Chapter 466: As expected, he was naturally not popular with animals

During the summer vacation, there were no large-scale missions in the military, so officers were generally allowed to take their home leave, marriage leave, and any leave accumulated during the year all at once.

The leave requests for Jiang Ye and Lu Xiu Bai were approved quickly, but since their destinations were different, they couldn't travel together this time.

Jiang Ye promised to accompany his wife and children to the Northeast to see Siberian tigers and pick mushrooms, and he also took on a small task of delivering a letter to an old friend of Section Commander Duan.

Lu Xiu Bai, on the other hand, was accompanying his wife back to her maiden home to reconnect with her family.

The elderly on both sides didn't plan to go back; they were all preparing to stay on the Sea Island to enjoy the rare, leisurely time with their old companions.

The children were going on a long trip again, chattering non-stop.

"Little brother and sister, take more photos when you see the big tigers; I want to see the photos."

"Okay, okay, no problem. Big sister, remember to buy us a roast duck when you go to the Capital; we want to eat roast duck."

"Alright, alright, leave it to me."

The two little sisters whispered, thinking their voices were small, but in fact, they were quite loud.

As for Xiao Mantou, he reminded his younger brother Shuai Shuai to stay close to their uncle and aunt and never let his guard down or go off with strangers.

Don't look at how prosperous the Capital is; the human traffickers there are very dangerous and specialize in kidnapping pretty children!

Shuai Shuai listened to his older brother very well; indeed, he was so handsome and pretty, surely many bad people would want to snatch him away!

As for Tangyuan, of course, it was going with its master.

Considering that the little masters had grown up, the master rarely sent them into the space now. Even if it entered the space, it would keep an eye on its surroundings so as not to be discovered.

The little masters thought it was very old, so they were very accommodating to it, and whenever there was something delicious, they would let it eat first.

This was a beautiful misunderstanding, and it accepted everything that came its way—the more, the better.

Of course, since it was about to go on a long trip with its master, it summoned its little underlings, telling them to watch the house obediently and keep a good eye on their home, not allowing a single mouse to enter!

"Meow woo meow woo meow woo."

Boss, are you coming back?

Boss, when will you be back?

Boss, boss, are tigers very fierce?

A group of cat underlings had heads full of question marks.

They didn't dare ask whether the Boss was more powerful or the Siberian tiger was more powerful.

No matter who was more powerful, they were all the Boss's underlings, and they hoped the Boss would return safely soon!

Shen Man had long been accustomed to the scene of Tangyuan commanding other stray cats and was no longer surprised.

Others found it quite novel, especially Lu Xiu Bai; usually, whenever he got close to these stray cats, they would hiss at him, and he was afraid that if he reached out, he would be scratched.

As expected, he was naturally not popular with animals.

Shen Man and her family of four were traveling light, bringing relatively few things.

Lu Xiu Bai and his family were different; they had many bags, especially many dried scallops and dried goods to take back to the Capital as gifts.

Jiang Ye was going the same way as his brother-in-law, so he carried his brother-in-law's luggage to the train station platform before successfully retiring.

Returning to his own train platform, his wife and children were already looking forward to his arrival, calling for him to come over.

"Hurry up, Dad, our train is here."

"Dad, over here, over here."

The two children were the most enthusiastic. Although they had traveled once when they were young, four or five years had passed, and many of their memories had blurred.

They had long been prepared for this trip to the Northeast, and their anticipation was at its peak.

Strictly speaking, this was the first time they had taken a long-distance train with their parents since growing up.

"Chug—chug—chug—"

The steam train approached from afar, emitting a deafening roar.

Shen Man and Jiang Ye each held one child's hand, not letting them get too close.

"Don't move around; the airflow will sweep you away. If you fall under the train wheels, that would be a disaster."

"Sorry, Mom, we know we were wrong."

"Mom and Dad, which carriage are we in? Can we sleep? Or do we have to sit?"

"You're worrying about this now? By the time you finish worrying, the food will have gone cold."

"The best dad in the world, tell me, where are we sitting?"

Since she was little, Xiao Nuomi had been very sweet-tongued and very good at coaxing people.

Under her sugar-coated bombardment, Jiang Ye quickly collapsed and said to his daughter:

"Sleeper ticket, Carriage 3, 302."

In the past, sleeper tickets were hard to come by, but later, relying on their strong connections, Jiang Ye and his family almost always traveled in sleepers.

Of course, if it was a short trip and Jiang Ye was traveling alone for a mission, he would sit in the regular seats with his comrades.

Only when traveling with his wife and daughter did he not want to wrong them.

"Dad is amazing!"

Xiao Nuomi's flattery hit the right spot.

Her dad just loved it when she praised him like that.

Xiao Mantou wasn't as sweet-tongued, but he would pay attention to the surrounding environment, and if he discovered anything unusual, he would tell his dad.

Father and son, they were truly blood relatives, very similar in certain aspects.

"Alright, alright, let's get on the train."

It took five days and five nights to go from the Sea Island to the Northeast, no shorter than going to the Capital.

They had privileges, so why not use them?

The sleeper carriage was not big, as narrow as ever.

The two children excitedly climbed to the upper level, saying they wanted to sleep in the upper berths.

The children's sense of novelty was high, and the two didn't try to persuade them otherwise; sleeping in the lower berths was also fine for them.

Jiang Ye put the luggage bag under the bed, then checked around and found nothing unusual. He took out food from the bag, including fruit, dried fruit, and processed fish and shrimp.

If he were out alone, he wouldn't mind living a bit roughly, but since he was out with his wife and children, he had to consider their feelings.

"Dad, I want to eat a peach, give me one."

"Sure, but be careful when you eat it, don't get it everywhere. Here's a handkerchief to wipe your mouth."

"Okay, thank you, Dad!"

Xiao Nuomi obediently took the handkerchief and lay on the upper berth, carefully eating the peach, her eyes shining and curved like crescent moons.

"Dad, I want to eat a banana."

Xiao Mantou looked at the snacks on the small table and asked for a banana.

Bananas were easy to peel and tasted sweet and soft.

There was no need to worry about getting juice everywhere and dirtying the bedsheets.

Shen Man took a bunch of grapes and started eating them slowly.

She had to spit out the grape skins; she really couldn't stand the astringent taste on them.

Jiang Ye looked at his wife who was already eating, and a smile flashed in his eyes as he looked at the children.

Perhaps his wife hadn't even noticed that the children liked eating fruit just like her.

Eating fruit was good; it was good for the skin and could replenish vitamins the body lacked.

"A-Ye, do you want some grapes?"

"Not now, you eat more. I'll eat when I want to."

Jiang Ye said meaningfully, his eyes fixed on his wife's lips, his gaze deepening.

He didn't know why, even after being married for eight or nine years, his desire for his wife hadn't decreased but increased... ===== CHAPTER 467 =====