As the saying goes, Laba is the year, this sentence applies to the north and south, although the two are one day apart, but as long as Laba passes, the joy of the Spring Festival will quickly become everyone's heart.

The diligent family has begun to buy New Year's goods, and the wife who stays at home with the children has also begun to count the days day by day, counting how many days the child's father has left.

Stations across the country are full of passengers, some of whom are about to return home by train, and some of them have just returned from other places. The platform of the station has witnessed the sadness of too many wanderers' parting and the joy of returning home, and countless people have passed by here, either looking at the city with gentle eyes, or looking into the distance with anticipation.

For the city, it has long been accustomed to the flow of people coming and going, some people take this place as their hometown, some people yearn for the distance here, most of the strangers, in the end, have become wanderers of the city, hard work for a lifetime, and may not be able to turn the city into the hometown of the next generation.

Beijing's railway station has been overcrowded since the beginning of the lunar month, and the number of migrant workers who leave here every day is too many to count. There are a lot of strangers in this city, they are all wanderers in this city, they have worked hard for half their lives, and they may not be able to settle down here, and every Spring Festival, they have to drag large bags and small bags, sit in cheap green cars, and rush back to their hometowns for thousands of miles.

For some, they didn't fit into the city from the start.

Zhang Huaiya stood alone in the square of the Beijing Railway Station, watching the flow of people and bustling, thinking about his thoughts alone. I remember that many years ago, when I first came to Beijing, I came to Yuding, and the first time I didn't apply, he still slept in this train station for nearly a month.

Zhang Huaiya knew that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get into the city, so after joining Yuding, he applied to be transferred back to his hometown.

This trip to Beijing, Zhang Huaiya is routine, Yu Ding thirteen people scattered all over the country for a long time, in their respective jurisdictions to take care of things, usually if there is no urgent affairs, will never come to Beijing, only at the end of the year, will be in accordance with the regulations, back to the Beijing headquarters, to report to the chairman of Yu Ding.

Zhang Huaiya's trip is to report the work, although since Zhang Huaiya took over the Yuding business of Qilu Land, Qilu Land has been safe and quiet over the years, but because of his responsibilities, Zhang Huaiya will still come to Beijing every year after entering the middle of the month of the month to report work.

Every time he came, Zhang Huaiya would stand in the railway station square for a while, looking at the crowded crowd at the railway station, year after year, he even remembered what those homeless people who begged here all year round looked like.

After standing on the square for a long time, Zhang Huaiya turned around and walked, took a Beijing taxi to the side of the road, and went to the headquarters of Yuding.

The name of Yu Ding is well known in the rivers and lakes, but the headquarters of Yu Ding is not a high-rise building as everyone guesses, but an elegant courtyard house, located in the old housing area.

Half an hour later, Zhang Huaiya was sent here, he paid the money, and after getting out of the car, he looked at the courtyard with the door open, and slowly walked in.

Zhang Huaiya wanted to go directly to see the chairman of Yuding, he wanted to report his work quickly, and after the report, he took the car back today, the memory of sleeping on the street in Beijing many years ago left a shadow on his heart, and now he doesn't want to live in Beijing for one night.

After entering the courtyard, Zhang Huaiya stood on the avenue facing the hall and shouted twice, but no one in the courtyard answered.

Usually only the chairman of Yuding and a few subordinates live here, he has no wife, he has always been alone, it stands to reason that he should be at home, after all, the door is open.

Zhang Huaiya was a little puzzled, and walked towards the hall, shouting as he walked, trying to confirm whether anyone was at home, but he called a few more times, but no one responded.

Zhang Huaiya was even more strange, walked into the hall, looked left and right, and there was no one else.

Just when he was puzzled, two people came out from the back of the hall, and one of them said impatiently, "As soon as you come, you will shout and let people sleep?"

Looking at this person, Zhang Huaiya's face immediately became gloomy, isn't this the Jiang Lei he hates the most, why is he here?

So Zhang Huaiya asked, "Why are you here? In previous years, we reported our work in a staggered time period, why did you advance this year?"

Jiang Lei was sleeping, it seemed that he hadn't gotten up for much, and even Wei Chengfeng, who was following behind him, kept yawning, obviously not sleeping enough.

"Legs grow on me, and I can come whenever I want. Jiang Lei yawned and looked at Zhang Huaiya.

Zhang Huaiya was too lazy to quarrel with Jiang Lei, and asked directly, "What about Director Wu?"

Wei Chengfeng brought tea to the two of them and put Jiang Lei's tea on the main seat, while Zhang Huaiya's tea was placed on the guest position. When Zhang Huaiya saw this scene, the corners of his mouth sneered, and he didn't look at the tea placed in the guest's position.

"Is Director Wu out?" Zhang Huaiya asked again.

Jiang Lei yawned again, squinted his eyes and said, "After I arrived here two days ago, Director Wu went on a business trip, and he may not come back before the year, so let's leave all the work summary to be reported after the year." ”

"Business trip?" Zhang Huaiya couldn't believe his ears, Director Wu had never left Beijing since he founded Yuding, and now he was on a sudden business trip, where did he go? If he was only active in Beijing, it would not be considered a business trip.

Jiang Lei took a sip of the teacup, probably because he didn't like the taste of this tea, and as soon as he drank it, he spit it out again, directly to the floor, and almost spit on Zhang Huaiya.

Zhang Huaiya was a little angry, and said sarcastically: "You fuck, do you really take this place as your own home?" Labor and management come to the headquarters, you sit in the main seat and let labor and management be guests, and spit tea in front of me, you and I are all Yuding thirteen people, according to the level, I am the same level as you, Jiang Lei, are you a little too arrogant?"

Jiang Lei sat up with a smile, looked at the marble floor on the ground that was wet after being spit out by his own mouthful of tea, patted his head, and pretended to say, "Ah, look at my brain, I almost forgot that you and I are at the same level, hahaha...."

Looking at Jiang Lei who was laughing, Zhang Huaiya was very angry, but he still endured it, he didn't want to tear his face directly with Jiang Lei to intensify the conflict, after all, Jiang Lei was a celebrity next to Director Wu, although he was at the same level, he really couldn't resist him.

So Jiang Lei was about to reconfirm, so he asked again: "Director Wu is really on a business trip, and he won't come back until the New Year?"

Jiang Lei put his hand on the armrest of the Taishi chair, looked at Zhang Huaiya and said, "Brother Zhang, is it interesting for me to lie to you about this?"

Zhang Huaiya thought about it, so he didn't ask any more, then turned around and walked out, no longer looking at Jiang Lei, and preparing to go back to Jinan directly.

Looking at Zhang Huaiya, who was leaving, Jiang Lei left the Taishi chair and came to the door of the hall, his eyes looked at the back, full of disgust, and said in a low voice: "Fake Qinggao, two hundred and five, mentally retarded." ”

Zhang Huaiya, who was about to walk out of the door, immediately stopped, turned his head and asked coldly, "You damn Jiang Lei, who are you scolding for being mentally retarded?"

Jiang Lei hurriedly covered his mouth and said embarrassedly: "Oh, Brother Zhang, don't get me wrong, I scolded me for being a useless apprentice, but I didn't say anything about your old man." ”

"Who the hell are you talking about?" Zhang Huaiya turned around and looked at Jiang Lei at the door of the hall angrily.

Jiang Lei made a gesture to slap his mouth, and pretended to say, "Look at my stupid mouth, I almost forgot, you are still an unmarried young man, hahaha..."

"You...!" Zhang Huaiya was speechless with anger, returned to the door of the hall in a few steps, and punched Jiang Lei in the face with a fist.

Jiang Lei couldn't guard against it, he really didn't expect that Zhang Huaiya would really beat himself with his hands after just a few words, so he exclaimed, "Lao Zhang, you are really fucking beating!"

"I'll beat you to death, you have a mouth, and the dog can't spit out ivory!" Zhang Huaiya grabbed Jiang Lei's neck with one hand, and made a gesture to hit again.

Wei Chengfeng hurriedly stepped forward to grab Zhang Huaiya, stopped him from continuing to fight Jiang Lei, and persuaded him in a good voice, "Okay, okay, don't be angry, there is still monitoring in this yard, in case it is seen by the chairman, how bad it is." ”

Zhang Huaiya glanced at the camera in the courtyard, let go of Jiang Lei angrily, scolded a few more words in a low voice, and then left angrily.

Jiang Lei rubbed his cheeks, slowly returned to the Taishi chair, looked at the direction of Zhang Huaiya's departure, and cursed in a low voice, "Brainless things, I have been with those Jianghu people a lot, and I have become stupid, fool!"

Wei Chengfeng listened to it funny, and half-jokingly with Jiang Lei, "Master, you said that you can't beat him, instead of complaining here, why don't you just fight with him?"

Jiang Lei glanced at Wei Chengfeng and said sullenly, "What do you care about with an old man of his age, just take advantage of it in words, they are all Yuding's people, can they really fight?"

Wei Chengfeng stuck out his tongue, shrugged indifferently, and then walked to the guest seat, picked up the cup of tea that Zhang Huaiya hadn't touched just now, and drank it himself.

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Wu Hou and Mai Wenxiang reversed the train twice, they first got off in Zhengzhou, and after getting off in Zhengzhou, they changed to a train to Tianshui, and after arriving in Tianshui, they took a bus and sat for a few more hours before arriving at the small city where they were.

Along the way, the two of them spent two days and one night, leaving the morning of the first day and arriving at their destination in the afternoon of the next day, which shows how far the journey is.

Out of the station in the small city, the two raised their eyes to look at the familiar scenery outside, looked at each other and smiled, this feeling of reunion after a long absence, made the two young people forget the fatigue of the journey,

Mai Wenxiang can't wait, she can't wait to rush home immediately, she hasn't seen her parents for nearly half a year, she misses them in her heart, she didn't show it when she was in Hangzhou, and now she is in her hometown, and her miss is like a dam that has opened the floodgates, surging out.

"Let's go, take a taxi and go back quickly, I'm going to scare my parents. Mai Wenxiang said excitedly, "My parents definitely couldn't guess that we would come back today." ”

On this trip home, the two did not tell their family in advance, but came back with a surprise attack and sneaked back.

Looking at Mai Wenxiang's excited appearance, Wu Hou's mood was a little lost, he was afraid that when he returned home, when he saw his mother and grandparents, what should they say if they asked about his schooling.

Mai Wenxiang had already walked up with her suitcase, Wu Hou hurriedly followed, and hesitated behind Mai Wenxiang: "Xiangxiang, you must keep my dropout a secret." ”

Mai Wenxiang was surprised, "Don't you plan to tell your family? It's not a way not to confess, paper can't contain the fire." ”

"I know, but I don't have the courage to tell them now, they have been looking forward to me for more than ten years, and if they know about my dropout, they will be so sad..."

Mai Wenxiang frowned, nodded and said, "That's what I said, then let's hide it first, if you can hide it for a day, I will help you keep this secret." ”

Wu Hou glanced at Mai Wenxiang's back gratefully.

Mai Wenxiang urged in front, "Oh, you go faster, I can't wait." ”

Wu Hou looked down at his heavy feet, and said with a wry smile in his heart: "I want to too, but the feet are really too heavy...."

A young man of less than twenty pounds, with a weight of five or six hundred catties on his feet, a bag on his back, and a lockbox in his hand, these weights together may not be able to bear it for an adult man, but Wu Hou carried it stubbornly, and insisted on coming here from Hangzhou.

Wu Hou's physical strength has far surpassed that of mortals, and even many fellow Jianghu people are afraid that they are not as good as the current Wu Hou.

The two took a car, and soon arrived at the door of their own community, and after getting out of the car, the two went in non-stop, and when they arrived at Mai Wenxiang's unit building, Wu Hou first put down his things, and then helped Mai Wenxiang send things up, and finally came down to carry his own things to his house.

He didn't wait for Mai Wenxiang to open the door before leaving, but sent the things up and left, although Mai Wenxiang said that he wouldn't let Wu Hou go, and wanted him to see his parents' stunned expressions, but Wu Hou didn't have the time to see the joke, and he also wanted to see his family soon.

At Wu Hou's home, Guo Xianda and his wife were watching TV, and Guo Sunflower was cooking in the kitchen. The old couple has lived here for some time, and they feel awkward everywhere, especially for a rough man in the mountains like Guo Xianda.

When he was in the mountains, Guo Xianda wanted to pee, and it was convenient to find an open place when he went out, but no one cared about urinating in the canyon. But in this city, it is different, everywhere is civilized, and the streets are full of slogans that talk about civilization and new style.

Moreover, the thatched pit in this city is different from that in the mountains, the thatched pit in the mountains can be dug in the ground, but the thatched pit in this city is a toilet that you have to sit on. This made Guo Xianda, who had been squatting and all his life, very annoyed, he had long been used to squatting conveniently, and now he suddenly let himself sit and pull, how can he pull it out.

Once when he went to the toilet outside to urinate, when Guo Xianda peed on the urinal, he saw the slogan "One small step forward, one big step forward and one big step of civilization" written on the urinal. Guo Xianda was immediately furious, and he didn't spill his pee, he turned around and left in a huff, nagging as he walked, his grandmother's, he had to pee accurately, and if he didn't pee, he would be uncivilized, why are there so many rules in this city.

Since then, Guo Xianda has never been to the public toilet outside.

The old couple who were watching TV were attracted by a knock on the door, Guo Xianda looked at the door and wondered: "It's almost time for dinner, why are there still people visiting the door?"

Guo Sunhua, who was busy in the kitchen, also heard the sound, she thought it was a friend coming, so she wiped her hands with an apron, and held a ball of gnocchi in her hand, and then walked out of the kitchen to the door to open the door.

"Who," Guo Sunflower asked as she opened the door.

A young man stood there outside the door, and Guo Sunflower was stunned and didn't recognize it. In fact, he is not to blame, since Wu Hou was reborn last time, Wu Hou's entire limbs and facial features have changed, and they are indeed very different from before.

"Are you...?" Guo Sunhua hesitated as she looked at the young man in front of her.

Wu Hou smiled and shouted, "Mom!"

The two old men who were watching TV quickly looked at the door, and they also saw a young man with luggage, handsome and extraordinary.

"You're... Wu Hou?" Guo Sunflower asked excitedly.

"It's me, Mom, I'm back!" Wu Hou laughed, and at the same time looked at the two old people looking in the house, and said excitedly: "Grandpa, grandma, I'm back!"

Guo Xianda and the old woman got up and walked over, and Wu Hou had already come in at this time.

Guo Sunflower closed the door, and then the three of them surrounded Wu Hou excitedly, looking at this and that, and kept asking.

"Why didn't you say anything when you came back, I was startled, and I didn't recognize you at a glance. ”

"Yes, I have been gone for half a year, it has really changed, and this dead child didn't say hello, and suddenly came back quietly. ”

Wu Hou smiled, "Isn't this to surprise you." ”

Guo Xianda circled around Wu Hou a few times, nodded secretly, and said, "You kid, okay, you're taller and stronger, and you've become handsome, this university seems to be good, it's worth it!"

Wu Hou barely squeezed out a smile, then opened his arms, hugged his grandmother, and said coquettishly like a child, "Grandma, I want to kill you...."

The old woman couldn't close her mouth happily, patted Wu Hou's back lightly with both hands, and said, "Okay, okay, grandma misses you too, we miss you very much." ”

Wu Hou let go of his grandmother, hugged his mother again, and finally hugged Guo Xianda. When hugging Guo Xianda, Wu Hou deliberately increased his strength and hugged Guo Xianda's whole person, and his feet were a few centimeters off the ground.

After putting down his grandfather, Wu Hou looked at him and said, "Grandpa, you have lost weight, and you are not as heavy as before." ”

"Impossible!" Guo Xianda denied it, looked at Wu Hou and said with a smile: "It's not that I've lost weight, it's that you've become stronger again, I've lived here for so long, I don't go out to exercise except for eating and watching TV all day long, and it's too late to get fat." ”

Wu Hou smiled and said, "It's better to be fat, it's better to be fat." ”

It was already dark, and there were four or five dishes on the table in the room, and the three of them could have dealt with dinner by stir-frying two dishes casually, but Wu Hou came back suddenly, made his grandmother happy, and personally cooked a few dishes.

The dinner room is still the same, Guo Xianda is as happy as ever, he is rare to be happy today, he took three cups, poured a glass for his daughter, poured a glass for his grandson, and poured another glass for himself.

For the first time in these three generations, we sat down and drank together.