Cao An hooked his fingers lightly and casually helped her comb her hair. Seeing that the two of them were standing there in a daze, he looked at the watch on his wrist.
"It's six in the morning."
Xia Youyou stopped looking at the two people and lowered her head in a daze. She was so sleepy. She had been sitting there until almost three o'clock last night, and finally fell asleep in a daze. Now her body was aching, and her butt hurt too. She didn't want to move at all.
"Brother, carry me!" When she was pulled to stand up, she acted like a spoiled child and refused to go.
Cao An squatted down helplessly, "You little lazy pig!"
Lying on Cao An's broad back, Xia Youyou smiled with satisfaction, tilted her little head on his shoulder, closed her eyes and continued to sleep.
Seeing her innocent look, Qi Siling felt even softer in his heart, wishing he could carry her on his back. He followed the two out of the cabin and glanced at the car that was approaching.
"Brother Cao, put Youyou in the car. It won't be cold in the car. I'll drive her into the city."
Hearing the voice, Cao An glanced at him, then looked at the little head lying on his shoulder and nodded, "Okay." They came here by bicycle last night, and this little lazy pig looked like he was still sleepy and definitely couldn't sit still.
Xia Youyou climbed onto the train car obediently. Since it was her first time riding a train, she was mostly sleepy. She took off her clothes and handed them to Cao An, "Brother, it's cold this morning, put on your clothes."
"No, you wear it."
"The carriage isn't cold, hurry up!"
Cao An took the coat she handed out through the car window, put it on, and drove Xiao Hai forward.
After the two of them rode away, Qi Siling started the car. The car body shook and turned out of the small path in front of the house and onto the main road.
Xia Youyou leaned against the window, the wind blowing her scattered hair. Her eyes were bright and surprised. This was different from the train, which was wobbly because of the potholes on the road.
Qi Siling was afraid that she would be cold, "Youyou, roll up the window, don't let yourself get cold."
She shook her head and said, "I won't!"
Unexpectedly, she refused without a second thought. Qi Siling raised his eyebrows and looked at her. The little girl looked innocent and excited, and it seemed that she would not listen to any advice. He could only take off his woolen coat with one hand and hand it to her, "Put it on."
Xia Youyou looked at the black wool coat that was handed to him with a bit of disdain. Perhaps from being on the road for a few days, the clothes had a slight odor, but it was just a little bit, and more of it was his unique bamboo fragrance.
Qi Siling was also a little embarrassed, but there was nothing she could do. Xiao Hai smoked, and the two of them were in the same compartment, so it was inevitable that they would get infected.
"Don't be disgusted, your brother Xiao Hai only gets the smell from smoking."
Worried that it would be unsafe for him to drive with one hand, Xia Youyou took the coat and put it on. His body temperature was still on the coat, making her feel warm instantly.
"Don't you smoke?" She looked at him curiously. Cao An didn't smoke either because his mother didn't allow him to.
"I can't learn if I don't smoke." He didn't like the feeling of inhaling smoke into his lungs, which made him feel a little breathless.
Xia Youyou nodded wildly, "It's better not to smoke!"
He looked at her amusedly, "Don't like smokers?"
"No, I just think smoking is harmful to the body. Anyone who smells smoke will also be harmed by it." In later generations, more people have developed lung cancer from secondhand smoke than from smoking. How could she possibly like it? She couldn't say whether other people's behavior pleased her or not, as long as it didn't affect her.
"Then I'll ask Xiao Hai to quit as well."
"It's good to quit, but you can't force it."
The car wobbled into the city, the road becoming easier to navigate, and the car stabilized. Qi Siling drove slowly behind the bicycle until they stopped at the Public Security Bureau. Because the car was carrying important cargo, he backed it into the yard. After the car stopped, Cao An opened the door and helped Xia Youyou out.
Seeing that she was wearing Qi Siling's coat, he said nothing more. It was cold outside, and changing clothes would only make it easier to catch a cold.
Several people followed Cao An into his office. Because it was still early, no one from the bureau had come to work yet.
Cao An went to the cafeteria to get a pot of boiling water and made a pot of hot tea for everyone to warm up.
Xia Youyou sat obediently holding a teacup. Knowing that Zhao Shi and others had returned to the patrol team and that the people from the bureau had not arrived yet, she began to tell them her thoughts.
"I've felt something was amiss these past few days, so I did that last night just to be on the safe side. I was afraid it would delay Brother Qi and Brother Xiao Hai's work."
The two shook their heads. They had reserved time and would not delay anything.
"Right now, we need to focus on dealing with Yan Er first. He's Uncle Yan's son." He explained, realizing they didn't know about Uncle Yan. "Uncle Yan was in charge of the scrap yard. He's old and a bit overwhelmed, so he handed it over to me. Yan Er and Yan Da had vandalized the yard before, but I chased them away. They probably harbored a grudge, and when they discovered my collaboration with the black market, they decided to report me."
"Is this Mr. Yan the one guarding the house deed?"
"Yes. I happened to pass by a scrap yard one day and fell in love with a rickshaw bed. After I bought it, I found the deed to the house hidden inside. My brother and I went to find him and learned about the family's story."
Qi Siling nodded, "So Yan Er reported it to get revenge on you?"
"I don't know if he really saw that I had any connection with the black market, or if there was a mole in the black market."
Cao An raised his head and drank the water in the teacup. "They have no evidence. As long as we insist that we are not speculating, they can't do anything to us."
People from the bureau came to work one after another. Seeing Cao An arrive so early, they all came over to say hello.
Seeing the people sitting in the office, they were also very curious.
Dabao was familiar with Cao An, so he squeezed through the crowd and went in to greet Cao An.
"Brother Cao, what's going on?"
Cao An nodded at him and said, "Please help me see if the director has arrived. We encountered the patrol team last night."
Dabao knew the seriousness of encountering the patrol team, so he turned around and left the office and went to the director's office.
Cao An checked the time, stood up, walked over to Xia Youyou, and rubbed her head. "Be good and stay here. I'll be back soon." He nodded to Qi Siling and Xiao Hai, "Wait a minute. We'll go to the patrol team together later."
After waiting in the office for a while, Cao An came with a middle-aged man, and they set out to the patrol team together.
The middle-aged man was Cao An's mentor, Director Han Yushu. After hearing what they had said, he decided to go along. Looking at the young men before him, he nodded inwardly, thinking they were all talented people who would achieve great things in the future.
With the director's personal intervention, the matter was perfectly resolved. Yan Er was falsely accused of malicious intent and sentenced to six months' detention.
Xia Youyou was very satisfied with the outcome. Without Yan Er's obstruction, she could do her job properly. Furthermore, those who had been sent down to the countryside were gradually being recruited back to the city, and the educated youth were also gradually finding ways to return. With the college entrance examination coming up at the end of the year, she had to prepare well for her trip to Beijing.
After reloading the food, Cao An and Xia Youyou watched Qi Siling drive away from Bao City.
"Brother, you have to arrange things for Baoshi as soon as possible, study hard, and get into college together."
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