There are various traces of wind and rain on the walls of the buildings in the old community. The dense greenery blocks the view and the path is hazy in the green. Wan Qiu skillfully shuttles through the path with a small cart and a thick plastic bag, reaching each garbage point in the shortest distance.
It is easy to find empty bottles and discarded express delivery cartons in this kind of community where most of the residents are tenants. If you are lucky, you can also collect books, old clothes, and even things that are still usable.
But there are also many elderly people waiting near the trash cans to collect garbage in such places. Wan Qiu only comes when there are fewer people and there are no elderly people waiting near the trash cans.
He was familiar with the location of every trash can and had a not-so-easy-to-use long pair of tongs in his hand, which made it easy for him to find the things he wanted to take away.
But today was a little different from the past. Behind Wan Qiu, there were two people following not too far away.
They just followed him without talking to him, but Wan Qiu didn't care much as long as they didn't have any intentions of stealing his cartons and bottles.
The two men followed so openly. If they were ordinary people, they would probably have started thinking about how to call the police and escape.
When Wan Qiu was sitting on a bench by the roadside to rest, the yellow-haired man who had been following him came to his side. Wan Qiu looked up at the two men. They were so tall that they seemed to block all the sunlight for Wan Qiu.
A faint aroma of food wafted into his nose, and Wan Qiu saw that the yellow-haired man had a roujiamo in his hand and handed it to him: "Here you go."
Wan Qiu took it. The roujiamo must have been bought from a small stall he just passed by. It was still warm in his hand.
After saying thank you, Wan Qiu opened the food and started eating. At the same time, the yellow-haired man opened a bottle of Coke for him and placed it next to him.
The rich juice was sent into his mouth. Wan Qiu obviously liked Roujiamo very much. He chewed each bite slowly, fully enjoying the wonderful taste of the gravy and the bread.
"Is it delicious?" The yellow-haired man sat directly next to Wan Qiu. Seeing Wan Qiu eating happily, he felt that this child was always likable when he was eating.
"It's delicious, thank you, Uncle Huang Hu." Wan Qiu said.
The yellow-haired man Huang Hu raised his eyebrows: "Do you remember my name?"
Watching Wan Qiu licking the gravy off the plastic bag, Huang Hu said, "Don't you normally eat these things? What do you eat?"
Wan Qiu did not answer, but took a bite of the roujiamo, his cheeks bulging from eating.
Huang Hu asked, "Do you want to eat whatever you want in the future?"
Wan Qiu looked up and looked at Huang Hu while chewing his food. His beautiful big eyes were empty, but at first glance it seemed as if he was gazing at the empty starry sky.
"Someone will come to find you today and take you home. Just follow them then." Huang Hu said to Wan Qiu, "If you go back with them, you won't have to pick up trash anymore and you can eat delicious food every day."
Wan Qiu swallowed the last bite of the white pancake without meat filling and took several sips of the Coke that Huang Hu handed to him.
"Did you hear that, kid?" Huang Hu asked.
Wan Qiu shook his head.
"Why? Don't you want to?" Huang Hu was a little confused.
"I'm at home and I have delicious food every day." Wan Qiu's voice was a little dull, but if you listened carefully there was no sense of force.
"If you eat well every day, can you be so happy just by eating a bread and meat sandwich?" Huang Hu obviously didn't believe it.
"Bread and meat sandwich is also delicious." Wan Qiu said.
Huang Hu and the other man were a little hesitant when they saw that Wan Qiu didn't say anything hypocritical. Could it be that although the Ning family's couple seemed to be outrageous, they were actually treating the child well?
The man asked tentatively, "What do you usually eat?"
"Rice, porridge, cabbage, celery..." Wan Qiu listed a long list of dishes very honestly.
"...Where's the meat?" Huang Hu asked.
"Rice in meat broth, fried rice with egg, chicken, fish..." Wan Qiu counted on his fingers.
Huang Hu and his companions looked at each other. The food was actually quite good? Was their tracking and judgment wrong?
"When my mother comes back from work at the restaurant, she brings me a lot of food that the other customers haven't finished." Wan Qiu raised a small arc at the corner of his mouth, clearly showing his happiness, "It's delicious."
Huang Hu twitched his lips, feeling disgusted that he had just had the thought that maybe the couple was nice to the child.
Looking at Wan Qiu, I found that he was actually feeling genuinely satisfied.
Huang Hu suddenly began to doubt whether his life was too perfect. Shouldn't he be content with just eating leftovers?
Wan Qiu stood up from the bench holding the Coke bottle. However, he staggered unconsciously the moment he stood up, but quickly stabilized.
But this stumble did not escape the eyes of the two men.
"Hey, kid." The man stood in front of Wan Qiu, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Wan Qiu looked at the man in front of him, but did not speak.
Ning Qiaozhen once said that if others knew that he was beaten, he would not be able to go to school.
Wan Qiu shifted his gaze to the left: "It doesn't hurt."
As soon as the man heard the words "it doesn't hurt", he was certain that Wan Qiu was most likely beaten.
"Take off your clothes and let me see them." Huang Hu suddenly said in a harsh voice.
Wan Qiu avoided Huang Hu's questioning and turned to go somewhere else.
"You! Take off your clothes!" Huang Hu felt that Wan Qiu's silent personality was worrying.
"Hey, keep your voice down. Are you planning to be taken away by the police?" The man couldn't help but remind his companion.
While the two were arguing, the thin Wanqiu had already run away with his thin legs.
"He dares to run!" Huang Hu felt so angry that his veins were throbbing, and he raised his legs to chase him.
"Just follow me. The boss said that my wife will come right after she gets off the plane today." The man immediately grabbed Huang Hu to signal him not to be impulsive. "Let's not worry about the rest for now."
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The passengers who had just got off the plane were walking in an orderly manner in the spacious airport hall. Suddenly, the sound of high heels stepping on the ground was heard beside them.
Someone turned around curiously and saw a tall beauty with brown curly hair. She walked hurriedly through the orderly flow of people. Her pace was so fast that everyone could feel her impatience.
Yang Xiaoyu was rarely seen without makeup. Even without the delicate makeup, she was still so beautiful that it was difficult to tell her age. Although her expression was serious, she walked very briskly, as if she wanted to shorten the distance out of the airport and rush outside.
The people nearby saw from afar that the beautiful, mature and beautiful woman was running towards a tall, handsome and elegant middle-aged man.
When Yang Xiaoyu approached Chu Jianshu, he suddenly grabbed his collar with both hands: "Where's my son? Why didn't you bring him here?!"
"Xiaoyu, calm down." Chu Jianshu held Yang Xiaoyu's hand helplessly, understanding his wife's anxiety at the moment, "You should have read the information I sent you, right?"
"I've seen it, I've seen it, I've memorized it all. What does this have to do with me seeing my son now?!" Yang Xiaoyu's voice was a little sharp, lacking his usual arrogance and steadiness.
"Wanqiu's situation is a bit complicated, as you know." Chu Jianshu patted Yang Xiaoyu's arm, "I asked Yigui to wait outside. You're going to make Yigui feel bad."
When Chu Yigui was mentioned, Yang Xiaoyu calmed down a little and frowned: "Why did you bring Yigui here?"
"It was Yigui's own request." Chu Jianshu said.
Yang Xiaoyu pursed her lips. Although she calmed down a little, she couldn't wait to pull Chu Jianshu's hand and leave the airport: "Go find my son."
There were four people in a car. As Chu Jianshu's driver, Yang Xiaoyu had followed Chu Jianshu for a long time. He had seen Chu Jianshu in a bad mood because of work, and had also seen Yang Xiaoyu being irritable, but the atmosphere had never been as depressing as it was now.
The driver was also very clear about the direction they were heading in. The child who was said to have been lost for nearly ten years had been found.
The driver didn't even dare to look at the expression of Chu Yigui who was sitting in the passenger seat. No one could tell what the mood of this child who was loved and respected by the entire Chu family was like now.
Occasionally when looking at the rearview mirror, the driver could see Chu Yigui's expression out of the corner of his eye. He looked no different from usual, still young but steady, an object of respect that made people unconsciously respect him.
"Yigui." Yang Xiaoyu called Chu Yigui's name, but didn't say anything else.
Chu Yigui understood what Yang Xiaoyu wanted to say, so he just smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mom. I'm glad my brother is back."
Yang Xiaoyu looked at Chu Yigui in the rearview mirror and was very suspicious of the child's behavior.
No matter what, you shouldn't look so nonchalant.
However, Chu Yigui continued, "Mom, are you going to meet your brother like this?"
"What?" Yang Xiaoyu didn't react for a moment.
"Mom didn't wear any makeup today, and her clothes are a little wrinkled."
Chu Yigui's reminder made Yang Xiaoyu wake up instantly as if from a dream. She received news from Wan Qiu in the evening and booked the earliest flight back. She had no mood to put on makeup and casually wore a slim-fit suit for work, with her hair even messy.
This was the first time she had seen Wan Qiu in many years.
Yang Xiaoyu, who has always boasted of her perfectionism, suddenly realized that she might not look perfect now. This was the first time they met in such a long time, and she wanted to give Wan Qiu the best impression.
Yang Xiaoyu immediately stopped the driver and asked him to drive to the nearest shopping mall.
She wants to wear the most perfect makeup and the most beautiful clothes.
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