After finding Li Huai, Zhao Qinglan felt more confident and went shopping at the department store.
The thought of living with her daughter in the future made her realize she would need to buy a lot of things.
However, she hasn't settled on a place to stay yet, and it's inconvenient to carry a bag, so after browsing around the department store, she only bought two new outfits for her daughter.
She also ate lunch at a restaurant outside.
She didn't come back until noon after she left, and Grandma Wang realized something was wrong, so she quickly tried to contact her son.
However, Wang Dazhi was not at the factory, and even when Grandma Wang called the factory, she couldn't find him and could only worry helplessly.
Zhao Qinglan waited until it was almost time to get off work before finally arriving outside the police station.
Li Huai remembered his promise to her and came out quickly.
His expression softened when he saw her.
“Come on, I’ll take you.” He pushed a bicycle along the path.
Actually, the Public Security Bureau does have vehicles, but previously they were used by the director and another deputy director. Others would at most use sidecar motorcycles when handling cases, and even those were scarce. Most ordinary police officers still travel by bicycle.
Li Huai was new to the area and didn't want to clash with the original leadership team over car ownership. Besides, it was close to home, so walking or cycling would be convenient.
Zhao Qinglan glanced at the back of the bicycle, hesitated only briefly, and then nodded.
Once she sat in the back seat, she could only sandwich her bag between herself and Li Huai, and to prevent it from falling off, she had to hold onto Li Huai's clothes tightly.
Actually, Li Huai really wanted to say, "Just hold me by the waist," but given their current relationship, saying that would inevitably make Qing Lan think he was being a bit frivolous.
The bicycle took only a few minutes to reach the family compound.
“Your bag doesn’t look light either. Leave it at my place for now. I’ll call Xiaoduo down, and we’ll go look at houses together.”
"good."
As soon as Zhao Qinglan agreed, Li Huai took the bag from her.
At home, the two older children, who were on summer vacation, were listening to storytelling on the radio with Xiaoduo.
Not wanting to eat at home anymore, Li Huai put two yuan on the table.
"You two can buy something to eat anywhere. Xiaoduo and I are going out to see her mother."
Because Xiaoduo had happily told everyone when she came back, both the older and younger children knew that she had met her mother.
After Li Huai led the happy Xiao Duo downstairs, the two brothers both leaned out the window to look down, wanting to see what Xiao Duo's mother looked like.
Once the people downstairs had gathered, the two men at the window started discussing it.
“Brother, Xiaoduo’s mom is quite pretty,” Erwa said.
"Xiaoduo has met her mother, and she'll probably move out soon," Dawa calmly analyzed.
"Oh? So soon? I was actually going to miss her."
It's always been just him and his brother in their family. It's rare to have a gentle girl like this. Although it's a pity he can't call her his sister, he treats her like one of his own.
"It's just moving out, it doesn't mean we can't see each other." After saying that, Da Wa left the window.
As soon as Li Huai brought Xiao Duo downstairs, he said that the three of them should go eat first.
Zhao Qinglan was also worried that her daughter would go hungry, so she nodded in agreement.
The three of them went to a medium-sized restaurant, and Li Huai let Zhao Qinglan and Xiao Duo order first.
Zhao Qinglan was initially hesitant to order, but then she thought that she should treat herself to the meal as a way of thanking Li Huai for his help to her and her daughter, so she decided to order one meat dish and one vegetable dish.
Xiao Duo also ordered a dish.
Li Huai looked at the menu and added two more dishes and a soup.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Qinglan was amazed.
His favorite foods are actually quite similar to my own.
Little did she know, Li Huai had ordered exactly what she wanted.
After the meal, Li Huai was supposed to pay, but Zhao Qinglan insisted on paying the bill, so Li Huai took the money back.
It was hot and dark late, and although it was getting late, it was still bright outside, so they hurried to find a place to live.
Li Huai naturally wanted the mother and daughter to live closer to him, so that it would be easier for them to get to know each other in the future.
So, they started looking for a house around the police station's residential compound.
Are there any suitable houses for rent? There aren't any real estate agents around these days, so they can only ask around.
Outside on the street, and at the entrances of some alleys, many people were sitting and enjoying the cool air.
Fortunately, Li Huai was wearing a police uniform, which made it much easier for him to inquire about things.
Wang Dazhi finally returned home, and his mother called out as soon as he entered the door.
"Dazhi, you're finally back."
"Mom, what's wrong?" Wang Dazhi frowned.
"Qinglan left with her bag; she left early this morning."
"What?" Wang Dazhi was shocked.
"Is she really determined not to stay with you?"
Wang Dazhi rushed back into the house, opened the wardrobe, and sure enough, most of his wife's clothes were gone.
Now he was really worried.
With the help of the enthusiastic elderly folks at the entrance of the alley, Zhao Qinglan saw two houses that day.
She doesn't ask for much; she just wants to find a place to stay and live with her daughter.
So I picked the one that looked better and made a deal with the landlord to rent it out.
However, the house still needs to be tidied up, so it's not really appropriate to move in right away.
It was already dark, so Zhao Qinglan had no choice but to find a hotel nearby to stay the night.
At this point, the regulations regarding letters of introduction are no longer very strict.
Li Huai watched as Zhao Qinglan checked in, and then he and Xiao Duo escorted her to her room before leaving with Xiao Duo.
Thinking that Xiao Duo's things were still with Li Huai, Zhao Qinglan also felt that it would be better for her daughter to go back to live there first.
The small hotel wasn't particularly nice, but after settling in, Zhao Qinglan felt very at ease.
She has found her daughter and a house.
As long as she can successfully divorce Wang Dazhi, she can live with her daughter.
Thinking of the more than 30,000 yuan in her bag, she was no longer so worried about the future.
The 30,000 yuan was taken directly from Wang Dazhi's slush fund; the rest was her hard-earned savings accumulated over the years.
With this money, she could simply take her daughter to another city to live in, buy a house first, and then find a way to make money.
While she was thinking about how to start a new life with her daughter as soon as possible, Li Huai was scheming about how to win over his wife and remarry her as soon as possible.
Of course, the prerequisite for marrying her into the family is to help her get a divorce from Wang Dazhi first.
He was more concerned about the divorce from Wang Dazhi than Zhao Qinglan, the person directly involved.
Zhao Qinglan and Li Huai were both in a good mood, but the Wang family was in an extremely bad mood.
At first, Wang Dazhi didn't think about checking his secret stash of money. He tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep, wondering where his wife got the audacity to leave the family and whether she had enough money to live on outside.
Thinking of this, he suddenly sat up and immediately went to check his secret stash of money.
Upon seeing this, he roared in anger, "Zhao Qinglan!"
Even though he's now the factory manager, the factory still owes the bank a loan.
That 30,000 yuan, along with the gold bars, was one of the few pieces of his personal savings. The rest was in the factory's accounts. It's no wonder he was heartbroken and angry that it was all gone in an instant!
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