After her grandfather had fallen asleep completely, she quietly left the room and slowly closed the door.

Then he went outside and told Hu Zi, "I asked my grandpa, and he said that he and grandma have relatives who are still alive, but they will not go to great lengths to find them."

Tiger: "Can't we let Grandpa see the newspaper?"

Erni said, "I think Grandpa's not quite right. I'm worried he might overstimulate himself, and then—"

Tiger quickly interrupted her, "No, Grandpa won't leave. Don't keep scaring yourself. Let's eat first, okay? I left you half a bowl of noodles."

Erni looked at the bowl that was handed to her; there were some broken eggs in it, which was specially reserved for her. It also contained a thick layer of noodles.

Seeing her younger siblings drawing and writing with twigs by the wall, she had to eat, no matter how sad she felt, because she couldn't give up!

There was no oil at home, so these noodles don't contain any oil or water; I only added a little salt.

Seeing them enjoying their meals so much must be what keeps them going!

——

Lu Zhixia and Gu Lingxiao lay on the bed, panting. At the last moment, the man stopped, and she sat up.

Gu Lingxiao then sat up. "Did I hurt you just now?"

Lu Zhixia shook her head. "No."

Gu Lingxiao lowered his head and kissed her forehead. "I missed you too much. I was being presumptuous."

Lu Zhixia looked at him and said, "You still haven't told me why you came."

Gu Lingxiao couldn't say too much, so after thinking for a moment he could only say, "I came here because I had a mission, and then I met a little boy selling ice cream at the train station. He told me that you were at this guesthouse. So I found you in no time."

Lu Zhixia then realized what had happened. "So you found me with the help of others. I thought you had been looking for me for a long time."

Gu Lingxiao gazed at the woman's luscious red lips, then quickly looked away. It wasn't the right time yet; he wanted to wait until they got married.

"It's all about fate. We gave that kid some money last time, otherwise I wouldn't have known you lived here."

Lu Zhixia checked the time and realized that almost half an hour had passed. Then she saw the bag on the ground, quickly picked it up, opened it, and touched the buns; they were still warm.

Let's eat!

"Is this your lunch?" Gu Lingxiao said, then he noticed that the woman had gotten a bit tanned. "Have you been sunbathing a lot lately?"

Lu Zhixia moved the table in the room, wiped the surface with a paper towel, and then put the things on it.

“These past few days have exhausted me. I found some useful information, then placed ads in the newspaper to find the person, and I also broadcast the message on the radio. But then I realized that relying solely on others to buy newspapers wouldn’t be enough to spread the word.” He handed him the chopsticks in his hand. “So I bought all the remaining newspapers in the city and distributed them everywhere. That way, the spread could be much faster.”

Gu Lingxiao hugged him tightly, "I'm sorry, I haven't been by your side all the time!"

Lu Zhixia leaned against him and said, "Why are you apologizing to me? You have important things to do."

Gu Lingxiao said, "We will definitely find the child."

Lu Zhixia looked up at him and said, "I firmly believe I can find it. I have a feeling."

Gu Lingxiao slowly released the person, "Should we call An'an over for dinner?"

Lu Zhixia said, "I guess she's already finished eating. She only bought two steamers of buns. By the way, did you come alone?"

Gu Lingxiao thought of Qian Laifu, "There's one more person, but I guess he should have eaten by now, so we don't need to worry about them."

Lu Zhixia picked up a steamed bun and took a bite. Although it was a little cold, it was still delicious. Especially with her loved ones around, her tense nerves finally relaxed a bit.

Gu Lingxiao ate quietly to the side. He hadn't eaten well on the way here, and he had no appetite for anything.

Qian Laifu took out a steamed bun from his bag, wondering where the team leader had gone and why he hadn't returned for so long. He had no choice but to eat the steamed bun to stave off his hunger.

It stared pitifully out the window, like a lonely little dog!

——

Fu Yi ate 10 meat pies in one go, licked his fingers, and felt that he still wanted more.

Ma Chao was reluctant to spend money, so he only ate two meat pies and then stopped. Seeing how much he enjoyed eating, I wanted to beat him up.

"It's not enough, I want more!" Fu Yi said.

Ma Chao pretended to be concerned and said, "Alright, that's enough. Aren't you afraid of getting stuffed by eating so much?"

Fu Yi realized that he hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and eating too much wouldn't be good. He took a sip of tea, then stood up.

"Let's go! Let's find a place to stay now."

He subconsciously touched the pocket watch in his pocket, thinking he needed to find an opportunity to follow someone on the street to get the information, and then transfer to another country so that he could complete the mission.

Ma Chao quickly stood up and followed his steps, thinking that he hoped this mission would end soon, otherwise he really couldn't hold back for long; he really wanted to punch someone.

He gave a wink to the person in the corner, and then he went out.

Fu Yi looked around and said, "Let's stay somewhere nicer!"

Ma Chao really wanted to slap him across the face, but he held back.

"Okay, then let's stay somewhere nice."

Fu Yi felt it was great to have a follower, as it gave him a taste of being a leader.

Then they chose a guesthouse to stay in, and in order to keep an eye on him, Ma Chao had no choice but to stay with him.

Seeing that the room was clean, tidy, and spacious, Fu Yi nodded in satisfaction. He then sat on the bed, took out his pocket watch, and played with it, thinking about how to make contact next.

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