Wang Xiao'e was a little anxious. She thought that Liu Daya might not come because of something at home.

When she was leaving this morning, Li Dani asked her to take her clothes with her. She thought that if her family didn't need her, wouldn't it be stupid for her to go there with her clothes?

They were not too far from the county town, and making one more trip would not cause any delay.

She would go back and tell her parents-in-law about the situation so that they would feel at ease, and she would also give the three children some words of advice.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiao'e felt that she had to go back even more.

Wu Gang saw Wang Xiao'e's expression change, her eyes kept looking into the distance, and he was still talking to him nonstop just now, but suddenly realized that he might not be able to take the ox cart today.

"Sister Xiao'e, it looks like your village's oxcart can't come, why don't you stay at my cousin's house for one night and come back tomorrow."

Wang Xiao'e didn't want to change her original plan, so she said to Wu Gang, "Brother Wu, you go back first. I'll take the bus."

"Bus? Can it go to your village?"

Wang Xiaoe shook her head. "No, I can get to the town. My home is a few kilometers away from the town. It's very fast to walk home."

"But it's almost four o'clock now, and it will be dark by the time you get to the town. It might be unsafe for a woman like you to walk at night." Wu Gang reminded worriedly.

It gets dark early every day, and it's almost dark at around 12 o'clock.

It took her less than forty minutes to come from town with Xu Guixiang in the morning. If they walked faster, it would take more than half an hour to walk home from town.

I just don't know if she can get on the bus back to town right away after she walks over. I'm afraid the driver won't leave before the departure time, and then she'll have to go out in the dark.

She had to race against time and try to catch the next bus to town.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiao'e quickly turned around and walked towards the station, saying to Wu Gang as she walked: "Thank you, Brother Wu. It's still not too late for me to leave now. You should also hurry back, otherwise my sister-in-law will be worried."

When Wu Gang saw Wang Xiao'e leaving, he became anxious and did not bother to explain whether she was his sister-in-law or not. He grabbed the backpack and the woven bag on the ground and chased after Wang Xiao'e.

When they were almost at the platform, Wang Xiao'e saw from a distance a bus heading to their town leaving the platform.

She was so anxious that she ran after him, shouting, "Master, wait a minute, driver, wait for me..."

But how could she, with only two legs, outrun a four-wheeled vehicle?

In addition, it was cold and the car windows were tightly closed, so the driver could not hear her screams at all.

Wang Xiao'e chased for a while, but when she saw that there was no hope, she stopped and panted heavily, regretting that she should have come a few minutes earlier.

At this time, Wu Gang also ran over, "Xiao E, go back. Don't go home today. Just stay in the city for one night."

I don't know why, but Wang Xiao'e's desire to go home is even stronger now. She feels that if she can't go back today, she will definitely not be able to sleep.

"Brother Wu, don't worry about me. I'll go back and ask when the next bus leaves. If it doesn't take long, I'll just take the next bus."

After Wang Xiao'e finished speaking, she walked quickly towards the station.

Wu Gang always remembered his cousin's words, first, to send Wang Xiao'e off, and second, to be thick-skinned.

Now Wang Xiao'e hasn't gotten on the return bus yet, so of course he has to shamelessly continue to accompany her.

When they arrived at the station, Wang Xiao'e asked about the bus at the front of the line. The driver said that the next bus would leave in an hour, and that would be the last bus.

Wang Xiao'e sighed helplessly when she heard this, her brows tightly locked together.

When Wu Gang once again urged her to go back to Grandma Wang's house and stay for one night, Wang Xiao'e just stood there, neither saying a word nor moving a step.

He just stood there with such a sad face, which made Wu Gang feel a little sorry for him.

He suddenly remembered that a childhood friend of his worked in an agricultural machinery factory.

He has a bicycle and rides back every week.

The agricultural machinery factory is not far from here, only seven or eight minutes away at most.

If he could borrow a bicycle, it would be better for him to give her a ride in person, rather than for her to go home in the dark at night.

Thinking of this, Wu Gang said to Wang Xiao'e: "Sister Xiao'e, I have an idea to send you back. Don't move here and wait for me to come back."

After Wu Gang finished speaking, he turned around and trotted away.

Wang Xiao'e didn't know what Wu Gang was going to do. When she came over and wanted to call him to ask, he had already run away.

The oxcart didn't come, and the bus wouldn't leave for another hour. Wu Gang said he had a way, so Wang Xiao'e placed her only hope on Wu Gang.

I'm just curious, what solution does he have?

After a while, Wu Gang came over on a bicycle. When he was almost in front of Wang Xiao'e, he kept ringing the bell at Wang Xiao'e while riding.

Only then did Wang Xiao'e realize that he had gone to lend her his bicycle.

But she doesn't know how to ride a bike. If she knew, she wouldn't have bothered to go there and would have borrowed Su Wan's bike to go back home.

When Wu Gang arrived, before he could say anything, Wang Xiao'e said to him embarrassedly: "Brother Wu, thank you for your kindness, but...but I don't know how to ride a bicycle."

Wu Gang smiled and patted the back seat of the bicycle when he heard this. "Sister Xiao'e, get on quickly. I'll take you home."

"Ah?" Wang Xiao'e looked at Wu Gang in surprise.

She never thought that Wu Gang borrowed the bicycle to give her a ride.

She, she is a widow and she asked a man to send her back home. If the news gets out, how will she explain it to her family?

Although her reputation had been ruined by her natal family long ago, she was forced to do so.

Don't mention this about her, at most you can just sympathize with her.

The situation now is different. If she agrees, it may lead to a lot of gossip.

If she really spread some bad gossip with Wu Gang, and it got to his wife's ears, wouldn't that cause trouble for herself?

Although Wang Xiao'e wanted to go back, she still said to Wu Gang after thinking about it: "Brother Wu, no need, my sister-in-law is still waiting for you at home, you should go back quickly, or... or I won't go back tonight."

When Wang Xiao'e said this, she couldn't help but look at the road and then at the car. Her expression of longing to go home had already betrayed her.

When Wu Gang heard Wang Xiao'e mention the word "sister-in-law" again, he realized that Wang Xiao'e had misunderstood that he was not single.

He quickly explained to her: "Sister Xiao'e, I... I don't have a wife anymore. I live alone now, and no one will worry about me whether I come home early or late, so you don't have to worry about this."