The two, along with their child and some local specialties for their sister, took a taxi to her house.
Wang Xiaomei's husband works at the Grain Bureau and lives in the bureau's staff quarters. The housing is allocated by the work unit and is a bit old, but it's free, so it's manageable.
Her husband's name was Yu Haiyang, and he was a refined intellectual.
There were no telephones in those days, and it took Wang Tianxiao and his wife a lot of effort to find the house where his sister lived.
When they knocked on the door, the older sister was stunned to see them.
After a long silence, she exclaimed excitedly, "Why did you come? You didn't even write to let me know beforehand! Look, I didn't even go to the station to pick you up!"
"Haha, big sister, I just happened to be in Lancheng on some business, so I thought I'd come see you and give you a surprise."
"Haha, you're 'surprised'? I think you're just trying to scare me. Kids, come and see your second uncle."
Actually, two girls had already run out, and a little girl was peeking out of the bedroom door.
Wang Xiaomei has four children in total; the first three are daughters, and the fourth is a boy.
He hasn't been born yet.
The two older children walked over confidently and greeted their second uncle.
No wonder they studied in the city; they all speak Lanzhou dialect.
"Hmm, you've grown so big, you're such a good girl."
"Ah, come in and talk to me quickly. Look at me, I was so happy that I forgot to let you in. Your brother-in-law is still at work. He'll be so happy to see you when he gets back... Hey, Fangwa has grown taller. And this is Pengwa. Look how big his head is. Come here and let your auntie give him a hug. It makes my heart ache."
"hey-hey."
Wang Peng can now speak in the simplest terms.
He loves to laugh, and if he sees someone he likes, he'll keep laughing at them.
Wang Xiaomei was immediately smitten by her nephew's cuteness and hugged him tightly, unwilling to let go.
Wang Fang quickly integrated with her older and younger female cousins.
Under Wang Tianxiao's tutelage, Wang Fang developed a cheerful personality throughout her life. In addition, Li Yali often read various books to her, showed her TV programs, and taught her to speak Mandarin. She also dressed very beautifully and appropriately.
Although she grew up in the mountains, her temperament is in no way inferior to her older cousin who grew up in the city.
Wang Xiaomei asked her brother and his wife to sit down, brought them some melon seeds and placed them on the coffee table, then sat down beside them, looking at her brother and then at her brother's wife.
She smiled gently and said, "It seems you're doing quite well these days. Look at Lili, she seems to have gotten a bit rounder than the last time I saw her."
Li Yali said shyly, "I've gained weight, I can't even show my face in public anymore."
"It's good to be fat. People should be a little chubby. What's the point of being so thin? I've heard people say that if you can gain weight, it means your body functions are still healthy, like a machine in a factory that's running perfectly. People who are too thin are probably not absorbing nutrients well and are just wasting food."
"Only you, eldest sister, would say that." Lan
"Who wouldn't say that? It's Tianxiao's fault..."
"Sister, how could it be me? I also think it's better for people to be a little chubby, and they look better too. You guys are all as skinny as gun barrels, you could be blown away by a whirlwind."
"Hehe, I've noticed that Tianxiao, you seem to have become much more talkative than before."
"Is there?"
"Not yet. You were so stubborn when you were little. If you didn't want to talk, no one could do anything about it." Wang Xiaomei was very happy when she spoke, perhaps because she hadn't seen her younger brother in a long time.
Looking at his sister's face, Wang Tianxiao felt very comfortable.
His sister was good to him in his past life, but he didn't reciprocate.
Just when things finally got a little easier financially, his sister passed away before him.
Life is full of regrets.
It's really good as it is now.
When they are both young, they can chat about everyday things in such a relaxed and simple way. This is how siblings should act.
"I'm going to stay in Lanzhou for a few more days this time and have a good time."
"Yes, that was the original plan."
"That's good, you've come at least once in a while. Here, please have a seat, I'll go buy some more groceries and cook you something delicious tonight. I'll also call Xiaolan back." (Lan)
"Okay, is Xiaolan alright here?"
"She's doing great. She comes home often, and she's incredibly sophisticated now, calling herself a great writer without any shame."
"Haha, isn't that what she dreams of? If our Wang family really produces a great writer, wouldn't that be a glorious thing?"
"That's true. I'm only happy when you're all successful."
After chatting for a while, Wang Tianxiao estimated that it was about time, so he went out and took a car to the warehousing center under the Provincial Chinese Medicine Group.
Although both were cars, the shuttle bus that Wang Tianxiao and his group were on was slightly faster.
Goods are transported by truck, which is much slower.
The main problem is that you have to cross the Liupan Mountains. Medium-sized buses can at least manage, but large trucks are very dangerous. At each pass, you have to slow down. It can take several hours to travel just a few dozen kilometers.
Later, the expressway from Shaanxi Province to Gansu Province was built by tunneling through the entire mountain, which greatly increased the speed.
It currently takes eight or nine hours to travel from Qingcheng to Lancheng, but this will be reduced by about half in the future.
When they arrived at the warehouse, they asked the gatekeeper and found that the convoy had not yet arrived.
They waited for about half an hour before the convoy finally arrived.
By the time the goods were weighed, inspected, and put into storage, it was already evening.
Manager Meng originally wanted to invite Wang Tianxiao to lunch, but Wang Tianxiao declined, saying his sister was waiting at home. The two then agreed to have lunch together the next day.
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