Xia Mian held Xiao Feng in his arms and watched the scenery passing by outside the window. It was the child's first time riding a train, and he was looking out the window with great interest, not bored at all.
Xia Mian was not bored either. From the moment she sat down on the bed, the mother and daughter on the bed opposite her had been asking for Ning Shaobai's information in roundabout ways.
This was still a romantic era when transportation was slow, letters traveled far, and relationships lasted longer.
There are many stories of people meeting, falling in love, getting married and having children on trains. Trains are the place where young girls most fantasize about beautiful encounters.
So it is understandable that the girl in the opposite bed wants to know about Ning Shaobai's information.
However, she had already made an appointment with Dr. Ning, so she naturally couldn't let him hurt another girl's heart.
So Aestivation used some language arts:
"Yes, a friend I met in my hometown, and we came to Yan City together."
"Twenty-five years old, working in a hospital."
The girl's mother immediately said, "That can't be a formal doctor, right? Medical students study for eight years, so he's just an intern."
"Not an intern."
"Could it be a caregiver or a nurse?"
"Where are you from?"
"Mingxi County."
"The county town."
"Which neighborhood do you live in Yan City?"
"I didn't buy an apartment, I live in a bungalow."
The girl's mother's enthusiasm soon faded. The girl was warned by her mother, and without that handsome face to seduce people, she soon forgot about the handsome guy she had only met once.
Xia Mian breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly everything was quiet...
...Quiet ass!
The scene before the train left the platform replayed in her mind over and over again. Was it a coincidence? Could she have seen it wrong?
Until the evening, when Xia Mian closed her eyes, she would think of Ning Shaobai kissing the back of her hand.
She was so angry that she sat up suddenly and pounded the bed angrily, "Ning Shaobai, just wait!"
Xiao Feng was startled awake and asked drowsily, "Auntie?"
"It's okay, it's okay." Xia Mian quickly lay down and hugged him to sleep.
In short, thanks to Dr. Toning, I stayed alert all night during my summer hibernation.
The next morning, they finally arrived at Ming City Railway Station.
Two hours before getting off the bus, Ning Shaobai called and asked her to wait on the bus. He had already asked Xiao Liu to buy a platform ticket and come in to pick her up.
It really saves a lot of trouble from hibernation.
There were quite a few people at the train station, but compared with later generations, people's quality and order were not satisfactory.
Xia Mian had walked less than twenty meters when he heard two people shouting that they had lost something and money.
Xia Mian didn't bring much cash, but she was afraid of being raped. Thinking of Xia Wenyue's words, Xia Mian hugged Xiao Feng tightly and didn't dare to let go.
As a result, he didn't meet the beacon or the thief, but he met a pervert.
At first, when Xia Mian's buttocks were touched, she thought it was just an accident because there were too many people around. She looked left and right, and everyone looked innocent.
But she was careful after all, and soon sensed the other party's second approach.
Xia Mian freed one hand and quickly grabbed the dirty hand. It was not convenient for her to hold Xiao Feng with one hand, so she simply turned around and stepped on the other person's arm. She pulled and twisted her hand hard, and broke the other person's wrist.
The fat man hiding in the crowd screamed and knelt down. People around him looked over. Xia Mian sneered, "You look like a human but you don't do anything human! You stinky hooligan!"
The greasy fat man covered his wrist with his hands but lowered his head and did not dare to look up.
Xiao Liu, who was leading the way, quickly turned back and asked, "Xiao Xia?"
"It's okay," Xia Mian said, "I just met a pervert." She stared at the fat man who dared not move and said, "Next time I meet you, I'll chop off your hands!"
After saying that, she continued to move forward with Xiao Liu, but this time Xiao Liu went around behind her to protect them.
It’s not that Xia Mian didn’t call the police, but technology was not developed in that era, and the police couldn’t handle such a small matter. Anyway, the beating had already been done, so Xia Mian didn’t waste time and energy.
As soon as he got in the car, his cell phone rang. Xia Mian looked at the caller ID and a smile appeared in his eyes.
She rolled her eyes and handed the phone to Xiao Feng, "Baby, you answer it."
Although Xiao Feng was puzzled, she didn't say anything. She skillfully pressed the answer button and the hands-free button and said, "Uncle Ning."
Ning Shaobai's voice paused, his tone seemed a little helpless, "Are you there? Where's your aunt?"
Xiao Feng glanced at Xia Mian, and seeing that Xia Mian was silent, he had no choice but to continue, "Well, we're here, and we're already in Uncle Liu's car."
She also found an excuse for Xia Mian not answering the phone, "Auntie just beat a bad guy and made him cry. My hand hurts and I can't hold the phone."
Aestivation:!!!
Ning Shaobai immediately asked anxiously, "What's going on?"
Xia Mian also said anxiously, "It's okay, it's okay."
However, Ning Shaobai didn't believe it, "Your hand is injured?"
Xiao Feng nodded and said, "Yeah."
Xia Mian touched his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and hurriedly explained, "It's not my hand that's injured, it's the other person's hand."
Xiao Feng nodded again, "Yeah, the bad guys' hands were injured and they all cried."
Ning Shaobai breathed a sigh of relief, "I was scared to death by you guys. What happened?"
Xia Mian smiled and said, "It's okay, it's just that there were a lot of people when I came out, and I ran into a pervert."
"Don't worry, I removed his wrist."
Ning Shaobai didn't say anything for a long time. Finally, he sighed and said, "I can't let you go out alone next time."
Xia Mian deliberately asked, "Why? Are you afraid that wherever I go, there will be corpses everywhere?"
Ning Shaobai paused, then chuckled, "No, I'm afraid I'll worry too much before you come back."
The four words "overly worried" inexplicably convey a sense of tenderness, and it is obvious that he is not just worried about her.
aestivation:……
"I heard that excessive worry can cause baldness." Xia Mian said worriedly, "Doctor Ning, please take care of yourself. I don't want to see you bald when I go back."
Ning Shaobai: ...
Xiao Feng suddenly said, "You can wear a wig."
Ning Shaobai: ...I'm not bald yet.
Aestivation laughed.
Ning Shaobai said, "Yes, your aunt is the most experienced. Xiaofeng, do you still remember when your aunt was bald? Did she look good?"
Xiao Feng said without hesitation: "It looks good."
aestivation:……
It was Ning Shaobai's turn to laugh.
The two hurt each other for a while and then hung up the phone.
Xia Mian and Xiao Liu went together to pick up the checked luggage and drove directly back to Mingxi County.
At around three or four in the afternoon, the car stopped in front of Uncle Xia's house.
Because we had contacted them in advance, everyone at home was waiting.
As soon as the car stopped, I heard Qiangqiang shouting, "I'm back, I'm back!"
When Xia Mian got out of the car holding Xiao Feng, Uncle Xia, Aunt Xia and the three brothers of the Xia family came out to greet them.
"Okay, okay." Uncle Xia was relieved when he saw the two children's expressions. He said with a relaxed expression, "Yan City really does support people."
"That's right," the aunt walked over and touched Xiao Feng's head lovingly, then looked at her carefully and said, "Our Xiao Feng is really good-looking."
Although Xia Mian was busy with studies in the past two years, Xia Wenyue, Ning Shaoyun and Ning Shaobai all took care of Xiao Feng. With the company of his two friends Mao Huizhu and Chenchen, the child never suffered any grievances.
Compared to her previous skinny and petite appearance, not only has she grown taller, but she is also full of fat. Today she is wearing a red Mickey Mouse short-sleeved shirt and shorts, looking very cute.
His personality has also become much more generous.
The child looked at his aunt with smiling eyes and said softly and obediently, "Grandma."
The aunt was a little surprised, "Xiao Feng still remembers grandma?"
Xia Mian touched his head and said proudly, "His brain is very good, he can remember everything."
Xia Chuan didn't believe it and ran over and asked, "Who am I?"
Xiao Feng pursed her lips and smiled, "Uncle Xiaochuan."
Xia Chuan was surprised, then he brought Qiangqiang over and said, "Come, look at him, then look at you, you little brat, do you remember who this is?"
Qiangqiang rolled his eyes at him, "Uncle San, do you really wish I were a fool? Can we call each other every New Year?"
"You guys said at noon that my Mian Gu and Xiao Feng were coming back. Who could they be? Who's the fool, you or me?"
"Hey!" Xia Chuan raised his hand to hit him.
Qiangqiang immediately rushed behind Xia Mian, made faces at him, then took Xia Mian's hand and said, "Mian Gu, you're finally back. I missed you guys so much."
Xia Mian didn't believe him and pulled his ear and said, "Do you miss me or my food?"
Qiangqiang chuckled, "I think so too. Is there a lot of delicious food in Yan City? I also want to eat cream cake."
Xia Hai said with a dark face, "What else do you know how to do besides eating? Your aunt Mian just came back, don't bother them, come here!"
"Yes, let's go home quickly." Uncle Xia said, and Xia Mian took Xiao Feng's hand and followed his aunt home.
The three Xia Hai brothers helped Xiao Liu take down the luggage and carried it back.
"Why are there so many?!" Uncle Xia asked in surprise, "How did you get them back?"
"My second aunt prepared it," Xia Mian said, "and checked it in."
Xia Chuan sighed and said, "It seems that Second Aunt is doing well." He asked curiously, "Did Second Aunt really open a factory and become a big boss?"
Uncle Xia glared at him and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Are you afraid that the Mao family won't cause trouble?"
Xia Chuan stuck out his tongue and said, "I know, I know. I wonder where Second Aunt is hiding."
Xia Mian asked doubtfully, "Why is the Mao family still making trouble? Didn't they say the matter had been resolved?"
When Mao Zhishan's third grandmother moved in next door to the Mao family, old lady Mao naturally knew that Mao Zhishan's family had run away.
She cried and screamed as if the sky had fallen. Of course, she was not worried about her second son's family, but she had already accepted the betrothal gift from the Hao family and had no way to explain it.
Speaking of this, Xia Chuan couldn't help but spit. "That old lady Mao was really determined to marry Huimei off. Later, when things got out of hand, we found out that she actually accepted a betrothal gift of over 30,000 yuan from the Hao family."
You should know that in Mingxi County, a betrothal gift of 6,660 is considered very respectable.
The old lady took so much betrothal gifts, she would definitely not let Mao Huimei go.
Xia He was also scared when he talked about this, "It's a good thing I went with you, otherwise Huimei would not be able to escape."
Xia Mian was curious, "How do you say that?"
Xia He said, "The old lady gave a share of the betrothal gifts to the families of Mao Lao Da and Mao Lao San." At this point, he said disdainfully, "Second uncle didn't even know that his daughter was marrying him, but the eldest and third brothers got to enjoy it first."
Xia Chuan gloated, "It's so beautiful when you enjoy it, but so ugly when you spit it out."
Xia He also laughed, "That's right. Later, when Huimei couldn't be found, the Hao family asked the old lady to return the betrothal gift."
"The eldest and third sons of the Mao family had spent all their money. The eldest son bought a color TV and a refrigerator, and the third son built a house for his son. Since they had nothing to give anyway, Hao, the richest man in the family, found a pretext to arrest them."
Xia He said, "Actually, I think they probably want to use this method to force Huimei."
If Mao Zhishan or Xia Wenyue were arrested and forced to force Mao Huimei to marry, Mao Zhishan's family would really be helpless.
In a small place with limited information, this kind of collusion between officials and businessmen is really disgusting. Xia Mian asked, "So how are they doing now?"
"What else can we do? We have to gather the money to pay back the betrothal gift." Xia Chuan said with a gloating look, "Not only do we have to pay back the betrothal gift, we also have to pay a fine to redeem the person."
"I heard it cost 3,000 yuan per person, but they spent more than 6,000 yuan. The Mao family lost more than they gained."
Xia Mian said happily, "Serves you right!"
Uncle Xia warned Xia Mian, "Don't tell anyone about your second aunt. The Mao family is having a hard time right now. If they get desperate, it will be troublesome."
Xia Mian asked, "They came to our house and made trouble, right?"
It is easy to imagine that Xia Wenyue and her three children finally disappeared in the Xia family. Since the Mao family was forced to this point, how could they not come to make trouble?
But Uncle Xia never mentioned it in the past two years.
Xia Chuan patted her head and said proudly, "Are we afraid of them?"
Uncle Xia also said, "Although our Xia family is not the richest, we are not unknown in Mingxi County. As long as we are right, we are not afraid of trouble. Just tell your second aunt to rest assured."
Xia Mian couldn't help but hold Uncle Xia's arm, "Uncle, you are so handsome."
Uncle Xia had three sons and a mischievous grandson, but he had never been spoiled by a little girl like this. He was stunned for a moment, and a smile unconsciously wrinkled his usually serious face. "What are you talking about?"
"You're telling the truth." Xia Mian smiled, "With uncle around, I'm not afraid of anything." It's especially safe to have an elder like this standing behind you who is willing to protect you from the wind and rain.
She gave Uncle Xia a thumbs-up and said, "So handsome."
Uncle Xia couldn't help but laugh.
The group walked into the house chatting and laughing. The dining table had already been set. Smelling the fragrance in the air, Xia Mian swallowed his saliva.
Xia Hai's wife, Li Fang, had already placed a stool. "You must be starving. Come and sit down."
Xia Hai is responsible for arranging Xiao Liu.
Qiangqiang quickly pulled Xiaofeng to the table and sat down. He then placed a beautifully polished wooden bowl in front of Xiaofeng with a "Duang" sound. "Xiaofeng, this is a bowl specially prepared for you."
"Qiangqiang!" Xia Hai raised his hand out of habit, glanced at Xiaofeng, then remembered something and put his hand down again, holding back his anger and saying, "Can't you put it down slower? You're scaring your brother."
Qiangqiang had already shrunk his neck, but when he saw that his father didn't beat him, he was still confused.
Xia Chuan was already touching Xiao Feng's head and said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Your brother is just a naughty boy. He's not mean to be mean to you."
A light bulb lit up in Qiangqiang's head: When his brother Xiaofeng was around, he would never get beaten no matter what he did!
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