Chapter 24: Farewell. Some bad-hearted people are specifically trying to blackmail or even kidnap...
With Dong Fuyun around, Dong Taohua didn't refuse her daughter's offer to take her. Because of the delay, the three of them were already checking their tickets when they arrived at the train station.
Without saying anything more, Dong Taohua hurried to queue up for ticket checking. Dong Fuyun and Xu Heye took her to the platform, and soon a green train whirred over.
The waiting passengers all rushed towards the train. The three of them found Dong Taohua's carriage number, and as soon as the train stopped, they didn't even bother to talk, and desperately squeezed into the carriage. There were also some parents nearby, holding their children and squeezing in through the windows.
Transport capacity is underdeveloped these days, and trains are often full and overloaded. If you are a little late, you may not even be able to get a seat, let alone a seat.
After pushing Dong Taohua onto the train, the uncle and nephew breathed a sigh of relief and slowly retreated to the back of the platform, but they didn't leave. Xu Heye had looked at her mother's ticket and knew her seat was by the window on this side of the platform. Maybe they could talk a few more words once her mother was settled.
Sure enough, not long after, Dong Taohua stuck her head out of a car window. She looked around as if she was looking for someone.
"Mom, Mom, I'm here!" Xu Heye shouted immediately, and jumped up and waved for fear that her mother couldn't see her.
"Sister, sister, look here, we are here." Dong Fuyun also shouted because he was afraid that Dong Taohua couldn't hear him.
Dong Taohua quickly spotted the two and called out, "He Ye, little brother."
"Mom—Big Sister—" They were far away, the crowds were too loud, and it was difficult to talk. They squeezed through the crowd and took two steps toward the train. The squeeze was difficult, and Xu Heye was almost knocked down by passengers rushing to get on.
Seeing this, Dong Taohua waved her hands and said, "Don't come over here, you two. Stand back, stand back, that's right, just stand there and let's talk."
"He Ye, attend classes well, eat well, go home after class and don't go anywhere. Lock the door when you get home and don't go out at night. If someone knocks on your door, ignore it, no matter who it is, and wait until dawn..." Dong Taohua became more and more worried as she spoke. A fourteen-year-old girl was going to live alone. How could she, as a mother, feel at ease?
"I know. Don't worry, Mom. I'll do whatever you say. I'll go home after school and lock the door when I get home. I won't care who knocks."
Dong Taohua nodded and looked at Dong Fuyun: "Little brother, please pay more attention to your niece after I go back. When you have nothing to do, go to the rental house and pick up He Ye from school if you are free." There are many idle people in society nowadays, and some of them have bad intentions and specialize in blackmailing or even kidnapping junior and senior high school students.
Dong Taohua works at the Women's Federation and has encountered several such cases every year in recent years. A promising young student, with excellent grades and a guaranteed university place, is targeted by a young man, hooked up with him, and taken to a nightclub. She then becomes pregnant at a young age, forced to drop out of school to raise the child. Her life is ruined.
Dong Taohua believed in her daughter, but she didn't trust anyone else. The darkness of human nature is sometimes deeper than the abyss. With He Ye's parents away and no one to look after her, such children are the most vulnerable to being targeted.
Having an adult to pick you up and drop you off can save you a lot of trouble.
Dong Fuyun nodded quickly: "Don't worry, sister, leave He Ye to me. I promise that when you come next time, I will give you a healthy niece."
"Okay, I believe you. When we get back to Gan Province, I'll make you fish with fermented lees." Fish with fermented lees is a specialty of Gan Province. She had made it before and sent it to the Dong family. Dong Fuyun liked it very much.
"Thank you so much, big sister. The fermented fish you made is so delicious!" It was fragrant and spicy. It made my nose run when I ate it, but the taste was really strong.
The most important thing is that no one else in the Dong family can handle such spicy food. In the entire Dong family, only Dong Fuyun and his little niece Pang Qiao can handle spicy food.
Dong Fuyun thought about it and added maliciously, "Big sister, add more chili. The spicier it is, the better it tastes!"
Dong Taohua knew what he was thinking and said with a smile, "I'll send it to Heye's small rental house this time. You can just go to Heye to eat it. It doesn't need to be so spicy."
"That's fine!" Dong Fuyun smiled like a fool.
There weren't many people on the platform anymore; those who remained were people like Xu Heye and Dong Fuyun, who had come to see the bride off. After the train doors closed, black gas billowed from the locomotive.
The train started moving.
Seeing the train getting farther and farther away, Xu Heye couldn't help but chase after it.
"Mother--"
The green train wasn't going very fast at that time, but even the slowest train couldn't be caught up by human power. No matter how fast Xu Heye ran, she could only watch the train go away, leaving only a black dot behind.
"He Ye, stop chasing her and go back. Your mother will come to see you after a while." Dong Fuyun advised.
"Really?" Xu Heye asked.
"Really." Although Dong Fuyun didn't understand why Xu Heye looked so sad about the separation of life and death, he still took on the responsibility of being his uncle and patiently comforted her.
"That's good." Xu Heye nodded.
She was just a little scared, that's all.
In her previous life, she had also sent her mother on the train. She hadn't seen her since. Reason told her that everything was different. But deep down, she couldn't help but feel panicked and terrified.
"Let's go, let's go back."
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