Chapter 101 Chapter 101 Xia Junshan said: "This child...

Xia Junshan said: "It's a pity that this child has such parents. I just want to find a family that is good to the child."

Zheng Qingsheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, Captain Xia, what do you think of our family? You know the situation in my family. My wife and I both have jobs, and we don't have much burden at home. We have more than enough to raise another child. Besides, we only have one child. If we have another one, no matter it's a boy or a girl, we will definitely raise her well."

Xia Junshan smiled and said, "I am definitely relieved about you as a family."

Zheng Qingsheng rubbed his head and said, "However, I still have to wait for my family to come back and discuss it."

"Of course." Xia Junshan nodded and said, "Then I'll talk about it when I come back after the New Year. I'll trouble you to help take care of the child during this period."

Zheng Qingsheng patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, we will definitely take good care of the child."

Xia Junshan said, "I have to go to the Public Security Bureau. My colleague said his child was kidnapped at the entrance of the train station. I'm going to look for Lao Zhao and ask the police to help track him down."

Zheng Qingsheng paused, thought for a moment, and understood what he meant. This child seemed to be from that colleague's family. But he didn't say anything, only said: "Then I'll go with you."

The two went to find Lao Zhao. Xia Junshan told him the situation described by Tong Caifeng at that time. Because he had to catch the car, he left first. Zheng Qingsheng stayed and said that he had something to discuss with Lao Zhao.

Xia Junshan came out of the Public Security Bureau and saw that the pastry shop next door had just produced a pot of egg cake. The fragrant aroma wafted towards him. Thinking that Qinqin seemed to like egg cakes very much, he walked over and bought a pound of them.

The departure point was 11 o'clock, and when Xia Junshan returned with a bag of steaming hot egg cakes, it was exactly half past ten.

Xia Qinqin lay in Meng Yufei's arms, her big round eyes curiously looking at the people in the waiting hall. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly pulled Meng Yufei's sleeve, pointed at the tall figure walking over, and said in surprise: "Mom, Dad is back."

When Xia Junshan saw his daughter's smiling face, his stern expression softened all of a sudden. He walked over with a smile on his face and handed the oil paper bag in his hand to his daughter.

"Little Qinqin, guess what this is?" Xia Junshan teased her.

Xia Qinqin sniffed her little nose, rolled her round eyes, and said happily: "Wow, it smells so good, it's egg cake!"

Xia Junshan raised his hand and gently touched the tip of his daughter's nose, and said with a smile: "Qinqin has a very sensitive nose. This is just out of the pot and is still hot." Then he handed her a piece and said, "Try it quickly."

Xia Qinqin took the cake and said with a sweet smile, "Thank you, Dad."

Xia Junshan sat on the chair next to him, took a while and gave it to Meng Yufei, saying: "You had breakfast early, you must be hungry, eat something to fill your stomach first."

Meng Yufei took the cake and asked, "Did the child go there? What did his family say?"

Xia Junshan said, "We sent it over. It seems that he likes the child very much. He said that we can discuss it with his family when they come back. We will talk about it after we go back after the New Year."

"The child is now in his home. There is a kind mother at home who can help take care of the child."

Meng Yufei nodded: "That's good. I hope I can find a good home for the child this time."

The family of three ate some egg cake, then took out the military green flat water bottle they brought with them and drank a few sips of water.

The staff at the ticket gate in front began to remind the passengers of their bus that it was time to get on the bus. Xia Junshan picked up his luggage, Meng Yufei held their daughter, and the family of three headed towards the ticket gate.

The two berths they bought this time happened to be upper and lower berths. Xia Junshan put his luggage next to the berth. Meng Yufei put her daughter on the lower berth, took off her shoes, and let her play on it.

Xia Qinqin had sat on a berth last time, and this time her parents were by her side. She felt very safe and rolled around happily on the small berth.

"You sit down here during the day, and I'll go upstairs to the bathroom. You can go upstairs to sleep at night," Xia Junshan said.

It is convenient to move around in the lower bunk during the day, and it is safer to sleep in the upper bunk at night.

Meng Yufei nodded: "Well, then take a book and read it." Then she took out a book from her bag and handed it to him.

Xia Junshan raised his eyebrows and asked, "You brought books with you?"

Meng Yufei said: "It's too boring to stay here for such a long time without being able to move. "

Xia Junshan took the book and said with a smile, "My wife is really thoughtful. When I was bored on the train before, I would just stare out the window. Why didn't I think of taking a book to read?"

Meng Yufei said: "Then you will know later."

"I've taken this. Do you have any more books?"

Meng Yufei patted her bag and said, "Yes, I also brought a picture book for Qinqin."

"Picture books?" Xia Qinqin sat up from the berth, "Mom, I want to read picture books."

"Okay, I'll give it to you."

Meng Yufei smiled and took out a picture book from her bag and handed it to her daughter.

Xia Qinqin happily picked up the picture book and started reading it. She sat on the bunk with her little body, swinging her two feet happily from side to side. She was very cute.

Meng Yufei sat next to the berth, put her bag on the small table in front of the window, took out a book and opened it, and the family of three started reading.

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Wu Huixian was riding a bicycle home from get off work at the grain and oil factory. On the back seat of the bicycle was a plastic bag filled with flour.

Flour was very expensive these days, especially since wheat was not grown here and the residents’ food coupons did not include flour.

There was a piece of meat hanging on the left handlebar of the bicycle, which looked to weigh at least four or five pounds.

There are a few bags of candy hanging on the right handle, which look like they weigh about three or four pounds.

These things were New Year benefits distributed by the grain and oil factory. There were also two bags of rice and two barrels of oil in the office, but they were too heavy so she did not take them home. She planned to ask her husband Zheng Qingsheng to help take them back tomorrow.

For the workers in the grain and oil factories, grain and oil were given out every year and during festivals. Things that seemed very expensive to outsiders were not rare for them.

On the contrary, they are very craving for things like meat and sugar, and take them home early as soon as they get them.

At the end of the year, employees all went home with bags full of benefits from their units. But the most enviable units were the grain and oil mills, food factories, meat processing plants, and sugar factories, because they distributed real food.

These days, food is in short supply, especially during the Chinese New Year. In order to buy New Year's goods, every household gets up in the middle of the night to queue up, but they may not be able to buy anything.

At that time, people judged the quality of a unit's welfare by what was distributed at the end of the year. The best things were meat, oil, and sugar.

These things on Wu Huixian's bicycle attracted many people's attention along the way.

Pushing her bicycle into the courtyard, Wu Huixian shouted, "Mom, come and help me get something. The factory is distributing New Year benefits today."

Before he finished speaking, a figure came out of the room. It was Zheng Qingsheng.

"Wow, this piece of meat is good, with a lot of fat. I'll ask mom to make braised pork tonight. She's the best at it." Zheng Qingsheng smiled and helped to get the things.

He unloaded the bag from the back seat, felt the contents, and said in surprise, "Is this flour?"

Wu Huixian nodded and said, "Yes, the union members took the oil to exchange with the flour mill in the neighboring province."

Zheng Qingsheng gave a thumbs up and said, "Your union members are awesome."

"Ride your bike to our factory after get off work tomorrow. There's still rice and oil that we haven't brought back." Wu Huixian said as she took the candy off the handlebars of her bicycle.

Zheng Qingsheng nodded, took the meat in one hand and the flour in the other and walked into the house, shouting as he walked: "Mom, let's have braised pork tonight."

Wu Huixian followed behind, wondering why her mother didn't come out today. In the past, when she distributed benefits, she would shout into the house and the old lady would always run out happily.

Aunt Jiang was feeding her child maltose in the house. The child had just woken up and started crying, probably because he saw the unfamiliar environment.

But this child had a really good temper. Aunt Jiang held her and coaxed her and she stopped crying.

At this moment, the child, who had eaten half a bowl of malted milk, smiled happily, and his dark eyes were fixed on Aunt Jiang, softening her heart.

This child is so easy to take care of, Aunt Jiang couldn't help but sigh, especially compared to the naughty grandson at home.

When Wu Huixian entered the room and saw her mother-in-law holding a child on the sofa, she asked curiously, "Mom, whose child is this?"

Aunt Jiang raised her head, smiled and waved at her, saying, "Hui Xian is back, come and sit down, come and see how the child is doing."

Wu Huixian walked over, put the things in her hand on the tea table, lowered her head to look at the child in her mother-in-law's arms, and happened to meet a pair of curved eyebrows, which made people feel happy.

"This child is really cute, but a little thin."

"This child is so pitiful. With such parents, he can't even have enough to eat or wear." Aunt Jiang sighed.

Wu Huixian looked up at her husband beside her, her eyes full of confusion.

Zheng Qingsheng took two steps forward and sat next to his wife, saying, "This child was sent by my former team leader, Team Leader Xia, whom you also know..."

He explained to her the child's origins.

"Captain Xia took such good care of me in the past. Now he came to me for help, so I couldn't refuse. I agreed to leave the child at home and help take care of him for a few days."

Wu Huixian nodded: "Of course, not to mention that we are helping Captain Xia, but just because this child is so pitiful, we should do this."

Aunt Jiang continued to feed the child the malted milk in the bowl. "Look at this child. He is so easy to take care of. He just cried twice when he woke up, but he has been very well behaved until now."

Wu Huixian also came over to take a look. A spoonful of maltose was put into the child's mouth. The child opened his mouth with a smile on his face. After eating, he kept moving his lips, looking like he was still unsatisfied.

"How adorable." Wu Huixian couldn't help but say, "How could her parents bear to abandon their child?"

Aunt Jiang said, "What else? It's because we favor boys over girls. If this child was ours, I wouldn't want to throw him away."

Then, she handed the child to her daughter-in-law and said, "Huixian, you hold the child for a while. I'll go make dinner."

Wu Huixian nodded and took the child. After all, she had raised a child before, so she was quite experienced in holding the child.

Wu Qingsheng smiled and said, "Mom, let's have red-hot braised pork tonight. The piece of meat Huixian brought back was very fatty, and it tastes best when it's red."

Aunt Jiang held up the piece of meat on the dining table and nodded, "Okay, I'll cut half a pound to roast. The welfare of the Huixian unit is still good. This piece of meat is estimated to be four or five pounds. I will marinate it in the evening, just in time for the New Year without having to buy meat."

As she spoke, the old lady carried the meat and walked towards the kitchen in front.

Wu Huixian sat on the sofa, picked up the spoon and continued to feed the child malted milk. Looking at the innocent smiling face, her eyes moved slightly.