巴山夜雨晨作雾，独上云霄无酒酌。
佛日金桂香满城，放牛南山与君邻。
飞机到了，重庆就一直下着雨，后来就这样下了十几天，一直到我离开家乡。自从19岁离开家乡上大学，就没有在家乡度过中秋，所以都忘记什么时候是什么气候了。这次下雨才让我想起家乡温暖潮湿的秋天和冷潮湿的冬天，真让人难受。临行的时候我还带了一副墨镜，后来才发现这是想多了，这十几天就没有看到阳光。（所以，重庆真的是需要“骄阳伴我”）
下了飞机，走出机场，看见爸爸妈妈和王姑爷来接我。6年多来第一次立体地看到他们，见到他们精神状态都不错，我的心才真的是宽了一下。小女儿第一次看见爷爷奶奶真人。一下子就冲了过去，抱住他们。让他们很高兴。我也很高兴，毕竟是血浓于水。亲情可以超越时间和空间。小朋友不知道是撒娇还是真的累了走不动。要人要抱，这时候爷爷就把她抱起来骑马马。看来我爸爸的身体还是可以的，没有我想像的那么老。没想到从此之后这十几天，基本上小朋友就是靠爷爷或者是外公抱着，根本自己不愿意走路，我也懒得管，让他们享受一下天伦之乐。
看到王姑爷也还是那么有精神，我很高兴。他就是我姑婆智勇双全的两位女婿之一。今天他专门开车来接我们。我一问，没想到他居然已经退休了，因为刚刚才满六十岁。对了，国内就是六十岁就退休，所以现在每周五天的工作就是帮堂妹带小孩。刚才看到机场里面那么多年轻人，真的觉得重庆是个年轻的城市，中国的人力资源还是丰富，这么早就得退休，把位置让给别人，不像在美国都得工作到七老八十岁。
另外一个姑爷，陈姑爷才55岁，也是基本赋闲在家。前几年他还上新闻联播，感觉是组织要栽培，但是我想应该是没有后台，他也不能在领导岗位上继续前行了，不久前平调离开管理岗位赋闲了。两位姑爷现在就是在家里养生，研究茶文化：各种各样的茶叶，各种各样的茶具，各种各样的喝法。后来才发现，现在研究茶的同学朋友真是不少。因为明天是堂弟的婚礼，好多家人都已经聚在了一起。所以快二十多年没有看到的，如陈姑爷，长年在外跑船的四叔都终于见到了。上次和他们见面还是我结婚和出国的时候。岁月如梭啊，十九年弹指一挥间。
这次回国选的时间好，真的是同学位都没在。在重庆见到的同学手指头掰掰就可以数过来了，不过也是见到了同回家乡探亲的二十年没见的同学。最要好的伙伴中有两位都因为家庭的原因回到了重庆生活。一个现在在学校里面带学生工作时间灵活，另外一个在法资公司WFH节奏特别慢。我们这三个人就成了“半退休状态三人组”。在不多的时间里狠狠地从南山到北泉走了一走聚了一聚。
小朋友的外婆家在北碚。到了北碚，最有名的当然是北温泉，不能不泡。所以我就当半个主人带着他们去北温泉， 就是缙云山半山腰的那个，七年前回来的时候就泡过。环境很不错，服务也很好。所以就一直心心念念的。中秋前那一天，外面下着小雨，里面地方大，没几个人，泡在各种各样的别致的温泉池子里面，喝着茶，闻着满山浓郁的桂花香，望着峡谷里面发黄的嘉陵江。我们肆无忌惮的回忆着当年，谈论着不着边际的各种国家国际大事，和我们中年生活的一地鸡毛。真的是让我感觉到我也还是有朋友亲人，不是一个人。嗯，有他们真好！
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The night rain in Bashan forms a mist, soaring alone into the clouds without wine to accompany.
The scent of golden osmanthus fills the city as the Buddha's sun shines, with cattle roaming in the Southern Mountains neighboring with you.
The plane landed, and it had been raining continuously in Chongqing. The rain persisted for over ten days until I left my hometown. Since I left my hometown at the age of 19 to attend university, I had never spent Mid-Autumn Festival there, so I had forgotten what the weather was like during that time. This continuous rain reminded me of the warm and humid autumn and the cold, damp winter in my hometown. It was truly uncomfortable. I had even brought a pair of sunglasses, thinking ahead, but I never saw the sun during those ten-plus days. (So, Chongqing really needs some "accompanying sunshine.")
After getting off the plane and walking out of the airport, I saw my parents and Uncle Wang waiting to pick me up. This was the first time in over six years that I had seen them in person. Seeing them in good spirits, my heart truly felt relieved. It was also the first time my youngest daughter saw her grandparents in person. She rushed over and hugged them, making them very happy. I was happy too; after all, blood is thicker than water. Family ties can transcend time and space. I'm not sure if my little one was just being spoiled or genuinely tired and couldn't walk anymore, but she insisted on being carried. At that moment, my dad picked her up and pretended she was riding a horse. It seems my dad's health is still good; he isn't as old as I imagined. From then on, for the next ten-plus days, my little one was mostly carried by grandpa or my husband's dad. She refused to walk by herself, and I didn't bother to make her. I let them enjoy the happiness of being together.
Uncle Wang, seeing him still full of energy, made me very happy. He is one of the two sons-in-law of my wise and brave aunt. He specially drove to pick us up today. I asked, and I didn't expect him to have already retired just after turning sixty. Yes, in China, you retire at sixty, so his job now, five days a week, is taking care of his niece's child. I saw so many young people in the airport just now; I really feel that Chongqing is a young city. China's human resources are abundant; they retire so early, making room for others. It's different from the United States, where people work until their seventies or eighties.
Another uncle, Uncle Chen, is only 55 years old, but he's also mostly idle at home. A few years ago, he even appeared on the national news, giving the impression that he was being cultivated by some organization. But I think maybe he didn't have strong connections, so he couldn't continue to advance in leadership positions. He was recently transferred from a managerial position and became idle. These two uncles now focus on taking care of their health and researching tea culture: various types of tea leaves, tea utensils, and different brewing methods. Later, I found out there are quite a few friends who are now studying tea. Because my cousin's wedding is tomorrow, many family members have already gathered together. So, I finally saw Uncle Chen, who has been working on ships abroad for years, and my fourth uncle. The last time I saw them was when I got married and went abroad. How time flies, nineteen years in the blink of an eye.
The timing of this trip back to China was good; hardly any of my classmates were around. I could count on my fingers the number of classmates I saw in Chongqing. However, I also met some classmates who had returned to our hometown for a visit after twenty years. Two of my best friends moved back to Chongqing due to family reasons. One of them now works at a school, and the work schedule is flexible, while the other one works for a French company with a very slow work-from-home pace. The three of us became the "semi-retired trio." In a short amount of time, we traveled from Nanshan to Beiquan, catching up and reuniting.
My little one's grandma lives in Beibei. When we arrived there, the most famous place, of course, is Beibei Hot Springs, and we couldn't miss it. So, I took them to the Beibei Hot Springs, the one halfway up Jinyun Mountain. I had been there seven years ago. The environment was excellent, and the service was great. So, I had been looking forward to it. On the day before Mid-Autumn Festival, it was drizzling outside, and inside, there were few people. We soaked in various unique hot spring pools, drank tea, smelled the rich osmanthus fragrance from the mountains, and looked at the yellowish Jialing River in the gorge. We reminisced about the past without any reservations, discussing various international affairs and the trivial matters of our middle-aged lives. It truly made me feel that I still have friends and family; I'm not alone. Yes, having them is wonderful!
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