novelzi Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Li Xia got up and went to the living room. Auntie Mei was already sitting at the dining table. Li Xia washed her hands clean and sat down to have a meal with her mother. The two did not have the rule of no talking while eating. Auntie Mei told Li Xia the news she had found out.
Zhang the Chief Constable and Li Hui took people to the interface location. They caught a ringleader who was waiting there and 8 children who were brought from the neighboring county.
"I heard two children had their legs broken because they resisted. These human traffickers really deserve to be chopped into pieces," Auntie Mei said as she took a fierce bite of chicken leg, as if the chicken leg was a human trafficker.
Seeing Auntie Mei bite the chicken leg fiercely as if it was a human trafficker, Li Xia picked up a chicken leg from her bowl and put it on Auntie Mei’s plate, “Auntie, have the parents picked up those children?"
Auntie Mei shook her head, "Some have not been picked up."
Li Xia thought for a moment and said, "Maybe they are not from this county."
"Maybe," Auntie Mei's expression turned unpleasant. Li Xia lowered her head to eat without asking further. She knew Auntie Mei had a scar in her heart. When Auntie Mei had this kind of expression in the past, Li Xia had asked before, and Auntie Mei just cried. Later, Li Xia stopped asking. Whenever Auntie Mei revealed such an expression, Li Xia would let her immerse in her own thoughts.NewW novels updates at novelhall.com
Mrs. Lu looked at the jade pendant Li Ming handed over, unable to conceal her surprise, "This is the jade pendant I gave to Elder Sister Liu back then. How did it end up in your hands, Sir?" Mrs. Lu's maiden family was in the capital city. When she was young, she had a few close friends in the boudoir. This Elder Sister Liu was the one from the best family background among Mrs. Lu's friends. Liu was from the prominent Yongshun Earl Manor in the capital city. She married the heir of Gongshun Marquis Manor.
"It was found on a child," Li Ming's words made Mrs. Lu frown.
"How could that be?" Gongshun Marquis Manor was a centuries-old noble family, and was especially strict with rules and regulations. Thinking of this, Mrs. Lu got up, "I will write to Elder Sister Liu right away to ask about the situation."
After Mrs. Lu finished writing the letter, she handed it to Li Ming and said, "Sir, please let me take care of the child." No matter whether the child was Elder Sister Liu's or not, just because he had the jade pendant on him, Mrs. Lu would take good care of him.
Li Ming also had this intention. As soon as he heard Mrs. Lu's proposal, he immediately agreed, "I'll have to trouble you, Madam." The identity of that child was special. Mrs. Lu was the person he trusted the most. Leaving the child to Mrs. Lu put his mind at ease.
Mrs. Lu went to the front yard in person and brought the child back to her own courtyard. Chunlu Granny had already tidied up the room waiting. Looking at the child sleeping soundly on the bed, Chunlu Granny revealed a surprised expression on her usually stern face, "The young master looks so much like the old master!"
"Wet nurse, look at this child's appearance. He must be Elder Sister Liu's child," Mrs. Lu lamented. She did not expect to meet her old friend again under such circumstances.
"Younger sister Wanying, sister has something to ask of you," said the middle-aged beauty as tears kept falling.
"Sister, please sit down. Younger sister will definitely help with anything she can," Mrs. Lu supported the other to sit down and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
After crying for a while, the middle-aged beauty finally calmed down. Chunlu Granny personally brought water for her to wash her face and tidy up. The middle-aged beauty felt a little embarrassed, "I have made younger sister laugh."
"Being able to see elder sister here makes me delighted," Mrs. Lu held the middle-aged beauty's hand and said.
"Wanying, I have come to look for my child."
Hearing this, Mrs. Lu looked at Chunlu Granny. Understanding her meaning, Chunlu Granny turned and walked out. Mrs. Lu looked at the middle-aged beauty, "Elder Sister Liu, yesterday the county caught a few human traffickers and rescued several children." As she spoke, she could hear voices outside.
"Granny, who are you taking me to see?" Hearing the familiar childish voice, the middle-aged beauty immediately stood up and staggered out, "Xing'er, my Xing'er!"
Zhou Dingxing was still a little scared, not knowing where Chunlu Granny wanted to take him. Hearing the familiar voice and seeing the woman running out, he struggled free from Chunlu Granny and threw himself at her, "Mother, Mother!"
The mother and son hugged each other crying out loud. Even the stern old woman couldn't help the tears falling. After calming down for a while, she said, "Madam, it is a joyful thing to have found the young master.”
The middle-aged beauty calmed down, and used a handkerchief to wipe Zhou Dingxing's tears, "Yes, having found Xing'er, I should be happy, happy..."
After calming down, the middle-aged beauty held Zhou Dingxing and went back to the living room to sit down separately as guest and host. Looking at the child snuggling in her arms, the middle-aged beauty sincerely thanked Mrs. Lu, "Younger sister Wanying, your great kindness, Gongshun Marquis Manor and Yongshun Earl Manor will always remember."
"Elder sister Liu, you are too courteous. My family’s sir is the parent official of this place. This is his duty," Mrs. Lu politely said. "However, Elder Sister Liu, how did your nephew end up like this?"
Mrs. Lu had not finished speaking, but Ms. Liu understood her unfinished words. When it came to this, gentleness faded from Ms. Liu's face, revealing some hatred. She handed the child to the stern old woman. Zhou Dingxing was reluctant to let go of Ms. Liu’s embrace.
"Xing’er darling, go play with Granny Yan for a while. Mother will talk to your Aunt Lu," Ms. Liu said gently to Zhou Dingxing.