Sheng An Ning wanted to stop him but it was too late. Zhou Hongyun was still chatting with others enthusiastically: "Are you on a business trip or for fun? Judging from your appearance, you should be going on business. Which unit do you work for?"
The man was also easy-going: "We are from the Coal Administration and we are on a business trip. Otherwise, we would not want to go out in such hot weather."
Zhou Hongyun nodded repeatedly. As they chatted, they unconsciously exchanged names. The two men, the one wearing glasses was called Zhang Hong, and the other was called Pang Xiaobing.
Zhang Hongjian talked a little and started calling Aunt Zhou all the time.
She also kept praising him: "Aunt Zhou, you are so lucky. These three children are so good-looking."
Zhou Hongyun did not expose her, and nodded happily: "Yes, they are all mine, they are good-looking and smart."
Sheng An Ning did not participate in the conversation between the two. She watched the children finish eating and took them to wash their hands hand in hand.
Zhang Hong was very curious: "Aunt Zhou, what are you doing with your daughter-in-law and grandchildren? Visiting relatives?"
Zhou Hongyun was a little proud: "Go see the child's father."
Zhang Hong nodded, but was still curious: "Where does the child's father work? The conditions in Jiuquan are quite poor. Can you take the child there? There is not even running water there. I went there once. It was very hot in the summer and there was not even a shade nearby."
Zhou Hongyun was afraid that Zhang Hong would look down on him: "That's not the case. We are going to different places. The child's father works at the Nuclear Research Institute. Isn't there a research and development center and a launch base over there? It's well built, with running water and buildings. The conditions are no worse than Beijing."
Pang Xiaobing was just listening at first, but after hearing what Zhou Hongyun said, he sat up straight and came over: "So amazing? So you're researching nuclear weapons, Aunt Zhou, you're really amazing. You've raised such an outstanding child."
Zhou Hongyun suddenly felt embarrassed to admit it, and quickly waved his hands: "You misunderstood, the one just now was my niece's wife, and the one we went to see was my nephew. The outstanding one is my nephew, it's amazing."
Sheng An Ning came back with her three children, and heard Zhou Hongyun saying, "My nephew is amazing, and my niece is also very good. They both work over there."
I quickly spoke up to stop her: "Aunt, do you want to go wash your face? There aren't many people here right now."
Zhou Hongyuan responded twice, took a towel and went to wash his face with a smile on his face, a vain smile that came from the satisfaction he got from chatting.
Sheng An Ning wiped the faces of the three children dry, then took out the children's facial cream and wiped the faces of the three little babies.
Zhang Hong took a look at the bottle in Sheng An Ning's hand. He had seen it in the mall. The price was not cheap, costing several dollars.
He glanced at Sheng An Ning again, then turned to look at Pang Xiaobing, and the two communicated silently with their eyes.
Seeing that Sheng An Ning had been ignoring them and had not even glanced at them, Zhang Hong hesitated for a while and tried to tease the child, starting with An An: "Little friend, how old are you? What's your name?"
An An just glanced at him, hugged her arms and turned her head to the side: "I can't tell strangers my name."
Zhang Hong laughed and said, "You are such a smart kid. But you did the right thing. This way you won't be cheated by bad guys."
Then he tried to chat with Sheng Anning: "You have educated your children very well."
Sheng An Ning just nodded expressionlessly and had no intention of discussing this topic with Zhang Hong.
Pang Xiaobing was unwilling to give up, and continued to ask: "I just heard from your aunt that you studied medicine? And you graduated from Peking University, a top student. It would be a waste of your talent if you stay in Jiuquan in the future."
Sheng An Ning didn't like this kind of chat without a sense of boundaries. She lowered her head to pack her things and didn't respond.
Pang Xiaobing touched his nose and looked at Zhang Hong, indicating that it was useless and there was no point in chatting.
When Zhou Hongyun came back from washing her face, Zhang Hong immediately stood up and offered her a seat. He also took out the bananas he brought and gave them to Zhou Hongyun: "Aunt Zhou, share them with the children. The three children are so cute."
"No, no, we have everything we need. We still have a long way to go. Take your time eating."
Although Zhou Hongyun was chatting, he refused to take things from people he didn't know.
At night, Sheng An Ning took the children to wash up, and asked Zhou Hongyun to sleep with Mo Mo, while she took Zhou Zhou and An An to sleep.
The main reason was that the bed was too narrow and he was worried that Zhou Hongyun wouldn’t be able to get a good rest.
The children fell asleep, but Sheng Anning couldn't sleep. She leaned on the bed, squinting her eyes, as if she was half asleep. She could hear the sound of Zhang Hong and Pang Xiaobing chatting in the corridor.
"I'm a little homesick. This business trip will definitely take a long time, and these people are so slow in doing things."
"That's right. Our unit looks glamorous, but we spend too little time at home throughout the year. My wife and children have complained."
The two of them lowered their voices and chatted about family matters, and their words were full of guilt towards their families.
Sheng An Ning turned around and closed her eyes, pretending not to hear.
The next morning, the three little guys woke up early. They were still excited about taking the train. An An kept asking Sheng An Ning, "Are we going to get off the train? Can we see Daddy? Will Daddy come to pick us up?"
While washing An An's face, Sheng An Ning stopped the chatterbox: "It will take two more days to get there. Are you bored on the train? Then let's go to the window to see the scenery."
An An shook her head: "It doesn't look good. An An likes to sit. Mom, An An is hungry and needs to eat."
Sheng An Ning didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why are you hungry so soon? Is there something in your stomach? Mommy, take a look?"
As he said this, he tickled An An's little tummy, and An An rolled around in her bed with a giggle.
For breakfast, the children ate honey cake, and Sheng Anning made a cup of milk powder and an apple for each of them.
An An was still clamoring to eat meat, and Sheng An Ning tapped her little nose: "You can't eat meat. If you keep eating meat, your stomach will hurt."
An An was quite obedient. He nodded lovingly and gulped down the milk powder, his big eyes looking around from time to time.
Zhou Hongyun came back after washing his face and saw that the two men on the upper bunk were gone. He was quite curious: "Those two should have gone to the dining car to eat."
Sheng Anning said softly: "Aunt, don't tell strangers about Shi Xun's work in the future. Their work is still confidential."
Zhou Hongyun thought for a moment and said, "I didn't say anything specific, so it should be okay, right?"
Sheng An Ning nodded: "Well, don't say it in the future, and try to talk less to strangers. Shi Xun and Chao Yang's work is very special. We look no different from ordinary people, but some people don't think so. If they are used by someone with ulterior motives, it will be very troublesome."
Zhou Hongyun was a little worried: "What should I do? I've already told you."
Sheng An Ning comforted him: "It's okay, be careful next time and talk to those two people, they are not as simple as they appear."
Zhou Hongyun exclaimed: "No way, we are all from Beijing, how can we deceive others?"
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