Of course Ma Kui had to consider his family. Although Wang Yan's words were irritating, the truth was there.

Even if Ma Yan didn't marry Wang Yan, she would have to get married and have children. In the future, she would still need the help of the elderly in the family. There was not much difference between the two years.

To put it bluntly, one's own children are always more intimate than adopted children, and there is no knot in the heart. Even if they are really like a family, they can't help but think of these things occasionally, and it is always difficult to communicate.

So after listening to Wang Yan's words, Ma Kui also kept it in mind and didn't talk about this with Wang Sufang.

As expected, the child's parents were not found, and he stayed in the welfare home very smoothly. Wang Yan's trio also went to see him again, and the child's situation was not bad.

Even if this matter was over, only Ma Kui occasionally thought of such a child and would ride his bicycle to see him.

In a blink of an eye, the year ended and it was the New Year. The snow had not melted yet, and new snowflakes fell again. People all tacitly said that auspicious snow means a good harvest.

Although the railway system at that time did not have as large a passenger flow as it would be decades later, the pressure was also very high. This year, the passenger flow exceeded 100 million, and the Spring Festival travel season almost started from this point.

All units in China like to call various things a tough battle, which is a tradition since the founding of the People's Republic of China. For the railway system, the Spring Festival is such a tough battle. Unless there are special circumstances, no one should ask for leave or rest, and they can only get holidays after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Since entering the twelfth lunar month, the increase in passenger flow has been clearly felt. In contrast, the number of thefts has exploded.

Even the Ningyang-Harbin-Chengdu line is no exception. After all, this is the richest and only line in the Northeast, with many people and rich oil. No matter how powerful Wang Yan is, he can't stop the thieves who want to have a good year, especially professional thieves.

So Wang Yan's record is getting more and more fierce, and he has returned to the time when the thieves used him as a checkpoint to brush experience, or even more. One round trip, on the train, at the station, at least catch twenty.

The difficulty of arresting people has also increased a lot, because there are so many people, which seriously affects the speed, and sometimes there is no place to move. There are also many gangs committing crimes, with various combinations of young and old men and women. They move away after stealing things, and throw tantrums when they are caught. As long as there is no solid evidence, they will deny it.

There are more and more people stealing children, but Wang Yan is also serious. It is inevitable that things may be lost in his car, but if a child is lost, he will definitely catch him.

To catch thieves, he squeezed a way out in the aisle. To catch human traffickers, he stepped on the back of the chair and shuttled through the carriages as quickly as possible, not letting any of them go. If he caught them, he would let the nearby passengers beat them up first.

Wang Yan's trio was luckier, or it could be said that the leader Lao Hu exercised his power a little, allowing them to return to Ningyang Station on the morning of the 30th, so that they could spend the New Year at home...

A group of old men returned home, without any extra nonsense, first took bath towels, bath towels and the like, and went to a bathhouse not far away to take a bath.

The old year is about to pass, and the new year is coming. Wash away all the dirt, get rid of the bad things of the old year, and welcome the beauty of the new year.

Obviously, everyone in the bathhouse thinks so.

It's cold, and the bathhouse is relatively spacious. There is hot water below and air conditioning above. There are still many people, and some even have to share a shower. This leads to water mist in the bathhouse, and basically you can't see your fingers when you stretch your hand out, just like a fairyland. But the fairyland is full of naked rough men, there is nothing to see.

After taking a bath, a group of men in the courtyard walked in a row of three or two, creaking on the snow, and returned to the courtyard to prepare for dinner and drinking.

Wang Yan went home to put his things and tidy up. His home is not cold. On weekdays, Wang Sufang would count the days and heat the kang for his home on the morning of his return. Instead of returning to the cold home, he has to busy himself and wait for half an hour before it gets a little warm.

After tidying up, he put coal in the stove and simmered it, and Wang Yan went out.

Snow was falling from the sky, and in the yard, children of all ages were making snowmen. They were all grandchildren of the old people in the yard. They came together after the New Year. There were quite a few families in the yard.

The children's faces were red from the cold, as were their hands and paws, and snot was flowing out of their noses. They always sucked their noses, and when the snot that couldn't be sucked out was about to hang on their mouths, they raised their little arms and rubbed their noses. This is a traditional skill of children in Northeast China.

As soon as I came out, I saw Cai Xiaonian and Niu Dali squatting in the corner smoking.

Wang Yan also lit a cigarette, walked over with a smile and squatted together: "Are you sad again, Lao Niu?"

"Get lost, you two are really, you are talking about something else. It's the New Year, and you don't let people have a happy New Year." Niu Dali moved his body and ignored Wang Yan.

"Come on, we are not brothers." Cai Xiaonian said to Wang Yan, "I just saw Xiao Yaoer go to Wang Xin's house, and I felt uncomfortable."

"It seems that since they got together, Yao Yuling basically eats at Wang Xin's house, right?"

"Yes, just like you, don't you also eat at your father-in-law's house? Xiao Yaoer eats at her husband's house."

"Hiss..."

Without waiting for Niu Dali to speak, Cai Xiaonian nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, I said the wrong thing, future husband's house, future husband's house, is there anything wrong with that?"

"Get lost." Niu Dali heard Cai Xiaonian's intention.

Wang Yan asked with a smile: "What are we going to do during the New Year?"

"Come to my house. He has been here for the past few years. If he's not at my house, he's at Old Brother Wu's house." Cai Xiaonian said, "My dad is stewing braised pork. You are most proud of this. I'll bring you a bowl later."

"Okay, I prepared some shrimps. I'll bring you some."

"Damn, I knew you were wild. What else do you have? Take care of your brother."

"It's nothing. It's mainly meat. They are all the same. Let's go, take it and go back to cook. It's time to eat soon."

"You've finished smoking, your wife None of my wife's family smokes."

"You're really considerate of me."

"You're my brother. If you weren't in love with Ma Yan, you wouldn't have come to my house during the New Year. That's it..." Cai Xiaonian sighed, "Playing mahjong in the afternoon? Let's go to your house. The kang should be warm."

"If it doesn't make money, don't play."

"It's the New Year. We eat meat. How can we drink cold water? We have to play for money. I tell you that I can remember the cards when playing mahjong now. You should prepare more money."

"No problem." Wang Yan nodded with a smile.

They didn't play mahjong much. They only smoked a few packs of cigarettes a day. They played a little more during the New Year, and basically had a meal in a state-owned restaurant.

The two didn't say much to stimulate the sad Niu Dali. After a few jokes and cigarettes, Wang Yan took Cai Xiaonian to Lao Ma's house to get shrimps and wait for their braised pork to come.

Wang Sufang said, "Wang Yan, don't prepare so many things in the future. There are only four of us. Yan Zi is usually in school, and you two stay here for only one day out of three days. I can't finish all these things by myself."

"It's okay if you can't finish them, but it can't be too little." Wang Yan smiled and said, "If you can't finish them, just give them away. People in our courtyard are all very nice. Even if the conditions at my uncle's and second uncle's place are not so good, they can still take care of them a little."

He bought all the New Year's goods for the old Ma family. He bought a lot of things, and Wang Sufang felt like she was burning a fire.

Ma Yan said, "If he wants to buy, just let him buy, don't worry about him."

"How can that work? If you keep spending like this, how will you live in the future?"

"Will you starve to death?" Ma Kui waved his hand, "Okay, we are still a family, don't worry about him."

"How heartless, Old Ma, I have already paid my respects in advance, and you are still talking about two families? Yanzi, look at him."

"Get lost." Ma Yan waved her hand in disdain, "It's New Year's Day, can you be serious?"

"Stand still!" Wang Yan's face turned serious, which scared Ma Yan, and then she smiled, "Serious, right?"

"I'll fuck you to death." Ma Yan came over and punched him.

Wang Sufang looked fine, but Ma Kui couldn't bear to watch: "Okay, you are so old, are you acting like this?"

Ma Yan finally gave a heavy blow, and it was over.

Wang Yan asked: "It's been half a year, let's summarize, how is your university life?"

"It's so-so. I didn't understand at first, then I couldn't keep up, and now I can barely cope."

Old Ma frowned again: "How can that work? You are still receiving subsidies for going to university, you must study hard."

"Oh, comrade Old Ma, don't you know how I got into this university?" Ma Yan rolled her eyes, "I have a poor foundation, and the knowledge in university is deep."

"Oh... then everyone is the same, all stopped for several years and picked it up again. You studied so well before, you must be okay now, you have to be confident, we are no worse than others." Ma Kui softened again.

He has the lowest status in the family, Wang Yan is higher than him.

"Old Ma is right, just take it slow. If you improve every day, as long as you improve today than yesterday, it's a good thing, you don't have to feel any burden. How are you getting along with your roommates?"

"How can it be bad? Every day is like a party, so lively. Oh, yes, Mom, several of my roommates haven't gone home yet, you can make some food tomorrow and I'll send it to them."

"Okay, then I'll make more." Wang Sufang nodded with a smile.

"Hey, Wang Yan, do you have something to do?"

"What's the matter, do you want to go see the old blind man?"

Old Ma smiled and said, "I forgot before, isn't it a while before dinner? Let's take some things and go over to see him while we have time."

"It's snowing outside, what's the difference between these two days?"

"Tomorrow the New Year will be over, how can it be the same?"

"You old thing, you think whatever you want." Wang Sufang expressed dissatisfaction.

Old Ma just smiled, didn't say anything, and had already stood up and started to pick things.

Wang Yan shook his head, and took out the phone book from his pocket in a serious manner, flipped through a few pages to find a number, and then called the phone next to him. There was only a greeting, a conversation, and then he put down the phone.

"Wait a minute, a car will come to pick us up."

"I wonder how you can get by? It's New Year's Day, and you can call a car with just a phone call?"

"It's not a big deal, they are all real friends, all locals. I'll bring them some things later, just for the sake of showing my appreciation. Besides, you must have thought of it when you mentioned it, otherwise who would bother with it during the New Year's Day." Looking at Lao Ma's smug laughter, Wang Yan shook his head, "Say hello to Wang Xin?"

"Call him, even though they always quarrel when they meet, they still have a good relationship."

"Okay, then I'll go and tell him."

Less than half an hour later, a jeep drove into the compound. Wang Yan brought some things, got in the car with Ma Kui and Wang Xin, and went to the nursing home in the wind and snow.

The nursing home is very lively, and there are activities arranged during the Chinese New Year. When Wang Yan and others arrived, the old blind man was bragging to others and was not lonely at all. This old boy is a man from all over the world, he can be shameless and fool around, and he can get away with it wherever he goes.

The old blind man came over. No one in the trio made a sound. The old blind man sniffed.

"I didn't even need to smell it to know it was you three. You are the only ones who remember me now." The old boy smiled.

"Why are you sniffing if you don't smell it?" Wang Xin said with a smile.

"What the hell, should I die? Can't I breathe?"

Ma Kui exclaimed: "Brother, you are celebrating the Chinese New Year, so what do you mean by whether you will die or not?"

"You also know that it's the Chinese New Year? It's still snowing, and the roads are not easy to walk. You said you three are not drinking on the kang at home, so why are you here to see what I'm doing? I don't need you to worry about it, it's so lively, Didn't you watch?"

Wang Xin smiled and said, "Can you not see it? I thought you were suffering before, but now I see you are really enjoying yourself."

"It's really good." Wang Yan agreed with a smile.

"Then look, why don't you just say you don't have to worry about me. Okay, I've seen people, I'm living a good life, go back quickly. The snow will fall thickly soon, and it won't be easy to leave."

Ma Kui grabbed the old blind man's hand: "Brother, I brought you something. I can't come here often. You know the phone numbers of my work and home. If you have anything, call me. I wish you a new year. Stay healthy and take care of yourself.”

"You also need to stay safe and pay attention to your safety."

"Oh, that's a blessing from you, brother."

"When I say peace, I mean peace."

After talking and joking like this for a while, the trio was sent back to the compound again, this time for dinner.

The food and drink at Lao Ma's house are quite rich because of Wang Yan. In addition, every family member in the compound sends their specialty dishes back and forth, so there is a variety of dishes on the table, including everything.

This was Wang Yan's first Spring Festival since he came here. He spent it with the three members of Lao Ma's family. It seemed like they were already a family, and everything felt natural. It is indeed natural that after Ma Yan went to college, Wang Yan also ate at his mother's house. Except for occasionally drinking with Cai Xiaonian, Niu Dali and others, he never missed a meal.

Wang Sufang was very happy, Ma Kui was equally happy, and of course Ma Yan was also very happy.

After dinner, the adults laughed and chatted at home, especially those who had not seen their relatives for a long time. The family is very small, so we drop by to chat.

Children set off small whips outside. It means hanging small firecrackers on the whip, the child lights a stick of incense, kicks a bag of small whips, and the jingling bells explode everywhere.

The men were divided into several groups. Playing poker, mahjong, playing cards, etc. is also lively.

The snow in the sky is getting heavier and heavier, and every house lights up dim lights, reflecting the water droplets condensed on the thermal plastic sheet, crystal clear...

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