At 4 a.m., Ruan Ruan was woken up in bed by Huo Haocheng's kiss. Yes, he woke her up with a kiss. He was too gentle when she called out a few times, so he didn't wake her up.
"Ruan Ruan, wake up. Our train leaves at 9 o'clock. You can sleep on the train for a while."
"Mmm..." came a soft, childlike reply.
Seeing that everyone was awake, Huo Haocheng went to the kitchen. By this time, everyone in the Huo family was up, and Grandma and the two mothers were making breakfast in the kitchen.
"Is Ruan Ruan awake?" Zhao Hongmei asked.
"woke up"
"Then bring the millet porridge, eggs, and steamed buns to the table."
After getting dressed and washing up, the whole family ate breakfast together.
"Be careful on the road, take good care of Ruan Ruan, and call me back when you arrive."
"OK"
"Grandpa, Grandma, Mom, Dad, don't worry, I'll take good care of myself."
"Okay, just keep that in mind. If you encounter danger, get out of there quickly, understand?"
"Okay, Mom," Ruan Ruan said sweetly, clinging to her two mothers' arms.
"I'll miss you all. I'll call and write to you often. I heard there's a lot of fruit in Yuncheng. I'll make it all into dried fruit and send it back to you. You can tell me which ones you like, and I'll make them all for you. My brother said the weather in Yuncheng is great, and the winters aren't like in Northeast China. You should all come to Yuncheng then, and we'll celebrate the New Year together."
"We won't go. We'll come and take care of you when you're pregnant."
The mother and her two daughters chatted for a while, then Huo Songbai drove them to the city in his tractor to catch the train. They arrived at the train station just in time, as they were beginning to have their tickets checked and enter the station.
"Dad, please be careful on your way back. We'll go inside first."
"Dad, please take good care of yourself. I'll call you if anything happens at home."
"Alright, I understand. The car won't wait, you should go inside now."
With that, she turned and left first. Watching her father's departing figure, Ruan Ruan burst into tears. Huo Haocheng held her in his arms, but Ruan Ruan didn't dare to cry out loud. She was afraid that her father would hear her and see her tears, and then she wouldn't be able to bear leaving with Huo Haocheng.
"Let's go too," Huo Haocheng said, carrying their clothes in one hand and leading Ruan Ruan onto the train with the other. Although they would arrive in Beijing at 8 p.m., Huo Haocheng still bought sleeper tickets.
The two were pushed forward by the crowd, and finally found a carriage. Huo Haocheng let Ruan Ruan sit down first, and he took out a handkerchief from his backpack to wipe her face.
"Are you tired? Do you want to rest for a while?"
"I don't want to rest now, stay with me for a while," Ruan Ruan said, looking at Huo Haocheng, her reluctance subsiding somewhat.
Huo Haocheng sat down beside her and hugged her tightly. He knew this was the first time Ruan Ruan had truly left the Huo family. Because of him, she was willing to leave the place she had lived for over a decade, leaving behind the people who had doted on her since childhood. But he needed her too. So he would give her all his love, letting her choose so he wouldn't regret it.
"This is it." Hearing a sound outside the carriage, Huo Haocheng released Ruan Ruan, got up, packed his luggage, and placed it on the other side of the bed.
"Mom, slow down," an elderly woman and a middle-aged man said as they entered.
The man glanced at Huo Haocheng and Ruan Ruan, nodded to them as a greeting, and while he looked at them, they were also sizing them up, nodding back in return.
"Mom, sit down and rest for a bit. I'll go get you some water." She said, taking a water bottle out of her bag and walking outside.
"You two should still be newlyweds. The young lady is so pretty; you two are a perfect match."
"That was my son. We're going to the capital to visit relatives. Where are you going?"
"Grandma, your son is very handsome." Ruan Ruan looked at the woman in front of her, who was wearing a Dacron floral dress and had her hair neatly combed. She first praised her, then said where she was going, and then asked her where she was going. This was the standard route of a human trafficker. Ruan Ruan started chatting with her.
"We went to look for him too. We received news that my uncle, who had been missing for many years, had been found. My husband and I have difficulty walking, so it was just the two of us who went to check on him."
"You have no idea, ever since my uncle went missing, my parents have been bedridden. Fortunately, my eldest and second eldest brothers are sensible and have been able to support the family early on, otherwise this big family would have fallen apart long ago." As she spoke, Ruan Ruan shed tears.
When the man returned from fetching water, he saw his mother and Huo Haocheng comforting Ruan Ruan. Ruan Ruan was crying her heart out in Huo Haocheng's arms, telling him about her suffering. The man thought she had been badly bullied by Huo Haocheng and his family.
At this moment, Huo Haocheng could only keep comforting her; he didn't know what else to say. He knew his wife was acting, but he didn't know how to play along. Family, the army didn't teach him acting! Tell him what to do! I'm waiting online, it's urgent!!!
Seeing that Huo Haocheng's attention was entirely on Ruan Ruan, the man turned his back to them, opened the bag beside the bed, took out a small cup, and poured a glass of water for the old lady. But in that instant, Ruan Ruan saw the edge of a blue-and-white porcelain piece. When the man turned around, Ruan Ruan buried her head in Huo Haocheng's arms.
"Mom, have some water first. We'll arrive tonight, you should get some rest."
"good"
The two exchanged glances while looking at the water, ruling out the possibility that Huo Haocheng and Ruan Ruan were police officers. After being on edge for several days, the two relaxed the moment the train started moving.
As Ruan Ruan buried her head in Huo Haocheng's arms, she also used the inside of her hand to write a message in Huo Haocheng's palm to tell him what she had discovered.
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