Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space-Chapter 428 - 325: Arrival in Beijing

Not mentioning the touching scene on the train, as time passed, the train slowly pulled into Beijing Station.

Looking out from the glass window, among the three or five people on the distant platform, Zhou Xiaozheng stood in the middle, appearing particularly prominent. Zhou Jiao thought of a crane among chickens, and chuckled to herself.

The closer she got to her dad, Zhou Jiao stood up and waved her hands vigorously.

Separated by the glass window, the train quickly whizzed past. She made a face, regrettably shook her head. This rare childlike behavior made Old Mrs. Cheng and others laugh heartily.

As soon as the train stopped, the announcement began reminding passengers to get off. Zhou Jiao looked around and saw that everyone was ready with their luggage, the child had already been picked up by Zhang Guoqing. She immediately shouted, "I’ll go down first to meet them."

"Slow down. Don’t get knocked over by people." Before Zhang Guoqing finished speaking, she had already run out of sight.

Old Mrs. Cheng laughed heartily, "This child is so close to her dad. Xiao Wu, pack up the child well, we’ll carry the luggage and quickly get off the train too."

"Aunt Granny, you all wait a moment. We’re in no rush to get off. My dad and the others will come up soon. The luggage is heavy, don’t hurt your back."

Cheng Ruzhu hurriedly stopped the elderly lady, "Mom, Xiao Wu is right. It’s the terminal stop; we’re not in a hurry. I just saw the child’s dad coming over too. Let’s wait for my brother and them to come up before we go."

When Zhou Jiao got off the train, she immediately ran towards Zhou Xiaozheng, shouting as she went, "Dad, Dad, here, here," seeing Zhou Xiaozheng striding towards her, she ran up to him and laughed happily.

Zhou Xiaozheng hugged her and laughed, "Why so hasty? What if you fall? Did you have fun?" After speaking, he adjusted the hat on her head, patted her head, and led her to the safety of the side.

"It was quite fun. Aunt Granny is amazing, she knows everything. Dad, how did you lose weight these days?" Zhou Jiao talked while walking with him.

"Haha... Your dad lost weight? These days, your family has been eating and drinking well non-stop, even I, an old man, have gained weight. Jiao Jiao, this time back you must make more dumplings for Uncle Old Cheng, okay?" Mr. Cheng laughed heartily as he heard this.

Zhou Jiao quickly nodded, "Uncle Old Cheng, not just dumplings, name any dish you like, whatever you want, as much as you want. We’ve brought back lots of delicacies this time. Uncle, have you and Cousin both come to pick us up today? Isn’t it too grand? I’ll tell you secretly, my Aunt is having so much fun she’s almost forgotten about you."

Wen Congwen smiled and said, "I bet your aunt indulged herself so much she forgot about home. This time, you ladies went out, leaving us at home, Jiao Jiao must cook a few specialties to reward uncle."

Zhou Jiao winked at him and laughed, "Sure, sure! And there’s good wine too, definitely without letting my aunt find out."

"See, Jiao Jiao even knows you’re afraid of your wife," Cheng Sijin teased, trying not to laugh.

Mr. Cheng glanced at the train and said, "Let’s talk when we get back, let’s go to the carriage to find them. Jiao Jiao, do you have a lot of luggage? Why haven’t they come down?"

"Quite a bit. Dad, let’s go up quickly. Did you drive over?"

Zhou Xiaozheng quickly held her back, "You obediently wait here. Dad will go up and take a look." After speaking, he looked around at her and followed Mr. Cheng and them onto the train.

Zhang Guoqing tightly hugged his son, seeing Mr. Cheng and them come up, looked behind them, and finally saw his father-in-law lagging behind, he chuckled seeing this. This daughter-bond might just make her forget everyone else again.

Mr. Cheng went to see his wife and saw that she was in good spirits, walked to Zhang Guoqing, and saw the child with big eyes open wide babbling away.

He curiously stared at the child, "Are you greeting me? Little guy, can you understand?"

Ping’an grinned and clapped his little hands, babbling in his own language.

"These days, he always wants to talk and greet people. Whenever he sees someone, he starts babbling." Old Mrs. Cheng said, thinking about how this little guy knew to look at lights and wanted to run out and see people was amusing.

"Our Little Ping’an is really amazing, traveled to so many places at such a young age. Little guy, let’s go home first, okay? We missed you so much." Cheng Sijin waved at him and laughed, seeing him immediately turn and call out to him, instantly grabbed his little hand and shook it happily.

Zhou Xiaozheng saw everyone had picked up their luggage, the child also bundled by Zhang Guoqing. He picked up the little blanket and covered the child, letting everyone get off the train first.

As soon as he got off, he had Zhang Guoqing follow him swiftly to the car, while calling Zhou Jiao to follow them.

Sitting in the car, Zhang Guoqing lifted the corner of the blanket, Ping’an squinted his eyes and blew bubbles, smiling. He probably thought being held and run around was all part of the fun.

"Did the child adapt well outside? Why does he seem thinner?" Zhou Xiaozheng looked at the child again, worried.

Zhang Guoqing said with a smile, "I see him every day, so I didn’t notice. Maybe he did lose weight. This trip, he was the happiest, wanted to see lights every day. Dad, we stayed at the Peace Hotel this time."

Zhou Xiaozheng thought of Old Mrs. Cheng and understood, he nodded and said, "It’s okay. With your Aunt Granny, there’s nothing to worry about. It must have cost her a lot this time?"

Zhang Guoqing, seeing him finish and drive off, relaxed much more. He laughed, "She paid initially, but the next day I directly deposited money at the hotel front desk. Owed too much, I was embarrassed to mention money in front of her. Aunt also bought a lot of things for us, you should know how much she spent, right mom?"

Lin Lishan nodded with a smile, "She bought a lot, I couldn’t stop her. She said there’s no other girl in the family than Jiao Jiao, who else to buy for? At Huaihai Road’s high-end clothing store, she insisted on buying coats for Jiao Jiao, I had to drag her away to stop. Several sweaters alone cost quite a bit. Such obligations are hard to reciprocate."

Zhang Guoqing nodded. Materially, they can reciprocate a bit, but the introductions and connections can never be repaid to the two of them.

With Lin Lishan present, he planned to talk to his father-in-law about this later. Zhang Guoqing had no advantage at all. Leaving aside Old Mrs. Cheng, even Cheng Ruzhu introduced many connections from the Wen Family to him, every word was my only niece and niece-in-law. Such obligations were too many. They did it out of respect for his father-in-law’s face, but he wondered if it would trouble his father-in-law?

Zhou Xiaozheng glanced at his daughter and son-in-law, saw them nodding in agreement with his wife, with worried expressions. Driving at the moment, he couldn’t fully explain, and could only say, "Don’t worry. Dad anticipated this situation, it’s fine."

Along the way, Zhou Jiao didn’t bring up those topics again. Some people, some things, as long as you have it in your heart, there’s no need to keep it on your lips. The mother and daughter sincerely took leave to accompany them everywhere.

This isn’t something a few words of gratitude can cover. Therefore, she happily received Cheng Ruzhu’s generous gifts each time, noting down the amounts, preparing gifts of equivalent value to give back to the children in her family later.