiaowu, mother is here."

Zhang Guoqing finally reacted and hurriedly stopped, nearly falling. He turned around and saw that the woman looked familiar. He immediately looked for his mother.

"I'm Xiaomi, brother. I'm your cousin Xiaomi."

Wow! Zhang Guoqing finally understood at this moment - this is his second uncle's cousin. No wonder she looks familiar, but she is not very similar to the young Zhang mother in his memory.

Zhang's mother stood on tiptoe from behind the crowd and waved her hands: "Mom is here, Mom is here..."

Zhang Guoqing quickly raised his arms and waved: "Oh my god, I almost thought I lost you. Take your time, don't rush, I'll wait here for you to get off the bus."

The passengers who were queuing to get off the bus burst into laughter when they heard this.

Zhang Guoqing smiled apologetically at everyone and looked at Huang Xiaomi. "Cousin Xiaomi, I'm sorry, I didn't notice you just now. What's going on?"

Huang Xiaomi smiled and said, "I'll take this bus starting from the first month of the year."

Zhang Guoqing smiled happily and nodded, staring at his mother. He then stepped back a few steps, stood in the open space, and waved to Xiao Wang on the other side.

Xiao Wang rushed forward and asked, "How's it going? Did you find it?"

Zhang Guoqing smiled and shook his head, pointing to the door of the carriage: "Finally found it, the person is still inside."

"That's good. I almost went to the broadcasting room."

The two stood there waiting for a while, and most of the passengers in the carriage had left. Zhang Guoqing was the first to follow his cousin into the carriage and saw his mother comforting his two sisters-in-law.

"Mom, are you tired? Let's go home right away."

"No, no, it's all thanks to Xiaomi for taking care of me on this train. I originally asked your father not to notify you, I can find where the compound is by myself."

Zhang Guoqing smiled and nodded repeatedly: "That's right, my mother is very capable. It's not that your son wants to see you earlier. Sister-in-law and sister-in-law, thank you for accompanying mother here. Jiaojiao wanted to come, but I was worried that the car wouldn't have room, so I stopped her at home. She has been thinking about you for several days and has been waiting for you to come."

Zhang's mother pointed cheerfully at the sacks beside her and said, "These are all ours. Hurry up and move them down so we can leave early. I don't want to carry any more in the car."

Huang Xiaomi hurried forward to help.

Mother Zhang shook her hand: "No, your brother is very strong. You should be busy now, right? Come with us to find Jiaojiao."

"No, I'll go over later."

Zhang Guoqing glanced at her and said, "Who is the train conductor this time? If I'm not mistaken, you will start your return journey tomorrow. Come back with us today, and we'll bring you back tomorrow."

"Third cousin, our train conductor is your buddy. Just before we arrived, he told me not to rush to leave. In case you didn't come, he would make a phone call for us."

Zhang Guoqing grinned: "Is it Liu Ming?"

Huang Xiaomi nodded repeatedly.

"It doesn't matter if it's him. Go tell your leader to be back before leaving tomorrow. I'll take you there to get acquainted with the area first, and you can come visit my home in Beijing if you need anything later."

Huang Xiaomi hesitated for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "Then I'll go say hello first, and I'll be right there."

"Don't worry. If you see Liu Ming, please tell him to come over to my house when he's free."

Zhang's mother watched her niece walk away, pointed at the things on the ground and asked him to move them down first.

Three sacks and a bunch of different packages, how did they get on the bus? Zhang Guoqing picked up two sacks in each hand and got out of the car.

"Brother Wang, you just stay down there, and it will be done in just one more trip."

After a flurry of activity, they finally stood on the platform with the goods. Liu Ming and Huang Xiaomi also ran over with smiles on their faces.

Zhang Guoqing took a few steps forward, and the two big men punched each other on the chest.

"Congratulations, you're a dad again."

"Brother Liu, prepare a gift for your nephew as soon as possible."

"You brat."

"You should be free today, right? I have a bottle of good wine. Let's go to my house and have a drink."

Liu Ming quickly shook his head. He had been to that place twice but still wasn't used to it. "Wait a minute, it's getting dark now, and I have something to do."

Zhang Guoqing didn't try to persuade him again, simply asking him to let him know if he had any problems. He had helped him a lot over the years. Zhao Chuangguang, in particular, always asked him to bring him any goodies he had, and sometimes he would personally deliver them to the compound when he was at school.

After a car squeezed everyone in, it drove along the street. Xiao Wang saw Zhang's mother pointing at the buildings outside and introducing them to the people around her, so he deliberately slowed down.

No matter how slow the car was, we soon arrived at the gate of the compound. After registering, we drove inside, registered again, and finally arrived at the gate of Zhou's courtyard.

As soon as the sound of the car driving in was heard, Lin Lishan, Zhou Jiao and her daughter Ping An had already walked out the door. When they saw them get out of the car, they hurried forward to let them in.

As soon as they sat down in the living room, Aunt Chen had already brought the food and asked them to eat first.

Mother Zhang smiled and pulled Aunt Chen aside: "Big sister, I'm sorry to trouble you again."

"What are you talking about, big sister? I'm so happy that you guys are here. Why didn't your brother come this time?"

"There are some things going on back home, so the child's father can't leave for the time being."

"Come to the table and eat. We can talk after eating. You must have been exhausted from the journey."

Zhang's mother smiled and nodded when she heard this, her eyes looking towards the study. She seemed to remember that Brother Zhou always hid in that room to work.

Zhou Jiao invited her two sisters-in-law and cousin to come over for dinner, then went over and pulled Zhang's mother to sit at the table: "Mom, my dad is in a meeting recently, let's eat first."

Lin Lishan nodded, "We women are comfortable together."

Zhang Guoqing almost laughed out loud. His father-in-law was not used to dining with women, so he made an excuse that he had something to do. Unexpectedly, his mother-in-law understood his intention.

Lin Lishan turned her head to look at Huang Xiaomi, "She's my cousin from Uncle Xiaowu's family, right? We're all family, don't be polite, just take whatever you want."

Huang Xiaomi smiled shyly and said, "I won't be polite." She looked at Zhang's mother and said, "Aunt, how should I address Grandma Ping'an?"

Without waiting for Zhang's mother to answer, Lin Lishan replied: "Just call me Aunt Shan."

"Auntie Shan, sorry to bother you."

"This kid, hahaha, don't be so polite. We have a small family, and we're eager for you to come over. Come to our house more often and accompany our Jiaojiao shopping."

Zhou Jiao smiled at her and used the serving chopsticks to pick up some food for Zhang's mother. "Mom, is my dad okay at home alone? Why don't you ask him to come over too?"

"Let's come over in the summer. There are still some things happening in the village, and he doesn't feel safe watching over us there." After saying that, Zhang's mother pointed at Zhang Guoqing behind her back.

Zhou Jiao immediately understood. Her father-in-law was worried that the beverage factory would implicate his eldest son. She was very grateful for the old man's kindness.