Chapter 372: Less Blood

Lin Xiangnan praised his two treasures and waved to the little girl not far away, "What's your name?"

The little girl came over and whispered, "My name is Xiao Taozi."

"What's your full name?" Lin Xiangnan continued to ask.

"This is my only name." Xiao Taozi looked confused.

Lin Xiangxi rubbed his brows in pain, "Sister, don't ask. She doesn't know anything. Her father's name is Lao Er, and her mother's name is Xiao E. Who knows if it's a real name or a nickname. Ask her where her home is, she doesn't know either..."

"This family has no awareness of preventing their child from being lost when raising him," Lin Xiangxi complained.

Although the two children in their family are not very old, they have to memorize the names of the adults in the family, their home addresses, and the names of their parents' units.

Unable to get anything out of Xiao Taozi, Lin Xiangnan decisively let go.

"Then I don't care. I'll leave it to you. You're the one who brought the person back anyway, and you're on holiday and have nothing to do."

"Okay. I'll take care of it." Lin Xiangxi agreed honestly, and then begged in a low voice: "Then when mom scolds me later, can you help me stop her? No matter what I say, what I did is a good thing."

Although Lin Xiangnan is the master of this house, it is actually Hu Meili who manages the household. Lin Xiangnan does not spend much time at home.

Between his younger brother and Hu Meili, Lin Xiangnan blindly chose Hu Meili.

"I'll scold you if you want. Just bear with it and it will pass."

Lin Xiangxi's random act of picking up the child did earn Hu Meili a scolding, but no matter how angry she was, it did not affect her eating iron pot stewed goose at noon.

In the afternoon, Lin Xiangnan went to work, and Lin Xiangxi took the child with him and went with the police to look for the tadpole's mother.

There is no high-end information entry system, so I just rely on asking around.

The police rode their bicycles to the surrounding communes to ask if anyone had lost a child and to find out the names of Xiao Taozi's parents.

It was not until Lin Xiangnan got off work in the evening that Lin Xiangxi and his friends returned home panting.

As soon as Wu Yun came back, he lay down immediately and didn't even have the energy to do anything to Lin Xiangnan.

Lin Xiangxi went to check the bicycle, and Lin Xiangnan caught up with the two treasures and asked, "How is it? Have you found Xiao Taozi's parents?"

"Not yet." Dabao replied.

"Isn't Xiao Taozi from a brigade nearby the market? It's a pity that the big market is only held on the first and fifth days, otherwise we could take Xiao Taozi to the market and ask. If she's not from a brigade nearby, then Xiao Taozi's case is a bit strange..."

After running around with their uncle for an entire afternoon, the two kids were exhausted.

Xiao Bao said listlessly, "Mom, don't ask anymore, let's eat. I want to sleep after eating. I have a lot of things to do tomorrow."

Lin Xiangnan couldn't help but laugh, "Okay, then I won't ask anymore. Let's go and eat."

Dabao and Xiaobao were tired after working an afternoon. They ate two bowls of rice, washed up, and fell asleep.

Seeing this, Hu Meili scolded Lin Xiangxi again.

"I didn't let them go, but they insisted on going." Lin Xiangxi complained. Please, the two treasures were the ones who took the car, and he was the one who rode the bike. He was the most tired one, okay?

This good thing was done by Dabao, Xiaobao and Lin Xiangxi together, so they insisted on pestering Lin Xiangxi to participate in the whole process.

The eldest uncle said that one should do things from beginning to end and take responsibility. It's impossible for the two of them to do a good thing and leave the rest to the younger uncle to clean up.

This is so unfair!

Even though their buttocks were numb from the shaking, Dabao and Xiaobao were too embarrassed to back out.

But when they went out the next day, Dabao urged Hu Meili to find him a cushion for his butt.

"The police officer's bicycle has no cushion on the back seat. Grandma, can you help me find a cushion?"

Lin Xiangxi ran with two policemen, one of them carrying a child on the back seat. But the policemen were using a government car, which was very simple and not as comfortable as their own.

"You two are the same, you have to get involved." Hu Meili complained while helping them carry things, "But in terms of hard work and perseverance, you two are better than your mother, you deserve praise."

"Mom, please be careful with your words. Don't affect my image in front of the children." Lin Xiangnan grumbled in dissatisfaction. Before she went to work, Hu Meili had already stepped on her in front of her.

"It won't affect me. Mom is the best in my heart."

"Me too. I love my mother the most."

Dabao and Xiaobao slept all night and were fully charged in the morning. Lin Xiangnan was so enthusiastic that he couldn't resist them. He quickly carried them to his younger brother's bicycle, packed them up and sent them off.

Although he is so lively in the morning, he becomes quiet when he comes back in the evening.

When it comes to investigating cases and finding people, Lin Xiangxi and his colleagues are just there to help, and the real work is done by the police.

After two days of investigation, Xiao Taozi's family was found on the second day.

When Dabao and Xiaobao came back in the evening, they both had red flowers on their chests. It was obvious that they had been given special care by the uncles from the Public Security Bureau, who gave them a full sense of ceremony.

Having been praised in public, Dabao and Xiaobao insisted on sharing their experiences of the day with Lin Xiangnan even though they were tired.

But Lin Xiangxi's smile was not that bright.

"We sent Xiao Taozi back home. Xiao Taozi's mother was very excited and kept saying thank you. Xiao Taozi's father was very calm. Xiao Taozi was the only daughter in his family..."

Having said that, there is no need to say more.

The family planning policy has been in place for several years. Initially, it encouraged couples to have three or two children, but now many places have mandated that couples only have one child.

Regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl, there can only be one child.

If a worker in the city dares to have a second child, his stable job will be affected. If a farmer in the countryside dares to have a second child, he will not only face a huge fine, but may even lose his house. The specific consequences will depend on how the local leaders deal with it.

Lin Xiangdong feels the impact of these policies most deeply.

Whether it was the educated youth going to the countryside and family planning in the past few years, or the college entrance examination and government-sponsored study abroad in the past two years, he participated in the whole process, good or bad. The latter two policies made his career bright, but the first two policies made him still single.

When Lin Xiangdong heard Hu Meili scolding Xiao Taozi's father for being heartless and wanting to abandon the child, his expression was somewhat silent.

My eldest brother is not a pure white person, but he can be considered a good person.

Everyone in the family was scolding, but Lin Xiangdong was so quiet that Lin Xiangnan couldn't help but look at him again and again.

When there was no one else around, Lin Xiangnan would curiously pull him and ask, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

"Sun Xiaodie gave birth to a daughter." Lin Xiangdong said in a low voice. Although he had no contact with Sun Xiaodie, he was still in touch with other educated youth friends, so he didn't have to ask around to know Sun Xiaodie's current situation.

Lin Xiangnan's expression was horrified, and he asked cautiously and tentatively: "Could it be... this daughter is yours?"

Now it was Lin Xiangdong's turn to be speechless. "No! What are you thinking about now? Can you please read less of those bloody gossip tabloids?"