Chapter 45 Farewell
Time flies, and the day of departure comes in a blink of an eye.
As soon as the sky was slightly bright, Lin Yunxi got up early and began to prepare breakfast and food for the next two days on the train.
She steamed a pot of rice and made five large stir-fried dishes: stir-fried beef, cola chicken wings, garlic spareribs, scrambled eggs with cabbage, and tiger skin green peppers.
Yanyan could eat most of these dishes, so Lin Yunxi only made a few sweet potato lava pancakes for him to eat as a snack on the way.
Then, she took out two large insulated boxes for camping from the space, each with five layers.
Put the food in layers to keep it warm and prevent the smell from contaminating.
Lin Yunxi has tested this brand of insulated box and found it can definitely keep things warm for one or two days.
Thinking of Gu Zheng's good appetite, Lin Yunxi was afraid that he wouldn't have enough to eat, so she fried another pot of beef pot stickers. Each one was fresh, crispy and juicy.
After she had finished packing, Gu Zheng also came back after borrowing a car from the town, followed by his father, mother, and six or seven people from the first and third wives.
Several people helped to load the luggage into the car. It was the first time that Yanyan got up so early, and she was being held by her father with sleepy eyes.
Yesterday, Yanyan learned that she would go with her mother to where her father worked and would not be back for a long time.
He had already said goodbye formally to everyone in his family and his friends in the village, and finally left his favorite football to his brother Jiahao.
I hope my brother won’t forget him, and I want him to remember him when he sees football.
"Yunxi, have you finished packing everything? Take another look to make sure nothing is left out." asked Gu's mother.
Lin Yunxi checked again and replied, "Don't worry, I have everything."
"Be good and take good care of yourself when you get there, and remember to write back more often."
Father Gu was also reluctant to let her go, and his many words were condensed into one sentence: "Please pay attention to Yanyan on the train, don't let her be taken away by the beggars."
"Got it, Dad."
Gu Jiahao, who had not said a word from beginning to end, stepped forward and hugged Lin Yunxi's waist, shouting with obvious crying voice.
"Second Aunt, I can't bear to see you go, and Yanyan as well."
In the past few months, Lin Yunxi has been raising Gu Jiahao as her son and is very reluctant to let him go.
She squatted down and hugged Gu Jiahao into her arms, comforting him in a gentle voice:
"Second Aunt is reluctant to leave our Jiahao. You can come over to play for two months during your summer vacation this year. Second Aunt will pay for the round-trip fare."
"Really?" Gu Jiahao wiped his tears and asked with sobs.
"Of course, Second Aunt is waiting for you."
"It's a deal." Gu Jiahao finally felt comforted and stopped crying.
When the car started, Lin Yunxi handed the key to Gu's mother through the window and said,
"Mom and Dad, here are the keys to the house. Gu Zheng and I have prepared a room for you. Please stay here and help us look after the house."
Gu's parents were the kind of people who didn't want to trouble their children too much. If she had told them in advance, they would definitely have been rejected, so she had no choice but to use this method.
Before the two of them could say anything, the car drove away.
Lin Yunxi waved through the car window and shouted, "Mom and Dad, go back quickly. It's cold outside."
The trains of this era were still those slow green trains. As soon as you got on the train, you could smell a strange smell in the air.
The carriage was packed with people and it was noisy, with the voices of adults and children crying mixed together. The only way to talk was to shout.
The aisles were filled with luggage of all sizes, leaving almost no room to stand.
Gu Zheng led the way with Yanyan in one hand and the luggage in the other, while Lin Yunxi followed closely behind.
She didn't breathe a sigh of relief until she arrived at the sleeper car.
Fortunately, Gu Zheng asked her former comrades to book two sleeper tickets, otherwise she really didn’t know how to get through these two difficult days.
When they arrived, a young man and an old man were already living in the small compartment.
When they saw someone coming, the two of them just looked up and went about their own business.
Lin Yunxi took out a blanket and a set of sheets from the space through the luggage bag and spread them neatly on the bed.
"Okay, you can sit down now."
They were sitting on the lower bunk bed, and the sheets were a little yellow. No one knew how many people had sat on them. If you looked closely, you could even see a few drops of oil on them.
Lin Yunxi is used to being refined. In modern travel, whether by high-speed rail or plane, she usually sits in first class. She really can't stand all this.
"Wife, I'll go get some hot water." Gu Zheng put his son on the bed, picked up the cup and went to the hot water room to get some hot water.
This was Yanyan’s first time traveling far away. She excitedly leaned on the window to look at the scenery outside and kept talking to her mother.
"Wow, Mom, look at the house, the big trees, and the white clouds."
Lin Yunxi responded gently: "Mom saw it, it's so beautiful. But please keep your voice down, Grandpa is reading a book."
Yanyan immediately covered his little mouth with his hands, and with the encouragement of his mother's eyes, he spoke in a baby voice.
"Grandpa, I'm sorry, Yanyan disturbed you."
Older people like children very much, and Jiang Kangping is no exception. He smiles very kindly.
"It's okay, little Yanyan."
After Gu Zheng came back, Lin Yunxi took out the beef pot stickers and placed them on the small table. They got up early in the morning and had not had time to eat breakfast.
Although the beef pot stickers don’t taste as good as when they are freshly cooked, they are salty and delicious, so this imperfection is acceptable.
It was Yanyan’s first time taking a train, and she didn’t feel uncomfortable at all. She ate the pot stickers with sips of milk with relish.
Gu Zheng ate more than thirty pieces at one time. He ate very quickly but not sloppily, and it even seemed a bit pleasing to the eye.
Lin Yunxi thought to herself, “My man looks so handsome no matter how I look at him.”
As if noticing her burning gaze, Gu Zheng smiled and whispered into his wife's ear.
"Wife, you are still outside. When we get home, your husband will let you watch as long as you like."
Seeing that her peeking was discovered, Lin Yunxi's cheeks felt hot and she reached out to twist the man's waist.
There are other people around, why are you being so frivolous?
The aroma of beef attracted the old man opposite to look over frequently, and Lin Yunxi saw this.
I picked up five or six with clean chopsticks and put them on the lid of the lunch box and handed it to him: "Grandpa, would you like to try it?"
Before the old man could say anything, the young man next to him reacted quickly and stretched out his hand to block the food.
"Thank you for your kindness. My boss has a bad stomach and cannot eat greasy food."
Lin Yunxi and Gu Zheng also noticed that the identity of the old man opposite seemed unusual, and the young man following him should be a guard.
"Xiao Li, don't be so strict."
Jiang Kangping took the pot stickers with a smile, reached out and took one and put it in his mouth, then said to the young couple.
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