On the way home, Meng Shuyun, with a serious expression, carefully explained to the children the despicable tricks commonly used by human traffickers and how to deal with them.
The world is not peaceful, and children are inexperienced and may easily fall into a trap from which there is no return if they are not careful.
"Xiaojuan, you have to listen carefully. Girls are soft-hearted and can easily get taken advantage of outside. If you're not careful, you'll be targeted by bad people."
As Meng Shuyun walked, she spoke earnestly, her eyes filled with worry.
When Su Xiumei got home, she saw the injury on Xiaoli's arm and her eyes instantly reddened. Tears welled up in her eyes, and the worry and fear in her eyes seemed about to overflow.
Su Xiulan also looked distressed, reached out and touched the two children's heads, and said, "Give them an extra meal tonight, to help them get some nutrition."
Just then, Xie Lin'an came to the house to tutor the child and casually asked Su Xiulan, "Teacher Su, why didn't you go to the bookstore today?"
While coaxing Mingyue, Su Xiulan's eyes suddenly lit up, and she asked curiously, "My older sister went to see my brother-in-law off on a business trip today, and I couldn't go because I couldn't leave. Did you run into the bookstore owner?"
They had almost given up trying to find out more information, but Xie Lin'an unexpectedly brought this good news!
Xie Lin'an had just nodded and was about to speak when Meng Shuyun interrupted him: "Teacher Xie, come out for a moment, I have something I want to talk to you about."
Xie Lin'an swallowed his words, looking apologetically at Su Xiulan: "I'll talk to you later."
Meng Shuyun called over a few students who were reviewing their studies, along with Xie Lin'an, and announced, "Starting tomorrow, you guys will all be staying in the county. Stop going back and forth to the village every day. It's too much of a waste of time, and it's also inconvenient for Teacher Xie to come over each time."
“We’ll all listen to Mother,” Su Xiuju immediately agreed.
Upon hearing this, Su Xiangyang was extremely displeased.
If he doesn't come back, how will he eat?
The eldest sister's cooking is so delicious, but once we get to the county town, he'll have to pay for his own groceries and cook for himself. That's going to be the death of him!
"Then what are we going to eat? We've all gone to work, and we still have to take extra classes when we get back. How can we have time to cook?" Su Xiangyang voiced his biggest worry.
Meng Kangshun had no objections, feeling that it was all the same no matter where he was.
"Mom, do you want to come live in the county town with me?" Meng Shuyun glared at Su Xiangyang, thinking to herself that he was such a troublemaker. Once he left home, he was a complete waste of space and couldn't even feed himself.
“I won’t go. I’ll stay in the village and help your second sister take care of the kids, and pick up Xiaoli and Xiaojuan from school. Teacher Xie’s tutoring time is precious, so we shouldn’t waste it on the road. This is something I’ve thought about and decided to do.”
Xie Lin'an nodded in agreement: "Indeed, a lot of time wasted on the way. It would be much more convenient in the county town, and there would be more time for tutoring."
Everyone agreed, except for Su Xiangyang, who was the only one who objected, but how could he possibly win against everyone else?
Meng Shuyun's words, "If you want tutoring, then don't go," instantly made Su Xiangyang behave.
He knew in his heart that Su Xiuju was a good student and Meng Kangshun was also liked by Teacher Xie. If he didn't work hard to catch up on his studies and another college student came back from the family, then he would have no status in the family at all.
After the conversation ended, Xie Lin'an wanted to talk to Su Xiulan about the bookstore, but she had gone to put her child to sleep, so he didn't have a chance to speak. A hint of disappointment appeared on his face.
However, he figured tomorrow would be the same, so there was no rush.
The next day, Su Xiangyang went to conduct an interview and unexpectedly ran into Xiang Shanshan at noon.
Xiang Shanshan was very enthusiastic and even said she would treat him to a meal.
Upon hearing this, Su Xiangyang was naturally delighted and immediately went to the restaurant with him.
He knew in his heart that Meng Shuyun was too busy to care about his life or death right now. She sent lunch to Deng Jiaqi, and he had to take care of his own meals.
Seeing how readily Su Xiangyang agreed, Xiang Shanshan thought to herself that Su Xiangyang must not have let go of her yet, otherwise why would he have married a wife and still come to have dinner with her alone?
In the bustling restaurant, Su Xiangyang buried himself in his food. Xiang Shanshan put a piece of meat in his bowl and tentatively asked, "Xiangyang, how did you and... Deng Jiaqi meet?"
"We met while working," Su Xiangyang said truthfully without hiding anything.
Upon hearing this, Xiang Shanshan thought to herself, "She's just a factory girl, but she's managed to hook up with Su Xiangyang. She must have some cunning."
After all, Su Xiangyang is a high school graduate, and following him is much better than tightening screws in a factory.
Thinking this, Xiang Shanshan was extremely pleased with herself, believing that as long as she beckoned to Su Xiangyang, he would come running over eagerly.
"Xiangyang, my light bulb is broken and I don't know how to fix it. Are you free this afternoon? Could you help me?"
Before she could finish speaking, Su Xiangyang refused, saying, "I don't have time. I have to go to work this afternoon. If your light bulb is broken, it's broken. If you really can't, just light a candle. Anyway, your family is so poor, it's a waste of electricity."
Xiang Shanshan never expected that Su Xiangyang would reject her and say such hurtful things!
She gripped her chopsticks, staring at the rice in her bowl, her throat feeling like it was stuffed with cotton. She was both angry and furious, but there was nothing she could do about Su Xiangyang.
Xiang Shanshan forced a smile, her tone pleading: "Su Xiangyang, I've already treated you to dinner, can't you just change this light bulb for me as a return gift? I need to study tonight, and candles aren't bright enough, they'll hurt my eyes."
She thought to herself that as long as she acted pitiful, Su Xiangyang wouldn't ignore her. After all, Su Xiangyang had previously said that her eyes were beautiful and that he loved looking into them the most.
Su Xiangyang frowned deeply, thinking to himself, "How come she can't change such a simple thing as a light bulb?"
They insisted that he take time off to help!
How come he never noticed how pretentious she was before?
Doesn't she know that taking leave will result in a deduction from her salary?
"Your salary was deducted, will she make it up?" "I'm busy this afternoon and evening, I have tutoring classes, I don't have time to help you. Aren't you and Zhang Heng quite close? Ask your senior to help you."
After saying that, he wiped his mouth, picked up his clothes from the stool, and left the restaurant to go back to work at the newspaper office.
Xiang Shanshan slammed her hand on the table in anger, glaring fiercely at Su Xiangyang's retreating back. That damned Su Xiangyang, how did he become so stubborn?
Deng Jiaqi had been looking for Su Xiangyang for quite a while, and had specially saved a chicken leg for him. She was looking for him with great joy, but she couldn't find him anywhere.
He usually eats lunch around here! Just as she was getting extremely anxious, she saw Su Xiangyang come out of a shop, and inside sat Xiang Shanshan.
Deng Jiaqi stopped abruptly, a sudden emptiness filling her heart. It seemed Su Xiangyang had already eaten lunch and didn't need her chicken leg at all...
The sharp-eyed Su Xiangyang spotted Deng Jiaqi, but before he could hide, he was caught red-handed.
What are you doing here? Did you come out looking for me?
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