Zhang Dali had a good relationship with the villagers in the village in front of him, and he often used money to exchange for food. He thought that Xiang Shulan's family should have eggs, so he went to borrow a few and took them over to check on them.
Thinking that Sister Xu had already given birth, I should go and visit her.
"Qiaoyue, are you home?" Shen Qiaoyue was staring blankly at the spot where she used to put the eggs when she heard this gentle, soothing voice.
She quickly closed the cabinet door.
"Sister-in-law, I'm home." Shen Qiaoyue came out and saw Qian Luoshui standing at her door with half a basket of eggs. "Sister-in-law, what are you doing with so many eggs?"
"What can I do? Well, your brother heard that Xu girl's family didn't have any eggs. She had a baby these past two days, so he asked the canteen's logistics department to buy some eggs to visit her. Do you have any brown sugar at home? I don't have any, so I was thinking of borrowing some from you."
Shen Qiaoyue was puzzled. Her sister-in-law came to her asking for brown sugar. Could it be that her brother-in-law didn't take the eggs?
On second thought, it's probably Lu Chen who ate it.
The only point of confusion is that someone can eat six eggs. Although Lu Chen can eat a lot, he doesn't have that kind of appetite!
"I have a bag of brown sugar at home that's still unopened. I'll go get it for you." Shen Qiaoyue walked into the living room, opened a sealed cabinet, took out a bag of brown sugar, and put the best pieces into a small bag.
Qian Luoshui walked in and saw Shen Qiaoyue being so thoughtful.
"Sister Xu is in her postpartum period, and the daily ration is a problem, so I was thinking of bringing her some extra eggs. She'll probably finish them in the next couple of days. I just didn't have any brown sugar at home, so I came to ask if you had any." Qian Luoshui and Shen Qiaoyu had just arrived and hadn't had time to prepare many things.
Shen Qiaoyue said, "I have brown sugar, but I don't have eggs. It's too late for me to go buy them now!"
Yesterday, Shen Qiaoyue looked at those eight eggs, intending to take them over today, but unexpectedly, Lu Chen ate six of them by himself.
"It's alright, I have plenty of eggs too. You provide the brown sugar and I'll provide the eggs. We're family, we can deliver them together," Qian Luoshui said, pulling Shen Qiaoyue along.
Seeing that her sister-in-law had said so, Shen Qiaoyue quickly replied, "Then I'll accept this favor!"
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Xu Xiaosi, after boarding the bus, sat alone on a chair, looking at the scenery outside the window. She was very sad; her uncle didn't want her anymore.
I'm going to take the train to go back to my parents.
Li Qingming chased after the bus from the bus stop, and just as he reached the next stop, the bus closed its doors and left.
Li Qingming had no choice but to speed up and get to the next station.
He was familiar with the roads in the area, so he simply crossed a hill, saving himself a considerable distance.
Without stopping for a moment, we arrived at the next stop to wait for the bus.
He was panting heavily, and before he could catch his breath, he saw the bus arrive.
As soon as Li Qingming came up, he saw Xu Xiaosi sitting by the window.
"Comrade, you haven't paid yet?" the driver reminded Li Qingming to pay.
Li Qingming swallowed hard and said to the driver, "Sir, I'm here to see someone. I'll get off in a bit."
Looking at his clothes, the driver figured he wasn't a bad person and quickly reminded him, "Our bus has a time limit, so hurry up."
Li Qingming came up to Xu Xiaosi and said, "Xiaosi, come home with Uncle Li. Your aunt and uncle will worry about you if you come out alone."
Xu Xiaosi looked up at Li Qingming and said, "I don't want to. I want to go back to my dad. My aunt and uncle don't want me anymore."
Li Qingming comforted her, "How could that be? Your aunt and uncle are worried sick. Besides, you can't go anywhere by yourself. What if you run into human traffickers? Even if you want to go back, Uncle Li needs a letter of introduction to take you to the train station to buy a ticket, right?"
When Xu Xiaosi looked up at Li Qingming, she was clearly softening. She hadn't brought anything with her and needed a letter of introduction to go anywhere.
"Comrade, we're going to be late. Do you even know this child?" The driver watched Li Qingming chatting with the child, and it seemed like they knew each other, but he also became scared. What if he didn't know the child?
"Driver, I'll get off right away," Li Qingming replied quickly.
Looking at Xu Xiaosi, he said anxiously and worriedly, "Xiaosi, why don't you get off the bus with Uncle Li first? Wherever you want to go, Uncle Li will go with you, okay?"
After thinking for a moment, Xu Xiao thought about it and then stood up.
Li Qingming reached out and pulled Xu Xiaosi to get out of the car, but the driver still closed the door, not feeling at ease.
"Driver, what are you doing?" Li Qingming asked his driver, puzzled.
The driver glanced at the child in the rearview mirror and said, "This child got on the bus alone. You're not related to her, so I'm still worried. Come with me to the police station."
“Driver, this child got on the bus at the military hospital stop. I chased after him for two stops before I caught up with him. How could I possibly be a child trafficker?”
Li Qingming explained, "You need to take us to the police station. The nearest police station is more than a dozen stops away, almost forty minutes away."
“Uncle driver, this is Uncle Li Qingming. I can vouch for him; he’s not a human trafficker,” Xu Xiaosi quickly explained.
The driver hesitated for a moment.
"Driver, the clothes he's wearing shouldn't lie," a passenger next to him said.
The driver, who wanted to argue, didn't say anything and could only open the car door to let Li Qingming get out.
The bus left.
Li Qingming and Xu Xiaosi sat on the side of the bus and waited.
Xu Xiaosi actually regretted it as soon as she got on the bus.
She knew very well that she didn't have enough money to buy a train ticket, and she didn't know where her parents were.
Her grandparents didn't want her; they thought she was a money-loser.
"Uncle Li Qingming, my aunt has her own child, and she doesn't want me anymore!" Xu Xiaosi looked up at Li Qingming and started crying as she spoke.
Li Qingming squatted down to comfort Xu Xiaosi, saying, "Xiaosi, why do you think like that? Your aunt and uncle have been so good to you, how could they abandon you?"
“There’s an older brother in the compound who said that my aunt has a younger brother and my uncle will give me up for adoption. Everyone says that my parents don’t want me anymore, and my aunt took me in!” Xu Xiaosi has been very unhappy in the family compound these days, constantly being teased by an older brother.
But in Xu Xiaosi's heart, these jokes were the truth.
Li Qingming understood now: Xu Xiaosi felt insecure; she was afraid of being abandoned and wanted to leave first.
"My uncle said he's going to take me to the city later. My older brother said that Grandma Lin from the old family compound took her granddaughter to the city and then sold her!" Xu Xiaosi said earnestly, without stopping her from crying.
Xu Xiaosi held Li Qingming's hand and said, "Uncle Qingming, I don't want to be sold by my uncle!"
Li Qingming looked at Xu Xiaosi with heartache and comforted her with a wry smile, "Xiaosi, you misunderstood. Your uncle would never sell you. He has always loved you. He took you to the city because you've grown up and need clothes and shoes. Your aunt had a baby brother and couldn't take you, so your uncle took you instead."
"Really?" Xu Xiaosi asked uncertainly.
Li Qingming nodded in response to Xu Xiaosi.
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