"Your name is Manman, right?" Old man Li squatted down and asked kindly, "Can you tell grandpa, who taught you this way of reasoning?"
Could it be that he is not his father, Captain Huo?
He must be quite old to be able to serve as a regiment commander. Why haven't I heard of such an unconventional (funny) officer in the army before?
Just when Huo Donglin's reputation was about to be ruined, he chose to respect his teacher out of principle.
The little baby voice was extremely proud: "My teacher's surname is Meng, he is the most powerful criminal investigation expert in the country, he taught me."
"..." Old man Li's expression suddenly became tangled: "That criminal investigation expert named Meng, could it be Meng Ronghuan?"
This time it was Manman's turn to be surprised, "Grandpa, do you know my teacher?"
After getting a positive answer, Old Man Li couldn't help laughing: "I know him, hahaha..."
They are both professionals in the same field, how can they not know each other?
No wonder Meng was able to escape unscathed, it turns out he switched to stand-up comedy!
Manman always felt that the laughter sounded strange, but he didn't think much about it. After hearing that the two knew each other, there was a little more kindness in his eyes when he looked at Old Man Li.
Standing on tiptoe, she whispered in the old man's ear: "Since you are my teacher and my friend, Grandpa, I will come to visit you often in secret in the future."
Old man Li raised his eyebrows. The little guy was quite smart. He knew to do it secretly.
But he still underestimated Manman's IQ.
The next moment, a piece of White Rabbit candy was secretly stuffed into my pocket.
"Grandpa, you are too thin. Mom said that milk candy is very nutritious. I will bring you more tomorrow. You must take care of yourself. Your family must be waiting for a reunion."
Although he is only four years old, he knows everything.
Old man Li's eyes were slightly red.
For the kindness shown by the child, he seemed to have nothing to repay, and could only help him to deduce the clues.
"The human traffickers are so well-informed, there must be some in the village. As long as we find out who has had guests recently, or who has asked for leave from the team, we can follow the clues to find them."
"You'll do this later..."
The room was so big that the two men thought their actions were very discreet, but in fact everyone saw them.
Jiang Ningning noticed that the couple opposite quietly changed their posture to block the child's eyes.
Their children were no more than eight or nine years old, skinny and greedy.
It is difficult to guard against human nature. Who knows whether they will expose old man Li for their own benefit the next moment.
Never betting on human nature, that's her usual style.
She whispered to Xia Xia.
Little Dumpling kicked up Little Radish's legs and walked forward, took out a handful of candy and handed it to the child, "Thank you for taking us in temporarily and preventing us from being captured by human traffickers. This is a thank you gift."
After these nice words were spoken, the couple had no choice but to accept them even though they knew that they were meant to shut them up.
Perhaps in order to reassure Jiang Ningning, the husband peeled off the candy wrapper on the spot and stuffed the candy into his son's mouth.
Seeing his son's eyes suddenly become bright, he felt extremely sad, and the eyes of this grown man turned red on the spot.
Xia Xia pouted, feeling uncomfortable with an unknown emotion blocking her chest. She returned to her mother in a depressed mood and held her hand.
Hold it tightly and hard.
If she hadn't met her mother, she and her brother might have been like that child.
I cherish every piece of candy very much, lick it slowly with the tip of my tongue, savoring it bit by bit, not daring to chew it all at once.
Ten minutes later, the village suddenly became lively and brightly lit.
Some held sticks, some held flashlights, and the kind-hearted villagers and educated youth helped to search for the mother and child.
"Ningning..."
"Manman, Xiaxia, where are you guys?"
As the shouting sound got closer, Jiang Ningning recognized Cai Jinhua's voice and said to the old man, "Old man, my family is here to find you. I won't disturb you any more."
Old man Li reminded again: "You came to ask for Mr. Han's notebook, but Manman suddenly had diarrhea. You must stick to this statement even to your family members."
This is to avoid alerting the enemy and to play the long game to catch the big fish. Captain Huo didn't want the news from his family to spread so quickly, and Old Man Li suspected that there was a ghost in Old Jiang's family.
Except for Xia Xia, who was not very familiar with the ways of the world, for a while, Jiang Ningning and Manman both thought about the deep meaning of these words.
In order to make his words more credible, Old Man Li found a maintenance-related notebook on the table of Han Boyu and his wife.
There was a black-and-white photo sandwiched between the pages of the book, with a portion of it sticking out. He stuffed it back in and solemnly handed it to Xia Xia.
The wise eyes looked at the little boy who looked like a couple, and said meaningfully: "If you want to borrow the notebook temporarily, the couple will definitely not object."
Jiang Ningning misunderstood his implied meaning, because the two dumplings regarded them as their saviors.
There was no time to think about it, as someone had already come to the cowshed.
"Aunt Qi, we are here..."
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After hearing the news, Cai Jinhua ran home in a hurry without even noticing that one of her shoes was missing.
The mother and son were sitting in the main room safe and sound, and their panic-stricken hearts finally calmed down.
"Just come back, just come back safely."
You should know that after she got a handful of herbs and returned home, she found that the mother and son were missing, which frightened Cai Jinhua so much that her heart almost stopped.
Her eldest son and his wife are already gone. If something happens to her granddaughter again, how will she face her son and daughter-in-law in the future?
Jiang Ningning's heart was filled with guilt and self-blame. Because so many eyes were staring at her, she repeated what she had just said.
"There was a problem with the brigade's tractor, and Xia Xia didn't know how to fix it, so she stopped by to get Han Gong's notebook."
"Manman ended up having diarrhea, so we were delayed a little longer."
"Grandma, I'm sorry for making you worry."
She walked up to Cai Jinhua, held her hand, helped her into the room, and scratched her palm with her fingers.
Cai Jinhua's heart skipped a beat and she turned her head to meet her granddaughter's cunning gaze.
"Oh, it must be because I drank too much mung bean soup during the day. Mung beans are cold in nature, and children have weak stomachs, so they have diarrhea."
"Hurry up and take the child back to the house and lie down. I'll go boil some ginger slices and make a cup of malted milk."
Cai Jinhua acted decisively and sent everyone back to their rooms to sleep, then went to the kitchen to tinker with something.
In the west wing, Sun Hong lifted a curtain and looked over. As expected, she saw the old lady walking into the opposite door with steaming slices of ginger in one hand and a ceramic jar in the other.
She curled her lips, lowered the curtain, turned around and tugged at her man's arm: "Grandma Zeng is really good to Jiang Ningning. Mother and son live in a big house together, and there is malted milk to drink."
Jiang Laoer took after his mother and answered stubbornly, "It's my great-grandfather's house anyway, and Manman is sick, so drinking a cup of malted milk is normal."
Sun Hong choked.
His eyes rolled around and he asked, "How's that thing I told you about at noon going? I borrowed ten yuan from Jiang Ningning and will pay her back after I get my salary."
"No!" Jiang Lao Er shook his head like a rattle. "Security Section Chief Zheng almost broke Grandpa's leg. Great-grandmother definitely doesn't like me working as a security guard in a textile factory."
"That's all about the grudges between the past two generations. How can a section chief still remember a peasant like you?"
Sun Hong was very disappointed. "I only earn 25 yuan a month and I live on the public rations. If my uncle didn't love me, you wouldn't get such a good thing."
No matter how she persuaded him, Jiang Lao Er covered his ears and pretended to be deaf. In the end, he fell asleep without realizing it, and his snoring was so loud that it shook the sky.
This made Sun Hong very angry, and she scratched him several times, "You coward, I will go to Jiang Ningning to borrow it myself tomorrow."
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