"Aunt Xiaoyue is making dumplings in the kitchen."
Zhao Qiuyue heard the sound and came out of the kitchen. When she saw the child in Chen Lishu's arms, she couldn't help but curiously asked: "Sister, whose child is this?"
"I belong to a friend. I may stay at home for two days recently. I have to ask Sister Qiuyue to help me take care of her."
Zhao Qiuyue smiled: "It's not troublesome. Anyway, my work is not tiring."
Perhaps because he was frightened today, Lu Yang was not in a good mental state and looked gloomy. Chen Lishu put him on the sofa, and he just sat there obediently without crying or making trouble.
"Sister, are you hungry too? I have a few dumplings left and I'll wrap them up. We'll have dinner after cleaning them up." Zhao Qiuyue said and turned back to the kitchen.
Chen Lishu stood there, her eyes fell on Ruirui again, and she went over to sit opposite him.
Time flies so fast, almost two years have passed since she adopted Ruirui. At first, his tiny body was not as high as the table, but now it is almost up to her chest.
Feeling her gaze, Ruirui raised his head in confusion: "Mom, what's wrong?"
Chen Lishu raised her hand and touched his little head, and said with a smile: "Do you have a lot of homework?"
"I've already finished it at school, and I want to take a look behind it."
"Really? My son is really awesome."
Upon receiving the praise, Ruirui's long eyelashes twitched, her black grape eyes were shining brightly, and her little face was slightly red.
"The dumplings are almost ready. Let's put away Ruirui's textbooks and let's eat." Zhao Qiuyue's voice came from the kitchen. Chen Lishu got up, collected the textbooks with Ruirui, and took Lu Yang to wash their hands together.
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After Lin Xiaohui followed Qiu Peng and jumped out of the window to escape, her mind went blank in panic. She had no idea where she was going and could only rely on instinct to chase Qiu Peng's back.
After running for several streets, Qiu Peng finally stopped and Lin Xiaohui felt as if her chest was going to explode.
"Brother Peng, what should we do now?" Lin Xiaohui was so scared that she almost cried when she thought about alarming the police.
She just thought that since Lu Yang bought it, it wouldn't matter if she sold it again. Who knew it would lead to the current situation? If she had known better, she might as well not be greedy for the money and send the child to the train station directly.
But even if her intestines are regretful, there is no regret medicine in the world.
"Trafficking children is a felony. Judging from what happened just now, the police should have already targeted us. Our goals are too big. Let's separate now."
When she heard that Qiu Peng wanted to drive her away, Lin Xiaohui felt anxious and scared, and prayed: "No, no, no, Brother Peng, I have nowhere to go, so just let me follow you."
Lin Xiaohui had never experienced anything like this before, and she was so panicked that she had no idea. Qiu Peng was now her only life-saving straw.
When Qiu Peng saw her like this, he usually kept to himself. Maybe it would be easier for him to get away with having many people around him.
After thinking about it, he nodded: "Okay, but you can't talk too much. All actions are subject to my command." He was not afraid that Lin Xiaohui had other thoughts. If she was disobedient, he would naturally have many ways to deal with her.
"I promise to listen to you." She didn't want to go to jail, and only Qiu Peng could help her now.
Qiu Peng nodded, turned around and continued walking forward, but in his mind he was thinking that he should change his outfit and image, which might also make the policemen relax their vigilance.
"They probably won't pay much attention to you now. You go to the store and buy some clothes for me." Qiu Peng said.
"What if I get caught?"
"cannot."
"But……"
"You don't have to listen to me for everything. If you don't want to do it, let's separate now."
Lin Xiaohui didn't dare to leave, so in the end she could only go to a nearby store to buy a set of men's clothes.
Qiu Peng found a place to put it on and washed his head and face. Although his appearance was still ordinary, at first glance he looked very different from before.
After getting ready, Qiu Peng took Lin Xiaohui and walked towards the train station. Now that he was being targeted, it was only safe to hide somewhere else for a while.
"Brother Peng, where are we going?"
"I met an acquaintance in Province S before, so I'll go there first to avoid him."
"Ah? Going that far?" Lin Xiaohui suddenly hesitated.
She has never left home since she was a child, and the farthest place she has been is to her sister's house in the provincial capital.
Thinking of Lin Xiaoyue, Lin Xiaohui hesitated even more. If she went back to admit her mistake, her sister would probably help her, right? Her brother-in-law was an officer in the army, so he would definitely be able to intercede for her. She was just confused for a moment, and the police would treat her lightly.
Bar?
"If we don't leave now, we both have to go in. We won't come out for another ten or eight years." His wife was sentenced to ten years. If it weren't for the sake of being closer to her, Qiu Peng wouldn't have stayed there.
This end.
Ten years or eight years?
Lin Xiaohui's face instantly turned pale.
I followed Qiu Peng all the way to the train station in a daze, only to find that there were suddenly many police officers at the train station, holding portraits in their hands. Not only were they questioning each one, they were also looking at household registration books and certificates.
Naturally, Qiu Peng and Lin Xiaohui had nothing. Qiu Peng usually took the train back and forth by evading fares.
Seeing many people who were returned without documents, Qiu Peng's face became a little ugly.
Then the two went to the passenger terminal, where the security was still very strict.
"It seems we can only wait a few days before leaving." Qiu Peng said, turning around and walking back.
Lin Xiaohui asked nervously: "Brother Peng, where are we going now?"
"Where else can we go? We haven't proven that we can't live in the guest house, so we can only sleep under the bridge for the time being."
After struggling for a day and barely eating, the two of them found a bridge to stay, both of them were very hungry.
This time Qiu Peng went out to buy some food. He didn't dare to go to a big place, so he could only buy a bunch of dough cakes from a small stall.
The dry Lin Xiaohui couldn't choke at all, but Qiu Peng didn't pay attention to it. After eating, he went directly to the nearby river to scoop some water.
Lin Xiaohui felt nauseated when she looked at the green river water. She suddenly thought of her sister. At this time every day, she must have prepared meals for her to eat. She felt more and more regretful about what she had done. She sat on the stone beside her and started to cry.
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Qiu Pengquan pretended not to notice and ate by himself. The sky was getting darker. He took out the tattered mat he picked up and put it on a clean place. He turned his back and started to sleep.
The night in early October was already very cold. Lin Xiaohui was crying and couldn't help shivering as a cold wind blew by. Her body unconsciously moved closer to Qiu Peng.
Hiding under the bridge for two days in a row, Lin Xiaohui had never experienced such hardship. If she had to choose between prison and this kind of life, she would rather go to prison now.
Moreover, after two days of reflection, she also figured out some things. If she turned herself in and reported Qiu Peng, her accusation of reporting would definitely not be that serious.