"Comrade, come with me."

Chen Xu stood up, head bowed.

"Liu Qiang, you're coming with me too."

"Second Uncle, what should we do with our luggage after we leave?"

"It's alright. The train police arrested someone just now, so no one dares to steal anything now."

Liu Qiang was pleased and walked at the very back.

Stone led them to the guardhouse at the front of the vehicle.

All five people were arrested and tied up, sitting on the ground. The other four girls also arrived.

"Comrade, thank you very much."

"You're too kind. Anyone with a conscience would step in to help in this situation, so I won't bother you any longer."

Shi Tou led Liu Qiang back to their seats. Many people were watching the father and son. An old man stood up and said, "Young man, well done."

Shi Tou smiled and exchanged pleasantries with the others who were speaking.

"Second Uncle, you were really quick and efficient just now."

“If you study hard, you will be much better than me in the future. You have someone to teach you now, so you can start practicing from a young age. I only started learning formally in college. Cherish this opportunity.”

Shi Tou also learned about Liu Jingsong's situation and felt very sorry for the child.

"Second Uncle, don't worry, I'm doing very well in my studies."

"Okay, your dad even praised you to me."

"Really? But my dad said I'm just average?"

"Would I lie to you?"

Liu Qiang then began to tell Shi Tou about his learning experience.

"Second Uncle, what I dislike the most is classical poetry, but Aunt is particularly strict about it, and I don't want to disappoint her, so I memorize it every night when I go home. They say I even recite classical poetry in my sleep."

"Hehe, this is the best way for your aunt to treat you."

“I know, Second Uncle. You don’t know how smart Liu Chongyu is. He can remember things after hearing them only once. But his kung fu is not good. Even the instructors can’t do anything with him. Grandfather said that he should just focus on improving his physical fitness.”

"That kid took after his uncle."

“Ping An and Zhi Yuan are also very smart, just like their older brother Chong Yu.”

"Their father is also exceptionally intelligent."

"Second Uncle, do you think I'm so stupid because my dad is stupid?"

Stone was speechless. This brat actually told the truth.

The father and son were having a good time when Chen Xu returned.

"Auntie, you're back? Is everything alright over there?"

Chen Xu nodded, looking at the father and son with gratitude. "Thank you, otherwise my life would be over."

Stone frowned. "Then what will you do in the future?"

With a stern face, Chen Xu said, "I'm not going back. My hometown is in the capital. Because my father had some problems, my family moved to Y province."

After my parents passed away, my older brother and sister-in-law couldn't stand me and sold me. I'm afraid they'll sell me a second time if I go back.

I think I should go back to the capital. I've been studying since I was five years old. Although I've never been to school, my father has always taught me.

I want to go to the capital to find work. Even though I have no relatives there, no one will want to sell me.

"Oh, so how will you live from now on?"

"I'll look for a job; I won't starve."

"Okay, then go to the service company in the capital to find a job. That's a place that specializes in introducing jobs."

"Thank you, I understand."

"We'll be together for another seven or eight days on this journey, so please eat with us. Here's thirty yuan, please accept it."

"Thank you, I'll leave you with the meal, but I can't accept this money."

"It's okay, just consider it a loan to you. You can pay me back when you have money in the future, if we can still meet."

Chen Xu's eyes reddened as he looked at the hand that had been raised in front of him and finally accepted the thirty yuan.

"I am deeply grateful and will definitely repay you in the future."

At this moment, Liu Qiang took out some biscuits from his bag. "Auntie, you haven't eaten yet. Here are some biscuits. Have some first."

Chen Xu took it, put it in his mouth, and tasted the sweet flavor, which he had never tasted before.

"Where are the other four?" Shi Tou asked Chen Xu.

“The four of them wanted to go home, and the train police told them to get off at the next station. Someone would escort the five of them back, and the four of them could go with them.”

Shi Tou was a little puzzled. What were these girls thinking? If their family could sell them, they wouldn't have a good outcome if they went back. But it was their business, and he couldn't say anything.

"The train police officer agreed that you wouldn't have to go back with them?"

“Well, I told them that I was sold by my brother and sister-in-law, and that my hometown is in the capital, so the leader agreed to my request, but I still signed and put my fingerprint on it.”

It wasn't until Shi Tou and Liu Qiang were about to get off the bus that Chen Xu felt a pang of reluctance. They were truly good people. Since her father's accident, no one had ever been this kind to her.

"Chen Xu, be careful on your own. You'd better go directly to the service company, or you'll get scammed."

"Thank you, I'll go there as soon as I get off the bus."

Shi Tou packed their luggage and then took out ten jin of grain coupons from his pocket and handed them to her.

"Take this. You can't eat just because you have money. Be careful on your own."

Chen Xu didn't even want to say thank you. It was truly an immense favor.

Looking at Liu Qiang, who was smiling and waving at him on the platform, Chen Xu realized for the first time how warm a child's smile could be, unlike his nephews and nieces.

She no longer blamed her older brother; without his ruthlessness, she would never have had the chance to escape that place.

He waved to Liu Qiang, looked at his large figure, smiled, and resolved to remember his benefactor and find a way to repay him in the future.

Seeing the two of them turn and leave suddenly, Chen Xu felt a pang of sadness. He slumped onto the table, his eyes glazed over.

After a while, someone knocked on the window. It was Liu Aidang.

Stone waved the paper package in his hand, gesturing for her to open the window.

Chen Xu stood up and forcefully pulled open the car window.

"Here are some snacks; keep them for yourself," Stone said, turning and leaving.

Watching their tall figures walk away into the distance, Chen Xu's heart raced. He sat down, stunned. Suddenly, he stood up and leaned out the window, but they were already gone.

"Second Uncle, are we still taking the train?"

"Yes, we still have to take a five-day train ride, and then we have to take a bus."

Is it that far?

"Well, it's not far now. This time, you've had your fill of train rides."

The two went to the ticket office and bought tickets. This train had sleeper berths, which was great, but they could only buy one ticket, and Liu Qiang didn't need to buy a ticket.

After much persuasion, Shi Tou finally agreed to give them two sleeper tickets, otherwise the two of them wouldn't have enough room to lie down together.

There was still half a day before they could get on the bus. So Shi Tou took Liu Qiang to a restaurant for dinner. The two of them only had two leather bags, one handbag and one shoulder bag, so it was quite convenient for them to go anywhere.

Neither of them could quite accept the taste of the food, and neither of them was full.