Chapter 102 Hesitant to Speak
Jiang Yun replied almost instantly, "Okay."
Jiang Yun's next message came a while later: "Lili, are you free to pick me up at the airport?"
He also posted an emoticon of a cat with its hands in its pockets.
"Of course!"
Xia Lili sent a celebratory emoji: "Welcome back to China, great hero!"
The police family compound is only two hundred meters away from the Yangcheng Public Security Bureau, and it only takes a few minutes to walk.
At half past twelve, when Xia Lili pushed the door open and returned home, Chang Yue was just bringing the last dish to the table.
"Lili is back, go wash your hands and have dinner!"
Having just experienced a thrilling rescue in the morning and snatched the child back from the kidnappers, Xia Lili felt a warm feeling in her heart as she looked at the family sitting neatly around the dining table.
What most people in this world strive for is just to have a home in the city, enough food and clothing, medical care when they are sick, and a healthy family. That’s all.
Xia Lintian has always been a good cook, and Xia Lili ate two bowls of rice in a row.
When she was almost full and was sipping the pork rib soup, she looked up and saw that her parents looked hesitant, as if they were about to say something.
"Mom and Dad, what's wrong?"
"Lili..." Xia Lintian cleared his throat, "I've discussed with your mother and want to buy the express delivery station near the compound."
Chang Yue quickly replied, "Yes, I'm free anyway. Isn't the inn owner going back to his hometown? The price is right too."
Xia Lili paused with his chopsticks and frowned slightly.
She subconsciously turned towards her brother Xia Xubai, then seemed to remember something and looked away, instead gently touching his wrist.
Xia Xubai put down his chopsticks. Although his eyes were unfocused, his tone was gentle but firm: "Dad, Mom, Lili and I are earning more and more money now, and our family is not short of money. You have worked hard for half your lives, and it's time to rest well."
Xia Lili nodded: "Yes, you guys get a subsidy every month now, which is almost as much as an office worker's salary. You can do whatever you want, so why bother?"
"I've passed by the post station you mentioned several times. It's a bit run-down. It needs to be renovated after it was contracted. Plus, there are a lot of large parcels, and sorting them out and putting them on the shelves is a real chore."
Chang Yue raised her voice a few notches, "But your father and I are only fifty, not seventy or eighty! It would be so uncomfortable to be idle all day."
Xia Lintian also sighed: "You brothers and sisters are filial, but we have to find something to do, otherwise we will feel empty inside."
"It's impossible to play every day or travel every day. You'll get tired of it."
Xia Lili listened to her parents' words, her fingers tapping unconsciously on the table.
Xia Xubai seemed to sense her hesitation and tilted his head slightly: "Lili?"
"Brother," she whispered, "I was thinking..."
Xia Xubai nodded in understanding: "With my parents' personalities, it would be bad to stop them."
Xia Lili took a deep breath and said, "Well, we can open the post station, but we have to agree on three rules."
"First, you can't be too tired. You have to hire someone to help."
Xia Xubai continued, "Second, if you feel unwell, rest immediately."
--"third......"
Xia Lili paused, her voice suddenly brightening, "Hey, I have a suitable person who can help."
"He used to be a tally clerk and also worked in a decoration team. He knows a lot of people."
Xia Lintian slapped his thigh and said, "That's great. We can worry less."
Xia Xubai turned towards his parents. Although he couldn't see, his expression was serious: "Dad, Mom, promise us to do what we can. Otherwise..."
He deliberately dragged out his tone, "I'll let Lili go to the post station every day to keep an eye on you."
Chang Yue smiled and shook his head: "You brothers and sisters, each one is better at making arrangements than the other."
After dinner, Xia Lili went downstairs to see her new car.
A brand new electric motorcycle has been parked in the electric shed in the parking lot of the police compound's family quarters.
In order to facilitate the execution of the mission, Xia Lili chose the most common white color on the market, and the bureau helped her upgrade it to an electric motorcycle.
Electric motorcycles can reach speeds exceeding 50 kilometers per hour and are issued with yellow license plates.
Xia Lili couldn't wait to ride her electric scooter around the police compound a few times and quickly got used to the operation of the new vehicle.
The food delivery war among various platforms has been very fierce recently. I heard that there are a lot of orders, so Xia Lili decided to take a few orders today to try her hand and get a feel for delivering food.
Xia Lili was riding her electric scooter slowly and met Uncle Chen and Aunt Lin who lived in Room 304 next door at the corner.
Uncle Chen pushed his faded reading glasses, the tape on the temples particularly conspicuous. "Lili, is that the new electric bike you bought?"
"Yeah! It's convenient for transportation." Xia Lili stopped the car and noticed that Aunt Lin was holding a plastic bag filled with several empty mineral water bottles. "Have you two had dinner?"
"I ate at the welfare home." Aunt Lin answered with a smile, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes like crumpled paper.
Uncle Chen and Aunt Lin are only four or five years older than Xia Lili's parents, but they look very old, and there is always an indelible sadness between their brows.
Xia Lili suddenly remembered that Leng Xiaohe said that their son was a hero in the fight against human trafficking and died while solving a major human trafficking case.
Now the old couple regards the children in the welfare home as their spiritual support. They go there three times a week without fail and have become permanent volunteers at the welfare home.
"Oh, wait a minute." Xia Lili took out her phone and asked, "Can you tell me the delivery address for your welfare home?"
"I sent a batch of Ocean Park gifts to the children. They were gifts from my friends, but I can't use them."
Xia Lili was thinking about the VIP gold card with a monthly credit limit of 5,000 yuan given by Ocean Park. She didn't go to Ocean Park often and couldn't spend it, so she might as well exchange it for some gifts in the online mall and send them to the children in the welfare home.
"Lili, this...thank you so much!"
Aunt Lin's voice trembled a little, and her rough hands unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes.
Uncle Chen took off his reading glasses and wiped the lenses. His voice was hoarse: "Your family just moved in not long ago, and you are taking care of us old couple like this..."
"Don't say that."
Xia Lili gently held Aunt Lin's hand and said, "We are all neighbors in the compound."
Xia Lili's parents moved into the compound. Thanks to Uncle Chen and Aunt Lin who took them out to visit relatives and friends, her parents quickly became familiar with the residents in the compound, made many friends, and their lives became richer. They quickly integrated into the community and neighbors.
Leng Xiaohe said, "Lili, someone is here to look for you at the police station. It's Xiang Quan, the unfortunate person you saved in the supermarket case last time."
Xia Lili was surprised. She hadn't even contacted Brother Xiang yet, and he came looking for her. "Oh, okay. I'll drive my new car over to the bureau right away."
After a distance of more than 200 meters, the electric scooter arrived at the door of the police station in no time.
Xia Lili parked the car and walked into the police station lobby. Xiang Quan was sitting on a bench. On the seat next to him were several snack shop handbags and insulated takeout bags from a milk tea brand.
"Brother Xiang, why are you here?"
Xia Lili brought a cup of tea and walked towards him with a smile.
As soon as Xiang Quan saw Xia Lili, he quickly stood up and said, "Comrade Xia, I'm here to thank you."
Baijiadenghuo Supermarket was closed down because it was involved in a major case such as human organ trafficking.
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