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"Mom, how much longer until we arrive?" Little Moon asked.
"Not long now. By this time tomorrow, we'll be there," Tang Zhi comforted her as he held her close.
They had boarded the train yesterday morning at eight o'clock, and it would take three days and two nights to reach their hometown. The two children were excited when they first got on the train. They had spent the entire day asking questions.
Last night, they managed to get some sleep. They had arranged for sleeper tickets, and while it was a bit cramped with one child per adult, they made do. However, after waking up from their nap, the two children were starting to feel restless.
Little Moon was doing okay; after all, she was older and more understanding. She could grasp the reasoning behind things when it was explained to her. But Little Sun was still quite young, just over a year old, and he simply couldn’t stay still in bed. Just a little while ago, he had cried for a while before Ye Fangfei finally managed to soothe him to sleep.
"Sweetheart, are you hungry? Should I ask your dad to make you a bowl of noodles? I can also peel a tea egg for you," Ye Fangfei asked as she noticed it was almost noon.
"I don’t want noodles, Dad! I want some rice cakes and sausage," Little Moon replied after thinking for a moment.
"Alright, I'll get those for you. I'll also make you a cup of malted milk to go with it. It'll be warm," Tang Zhi said.
He rummaged through the food bag and pulled out a rice cake and a sausage. He broke the rice cake in half, handing one piece to Ye Fangfei and giving the other to Little Moon.
Instead of giving Little Moon the sausage right away, he poured hot water into their tea thermos and placed the tea egg inside to steep. Then he set the sausage on top of the thermos lid to warm it with steam for a while until it was no longer cold.
After that, he prepared a cup of malted milk for Little Moon using her thermos. "Here you go, sweetheart. Have some malted milk first," Tang Zhi said as he handed the thermos to her.
In the afternoon, another person entered their train compartment—a woman in her thirties carrying a child and a large bundle on her back.
"Excuse me, could you please help me with my bundle?" the woman asked.
"Of course! Are you traveling with your child?" Tang Zhi stood up to help her with the bundle, placing it on the floor.
"Well, my mother is ill, and I'm here to see her. With the New Year approaching, I need to hurry home," the older sister said.
"How is your mother doing?" Tang Zhi asked.
"Oh, she's been sick for a long time, but she's fine now. Are you all family coming out together?" the older sister inquired, looking at Ye Fangfei and the others.
"Yes, we're going home for the New Year," Tang Zhi replied.
"I'm from Guangping County. Where are you from? Maybe we're from the same hometown," the older sister said.
"Oh wow, what a coincidence! My hometown is also Guangping County," Tang Zhi was surprised to find that they were indeed from the same place.
"Really? I knew we had a connection!" the older sister exclaimed happily.
"Are you working away from home?" she asked Tang Zhi.
"Yes, I transitioned from the military to work in Beijing. I'm here with my wife and children for the New Year," Tang Zhi explained.
The older sister responded, "You must have held a significant position in the military to be able to transfer to Beijing."
"My husband also transitioned from the military and was assigned to work at the Grain Bureau in Guangping County," she added.
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