Xue Ling only said that she was going to the south to buy sweater knitting machines, but she did not dare to explain to her family where exactly she wanted to go, nor how she wanted to buy it.
However, Cheng Tianyuan knew that she had taken all her savings south.
Thinking that she was definitely not someone who spent money carelessly, Cheng Tianyuan didn't ask a question.
He goes back and forth to two shopping malls every day, checking out and picking up goods, and goes home to take care of his children in the evening. He repeats himself day after day, busy every day.
In the first ten days, she occasionally called home to report that she was safe, but then she didn't receive a single call for more than ten days in a row.
Every time Cheng Tianyuan comes home, before he has a chance to hold his son, he quickly asks: "Mom, did Lingling call back today?"
One evening, he drove downstairs and found another jeep there.
Shanyue was cooking porridge downstairs and asked Liu Ying to cook a lot of braised pork. He said that Chen Shuiyu's appetite was gradually getting better and she was clamoring to eat meat every day.
"A Yuan is back!" Shan Yue was showing off, and asked with a smile: "Xiao Xue is not around recently, you must be very busy, right?"
Cheng Tianyuan smiled and said: "It's okay. Now the new store has stabilized. I just need to replenish the goods and settle the accounts every day. It's not that busy."
Now he is only responsible for purchasing goods and checking out. Once he gets used to it, he doesn't feel too busy.
Cheng Tianyuan asked: "How is Sister Chen? Will she be discharged from the hospital soon?"
"It's almost done." Shangyue explained with a smile: "The belly has started to grow bigger, and the appetite is getting better day by day. The doctor said that she is almost in the stable stage, and she should be able to be discharged from the hospital when she reaches the stable stage. Let's wait a little longer, I estimate it will be about half a year.
More than a month.”
Cheng Tianyuan smiled: "Then you can run for a while."
Shan Yue took the meat and left in a hurry.
Liu Ying changed Xiao Ranran's diaper and hugged her over.
"Look! Dad is back!"
Xiao Ranran called out "Dad~". Although the pronunciation was not accurate enough, it was powerful enough.
Cheng Tianyuan smiled, hugged him and held him in his arms.
Liu Ying smiled very happily and said: "Our little Ranran is much faster than others. He can already call daddy! Some other people's children take more than ten months to call. He is only seven months old and he already knows how to call."
I shouted—it’s so awesome!”
Cheng Tianyuan patted the chubby child and looked at the phone in the living room.
"Mom, should Lingling call today?"
Liu Ying shook her head and replied: "No! It's very quiet!"
Cheng Tianyuan sighed softly and stared at the phone extension thoughtfully, feeling anxious and worried.
Liu Ying thought for a while and asked: "Which city did Lingling go to? It's been a month, why haven't you come back yet? Does it take so long to buy a machine?"
Cheng Tianyuan shook his head and replied: "She only said she was going to the south, and she said she was going to several cities, but there was no specific location."
Thinking of this, he became more and more worried.
Liu Ying knew that he was worried about his wife, and said warmly: "Don't worry, Ling Ling is smart and understands foreign languages. She will definitely be a good person when she goes out to meet good people."
Cheng Tianyuan was still worried.
They have been married for so long, and this is the first time that she has been away from him for such a long time.
He was doing well in the first few days, but day after day, without even calling home, he became extremely anxious.
There were either old people or children at home, so it was hard for him to speak out, so he had to keep it in his heart.
"A Yuan, why did you eat so little today?" Liu Ying saw him put down his chopsticks and couldn't help but remind him: "There is still a lot of dry rice in the pot!"
Cheng Tianyuan no longer had any appetite and shook his head.
"No, I'm full."
Seeing that he was not energetic, Liu Ying couldn't help but mumbled: "Isn't he sick?"
"No way!" Cheng Tianfang chuckled and said, "My brother must be missing my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law has been gone for so long, so I must be thinking about her."
Liu Ying didn't refute and knocked on her bowl.
"What do you know! Hurry up and eat! Go do your homework after eating!"
Cheng Tianfang laughed softly and continued eating.
That night, Cheng Tianyuan coaxed his son to sleep and sat in the living room waiting.
Unfortunately, until nine o'clock in the evening, there was still no call.
He paced anxiously, pacing back and forth in the living room.
Suddenly, the phone in the living room finally rang!
He almost turned around in excitement, rushed towards the phone, and turned up the phone receiver.
"Hello?!"
"Hello? Ayuan, right?" Father Xue's gentle and honest voice came from the microphone.
Cheng Tianyuan was excited again and said quickly: "Dad, it's me. Dad, hello! Are you and mom in good health?"
Father Xue said warmly: "It's very good, everything is very good. By the way, Xiao Ranran is also good, right?"
"Good boy." Cheng Tianyuan explained: "He is more than seven months old and can now call him daddy and babbling."
Father Xue laughed happily when he heard this and praised: "This child is smart."
Cheng Tianyuan paused and asked nervously: "Dad, I want to ask you...that Lingling, has she been in contact with you these days?"
There was silence on the other side of the phone.
After a while, Xue's father asked back: "She...hasn't contacted you either?"
The next moment, the hearts of the men on both sides of the phone clenched.
Both ends of the phone went quiet.
Cheng Tianyuan took a deep breath and asked: "Dad, did Lingling say where she will stay? I - I want to find her."
"She should be over there in Xg City now." Xue's father was not sure, "I don't know if she has left. If she can buy the goods, she should call over. Ten days ago, she only said that things were getting better.
Then I never called again.”
Cheng Tianyuan was furious and smiled bitterly: "Dad, what should we do now?"
Xue's father understood that he was worried and comforted her gently: "Don't worry, that girl should be fine. She is a courageous person, and she is not a person who talks nonsense. If she said she is sure to go, then she must have a way.
.”
"Dad, what on earth did Lingling do?" Cheng Tianyuan asked, "She didn't even explain clearly. She just said she was going to buy a batch of machines and then go north to the Imperial Capital."
Father Xue had no choice but to give him a rough explanation and whispered: "She didn't say what channel she used to buy it or how she bought it, but she is someone who understands the legal system and will definitely not buy things randomly. Don't worry too much.
"
Cheng Tianyuan also understood that Xue Ling was a person who would not do anything illegal, so he felt relieved when Xue's father said that he really wanted to buy a machine.
"Dad, since I'm just buying a machine, why don't I see that Lingling doesn't seem to dare to speak out."
Xue's father replied: "Because we don't have that machine in our country yet, and it involves advanced technology from country Y. It is probably too difficult to buy. She has no idea, so she can't say it directly."
Cheng Tianyuan immediately felt that this was difficult.
"Dad, what should we do now? Can we just wait for news from her?"
"There is no other choice but to wait." Xue's father said warmly: "You don't have to worry, I will tell you as soon as she contacts me."
"Okay." Cheng Tianyuan added, "If she contacts me, I will tell you immediately."
Then Xue’s father hung up the phone.
Cheng Tianyuan reluctantly climbed onto the bed and looked at his cute son sleeping soundly beside him, feeling very anxious.
Wife, where are you?
Are you okay? Are you not sick?
He tossed and turned until almost midnight before falling asleep unconsciously.
The next morning, he was woken up by Liu Ying.
"Ayuan, are you okay? Are you sick?"
Cheng Tianyuan was in a daze, feeling light-headed and feeling very uncomfortable.
"I feel like I'm sick."
Liu Ying hugged Xiao Ranran and said angrily: "It's still spring, and it's still very cold at night. You fell asleep without covering anything. How can you not catch a cold? Why are you so careless!"