“My name is Guan Yuxi. I’m a friend of Sister Hu. Our garment factory has a cooperative relationship with your factory.”
Guan Yuxi stepped forward with a smile, "Before I left, Sister Hu said you were in Tianjin. How did you end up in Kyoto?"
Wen Xiaoniu suddenly realized, and a hint of joy appeared on his dark, thin face. He quickly nodded and said:
"You must be Xiaoxi? Youju wrote to me about you. Thank you so much."
You are a benefactor to both my husband and me.
As he spoke, he quickly knelt down, intending to kowtow to Guan Yuxi.
Leng Lie helped him up, saying, "It's just a mutually beneficial arrangement, Brother Wen, there's no need for that."
Guan Yuxi also laughed and said, "Yes, Brother Wen, it's just normal business dealings, I don't deserve a thank you."
It's not easy for us fellow townsmen to run into each other in Kyoto, let's have a meal together.
Wen Xiaoniu quickly refused, "No need, no need! You guys go ahead."
I ate breakfast late, so I'm not hungry yet.
No matter how much he refused, Leng Lie forcibly dragged him away.
His luggage was also stuffed into the trunk of the car.
"We weren't talking about going out for Western food..."
Before Fang Yuan could finish speaking, he was almost vomited by a sour and foul smell.
The weather in the north is dry; even beggars on the street wouldn't make themselves smell this bad!
Guan Yuxi turned to look at him apologetically, "I'm sorry, Brother Fang, let's do it another day. We ran into an acquaintance."
He paused and then added, "Brother Wen and his wife run a clothing accessories factory in their hometown, and they were living a pretty good life."
However, human traffickers abducted his daughter, and that's why he's been traveling all over the country looking for her.
Fang Yuan was surprised, "How old is his daughter? I'll come along too."
If his daughter were in Kyoto, I might be able to help her.
The hotel is just a few steps away.
When Guan Yuxi and Fang Yuan caught up, Leng Lie had already booked a room for them and told them to go in and wash up.
Are you alright?
Leng Lie gently patted Guan Yuxi's back.
She has a sensitive stomach and feels nauseous at the smell of unpleasant odors.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken Wen Xiaoniu away in such a hurry.
Guan Yuxi shook her head, "I'm fine, I'll just grab something to eat over there later."
With Wen Xiaoniu around, it's no longer appropriate to go out for Western food.
Leng Lie kissed her forehead. "Don't worry, I told Brother Wen that he can come to the snack shop next door in half an hour."
Wen Xiaoniu arrived very quickly.
After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, I felt much more energetic.
"I'm so sorry to have caused you trouble."
I wasn't this sloppy back in my hometown; it's just that it's so cold outside.
I simply didn't have the means to be clean, and over time, I got used to it.
Wen Xiaoniu immediately apologized upon meeting him.
"Brother Wen, you're too kind. I've already paid for seven days' accommodation and a deposit. You should rest for a few more days before we talk."
“That’s right, Brother Wen, health is the most important thing. If you collapse from exhaustion, Sister Hu will be even more helpless back home.”
Leng Lie and Guan Yuxi both advised him.
Wen Xiaoniu wanted to refuse, but even though it was their first meeting, he knew that the couple were not the type to refuse.
Guan Yuxi ordered one or two servings of each snack.
Leng Lie also poured three cups of plum wine.
Wen Xiaoniu was a little reserved at first, but as Leng Lie kept urging him to drink and eat, he relaxed.
"Brother Leng, thank you so much, Xiao Xi."
If it weren't for the money you invested in our factory, I definitely wouldn't have been able to keep going.
It's so difficult! On one hand, I have to find Niu Niu, and on the other hand, I have to worry about my family.
I know in my heart that Niu Niu is most likely lost, but what can I do?
"If I don't look for her, I always feel empty inside. The thought that we, as her parents, have lost her, and she might be suffering somewhere, makes me want to die..."
Wen Xiaoniu covered his face, wiped away his tears, and picked up his wine glass again, saying, "Brother Leng, Xiaoxi, I can't thank you enough!"
"Let's talk about it when I find Niu Niu... when we're able to repay her."
He downed the drink in one gulp.
The meal was rather dull, with Wen Xiaoniu doing almost all the talking.
Guan Yuxi and Leng Lie occasionally asked him a few questions, which prompted him to vent his frustrations.
After a hearty meal and drinks, Wen Xiaoniu was also quite drunk.
Leng Lie escorted the person back to the hotel.
"Someone like his daughter is hard to find!"
Fang Yuan let out a sigh of frustration.
Girls around ten years old are usually sold to poor mountain villages to become wives.
They almost never appear in big cities.
The information Wen Xiaoniu heard was mostly misleading.
Guan Yuxi also sighed.
So what if it's hard to find?
Anyone can give up, but parents can't let go of their children!
Reason and emotion are sometimes mutually exclusive.
“I secretly slipped him two hundred yuan. I was worried that it wouldn’t be safe for him to carry any more.”
Leng Lie came down quickly.
He bluntly told them to get rid of him.
"You go back first, Xiaoxi and I will just wander around."
Fang Yuan: "......"
This really is something you use and then throw away!
Guan Yuxi pinched Leng Lie, "Thank you, Brother Fang. We can walk to the shop next door ourselves. Just think of it as a stroll."
"That's more like it. Xiaoxi knows how to talk."
Unlike some people who are ignorant and uneducated, like those who are poorly literate and lack both firewood and buds.
Fang Yuan rolled her eyes at Leng Lie.
But he had barely finished speaking.
Then Guan Yuxi said, "Brother Fang, aren't you busy? Could you please go back and get a few sets of clothes for Brother Wen?"
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