Li Desheng just came from Hong Kong last week. He was originally going to go to the flower market with his aunt's family and his mother tonight and return to the hotel later.
But I didn't expect that as we walked, we got separated when there were too many people.
Ye Zhi looked at the flower market, which was packed with people. It was almost crowded, and the flower street was two streets long. It was a bit difficult to find someone at this moment.
Ye Zhi looked at Li Desheng and saw that he was looking at the sugar painting in his hand, as if he wanted to eat it, so she said to Lu Wei: "Why don't we take him to the Public Security Bureau first? This flower market is so big, it will probably be difficult to find him."
If a child is lost in this era, it would be really difficult to find him. There is not even a surveillance camera nearby, and people don’t have portable communication devices these days.
Especially in big cities, if you encounter child traffickers, the chances of finding the child are even lower.
So Ye Zhi could only send him to the Public Security Bureau first, at least it would be safer.
Lu Wei nodded: "Okay, let's take him to the Public Security Bureau first, and then come back to have a look around later."
Originally, Ye Zhi came out tonight intending to buy New Year flowers, but she hasn't bought them yet, so it won't be too late to come back later.
Li Desheng heard what Ye Zhi and Lu Wei said. Although he didn't quite understand, he was able to grasp a few key words. So he frowned and looked a little alert.
Li Desheng shook his head and frowned, "I won't go to the Public Security Bureau."
When Sui Sui heard what Li Desheng said, she walked up to him and said, "My parents won't hurt you. My father is a soldier, and he and the police are both here to protect our country. You can go with them without worry."
Ye Zhi comforted her, "Yes, my husband is a soldier, and I am also a student at Z University. If you are worried, I can also ask the uncle from the Public Security Bureau to pick you up."
Li Desheng hesitated for a moment, looked at Sui Sui, then looked at Nian Nian, and asked hesitantly: "If it is convenient for you, can you send me back to Baiyun Hotel? My mom and I live there."
Baiyun Hotel was built and completed in the city a few years ago. It was the tallest building in China at that time, with more than 30 floors, and was specially used to receive foreign guests.
It seems that this child is not from an ordinary family.
Nian Nian and Sui Sui looked at each other, then looked at Ye Zhi, only to see her nod.
"My mom said yes, we'll take you back later."
Li Desheng blinked twice and said, "But I'm a little hungry."
Niannian took out a banknote from his trouser pocket and said, "I have money. I'll treat you to a wonton."
Li Desheng nodded, then handed the sugar painting in his hand back to Sui Sui and said, "Then I'll give this back to you. I want to eat wontons."
Sui Sui shook his head: "No, just take it if I give it to you."
Suisui is not a stingy person. Once he gives something away, he will never ask for it back.
Li Desheng looked at the lifelike dragon-shaped sugar painting and nodded: "Okay, then I'll give you chocolate."
Niannian and Suisui asked, "What is chocolate?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhi said, "It's just chocolate, piece by piece."
Nian Nian and Sui Sui nodded: "Ah, I like eating chocolate!"
Ping Ping and An An, who were eating candy paintings nearby, also laughed when they heard what Nianniansuisui said: "I like chocolate, too!"
Li Desheng smiled, with a shallow dimple on his cheek, and said, "Okay, then I'll give each of you a box."
Ye Zhi looked at the children talking and laughing, and didn't want to interfere with them, so she greeted Shen Nanzhen and the others, and then took the children to a wonton shop.
Li Desheng, who was dressed fashionably, was seen eating slowly and leisurely. At such a young age, he made no sound while eating.
After finishing the wontons, he took out a white handkerchief from the upper pocket of his blazer, wiped his mouth, and then said, "I'm done."
Ye Zhi then said: "Shall we take you back to the hotel now?"
Li Desheng looked at the bustling Yingchun Flower Market outside, then at the windmills in Pingping and Anan's hands. Although his eyes showed longing, he still nodded: "Thank you for your help, uncle and aunt."
Then, Li Desheng looked at Nian Nian and Sui Sui and asked, "Lu Xingyun, Lu Xingzhou, can you go with me?"
Nian Nian and Sui Sui subconsciously looked at Ye Zhi. When she nodded, they smiled and said, "Okay, we'll accompany you."
The Spring Flower Market here is a bit far from the hotel, so Lu Wei went back to the staff quarters and drove a jeep to take the person there.
Ye Zhi took advantage of the time when Lu Wei went back to drive to send Ping Ping and An An to Shen Nanzhen, and told them about Li Desheng's situation.
After hearing this, several elders also asked Ye Zhi to send the child to the hotel as soon as possible.
After Lu Wei drove over, Ye Zhi led the children into the car. Li Desheng and Niannian Suisui sat in the back seat, muttering to each other about something.
They spoke in Cantonese throughout the entire process, and because it was a bit noisy in the car, Ye Zhi couldn't quite hear what they were saying.
Because they had a car, they quickly returned to the hotel. In front of the hotel there was a large round fountain. Nian Nian and Sui Sui leaned on the car window, looking at the fountain, and laughed.
The brightly lit hotel made the entire building look particularly majestic and tall, and the sound of piano could be heard from the hotel lobby.
Under the guidance of the receptionist, the car stopped at the designated location. After the car stopped steadily, Ye Zhi opened the back door.
Li Desheng got out of the car and said, "Thank you."
Li Desheng returned to the hotel and walked towards the lobby skillfully. The receptionists he met along the way seemed to recognize him and greeted him.
Ye Zhi and Lu Wei followed him to the front desk, and then talked with the lobby reception director. After confirming that Li Desheng lived here, they felt relieved.
Li Desheng returned to his familiar territory and sat on a red sofa in the lobby waiting in a proper manner.
Seeing Ye Zhi and Lu Wei coming towards him, he said, "Uncle and aunt, thank you for tonight. I'll just wait for my mommy here."
Then he smiled at Nian Nian and Sui Sui and said, "Lu Xingyun, Lu Xingzhou, I will remember you. When my mommy comes back, I will go to play with you."
When Nian Nian and Sui Sui heard this, they nodded and said, "We will remember you, but is it really okay for you to be here alone?"
Li Desheng nodded, his expression as serious as a little adult: "It's okay, Uncle Zhao is the director here, I know him."
The reception director nodded and said, "Yes, please rest assured that I will definitely hand the child back to Ms. Gong safely."
"Thank you and I wish you a happy new year."
Ye Zhi and Lu Wei didn't plan to stay here anymore, so they left the hotel after saying a few words to Li Desheng.
As soon as the car started, Ye Zhi saw from the rearview mirror that a Santana was parked directly in front of the hotel gate. An actress in a white suit got out of the car first and went straight to the lobby.
The car drove further and further away, and the scene in the lobby could no longer be seen.
When they went back to the flower market again, there were not so many people there. While Lu Wei was driving out, they picked out several pots of chrysanthemums, oranges and phalaenopsis. They heard that the phalaenopsis was imported, and Shen Nanzhen and Zhang Xiaomei liked it very much.
Ye Zhi bought two pots without hesitation, intending to place them in the hall.
After returning home, the children were obviously very tired, but Ye Zhi promised to buy fireworks for them, so Ye Xiaoding and Lu Wei took the children to set off fireworks in the yard for a long time.
It was past eleven o'clock, Ye Zhi urged them to wash their feet. After washing their feet, the children turned on the TV again.
Ping Ping took the best seat on the sofa and said, "I want to see the one dancing just now."
Ye Zhi fetched a basin of warm water, wet a towel and wiped their faces, then said with a smile, "At this time, I guess there's nothing to watch."
Ye Zhi had just finished speaking when the TV, which had just been turned on, began to flicker and emit a "squeaky" sound, indicating no signal.
Ping Ping and An An didn't believe it. They pressed the remote control randomly and then said to Lu Wei, "Dad, go to the rooftop and check. This TV can't be watched anymore."
"Why are there so many flashing things? Dad, is there no signal?"
Lu Wei was wiping Nian Nian and Sui Sui's faces and said, "It's very late. If you don't sleep, the TV will go to sleep too."
After washing their faces, Nian Nian and Sui Sui walked to the TV with flickering snowflakes on it. They looked left and right, unable to believe that they could not watch TV anymore.
Ping Ping asked Sui Sui: "Brother, is the TV broken? Why is this happening?"
An An pouted and said angrily, "I'm not sleepy yet, why did the TV go to sleep so quickly? It's not broken, I don't believe it. Dad, go to the rooftop and fix that...that..."
An An couldn't remember what that thing on the rooftop was for a moment.
Ye Zhi washed the towel in her hands and said with a smile, "It's too late. If you want to watch it, get up early tomorrow."
The children spent most of the night studying the remote control before they realized that they really couldn't watch TV. Later, when Zhang Xiaomei and Shen Nanzhen cooked dumplings and glutinous rice balls, the children gave up, dropped the remote control and ran to the dining table.
After the meal, the elders took turns giving red envelopes to the children.
Ping Ping and An An are sweet-talkers. After receiving the red envelopes, they will say some auspicious congratulations sweetly:
"May you be happy and prosperous."
"I wish my great-grandfather and great-grandmother good health."
"I wish grandpa and grandma good luck and good fortune."
"I wish grandma all the best."
The elders were amused and very happy, and bursts of laughter wafted through the house.
When it was Ye Zhi and Lu Wei's turn to give them red envelopes, the children also said a lot of New Year greetings, and Ping Ping and An An even danced for everyone.
After the children finally fell asleep, Ye Zhi and Lu Wei returned to their room on the second floor.
Listening to the sound of firecrackers outside, Ye Zhi sighed that time was passing so quickly and they had already entered the 1980s in a flash.
Ye Zhi opened the window and a gust of cold wind blew in.
Lu Weicai, who had just come back from a shower and was wearing only a single layer of clothing, saw that she had opened the window, so he walked towards her and said, "Aren't you cold?"
Ye Zhi didn't answer, perhaps the sound of firecrackers in the corner of the city drowned out his voice.
Seeing that she was staring blankly outside, Lu Wei reached out and put his arm around her waist, asking, "What are you thinking about? Aren't you cold?"
Ye Zhi smelled the familiar mint scent on Lu Wei, then turned her head, kissed him on the cheek, and said, "I'm wondering when I can go back to the island."
Lu Wei rubbed her earlobe and asked, "Do you want to go back?"
Lu Wei thought that Ye Zhi would plan to stay in Yangcheng after graduation. After all, she has a small factory here.
So he was also considering whether he should try to stay in Yangcheng.
Ye Zhi nodded and said with a smile: "Of course I have to go back."
Lu Wei smiled: "Okay, then we'll go back after you graduate."
"Okay." Ye Zhi placed her hands on the back of Lu Wei's hand around her waist, and then whispered, "Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year."
For several days, Ye Zhi and Lu Wei took a few children and Shen Nanzhen to visit some relatives and friends, and on the fourth day of the New Year they went hiking again.
Anyway, no one is idle.
On the fifth day of the New Year, they had just returned from playing outside, and the comrade at the gate of the staff quarters told them that someone had visited them in the past two days, but no one was at their house, so they did not meet him.
Ye Zhi was still wondering who would come to see them, but the next day, Ye Zhi saw Nian Nian and Sui Sui bringing Li Desheng, whom they had met at the flower market a few days ago.
Only this time, Li Desheng came with his mother.
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