Gu Hong left with a smile and returned with a smile, showing remarkable politeness.
Word had it that there was an adorable and plump baby in the compartment, which endeared people. Several off-duty train attendants, who had a good relationship with Gu Hong, couldn’t resist coming over with their food boxes to take a look. Their sleeping quarters were also in this train car.
On long-distance trains, attendants take turns to work, each having a certain amount of rest time in the 24 hours of a day.
The more people there were, the more excited Xibao got, sweetly calling out "sister" to the left and right.
As a result, everyone took turns to feed him until he patted his belly and announced, "I’m full!"
The little guy was full of energy, and the small sleeper compartment couldn’t confine him.
After the meal, and as the train attendants gradually dispersed, Xibao pulled Feng Qingxue’s hand and led her out, exclaiming "Mummy, play!"
All Feng Qingxue had time to do was ask her sister to watch over her daughter before she was drawn out by her son.
The little guy ate a lot and thus grew strong, his physical strength was impressive.
Once they left the compartment, he let go of her hand and ran around in the corridor that was mostly void of people. Occasionally, he would stop at the door of another compartment to peek inside but never stayed, until Feng Qingxue heard him greet the passengers in one of the compartments deftly.
"Grandpa and Grandma, baby wants to play!"
Barely managing to keep up with her son, Feng Qingxue saw an elderly woman in her sixties, well-presented and elegant, sitting and talking with her husband in the compartment. Upon seeing the little baby at the door, the woman’s face broke into a broad smile. "Oh, whose little darling is this? Such a chubby and cute baby. Come over here, let Grandma see you. What’s your name?"
"Baby!" Xibao pointed to his nose in response and without any hesitation, he walked right in, waddling his way to the elderly woman with his chubby little bottom. He placed his little pudgy hands on her knees, looked up, and sweetly called out: "Grandma."
Anyone would have a hard time resisting such a cheerful baby, especially the elderly.
The elderly woman laughed and said, "So you’re called Baby, how well-behaved. Can you tell Grandma your last name?"
"It’s Lu!" Xibao, without forgetting his roots, answered.
The elderly man to the side put down his book, adjusted the glasses on his nose, and smiled, "Oh, so you know your last name is Lu, that’s a good surname. You and I share the same surname. We must be from the same family. My name is Lou Shaonong, and Grandma here is Lin Yufen. What are your father and mother’s names? Can you tell Grandpa?"
He knew this. His grandpa taught him all the time. Xibao replied with pride, "Daddy’s name is Lu Jiang, mummy’s name is Feng Xue, and sister’s name is Peng Ya! My sister, fat baby, Peng Ya!"
After saying that, he gestured with his hand, "Grandpa is not called that, Grandpa is called Zhiyuan."
"Your grandpa’s name is Lou Zhiyuan?" Lou Shaonong asked.
Xibao joyfully nodded his head and replied, "Yup! Grandpa Zhiyuan."
Lin Yufen complimented, "So smart, his memory is really good. What’s your full name? Is it just Lu Baby?"
"Baby!" Xibao replied, and made a large arc with his chubby hand, "Big baby."
Feng Qingxue apologized to the elderly couple for Xibao’s interruption while she told her son, "Xibao, tell grandpa and grandma your full name is Lu Tianmao Lu Xibao, the ’Lu’ is from the phrase ’Sea, Land and Air’."
"Maomao!" Xibao picked up on it quickly.
Lou Shaonong, on the other hand, seemed somewhat regretful as he said, "Looks like we don’t share the same ’Lu’. My ’Lu’ is from the phrase ’Two people go their separate ways on a huge road’."