Wan Yong and Su Jinyuan agreed to his suggestion after just one night of thinking. In Jing City, Wan Yong did not dare to go out except to sweep the streets in the morning and evening. Even his two sons had unilaterally severed ties with him for the sake of their future. They had not seen each other for several years...
At this time, Wan Yong looked at Li Jianmin and said, "Young man, do you know the Red Flag Corps? Is it far from Urumqi?"
Li Jianmin was shocked and thought to himself, could the transport team they just talked about be the transport team of their regiment?
Wan Yong looked at Li Jianmin in confusion, "Young man?"
Li Jianmin came back to his senses and said calmly, "Ah, it's not very far. The Red Flag Corps is the closest to the city. The nearest company seems to be only about 30 kilometers away from the train station. The regimental field is a little further, probably about 40 kilometers..."
Wan Yong was surprised, "You know so much."
Li Jianmin smiled and said, "I am an educated youth in the Red Flag Corps, living in the Seventh Company, so I know a little more."
Su Jinyuan had closed her eyes to rest. Upon hearing this, she turned her head to look at Li Jianmin, "So your wife is also an educated youth?"
Li Jianmin shook his head slightly, "No, she is a member of another regiment."
Su Jinyuan was puzzled. "From another regiment? Then you..."
Li Jianmin explained with a faint smile, "...that's how it is. We, the educated youth, were in the same brigade as Xiu Li's elder sister, and she went to take care of her pregnant elder sister, so that's how we met."
It is impossible for Li Jianmin to say that his wife fell into the water and he saved her, so he married her...
Su Jinyuan was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then looked at Wan Yong and said with a smile, "Old Wan, I think this is how we first met..."
Wan Yong smiled and nodded, thinking that there was still a difference. Su Jinyuan was taking care of her sister-in-law at the time. She was the eldest daughter of their Su family, and he was just an errand boy under her eldest brother. He was far from worthy of her...
Li Jianmin was just thinking about the identities of Su Jinyuan and Wan Yong when he felt his daughter twist her body in his arms and hum non-stop. He lowered his head and asked softly, "Huaiyu, what's wrong with you?"
Huaiyu stretched out her hand on the table, "Hungry, hungry..."
Li Jianmin reacted and quickly reached out to touch the teacup. Feeling that the temperature had dropped, he placed his daughter on the bunk and said, "Huaiyu, sit down for a while. Daddy will make you some milk powder, okay?"
Little Huaiyu nodded obediently and sat quietly, but his eyes were still staring at the milk powder bag on the table.
Li Jianmin tapped her little nose and said lovingly, "Little greedy cat..."
Li Jianmin prepared the milk powder and fed Li Huaiyu. He started to play with her when he saw Yao Xiuli coming back. He glanced at her.
"Why is it so slow? Are there too many people?"
Yao Xiuli sat beside him and answered absentmindedly, "No, no one..."
Li Jianmin noticed that Yao Xiuli's tone was off. He turned around and looked at her distracted appearance, frowning and asking, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Yao Xiuli turned around and hurriedly grabbed Li Jianmin, her expression nervous and her words confused, "Jianmin, there are, there are people who steal children..."
"The child in the hard seat car next to us is missing. They say someone secretly took him away while he was sleeping last night and got off the train at the previous stop. The police are in the car next to us right now..."
"They said there was more than one missing child. They said there were several, all from the hard-seat carriage..."
"Besides, they are all little girls..."
"Why do they steal little girls..."
"Jianmin..."
Li Jianmin hurriedly grabbed Yao Xiuli's hands and shouted, "Xiuli, calm down. Don't be afraid. I'm here!"
Because of the loud noise here, Su Jinyuan and Wan Yong who were lying on the opposite bed were also alarmed, and they looked at each other.
Wan Yong stood up and said, "I'll go take a look. Young man, take good care of your wife..."
Li Jianmin nodded, and not long after, Wan Yong came back.
He sat down next to Su Jinyuan and spoke to the others in a low voice.
"Several children were indeed stolen. The railway police are taking this very seriously and have already notified the police station at the previous station. I heard someone saw a group of people holding many little girls getting off the train at the previous station, so the parents who lost their children are planning to get off at the next station and then be escorted back by the police..."
Su Jinyuan's face was heavy. "Those children are so pitiful. They were stolen. I don't know if I can find them back..."
"As a parent, how come you don't know how to look at it better?"
Yao Xiuli had calmed down. She was hugging Li Huaiyu tightly, muttering, "Rather than saying it's the parents' carelessness, it's better to say that those bad guys are too abominable and simply crazy..."
Upon hearing this, Li Jianmin put his arm around her shoulders and gave her silent comfort.
The next morning, there was a knock on the door of Chu Tian's house. When Yao Xiujuan opened the gate, she was surprised to see Sun Weiguo and Li Meiling wrapped tightly with only their eyes exposed.
"Weiguo? Meiling? Why are you two here at this time?"
Li Meiling's eyes curved, "Sister-in-law Xiujuan, my Weiguo received a letter from Li Zhiqing yesterday, saying that they would probably arrive today, and asked if he could trouble Weiguo to pick up the three of them..."
Yao Xiujuan was surprised, "Jianmin and Xiuli are back?"
Sun Weiguo nodded, "Well, I was planning to go directly, but Meiling said to ask sister-in-law if you want to go."
Yao Xiujuan hadn't seen her younger sister and Xiao Huaiyu for several months and wanted to go, but thinking of how Old Madam Chu had been feeling unwell recently, she hesitated and said, "Forget it. Grandma hasn't been feeling well lately, and I'm worried..."
Sun Weiguo was stunned for a moment, "Grandma Chu is sick?"
"Then I'll go see Grandma Chu..."
As he walked towards the courtyard, he said to Yao Xiujuan, "Sister-in-law, why doesn't Grandma Chu go to the hospital if she's not feeling well? Brother Tian is not at home. If you have any problems, you must tell me. Brother Tian is so good to me, please don't be polite..."
"Hey, sister-in-law knows..."
Yao Xiujuan asked Li Meiling to enter the yard, closed the gate, and walked towards Old Lady Chu's house. But before she arrived, she saw Xinxin pushing open the door. When she saw Li Meiling coming, her eyes lit up instantly, and she pulled her and asked her to braid her hair.
Yao Xiujuan watched Li Meiling being dragged back to her room by Xinxin, smiled and shook her head, walked into Old Lady Chu's room, and saw Sun Weiguo sitting beside Old Lady Chu's kang, asking about her well-being.
"Grandma Chu, are you okay?"
Old Mrs. Chu coughed a few times and turned to look at Sun Weiguo. Although her face was not very good, she still showed a kind smile. "Good boy, thank you for your concern. Grandma, I'm fine. It might be because I breathed in the cold wind when I went to the yard to shovel coal a few days ago. I will be fine in a few days."
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