Chapter 98 Familiar Words

The sneaky middle-aged woman was startled when she met Gu Ye’s clear, sharp eyes. She swallowed hard and quickly calmed down, forcing a smile. “Comrade, do you know where the toilet is? I’m going to burst. Oh my.” Gu Ye looked at her for a few seconds and pointed in a direction. “Two carriages forward.” “Okay, okay. Thanks, comrade.”

After she left, Shen Zhiyu heard the commotion and opened her eyes groggily. “What happened?” “Nothing. I’m going to the bathroom. You watch the children.” Shen Zhiyu sat up immediately and nodded. “Okay, go ahead.”

 After Gu Ye left, Shen Zhiyu yawned and touched the children’s faces. The train was quite warm, and the two little ones were sleeping soundly. Chen Cuijuan, who was across from them, had woken up at some point. “I heard someone talking to Xiao Gu. Go back to sleep, daughter. Mom hasn’t slept. I know people steal children on trains. I’m watching them for you.

” Shen Zhiyu looked at her mother, who had been snoring just now, and pursed her lips. She had to admit, Chen Cuijuan was amazing! She was like this several times. One second she was snoring, the next second she was talking. Her eyes weren’t even open, but she could still pick up where she left off. Shen Zhiyu had already classified this as one of Chen Cuijuan’s skills.

But hearing her words, she didn’t dare to sleep anymore. She unscrewed her water bottle and took a sip to wake herself up.

Soon, the man came back. Following close behind him were the train staff, checking each carriage and reminding everyone to watch their belongings and their children.

Shen Zhiyu guessed that something must have happened. She asked, and it turned out that she was right. The woman who had asked for directions was a human trafficker. No matter how well she disguised herself, she couldn’t escape the man’s eyes.

 The on-duty train police officer was in the carriage in front. After Gu Ye pointed her in the right direction, he followed her and coordinated with the police to catch her. The police were very grateful and said they would send a fax to his unit.

Shen Zhiyu was stunned when she heard this. The woman had just gone to the bathroom, and he had helped catch a human trafficker. Chen Cuijuan was also scared and excited when she heard this. She had another story to brag about!

The next morning, the train arrived at the provincial capital train station on time. The two little ones were still asleep. It was even colder in the morning, but luckily, the army coat was big enough for Shen Zhiyu and Gu Ye to wrap the children inside, keeping them warm. After getting off the train, they went to the bus station. Many buses were delayed due to the snow. The bus to their city had also changed from a scheduled departure to a full-load departure.

Shen Zhiyu and her family arrived just in time, and they still had some time to spare, so they went to a nearby state-owned restaurant to have a hot breakfast. It would take half a day to get from the provincial capital to the city, and then another two hours from the city to their county. If they didn’t eat now, they wouldn’t be able to eat a hot meal until tonight.

They ordered three bowls of clear soup noodles, a steamer of dumplings, and a bowl of steamed eggs. The steamed eggs were for the two children. Shen Zhiyu had been carrying the children the whole way, so when it was time to eat, Chen Cuijuan took them. “

I’m not hungry yet. I’ll feed them the eggs. You eat first.” Chen Cuijuan watched them buy boxed lunches on the train and eat at the state-owned restaurant. It made her heart ache. But her daughter and son-in-law earned more in a month than their whole family earned in a year.

 She couldn’t force her own beliefs on them. It just made her heart ache! But at the same time, Chen Cuijuan had her own thoughts. She wished she could also earn money.

Six months later, the two little guys were no longer just eating breast milk, formula, and rice porridge. They were also given egg custard, meat puree, and so on. But the portions were not large. After eating a more diverse diet, the two children grew even faster.

They had been smaller than full-term single-born babies when they were born, but now they were taller than babies who were one or two months older than them. When they went to the hospital for a checkup, the doctor said they were well-nourished. After consulting with the doctor, Shen Zhiyu planned to wean them in the spring and let them eat formula, rice porridge, egg custard, and so on. They ate the fragrant egg custard with gusto, their eyes fixed on the spoon.

If they finished the second mouthful and the next one hadn’t arrived yet, they would “ah ah” to urge their grandmother and father. “What’s the rush?” Gu Ye was good to the children, but he wasn’t like Chen Cuijuan, who would feed the children before she ate anything. He would eat a bite of noodles and then feed the children a bite of egg custard. He paced himself perfectly.

 The two little guys were very impatient, but their father’s patience slowed their eating speed unconsciously. Shen Zhiyu found it amusing. She also thought Gu Ye was quite good at taking care of children. The two little guys were spoiled by Chen Cuijuan every day, as if they wanted to tear the roof off the house. But at night, they would be disciplined by their father.

Although they were only a few months old, they were already beginning to show a difference from the other children in the family housing complex.

They didn’t cry easily when they bumped or fell. They would calm themselves down for a while and then start playing again. If they weren’t happy or wanted something they didn’t get, they wouldn’t cry endlessly.

 Sometimes, they would even frown and “ah ah, yi yi ya ya” as if they were reasoning with someone. Even Chief Huang praised their children for having the demeanor of a general.

As usual, Shen Zhiyu only ate half a bowl of noodles. She gave the rest to Gu Ye and took the children from Chen Cuijuan’s arms. “Mom, you eat too.

It’s plain noodles, but the broth is made with bone broth. It’s very flavorful.” This was the first time Chen Cuijuan had eaten noodles at a state-owned restaurant. She carefully picked up a noodle and ate it. When the noodles went down, she felt like she was ascending to heaven. Oh my, Chen Cuijuan had also eaten at a state-owned restaurant!

 “It’s delicious. I’ll learn how to make it when I go back home.” Shen Zhiyu smiled. “Okay. Mom is so smart and a good cook.

 The noodles you make will definitely be even better than this.” Chen Cuijuan, who was already full of enthusiasm, couldn’t contain her smile. She was even more energized. She almost decided to go to the meat processing plant and get a bone when they got to the county! But Shen Zhiyu stopped her. “Mom, let’s go home first.

 Dad and the others are waiting for us.” Chen Cuijuan was a little disappointed. Gu Ye narrowed his eyes. Why did he feel like his wife’s way of coaxing her mother and her way of complimenting him when he was working were exactly the same?

Shen Zhiyu didn’t know that her husband was looking at her with a strange expression. She was focused on coaxing Chen Cuijuan. She calmed down Chen Cuijuan, who was about to make noodles on the street, and told her to go back home first.