Sheng Xiping took a car to the small Sentie train station. As soon as he got off the car, he saw the bureau's jeep waiting outside the station.

"Xiping, over here, get in the car quickly." Zhao Guangning, sitting in the car, waved to Sheng Xiping and called out.

Sheng Xiping walked quickly to the car, opened the door, and got in.

The driver stepped on the gas, and the jeep drove away from the small train station, heading straight for Songjianghe Railway Station.

At this end of the main train station, Zhou Mingyuan and two deputy directors had already bought their tickets and were waiting.

Upon seeing Sheng Xiping and Zhao Guangning arrive, Zhou Mingyuan handed the train tickets to the two of them.

Around 10 a.m., the group boarded the train from Baihe to Tonghua.

This was a slow train, and it swayed along the way until almost 5 p.m. before we arrived in Hunjiang.

The group didn't go too far; they found a restaurant near the station, ordered a few dishes, and had a bite to eat.

I boarded the train at 8 p.m. and finally arrived in the provincial capital around 10 a.m. the next day.

As soon as I arrived at the exit, I saw Zhou Qinglan and her brother Zhou Qingyue standing outside the exit, craning their necks and looking inside.

Today was Sunday, a day off for the two of them. When they learned that Zhou Mingyuan and Sheng Xiping were coming to a meeting, they arranged to pick them up together at the station.

"Dad, brother-in-law."

Zhou Qingyue was tall and had sharp eyesight. He spotted Zhou Mingyuan and Sheng Xiping walking out immediately and waved and shouted loudly at them.

Sheng Xiping had already spotted them, so he waved to them. "Dad, Qinglan and Qingyue are over there."

After finally managing to squeeze out, Zhou Qingyue rushed forward and hugged Zhou Mingyuan.

Sheng Xiping also went over and hugged Zhou Qinglan.

"Why are you carrying such a big bag? Aren't you just here for a few days of meetings? Why did you bring so many clothes?"

Zhou Qinglan's hand touched the backpack on Sheng Xiping's back. She tilted her head and looked at it, then asked curiously.

"It's all thanks to our mom. She was worried that you weren't eating well at school, so she specially made meat sauce, boiled salted eggs, smoked rabbit, and even brought you sausages that she made herself."

"These alone are enough for me to carry. Add a couple more pieces of clothing, and it'll be a huge, overflowing bag, won't it?" Sheng Xiping laughed upon hearing this.

"Thank you for your concern, Mom. You're so far away and you still worry about us not eating well."

Zhou Qinglan was deeply moved that her mother-in-law had gone to so much trouble to prepare so much food for her.

The couple hadn't seen each other for almost two months and must have had a lot to say, but Zhao Guangning and others were waiting for them, so they couldn't just chat at the station exit forever.

After greeting the others, the Zhou siblings got into the car and went to the registration desk at the provincial government building.

Upon arrival, we found the relevant reception staff, completed the registration procedures, and then the staff assigned us to the Forestry Hotel and nearby inns.

The main reason is that the scope of the trade fair was expanded this year, and many leaders from companies and enterprises in the south came, which the forestry hotel could not accommodate.

Those who are not qualified will be assigned to nearby hotels.

Unfortunately, Sheng Xiping was not at that level, so he couldn't stay with Zhou Mingyuan and was instead assigned to a hotel.

The order fair starts on the 13th, which is tomorrow. This afternoon, Zhou Mingyuan and his team are going to have an internal meeting.

Sheng Xiping was just there to join in the fun. He wasn't qualified to attend the internal meeting of the forestry system, so he didn't have anything to do this afternoon.

"Dad, let's go to the hotel and settle in first. I'll have lunch with Qinglan and Qingyue, so I won't go with you. In the afternoon, the three of us will go out and explore different places."

The hotel assigned by Sheng Xiping wasn't far away. This is what Sheng Xiping said to Zhou Mingyuan before they parted.

Zhou Mingyuan hadn't seen his daughter and son for a while, and he really wanted to spend time with them, but he had a meeting in the afternoon and simply didn't have the time.

"Alright, we don't know how late this meeting will end this afternoon. You guys go have some fun first, and after the order fair is over, our family will take a good look around the provincial capital."

And so, Sheng Xiping and his two companions left the Forestry Hotel and went first to the inn that the staff had mentioned.

With a letter of introduction from the reception desk, Sheng Xiping smoothly completed the check-in process.

Instead of sharing a room with others, he spent extra money to book a room for himself.

After checking in, Sheng Xiping threw all the things he had brought into the room before going out with Zhou Qinglan and the others.

The three of them found a restaurant nearby, ordered four dishes, and ate lunch chatting and laughing.

Zhou Qingyue knew that his sister and brother-in-law hadn't seen each other for a while. As the saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder, and the couple wanted to spend some time together, but it wasn't convenient for him to be there.

Zhou Qingyue didn't want to be a third wheel, so after lunch, she made an excuse that she had something to do and had to go back to school.

Sheng Xiping was naturally pleased that his brother-in-law was so understanding and considerate, so he suggested that they go back to the hotel first and share most of the food he had brought with Zhou Qingyue.

"Here, these are for you. Don't be stingy when you get back; share them with your roommates."

The young man had a big appetite, and the school's subsidy was just enough for him to eat his fill, not enough for anything fancy.

We're all roommates, bunkmates, so we should be generous when necessary. We can't be too stingy or shabby.

"Oh, thank you, brother-in-law. You're so good to me. With so much delicious food, those little rascals will be so happy when we get back that they'll be calling me 'Dad.'"

Looking at the bag of food, Zhou Qingyue couldn't help but imagine the scene of him carrying the food back to the dormitory, with a group of people fawning over him.

"You're always doing bad things and talking nonsense." Zhou Qinglan glared at her younger brother angrily when she heard this.

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