"No need for that." Lu Zhixia had barely finished speaking when she saw Director Yu take off the bracelet.
"What are you doing? You really don't need to."
"This is a bracelet I got from Wanfo Temple. I'm just giving it to the child as a small gift. It's not worth much!" He patted the child's cheek and then put the bracelet on the child's wrist. "So cute, so adorable. Bring the child's father over sometime, and I'll let him meet me!"
Gu Huailin looked at his mother, wanting to ask if he could take the bracelet.
Seeing the child's gaze, Lu Zhixia said, "You can keep it since it was given to you by your great-uncle!"
"Thank you, Uncle!" Gu Huailin said obediently.
"Good boy!" Director Yu was particularly pleased. "Remember to bring that person to me sometime, so I can meet them!"
“Okay,” Lu Zhixia said.
"Director!" a voice came from behind.
Lu Zhixia turned around and saw that the staff of the supply and marketing cooperative had run over. They looked to be only in their early twenties.
Director Yu, "What's wrong with being so careless again!"
Xiao Liu, "It's like this, some of the goods don't match, could you go and take a look?"
Director Yu waved his hand, "Alright, I understand, I'll be right there."
Xiao Liu nodded to indicate that he understood, then turned and left to attend to other matters.
Lu Zhixia said, "Then I'll head back first, Uncle. I'll come see you tomorrow!"
Director Yu, "Okay, see you tomorrow!"
Lu Zhixia led the child to the parking lot to retrieve the car. With beef, the cold noodles would taste delicious tonight.
She planned to braise the whole lump of beef and give another piece to the director tomorrow.
Gu Huailin got on the bicycle. "Mom, that old man from earlier!"
Lu Zhixia hopped on her bicycle and rode off in one go. Once on the main road, she said...
“He’s not my biological uncle, he’s my godfather.”
"Oh, is it the same as ours?"
"Yes, he's a relative without blood ties. He's a really nice person."
"I could tell. Although he looked a bit scary, he was very kind."
"Remember to say hello next time we meet."
"Okay, Mom, I understand."
"You have a sweet tongue, everyone likes you after you call them that."
"Hehe, I think so too." Gu Huailin laughed.
Lu Zhixia rode her bicycle back to the tenement building. Just as she parked it, she saw Zhu Hong and her boyfriend pushing their bicycles in. She immediately went over to them.
"Honghong!"
"Xiaxia, when are you coming back?"
"I came back yesterday. I need to talk to you about something."
Zhu Hong turned to her husband and said, "Take the child home first."
The man nodded to indicate that he understood, then picked up his things and turned to leave.
He didn't want to listen to what women were saying. Ever since the child went missing, his wife's personality had become very shrewish.
Zhu Hong looked at the child beside Lu Zhixia, recalling what the neighbors had been saying. After a closer look, she felt it didn't quite seem like the child, and then asked uncertainly,
"Did you find this child?"
“It’s Gu Lingxiao’s child,” Lu Zhixia replied.
Zhu Hong said, "Now, whenever I see a child, I think of my son."
Lu Zhixia, "Is there any news from the law enforcement office?"
Zhu Hong shook her head. "It's been many days, and I've cried all my tears out. To be honest."
Lu Zhixia understood the pain of losing a child, and held her hand, saying, "I believe we will both find our child."
Zhu Hong wiped her eyes. "What do you want from me?"
Lu Zhixia said, "I still need to ask your brother-in-law to inquire about someone else."
Zhu Hong said, "Okay, I'll have my husband send a message later, asking my brother-in-law to come over tomorrow at noon."
Lu Zhixia said, "Okay, I'm going to cook a nice meal, let's have some together."
Zhu Hong felt this wasn't appropriate. "Should we skip the meal?"
Lu Zhixia said, "I was able to find Dr. Ma last time thanks to your brother-in-law's information. I'll definitely treat him to this meal. Just call him over for me."
Zhu Hong thought about it and realized it made sense. "Then I'll shamelessly come to your place for dinner tomorrow."
Lu Zhixia patted her on the shoulder, "Then I'll head back first."
Zhu Hong looked in the direction they left, feeling very envious; at least one child was by her side.
Thinking of that poor child, I wonder where he is now.
Her husband has been trying to be intimate with her these past few days, and she suspects he wants to have another child to ease his pain.
But how could he know how painful it is for a mother to lose her child, especially when she gets up in the middle of the night and looks at the place where her child used to sleep?
She felt extremely desperate and deeply guilty, wondering why she hadn't watched the child properly that day.
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Lu Zhixia arrived at her doorstep and saw Su Lan talking to several people. She didn't disturb her, but instead took the child back inside.
Judging by appearance, the bag of beef weighed at least 5 pounds. When opened, the color was very bright, giving the impression that it had just been slaughtered.
Su Lan ended the conversation and immediately turned around and went into the next room, where she saw Lu Zhixia taking out a lot of things from the bag, including a large pile of cold noodles.
"Are you planning to make cold noodles? There's no time to soak them."
Lu Zhixia calculated the time. If they made cold noodles and added stewed beef, they wouldn't be able to eat until evening. So she turned to Gu Huailin and said, "How about we have cold noodles for dinner? We can add braised beef with them. The cold noodles will definitely taste even better!"
“Okay!” Gu Huailin replied in a loud voice.
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