During the three days on the train, Wu Qiaoqiao was more than once grateful that she was with Li Tiening, otherwise it would have been really inconvenient. You know, Li Tiening and the others usually travel by transport vehicle, and this time they took the train so that they could travel together.
If it were just her and Zhao Xiuxiang traveling by train with five children, everything else would be fine, but going to the toilet would be a real hassle. If it were just the two of them, each time they needed to use the toilet, she would likely have to squeeze through with the children by herself. In this hot weather, all that squeezing and jostling would leave her looking like a rotten, salted fish.
The children were all excited about taking the train, except for Niu Niu. Little Niu Niu had taken the train several times with her mother, so she knew all too well what it felt like. So she was only excited for a little while when she first got on the train, and then she became listless and not as excited as her older brothers and sisters.
As for Liu Xiangjun and the others, for various reasons, although Wu Qiaoqiao returned to Jinshi several times, she did not take them with her. So this was their first time riding a train. At first, they were very excited as the train started moving and they watched the scenery rushing past. But after they went to the toilet twice, they were completely dejected.
The first time they went to the toilet was shortly after the train started moving. Wu Qiaoqiao told them to go. After using the toilet for the first time, they were a little excited because it was their first time on a train. They kept eating and drinking, and Wu Qiaoqiao didn't stop them. After they had eaten and drunk their fill and their stomachs had been mostly digested, they went to the toilet and came back. Only then did they realize why Niu Niu, who was usually a glutton, hadn't been eating much since they got on the train. It was truly a feeling worse than death for her.
After experiencing that taste, during the rest of the train journey, the five children, including Zhao Xiuxiang, only ate and drank a little to keep themselves from getting hungry, while Wu Qiaoqiao and Li Tieting ate all the food they had brought.
Seeing Wu Qiaoqiao eating so heartily, Liu Xiangjun and the others' mouths watered, but they didn't want to eat when offered to. Liu Xiangjun and the others asked Wu Qiaoqiao how she could eat so much, and Wu Qiaoqiao said that she was used to it.
Wu Qiaoqiao thought to herself, "What's this? You know, in my previous life, I had just killed zombies and casually washed my hands before sitting down next to them to eat. The smell was much stronger than this."
Two days later, when Wu Qiaoqiao reminded them that they were almost there, Zhao Xiuxiang and the five children breathed a sigh of relief. Zhao Xiuxiang also said that this was really not friendly to her, an old lady. If they squeezed any longer, Zhao Xiuxiang felt that her old bones would fall apart.
Since their train's final stop was Beijing, Wu Qiaoqiao and her companions weren't in a hurry to get off. They planned to wait until everyone else had disembarked before getting off themselves.
So after the train arrived at the station, Wu Qiaoqiao and the others packed their things and waited for everyone in the carriage. As they waited to get off, they heard shouts outside the window, and Wu Qiaoqiao vaguely thought she heard her own name.
When Wu Qiaoqiao heard her name, she went to the window, pushed it up, and stuck her head out to look around. However, everyone was getting off the train at that time, and there was a large flow of people, so she couldn't see anything. As the shouts got closer, Wu Qiaoqiao wasn't the only one who heard them.
Everyone crowded to the windows, looking in the direction from which the shouts came. After a while, fewer and fewer people remained at the train station, and they finally saw who was coming from.
The group consisted of three men and one woman, namely Feng Mingran and her two siblings, and Feng Mingyue's fiancé, Tan Jing. At this moment, Niu Niu also saw them and hurriedly leaned over the window to wave at them.
"Auntie, Uncle, Uncle, Uncle, Niu Niu is here."
The four people outside the train also saw Wu Qiaoqiao and the others and heard Niu Niu's shouts, so they squeezed against the dwindling flow of people towards them.
Feng Mingran and the others squeezed to the window, and Niu Niu reached out and called for her second uncle to hold her. Feng Mingran responded and also reached out his hand. Seeing this, Wu Qiaoqiao had no choice but to support Niu Niu's armpits from inside the car and hand her to Feng Mingran outside.
After being carried out by Feng Mingran, Niu Niu hugged Feng Mingran's neck and giggled. Feng Mingran patted Niu Niu's bottom, laughed, and said that Niu Niu had become a little stinky baby. Before Niu Niu could object, he handed her over to his younger sister, Feng Mingyue.
Little Niu Niu was already being hailed out through the window, so Feng Mingran simply told Wu Qiaoqiao to haile Liu Xiangjun and the other three through the window as well, so they wouldn't have to follow the adults to the front of the car. Wu Qiaoqiao agreed with him and sent Liu Xiangjun and the other three out.
Feng Mingran, his younger brother, and Tan Jing were outside the car, followed by Liu Xiangjun, Liu Xiangqin, and Xiang Guo's twins. After Feng Mingran took all the children out, Wu Qiaoqiao simply passed the remaining items out the window. Seeing the small amount she had taken, Feng Mingran asked Wu Qiaoqiao a question.
"Sister-in-law, is this all? Is there anything else? If so, please bring it out as well."
Wu Qiaoqiao waved her hand, indicating that this was all, and most of the items had been mailed over. Then, Wu Qiaoqiao, along with Zhao Xiuxiang, followed behind Li Tiening and the other four, heading towards the train door to get off the train.
Outside the car, there were four adults: Feng Mingyue carrying Niu Niu, while Tan Xiang and Feng Ming'an each held one child in each hand, leading the four children behind Feng Mingyue. Feng Mingran, carrying the remaining items, followed behind them, walking towards the car door, preparing to meet up with Wu Qiaoqiao and the others to exit the train station.
After everyone gathered, they headed out of the train station. Because He Jianfeng had called after Wu Qiaoqiao and the others boarded the train, Feng Mingran and the others knew how many people were coming. They had prepared two cars in advance: one for him to pick up his family, and the other for someone from Wu Qiaoqiao's company to pick up Li Tiening and take them directly to the company.
After leaving the train station, everyone boarded their respective cars. Before getting on, Li Tiening told Wu Qiaoqiao that he needed to go back to the company to arrange some things. Wu Qiaoqiao told Li Tiening and the others to rest well and that they could take care of anything else tomorrow. Li Tiening nodded and got on the car, and the two cars drove off in their respective directions.
After getting in the car, Wu Qiaoqiao asked Feng Mingran to drive her home. She said she had lost weight after spending the past two days on the train and they needed to go home to freshen up and rest. Feng Mingran agreed and said that his sister-in-law knew this was the case, so even though it was almost noon, no meals had been arranged. They had already decided to have dinner at Dejulou Restaurant that evening.
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