Coincidentally, Fu Jinheng ran into Song Lan pushing her bicycle out at the hospital entrance. Remembering what he had heard that afternoon, Fu Jinheng immediately smiled and said "Congratulations" to Song Lan.
Song Lan replied with a "thank you".
Fu Jinheng asked, "Will you be seeing patients at the Traditional Chinese Medicine department on Monday?"
Song Lan nodded slightly: "Mm."
"come on!"
Fu Jinheng couldn't find anything to say, so he couldn't help but raise his right hand, make a fist and give Song Lan a thumbs-up. When he realized what he had done, he felt a little silly and was slightly uncomfortable for a moment.
Song Lan acted as if she didn't notice his odd behavior. She smiled and said, "Okay, good luck!"
To prevent Fu Jinheng from becoming further embarrassed, she gripped the handlebars with her left hand, raised her right hand, and mimicked Fu Jinheng's gesture, making a cheering gesture as well.
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county seat.
The Zhai family.
After dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Zhai sat in the living room. Mr. Zhai said, "The woman who saved Qiuqiu does indeed work at the Hongxing Machinery Factory Staff Hospital. It's also true that she came to the county town yesterday to take the medical qualification exam."
Moreover, he successfully obtained his medical practitioner's license with a perfect score, ranking first.
Furthermore, Comrade Song's wife, surnamed Qin, is the deputy director of the Hongxing Machinery Factory and currently resides in the factory's old residential area.
Finding information about someone in this county town was not difficult for Yu Zhai's father, the second-in-command of the county. He slowly recounted the information he had obtained about Song Lan through his secretary.
"Tomorrow is the weekend, so shall we take Qiuqiu to Comrade Song's house early in the morning?"
Zhai's mother made the suggestion.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhai shook his head: "Going tomorrow would be too hasty. How about this, you take Qiuqiu to the department store to buy some things tomorrow, and we'll go to thank you in person next weekend."
Does it have to be next week?
Zhai Qiu sat next to her mother. She missed Song Lan very much and wanted to stay by her side. It wasn't that she was clingy, but last night, as soon as she closed her eyes, she was awakened by a nightmare.
Even with family by her side in the middle of the night, she still couldn't fall asleep peacefully, only wanting Sister Song Lan to be by her side, as if only in this way could she feel a full sense of security.
Seeing her beloved daughter looking haggard and uneasy, Zhai's mother was undoubtedly heartbroken and wished she could tear apart the kidnappers who had kidnapped her daughter!
She grasped Zhai Qiu's hand, her eyes filled with love and heartache, and said:
"Why don't you listen to your dad? Don't you want to pick out a nice gift for your sister Song Lan? If we go to visit tomorrow, it will be a bit rushed. You should think about it yourself."
Zhai Qiu lowered his head and remained silent.
Zhai's mother felt increasingly distressed. She said, "Mom knows that what happened made you feel very insecure, but now we're at home, and you're alright... As long as you don't dwell on it..."
You'll soon forget that bad memory... Qiuqiu, Mom hopes you're doing well, and that you can recover to your old self soon, and be happy every day..."
Before Zhai's mother could finish speaking, tears welled up in Zhai Qiu's eyes. Seeing this, Zhai's mother quickly embraced her daughter, gently patted her back, and her own eyes gradually became moist.
"I'm so scared, Mom... I'm really scared... As soon as I close my eyes, I can't help but think of being locked in the cellar... When I'm alone, I also think of being locked in the cellar... Mom, do you know that feeling?"
My mouth was gagged, my hands and feet were bound, and I was surrounded by damp darkness. I was like a lamb to the slaughter, unable to scream, my heart filled with despair and helplessness…
Listening to Zhai Qiu's intermittent words, both Zhai's father and mother had tears in their eyes.
The couple only had one daughter, who was the apple of their eye. She had been carefree since she was a child, a source of joy for her father. But now, their precious daughter had become a frightened bird because of the kidnapper. To be honest, self-blame and guilt had filled his heart these past few days.
If he, as the father, had paid more attention to his daughter and accompanied her when she wanted to go out to play, how could such an accident have happened?
"My dear Qiuqiu! Mom knows, Mom knows everything!"
Stroking her daughter's head, Zhai's mother said with a heavy heart, "It's all your father's fault. We were too busy with work and didn't spend enough time with you, which is why you were targeted by kidnappers..."
"No, it's not your fault or my dad's fault, it's not your fault, it's me... I shouldn't have gone out to play with Tian Tian, but... but we were clearly doing a good deed, leading that old lady around, but... but she ended up hurting us, why?"
"Mom, why did that old lady try to hurt me and Tian Tian? Why was she so mean?!"
Zhai Qiu nestled in her mother's arms, crying as she poured out her grievances and confusion.
"Our Qiuqiu has been a smart child since she was little..."
"No, I'm not smart at all. If I were smart, I wouldn't have been tricked, wouldn't have been kidnapped and locked in the cellar, Mommy, I'm such a fool, boohoo..."
"Don't say that about yourself. It's because the kidnappers were too wicked and cunning, and you were too young to see through their tricks... that's why you were deceived..."
"I'm a fool, I'm a complete fool, Mom, you don't need to comfort me. I know I'm not smart. If it weren't for Sister Song Lan saving me, Tian Tian and I would definitely have been sold to a terrible place..."
"Mom, being near Sister Song Lan, no, even if I'm far away from her, just being able to see her makes me feel safe. I... I'm afraid to sleep alone now. I'm scared. I'm so afraid when I close my eyes..."
"Qiuqiu, don't be afraid, Mommy is with you. If you want to see your sister Song Lan, we'll go next Sunday. After all, she has her own life, and you can't stay with your sister Song Lan all the time."
Zhai's mother spoke with heartache, and she whispered words of comfort to her daughter.
"Captain Li and Factory Director Zhao both called me this afternoon. We discussed it and decided that visiting Comrade Song tomorrow would be too rushed and time-consuming. So, we decided to postpone the visit to next weekend. It was a decision made by several families together."
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