Chapter 6: Real Dad, Fake Dad



The man walked up to An An, ignored her struggle, hugged her with one hand and walked away.

He walked to a crowded area in the carriage and said, "Son, I finally found you! Where's your mother? Did she run away with another man? Son, go back with daddy. Daddy has been looking for you so hard!"

An An didn't expect that a stranger would suddenly run out and claim to be his father!

He has never seen his father. Could the person in front of him be his father?

No! Definitely not!

An An remembered what his mother had taught him, and he realized in his heart that this person was most likely a human trafficker.

"Let me go, you are a liar, you are not my father at all!" An An struggled hard.

"You kid, you've been corrupted by your mother!" The man saw that everyone around him was looking at him, and he immediately said the words he had prepared: "This child is my son. I'm usually busy with work, and his mother is dating a wild man. She plans to take him to live with the wild man. I finally found him with great difficulty!"

The people around could see clearly that there was indeed a woman with the child before, and since the man's description was so convincing, they didn't doubt it too much.

Others chimed in, "How wicked! She eloped with a strange man and took her child with her. How anxious the father must be!"

An An was extremely anxious when she saw that these people were deceived by the man. She bit the trafficker's wrist when he was not paying attention.

"Ah - you little bastard!" The man felt pain in his hand, and his hand holding An An loosened, and An An struggled to get off the man.

Just then, An An noticed two uncles in military uniforms not far away.

He ran to them immediately as if he had seen a savior, hugged the thigh of one of the soldiers, and said loudly:

"That man is not my father, I don't know him! He is a human trafficker who wants to pretend to be my father and kidnap and sell me. My mother said my father was a member of the People's Liberation Army, so he is my father!"

Gu Weicheng looked down at the little boy who was hugging his legs and calling him "Dad", then looked at the man who was chasing the boy.

The ferocity in the man's eyes after being bitten by the child was not like how a father should treat a child. After meeting his gaze, the man's eyes immediately became evasive.

Although it was only for a brief moment, everything returned to normal.

But as a soldier, Gu Weicheng is naturally more sensitive than the average person.

He could tell at a glance that the man was not the child's father.

Hu Songlin looked at this little kid who suddenly appeared and called his partner "Dad". He didn't think much of it at first, but after seeing An An's face, he began to doubt himself.

This child looks so much like Gu Weicheng, they are simply carved from the same mold!

Hu Songlin said excitedly: "Gu Tuan, is this really your son? You know what, he looks exactly like you!"

Gu Weicheng glared at Hu Songlin and said speechlessly, "This kid is smarter than you. He said this to avoid being caught by human traffickers. You watch over the kid while I catch the traffickers."

After saying this, Gu Weicheng ran towards the human traffickers.

The traffickers knew their trick had been discovered and quickly turned around and ran away.

When Hu Songlin saw his partner running away, he could only look at the child who was only as tall as his thigh. He felt a little overwhelmed because he didn't even have a partner and had no experience in taking care of children.

"Child, uncle wants to ask you, are you really the son of my comrade-in-arms?" Hu Songlin squatted down and asked An An.

An An looked at Gu Weicheng's tall figure gradually going away, and gave Hu Songlin a look that said 'Uncle, you are a bit gullible', then shook her head and said, "Didn't the soldier uncle just say that I said that to prevent the human traffickers from taking me away?"

Hu Songlin: “…”

Why did he feel like he was looked down upon by a little brat?

"But my father is also a member of the People's Liberation Army. My mother and I went to the army to find my father!" An An's face was full of pride when he talked about his father.

"Oh, that's really good. I said you look extraordinary and have the temperament of our soldiers. You are indeed the descendant of our soldiers." Hu Songlin said with a smile, "What about your mother? Why can't I see her?"

An An said: "Mom went to the bathroom."

On the other side, Li Xia endured the pungent smell in the small and cramped train bathroom.

Because there was no air under the wooden barrel, the noise from the train was extremely loud. Li Xia's ears were filled with the rumbling sound and she could not hear any sound from outside at all.

There were no sanitary napkins in those days, but there was toilet paper for menstruation. However, she left in a hurry and did not expect to have her period suddenly on the train, so she did not bring any.

I could only use the straw paper I brought with me to pad my underwear. I put several layers of it, just in case something leaked out.

When she came out of the toilet, she heard people in the car saying words like "human trafficker", "child's mother", and "pretending to be a father".

Li Xia's heart immediately rose to her throat. Oh no, I hope nothing happened to An An!

She walked forward quickly, and when she saw An An sitting well in her seat, she finally felt relieved.

When An An saw her mother coming back, she immediately called out, "Mom!"

"An An." Li Xia walked over and saw a man in military uniform standing next to An An. "Hello, comrade. May I ask what happened?"

When Hu Songlin saw Li Xia, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, mainly because this female comrade was so beautiful, even prettier than the artists in their army's art troupe.

But he soon realized, Hu Songlin, what are you thinking about? Lesbians are already married and have children!

"Hello, comrade, just now..." Hu Songlin told Li Xia about what happened when An An encountered the human traffickers.

Li Xia felt a pang of fear when she heard this. She didn't expect that the human trafficker would pretend to be her father in such a short while. He must have been targeting them for a long time. It seemed that she had to be more careful.

She had originally planned to do so before going to the toilet, but their compartment was far from the conductor's compartment. She felt a hot flow coming out from her lower body at that time, and was afraid that if she didn't go in to deal with it, her pants would be stained with blood.

I didn't expect that in just a short while, I would actually run into human traffickers.

Li Xia had never had children before, and this was the first time she took her children on a long trip. Now she was really scared.

"Comrade, thank you so much, thank you for saving An An!" Li Xia thanked Hu Songlin solemnly, and opened the bag to take out some peach cakes.

"I don't have anything good to give you, so you can take this peach cake."

"No, no, it's just a piece of cake. As the PLA, we should serve the people. Besides, it's mainly because An An is a smart kid. He ran over and hugged my comrade's legs, calling him daddy, saying that the man was a human trafficker."

Hu Songlin waved his hands and refused to accept it no matter what.

"Since you are here, I will leave first. I heard from An An that you are also going to the army. There are many pickpockets and human traffickers along the way, so you should be careful." Hu Songlin instructed.

Seeing that he refused to accept it no matter what, Li Xia had no choice but to give up and said to An An, "An An, say goodbye to your uncle."

"Thank you, uncle. Goodbye!" An An said, and saluted Hu Songlin.

After seeing this, Hu Songlin also gave An An a standard military salute.

After Hu Songlin left, An An asked Li Xia: "Mom, does Dad also wear this kind of military uniform?"

Li Xia nodded: "Yes, Dad also wears such a military uniform."

The uniform this person was wearing was a military green army uniform. Gu Weicheng was also in the army, so he must have been wearing the same uniform, but he was in a different division.

An An secretly made up his mind and said, "How cool! When I grow up, I want to be a soldier and wear a uniform like this!"

"An An is so smart and brave, she will definitely be able to do it." Li Xia agreed with a smile.

Although there was a terrifying moment with the human traffickers, fortunately the result was good. An An was smart and brave when faced with danger, and Li Xia praised him a lot.

He was also informed of the various methods used by human traffickers.

"So when we go out, we can't eat food given by others, even if the other person is an old grandfather or grandmother who looks kind," said Li Xia.

"If you are in danger, ask for help from people in military uniforms. If there are no uniformed people around you, shout for help loudly to attract everyone's attention."

Bad guys come in all ages, and many of them will disguise themselves as kind people, which makes it easier for them to achieve their goals.

There are bad guys who look kind but are actually human traffickers, and there are good guys who look ferocious but will help at critical moments.

An An nodded: "Mom, I remember, I will definitely not eat anything given to me by others."

"An An is so great. Mom didn't do well enough today and almost got you caught by human traffickers. Mom apologizes to you and will definitely work hard to be a better mother in the future." Li Xia said self-reproachfully.

This was her second day here, and also her second day as a mother, and there were many things she didn’t do well enough.

An An shook her head vigorously, hugged her mother and said, "Mom, you are already the best mother. In An An's heart, all the mothers in the world combined are not as good as you."

On the other side, Gu Weicheng finally caught up with the human traffickers after chasing three carriages.

Unexpectedly, the human trafficker actually had a knife hidden on him. When he saw Gu Weicheng catching up with him, he took out the knife directly.

Gu Weicheng was agile and swift, kicking the trafficker in the chest, knocking him to the ground. Then he grabbed the trafficker's arm with lightning speed, twisted it with a click, and the trafficker let out a painful howl, and the knife in his hand immediately fell to the ground.

Gu Weicheng immediately kicked the knife aside to prevent the human traffickers from getting it.

Hu Songlin caught up with the trafficker, took the murder weapon away, and took the trafficker to the train guard.

They still have a mission to do and have to get off at the next stop.

"Tuan Gu, I saw the child's mother. That female comrade is so pretty. Seriously, she is prettier than the female soldiers in our art troupe," said Hu Songlin.

Gu Weicheng gave Hu Songlin a glare:

"Hu Songlin, don't forget your awareness as a soldier. It's OK that you go on a blind date with this person today and that person tomorrow in the army. The political commissar didn't say anything, but that female comrade has a family. Don't say things that you shouldn't say."

When Hu Songlin heard this, he knew that Gu Weicheng had misunderstood. He said speechlessly:

"Gu Tuan, look at what you said. I've been on many blind dates in the army, but I still haven't met the right one. I also want to have just one blind date. Gu Tuan, you got married early, you don't understand the hardship of us singles."

"And I don't mean anything else by saying this. I just want to ask, have you and sister-in-law been married for five years? An An's child looks so much like you. Don't you think he is really your son? Sister-in-law took the child to the army to find you!"

It’s no wonder Hu Songlin thought too much. An An and Gu Weicheng look too much alike. The more you look at them, the more alike they look!

When Gu Weicheng saw Hu Songlin mention Li Xia, his face instantly darkened.

"Impossible, don't talk nonsense."

Yesterday he took some time to go to Daxi Village, but heard that Li Xia had run away with Zhou Qingshan.

Li Xia...

Are you that impatient?

You can’t even wait for me to come back and go through the divorce procedures with you?


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