Chapter 403 Their Industry

Ji Zixuan, Yang Jingyi and the others had already eaten, so there were only four of them at the table.

Fang Xinyi didn't have much appetite, but she still tried her best to finish all the rice in the bowl.

After dinner, Hu Chunli looked at the clock on the wall and it was almost time to go to school.

"Xinyi, do you know the phone number of your mother's workplace? Should we call your mother and ask her to come back?" Ji Yuanyuan asked tentatively, holding Fang Xinyi's hand.

Fang Xinyi heard this and nodded vigorously, "Okay."

It was just a simple word, but I choked up when I said it.

Li Xu also looked up at the time, and then discussed with Hu Chunli: "You send the children to school, I will take Xinyi outside to make a phone call."

Hu Chunli nodded: "Okay, let's do this!"

Li Xu urged Ji Yuanyuan and the other three: "Hurry up, pack up and follow your Aunt Hu to school."

Hearing this, Fang Xinyi looked at Ji Yuanyuan in panic.

Ji Yuanyuan whispered to comfort her, "It's okay, don't worry. My mother won't send you home until your mother comes back."

Yang Jingyi also stepped forward: "Yes, Xinyi, if your mother can't come back today, you can sleep at my house tonight. I have several rooms at home!"

After being comforted by the two people, Fang Xinyi's expression became much more relaxed.

"Okay, okay, let's go quickly." Li Xu urged.

They went out together, but parted ways at the gate of the community. Hu Chunli took the children to school, while Li Xu went to a nearby store and made a phone call.

The store’s phone has been moved to my home in the city, so now I can only go to a nearby store to make a phone call.

Fang Xinyi's mother had left her phone number and told her to call her if anything happened.

Although Fang Xinyi had never called this number before, she had memorized it by heart.

Inside the shop, Fang Xinyi was talking while Li Xu helped her dial the number.

A beeping sound was heard, and Fang Xinyi became a little nervous.

She had to control her emotions and not cry, otherwise her mother would definitely worry.

Soon, the call was connected.

Fang Xinyi couldn't wait to shout: "Mom..."

"Who is your mother? Where did you come from, little girl?" An old voice came from the other end of the phone.

Fang Xinyi was stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously: "Aren't you my mother?"

"What's your mother's name?"

"Deng Juan!"

"Oh, it's her. She lives upstairs. She went out in the morning and hasn't come back yet!" the old voice continued.

Fang Xinyi looked a little lost, she pursed her lips and kept silent.

Seeing this, Li Xu quickly took the phone and asked, "Hello, I'm Deng Juan's friend. I have something to talk to her about. When will she go home in the evening? I'll call her again in the evening. Please ask her to come down and answer the phone then."

After Li Xu finished speaking, the old lady on the other end of the phone sneered and said, "In their industry, how can they tell when they will be back? Some will come back at one or two in the morning."

The old lady's words stunned Li Xu. She subconsciously lowered her head and looked at Fang Xinyi.

Fang Xinyi just looked at her in a daze, her eyes full of expectation.

Li Xu covered the microphone to prevent the sound from spreading out, "What did you just say?..."

"Don't you know?" The old lady seemed to realize that she had said something wrong and said quickly, "Forget it, forget it. I won't say it anymore. I'll tell her when she comes back. Her daughter and her friends are looking for her! Hang up!"

Before Li Xu could speak, the phone was hung up.

"Hey..." Li Xu shouted, but a beeping sound was heard from the phone.

Seeing this, Li Xu sighed helplessly and looked at Fang Xinyi: "Your mother is at work and hasn't come home yet. How about we call her in the evening?"

Although Fang Xinyi's expression was a little disappointed, she still answered sensibly: "Okay!"

The children's transfer documents have been completed, so Li Xu doesn't have to go to school in the afternoon.

She was too embarrassed to go to Hu Chunli's house, so she could only take Fang Xinyi to the store.

The employee who looks after the store is also a veteran employee of the store. Her surname is Zhou and Li Xu calls her Sister Zhou.

Sister Zhou was also familiar with Li Xu. When she saw Li Xu bringing a strange little girl, she joked with her, "Boss Li, where did you kidnap this little girl from?"

Li Xu smiled and said, "Yuanyuan's classmate has nowhere to go, so bring her here to stay for a while."

Sister Zhou was picking leeks, so Li Xu sat down with her and started chatting with her about family matters. "How is your husband recovering? Is he okay?"

While talking, he pulled a stool over for Fang Xinyi and placed it next to him.

"It was just a minor surgery, and I have recovered a long time ago. I can now go out to work."

"That's great. What about your son? How is he?"

"It's pretty good. Ever since his father got sick, he has become much more sensible and knows how to study. In last year's final exam, he moved up several places!"

The two people were talking while working. It was lunch time and no one was in the store.

Fang Xinyi sat next to him at first, feeling a little reserved.

As I listened, I felt more at ease.

Seeing that there was a basket of leeks in front of Sister Zhou and her hands were free, she took a handful of leeks and picked them carefully.

Seeing this, Li Xu hurriedly stopped him and said, "Put it down quickly. You don't need to work. There is a faucet over there. Go wash your hands!"

Li Xu said this while pointing in the direction of the bathroom.

Sister Zhou also chimed in: "Yes, children of your age, you just need to study hard, and don't need to learn to work."

Fang Xinyi didn't move, and whispered, "It's okay, Aunt Li. I often help my mother with housework at home. I'm free anyway."

She worked very efficiently and her hands never stopped working while she was talking. You could tell at a glance that she was a child who often did housework.

Li Xu sighed inwardly, thinking of what he had just heard on the phone, and decided not to stop her.

It was around five in the afternoon, and I guess the children had finished school.

Li Xu took Fang Xinyi to the road they had to take to return and waited there.

The group returned to Hu Chunli's house, and Li Xu cooked with Hu Chunli.

It was already six o'clock after dinner. Seeing that Fang Xinyi was a little restless, Li Xu took her out and made another phone call.

"Excuse me, is Deng Juan back?"

The old lady recognized Li Xu's voice and said impatiently, "Didn't I tell you about it at noon? She comes back very late, sometimes around 11 or 12 o'clock, sometimes around 1 or 2 o'clock."

"Okay, thank you for your help. I'll call you back in the evening." Li Xu hesitated for a moment and hung up the phone.

Sorry, the author went out today to celebrate Children's Day, so I only wrote two chapters.

The missing chapters will be added on the Dragon Boat Festival

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