She reacted and spoke quickly.
"It's okay, it's okay, Mom. I know you're worried about Xiaoxi. I'm not crying because of what you said. I just can't control my heart!"
"I don't know what's wrong with me. The older I get, the more I cry. Mom, you don't have to worry about it!" As she spoke, she casually wiped away her tears with her sleeves.
Hearing her daughter-in-law say this, Niu Cuihua felt much more relieved.
She knew that the fourth son's wife was a good person and had never let her down!
After thinking for a while, she was about to say something when she heard the door outside creak.
"Okay, let's go check it out. It must be the old man and the others who are back!"
As she was speaking, Niu Cuihua had already walked out with a quick step.
Zhang Huilan followed closely behind.
Before anyone came in, Niu Cuihua started complaining first.
"Xiao Xi, you are such a kid. Why do you come home so late? Don't you know your family is worried about you? Don't do this again in the future!"
Normally at this time, Li Mingxi would admit her mistake and say that she would never dare to do it again!
But this time things were different from the past. The little granddaughter's clear and pleasant voice did not sound.
Instead, Old Man Li said in a dull and weak voice, "Old woman!"
Niu Cuihua was a little confused.
Immediately afterwards, the captain and his men came in.
When Niu Cuihua saw the people walking into the yard, her heart skipped a beat, but she remained calm.
"Captain, what are you doing here? Do you want to talk to this old man?"
Without waiting for the captain to speak, she looked at Old Man Li and asked.
"Old man, didn't I ask you to pick up Xiaoxi? Where is she?"
Old man Li looked at his wife guiltily, then lowered his head in a hurry.
When Niu Cuihua saw his reaction, she became anxious, took a few steps forward and grabbed Old Man Li's arm.
"Where's she? Where's Xiaoxi? Didn't I tell you to go to the village to pick her up? Where's she? Where did you take her?"
Old man Li lowered his head and said nothing. He really didn't know how to comfort his old wife.
The team leader standing by sighed when he saw Niu Cuihua like this.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. We are worried too because the child hasn't come back, but it's no use for you to keep questioning Tie Niu!"
"You're anxious, and Tieniu is anxious too. If you ask him like this, what can he say? Don't you agree?"
Niu Cuihua, who had been holding on to her husband tightly, let go of her arms dejectedly after hearing what he said.
"I know, but Captain, this child is my life. What will I do if anything happens to her?"
The captain advised, "You can't think like that. We're still unsure of the exact situation! Aren't you just scaring yourself?"
Niu Cuihua seemed to have heard it, and her expression was not as ugly as before.
After a while, he continued, "The child hasn't shown up yet. Who wouldn't be worried? But worrying is useless, isn't it?"
"Look, we don't know yet whether the child came back late and is still on the road, or whether he stayed in the county town and didn't come back!"
"Of course, it's also possible that something happened to the child on the way. This is the worst-case scenario. If something really happened, we can't do it alone. We still have to go to the county town to find Ai Dang."
When she heard that her granddaughter might have been in trouble, Niu Cuihua's emotions, which had been relatively calm, could no longer be suppressed and she burst into sobs.
"Wow, what should we do, old man, old man, what should we do if something really happens to Xiaoxi? She's just a little girl, how can we deal with it!"
Seeing her like that, Old Man Li tried to persuade her, "It's not certain yet. Maybe she's with the second son. Didn't she say she was going to the county town to see Simao? Maybe she's staying there!"
This actually reminded Niu Cuihua, and she immediately ordered, "Yes, yes, you are right. So, quickly find a car and go to the county town to find Lao Er and ask him what's going on!"
Old man Li nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go ask!"
Old man Li said this but did not move. After a while, seeing that he still did not move, Niu Cuihua became really anxious and grabbed his arm and kept slapping it.
"Why aren't you moving? Didn't I tell you to hurry to the county town? Why aren't you going? Is Xiaoxi your granddaughter?"
Looking at his wife's frightened face, Old Man Li sighed.
He could understand his wife's feelings. To be honest, he was also very anxious, but he still knew the priorities. The team leader was here, so no matter how anxious he was, he had to listen to the team leader's arrangements first.
Otherwise, why did he look for the captain earlier?
Niu Cuihua had no idea what he was thinking. She was just getting angry when she saw that Old Man Li didn't move.
"What's the matter? You don't want to move, right? Fine, if you don't go, I'll go to the county town by myself!"
As she spoke, she stood up and was about to leave. Seeing this, Old Man Li quickly spoke up to stop her.
"Look how anxious you are! When did I say I wouldn't go to the county? The captain is still here. Don't worry, let's hear what the captain has to say first, okay?"
The captain didn't feel that he had to listen to him, and what Niu Cuihua said made sense, so he spoke directly.
"It's okay, it's okay. My sister-in-law is right. It's not good to just sit at home and wait like this. We should go to the county town and ask first!"
Then, he turned to Niu Cuihua and asked, "By the way, sister-in-law, I know you've always loved Xiaoxi. Think about it carefully. When she left this morning, what did she tell you? Did she say she wouldn't come back?"
Upon hearing this, Niu Cuihua's face turned unhappy. "Captain, what do you mean by that? Although I'm old, my memory is still good!"
"Really? Huilan, didn't Xiaoxi say this morning that she wouldn't be back?"
Zhang Huilan nodded, "Xiao Xi left early this morning, saying that something happened in the county town!"
Mentioning Niu Cuihua makes me feel uncomfortable. "If I had known earlier, I would have asked her. It's all my fault!"
Seeing that she was about to cry again, the captain's heart skipped a beat. He really couldn't stand this sister-in-law. He didn't know how Tie Niu had been living all these years!
Thinking of this, he cast a sympathetic look at Old Man Li.
Old man Li was suddenly startled when the eldest brother looked at him like this. What does the captain mean?
Why do you suddenly look at yourself like this?
When he looked over in confusion, the captain was no longer looking at him.
"Alright, alright, don't be sad. It's not your fault. Xiaoxi knows what's going on. Since she hasn't said she won't come back, she should be rushing home!"
"Look, Big Boss and Second Brother, go pick up that kid along the way. If you can't find him, go to the county town and find that kid named Ai Dang. Have him find out where Xiao Xi is. He's a bureau chief, so he should have more ideas than us! Besides, he has a bunch of police officers under him, so finding someone shouldn't be that difficult!"
"Anyway, no matter what, no matter what, when you get the news, you have to send a message home! We'll be waiting at home!"
Li Jianye spoke immediately after receiving the order.
"Okay, Dad, don't worry, the second brother and I will leave right away!"
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