Chapter 1213: 1086: Picking Up Family Members

For several days in a row, the early morning saw sleet, and afterward, snowflakes began to fill the sky. The days passed by one after another.

As soon as the rain stopped and the weather turned clear, it was the day of guests arriving.

On this day, Zhou Jiao specially took half a day off, but in the end, she still didn’t go—too many people, too few cars.

And so Zhang Guoqing took his three sons eagerly to the station, but had to stay in the car for over half an hour longer than expected.

A delay of over half an hour didn’t actually count as a train being late.

"Dad, there are so many people."

"There are more students now, it’s different."

"Dad, Xiao Li and Zuo Cheng are outside too."

"Dad, it’s only about ten minutes, why don’t we go outside and wait too?"

No one would oppose Liu Yi’s suggestion, especially since the four of them were genuinely worried they wouldn’t be able to get close to the platform and might miss out on the best spot in the first instant.

"Fifth Uncle, my grandparents aren’t well, and my dad and the others couldn’t come, so they sent us two brothers as representatives."

Zhang Guoqing smiled and patted Zuo Li and Zuo Cheng on their shoulders.

A long "Woo..." echoed, and accompanied by the station staff, Zhang Guoqing and his three sons saw a train approaching from afar.

May 1st nudged Liu Yi’s arm, raised his chin to signal him to keep an eye on their father, to prevent him from rushing forward and squeezing into the crowd, causing Xiao Zhu and the others to get anxious.

How to put it?

Their father is a man of temperament!

But it can be understood. If it were their mother, hmm, May 1st rubbed his face, best not to imagine...

"Mom, I’m here! It’s Xiao Wu, Mom, I’m here!"

With Zhang Guoqing shouting loudly, oh dear, May 1st was so embarrassed he almost covered his face—didn’t see that the windows were all covered in a white sheet and the doors hadn’t opened yet?

—How did their dad know where their grandma was?

"Carriage No. 5, yes, that one, damn, it’s hard seats, your Second Uncle is really tough..." Zhang Guoqing muttered as he ran.

Following closely behind were his three sons, two Zuo family brothers, and two guards, Xiao Zhu.

And despite the broadcast continuously playing that the train had arrived, Mother Zhang distinctly heard her third son’s calling through the surrounding commotion, making her burst into joyous laughter.

"It’s my little Wu, kids’ dad, Xiao Wu is outside."

Mr. Zhang couldn’t hide his smile, standing up in a flash, "Where, where?"

"Old brother, don’t rush, the doors haven’t opened yet."

Opposite, Zhang the Second smiled apologetically at the person and then called Shi Tou, "Son, hurry, your Uncle is coming, let’s go."

The surrounding passengers, seeing this, all laughed heartily. Truly a family!

"Having a son in the military, it’s not easy for old brother and sister-in-law. It’s understandable they’re excited, waiting so long to see him."

"My cousin’s son also went to the military, but he went further, didn’t come home for years, and every New Year the parents would shed tears."

"Being parents is not easy."

Shi Tou heard this, twitching his temples, were all these people led astray by his grandparents? His uncle isn’t a soldier stationed at the border, seriously!

Once the doors opened, nothing could stop Mr. Zhang and Mother Zhang.

"Mom, Dad, your son is here."

Standing outside the train door, Zhang Guoqing helped his mother down with both hands, looking at his old father, feeling a bit sour. Old, in just a few short years, really old.

"Grandpa, come, I’ll help you down."

"Luggage, there’s still luggage on top."

Ping’an quickly advised, "Grandpa, let’s get off first, nothing will lose."

"Hahaha, right, right, Shi Tou and the others are still inside."

"Brother, leave grandma and grandpa to you, I’ll go ahead with the younger brother."

"Be careful, let the passengers get off first, no rush."

"Got it, Aunt is coming over."

As May 1st entered from another side, Zhang the Second and his son had already disembarked, leaving Mai Sui and their sister-in-law, facing some young people with luggage.

"Sister, sister-in-law, let’s go."

"Zhang, let me help, I’m also part of the same university batch."

May 1st glanced at the other with a half-smile, "Auntie, I’ll handle it myself, you take a rest." He nodded and smiled at the others, and lifted the luggage away.

—How can she call Zhang Mr.? Grandpa dislikes women playing clever or flirting, especially when they’re of a certain age!

Mai Sui smiled, explaining in a comforting way, "Don’t mind my brother being tall, he’s only fourteen or fifteen this year, and my aunt is just in her early thirties. He has to call you Auntie."

Zuo Xinyi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Zuo Li and Zuo Cheng coming from the door, smiling at the other two ladies, "Our family is here, see you."

After chaos calmed, the group finally gathered luggage and belongings together, but couldn’t leave yet.

—Didn’t see Zhang Guoqing and his brother embracing tightly over here? Over there, Mr. Zhang was still shaking hands with new acquaintances.

"Big brother, make sure to note the address, we’ll come visiting."

"Absolutely, absolutely!"

May 1st guarded Mr. Zhang, smiling as he waved, "Grandpas, once my grandfather is well-rested, I’ll definitely accompany him to drink with you all."

"Hahaha, sure, all of you come."

After greeting the elders, Zuo Li and his brother arranged with their cousin Zuo Xinyi a time to go to their house. When about to leave, Ping’an held them back.

"We have cars, come back with us first."

A truck and a car finally drove out of the station after Huang Xiaomi bid farewell.

In the front car, Zhang Guoqing finally had time to explain, "My father-in-law cannot come, my mother-in-law and Jiao Jiao were going to pick up, but I’m concerned there isn’t enough room in the car. They’re waiting for you at home."

"No need to be polite. Even if you didn’t come, we could have gone with Xiaomi. Let Mom have a good look, see if she got thinner, is she doing well here? Is anyone bullying you?"

Zhang Guoqing tightly gripped his mother’s hand, "Your son is quite capable; who could bully me?"

Mr. Zhang tugged at his wife’s clothes, didn’t see there were still outsiders in front? "Xiao Wang and Xiao Zheng aren’t working next to your father-in-law anymore?"

"Yeah, they went for training."

After Zhang Guoqing finished talking, he suddenly realized his father thought Xiao Zhu and the others were guards for his father-in-law too, he smiled and didn’t explain, knowing the truth would come eventually.

In the truck at the back, Zuo Li wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking at Liu Yi, "Does it get this lively every time at your place?"

Liu Yi sneered, "Heard you got scratched by Zhao’s kitten?"

"Second Young Master, can we not mention this?"

Zhang Minglei nudged May 1st, pouting to silently ask, "Third Young Master?"

"Just playful nicknames, don’t take it seriously."

Zhang Minglei grinned at this, don’t take it seriously—could it be anything but true? Didn’t see his Zuo family brother-in-law treated Liu Yi, who is ten years younger, respectfully?