After subduing the man with glasses, the police uncles dispatched another car to escort the man with glasses back to the police station for further investigation. Mei Fang and Xia Yuan did not have the opportunity to get deeper into the case and were safely escorted to Xia Yuan's grandmother's house.
After nearly an hour's drive, the two finally left the city and arrived at their destination.
This is the suburb of Jiangcheng. Except that the buildings are taller, it is no different from other rural areas. There is a wide cement path, lush green countryside on the left, and residential buildings with neat courtyards on the right.
Because she learned the news early, Grandma Xia Yuan was already at the gate of her home to welcome her granddaughter.
Grandma Xia Yuan had a head full of white hair and looked to be in her sixties or seventies, but she looked very healthy and opened her arms to Xia Yuan as soon as they met.
"Grandma..."
Xia Yuan has been closest to her grandma since she was a child and would spend every summer vacation here. She had a lot of things in her mind, but as soon as she saw her grandma, she began to twitch her mouth involuntarily, acting aggrieved and coquettish, and took the initiative to throw herself into her grandma's arms.
"Oh... Yuanyuan, don't be afraid, dear. It's okay, it's okay, it's okay... You made me so worried."
"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to make grandma worry..."
"Grandma knows everything that happened. It's not your fault... Wait until your dad comes and see how I deal with him."
After comforting Xia Yuan, Xia Yuan's grandmother stood up to thank JC, and even enthusiastically suggested staying for dinner. Of course, the other party had no intention of staying, and left after giving a few instructions.
Only at this time did Grandma Xia Yuan have time to focus her attention on Mei Fang.
"You are Mei Fang, right?"
"Hello, grandma."
Mei Fang nodded, because his grandmother kept pacing with her hands behind her back and looking him up and down, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
He was just about to say something in greeting when Grandma Xia Yuan turned behind Mei Fang and patted him on the shoulder unexpectedly.
"Hahahaha! You are such an amazing guy!"
"Thank you for protecting our Yuanyuan and bringing her here!"
Mei Fang endured the severe pain in his shoulder, put his hands behind his back and smiled politely.
"Xia Yuan and I are good friends, it's only natural."
"Good friends? Just good friends?"
Grandma Xia Yuan patted Mei Fang's shoulder again, frowning as if in deep thought. "I remember that Yuan Yuan in our family always said that she wanted to give birth to a boy named Mei Fang. That's you, right?"
Xia Yuan was so embarrassed that she jumped up and down.
"Grandma! Why do you keep bringing up those childhood memories?"
"Hahaha! Our Yuanyuan is just like that! Just get used to it!"
Grandma Xia Yuan was still beating Mei Fang.
Okay, it would be rude to continue fighting...
Mei Fang felt that his tender shoulders were almost broken by the beating from the old man.
The two of them had some snacks at their grandmother's house to fill their stomachs. Xia Yuan told her grandmother about her experience of running away from home. Not only did her grandmother not blame Xia Yuan for running away without permission, she also recognized her courage.
In addition, what grandma did was to slap Mei Fang constantly.
The reason was that Mei Fang's clever performance along the way made grandma quite satisfied and praised her highly.
When it was dusk and evening, Xia Yuan's parents finally drove to her grandmother's house.
Xia Yuan took her grandmother's hand and went out to meet her parents.
Although with the help of Mei Fang, Xia Yuan prepared a lot of words.
But after seeing her parents, she suddenly became speechless again.
She had never seen her parents in such a miserable state.
Mom was unkempt and Dad was covered in dust.
Xia Yuan's father walked up to him aggressively, looking very angry.
Xia Yuan closed his eyes tightly and waited quietly for his father's scolding.
Bang!
A loud and fierce slap.
But it wasn't hit on Xia Yuan.
Xia Yuan opened his eyes and found that Xia Yuan's father was half-kneeling on the ground, slapping his cheeks continuously.
"Dad... don't do this... please... please!"
Xia Yuan cried and pulled her father. After beating her several times, Dad Xia hugged his daughter tightly.
"I've been busy with my career these years and haven't had time to spend with you. If I had spent more time with you and mom, you would definitely not have run away from home."
"When I think about the possibility of losing you forever, when I think about you being hurt by bad people out there, I feel like my heart is about to break. My heart is broken, you know."
"If that's the case, Dad will never forgive himself in his life."
"Don't be like this... Dad... I'm wrong too."
Xia Yuan rubbed his eyes and said, "I shouldn't have made you and mom so worried... I won't do this again, I promise."
"So... then daddy also promises you that I will not mortgage our house anymore, and I will sell the loss-making restaurant. From now on, I must spend more time with you!"
"Um!"
"Xia Xun, you brat!" Xia Yuan's grandmother began to pat her son-in-law's shoulders vigorously. "A man should keep his word. Don't fool my precious granddaughter. I will supervise you closely!"
"I understand..."
Xia Yuan's father was already grimacing as he spoke, and it seemed that he had already suffered greatly from it.
Anyway... Fortunately, things did not develop into the worst case scenario that Mei Fang had imagined.
Xia Yuan’s father still loves his daughter very much.
Perhaps it was because of this love that he did not want to leave his daughter to suffer alone in this world.
But no matter what, this reason is still not enough to cover up the fact that you were not worthy of being a parent in the previous life.
This matter cannot be considered truly settled yet, and the current commitments will only be recognized when they are implemented.
Only in this way can what Mei Fang knew in his previous life be regarded as a parallel universe.
In addition, as the plan to run away from home progressed, Mei Fang still had a very puzzling question in his heart.
I've been missing for so long, why haven't my parents even called me
Could it be that I am the one who lacks the love and care of my family
Taking into consideration that they had to go to school the next day and poor Xiao Mei had not yet seen her parents, the group decided to drive back to Baimei County overnight.
Xia Yuan's uncle was also in the car, so they could take turns driving without having to worry about fatigue driving.
Xia Yuan snuggled in her mother's arms and talked a lot. After a short nap, she suddenly woke up.
She glanced at Mei Fang, who was taking a nap with his eyes closed.
"What's wrong?"
Xia Yuan leaned over and whispered into Mei Fang's ear.
"Mei Fang, let me tell you, I just had a terrible nightmare."
"What nightmare?"
"I dreamed that I was having dinner with my parents. It was a very, very sumptuous dinner."
"Mom and Dad also poured me a lot of juice."
"Then, I drifted off to sleep."
"Then, my mother held me and kept crying. She cried for a long, long time."
"I had never seen my mother cry so hard, so I cried too."
"After that, my father and mother also drank the juice and fell asleep with me."
"We slept so soundly that it seemed as if we would never wake up again."
Mei Fang raised his eyebrows slightly, and then asked in a gentle voice:
"Weren't you asleep? Then how did you see it?"
"Hmm... let me think about it..."
"Let me think..."
Xia Yuan lay on Mei Fang's chest and fell asleep again in a daze.
While no one was paying attention, Mei Fang gently kneaded Xia Yuan's fair face, feeling the beauty of life.
I accidentally sent it out! By the way, I want to ask what time do you think is a good time to send books? I plan to publish them on a regular basis.
(End of this chapter)