Zhou Yueshen gave a wry smile, “I did call you.”

Si Nian had an expression of ‘how come I didn’t hear it’.

After she spoke, she reached out to pinch Zhou Yueshen’s face.

“Comrade Zhou, you are a big, burly man. You are not allowed to be so gentle next time.”

She also knew that Zhou Yueshen definitely couldn’t bear to wake her up.

If he really wanted to wake her, he would definitely have just lifted her right out of bed like he did with Second Child.

Of course, Zhou Yueshen would absolutely never be that rough with her.

Looking again at the fragrant instant noodles in his hands, and then at her own boxed lunch, she felt even more unhappy. How could a boxed lunch be as tasty as instant noodles?

“I want to eat yours.”

Zhou Yueshen was slightly stunned. Why would she want to eat unhealthy instant noodles instead of a proper meal?

As a result, the other children also chimed in, “Dad, I want to eat instant noodles too.”

The last time they took the train, Si Nian had bought some for them.

They were spicy, fragrant, and delicious.

Originally, the children’s tastes had been on the milder side.

But Si Nian loved to cook all sorts of delicious food, so now they loved eating sour, sweet, and spicy things, and the only thing they refused to eat was anything bitter.

Hearing ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‍his second brother’s words, Jiang Jiu immediately said to Jiang Wenqing, who was feeding him beside him, “Dad, I want to eat instant noodles too.”

Jiang Wenqing immediately and gently said yes.

Seeing his son looking so uncomfortable made his heart ache terribly.

At this moment, even if Jiang Jiu wanted the stars in the sky, he would pluck them down for him.

Zhou Yueshen handed the instant noodles to Si Nian, reached out to take her boxed lunch, and scarfed down a few bites. Hearing his son clamoring to eat it, he shot him a sideways glance. “No talking while eating or sleeping. If you don’t want to eat, go to sleep. I’m not going to spoil you.”

Zhou Zehan: “…”

Jiang Wenqing, who was getting up to make instant noodles and spoil his son: “…” Why was he suddenly sweating bullets?

After eating, everyone started to feel bored, and a group of young people took the lead in singing songs.

“Unity is strength, unity is strength, this strength is iron, this strength is steel, harder than iron, stronger than steel…”

Si Nian: “…” It turns out that liking to sing on a train transcends eras.

She glanced over curiously; it was a group of youths.

They were probably students heading to school to register.

They were full of majestic momentum and brimming with youth.

It was truly enviable.

Si Nian clapped along.

After the singing finished, the atmosphere in the carriage became lively again.

Seeing Second Child and the group of kids playing Gomoku, a few young men and women gathered around to watch.

Seeing Zhou Zedong defeat everyone without a rival, they rubbed their hands together eagerly, expressing their desire to take him down a notch.

However, while their imaginations were glorious, reality was cruel.

After losing several consecutive games, they were laughed at by the crowd.

“Lao Chen, can you do this or not? You can’t even beat a ten-year-old kid.”

Xiao Chen was sweating profusely. “What do you guys know? This is a master. I simply can’t outplay him; there’s killing intent at every turn!”

After he finished speaking, he looked at Zhou Zedong and smiled ingratiatingly, “Kid Bro, you’re amazing. This little brother concedes defeat.”

A girl nearby said to Si Nian, “Wow, your younger brother is so smart and handsome. If only I were a few years younger.”

“Tch, you’re not that much older. I’m only seventeen, I can do an older-woman-younger-man romance.”

Si Nian let out a dry laugh. “…That’s my son.”

Don’t be too crazy now.

Her Little Dong was only eleven years old!

The other party: “Cough, cough, cough!”

They originally thought she was an older sister making a joke.

Who knew they had made the joke right in front of the mother.

The girls blushed in embarrassment and ran away shyly.

Zhou Zedong looked blankly at the people who had run off.

They finally made it to nightfall, yet Si Nian wasn’t sleepy at all.

The children were already fast asleep, and Si Nian deeply envied their sleep quality.

Zhou Yueshen was still keeping her company. Si Nian felt a bit embarrassed; he had been taking care of the kids all day and was already very tired, yet he still had to look after her now.

She gave Zhou Yueshen a push, telling him to go to sleep.

Her bed just happened to be empty.

The bed was too small; it could only fit one person.

Zhou Yueshen fetched some hot water with fragrant floral tea steeped in it, and handed it to her.

“I’m not sleepy.”

Beside them, Jiang Wenqing felt very awkward. Not wanting to be a third wheel, he hurriedly said he was going to check on his son and ran off.

Zhou Yueshen made some room and motioned for her to sit over.

Si Nian walked over and leaned on his shoulder.

By now it was dark, and the carriage was very dim.

Neither of them spoke.

Si Nian thought she wouldn’t be able to sleep, but unexpectedly, leaning against the man, smelling his familiar scent, and feeling the swaying of the train, she actually drifted off into a daze.

When she woke up, it was already the next day.

The children were lining up to brush their teeth and wash their faces.

Si Nian rubbed her eyes and got up. Zhou Yueshen had already bought food and returned.

“Mom, we are eating instant noodles today.”

Second Child happily hugged his instant noodles, held them up, and said to Si Nian.

Si Nian smiled and rubbed his head.

She got up to wash.

The train did not arrive at the Beijing railway station until the evening.

The children were so sleepy they could barely keep their eyes open.

Zhou Yueshen and Jiang Wenqing each held one by the hand and carried one.

It was hard to catch a cab at this hour, but fortunately, Zhou Yueshen had contacted a friend in advance, and someone drove over to pick them up.

Jiang Wenqing had requested a transfer here himself, and someone from his work unit also drove over to take him to his residence.

And so, the group parted ways.

After getting in the car, even Si Nian felt a bit sleepy.

She leaned against the children and fell asleep together with them.

The car bumped along the road. She didn’t know how long they had been driving, but they finally arrived at the courtyard house Zhou Yueshen had bought at 1:00 AM.

The surrounding environment wasn’t good. Although it was a courtyard house, outside were all old hutongs and alleys, and cars couldn’t drive in.

It was narrow and messy.

There weren’t even any streetlights.

The children shivered and, except for Yaoyao, all woke up completely.

To think that their first impression of the big city they had looked forward to would be like this.

Zhou Yueshen held his sleeping daughter in one arm and held Si Nian’s hand with the other.

Second Child tightly gripped his older brother’s clothes.

No joke, this scene was exactly like the ghost movies he had seen on discs.

It was too scary qwq.

The driver who picked them up helped carry the luggage, otherwise they would have had to make two trips.

Looking at this environment, Si Nian finally understood why Zhou Yueshen’s friend couldn’t sell the place.

If they weren’t totally out of options, who would buy this kind of house nowadays?

After walking for about ten minutes, they finally arrived at the courtyard house.

The area of this courtyard house wasn’t particularly large. The driver explained that it wasn’t that there was no road, but rather the main road was broken and under repair, so they had to walk through the small alleys.

Looking at it now, the situation wasn’t that bad.

However, when Si Nian took the key and reached out to open the door, with a clatter, the door lock fell off.

The driver’s heart skipped a beat, and he said guiltily, “There are a lot of thieves around here. Many families’ door locks have been sawed off.”

Si Nian: “…”

Zhou Yueshen handed the child to her and said, “You and the kids stay put for a moment. I’ll go take a look first.”

Si Nian immediately froze. That’s right, this house had been unoccupied, and the lock had been broken. It was entirely possible that a thief was living inside.

She had seen news like this before, where hobos or thieves would secretly sneak into empty houses to live. There was one case where someone lived there for ten years before being discovered.

It was simply too terrifying.

It seemed that the security in Beijing wasn’t as good as people made it out to be.

Zhou Yueshen walked in and scanned the area. The courtyard wasn’t too messy, but the inside of the house looked like it had been completely ransacked.

Sure enough, a thief had broken in.

Fortunately, the intruder was already gone.

He stepped inside and turned on the lights before finally letting Si Nian and the children enter.

Initially, Si Nian had been worried that Zhou Yueshen might have been scammed. However, upon stepping inside, she realized that the house was actually quite new. It had obviously been cleaned recently, only to be turned upside down and left in a mess by the burglar.

The house featured a traditional courtyard-style architecture, with rooms built on all four sides enclosing a central courtyard. Had it been daytime, she surely would have marveled at its beautiful, antique charm.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep