Chapter 32: It feels really rustic
Hearing that the people who were injured and still angry included her father, mother, brother and sister, Qin Wenjing lowered her head and whispered, "Mom, I'm sorry, I was wrong."
Deng Xiuzhen let go of her hand, helped her tidy up her clothes and said, "Wenjing, you are right. Not only is it right for you to protect your family, it also warms your mother's heart.
Mom said this not to say you are wrong, nor to criticize you. I just want to tell you that we must protect our family and ourselves.
When facing an enemy stronger than us, or as strong as us, we must be wise and know how to avoid the strong. Avoiding the strong does not mean giving up, but protecting ourselves.
In situations like today, we don’t need to pay any attention to them and just treat them as barking dogs.”
"Yes, we can't be stubborn. Sister, you did a very good job last time. If you hadn't discovered something was wrong in time and taught us not to talk, and asked us to pretend to sleep to deceive the traffickers and wait for an opportunity to escape, we wouldn't have been drugged or beaten, and we would have been able to wait for the police to rescue us. If it weren't for your sister, we would have suffered a lot. Sister, I love you!" Wen Xin walked to Wen Jing and said.
"Sister Jingjing, I like you so much!" Wen Yu shouted loudly.
Deng Xiuzhen glanced at Tan Yanlin, who lowered his head guiltily.
"You must remember, we are not aggressive, but we are not afraid of cruelty! When we can endure, we will endure and not argue with others.
However, if someone bullies us maliciously, we will fight back harshly.
Normally, we should avoid violence if we can. If we have to, we should beat them hard, so that others will be afraid of you and never dare to bully you again! Do you understand?" Deng Xiuzhen said, looking around at the three children.
"I understand! We don't cause trouble, but we're not afraid of it either! We don't care about small things. Whoever dares to bully me, I will fight back. I will beat him so hard that he's afraid, so that others won't dare to bully us anymore!" Wen Jing said in a firm tone.
"Mom, I don't fight. If I have any problems, I will call my sister, mom and dad." Wen Xin said.
"Mom, mom, I understand. But I really want to go to the restaurant. Are we still going to the restaurant today?" Wen Yu asked loudly.
"Come in! Why not?" Deng Xiuzhen couldn't help laughing.
Wen Jing also laughed. She grabbed Wen Yu and said, "Let's go and have something delicious!"
Children are children. They were angry just now, but after a few words, they calmed down and went to find food happily.
Dafeng Restaurant is not the largest restaurant in Pucheng, nor the best restaurant, but it is the restaurant with the largest customer flow. It is loved by Pucheng people for its affordable prices and large portions.
It's not dinner time yet, but there are already quite a few customers in the restaurant.
"Hello! Please order what you want to eat and then come over to pay the bill." The waiter politely handed them a piece of paper with the names of the dishes written on it.
"Mom, what is this? Are all the food on this?" Qin Wenyu opened his eyes wide and wanted to look at the paper.
Wen Jing and Wen Xin also focused their attention on the paper.
Deng Xiuzhen has never been to a restaurant in this life, but she had been there with her children in her previous life. She explained: "This is called a menu. The names of the dishes are written on it. We find the dishes we like here and tell the waiter, and they will prepare them for us."
"Can we just sit and wait for the food after we order it?" Wen Jing asked.
"Do we need to wash the dishes after eating?" Wen Xin asked.
"No, no, nothing is necessary. We have ordered and just wait to eat. We can leave after we are done eating. They will wash the dishes, wipe the table, and mop the floor." Deng Xiuzhen let the children order food and she went to the bathroom.
"Sister, you said that there are ants climbing up the tree. Are there really ants? What kind of tree is that? Why can it be put on the plate?" Deng Xiuzhen came back and heard this question.
"I think the tree was cut into small pieces for cooking, but I don't know what kind of tree it was and how it could be used for cooking. The waiter also said it was a signature dish. I heard that a signature dish is a very famous, delicious and popular dish in the restaurant." Wen Xin came close to Wen Yu and explained.
"Wow, I want to eat the signature dish!" Wen Yu shouted excitedly.
"Don't shout. When the food comes up, we will know whether there are ants and what tree the food was cooked from." Wen Jing said in a low voice.
"I like eating chicken the most. What kind of chicken is that? Is it a chick? Is it a rooster or a hen?" Qin Wenyu's mouth couldn't stay idle.
"Didn't I tell you to stop shouting? If others hear us, they'll call us country bumpkins!" Wen Jing warned Wen Yu in a low voice.
Wen Yu's neck shrank when he heard this and he covered his mouth with his hands.
Deng Xiuzhen couldn't help but take a look at the red tweed she was wearing. It felt really tacky.
Tan Yanlin lowered his head again, thinking to himself that he would buy Xiuzhen some more clothes when he had time, and they must be the latest styles!
There were more and more customers in the restaurant, and Deng Xiuzhen and her friends' dishes had not been served yet. Deng Xiuzhen wanted to ask the waiter, but when she looked up, she saw a familiar person: Old Man Zhao.
What frightened her was that Tan Yanxiang was standing next to the old man!
If Old Man Zhao is the old man Liu Xiaozhen mentioned, and if the old man knows Tan Yanxiang, then everything makes sense:
Tan Yanxiang knew her family's previous situation, and the old man knew that she lived in Ji'er now, and knew her family's situation at that time.
If they were in touch with each other, then they first cheated her family out of money and then kidnapped her child, and all the clues are connected!
But I didn’t see them talking. Maybe they came to eat and just happened to meet each other?
These thoughts only flashed through his mind for a moment, but in that moment, both Old Man Zhao and Tan Yanxiang disappeared.
With the children around, Deng Xiuzhen couldn't say anything, fearing that she would scare the children. She tried her best to control her emotions and didn't show any abnormality.
After dinner, she used the excuse of going to Chenjiawan, saying that Chen's mother wanted her to go to the new house and had something to tell her, so she asked Tan Yanlin to take the child back first.
As soon as Tan Yanlin and the others left, Deng Xiuzhen hurried around the restaurant, hid behind a tree, and stared closely at the entrance of Dafeng Restaurant. She wanted to see if Old Man Zhao and Tan Yanxiang would come out together, and where they would go after they came out.
After a while, Old Man Zhao came out, and Tan Yanxiang was not beside him.
Deng Xiuzhen looked at the old man standing at the door of the restaurant, looked both ways, then turned left and walked towards the T-junction.
She waited for a while, but still didn't see Tan Yanxiang. At this time, Old Man Zhao had already walked to the T-junction. He didn't cross the road, but walked towards the road next to Dafeng Restaurant.
That's not the way home! Where is he going? What is he going to do?
Deng Xiuzhen was full of questions and hurriedly followed.
Old man Zhao walked a short distance and then turned left. When he reached the front of Pucheng People's Hospital, he turned right across the road and then walked straight. He turned right from the second alley entrance.
The old man looked at the shops on both sides as he walked, and occasionally stopped to talk and greet people.
This short distance took more than half an hour to walk. Of course, this also made Deng Xiuzhen, who was not good at tracking, follow closely without being noticed by Old Man Zhao.
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