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After shopping for clothes, of course shoes.When everything was ready, it was already three or four o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Xiuyan asked, "Do you want to stay here for one night?"

Luo Yuanliang shook his head.

Yuan Ning thought about Hua'er, and immediately told Luo Yuanliang.Luo Yuanliang gave the same answer after listening: "Winter is not suitable for transplanting."

Yuan Ning nodded: "Then I'll take them there in the spring."

Luo Yuanliang carried the big and small bags, got into the car of Dr. Sun's house, and set off back to the pasture again.Yuan Ning stood in place and watched the car drive away before he and Zhang Xiuyan walked into the gate step by step on the snow.There wasn't much snow in the garden, but the weather was so cold that the flowers and plants were all hibernating, quietly and silently.

The swimming pool repaired by Zhang Xiuyan has been repaired, and the blue water glows faintly under the setting sun, looking very beautiful.

Yuan Ning turned to look at Zhang Xiuyan, and thought of the fourth brother who was probably living outside and had never met.If the fourth brother comes back, will you feel that the family has changed?Yuan Ning looked at Zhang Xiuyan's hand hanging by his side, and wanted to raise it to hold it, feeling a little sad for no reason.After the fourth brother comes back, will he dislike him?Do you think he stole the eldest brother?

The eldest brother is so, so good, the fourth brother must also like it very much.Yuan Ning thought about it, and unknowingly slowed down.

Zhang Xiuyan noticed that Yuan Ning was lagging behind a lot, so he stood his feet slightly, and when Yuan Ning came up, he stretched out his hand to hold the small palm that was a circle smaller than himself.

Yuan Ning was taken aback.

Big brother's hands are really big and warm.

Yuan Ning followed with short legs.

Not long after dinner, Yuan Ning received a call from Hao Xiaolan.Hao Xiaolan's voice is always energetic: "Ningning, can I go to your house to play tomorrow?"

Yuan Ning was taken aback for a moment.Can he have friends over to play?He, he doesn't know.

Hao Xiaolan talked over there: "I struggled with Teacher Qi for a long time before I got your phone number. Ningning, let me tell you, my father is so annoying. He won't come back tomorrow for my birthday. Listen to my mother He's going to a foreigner's birthday party tomorrow, it's too much, I hate him, I don't want to wait for his call at home tomorrow! Ningning, can I go to your house? I want to play with you!"

Feeling that Hao Xiaolan's voice was so sad that she was about to cry, Yuan Ning agreed awkwardly: "Yes, come here." He reported Zhang's address to Hao Xiaolan.

Hao Xiaolan was not so sad at last: "Then it's settled! I will go to your house to play at eight o'clock tomorrow morning! Is eight o'clock okay? Are you up yet?"

Yuan Ning said, "Sure, I'll get up at six o'clock."

Hao Xiaolan let out a wow, shocked: "You wake up so early, I can't get up."

Yuan Ning said: "In the past, my house often had power outages. When it got dark, I couldn't do anything but sleep. If you go to bed early, you will wake up early." He paused, "And my elder brother said that going to bed early and waking up early is good for your health!"

Ying Shaorong made such a fuss after the final exam, so Hao Xiaolan naturally knew that Yuan Ning was adopted by Zhang's family.Hearing Yuan Ning mention "my family", Hao Xiaolan didn't know how to respond.She was terrified that it was dark, and she couldn't imagine a place without electricity—without a TV with children's programs on, and without bright lights, how would life be!Hao Xiaolan could only say: "Then I'll be there at eight o'clock!"

Yuan Ning said "hmm" and hung up the phone, feeling a little uneasy.The eldest brother will definitely not object, but thinking of Ms. Xue and Mr. Zhang, the small drum in Yuan Ning's heart is pounding.Ms. Xue, will they be unhappy?Wouldn't you like someone coming to your door?

Yuan Ning remembered that when someone came to play with him when he was living at grandma's house, the aunt put her hips on her hips and yelled at him, saying that he only recruited some dirty guys to come home, making the house a mess.Since then, no one has come to him, and he can only stay alone quietly.

Yuan Ning knew that Zhang Xiuyan didn't like being too dependent on others, so after a while of deliberation, he knocked on the door of Mr. Zhang's study.

Ms. Xue is also in Mr. Zhang's study. In the past two days, Ms. Xue's spirit has improved a lot. She is measuring Mr. Zhang's size and is going to find someone to make a suit for spring.Hearing the knock on the door, Ms. Xue froze.Mr. Zhang said, "Come in."

Yuan Ning unscrewed the door and poked his head inside first. Seeing that Mr. Zhang and Ms. Xue were there, he was inexplicably relieved.Although Ms. Xue is very kind and Mr. Zhang is not too fierce, if he only faces one of them, he will feel very nervous.Yuan Ning ran to Mr. Zhang and Ms. Xue: "Father," he paused before continuing, "Mom."

Ms. Xue smiled softly, put away the soft ruler, and patted Yuan Ning's head: "What's wrong? What's the matter?"

Yuan Ning said: "I, I have a friend who wants to come to play tomorrow." He bravely said the whole thing, "Can we let her come? She wants to come at eight o'clock. I, we won't mess up the house, I promise!"

Yuan Ning's cautious appearance made Ms. Xue's heart twitch slightly.She bent over and hugged Yuan Ning, and said, "Of course, I'll ask Aunt Shen to prepare some fruit and snacks tomorrow."

Yuan Ning breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Mom."

Yuan Ning is still so young, he doesn't know how to hide his emotions like Zhang Xiuwen.Ms. Xue knew at a glance that once some damage was done, it could not be easily erased.She picked up the soft ruler in her hand: "Come on, I'm going to make clothes for spring. Mom will measure you."

Yuan Ning said, "Okay." He added in a low voice, "But I measured it when I went out with my brother today."

Ms. Xue was a little disappointed: "Is that so?"

Yuan Ning said: "I still remember, I remember both my brother and I, how about I write to my mother?" He was still not quite used to being close to Ms. Xue.

Thinking that Zhang Xiuyan always only reported the value directly and never let her get close to measure the size, Ms. Xue nodded and said, "That's fine."

Mr. Zhang has already handed the pen and paper to Yuan Ning.

Yuan Ning carefully wrote down the measurements of himself and Zhang Xiuyan.

Mr. Zhang looked at Yuan Ning's handwriting, and when he finished writing, he asked, "Have you been practicing handwriting with your elder brother?"

Yuan Ning nodded vigorously.

Mr. Zhang took back the pen and paper: "Persevere, you need to persevere in calligraphy practice."

Encouraged by Yuan Ning, he happily agreed, turned around and ran away.

Yuan Ning walked to the stairs, and ran into Zhang Xiuyan who was walking up with water.He obediently shouted: "Brother!"

Zhang Xiuyan glanced at Mr. Zhang's study and asked, "Did you go to see your father just now?"

"And my mother," Yuan Ning said, "my mother is also in there. She is going to have clothes made for spring, and I also wrote down the size of my eldest brother to my mother." Some time ago, the content he previewed included size. He did a "practical exercise" with himself and Zhang Xiuyan.When I tried it in the store today, Yuan Ning knew that she had measured it correctly, and she felt a sense of accomplishment in her heart!

Zhang Xiuyan said, "You went in just to size up your mother?"

Yuan Ning shook his head hastily.He followed Zhang Xiuyan to the room and said, "Hao Xiaolan wants to come and play with me tomorrow, and I, I agreed. So I just went to ask my father and mother if I could."

When Zhang Xiuyan heard the word "Hao Xiaolan", he thought of the little girl who kissed and hugged Yuan Ning.He said: "Isn't it the Chinese New Year? Why does she want to come to our house to play?"

Yuan Ning said: "She said she didn't want to wait at home for her father's call."

Zhang Xiuyan didn't quite understand.

Yuan Ning said: "If she is at home or in a place close to home, knowing that her father is going to call, she can't help but want to wait, so she wants to play in a place farther away." He didn't say it, but Yuan Ning could hear it.He carefully pulled the corner of Zhang Xiuyan's clothes, "Brother, you don't like her coming to our house, do you?"

Zhang Xiuyan knew that Yuan Ning was sensitive, every expression and every movement of his would make Yuan Ning think too much.He said slowly, "Why? Luan Jia often runs over by herself."

Yuan Ning was very happy: "Then I'll go and think about what to play with Hao Xiaolan tomorrow!" When friends come over, they must be treated well, and they can't just sit and drink tea, eat fruit and snacks.

Zhang Xiuyan didn't stop him, and let Yuan Ning run back to the room.He went into his room, looked at the mimosa in the corner, and walked over to move it outside.The bright moonlight shone on the balcony, making the closed leaves of the mimosa sway gently.

Zhang Xiuyan looked at the mimosa for a long time before returning to the desk to read a book.

Sure enough, Hao Xiaolan came over the next day, but not alone, Song Xingchen followed.Yuan Ning was a little surprised, but he felt more at ease with one more person. He happily welcomed the person into the house, and gave Hao Xiaolan the three-dimensional greeting card he made: "Happy birthday."

Hao Xiaolan opened it and saw four lifelike little animals popped out. Each little animal held a small cube in its hand, with a word written on it, which spelled "Happy Birthday".Hao Xiaolan couldn't put it down: "Wow! It's so beautiful! Did you make this yourself, Ningning?"

Yuan Ning was embarrassed: "I can't go out by myself, so I can only do it myself." Hao Xiaolan said that today is her birthday, and he can't just prepare everything, "It's best if you like it." After finishing speaking, he looked at Song Xingchen, "Classmate Song is here too!"

Song Xingchen nodded.He said: "I was going to accompany Hao Xiaolan to celebrate her birthday, but she said she told you that she would come over to play today, so I came with her. If you didn't tell me in advance, you wouldn't mind, would you?"

Yuan Ning said, "I don't mind!" He asked curiously, "Do you live close together?"

Hao Xiaolan said: "Of course, this guy lives next door to me. He was born in the bed next to me, lived in the room next to me when he was a child, and sat next to me after school." She carefully put away the greeting card Yuan Ning sent, "Ning Ning Your hands are so skillful! How did you do it? Can you teach us? Song Xingchen can only read books and nothing else!"

Song Xingchen pursed his lips, his lips stretched into a straight line, but he didn't refute anything.

Yuan Ning said: "Mr. Song did all the extra questions correctly in the final exam, which is amazing!" Hao Xiaolan wanted to learn how to make greeting cards, so Yuan Ning took them upstairs and took them to his room to find out the materials.

Yuan Ning took out the rattan basket that Luo Yuanliang had given him, and showed Hao Xiaolan and Song Xingchen the ten woodcarvings of small animals inside.He said: "The little animals on the greeting card are cut according to this."

Now even Song Xingchen was attracted.

The topic naturally turned to small wooden carvings, Luo Yuanliang, and the pasture.

Hao Xiaolan and Song Xingchen's heart skipped a beat when they heard this.Hao Xiaolan said enviously: "Your elder brother is so kind, he even took you to the pasture to play! I want to go too, I want to fly kites, I also want to see calves and lambs, and I also want to see wild flowers all over the mountains and plains!"

Song Xingchen said: "It is possible to go with a plan. It is best to go in spring or summer. The weather in spring and summer is good, and the flowers, grass, cattle and sheep grow well."

Hao Xiaolan said: "Then Ningning has to ask that old man if he will let us go."

Yuan Ning said "Yes" and said, "I will ask Grandpa Xie's house next time."

Hao Xiaolan happily picked up the wood carvings of small animals and looked around, wishing to go to the pasture to see the real small animals right away.

Song Xingchen's eyes fell on Yuan Ning's desk.

On one side of Yuan Ning's desk, there are textbooks for the second and third grades.

Song Xingchen's eyes froze.

Yuan Ning noticed what Song Xingchen was looking at, and said, "I asked Teacher Qi to borrow it for me. I'm relatively stupid, so I have to preview the content in class before I can understand it."

Song Xingchen said, "I should borrow it to take a look." He asked another thing, "Did you buy the tutorial materials?"

Yuan Ning was taken aback, not quite understanding what it was.He asked confusedly, "What are tutoring materials?" Although his parents were both teachers in the past, the children there couldn't even get the textbooks together, so it was impossible to buy additional materials. The exercises they usually do are all parents Write it yourself, copy it on the blackboard and let the students copy the questions to do.

Song Xingchen finally regained some confidence.He talked eloquently: "Tutorial materials are tutorial books for textbooks, which contain explanations for textbook content and exercises for textbook content. After finishing, you can have a deeper understanding of what's in the textbook."

Yuan Ning said: "So it is like this!"

Song Xingchen said: "The content of the first grade is relatively simple, and there is no need for tutoring materials. The content learned later becomes more and more difficult, so you have to use it. If you have already previewed the later, you must buy it."

Yuan Ning nodded, keeping Song Xingchen's words firmly in his heart.Because Zhang Xiuyan bought a lot of books for him, he hasn't finished reading them yet, so he hasn't been to a bookstore yet.

Hao Xiaolan didn't want to be left behind when she heard that they were all planning to study the rest of the content by themselves.She made a suggestion: "Why don't we go to the bookstore now and buy some counseling materials earlier! Anyway, Uncle Qian is here, and Uncle Qian can help pay for it!" Uncle Qian was hired by her father to manage the family's affairs .

Yuan Ning said hesitantly, "I have to ask my elder brother first!"

Hao Xiaolan and Song Xingchen were waiting for him in the room.

Yuan Ning knocked on Zhang Xiuyan's door.

Zhang Xiuyan said, "Come in."

Yuan Ning opened the door and ran to Zhang Xiuyan, and told Song Xingchen and Hao Xiaolan's proposal.He looked at Zhang Xiuyan expectantly: "Can we go?"

Zhang Xiuyan said, "Do you know how to choose?"

Yuan Ning was stunned.

Zhang Xiuyan said: "There are a lot of counseling materials on the market, and the quality varies. Buying counseling materials full of errors and omissions is not only a waste of time, but also skews your way of thinking."

Yuan Ning didn't know that there were so many things to pay attention to.He said disappointedly: "Can't you go out?"

Zhang Xiuyan picked up one coat and put it on, and put his wallet in his pocket: "I'll take you there." He didn't want Yuan Ning to use the tutoring materials too early and turn learning into a task and a burden.But since Yuan Ning wanted to buy it, it was impossible for him not to buy it for Yuan Ning.

Zhang Xiuyan and Yuan Ning returned to Yuan Ning's room together.

When Hao Xiaolan and Song Xingchen saw Zhang Xiuyan, they immediately felt awkward seeing the principal, and they all greeted Zhang Xiuyan obediently.They had only seen Zhang Xiuyan from a distance, but when they looked at him up close, they found that the terrifying aura he saw from a distance was just a drop in the bucket—it was even scarier when seen up close!Hao Xiaolan felt a little sympathetic to Yuan Ning, and didn't quite understand why Yuan Ning talked about this big brother all day long.

Maybe even Yuan Ning's second sister and third brother don't dare to approach Zhang Xiuyan!

Yuan Ning said: "Brother will accompany us to the bookstore, and he will help us choose tutoring materials!"

Song Xingchen recovered from Zhang Xiuyan's terrifying aura first.He thanked Zhang Xiuyan: "Then thank you!"

Zhang Xiuyan said: "First list the scope of the materials you need."

Yuan Ning has long been accustomed to Zhang Xiuyan's methodical way of shopping, and quickly took out a pen and paper to discuss with Song Xingchen and Hao Xiaolan.After a while, they selected the specific scope, and Qi Qi handed over the list to Zhang Xiuyan.

Zhang Xiuyan took a few glances, and called Driver Li to take Yuan Ning out.

Song Xingchen and Hao Xiaolan took Hao Xiaolan's car.

Uncle Qian sat resting in the car, saw them coming out, and asked, "Are you going back?"

Hao Xiaolan said: "No, we are going to buy counseling materials."

Song Xingchen nodded in agreement, "Brother Yuan Ning will help us choose."

Uncle Qian said, "The elder brother of that little classmate of yours?" He gasped, "It's Mr. Zhang. He's going with you?"

Song Xingchen nodded.Unlike Hao Xiaolan, he had met Zhang Xiuyan a few times, and even secretly learned Zhang Xiuyan's way of dealing with people.Zhang Xiuyan Mingming is only in his teens, but no one treats him like a child, Song Xingchen is very envious.

Children are like this, always looking forward to growing up quickly.To be able to achieve Zhang Xiuyan's level, he could almost be Song Xingchen's idol.Thinking that Zhang Xiuyan would help them choose tutoring materials, Song Xingchen felt a little excited.

Two cars arrived at the bookstore one after the other.

Yuan Ning followed Zhang Xiuyan out of the car.He had never been to a bookstore, and was curiously observing the surroundings.Originally, his gaze was attracted by the signboard of the bookstore, but when he lowered his gaze a little, he realized that there seemed to be someone staring at him in the gap between the bookstore and other stores.

Yuan Ning turned his head to look, but the feeling of being stared at suddenly disappeared.He took a closer look, and saw a little beggar sitting there, his face was dirty, his body was also dirty, his lips were tightly pursed, his eyes seemed to be empty, he didn't look anywhere.What worried Yuan Ning was that the little beggar was wrapped with that ominous black silk thread.

Yuan Ning paused.

Zhang Xiuyan followed Yuan Ning's line of sight, saw the poor little beggar, and dragged Yuan Ning to a nearby restaurant to buy a boxed meal, and gave Yuan Ning along with the change returned by the store.

Yuan Ning was stunned.

Zhang Xiuyan said: "Go to that child."

Yuan Ning nodded vigorously, stepped forward and silently handed the boxed lunch to the little beggar.

The little beggar stared at him for a while with dark eyes, took the lunch box, opened it, and ate hungrily.

Yuan Ning said, "You can go to the shelter," he said cautiously, "there are hot water, quilts and food over there, and brothers and sisters who will talk to you. Just ask the police uncle, and he will take you away." Send it there. Are you sick? If you are sick, the brothers and sisters at the shelter will find you a doctor..."

The little beggar finished his lunch box in two or three strokes, and without answering Yuan Ning's words, he got into the gap between the two houses and ran away.

Hao Xiaolan and Song Xingchen walked over.Hao Xiaolan asked: "Ningning, what did you tell him? Why did he run away suddenly?"

Zhang Xiuyan looked at the direction in which the little beggar was escaping, and frowned.He said, "Let's go and buy counseling materials."

Yuan Ning knew that she was too young to help anyone, so she followed Zhang Xiuyan obediently into the bookstore.

Zhang Xiuyan looked through most of the tutoring materials one by one, selected a few sets according to Yuan Ning's needs, and took Yuan Ning to pick out a batch of new extracurricular books before leading the three children to the cashier to pay the bill.

After walking out of the bookstore, Yuan Ning keenly felt the sight when he came.

Yuan Ning was about to turn his head to look, when he saw a stone flying towards him.Startled, he covered his face with his hands.The stone hit his arm and rolled to his feet.

Yuan Ning bent over to pick up the stone.

Zhang Xiuyan saw the child run away into a dark alley, and at the same time another figure flashed by, who seemed to be a beggar.He turned his head to check Yuan Ning's arm that was hit, but fortunately, his clothes were thick in winter, so there was no bruise.Zhang Xiu said sternly with reproaches: "Why do you stand still when you see the stone coming? You know how to block it with your hands, but you don't know how to dodge it?"

Yuan Ning said: "But I dodged, and the stone fell on my eldest brother."

Zhang Xiuyan didn't know whether to be moved or angry.He said, "It's just your little arms and legs, and you still want to help me block the stone?"

Yuan Ning remained silent.He picked up the stone in his hand, looked carefully, and said to Zhang Xiuyan, "Brother, is there any writing on it?"

Zhang Xiuyan paused slightly, took Yuan Ning back to the car, and then took the stone and looked at the side with the writing on it.

"S, O, S." Yuan Ning finished reading each word, "Is it these three letters? Brother, do you know what they mean?"

"It means 'help me'." Zhang Xiuyan said.

"Help me?" Yuan Ning was surprised.

"Yes," Zhang Xiuyan said with a serious face, "this is a distress signal. It is usually sent out when there is a shipwreck. The little beggar just now may have been controlled by someone to beg. He can ask for help in this way, which means that he is likely to Not the children of beggars, but trafficked."

Yuan Ning asked nervously, "Then what should I do?"

Zhang Xiuyan said: "Don't act rashly, otherwise the other party may take him away and even hurt him. Let's go back and ask Dad to see if we can ask Uncle Liu from the Inspection Office to help us investigate." He looked at Yuan Ning, "Do you remember what that child looked like just now? If you remember, go back and draw his appearance, and I will bring it to Uncle Liu."

Yuan Ning said: "Okay!" He was not very confident in his painting skills, "But I may not be able to paint well."

Zhang Xiuyan said: "It's good if you can recognize it."

Back at Zhang's house, Yuan Ning told Hao Xiaolan and Song Xingchen about the little beggar.Both Hao Xiaolan and Song Xingchen were surprised, and Hao Xiaolan was even more anxious than Yuan Ning: "Then draw quickly, we will watch you draw!"

Yuan Ning nodded.He took out the pen and paper, collected himself, carefully recalled the little beggar's clothes and appearance, and began to draw on the paper.I don't know if it is the effect of spring water, but now he can write and draw what is in his mind, and what appears in his pen, and the painting is very similar to the memory in his brain.

Hao Xiaolan saw that Yuan Ning's drawing was almost done, and couldn't help but boast: "Ning Ning, you draw like it! I didn't expect you to be so good at drawing people! No wonder you can cut small animals so similar!"

Yuan Ning was a little shy from being praised.He looked at Zhang Xiuyan and said, "Brother, do you think this is okay?"

Zhang Xiuyan said: "Yes, it's very similar, and you should be able to recognize it when you see it." He put away the portrait painted by Yuan Ning, "You are playing at home, I will go and talk to my father, and then I will go to the inspection hall in person. "

Yuan Ning sent Zhang Xiuyan out worriedly.

Hao Xiaolan couldn't help but said, "That little beggar is really pitiful. If his parents find out, they will be very worried, right?"

Yuan Ning said "Hum", not knowing how to respond.

Song Xingchen said: "If Uncle Hao calls home but no one listens, Uncle Hao will be very worried."

Hao Xiaolan said angrily: "Let him worry! He doesn't have time to spend New Year's Eve with me or celebrate my birthday with me, but he has time to go to birthday parties! He loves to go abroad so much, let him be a foreigner!" "

Song Xingchen explained to Yuan Ning: "Xiaolan's father is a diplomat, the kind who often goes abroad."

Yuan Ning was taken aback for a moment.He said, "Really?"

Song Xingchen said: "Of course it's true. Her father goes to every country. The place he went to this time seems to be called St. Lorenzo. It's from Western Europe. I don't even know where it is."

Yuan Ning's heart beat a few beats faster.He hesitated and said, "Xiao Lan, can you do me a favor?"

Hao Xiaolan liked Yuan Ning very much. Hearing what Yuan Ning said, she immediately cheered up and agreed without thinking: "Of course! What's the matter?"

Yuan Ning pulled Hao Xiaolan and Song Xingchen to sit down, and said: "My fourth brother is about the same age as me, but he was lost in the flood two years ago. My eldest brother recently found clues and found that my fourth brother was probably taken abroad. If—— "Before Yuan Ning finished speaking, he heard a bang from outside the door, like the sound of glass hitting the ground.

Yuan Ning was stunned, ran over to open the door, and saw broken glass on the ground, and Ms. Xue standing outside the door blankly.

Yuan Ning shouted: "Mom, mother..."

Ms. Xue said: "Ningning, is what you said true? Did your elder brother really find out?"

Yuan Ning felt that he had gotten into trouble.He was so anxious that his eyes turned slightly red: "Yes, yes, that's what elder brother said. Mom, don't worry, elder brother is still looking for it. He wants to tell you when he finds it."

Ms. Xue's body softened, and she squatted in front of Yuan Ning and hugged Yuan Ning tightly, tears streaming down her face.She said: "I know, I know. I will not be like before. I will wait for the news with peace of mind. I will not be surprised again, let alone worry you." Ms. Xue cried, "But If you have news, can you tell me? Don't hide it from me. "

Yuan Ning's nose was sore, and tears followed.

Aunt Shen heard the sound and hurriedly swept away all the glass shards on the ground.Yuan Ning pulled Ms. Xue into the house.

Before Yuan Ning could speak, Hao Xiaolan, whose eyes were red, assured him: "Ning Ning, don't worry, I will let my father pay attention to it! If he sees a Huaguo child who is about your age abroad, he will definitely be the first Notify you!"

Ms. Xue's mood gradually stabilized.She wiped away her tears and looked at Hao Xiaolan softly: "Thank you, you are such a lovely and kind girl."

Song Xingchen said: "In this case, we should go back now." He persuaded, "It's about time for Uncle Hao to call."

Hao Xiaolan said: "Okay! I'll go home now." She followed Song Xingchen and stood up, "Ningning, I'll go back first, and I'll let you know if there's any news!"

Yuan Ning sent Hao Xiaolan and Song Xingchen to the gate.

Ms. Xue also followed.

When the car drove away, Ms. Xue took Yuan Ning's hand and walked back.She knew that her husband and son didn't tell her the news because they were worried that she might fall ill and collapse again, but this time she really felt that she was completely recovered, both mentally and physically.

Back in the house, Ms. Xue pulled Yuan Ning to sit down, and then stretched out her arms to hug Yuan Ning.From the conversations between Yuan Ning, Hao Xiaolan, and Song Xingchen, it can be known that this child really wants to help find "Fourth Brother".

Even such a small child is helping to find a way, how can she patronize being sad and do nothing?It is because she is so weak and incompetent that her husband and son dare not even tell her such news?

Ms. Xue said, "Ningning, thank you."

Yuan Ning paused, then reached out to hug Ms. Xue.

Mr. Zhang came down from upstairs and looked at Ms. Xue and Yuan Ning who were hugging each other.

After Zhang Xiuyan came back from the inspection office, Mr. Zhang had already taken Ms. Xue back to her room to rest.Yuan Ning has been waiting for Zhang Xiuyan.As soon as he saw Zhang Xiuyan, he confessed to Zhang Xiuyan what he had said.

After listening to Yuan Ning's words, Zhang Xiuyan rubbed Yuan Ning's soft hair: "That's fine." Ms. Xue has been in good spirits recently, let her know that there should be no problem.The worst outcome would be that he took Yuan Ning to live outside—he had already made such preparations, so what was there to be afraid of?

Yuan Ning was relieved to see that Zhang Xiuyan was not angry because of his leaked words.He said: "Brother, don't tell me important things in the future."

Zhang Xiuyan raised his eyebrows: "Why?"

Yuan Ning said: "I'm so stupid, I will definitely say it by accident." He took Zhang Xiuyan's hand, "Have you been to the inspection office, brother? What does Uncle Liu say?" He met that Uncle Liu two or three times , I remember that Uncle Liu is a shrewd and capable person. He is the deputy director of the inspection office, and he is in charge of the public security issues in the city.

Zhang Xiuyan said: "Father has said hello, he will not be careless." Moreover, according to his analysis, this matter should be deeply involved. The child who can use this method to ask for help is probably not a child of ordinary people. .The child chose to seek help from them instead of the police over there. It should not be that he hadn't tried it, but that he had tried it but it didn't work.

Communications and transportation in the country are not well developed. Once the abducted child leaves the province, the hope of finding it is very slim.

Those who are young and have no memory may be sold to others as sons. Those who can already remember and run away will not be so valuable when bought and sold. Those who buy children will be afraid that they will run away, and those who sell children will not I am afraid that they will escape and expose themselves.So such children were either killed and abandoned, or controlled by "begging groups" to beg for money, and they all ended up miserable.

Zhang Xiuyan understood that the district was managed by the relatives of the head of the department. If things were really as he speculated, then the position of head of the department might be lost.Deputy Director Liu, a great hero, can naturally move up and remove the adverb from the position of "Deputy Director".

Zhang Xiuyan believes that through his own analysis, Deputy Director Liu will definitely investigate the matter with [-]% seriousness, and handle this matter in the direction of major cases, and investigate as deep as he can.

Naturally, Zhang Xiuyan would not tell Yuan Ning about these things.

Thinking of the little beggar's black eyes, Yuan Ning said worriedly, "I hope he will be fine."

Zhang Xiuyan swept his head: "It will be fine."

Yuan Ning said, "Did he really be snatched by a kidnapper?"

Zhang Xiuyan said, "Probably so."

"Why are those abductees so hateful?" Yuan Ning was very angry. "They abducted other people's children. The children's parents are so sad!"

"Yes," Zhang Xiuyan thought of the possibility of Yuan Ning and the others being abducted, and felt that he would definitely tear those abductees alive - tearing them would not relieve their hatred!I can't bear to think about his child being taken away, sold, or manipulated into begging by someone who is reluctant to bear the slightest bit of wronged child in his hands!Zhang Xiuyan taught seriously, "So don't run around by yourself, let alone trust and follow outsiders casually."

"I will definitely not!" Yuan Ning solemnly promised.

During dinner, Mr. Zhang said in a rare way: "Deputy Director Liu called and said that the matter has already taken shape. After two more days of detailed investigation, we should be able to take over this 'begging group'."

Yuan Ning was overjoyed: "Really?"

The others didn't know what was going on, and couldn't help but cast a questioning look at Yuan Ning.

Yuan Ning told what happened at the bookstore during the day.

Ms. Xue was very worried when she heard this: "Ning Ning, you don't want to run out by yourself."

Yuan Ning nodded obediently.

Zhang Xiuwen and Zhang Xiuling also responded seriously.

Mr. Zhang looked at Zhang Xiuyan.

Deputy Director Liu's ability to handle affairs is good, even if he likes to seek profit, he also likes to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.This time, he was able to work so hard, not only because he had said hello, but also because Zhang Xiuyan went there himself.

This son is growing at a speed he can't imagine.

This is something to be happy about, and Mr. Zhang is in a good mood.

Mr. Zhang said: "If there is any new news, I will tell you again."

Yuan Ning said, "Thank you father!"

Mr. Zhang met Yuan Ning's bright eyes, and most of his good mood just now disappeared inexplicably.The child was really worried about the little beggar, and he really felt that he was very powerful and could help others easily.In fact, he is not keen on helping others, nor can he feel the pain of others—he is not the bright and great person in Yuan Ning's eyes.

Mr. Zhang nodded slightly towards Yuan Ning and stopped talking.

Aunt Shen brought the after-dinner fruit to the table.

Suddenly the doorbell rang.

Saint Lorenborg.

Pullman family.

The man in the wheelchair looked at the boy who was sitting reading a book, and said, "Today is the birthday of the kid from the Bruno family. He didn't invite you?" The friendship between the boys is wonderful. Since being punished several times by the boy, he would run after the boy from time to time, wanting to make friends with the boy.

"I don't remember," said the boy.

The old butler next to him said, "I've invited, I called and sent an invitation letter." He glanced at the boy, and felt that the boy was really rude. Others invited him so sincerely, yet he said "I don't remember"!

The boy put down the book in his hand: "That's an invitation."

"Why don't you go?" The man in the wheelchair looked at the boy.Don't children like to be lively?

"There's no need to go," said the boy. "It's a waste of time to go to that kind of party."

The man in the wheelchair raised his eyebrows: "You haven't been there at all, how do you know it's not fun?"

The boy frowned.That's right, he hasn't been there, how would he know?The boy himself couldn't figure it out, so he could only say, "Anyway, I just know."

The man in the wheelchair paused, and said, "If you don't like it, then don't go. Anyway, Bruno's family is no longer a big family, so we can only rely on the face of our ancestors."

The boy nodded.

Instead of going to such a noisy place to waste a night, it is better to stay at home and read more books.

at the same time.

Bruno's house.

The red-haired boy stared at the door, making sure that the time for the banquet had passed, and then reluctantly followed his father to meet people he didn't want to meet at all.

asshole!asshole!asshole!

How dare you not come!unacceptable!

The red-haired boy looked around, afraid that he might have missed it, maybe the guy came but he didn't see it?Just as he was thinking, the red-haired boy noticed two yellow men in the field.

The red-haired boy pulled his father and asked, "Dad, who are those two yellow men?"

The father of the red-haired boy took a closer look and said, "It's the Chinese ambassador and their diplomat." He remembered that he had sent invitation letters to these two Chinese people. Others are not qualified to come to his precious son's birthday party. of.All the people who came here were people with heads and faces!