Chu Yan and Chu Zhenyuan were responsible for carrying everyone's luggage.

Four large knitted straps filled with densely packed items, the rough webbing digging into their palms, the bags hanging heavily, yet in their hands they were as compliant as small buckets filled with cotton.

Ye Nian'an, Chu Xin'er, and Chi Xinyao each held a baby in their arms. The three little ones were wrapped in soft cotton swaddles, their rosy faces swaying gently with their steps.

Dada, Er'er, and San'san were very well-behaved and quiet, neither crying nor making a fuss. They just stared with their big eyes, curiously looking at everything around them.

Both the train and the passengers were new species they were seeing for the first time.

The baby is naturally curious.

Many people were also watching the three adorable children.

These three kids are just too cute.

A chubby little face, pink lips, and a pair of round, bright eyes.

However, Ye Nian'an and the others were aware of the danger and hid the child even closer to themselves.

This idea is popular with many good people, but also quite popular with many bad people.

Human traffickers, in particular, target other people's children.

One should not have the intention to harm others, but one must be wary of others.

Squeezing slowly through the narrow aisle, I arrived at the soft bed.

There are two bunk beds inside, and a window with a view of the scenery as the train passes by.

Compared to the strange mix of various smells in the train carriage, the sleeper berth, although it also had its own odor, was much more comfortable.

Finally, I had some free time, so I put down the three dolls and started packing my luggage.

The three children crawled around on the bed, getting used to the new environment and satisfying their curiosity, before all looking out the window at the scenery.

Staring at the fields rushing past the window, Er'er and San'san were not to be outdone. They grabbed the sheets with their pink little hands and tried to sit up and look around.

Saliva dripped from the corner of his mouth onto the blue and white checkered bed sheet, spreading out as tiny watermarks.

They made indistinct "ee-yah-yah" sounds, sucked their fingers, clapped their hands from time to time, and talked to each other.

"Be careful not to fall!"

Chi Xinyao carefully protected the three children, making sure they didn't fall off the bed while having too much fun, and smiled slightly: "It seems that Daddy, Er'er, and San'san are having a great time on their first train ride~"

“It’s not just them who are happy, we are happy too. I remember when I went to the countryside, I came by train. The carriage was crowded and smelly. I sat for two days and two nights, and my body was about to fall apart.”

"I'd rather go to work, at least I'll have some space to move around, than sit and squeeze in there again."

Recalling what happened more than three years ago, Chu Xin'er's face fell.

I still remember the feeling of nausea, discomfort, and vomiting when I got off the train at that time.

If Ye Nian'an hadn't known medicine and hadn't massaged her and given her a few acupuncture needles, she probably would have been half-dead by the time she got to the educated youth settlement that day.

"It won't happen again, Xin'er."

Ye Nian'an smiled and said, "Now that we've been exonerated, our lives will only get better and better."

"We've survived all these tough years in the countryside, so what else is there to be afraid of?"

Chu Xin'er nestled happily against Ye Nian'an's side: "Yes, after all that, our family and Uncle Ye's family are all intact."

"Things will only get better once we get back to Haicheng!"

Chu Zhenyuan smiled from the bottom of his heart: "Niannian is right. No matter what, the darkness has passed, and we have ushered in the light. This is the first step. There will be a second step, a third step in the future..."

"Ahhhhh..."

Da Da suddenly clapped his hands, as if echoing Chu Xin'er's words.

Er'er and San'san followed their older brother's example, clapping and making "uh-huh" noises.

"Oh dear, Auntie, Er'er and San'san think so too, right? They're such great nephews and nieces, let Auntie give them a kiss~"

Chu Xin'er kissed each of the three adorable children, wishing she could grow three hands to hold each one in her arms and take good care of them.

While Chu Zhenyuan and the others looked after the children, Ye Nian'an came to Chu Yan's side. The man's forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat, and the sunlight slanted through the car window onto his angular profile, dyeing the stray hairs at his temples a soft gold.

She took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from Chu Yan's forehead: "Brother Yan, are you tired?"

"Not tired."

Chu Yan shook his head, his eyelashes casting a small shadow beneath his eyes, but his eyes shone with a light more intense than the sunlight streaming through the window: "I just feel very happy~"

He thought about being able to go home, to give his wife and children a good life, to clear his family's name and free them from the stigma of being "sent down to the countryside."

Chu Yan felt a surge of joy.

He subconsciously took his wife's hand, their fingers intertwined, and Chu Yan's voice was full of tenderness: "Niannian, I promised you, and now I finally have the chance to do it."

Ye Nian'an's lips curled into a smile: "Hmm, I've been looking forward to this day~"

The train continued its journey, its sound mingling with the children's innocent laughter, weaving a gentle net throughout the carriages.

As Ye Nian'an was carrying a thermos to fetch hot water, she bumped into a man dressed in black who was completely covered up.

The other person didn't even glance at Ye Nian'an before quickening their pace and leaving.

"Hey, wait a minute, you've already hit someone, are you just going to leave like that?"

Ye Nian'an's intuition told her that something was wrong with this person, so she subconsciously spoke up.

"sorry."

The other person's voice sounded like it was being sanded.

It sounds extremely uncomfortable.

However, he deliberately avoided letting Ye Nian'an see his face and quickened his pace to leave.

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