Chapter 158 Execute First, Report Later

Big Yellow understood what she meant and slowly buried its head in the ground.

Seeing that Dahuang was sensible, Shen Xuewei praised it in her heart, then turned and ran away quickly.

Chen Fanglan caught a glimpse of Shen Xuewei out of the corner of her eye and put the washed dishes into the cupboard.

After tiptoeing out of the kitchen, she took the handbag from the chair and slowly backed towards the door.

After a few meters away, he took off running and successfully met up with Shen Xuewei on the roadside.

Both of them were panting and looked at the house behind them.

"Hurry up, your grandparents haven't noticed."

"Auntie, but there are no more buses running this late."

Chen Fanglan waved her hand and said, "That's not a problem. I've already made arrangements with a friend. I'll stay at her house tonight and go to the county tomorrow morning."

As for why we didn't go to the Chu family...

In Chen Fanglan's eyes, her second sister is her parents' dutiful daughter.

Once the two of them show up at the Chu family home, her second sister might call their parents to arrest them, or they might just send them back home.

Seeing that she already had a plan, Shen Xuewei was no longer flustered.

However, what followed was a feeling of guilt.

Chen Fanglan glanced at her guilty face, which showed great loyalty.

"Weiwei, don't be afraid. Once we get to my classmate's house, I'll call back and tell your grandparents. I'll take care of everything."

If she told the elderly couple directly, they would definitely disagree, so Chen Fanglan's idea was to act first and ask for their consent later.

Anyway, she left with him, and the elderly couple didn't know where she lived, so there was no way they could find her.

She's given up now; she's like a baby with lots of lice, no longer bothered by the itch.

Since the elderly couple doesn't like it anyway, adding this new item doesn't make a difference.

Seeing how kind her aunt was, Shen Xuewei's eyes crinkled with laughter.

"Auntie, you're so kind."

Chen Fanglan immediately asked her, "So, between your aunt and your second aunt, who is the best?"

Shen Xuewei knew that this kind of topic would come up again.

Her smile remained unchanged. "Both my aunt and second aunt are good. Weiwei likes them both."

Chen Fanglan reached out and pinched her cheek, muttering in dissatisfaction, "You cunning little devil."

Shen Xuewei let her pinch her, but looked up at her pitifully and said in a soft voice, "Auntie, it hurts."

The hand that was pinching her cheek immediately let go.

"They just pretend to be pitiful."

Even so, noticing Shen Xuewei rubbing her face, she asked with some concern, "Did Auntie use too much force just now?"

Shen Xuewei held her hand and they walked along the road, swaying slightly.

"It doesn't hurt anymore, Auntie. It's already past eight o'clock. We need to walk faster and get some rest so we can leave early tomorrow morning, otherwise you'll get your pay docked."

Chen Fanglan hadn't had any days off these past few days, but today she took two hours off to leave work early and went home specifically to pick up Shen Xuewei.

I have to go back to work early tomorrow morning, so I need to go to town and catch the first minibus.

Upon hearing this, Chen Fanglan nodded and quickened her pace.

The sky was dotted with stars, and even though it was already eight or nine o'clock at night, the road was still clearly visible.

The two walked for about an hour and arrived at Chen Fanglan's classmate's house.

Chen Fanglan's classmate married into Wenshan Village, which is considered one of the larger villages in the vicinity.

Shen Xuewei still had some impression of Wenshan Village, after all, she had occasionally taken a bus or waited for a bus there a few years ago.

After successfully settling in, Chen Fanglan took out her phone and hesitantly made a call home.

It took a full twenty seconds before someone answered the phone.

"Hello?"

Chen Fanglan called out somewhat guiltily, "Mom, it's me, Alan."

Grandma Xi looked at the phone in her hand with a puzzled expression and asked, "You're at home, why don't you say it in person instead of wasting money on a phone call?"

Chen Fanglan's guilty conscience subsided, and her tone became calm.

"Well... I took Weiwei with me. I have no one to keep me company in the county, so I wanted her to stay with me for the summer. I'll bring her back when school starts."

She didn't dare listen to the reply from the other end. After saying just that, she hung up the phone and turned it off immediately.

After completing this step, she breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Shen Xuewei beside her.

"Weiwei, you must live up to your aunt's expectations. Your aunt has gone to great lengths for you."

She had already anticipated that she wouldn't be going home for the next few months.

Shen Xuewei hugged her and nuzzled her neck, saying, "I knew it, Auntie is the best."

Chen Fanglan pushed her away, "It's so hot, don't be so clingy with me, or you'll be all sweaty again."

She rubbed her hands excitedly, "Weiwei, you promised Auntie, the latest novel magazine by Hua Yunbi, and her autograph..."

Shen Xuewei picked up the schoolbag next to her, skipped over a few workbooks, and took out two books, Bieyang and Suoai, and handed them to her.

“Hey, Auntie, these two books won’t be released until August. Right now, only the author and the magazine have them. I even had her sign them.”

Chen Fanglan eagerly took it, opened it, and found that it was indeed one she hadn't seen before.

It was this signature… She stared at the three characters “Hua Yunbi” on the inside of the cover, and the more she looked at them, the more familiar they seemed.

Chen Fanglan took her to stay at her classmate's house for one night. The next day, they got up early, hired a tricycle, and set off for Mingda Town.

The two arrived even earlier than the minibus, which was still a few minutes away from arriving.

Seeing that Shen Xuewei was still a little sleepy, she told her to wait by the roadside while she went to buy two steamed buns.

Shen Xuewei yawned and nodded, "Okay, Auntie, you go ahead, I'll wait for you here."

Chen Fanglan jogged away, turning back halfway to make sure Shen Xuewei was still standing there before continuing to run towards the steamed bun shop.

Two minutes later, she returned with two vegetarian steamed buns and a bag of small steamed buns, and handed the bag of small steamed buns to Shen Xuewei.

"Eat something first, and I'll take you out for something delicious after your aunt gets off work at noon."

"Okay, thank you, Auntie."

Shen Xuewei took the bag of small steamed buns, but didn't eat them; she just held them in her hand.

Chen Fanglan took small bites of her steamed bun and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Shen Xuewei pointed at the approaching minibus, then covered her mouth and bent over as if to vomit.

Chen Fanglan then remembered that Shen Xuewei had a problem with motion sickness.

The two got into the car, and she had Shen Xuewei sit in the seat by the window, opening the window about a third of the way down.

"It takes more than an hour to get on and off the bus. If there are a lot of people getting on and off, it might take two hours."

"You should fall asleep first, otherwise you'll get carsick and feel nauseous later."

Shen Xuewei hasn't said a word since she got on the bus.

She nodded, leaned back in her seat, and slowly closed her eyes.

The roads we passed were a mix of good and bad, and occasionally we encountered a large pothole that nearly sent everyone in the car flying.

Fortunately, this was a route that Chen Fanglan was already used to, so she put her hands on both sides to hold on tightly, and Shen Xuewei did the same.

After a bumpy stretch of road, the car gradually stabilized.

Shen Xuewei faced the window, her hair disheveled by the passing breeze, scattering across her face, and she fell asleep.