Chapter 24 Visiting the Police Family Compound
“Oh, you’re so busy with work, I didn’t want to trouble you, I thought I could manage on my own… who knew I’d run into this mess! Luckily, there’s this young man here…”
Lu Aiguo interrupted helplessly and with heartache, "Mom! No matter how busy I am, picking you up is a huge deal! Look at the mess this has made! Come on, you probably haven't eaten yet, my name is Qingqing..."
Upon hearing this, the old woman immediately raised her eyebrows and skillfully reached out to pinch her son's ear precisely.
"You brat! Your wife is about to give birth! And you still dare to make her cook?! You've gone too far! You're already so old, and you finally have a child, and you still want your wife to cook for you?"
Lu Aiguo winced in pain and quickly begged for mercy.
"Oh dear! Gently, gently! I just... I just wanted to treat you to a meal to welcome you back! You know my cooking skills... Just this one meal! Just this one meal! I usually take such good care of you, your daughter-in-law gets perfectly balanced nutrition every meal!"
The old woman finally let go, satisfied: "That's more like it!"
The old lady immediately took Xu Zhili's hand affectionately.
"Patriotism! I owe a huge debt to this young comrade today. If she hadn't risked her life to get my things back, all the little clothes and blankets I prepared for my precious grandson would have been gone. I have to thank her properly!"
She turned to Xu Zhili with fiery passion.
"Young man, you must come home with me today! Have a meal and stay the night! Let me thank you properly! Otherwise, I won't feel right about it!"
Lu Aiguo also extended a sincere invitation, saying, "Yes, yes, young comrade, you must do me the honor! My home is right next to the Public Security Bureau's family compound, very close."
The elderly woman, with her keen eyes, immediately noticed the package on Xu Zhili's back and asked with concern, "Young man, are you here to visit relatives? I see you're carrying a package; are you having some trouble?"
Xu Zhili smiled and patted An'an's head, then answered frankly, "Auntie, I've cut ties with my family and been kicked out. Tomorrow I'm going to the Great Northern Wilderness to work as an educated youth, and I'm just about to stay at the guesthouse for the night."
Upon hearing this, the old woman felt even more distressed and tightly grasped Xu Zhili's hand: "Why go to the guesthouse! Come home with me! Stay here tonight! Don't say anything more, let's go!"
Xu Zhili felt the old woman's heartfelt enthusiasm and unwavering insistence. Looking at the old woman's concerned eyes and Lu Aiguo's sincere invitation, her long-standing coldness and defensiveness seemed to have been pried open a crack.
She stopped refusing, gave a warm smile, and pulled Xu Zhian to bow slightly: "Then... thank you, Auntie, thank you, Officer Lu, thank you for your trouble."
Afterwards, the group arrived at the police family compound.
On the way, Xu Zhili took the opportunity to tell her aunt, Lu Aiguo, and the aunt who rushed over after hearing the news about her and the Lin family's affairs.
At the dinner table, the old lady kept putting food into Xu Zhili's bowl, saying with heartache, "Oh dear, young comrade, you've really suffered. Your own father is a real scoundrel. It's good that you've severed your father-daughter relationship with such a person. From now on, I'll call you Xiaoli. I'll take you to the train station tomorrow."
"Thank you, Auntie," Xu Zhili said gratefully.
Lu Aiguo also spoke up, taking out a sum of money from his pocket.
"Uncle doesn't have anything particularly valuable to help you with, but this money is just a small token of our appreciation from your Aunt Qingqing. Please accept it."
"No, Uncle."
Xu Zhili quickly declined, "Let's save this for the baby who's about to be born. I don't really need to buy anything special in the countryside, Uncle, please don't spend the money."
"That won't do."
Lu Aiguo waved his hand with a stern face.
“There are many things needed in the countryside. Just look at that little package you’re carrying. You must need to buy a lot of supplies.”
"Auntie, Uncle, Auntie, don't worry."
Xu Zhili explained with a smile, "I've prepared everything in advance. I've already mailed the food, clothing, medicine, and other necessities needed in Beidahuang. I estimate that the supplies will arrive in a few days after I get to the countryside."
"You're a really good kid. You're efficient and thoughtful," Lu Aiguo praised.
The old woman gently held Xu Zhili's hand, her fingertips softly caressing her slightly rough palm, her eyes involuntarily reddening slightly.
"Silly girl, no matter how well you prepare, there will inevitably be oversights."
As she spoke, the old woman turned around and walked to the cabinet. She carefully took out a blue cloth bag from the back of the cabinet, slowly opened it, and took out all the national pass tickets inside. She gently placed them in Xu Zhili's hand.
“A child as young as you should have parents who love you and take care of your younger brother. It’s such a pity, little girl, that you have to go to the Great Northern Wilderness alone and suffer in the wind and snow…”
Before she could finish speaking, the old woman's calloused yet incredibly warm hand gently stroked the top of Xu Zhili's head.
"If you suffer any injustice over there, remember to write to your aunt. Although this old woman is no longer of much use, she can still support you and help you with whatever she can."
“Auntie, I really don’t understand why you’re so kind to me. I only helped you out a little before, it’s really not worth you doing so much for me.”
Xu Zhili looked at the old woman with a mixture of confusion and gratitude.
"Auntie, I can't explain why either."
The old woman smiled, her eyes full of kindness, "When I see you, I feel a special warmth towards you. For some reason, it reminds me of my older brother."
The uncles and aunts next to him smiled and nodded in agreement.
"Child, don't refuse. You can't turn down things given by your elders. If you don't mind, you can call me Grandma from now on. My son's name is Lu Aiguo, and this aunt next to me is Bai Qing. Would you like to recognize them as your godparents?"
The old woman looked at Xu Zhili with anticipation.
“Okay, Grandma, godfather and godmother.”
Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Zhili called Lu Aiguo and Bai Qing her godfather and godmother.
With her psychic abilities, Xu Zhili truly felt the old woman's kindness, and she vaguely sensed a deep kinship between them, thinking that they would definitely meet again in the future.
Looking at the uncle and aunt in front of me, they also had kind faces and showed no objection. On the contrary, they seemed to pity me.
Afterwards, Xu Zhili took An'an to the guest room to rest.
Lu Aiguo helped Bai Qing to her aunt's room and asked curiously, "Mother, why did you suddenly recognize that young comrade as your granddaughter?"
"I don't know what happened either, haha."
The old woman smiled and gently shook her head.
"Maybe it's just that I find the child pleasing to the eye and like him from the bottom of my heart. Son, you know me well, my intuition is always very accurate and has never been wrong."
"Mother, of course I trust you. From childhood to adulthood, thanks to your intuition, I've avoided a lot of trouble time and time again. Mother, you're so good to me," Lu Aiguo said with a smile.
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