He pulled Ye Jing, who was in a daze, and walked out angrily. Ye Jing suddenly understood that his second brother was unhappy, but why was he unhappy? Didn’t mother say that ladies come first? The eldest brother did nothing wrong.
"Big brother, big brother..."
Ye Jing broke free from Li Ming's hand and ran towards Xiao Chengli while shouting. Xiao Chengli quickly let go of the hands of the two little girls and hugged Ye Jing who was rushing towards him like a cannonball.
"Brother, run slower, be careful not to break your skin. Why do we only need you? Where is your brother Li Ming?"
When Li Ming heard his eldest brother mention him, a smile appeared on his face and he quickly ran over. The three brothers hugged each other, shouting and jumping. The lively atmosphere amused Li's mother and others.
"How about having two more children?"
Li Huan looked at the children's joy and couldn't help talking to himself, but after a moment he shook his head. He and his wife were busy and had no time to have children.
"Go sit down in the dining room. Grandma has cooked a lot of your favorite food for you."
Li Huan called out, and every child went to a corner of the yard to wash their hands obediently. Towels, soap and warm water were already prepared there.
"Sister, you are a guest, please wash your hands first."
Xiao Nuan considerately pushed Wu Xiaolin to the front. Wu Xiaolin felt a little embarrassed, but everyone was looking at her with a smile, and she nodded happily and walked up.
Of course Cheng Qiao followed behind to help. She changed several basins of water before washing each child's hands and face, applying fragrant lotion, and then everyone went to sit in the dining room.
"Wow, today we have seafood rice crust and glutinous rice cakes. Grandma is so nice."
"Grandma, why do you have preserved egg and lean meat porridge today? I like it the most."
"Oh, grandma is so nice. She bought me a cream cake. Big brother, you eat it first and I'll cut it for you."
Several children were chattering, and Wu Xiaolin's eyes also showed a sparkling light. She originally wanted to act polite, but when she saw Xiao Chengli and the others stood up and picked out what they liked and put them on the plate, she could no longer hold back.
Little Chengli saw Wu Xiaolin also stand up. Maybe she was used to being served, so she couldn't hold the chopsticks properly. The more awkward it was, the more anxious she became.
"Hey, Xiaoling, don't be impatient. I packed this for you. Eat it first."
Little Cheng Li quickly handed the plate in his hand to her. His mother said that guests are guests and he must treat them well.
Wu Xiaolin threw away her chopsticks, picked up the spoon and started eating. She was really hungry. Those days were not a living experience for a human being.
When Li's mother and her friends saw that most of the food they had prepared was snatched up by the children, they finally relaxed after being tense for many days. That's right. The most terrible thing would be if the children refused to eat or drink and stared blankly.
After eating and drinking, the children digested their food in the yard and then went to bed one by one. Of course, Xiao Nuan slept in the ear room with Wu Xiaolin tonight.
Only then did Cheng Liguo look at Cheng Qiao. Cheng Qiao did not hide anything and told him about the last human trafficker she saw, whose face looked extremely similar to Cheng Liguo.
Cheng Liguo snorted coldly. He thought it was a big deal, but it turned out to be a relative he had long since broken off relations with. What’s more, this person might not be his relative.
"Dad, I wonder if the document of breaking off the relationship is still there."
"The houses have all been confiscated, so I probably don't have any here, but I broke off the relationship in my hometown. I have to go back to my hometown and ask the village chief for the document of breaking off the relationship. I can try to make a copy or take a photo of it."
"I'll go with you."
Before Cheng Qiao could say anything, Li Huan stood up. He had already taken a month's vacation, so it wouldn't be difficult for him to accompany his father-in-law.
Cheng Liguo nodded, and Li Huan walked out. Cheng Qiao had not slept well in the past two days, so he had prepared a large bathtub in the room for his wife to take a bath, relax, and then have a good sleep.
The warm water made Cheng Qiao's still tense body relax instantly. Cheng Qiao soaked in the water for more than half an hour. When the water got cold, she added hot water. She stayed in the bathtub until her skin was wrinkled by the water. Only then did she reluctantly stand up from the bathtub.
Seeing Cheng Qiao get up, Li Huan hurriedly wrapped Cheng Qiao in a large towel and wiped the water droplets off his body.
Then (10,000 words omitted here)
Cheng Qiao finally had a good sleep, and the blue spots under her eyes faded a lot. Most importantly, her whole spirit was different. Li Huan was secretly happy to see this, and at the same time reminded himself to keep a good eye on the children.
Early the next morning, the family resumed their normal routine. Ye Jun went to work at the hospital, Qin Yue took Qi Jun away, and Cheng Qiao went to school to ask for a few days off, preparing to take the children home to rest for a few days so that they could calm down first.
Although Li's mother still wanted to stay in the courtyard to take care of the children, they were really worried about the grocery store in Chuncheng. They couldn't just leave everything to the salesperson, what if something happened? So they could only let Li Huan take them back first.
Fortunately, Skinny Monkey and his friends also knew that Xiao Chengli had been kidnapped. They could not help in other places, but Qiu Min came to the grocery store and took charge, which allowed the grocery store to pass through this period of time in peace.
Li Huan sent Li's mother and Xuhui's grandmother back to Chuncheng. He found that the grocery store was well managed. He immediately said that he would increase their wages next month, which made the two salesmen very happy.
After arranging matters concerning the grocery store, Li Huan immediately returned to the provincial capital of Huizhou with Cheng Liguo, then changed buses to a county town in Huizhou, and then took a bullock cart to Chengjia Village where he was born and raised.
Cheng Liguo came to the village committee based on his memory. The village committee had not changed at all, except that the originally mottled walls were painted with a layer of white lime, and some tables and chairs were replaced.
"Village Chief Cheng, are you okay?"
Village Chief Cheng has already moved from middle age to old age, but he still holds the position of village chief firmly. When he saw Cheng Liguo come in, he looked at him with some confusion.
"Village chief, you don't recognize me. I am Li Guo."
"Liguo, Liguo, Cheng Laosan's son..."
Village Chief Cheng's memory came back, and he looked at Cheng Liguo with trepidation. This man was disowned by his bad parents, and he didn't know why he came back now.
Cheng Liguo nodded. He didn't want to admit that he was Cheng Laosan's son, but this was obviously not the time to refute.
"Village Chief Cheng, my father came here to ask you to take out the letter of severance from that year. I wonder if you still remember this matter."
Li Huancai did not have the worries that Cheng Liguo had. He asked Village Chief Cheng to take out the letter of severance from that year, and at the same time he put a big bag of gifts on the table.
Village Chief Cheng's cloudy eyes suddenly cleared up. Wow, there were red-shell cigarettes, Bamboo Leaf Green wine, cans with the word "malted milk" written on them, and some things wrapped in oil paper.
"Yes, I'll go look for it."