Zhang Meng happily took it and carefully placed it in her backpack. "Thank you, Comrade Youhui. I don't really have any use for this bead. I just want it as a souvenir."
Youhui nodded without asking any further questions, as if he believed her explanation.
After giving the jade beads, Youhui said he had something to do and left quickly.
In the room, Zhang Meng kept holding the jade bead that had already turned black, and seemed reluctant to let it go.
"Do you like children so much?" Gu Mingtai asked as he sat next to her.
Zhang Meng immediately raised her head and looked at him. "Of course, being a mother is what every woman wants when she comes into this world, and so do I."
After hearing what she said, Gu Mingtai did not reply, but secretly glanced at the little zombie who was sleeping soundly on the bed.
Although he doesn't have a son yet, having this little zombie around him makes him experience the feeling of being ignored when there is a child among them.
The Ghost King Aye was floating in the air and saw Zhang Meng acting like a fool for the sake of her child. He rolled his eyes and immediately turned into a white light and flew into her backpack.
In the middle of the night, Zhang Meng received a call that the person in the next building had woken up.
Hearing this good news, Zhang Meng felt half happy and half worried, because some things are destined to have an ending!
The next day at noon, after eating the sumptuous lunch prepared by others, Gu Mingtai told Qingyuan that they wanted to go home.
"Why don't you two stay here for a few more days?" Qing Yuan tried to persuade them symbolically.
Zhang Meng smiled and refused, "No, we've been away for quite some time. We have elderly people and children at home, and they must be worried about us."
Seeing this, Qing Yuan could only nod. "Alright then, since you two have said so, I won't try to persuade you to stay! But as for that miraculous medicine Comrade Zhang Meng mentioned, please be sure to notify us in the South China Sea first when you have any news. Please."
Zhang Meng's expression froze for a moment, and a forced smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Only now did she realize that Qing Yuan was a cunning and treacherous fox.
In the afternoon, when the couple left, they received a passbook.
Zhang Meng opened it after getting on the train. When she saw the number on it, she immediately curled her lips and put it into the backpack she was carrying without even looking at it for a few seconds.
"Why don't you look at it anymore?" Gu Mingtai had been looking at her. Seeing that she only took a quick look and then put the passbook into her backpack, he asked curiously.
Zhang Meng shook her head. "It's nothing special. It's just a bankbook with 10,000 yuan in it!"
Thinking about all the difficulties they went through along the way, and how they nearly lost their lives several times, and how they were sent away with just a savings book worth 10,000 yuan, I feel really bad.
At this moment, Xiao Zhuang, who was sitting on Zhang Meng's thigh, pulled Zhang Meng's arm nervously.
Zhang Meng immediately lowered her head and looked at him, "What's wrong?"
The little zombie bit his lips. He looked no different from a normal person, except that on the fifteenth of every month, his teeth would grow out overnight.
"Mom, do you think Grandma and Uncle Xiaotao will like me?" Xiao Jiang asked Zhang Meng uneasily.
Zhang Meng smiled and patted his head. "Of course I will. Our little zombie is so cute and sensible. Grandma and Uncle Xiaotao will definitely like you."
With Zhang Meng's comfort, Xiao Zhuang's cute nervous little face slowly showed a relieved smile.
For the rest of the journey, the two adults and one child ate, drank and slept on the train. They stayed on the train for almost two and a half days and finally arrived in Province S.
Looking at the familiar S Province, Zhang Meng felt a momentary sense of familiarity towards it.
"I'm finally back!" After getting off the train, Zhang Meng stretched out his hands and shouted with joy on his face.
"Captain Gu!" When the two adults and one child had just walked out of the train station, a soldier standing next to a military vehicle waved and shouted towards them.
Zhang Meng and Gu Mingtai naturally heard it, and the couple looked over there at the same time.
It's Old Zhu." Gu Mingtai smiled as he saw the person coming, and a little smile finally appeared on his resolute face.
"Captain Zhu, thank you for coming to pick us up." Zhang Meng said to Captain Zhu with a smile.
Captain Zhu replied with a smile, "What's there to thank me for? We've been neighbors for such a long time, and Lao Gu has helped me before. If I don't help with this little thing, would I still be a human being?"
Gu Mingtai patted his shoulder and placed the large bag of black fish he was carrying in the trunk of the car. After that, he sat in the passenger seat and fastened his seat belt. "Is everything going well in the military district while I'm away?"
Captain Zhu's smile suddenly faded, and he sighed, "Let's talk about this later!"
Gu Mingtai glanced at him, his expression suddenly straightened, and he called him by a different name, "Zhu Niufen, I command you to speak now!"
Zhu's dark face flushed. He secretly used the rearview mirror to peek at Zhang Meng and the others sitting in the back seat. He whispered to Gu Mingtai, "Captain Gu, don't call me by my name all the time. You can just call me Old Zhu."
Zhu Niufen, he felt a little sad every time he heard this name. Why did his parents give him this name?
It’s a pity that this name was given by his parents, otherwise he would have changed it long ago.
Gu Mingtai seemed not to notice his embarrassment and continued to speak to him with a serious expression, "Tell me the truth."
Captain Zhu immediately said, "Okay, okay, I'm telling you, don't be so angry. I'm not hiding this from you, it's just that this matter is really terrible, and I don't want you to hear these bad things as soon as you come back."
Zhang Meng, who was sitting in the back seat, held Xiao Zhuang in her arms and smiled at Captain Zhu, who was driving. "Captain Zhu, if you don't tell Gu Mingtai, he'll be even more worried. You should tell him."
Captain Zhu nodded again. "I see. Fine then. I'll tell you something. During the time you were away, the cases of missing girls have spread to our military district. Recently, one of our military wives was almost abducted. Fortunately, the wife had practiced with the men in her family and knew a little bit about martial arts. She was able to fight off the man who wanted to abduct her."
At this point, Captain Zhu spoke seriously for a while, then continued, "But because of this, our military district is now in a panic. No one dares to leave the military district alone. Not only is the family area bustling, but the men in the military district are also suffering. If this woman doesn't go out, they will be sad at home too."
Gu Mingtai frowned upon hearing this. "Where's my good friend Wang Qingliu? Has he gone back?"
Captain Zhu glanced at him and sighed, "Your friend is in the hospital now!"
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