They bought sleeper tickets, which had just two upper and lower berths. When the train started, there was only a faint light in the sky and the carriage was quiet. They put their luggage away quietly and continued to sleep with the child.

At daybreak, Tuantuan opened his hazy eyes and saw that he was nestled in his mother's arms. He habitually leaned against her and called out in a half-asleep voice, "Mom."

"Baby, wake up." Ji Luo reached out and touched his butt.

"Mom, ring."

The train wheels were clanging against the rails, and Tuantuan was woken up by the sound. He rubbed his face with his hands, closed his eyes and said, "Mom, I need to pee."

"I need to pee."

Ji Luoben was also sleeping soundly, but when he saw that he was about to pee, he immediately turned over, put on his sandals, and carried him to the toilet.

After going to the toilet, he washed Tuantuan's face with water in the bathroom. He woke up and looked at the unfamiliar environment, a little confused: "Mom, where is Dad?"

"Dad is sleeping on the upper bunk. I'll take you there."

Ji Luo carried him back to the sleeper car and said to him, "We are going back to grandpa's house today. Mom told you yesterday that we would take the train back with aunt, uncle and brother Zhaohui. We are on the train now, and uncle and the others are still sleeping."

When the mother and son came back, Ren Rongyan had also woken up and got down from the upper bunk, "Stinky baby, are you awake?"

"dad."

Tuan Tuan threw himself on him, hugged him by the neck, turned around and saw Ji Bingqing and the others, and saw that they were awake too, grinning, "Aunt, Uncle."

"Tuantuan, you're awake." Ji Bingqing slowly got up and glanced at her son who was still sleeping. "My brother is still sleeping."

"Luoluo, do you want to sleep a little longer?" Ren Rongyan asked his wife.

Ji Luo shook his head. "No, I went to bed early last night and I got enough sleep."

The couple had breakfast at home in the morning. Tuantuan had slept and didn't eat, so he took out the eggs and cake from his backpack, as well as a bottle of milk that his mother-in-law had prepared for him, and asked Ren Rongyan to hold him and feed him breakfast.

It had been a long time since I last took a train, so Tuan Tuan was in a good mood. After breakfast, he walked around the carriage.

Little Zhaohui slept until eight o'clock. Ji Luo was reading a book beside him. Seeing that he was also very grumpy after waking up, and his brain seemed to be unable to work, he chuckled: "Huihui, wake up, it's time to eat."

The little guy was very shy and immediately hid behind his mother, grinning secretly.

"You're quite a sleeper. You woke up only after everyone in the car woke up." Ji Luo pulled his little hand.

"He sleeps very well, and has been like this since he was born. He only needs to get up two or three times in the middle of the night to feed in the first few months, but after that he sleeps through the night."

Ji Bingqing had just made some milk for him, and then she held him on her lap and stuffed the bottle into his mouth. "He always sleeps until seven or eight in the morning. Sometimes when I come back from buying groceries, he hasn't woken up yet. He can sleep quite well."

Chen Zhifeng was eating an apple nearby, leaning against the bed frame, and said with a smile: "I was also a good sleeper when I was a child, and I could fall asleep anywhere. My grandmother said that I once slept in a straw stack on top of the cowshed from afternoon to dark. My family was so worried that they mobilized the whole village to help look for me, but they couldn't find me. Later, my grandparents thought I fell into the river and drowned, and they cried by the river until I walked out by myself."

"Hehe..." Ji Luo and her sister both laughed when they heard him tell this funny story.

Ren Rongyan accompanied his son for a walk and came back. He laughed and revealed: "You didn't just sleep on the roof of the cowshed. You and Junge were playing hide-and-seek once, and you hid under your grandfather's bed. You fell asleep while hiding. Your grandparents and uncles also searched everywhere. We searched the ravine inch by inch with kerosene lamps in the middle of the night, but we couldn't find you until midnight. Your grandparents were so anxious that they returned home exhausted and fell on the bed to rest, but they found two people snoring under the bed."

Ji Luo and her sisters burst out laughing. Ji Bingqing glared at Chen Zhifeng, "You guys are really amazing. You sleep from day to night without eating? Aren't you hungry?"

Chen Zhifeng himself doesn't remember this incident. The only thing he remembers is that he loved to sleep and could sleep a lot when he was a child. During the double harvest season, he was always pulled out of bed by his grandmother and dragged to the fields. Otherwise, he would definitely sleep all day at home.

Now his son has inherited his sleepy gene. He is still young and does not have to go to school or work. This is the most carefree age. If he likes to sleep, let him sleep well.

It is not far from Yangcheng to their hometown. They set out early in the morning and arrived in the city at around four in the afternoon. They are not in a hurry to go back today. They will go to the bus station to take the bus back at noon tomorrow, and find a guesthouse to stay in as soon as they get off the train.

The mountainous area is not as hot as Guangzhou. Even in the hottest summer season of the year, there is a cool breeze in the evening, making it cool and comfortable.

After arranging accommodation, they all took their clothes and went to the bathhouse to take a shower. The two little kids were also taken to take a shower by their two fathers. After the shower, they changed into refreshing vests and shorts, and happily followed their parents to find a restaurant for dinner.

“There have been some changes in the city, with more people doing business.”

Chen Zhifeng and his friends come back once or twice a year. Every time they pass through the city, they can feel the changes here. "But compared with the provincial capital and Guangzhou, it is still far behind."

"The development of small cities in the mainland is much slower." Ji Luo has a deep understanding of this.

As they were talking, they walked to the entrance of the restaurant, went in and found a seat by the window. The two men went to order food, and seeing someone selling popsicles outside with a foam box on his back, Ren Rongyan strode out and bought six mung bean popsicles.

Popsicles are Tuantuan's favorite. When he saw his father coming with a popsicle, he jumped for joy and said, "Dad, I want a Bean Popsicle."

“They’re all mung bean popsicles.”

Ren Rongyan let him eat it himself and reminded him: "Don't get it on you. You just changed your clothes."

Ji Luo took a small bib and hung it around his neck, and discussed with him: "Brother Yan, after we finish our meal, let's go to Teacher Zhao's house."

"Luoluo, do you know the address?"

"I haven't been there since she moved to the city, but I know the address. I'll ask someone for it later."

Ji Luo usually communicated with his teacher frequently. He would call her during the holidays and also mail her New Year and holiday gifts. This time when he came back, he didn't call her because he wanted to go directly to her house to give her a surprise.

The food came up quickly. The first dish was boiled pork slices covered with chili peppers. Tuantuan frowned as soon as he saw it: "Mom, it's spicy."

"This dish is too spicy. You and your brother can't eat it. Dad ordered a non-spicy dish for you."

Tuantuan can usually eat some spicy food, but the peppers in his hometown are very spicy and a lot of them are used, so he can't eat these heavy-flavored spicy dishes for the time being.

Ren Rongyan ordered egg custard and a pork vermicelli soup without chili for the two children. These two dishes were their favorites, and they started eating them as soon as they were served.

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