The wind that day was stronger than yesterday, and the sky was covered with dark clouds, as if it would rain at any time.
"The news from the ship is that they will arrive later than originally expected due to weather reasons." Secretary Qi came over and explained to Qiao Xinyi.
"I've been waiting for a whole day and night. I think it would be better to wait a little longer." Qiao Xinyi shook her head to indicate that it was okay. She was willing to wait a little longer.
They waited until almost nine o'clock, and a white boat slowly appeared in Qiao Xinyi's sight.
Qiao Xinyi saw Fu Qingshan in military uniform standing on the boat. He was holding a child in one hand and seemed to be telling the two children to look ahead.
The two children looked towards the port, and then waved desperately in the direction of Qiao Xinyi in Fu Qingshan's arms.
The sea breeze brought the two children's cries to her ears.
She heard the two children desperately calling her, "Auntie~Auntie~"
Qiao Xinyi stretched out her hands and waved desperately in response to the two children's shouts.
As the boat got closer, the children's shouts became louder and louder.
Qiao Xinyi could even hear the two children crying in their voices when they called her.
Qiao Xinyi stood on tiptoe and looked at the sea. She was anxious for the first time and was annoyed that the ship took too long to reach the shore.
It took as long as five minutes before the boat finally approached the shore. The planks were lowered, and the two children got out of Fu Qingshan's arms, and ran off the boat one after the other towards her.
Qiao Xinyi squatted down with her arms open, waiting for the two children to come into her arms.
"Aunt, we are back~"
"Aunt, I miss you so much~"
The two children hugged Qiao Xinyi tightly, and then suddenly burst into tears.
"Aunt, my brother and I thought we would never see you and uncle again."
"Aunt, I love boating. I will never take a boat again. If I take a boat, I will never see my uncle and aunt again, and I will never go home again."
Qiao Xinyi burst into tears, holding a child in each hand, feeling the fear in their hearts, and felt so distressed that she didn't know how to comfort them.
She bent down and kissed each of the two children on the forehead.
"Don't be afraid. No matter where you are, your uncle and aunt will definitely take you home."
"You must be afraid of boat rides. From now on, your uncle and aunt will take you on boat rides, fishing, and watching seabirds."
The more Qiao Xinyi spoke, the more tears she shed. The two children were still trembling slightly in her arms, and she couldn't tell whether they were crying or out of fear.
Hearing Qiao Xinyi's voice, the two children looked up at her from her arms.
"Auntie, don't cry." Fu Linzhou stretched out his little hand and clumsily wiped away Qiao Xinyi's tears, "Auntie, I'm scared, Auntie, don't cry."
Fu Zeyu imitated the way Qiao Xinyi kissed him and his brother. He held Qiao Xinyi's face with his two little hands and then kissed her on the forehead.
"Kiss auntie, and she will cry. My brother and I are very brave, so we cry too, and auntie cries too."
Fu Zeyu quickly reached out to wipe away the tears on his face. He had clearly agreed not to cry, and his auntie should cry too, but he still tried to control his tears.
He was even sadder. "Aunt, I'm sorry, I'm holding back my tears now. Let's cry for a while. After a while, let's hold back our tears together and cry together, okay?"
Qiao Xinyi was amused by the childish words and reached out to wipe the tears of the two children.
"It's good to be home." Qiao Xinyi hugged the two children again.
Fu Qingshan got off the boat a few steps slower. When he came over, he saw a group of three little crybabies hugging each other and crying together.
He waited until the three of them calmed down before standing behind Qiao Xinyi.
She was squatting and he was standing. He reached out and touched Qiao Xinyi's head, and then touched the heads of the two children.
"Let's go home." Fu Qingshan's voice was hoarse. He knew from the question that he had not rested for the whole night and the whole day.
"Where is Political Commissar Xu?" Qiao Xinyi asked.
"Political Commissar Xu is still on the ship. There are still some follow-up matters that need to be coordinated by him." Fu Qingshan explained, "After he finishes here, someone will take him back to the army. He will be done with his work for a while, so he asked us to go back first."
After Fu Qingshan finished speaking, he looked at Secretary Zhang and the others and thanked them. "You have been so busy with our family's affairs these past two days that you haven't even slept. The child is fine. Secretary Zhang, you and the others should go back and rest early."
Secretary Zhang also breathed a sigh of relief. "When the child recovers, I will bring him to Zhang's house to play when I am free."
Knowing that everyone was very tired, Secretary Zhang did not say much in greeting. He waved to Qiao Xinyi and Fu Qingshan and asked them to get in the car and go home first.
Fu Qingshan was driving, Qiao Yunsong was sitting in the passenger seat, Qiao Xinyi and the two children were sitting in the back seat, she was holding one child in each hand.
The two children were also tired. Not long after the car drove out, they fell asleep in Qiao Xinyi's arms without knowing when.
"What happened when you picked up the child?" Qiao Xinyi asked in a low voice.
"They were very scared." Fu Qingshan sighed softly, "When they were in my arms, the two children were still shaking, crying so hard that they couldn't even make sounds. They didn't dare to leave my arms for a moment, and they both held my arms tightly the whole time."
"Were the two children watching when Zheng Youliang was killed?" This was what Qiao Xinyi was most worried about.
"No." Fu Qingshan said, "Not long after Zheng Youliang picked up the two children from school, they were stuffed into Jory John's Santana. Jory John knocked the two children unconscious, and when they woke up, they were in the cargo box on the ship."
"After the two children woke up, they cried loudly. Jory John was annoyed and threatened the two children, saying that if they cried again, he would kill them and throw them into the sea. He also lifted the two children up and was about to throw them into the sea. The two children were very scared, so now they are very afraid of the sea."
"Beast!" Qiao Xinyi cursed in a suppressed voice, "Qiao Li John knows Yun Song. The cookies Yun Song sent us at the cinema a few days ago were given by him. I can't believe that someone who seems to be able to get along with Yun Song and his group of kids can be so cruel. He kills a good person without any reason."
"I got some information from Jolly John when I picked up the child. Jolly John had received the order from the Orphee family for three days. He had been waiting near the kindergarten these days. Our children have always been picked up by their parents, and he is a foreigner, so it is difficult for him to take the children directly from the kindergarten."
"He saw Zheng Youliang talking to you and the two children that day, and then he went to find Zheng Youliang. He treated Zheng Youliang to a meal of braised goose in the woods, and also treated him to a drink. He promised Zheng Youliang to give him 500 yuan and asked Zheng Youliang to find a way to pick up the two children from the kindergarten and give them to him."
"As soon as Zheng Youliang heard that he could earn 500 yuan, he agreed immediately." Fu Qingshan said this and suppressed the corners of his lips. Even though the person died, Fu Qingshan did not feel a little sympathy.
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