As the train continually announced its arrival, it slowly pulled into the station and came to a stable stop.
Stepping into Beijing once again and about to see her father, Zhou Jiao couldn’t help but smile. Especially when she saw the upright figure standing on the platform, she let out a cheerful laugh that echoed through the carriage.
"Mom, there’s Grandpa, Grandpa..." Ping’an saw several people outside the window wearing military uniforms and quickly spotted Zhou Xiaozheng, patting the window, shouting loudly.
"Little ancestor, don’t knock. Jiao Jiao, watch your son." Seeing this, Zhang Guoqing quickly stopped him in fright. If he got excited, it wouldn’t just be glass; even steel wouldn’t withstand his son’s pats.
Zhou Jiao waved vigorously at Zhou Xiaozheng, and when she saw that he had noticed, she glanced at the luggage around, "Brother, we have to wait for the cart. Let’s get off first."
Zhang Guoqing already saw his father-in-law walking this way, and estimated he would soon be on the train, and shook his head, "No need to trouble Liu Ming, he’s busy right now. You take the child down, I will carry it with Xiao Wang and the others."
A middle-aged man in the next carriage nudged his companion gently, "Look, I was right. Next door is Zhang Guoqing’s family, and that senior officer below is his father-in-law."
"Haha, let’s get off first; these people are too far from us, better not approach them in ignorance."
"What are you saying? Should we not go help them?"
"Forget it, they have a bunch of guards, no need for us. Let’s go."
Zhang Guoqing, although he didn’t listen carefully, still heard it clearly, and he smiled without moving forward. Fate would let them meet again, and stepping into Beijing, many things could no longer be casual.
Outside, Zhou Jiao, holding her son, smoothly reunited with Zhou Xiaozheng.
"Grandpa, I’ve missed you so much."
Zhou Xiaozheng took him over, "Have you been good on the train?"
"I’m a good baby, a good child. Grandpa, you haven’t said you missed me."
Zhou Xiaozheng patted his head, "Grandpa really missed Ping’an, thinking about him every day, eagerly waiting for him to come home, and bought you lots of toys. Happy?"
Zhou Jiao listened to the grandfather-grandson conversation, took a look at her dad, and slightly frowned. She turned around to look at Xiao Wang and the others, and indeed, they had all lost some weight.
The circumstances were not right, and she couldn’t ask them, "Dad, let Ping’an down, you hold his hand. Is everything okay at home? Did mom go on a business trip?"
"No worries, Dad can hold him fine. With so many things you have, your mom is waiting for you at home with Aunt-in-law."
"So let’s go."
Zhou Xiaozheng looked towards not far away, son-in-law was already saying goodbyes with others, "Alright, let’s go."
The group boarded the car, and it was already dark by the time they reached the courtyard, with Lin Lishan pacing back and forth alone under the streetlight at the Zhou family’s courtyard gate, who ran forward in glee upon seeing the car.
"Mom, slow down." Seeing this, Zhou Jiao smiled and shook her head, calling out with concern.
With her voice, many people gradually came out from the courtyard.
Zhang Guoqing, seeing this, laughed, "Ping’an, quickly come and greet everyone."
Mr. Cheng took the child by hand, "Our Little Ping’an looks so vibrant. Don’t embarrass the child, let’s go inside first."
Cheng Ruzhu patted Zhou Jiao, "Well done! You said you’d go to college, and you went. Auntie is impressed with you!"
"Aunt, why did you come by too? Tomorrow, I can still visit you."
"Anyway, there wasn’t much to do, so I stopped by to see you. Are you tired from the journey?"
Chatting away, the crowd entered the living room, and Aunt Chen came out from the kitchen, happily saying, "Should I set the table?"
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