Because they had to go to the Southern Province first, and then enter Xichuan from the Southern Province, and also needed to put out some 'smoke bombs' in the Southern Province, even though Gu Shaoyong and Zhou Huiyu were extremely anxious, they were still delayed on the road for several days. It wasn't until the afternoon of the second Friday that they arrived in Changle Town.
They had been wishing the trains and cars were faster than usual, so they could reach their beloved daughter sooner. But once they arrived in Chang Le Town, not only Zhou Huiyu, but even Gu Shaoyong felt a sense of trepidation.
I wonder how my little girl is doing, how tall she is, and what her personality is like? Is she treated well? Does she get scared when she sees them? Or is it just her natural instinct to trust and feel close to her parents?
Everything is unknown.
But you always have to take the first step.
"The child is at school. How about we go after school?"
Zhou Huiyu sat in the car, looking at the gate of Chang Le Elementary School, her heart pounding, but her legs felt a little weak.
Not wanting to arouse suspicion, Zhou Keming continued with his usual routine, while Gu Ying drove them there.
Upon hearing Zhou Huiyu's words, Gu Ying replied respectfully, "Madam, after Miss gets out of school, one of Black Panther's men who buys things will come to pick her up and take her home. Um... to her current home. Miss's current home is quite far from the school; it takes an average adult about an hour and a half to walk there via the back streets..."
Upon hearing Gu Ying mention that her youngest daughter had a long commute to school, Zhou Huiyu became anxious and couldn't help but ask, "What about her in the morning? Does anyone take her to school in the morning?"
“Uh…” Gu Ying shook her head and said, “No. Miss goes to school by herself every morning.”
Upon hearing Gu Ying say that her precious daughter went to school by herself, Zhou Huiyu felt extremely distressed. She grabbed Gu Shaoyong and said, "Shaoyong, listen to this. Our daughter... our daughter has to walk to school by herself every day. It's such a long way... She has to walk to school, and no one takes her. Those people! They are so heartless. Aren't they afraid that she, a little child, might be kidnapped while walking on the road?"
“These days, there are so many child abductions. Even in the city, children are always getting lost, let alone in the countryside… If they’re not your own, no matter how much you show affection on the surface, you’ll still subconsciously neglect them…”
Gu Shaoyong's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant. Having served as the county magistrate of Qingping County for over a year, he naturally knew that the Qingping County Police Bureau received reports of missing children every so often, and those missing children were basically impossible to find. This family was far too carefree!
However, being a man, he couldn't bring himself to say such hurtful things as Zhou Huiyu. He could only comfort her, saying, "Alright, Huiyu, don't be angry. The child is fine, isn't she? Once we acknowledge her as our child, we'll take good care of her and make it up to her. As for what happened before... you said it yourself, she's not really their biological child, so it's normal that they don't value her as much. Don't worry about it so much."
“Think about it, the family that adopted her is from the countryside. In the city, there's a lot of patriarchal preference, let alone in the countryside. At least they have the intention to send their child to school, so they must love her. We can't expect people who aren't really related by blood to love our daughter like we do, can we? Don't you think so?”
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