Before leaving, Lu Qiqi assured the ladies that if they arrived at the Wu residence gate the next morning, the Shadow Guards would escort them back to the mansion.
He also made a point of telling them to relax, saying that if they failed to arrive as promised, the Shadow Guards would clear away any obstacles.
Thus, the ladies were relieved and went home with great gratitude.
Out of Lu Qiqi's sight, a lady gave her a deep look before leaving with the help of her maid.
The pedestrians and onlookers who had gathered in front of the Wu residence gradually dispersed when they saw that the aggrieved party who had caused the disturbance had left and the excitement was over.
The four old women, dressed in red, yellow, blue, and green, never expected things to escalate so much. They were too afraid to even go home, lest someone cause them trouble.
Just as the four of them looked at each other, looking troubled and standing still, not daring to move, the carriage that had been brought earlier picked them up and took them out of the border town.
Lu Qiqi turned around, intending to return to the teahouse, when she looked up and saw a familiar figure.
Song Yanqing, dressed in a gold-embroidered blue robe, stood with his hands behind his back, his thin lips slightly upturned, his eyes fixed on her.
Seeing this, Lu Qiqi was overjoyed and quickly ran over.
When she ran up to Song Yanqing, a smile spread across her face, revealing a set of pearly white teeth. "Why did you come down here? Didn't we agree that I would come down alone and you would stay upstairs to keep me in check?"
Song Yanqing thought to herself, "The upstairs can't keep things under control. Wu Guangping is no good person. How can he leave her here alone if he doesn't come downstairs?"
However, he didn't mention it at all, but said softly, "After seeing that you had made all the arrangements, I went downstairs to find you."
He also had Nineteen buy a lot of food, to keep as snacks for you in the army.
Lu Qiqi laughed even harder when she heard that Shijiu was to buy snacks.
Lately, that boy Nineteen has become picky about food because of her. He doesn't eat anything whole anymore. He's still young at heart, so I'm afraid the carriage will be packed full of food with him.
Just as Lu Qiqi guessed, that's exactly what Nineteen did.
When Lu Qiqi boarded the carriage, she saw that half of the carriage was filled with food of all sizes, a dazzling array of choices.
"With so many, Nineteen must have bought all the delicious pastries and snacks in the border town, right?"
Lu Qiqi and Song Yanqing sat down facing each other. The food was located at the back of the carriage, taking up half of the space, making the carriage feel somewhat cramped.
The small table we used for tea when we arrived has also been put away.
Song Yan said in a calm voice, "If you like to eat it, just tell Nineteen to go out of the military camp to buy it next time."
Nineteen is Song Yanqing's man. Although he often follows Lu Qiqi, he is always in the military camp. He rarely asks Nineteen to go out of the military camp to do things.
Since Song Yanqing spoke up personally, Lu Qiqi naturally wouldn't refuse, and said with a smile, "Okay."
Before the two returned to the military camp, Lu Qiqi asked Shijiu to make a detour to the courtyard that Li Changlong had rented.
The Shadow Guards protected this courtyard, but remained hidden in the shadows. Therefore, when Lu Qiqi stood at the courtyard gate and looked around, she did not notice anyone watching her.
Song Yanqing did not get out of the car, but Lu Qiqi got out with only Nineteen and some food.
Li Changlong pushed open the courtyard gate, saw Lu Qiqi, looked around, and then mysteriously welcomed Lu Qiqi into the house.
Lu Qiqi's heart immediately went into alarm. After she returned to the room and Li Changlong closed the door, she asked, "Second Brother, what happened?"
Li Changlong remained calm. He whispered, "Nothing has happened yet, so we should still be careful."
Being vigilant is good, but if one is too vigilant, it can be mentally and physically exhausting, which is actually detrimental to health.
Fortunately, Lu Qiqi came here to resolve this matter.
She said, "Second brother, go and fetch my aunt. I have something important to discuss with her."
"good."
Before long, Lu Xiangxiang came out of the room carrying Xiao Lingyue.
When Lu Xiangxiang sat down with Xiangling's help, Lu Qiqi finally saw her face clearly.
At that time, Lu Xiangxiang looked much better than when she was in the Wu family mansion.
Presumably, although he had no worries about food and clothing in the Wu family, he was always on edge, and his life was probably not as good as it is now.
Seeing that her face was glowing, Lu Qiqi was completely relieved. She took out the book and handed it to Lu Xiangxiang, saying, "Aunt, this is the book that Wu Guangping wrote today. From now on, you will have nothing to do with him anymore."
Lu Xiangxiang looked at the book, but didn't move for a long time. Her eyes were fixed on the paper, and she didn't even realize when the tears fell from her eyes.
She seemed to have been looking forward to this day for a long time, and now that her wish had come true, she didn't know what to do.
Seeing this, Xiangling took the child from Lu Xiangxiang's arms to free her hand to take the baby.
Lu Xiangxiang took the book. Although she couldn't read, when she saw the red handprint, tears streamed down her face like water being released from a valve.
For a moment, he was completely speechless.
Lu Qiqi was initially unsure of her feelings, fearing that she might still harbor affection for Wu Guangping.
But when she saw Lu Xiangxiang holding a book in her hand, which she treasured so much that she was afraid of leaving a watermark on it, she held it far away, which put Lu Qiqi at ease.
Lu Qiqi wiped away Lu Xiangxiang's tears and looked at her, saying, "Aunt, now that you have the book, tomorrow you should take the child and Xiangling and go to Luzhou Prefecture to find Uncle San. I will have the Shadow Guards escort you safely."
Even though Lu Qiqi told them that Wu Guangping had written the book in public,
But given his vengeful nature, he will surely do everything in his power to get rid of the mother and son.
Lu Qiqi absolutely could not allow such a thing to happen.
Seeing that Lu Xiangxiang hadn't made a decision yet, Li Changlong said, "Don't be afraid, Auntie, I'll personally take you back."
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiangxiang nodded emphatically and said, "Alright! I will never set foot in this border region again for the rest of my life."
Just as they finished discussing it, Monday happened to be the day they left school at the Feng residence.
When he entered the room, he saw that Lu Qiqi was still nineteen.
After exchanging greetings, Li Changlong told them about his intention to return to the veterans' village.
Monday's reaction was not the jubilant one they had expected.
On the contrary, it even revealed a hint of reluctance.
Li Changlong wasn't very observant of people; he was still imagining whether, when Xiao Lingyue grew up, Xi Bao or Xiao Lingyue would be more mischievous.
Lu Qiqi noticed some expressions on Zhou Yi's face that had never appeared before.
I don't know what words to use to describe it; it's a mix of anticipation, reluctance, and conflict—in short, very complicated.
Lu Qiqi said, "We're going to school at the Feng residence on Monday. We don't need so many people to go back to Luzhou Prefecture. Staying in the border town means we can still look after this house."
Li Changlong thought about it and felt that Lu Qiqi's words made sense. He patted Zhou Yi on the shoulder and said, "Qiqi is right. If you stay here and look after Qiqi, I will feel more at ease."
Although we can't help Qiqi physically, at least she'll have family if anything happens to her.
Li Changlong has always treated Zhou Yi as one of his own brothers.
This isn't the first time I've heard the word "family" on Monday, but every time I hear it, it warms my heart.
On Monday, his eyes were a little red. He said, "I'll stay. You all need to be careful."
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