Chapter 81 Chapter 81 Xia Li smiled awkwardly, "I only know a few..."

Jiang Dong left after finishing his work at home. Before he left, his mother was particularly reluctant to let him go.

Before leaving, Jiang Dong's mother, knowing that her son would be able to see his grandson Jiang Zai from time to time, asked him to bring a lot of food. There was meat she had specially prepared, dried vegetables from the sun during the hot weather, and steamed buns she had made.

Jiang Dong knew that this was a token of his mother's love, and besides, it was placed in the car, so it wouldn't be a hassle to get there on the way.

Xia Li didn't know that Jiang Dong had already returned to his hometown, otherwise she would have sighed that it was convenient for him to go out.

After some time, she became more proficient at her work, and Wenying was able to delegate some tasks to her with confidence. Although this made her work busier, the sense of fulfillment and value that came with it was something she had never experienced before.

This weekend, she finally had some free time.

Xia Pingzhi had gone out early in the morning. She was going to find someone to relax with today, either to the park or to play cards. She wasn't planning on staying home, because if she were, Jiang Zai and Xia Li would have less time to spend together.

My niece has been very busy these days with a new job, and she has less time to spend with the children.

Xia Pingzhi walked to Xia Li's door and wanted to knock and say hello to her, but then she thought better of it.

She went to the living room, found a pen and paper, and quickly wrote two sentences on it. She put it on the table and went out in a leisurely manner.

Charlie was still lazily lying in her comfortable bed. The weather outside was chilly, but she felt cozy and warm inside. She was too lazy to get up, even though she had already woken briefly.

It's her biological clock.

But she knew clearly that she didn't have to go today and could sleep in her own bed for a while longer. So, her eyes slowly closed again, her eyelashes trembling slightly before gradually calming down.

She had a very good sleep.

Charlie sat up in bed and stretched comfortably. While getting dressed, she didn't hear any noise outside, nor did she feel anything strange.

In her room, right opposite the bed was a window, a very large window. When the curtains were drawn, Charlie closed her eyes uncomfortably. It turned out that it was already bright outside.

She didn't check the time and didn't know what time it was.

Wearing slippers, she slowly opened the door. After yawning, Charlie covered her mouth and yawned, her eyes became moist. She didn't reach out to wipe them, but glanced into the living room.

Huh?

Where did Auntie and Jiangzai go?

She called out, but no one answered. Charlie frowned, thinking her aunt must have gone out with Jiang Zi. She might have been sleeping too deeply before, so she didn't hear anything.

So, without caring about the two of them, she went to wash up first.

After coming out of the bathroom, Charlie poured a glass of water from the teapot in the living room, walked to the sofa and sat down slowly.

She was leaning comfortably on the back of the sofa, drinking her first glass of water of the day and resting her mind.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a piece of paper on the sofa.

What's going on?

Charlie lowered her crossed legs and, still holding the water cup in her right hand, took the piece of paper on the table with her left hand.

Seeing this, Charlie quickly put down her cup and stood up. She went back into her aunt's room and looked inside and outside the bed, under the bed, and even opened the closet door to see if there was anyone there.

Afterwards, she went to the bathroom and her own room, even though she felt it was impossible for Jiangzai to be there. But what if, sometimes this child would go to her room.

As expected.

In the kitchen, Charlie also went to take a look.

"Ginger?" Charlie shouted anxiously while standing in the yard.

My aunt said in the note that she had something to do outside today and left the child at home with her.

The aunt didn’t take Jiangzai out, so where did the child go?

Charlie suddenly remembered what happened last time and became even more panicked.

It's all her fault. She slept until half past ten and didn't even take care of the child.

Charlie grabbed her clothes and ran towards the gate without even changing her shoes.

When she reached the iron gate of her home, Xia Li realized something was wrong. The child had indeed opened the door and left. Although the door was closed, it was not locked.

My aunt is an adult. If she knew she was still sleeping, she would definitely lock the door when she went out, instead of doing it like this.

I hope the ginger cub didn’t run too far, so he can just play outside the door.

Charlie went out quickly because she had to find someone quickly.

"Ginger cub, ginger cub?"

There's no one in the alley.

To be honest, Xia Li didn't know much about the other families in the alley. Because of her aunt, she was only slightly familiar with the Zhong family, and the others were just acquaintances.

It just looks familiar.

She felt that Jiangzai might not run far, as she had already dealt with him well last time.

Xia Li ran a few steps and arrived at the door of the Zhong family. She knocked on the door a few times and called out, "Aunt Zhong?"

Unexpectedly, the door was not closed. When she touched it, it opened a small gap.

Charlie then reached out and pushed it open a little, looking inside.

Then I felt certain in my heart and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The child was indeed here.

Grandma Zhong also came out of the house and was quite surprised to see Xia Li. "Xia Li, are you home?"

Xia Li smiled and said hello, "Yes, Aunt Zhong, I came here to look for the child."

The Zhong family's house was similar in layout to Xia Li's, with a small courtyard inside. However, one side of their courtyard was paved with small stone slabs, with a stone table and stone benches placed in the middle. Three children were sitting on the benches, playing with something.

When Jiangzai heard the voice, he turned his head and saw that it was Xia Li.

Then he stood up quickly and ran to the door. He stopped at the door and raised his head: "Mom, why did you get off work so early today?"

It turned out that when Jiangzai woke up in the morning, he had no idea whether his mother was at home or not. He just thought that his aunt had gone out and forgot to bring him with her.

In the past, during the weekends, Mom sometimes didn’t rest either. Jiangzai had almost gotten used to it, so he never ran to Mom’s room to check.

Charlie looked at her excited son, not knowing what to say. She reached out, pinched her son's face, and gently pulled it to the side.

Look at this kid, he still dares to go out alone.

I'm still being held captive inside. I'll go back and listen to his explanation.

snort!

Grandma Zhong could see clearly that Xia Li must have been at home all the time, as she was still wearing slippers.

I guess the child doesn't know she's at home.

She called out, "Xia Li, come in and sit for a while."

Faced with Grandma Zhong's enthusiastic invitation, Xia Li did not refuse.

She followed Grandma Zhong in, followed by three little followers.

Charlie sat down on the sofa and stared in amazement as Ginger came in and sat next to her, followed by another little boy who was about the same age as Jiang.

Xia Li took a look and then remembered, isn't this the grandson of the Fang family that her aunt had mentioned at home? Why is he here too?

Having met him last time at the police station, Charlie smiled at him and said, "It's Anan, right?"

The first time Fang Nan met Jiang Zai's mother, he acted like a good boy. He looked at Xia Li and nodded curiously, holding a children's game console in his hand, the kind that Xia Li had never seen before.

It seems that the adults in the Fang family really love their grandson!

The other child was Awan. Xia Li knew her and could sometimes see her in the alley.

She called out shyly, "Auntie Xia!"

Charlie nodded with a smile and touched her two pigtails.

She sat there, not knowing what to say to these children. She had originally rushed out to look for someone, but now she was sitting among a group of children, including a little girl named Fang Nan who was particularly curious about her.

Don't say she didn't see the pair of little eyes looking at her quietly.

Just then, Grandma Zhong came out and asked Xia Li to stay and have lunch together later.

Xia Li quickly stood up and waved her hands. Grandma Zhong was so old, she didn't dare to let her work so hard with so many people involved.

Grandma Zhong was reluctant to let them go. She pretended to look gloomy and said, "No, you have to stay here today. Awan and I are the only ones at home today. It will be so lively if you come. Call your aunt over later so she doesn't have to be alone at home."

When Xia Li heard Grandma Zhong talking about her aunt, she quickly said, "My aunt went out early in the morning for something and is not at home!"

Grandma Zhong was even more unwilling now. "Then you and the child can't go back. I'm in charge. Just eat here. You have to cook when you go back. I've already made rice. It's enough for us."

After hearing this, Charlie could only agree.

However, she was worried that Grandma Zhong was busy in the kitchen, so she told Jiangzai not to make trouble and then went in to help.

Grandma Zhong was in the kitchen. When she saw Xia Li come in, she smiled and said, "Why are you here? It will be ready in a moment."

Charlie said it was okay to sit in the living room.

She saw some green vegetables nearby and asked Grandma Zhong if she wanted to make those too.

It seemed that Grandma Zhong was stewing meat in the casserole, and Xia Li seemed to smell the scent.

"Yes, then you take care of that and the vegetables, and I'll cook." Grandma Zhong said, smiling at Xia Li, "I heard from your aunt that you're not very good at cooking!"

Charlie smiled awkwardly, "I only know some simple ones."

The two of them were talking while working in the kitchen. Grandma Zhong said that she must let Xia Li taste her cooking skills. She learned her cooking skills from her mother and they were quite good.

When Xia Li heard this, she became interested. "That's really great! I can taste your cooking skills today, Aunt Zhong."

Afterwards, Xia Li indeed had a very authentic Guangcheng dish, which tasted delicious.

The three children sat together and ate with gusto.

Perhaps because there were more children together, the food tasted better. Xia Li felt that Jiang Zai had eaten quite a bit at lunch today. Anan and Awan, the youngest and a girl, also ate quite a bit.

Even Grandma Zhong said that Awan was more picky about food at home than her brother, and she actually ate so much at noon today.

The little brat Anan, probably full at this moment, was full of cleverness. He kept jumping up and down at Awan and praising her, "Sister Awan is so great!"

The little girl who said that was very embarrassed and hid behind her grandmother.