Chapter 350: Who is taking advantage of whom between us?

The moment she heard her voice, Shen Xiu'e's attitude changed immediately.

Obviously very excited.

"Weiwei?? It's Weiwei?? Have you been to the Eastern Province? Have you met Tingyue? Are you all right? Are you okay?"

A series of questions made Song Shi's lips curl slightly.

She wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled.

"Mom, it's okay. I'm fine. Tingyue... is fine too. He has returned to the army now!"

Hearing that they were all fine, Shen Xiu'e finally put her worries at ease.

"Okay, okay, it's okay, it's okay!!"

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the side: "Mom......"

Song Shiwei was suddenly stunned, and even Shen Xiu'e on the other side of the receiver was stunned.

After reacting, Shen Xiu'e said excitedly: "Xiao Ba, what did you just say? Say it again?"

Song Shiwei had a vague feeling that it was Xiao Ba, but she was not sure. When she heard Shen Xiu'e calling Xiao Ba, she finally realized that it was really Xiao Ba!

It was Xiao Ba who shouted "Mom!!"

Maybe it was because Xiao Ba was sitting on Shen Xiu'e's lap, very close to the microphone, so she heard it very clearly!

He yelled "Mom!"

At this moment, she could no longer control her tears and she covered her mouth tightly to prevent herself from crying out loud.

Old Li was a little worried when he saw her crying so hard.

But because she was still on the phone, he didn't dare say anything.

Fortunately, Song Shiwei adjusted his state quickly.

"Xiao Ba, you called your mother, right?? Mommy is so happy!! I finally heard you call mommy!"

Shen Xiu'e was also very relieved.

"Yeah, I never thought that our little Ba would call Mom! Can you call her again to make Mom happy?"

But no matter how much Shen Xiu'e coaxed him, Xiao Ba didn't say a word and just focused on playing with the little dinosaur in his hands.

Song Shiwei was also sad. After all, it was a big improvement for Xiaoba to be able to call out "Mom".

"Mom, are you, Dad, and the kids all right?"

Shen Xiu'e smiled and said, "Okay, okay, everything is fine. The children are fine too! It's just that the little ones all miss you so much. The four older ones are better. They know that their parents are busy and they can't make trouble. But the four younger ones make a fuss every day. Even Xiaoba is a bit noisy. He doesn't sleep for a long time at night. He plays with the dinosaurs in his hands and looks at the door from time to time with a pout. He won't say it, but I can see that he misses you!"

Song Shiwei felt a pang in her heart. How could she not miss them?

But Zhou Tingyue didn't know what was going on here. She was caught in a dilemma and felt very uncomfortable.

"Mom, how about letting Xiaocao bring the kids over? I want to stay here for a while!"

She didn't dare to say that she was worried about Zhou Tingyue because she was afraid that everyone in her family would worry too, so she could only find an excuse.

"It was Uncle Li who helped find Tingyue and the others. I promised Uncle Li that I would cook for him for a year, and I can't go back on my word!"

Of course, this was not a lie, she did promise Uncle Li.

But when Old Li heard this, he frowned suddenly. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but when he thought that she was still on the phone, he gave up.

Shen Xiu'e on the other side of the phone also nodded.

"Is that so? Then we should really thank them! Let's put it this way, don't let Xiaocao take the children there. She's young, and I'm worried if something happens on the way. Anyway, I don't have anything to do, so I'll take the children there instead of taking the train, as I'm afraid it's not safe on the road. I'll call your dad later and see if Xiaozhang or Xiaosun has nothing to do tomorrow, so they can take us there directly!"

This arrangement would be great. Originally, Song Shiwei was also worried about safety on the road. If the driver from her father's unit could help take her there, she would feel relieved.

I told her the specific address of Uncle Li's house and asked her to write it down, and then she hung up the phone.

Although Old Wang didn't charge, she was calling Beijing, and the call bill was quite expensive, and she didn't want to take advantage of him.

He took out a dollar and put it on the table.

"Uncle Wang, thank you!"

When Lao Wang saw that she had given him a dollar, he quickly picked up the money and prepared to return it to her.

"No, no, no, no, I have been friends with Old Li for many years, how can I ask for money? And you gave me so much, it's too much!"

Song Shi smiled and said, "Not much. I'm calling Beijing. It's a long-distance call. If you have any extra money, I'll add some to buy a pack of cigarettes for my uncle Li!"

As she spoke, she took out another piece of money and put it on the table.

Nowadays, the cigarettes that ordinary people smoke are as cheap as a few cents a pack, or one or two yuan a pack. Of course, there are also imported cigarettes that cost eight or ten yuan.

But Song Shiwei took a look at the cigarettes sold in this remote rural sales outlet, and they all seemed to be cheap cigarettes. However, there was a pack of cigarettes that she had seen Old Man Zhou smoke at home, which cost a little over one yuan a pack. She pointed at it.

"How about this?"

Old Wang nodded happily: "Okay!"

But Old Li returned the money to Song Shiwei with a sullen face.

"Where can I find such good cigarettes? Just give me the three-cent ones!"

When he went out, Old Li also took a box of matches from Old Wang, which made him feel sorry for him.

"I said you, old Li, are always taking advantage of me!"

Old Li took out a cigarette, lit it, then turned around and glared at him.

"Tell me, who is taking advantage of whom?"

When Old Wang heard this, he immediately laughed.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more. Take it, take it. Just a box of matches!"

Normally, when Old Li got good medicinal herbs, he would help resell them, and the money he made from them was more than tens of thousands of boxes of matches.

Just from that hundred-year-old ginseng, he earned hundreds of dollars from Old Li!

He still wants to continue making money from him!

After walking out of the sales outlet, Old Li took a long puff of cigarette and suddenly spoke.

"I asked you to cook for me so that you would have more hope and not be so sad. Now that your husband is fine, forget about this promise! When I saw you, I thought of my little granddaughter. She lived with me at home for a few years. When she was in junior high school, her parents took her away. After that, they never came back........."

Hearing Old Li suddenly say this, Song Shiwei's eyes suddenly widened.

He stared at Old Li with an expression of disbelief.

Unexpectedly, he also has a granddaughter who has lived with him for many years.

Did Grandpa miss her so much back then? Otherwise, why would he go up the mountain to pick the wild strawberries she liked and end up rolling down the cliff?

Whenever he thought of this, Song Shiwei's heart ached.

"So, where is your granddaughter now?"

Old Li looked up into the distance, took a deep breath of the cigarette in his hand, and waited for the smoke to slowly dissipate, blurring his eyes.

He then sighed softly: "She got married and went to the south. Maybe she will never think of me as her grandpa again........."