Only when the train sped up and roared away into the distance did Chen Jie stop, looking into the distance.
On the other side, Sheng Xiping and Zhou Qinglan arrived at the Sen Tie small train station in a donkey jeep.
Here, there's a ride that Zhao Guangning helped arrange yesterday—a motorcycle for the bureau to take to the forest farm.
The couple, carrying their child and belongings, boarded the bus and found seats.
When going out in the dead of winter, both adults and children are bundled up tightly. Especially since Sheng Xinhua is still young, Wang Chunxiu even used a scarf to cover the ears of his cotton hat and tie it up, covering Sheng Xinhua's mouth and nose.
So after getting in the car, the first thing Zhou Qinglan did was to untie the scarf so that the child wouldn't be able to breathe.
Sheng Xinhua didn't think anything of it; as soon as the scarf was taken off, the little guy smiled at his mother.
There were several other people on the same motorcycle. Although they didn't know Sheng Xiping and Zhou Qinglan, they knew that anyone who could ride this motorcycle was definitely not ordinary.
So those people treated Sheng Xiping and his friends quite well, especially when they saw Sheng Xinhua, such a chubby baby, they found him quite rare.
"Wow, how did you raise this chubby kid? He's so adorable. Look at his big, bright eyes, so beautiful."
There was a woman who took a liking to Sheng Xinhua at first sight and quickly pulled out a pastry from her pocket.
"Here, child, have something delicious."
In these days, people are simple and honest, especially those from Northeast China, who are exceptionally warm and welcoming.
If someone's child is good-looking and popular, they'll be in high demand when they travel and receive lots of treats along the way.
"Oh, thank you! We brought food too."
This was the first time Zhou Qinglan had encountered such a situation, and she felt a little embarrassed, so she quickly waved her hand to refuse.
“What you bring is yours, but what I bring is for the child.”
"Look how cute this child is! Chubby and fair-skinned, so adorable!"
The other person smiled at Sheng Xinhua, reached out, grasped Sheng Xinhua's chubby little hand, and then stuffed the snack into Sheng Xinhua's hand.
"Eat up, it's delicious."
The child had already reached out and taken it, so Zhou Qinglan couldn't very well refuse and could only thank the person.
Right now, there are no restrictions on having children, so families can have as many as they want, and almost every family has several kids.
They can barely raise their own children, so there are very few cases of child abduction, let alone elaborate schemes and tricks.
People interact with each other sincerely. When someone gives food to a child, it's purely because the little one is adorable; there's absolutely no other intention.
Therefore, Sheng Xiping did not suspect anything and simply smiled and thanked the other party.
At the same time, they took out the things that Wang Chunxiu had brought for them and distributed them to the other party.
Northeasterners are naturally outgoing and can strike up a conversation with anyone they meet, especially in this back-and-forth atmosphere, so it's natural for everyone to start chatting.
Then Sheng Xiping learned that these people were going to inspect and verify timber production at several forest farms under the bureau.
There are four forest farms along the northern route. People got off the bus one after another. By the time they arrived at Qianchuan Forest Farm, only Sheng Xiping's family of three and three other people were left in the bus.
After everyone got off the car, Sheng Xiping warmly invited them to his home, but they politely declined and headed towards the farm headquarters.
Sheng Xiping carried the child and walked directly home with Zhou Qinglan.
Before I even got to the front door, I could hear my dog making noises.
As soon as Sheng Xiping and his group entered, the dogs wagged their tails and barked at Sheng Xiping.
Sheng Xinhua fell asleep in the car and didn't wake up when he got out, but as soon as he heard the dog's noise, the little guy opened his eyes immediately.
"Dog." The little guy's mouth was still covered by his scarf, so he couldn't speak clearly, but he struggled to get down and wanted to go play with the dog.
"Oh my goodness, you just woke up, what are you looking for the dog for? Come on, let's go inside."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qinglan immediately picked up the child and carried him into the house.
The little rascal is sweating profusely in his sleep, and it's cold outside. What if he catches a cold? Even if you love your child, you can't give in to every request.
No matter how much Sheng Xinhua tried to twist his body to get down, he was not allowed to.
Upon entering the house, they found only the Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei sisters; the others were nowhere to be found.
Yunfang and Yunfei were reading inside when they saw their brother and sister-in-law return. They quickly went up to take Sheng Xinhua and his things.
"Where are our parents? I haven't seen your second brother, third brother, or sixth brother either?" Sheng Xiping asked, taking off his coat and hanging it on the wall.
"Oh, our parents took Lao Liu to Uncle Chen's house. Isn't today the baby girl's one-month celebration for Brother Wei Guo's family?"
Second and third brothers, it seems they went out to play with their classmates, right?
The two sisters helped Zhou Qinglan take off Sheng Xinhua's hat and scarf, and remove his cotton-padded coat and trousers, while replying.
Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping suddenly remembered that today was the day Chen Weiguo was celebrating his baby's one-month birthday.
Before accompanying his wife back to her parents' home, Sheng Xiping had already told his parents that if they couldn't make it back by the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, they should bring their share of the food with them.
Two or three people from one family are enough to attend the banquet; there's no need for so many people. Sheng Xiping simply stayed home to be with his wife and children.
Around 2 p.m., Sheng Liancheng and his wife brought Sheng Xitai back, followed by Sheng Xi'an and Sheng Xikang.
Zhang Shuzhen hadn't seen her grandson for several days, so she was naturally very excited and played with the child on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Sheng Xiping and the others simply heated up some food and ate a bite, chatting casually as they ate.
Zhang Shuzhen couldn't help but inquire about Zhou Mingyuan and his wife, and show concern for Zhou Qingyang's personal life.
After all, Zhou Qingyang is getting old, and his relatives and friends are all worried about him, hoping that he can get married and start a family as soon as possible.
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