"Of course, people's hearts are made of flesh, how can there be so many bad people."
The proprietress smiled and turned on the computer monitor to search for the video recording at the entrance of the store according to the time specified by Wang Gensheng.
After the pictures flashed frame by frame, Tongtong suddenly shouted loudly: "Mom, Mom."
Wang Gensheng also saw Tongtong's mother walking past the door of the store with her head lowered and seemingly worried.
"Is that her? It seems like she really passed by me this morning."
The landlady breathed a sigh of relief.
But Wang Gensheng's heart was lifted.
Under what circumstances would a woman leave her child alone in a restaurant and walk away alone?
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. Wang Gensheng sincerely hoped that things would not develop in the direction he imagined.
After Wang Gensheng thanked the proprietress, he took Tongtong and continued to search in the direction where Tongtong's mother had walked.
No one said they had seen Tongtong's mother again.
After passing this intersection, there is an intersection. There are three roads in front, left and right. Wang Gensheng cannot tell which street Tongtong's mother went to.
Just when Wang Gensheng was hesitating which street to start looking for.
Tongtong took Wang Gensheng's hand, pointed to the street on the right and said, "Brother, my mother went that way."
Wang Gensheng looked at Tongtong in surprise: "How do you know which way your mother is walking?"
"I smell my mother's scent. Brother, believe me, my mother must be over there. Let's go find her quickly." Tongtong requested seriously.
Wang Gensheng knew that Tongtong was no ordinary child, so he decided to trust Tongtong's intuition.
The two people walked quickly to the street on the right.
As soon as I walked halfway down the street, I heard two people passing by talking.
"Just now there was a shout over there that someone was about to jump into the river. I wonder if they were rescued?"
"Really? Where is it?"
The two people were talking and looking in the same direction.
Wang Gensheng happened to hear the conversation between the two, and couldn't help but feel a little thump in his heart.
"May I ask which direction the river is?" Wang Gensheng immediately approached and asked.
"You are from out of town, right? The river is right in front of you. Just walk down another street and you can see it when you turn a corner."
One of them immediately enthusiastically showed Wang Gensheng the way.
Wang Gensheng immediately picked up Tongtong and ran towards the river in large strides.
He prayed in his heart, hoping that his suspicion would not become reality.
After picking up Tongtong, Wang Gensheng's speed became much faster, and he turned the corner and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Before the two people guiding him behind him turned around, he had already disappeared around the corner.
"That person just now must be an athlete, he's so fast."
Both of them nodded frequently to confirm their thoughts.
Wang Gensheng ran anxiously to the river. There were only two or three pedestrians walking by the river, but Tongtong's mother was nowhere to be seen.
"Tongtong, can you still smell your mother's scent?"
Tongtong raised his little head, sniffed the air vigorously, and then shook his head in disappointment.
The wind is strong along the river, and no matter what smell comes here, it will dissipate without a trace.
Wang Gensheng held Tongtong and searched along the river, but did not see Tongtong's mother.
I didn't encounter anyone jumping into the river. Although I haven't found Tongtong's mother yet, Wang Gensheng was still a little relieved.
Just when Wang Gensheng was about to turn around and search to the other side of the river, a small figure under the bridge in the distance accidentally broke into Wang Gensheng's field of vision.
Isn't that Tongtong's mother? What is she doing standing there?
There are few people under the bridge in the distance. If Wang Gensheng hadn't been looking for it intentionally, it would have been impossible to notice someone standing in the shadow under the bridge.
Wang Gensheng was both happy and worried.
I'm happy that Tongtong's mother is not the one who was just rumored to jump into the river.
What I'm worried about is that Tongtong's mother's current condition looks very bad.
If he hadn't discovered it in time, it's hard to imagine what would have happened next.
Wang Gensheng hugged Tongtong and ran quickly to the bottom of the bridge. At this time, Tongtong also saw his mother.
"Mother!"
Tongtong's clear call shook up Tongtong's mother, who was standing by the river in trance.
Tongtong's mother looked back at Wang Gensheng and Tongtong in surprise, and tears instantly fell from her eyes.
Wang Gensheng immediately put Tongtong on the ground. After Tongtong got off the ground, he threw himself into his mother's arms without hesitation.
At this moment, Tongtong's mother couldn't say a word, and tears kept falling silently from her face.
She hugged Tongtong and kept saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Wang Gensheng stood quietly aside and didn't ask any questions. He just quietly accompanied the mother and son to reunite.
Five minutes later, Tongtong's mother finally calmed down and noticed that Wang Gensheng had been standing aside and watching her.
"Did you bring Tongtong to find me?"
Tongtong's mother wiped away her tears with her hands and looked at Wang Gensheng with some shame.
Wang Gensheng nodded: "If you have anything to do, let's talk about it when we go back. The wind is strong by the river, so don't let Tongtong get sick from the wind."
Tongtong's mother was stunned, glanced at Tongtong and felt even more guilty, took a deep breath, and hugged Tongtong.
Wang Gensheng looked at Tongtong's mother's thin figure, stepped forward and said, "Sister, give Tongtong to me."
"It's okay, let me do it. I won't bother you anymore. I don't know how to thank you for taking care of Tongtong for me." Tongtong's mother said timidly.
Tongtong also hugged his mother's neck tightly and wouldn't let go, as if her mother would disappear again if he let go.
Wang Gensheng did not insist and signaled Tongtong's mother to go ahead. He followed and left the river.
The three of them walked all the way back to Fulai Hotel, without anyone saying a word.
When they arrived at the hotel, Tongtong's mother gave Wang Gensheng a ninety-degree bow.
Then he said thank you and carried Tongtong back to the room.
The owner of Foley Inn was sitting at the counter and saw this scene.
After Tongtong's mother returned to the room, she came to Wang Gensheng and patted his shoulder curiously.
"If you really found it, I thought she had abandoned the child."
The owner of Fulai Hotel lowered his voice and was careful not to hold back his words.
Wang Gensheng glanced at him, ignored him, turned around and walked out of the hotel.
The owner of Fulai Inn curled his lips and muttered in a low voice: "Bah, showing courtesy for nothing is either adultery or theft."
Then he returned to the counter angrily.
Wang Gensheng returned to the restaurant where he went in the morning, told the boss what Tongtong's mother had found, and then bought some food.
The restaurant owner was very happy and enthusiastically helped Wang Gensheng pack the food. He also specially handed two packs of snacks to Wang Gensheng.
"Young man, it seems that you are a warm-hearted person. I was worried that you were a bad person this morning. I am just being petty. Just find the mother of the child."
Wang Gensheng returned to Fulai Hotel and went directly to the room where Tongtong and his mother lived.
He knocked on the door and waited for a few minutes before hearing footsteps coming from the room.