"Mom, we have to leave. It will be too late if we don't leave now."
Cheng Qiao put her arm around Li's mother's shoulders. She was a good mother-in-law who always gave her all silently and shared the pressure of her children. No matter how hard or tired she was, she would always smile and say that she was fine.
Mother Li nodded and asked them to move the luggage first. She wanted to stay with her grandson for a few more minutes.
When Zhao Hui saw Li's mother looking at little Cheng Li, he and Cheng Qiao hurriedly moved the large and small bags of luggage onto the train. Anyway, they had bought hard sleeper seats, and when they got there, Cheng Liguo and Li Bing would come to pick them up.
"Uncle, I left the box of gold in my house in the county. Here is the key to the front door. You can exchange it for money when the time comes. If you can't find it, ask Li Huan."
Zhao Hui took the key and sighed that his niece was too bold. She had no idea how much a box of gold was worth, yet she just left it there.
Cheng Qiao glanced at her watch. The car would leave in a few minutes, so she could only hold Li's mother's hand and persuade her:
"Mom, you can just look at the grocery store casually, but don't tire yourself out. Otherwise, why would we hire so many salespeople? You must take care of your health.
Also, if Li Ming is naughty, you should spank him. Don’t be reluctant. I can’t even take care of this child. If you really can’t help it, send him to your son.”
Mother Li nodded and finally let go of her hand. Cheng Li took out a medal for being a good student from his schoolbag and handed it to Mother Li: "Grandma, if you miss me, just look at this medal."
"Hey, my eldest grandson is really capable. When you go there, you must listen to your mother and grandfather and don't go with strangers, okay?"
"Don't worry, grandma. I'm leaving now. Aunt Lele, thank you for taking care of grandma."
Lele smiled and touched little Chengli's head. All good things must come to an end, and their family had to go their separate ways, but she believed that when the time was right, they would eventually be reunited.
"Her uncle, let's go back together."
"Hey, Lele, how about I send you to school first? You will graduate next year, right?"
"No need, uncle. I'll take my mother back to the grocery store first and then go to school tomorrow. I don't live on campus anymore and can come back every day."
"That's good. I'll go back to Beijing after I finish my business. If you have any questions, please call me. By the way, this is my business card with my phone number on it."
Zhao Hui took out his business card and handed it to Li Le. Li Le took a look at it and couldn't help but smack his lips. There were chairman of the board of directors of a limited company, director and general manager of a limited company, and a whole host of other titles.
"Uncle, you are so amazing. You can actually manage so many companies."
"Hey, now is the best time to invest. I also want to invest in manufacturing in the future. Not only can it solve the employment problems of many people, but it can also provide more supplies."
Li Le's eyes sparkled with stars. It turned out that business could be done this way. No wonder this shop did not make any waves in his uncle's eyes. It was too weak.
"I hope my second sister-in-law can get to school smoothly and graduate successfully."
Zhao Hui nodded. He would stay in the grocery store tonight and wait for the bus back to Xiangyang Village tomorrow morning. He just didn't know if Cheng Qiao was in danger with the child on the train.
The train started moving, and Cheng Qiao held Cheng Li's hand and sat on the train seat. The hard sleeper had three floors, upper, middle and lower. They, mother and son, bought the lower and middle floors of the hard sleeper, which was relatively spacious.
Moreover, under the cover of Zhao Hui, many pieces of luggage that were not needed in the car were quietly moved into the space, so the mother and son carried two packages, one large and one small, in addition to the schoolbags they carried with them.
The big package contained two thin blankets and some spare clothes for sleeping at night, while the small package contained an enamel pot and a lunch box, as well as some other food and daily necessities.
"You must be hungry. Eat a bite of rice first. Mom will go get some water."
Cheng Qiao saw that the water room was right between their carriage and the carriage in front, so he picked up the teacup and walked over. Everyone wanted to get hot water, so Cheng Qiao lined up at the back.
But when she came back after getting the water, she saw little Cheng Li lying in a mess between two seats with a foot on his back.
Without thinking, Cheng Qiao poured a jar of boiling water directly onto the face of the man who was stepping on Cheng Li's back. While the man was covering his face, she kicked him and almost kicked him out of the car window.
"Ah... my face..."
The man's face instantly turned red, but Cheng Qiao ignored him and picked up little Cheng Li, carefully checking if he had any injuries:
"What's going on?"
Seeing the redness and swelling on Cheng Li's face, and his hand seemed to be sprained, Cheng Qiao's anger was written all over her face, but she tried her best to suppress it, at least to find out what was going on.
"Mom, she tried to steal my fried rice. I refused to give it to her, so she took it away. Two of them beat me up, and I couldn't win."
Cheng Qiao prepared egg fried rice for little Cheng Li, which is very filling. After eating half a box of egg fried rice, as long as he drinks a few sips of warm water, he will basically not feel hungry for the whole day.
With some small pastries, the two days and two nights on the train passed quickly. Unexpectedly, the yellow fried rice attracted people to rush for it.
Cheng Qiao's beautiful, expressive eyes looked at the old woman who was rushing towards her son. When the old woman heard Cheng Li's voice, she turned her head and looked at Cheng Qiao.
But when their eyes met, the old woman was shocked. How could such a strong murderous intent be contained in such beautiful eyes
It was just that her usual cunningness and roguery made her lower her guard. She started to curse them, calling them capitalist hedonists and saying that she would report them and put them in jail.
And his son's face was burned. He was not allowed to enter the house without paying 1,200 yuan in compensation. Cheng Qiao walked over, grabbed the old woman's hair, and dragged her in front of Cheng Li.
"Son, was it she who hit you in the face?"
Little Cheng Li nodded. He already understood what his mother meant. He stood on his seat and slapped the old woman hard in the face:
"I let you steal my food, I let you hit me, you pay me back twice for one, and you also stole my food, you have to pay me back."
The old woman originally thought that a child of only eight or nine years old did not have much strength, but when her face began to hurt, she realized that if her son had not helped her, she might not have been able to beat the boy.
Someone had already informed the conductor, who quickly came over and asked them to take out their tickets. When they saw that the ticket in the old woman's hand was a hard seat ticket, they couldn't help but frown:
"Your seats are in the back, why are you here in the hard sleeper?"
"We need to turn on the water."
"There's boiling water over there, too. And where's the teacup you use to get water? Can you catch it with your hands?"
The attendants have been working on the train and have seen many people with bad intentions. Since they cannot go to the soft sleeper, they can only try to see if there is any profit to be made in the hard sleeper.
"Look at my son's face, you have to pay me some money."