After the wedding, they boarded a plane to C City in the United States.
At this time, there is still one day left before Qianqian's birthday. On the plane, she looked down at the book on the first day of junior high school, and Liang Shen was eating and looking at the scenery outside the window.
She has no idea about birthdays now, and she can't remember the year and day of her birthday, especially her parents are busy. In the past two years, she seldom spent birthdays with them. It's not as good as having mom and dad around, so naturally I don't care too much this year.
Lin Suizhou stroked his daughter's soft hair, and felt a little guilty in his heart. Because of his busy schedule, he seldom accompanied them. The children celebrated their birthdays alone. All he could do was to meet their material needs. Since the death of his mother, Lin Suizhou has become very family-loving and realizes that wealth is not the only thing. Compared with these, what children need more is the company of their father.
He doesn't know when he will die, and he just wants to spend the rest of his life with his family and the people he loves.
"Father, where are we going?" Qianqian raised her head halfway, with mist in her eyes, "Aren't we going home?"
Lin Suizhou chuckled: "You will know when you arrive."
Qianqian didn't ask any more questions, after lazily yawning, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Jiang Tang was also a little curious and asked, "What are you going to do?"
His smile deepened, and he only said two words: "Secret."
That mysterious look successfully aroused Jiang Tang's curiosity.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the plane arrived at the destination.
Outside the airport, a black car was parked on the side of the road. The driver helped carry the luggage and opened the rear door.
After several hours of flying, the children were also tired. After boarding the car, they rested silently on the back of their chairs, looking out the window at the unfamiliar and bustling street scene, and a thought flashed across them.
With shallow eyes, she took out her phone and bowed her head to type.
Ding dong.
The information reached Lin Suizhou.
He glanced sideways, quickly retracted his gaze, and opened the screen to read the content.
[Jiang Tang: Are we going to find Ouyang? ]
Lin Suizhou remained silent and did not reply, which was regarded as acquiescence.
Jiang Tang, who had guessed the result, couldn't help but feel complacent, pursed her lips and continued typing: "Small sample, make a mystery with me."
[Lin Suizhou:... ]
He was indeed going to find Ouyang.
Lin Suizhou once wanted to give his daughter a dreamy birthday party, but there will be many such parties, which are tacky, so after thinking about it, he thought of Ouyang, and Qianqian would be very happy to see his favorite little brother. Lin Suizhou believes that Ouyang will be her best birthday present.
only…
I was still a little upset.
[Jiang Tang: Are you not jealous anymore? ]
Lin Suizhou snorted and replied: [Just once, it's not worth it. ]
Oops, Zhou Zai is quite generous, but I don't know if it will be so generous by then. She put down her phone and smiled meaningfully at Lin Suizhou.
Lin Suizhou looked a little uncomfortable, coughed lightly and looked out of the window.
The town where Ouyang lives is a bit remote, and it was around 11 o'clock when they arrived by car. It was late at night, and the residents of the town were all asleep. Except for the occasional rooster crowing, there was no other movement.
The car stopped in front of a two-story building, and Jiang Tang woke up the three children beside him: "Don't sleep, we are here."
Nothing happened.
She pushed harder: "Qianqian, Liang Shen, and the first day of junior high school are about to wake up."
"Hmm..." His eyes were sleepy on the first day of the junior high school, he rubbed his eyes and poked his head out, "Where is this?"
"You will know when you go in, let's go."
The three children didn't wake up, and followed their parents out of the car in a daze. When the night wind blew, their sleepiness was mostly reduced.
The lights were still on in the room, Jiang Tang looked at Lin Suizhou: "Isn't it too abrupt for us to come here?"
"There is only him and the nanny who takes care of him. We are half of his family, so it's not too abrupt."
It also makes sense.
Lin Suizhou stepped forward and rang the doorbell.
Through the door, I could faintly hear footsteps, followed by a woman's voice: "Who is it?"
Her English is somewhat broken, with a thick southern accent.
Lin Suizhou replied directly in Chinese: "Excuse me, is Ouyang here?"
The woman paused for a moment, her tone hesitant: "Who are you?"
"We are the ones who took care of him before, come and see him now, is it convenient to open the door?"
Hearing this, she became visibly nervous: "I'm sorry, Ouyang... Ouyang is participating in school activities and won't come back tonight. You can come at another time."
Jiang Tang and Lin Suizhou frowned tacitly.
After the two looked at each other, he continued, "What activity is he participating in?"
"Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Everyone is preparing at school. Come over at another time."
The communication was fruitless, and they ran away.
A group of people got into the car, Jiang Tang was quite surprised. Looking at the silent Lin Suizhou, she reached out and patted his arm: "Forget it, no one would have thought of such a thing."
"No." He shook his head, "Ouyang should be at home."
Jiang Tang was startled: "How do you know?"
He said, "That woman is putting on a dress."
The atmosphere was silent.
The driver turned around: "Are we leaving?"
"Let's go first."
The car engine started slowly, and when the car was about to leave, Qianqian who was lying on the window suddenly pointed upstairs; "Brother Ouyang."
Jiang Tang hastily opened his mouth to stop him: "Stop."
She looked in the direction.
The lights in the room were already off, and the curtains on the upper floor were drawn with only a small corner open. Under the moonlight, she met a pair of gloomy eyes, and when she noticed Jiang Tang's gaze, the other party immediately lowered the curtains.
Liang Shen stopped dozing off a long time ago, and he came over as if joining in the fun: "Where is Ouyang?"
"It's on it." Qianqian looked away at Lin Suizhou, her childish voice was full of confusion, "Dad, why did Brother Ouyang ignore us?"
This sentence made Jiang Tang's heart skip a beat, she tightened Qianqian's arm without thinking, and asked sharply, "Are you sure you read it right?"
Her sudden stern expression frightened Qianqian, Qianqian pursed her mouth, and tears hung on her eyes, "Qianqian is right, mom. Mom, don't be fierce."
Qianqian's eyes were red, and she felt aggrieved as if she was about to cry.
Jiang Tang hurriedly hugged her: "I'm sorry, it's my mother who is too fierce, and my mother apologizes to you, can you forgive me?"
Rubbing his eyes lightly, his voice was as soft as candy; "Are we here to find Brother Ouyang? Can I see Brother Ouyang right away?"
Jiang Tang nodded: "Yes, we will see Brother Ouyang soon."
After appeasing her little daughter, she looked at Lin Suizhou: "What should we do? Is Ouyang in any danger? He won't be kidnapped."
Her mind was wide open, and the more she thought about it, the more terrifying she felt.
Lin Suizhou shook his head: "There are more than a hundred people in this town, all of whom are farmers who go to the fields. The kidnappers will not come all the way to tie up a yellow man."
"That… "
"It's too late now, wait and see tomorrow."
Jiang Tang hesitated: "I always feel a little strange, why did the nanny lie, did something really happen to him? Z"
"That's no way. If the other party calls the police and says that we have broken into a private house, not only will we not be able to help Ouyang, but we will also be involved."
He made a lot of sense.
If they break in by force, the other party may hurt them while holding a weapon. Although I am very worried about Ouyang's safety, I don't want to put my children in a dangerous situation. What's more, Ouyang is still Ou Pingyun's child no matter what. No matter how scumbag Ou Pingyun is, he won't find someone to abuse his own son.
After taking a deep look upstairs, the car slowly left the small building.
Watching the shadow of the car go away, the woman in the house breathed a sigh of relief. She glared fiercely at Ouyang who was lying on the ground, lowered her head and twisted his face hard, then turned and went out.
In the small and cramped room, Ouyang fell to the ground in thin pajamas, his limbs were bound, and the tape wrapped around his face made him unable to make a sound.
Ouyang was short of breath, and his eyes shone like eagles in the night.
early the next day.
Jiang Tang and Lin Suizhou came back to the small western-style building where Ouyang lived.
There was no lock on the door, so they just pushed the door open and walked in.
The interior decoration is a traditional American pastoral style, with simple but warm furniture. Jiang Tang saw the Huaxia woman who was cleaning the table at a glance. She was slightly fat, with a simple and honest appearance, and was slightly taken aback when she saw a few people coming in.
"You are?"
Jiang Tang said: "We came here last night, specially to see Ouyang, is he there?"
The woman's eyes flickered, and for a moment, she smiled and said, "He just came back this morning, I'll go up and call him."
After finishing speaking, he turned and walked upstairs.
As soon as the door was closed, the woman immediately changed her face. She pulled Ouyang up, and roughly pulled the hemp rope tied around his body. Looking at the expressionless, even disdainful face, her anger Instantly aroused, the long nails pinched his waist fiercely, and warned: "Someone is coming to see you, you are not allowed to talk nonsense, you know? Otherwise, I will make you look good."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and poked him on the forehead.
The woman got up and kicked him: "Get up and change your clothes."
She snorted coldly and went downstairs again.
Ouyang wiped his face, opened the wardrobe and found his school uniform. This was the only clean clothes he had on. He lowered his head and took off his pajamas. In just half a year, the young boy had become as thin as a rib, with bruises all over his back and legs. He changed his clothes carefully, the wound was painful because of the pulling, and he had long been used to it, so he didn't say a word.
In fact, at the very beginning, Aunt Liu, the nanny, was very kind to him and took care of him meticulously. Gradually, she revealed her true nature and started to be violent, all because of the arrival of that woman.
After combing his hair with a small comb, Ouyang turned around and walked downstairs.
Jiang Tang has been waiting for a long time.
Following the sound of her footsteps, she saw that Ouyang had grown a lot taller, and her hair had also grown a lot. Compared with the time in summer, Ouyang who reappeared before her eyes looked very mature.
"Brother Ouyang!" Qianqian broke away from Lin Suizhou's hold on her hand, and ran towards Ouyang excitedly.
The little girl slammed into his arms with force, holding him tightly and not letting go. She used too much force, and didn't really involve the wound on Ouyang's body. After Ouyang's face changed, he gently stroked her soft hair.
"Shallow..."
His dark eyes were calm, reflecting her porcelain-white face. Ouyang did not expect to see the little girl again, and felt happy and sad at the same time.
A small dimple appeared on Qianqian's face: "Happy Christmas Eve."
"Happy birthday to you too."
Qianqian tilted her head: "How do you know it's my birthday?"
Ouyang pursed his lips: "I saw it in the calendar of the first day of junior high school, and he ticked all the important days, yes, the first day of junior high school."
He looked up at the first day of the junior high school.