Although Zhao Qinglan wasn't angry, she was still worried about Wei Hong.
After talking with Wu Mei for a while, the two of them went to find Wei Hong together.
Wei Hong had indeed learned from others that her recently divorced husband was getting married again.
It's impossible to say that I wasn't moved at all, after all, we've lived together for so many years.
The thought of her husband, who had begged her not to divorce him, remarrying someone else in the blink of an eye, struck her as quite ironic.
Fortunately, she had been heartbroken many times before, so she wouldn't feel sad now.
Wei Hong was quite touched to see Zhao Qinglan and Wu Mei come over.
"Don't worry about me, I'm fine."
"We just happened to come and see you. By the way, I'm going to the capital in a few days. Is there anything you'd like me to bring back for you?" Zhao Qinglan said with a smile.
“That’s right, just tell Qinglan if you need anything. I’d like Qinglan to bring me some things.” Wu Mei chimed in from the side.
"Then I'll have to think about it carefully."
The three sisters, who had come together by chance, smiled at each other.
As Zhao Qinglan was about to leave, Wei Hong suddenly said, "Qinglan, I've made up my mind. You're right. I'll study hard for my high school textbooks. Even if the college entrance exam can't be resumed anytime soon, it won't do me any harm. Who knows, I might even be able to teach students in higher grades in the future."
"You're right to think that way!" Zhao Qinglan no longer regretted what she had said to Wei Hong.
When she got home, she happily shared the news with her husband.
"Sister Wei Hong has decided to study her high school textbooks carefully. I can't fall behind too much. I don't know how long it will take me to finish studying my junior high school textbooks."
"With me here, you can ask me anything you don't understand."
Zhao Qinglan snuggled up to Li Huai and leaned against his chest.
After buying the train tickets, Li Huai also discussed the time he would take leave with Sun Shengli.
When people learned that Zhao Qinglan and her family were going to the capital, they couldn't help but feel envious.
Even when Zhao Qinglan went out to buy something, someone would stop her from speaking.
Surprisingly, quite a few people want her to carry things for them.
However, Zhao Qinglan felt that her family already had a lot of things to carry, and she only wanted to help Wu Mei and Wei Hong carry a few things, without having to go through so much trouble.
These days, traveling far from home is no easy feat.
Besides, if she helps this person but not that one, she'll still get complaints. It's better to just say no from the beginning.
Anyway, everyone knows that in this residential area, she is only close to Wu Mei and Wei Hong.
Her refusal elicited regret and understanding from some, but complaints from others.
But Zhao Qinglan didn't care about any of that.
She just wants to be happy.
In the days leading up to her departure, Zhao Qinglan would pack some things every day.
Even though she tried to take as little as possible, in the end, she still filled three bags.
There was no other way; winter clothes just take up too much space. With a family of five, each person would need to bring at least one change of clothes.
Adding in other items, we ended up with three bags.
After she finished packing, she was glad that she had been firm in refusing the offer to help carry things.
Otherwise, they would have brought back so much stuff when they went there with three bags.
On the day of their departure, the group's vehicle took the family to the train station.
Zhao Qinglan had discussed it with her husband in advance.
He'll take care of it, and she'll be responsible for looking after the child.
With the Lunar New Year approaching, train stations are crowded; money can be lost, and so can children.
She would rather lose money than let her children suffer even the slightest harm.
She held one child in each hand, and tied the older child's wrist and her own wrist together with a strip of cloth.
Li Huai carried three bags and led the way for them.
The train station was packed with people.
There were no seats in the waiting room, so they used their bags as chairs so that all three children could sit down.
There are quite a few people like them who have several families to support.
Zhao Qinglan didn't dare to look away, keeping her eyes fixed on the children.
Seeing how nervous she was, Li Huai was a little surprised.
"Qinglan, I'm here to look after the children, you should rest."
"It's okay, I'm not tired. I'll rest after I get on the bus," she insisted.
The main reason was that she thought of the pain she felt after losing her daughter in her previous life, so she was willing to endure some hardship now in order to ensure that her children were safely on the bus.
Finally, it was time to check tickets.
Seeing everyone crowding towards the ticket gate, Zhao Qinglan told Li Huai to wait a little longer.
I glanced at my watch; there was actually plenty of time.
They are in sleeper carriages, so there are definitely fewer people than in hard-seat carriages. Getting on the train will not be a problem at all.
Once it wasn't so crowded, the two of them took their three children to get their tickets checked.
Indeed, not just anyone can board a sleeper car; otherwise, the sleeper cars would be packed with passengers who don't have seats in the hard-seat section.
The family found their bunk without incident. Of the three bags, Li Huai stuffed two under the bed and put one on the luggage rack.
Fortunately, they had a lower bunk, and all three children had already taken off their shoes and gone up there.
Seeing that no one was sitting in the lower bunk opposite them, Zhao Qinglan and Li Huai went to sit down as well.
Fearing the inconvenience of going out in military uniform, Li Huai only wore civilian clothes.
Once the train started moving, a train conductor came to check tickets. When they checked Li Huai's ticket, the conductor was about to ask him to leave because it wasn't for this carriage. Fortunately, Li Huai quickly produced his military officer's ID.
After seeing it clearly, the train conductor gave a military salute.
It turns out this person used to be a soldier.
Zhao Qinglan also explained that they would discuss changing berths after the next passenger boarded, and Li Huai would leave immediately if the other passenger was unwilling.
The train conductor was much more agreeable this time, and even said that if I needed any help, I should just ask him.
When Zhao Qinglan and her family boarded the train to Beijing, two children from their hometown also secretly boarded the train.
The two children were Wang Xiaofei and Wang Xiaoyan, a brother and sister.
They seized an opportunity to steal a letter from Sui Wenjing and Zhao Qinglan, and obtained Zhao Qinglan's address.
After stealing the last bit of money left in the house, the brother and sister boarded a train, intending to go and seek refuge with their stepmother, whom they had previously looked down upon.
"Little sister, do you think our stepmother will let us in?" Wang Xiaofei asked worriedly.
“If she won’t let us in, we’ll just stay at her house and not leave! She can’t just watch us freeze and starve to death, can she?” Wang Xiaoyan said.
Unfortunately, they didn't know that even the main gate of Zhao Qinglan's residence was inaccessible to them.
However, the brother and sister, who had already suffered greatly at home, now regarded going to live with their stepmother Zhao Qinglan as their only way out.
When the Wang family discovered that their grandchildren were missing and all their money was gone, the hardworking old man fainted from the stress.
Old Mrs. Wang is still recovering from her own illness, and now her husband has collapsed. She feels like the sky is falling, and all she can do is cry and beg for help to take her husband to the hospital, while also contacting her daughter, Wang Dahua.
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