Meng Yan's Transformation

When Yaya’s mother and Yaya saw that Zhan Yingying and Zhan Mengyan were both “asleep”, the mother and daughter kept silent for fear of waking up the sisters.

After a while, Zhan Yingying and Zhan Mengyan both began to snore softly and really fell asleep... Yaya's mother silently took Yaya back to her original seat.

"Yingying, Mengyan, wake up! It's time for lunch! After lunch, you two can continue sleeping..." The flight attendant Wang Fuhai woke up the two sisters.

Zhan Yingying opened her sleepy eyes and said, "Hello, Uncle Wang! We are not hungry, we are just sleepy..."

"Yingying, listen to Uncle Wang, stand up and cheer up, take your sister and me to the dining car. If it's too late, we will stop serving meals..." said the flight attendant Wang Fuhai.

Zhan Yingying pulled up Zhan Mengyan, who was also sleepy, and followed Wang Fuhai to the dining car.

Wang Fuhai took Zhan Yingying and Zhan Mengyan to the dining car and sat them down, then brought food to the two sisters.

Wang Fuhai sat down opposite the two sisters and said, "Yingying, Mengyan, you two should listen to me while you eat. After lunch, you two should go back to your seats and have a good rest. You will arrive at Longjiang Station around evening. Chief Zhang of Siping Station Police Station has called the Fendou Commune where your parents are and told you the approximate time to arrive at Longjiang Railway Station. Your father will come to Longjiang Railway Station to pick you up. When you get off the train and leave the platform at Longjiang Railway Station, don't walk around. Wait for your father to come to the railway station to pick you up. Here is ninety-eight yuan, a donation from all the police officers of Siping Station Police Station to you. It's a reward for your help in solving the case..." Wang Fuhai put the money in Zhan Yingying's inner pocket and found a pin to fasten the pocket tightly.

Zhan Yingying and Zhan Mengyan felt like they were dreaming when they heard Wang Fuhai say that the train would arrive at Longjiang Railway Station in the evening and that their father would come to pick them up. They couldn't believe that they would be home so soon and would see their father, mother, and brothers... The two sisters were dumbfounded and didn't know when to eat. They just let Wang Fuhai put the money in Zhan Yingying's pocket and waited mechanically...

"Yingying, Mengyan, what's wrong with you two? What are you thinking about? Why don't you eat or talk? Aren't you looking forward to getting home soon? Why don't you react when we're almost home? Why are you so quiet?" Wang Fuhai asked.

"Uncle Wang, are we really almost at Longjiang Railway Station? Are we really almost home?" Zhan Mengyan asked excitedly after she came to her senses.

"Really? It's true! Hit yourself on the mouth and see if it hurts?" Wang Fuhai said.

A few crisp slapping sounds were heard. Zhan Yingying really slapped herself three times and said, "It hurts! It hurts so much... I'm not dreaming, Sister Mengyan, we are really going home! We are really almost home..."

The two sisters hugged each other tightly with excitement...

"Look how excited and happy you two sisters are. Come and eat! The food is almost getting cold..." Wang Fuhai said.

Zhan Yingying and Zhan Mengyan wolfed down their food, giggling as they ate...

The long-lost laughter of the two sisters sometimes sounded like thin sugar threads, lingering in the air of the dining car; sometimes, the laughter sounded like a whistle made of pointed willow leaves, crossing the eardrums of the diners in the dining car, half into the river breeze and half into the clouds, with the lingering sound bringing happiness and joy to people.

Zhan Yingying and Zhan Mengyan had lunch and returned to their own carriage 11. They sat down by the window. The sunlight came in through the window and fell on their faces, like a golden brush, gently brushing across their faces, making them feel extremely beautiful and free; the sunlight seemed to coat them with a layer of gouache, so beautiful that it was amazing... There was a glittering light in their eyes, and under the sunlight, their pupils flashed with a sparkling light. In an instant, they raised a bright smile, which was deeply touching and extremely happy...