Li Mingxi was still a little confused until his second uncle called his name.
When she saw Huo Jingchen and Zhu Qiang just now, her brain couldn't react!
No, haven't these two left yet? And they're still at the Public Security Bureau. What's going on? Could something have happened?
At this moment, seeing that grandma and second uncle kept refusing, she spoke directly.
"Grandma, why don't we just listen to Second Uncle? Since he said it's okay, then it must be okay. Besides, the dishes on the table are really good. I want to eat them!"
As he spoke, Li Mingxi swallowed his saliva, and it seemed that he was really greedy!
When Niu Cuihua saw Li Mingxi's expression, she scolded her and patted her arm.
"You child, why are you so useless? What's wrong? Is there no food for you at home? Look at how worthless you are. It's just a few dishes. At worst, we can go home and I'll ask your mother to cook for you!"
Li Aidang stepped forward and pulled Niu Cuihua's arm, saying disapprovingly, "Mom, you're going too far. It's still unknown how long it will take for your sister-in-law to learn how to cook these dishes. Now we have them right here, why don't you let Xiaoxi eat them!"
Niu Cuihua naturally understood this logic, but she had some concerns in her heart. Her son invited his colleagues to dinner, and it was no big deal for her and Xiaoxi to go alone. Could it be that her son would invite people again? Wouldn't that be a waste of money?
Li Mingxi understood her grandmother's concerns, and seeing her thoughtful look, she quickly interrupted.
"Grandma, let's just listen to Second Uncle and go over. I think those two guys are the ones I met on the mountain. Actually, they saved me, and we haven't thanked them properly yet!"
Hearing this, Niu Cuihua glared at Li Mingxi, "You kid, why didn't you say it earlier? What are you waiting for? If there's no food at the table, you're not going to tell me, right?"
She said that she thought the two people looked familiar just now. It turned out that she had met them in the mountains not long ago. So no matter what, she had to thank them for saving her granddaughter!
So, she said in a deep voice, "Okay, since someone helped us, we must thank them!"
Next, before Li Mingxi could react, she took two steps at a time and walked up to Huo Jingchen and the others.
Then, under the puzzled gazes of Zhu Qiang and Huo Jingchen, he spoke, "Thank you so much, young men. If it weren't for you, our Xiaoxi would be suffering right now!"
Huo Jingchen has never paid attention to Li Mingxi and the others. Although they know each other, it has not reached that point!
So, he didn't come out to stop it until Niu Cuihua finished thanking her.
"Auntie, maintaining the safety of the people is what we should do. You don't need to thank us!"
Zhu Qiang also echoed, "That's right, we are also trying to catch criminals, saving people is just a side job!"
"Besides, we know your granddaughter. As friends, we should save them both!"
Niu Cuihua looked at Zhu Qiang with a puzzled look, not understanding when Xiaoxi had these two friends. She had never heard of it. Besides, the child never mentioned it!
Seeing Niu Cuihua's confused look, Zhu Qiang knew that she didn't understand what he meant, so he quickly started to explain.
"Fellow villager, you've forgotten that a few years ago, we were on a mission on the mountain where your brigade is. We've met before!"
Niu Cuihua was already confused, and when he brought this up again, she became even more bewildered. She immediately turned around and looked at Li Mingxi with a puzzled expression, "Xiaoxi, is what he said true? Why don't I have any impression of it?"
Li Mingxi glanced at Zhu Qiang, then looked at his grandmother who was looking at him in confusion, and quickly began to explain.
"Oh, grandma, it's been a while, haven't you? You forgot, back then, a lot of experts and soldiers suddenly came to our mountain, keeping a tight rein day and night to prevent anyone from going up the mountain!"
"I know, but I really don't remember this comrade. I have no impression of him!"
At this point, Niu Cuihua looked at Zhu Qiang with an embarrassed look and apologized to him, "I'm so sorry, comrade, I'm old now and my memory is a little bit bad, please don't mind!"
Zhu Qiang was just saying it casually. As for whether Niu Cuihua remembered him or not, he really didn't care!
Therefore, when he saw Niu Cuihua looking at him apologetically, he felt a little embarrassed. If he hadn't said it, the old lady wouldn't have acted like this!
After realizing this, he quickly said, "It's okay, it's okay, I just said it casually. Now that you mention it like that, I feel a little embarrassed. It's not a big deal in the first place, you don't have to be like this!"
"It was originally my fault. You shouldn't have apologized to me. Besides, it's not a big deal. If it weren't for our Xiaoxi, we don't know where she is right now!"
After saying this, she turned around and said to Li Aidang beside her.
"Second brother, you have to thank these two comrades very much. If it weren't for them, Xiaoxi wouldn't be in such a good state!"
Li Aidang nodded, "I know, Mom, I invited them to dinner this time just to thank them!"
Seeing the old lady's eyes full of gratitude, Zhu Qiang couldn't bear it anymore and quickly spoke up.
"That's right, Auntie, let's eat the food quickly. Look, it's almost cold!"
Li Mingxi also took the opportunity to speak up, "Grandma, if we want to thank someone, we should do it after dinner. Look, the dishes are already prepared. We can't just sit there and watch without eating. Can't we thank them properly after we finish eating?"
Niu Cuihua glared at Li Mingxi, "You little rascal, all you do all day is eat. Is there something you don't have enough to eat at home?"
Li Mingxi winked playfully, "That's because I've been riding for so long, I'm hungry!"
Li Aidang tried to smooth things over, "That's right, Mom. Our home is so far from the county town. Xiaoxi must be tired and hungry after riding the bike for such a long time. If you have anything to say, let's talk after dinner!"
Niu Cuihua knew that her granddaughter must be hungry, but she couldn't say it in front of outsiders. As soon as the second child opened his mouth, she immediately went down the stairs.
"Okay, okay, let's eat!"
So, they started eating again. However, Zhu Qiang had eaten a little too much just now and was almost full, so he hardly moved his chopsticks!
Seeing him like that, Niu Cuihua thought he was embarrassed and kept helping him pick up food. Finally, when the meal was over, Zhu Qiang was full!
Huo Jingchen noticed that he was rubbing his belly, so he just glanced at him lightly without saying a word!
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