After returning to Kunming, Qiu Shi ended her search for her family. They boarded the train back to Chongqing.
She knew that she had been "taken care of" very well along the way. Mr. Carson was also afraid that he would run away halfway because they had already contacted the people in Chongqing and the Jiangjin Women's Federation to pick up Qiu Shi. However, Qiu Shi's fear of that 'home' did not dissipate because of these reasons.
The closer the train got to Chongqing, the more her body trembled.
Chongqing railway station
"Hello! I'm Xiao XX, the stationmaster of the Chongqing railway station. Thank you for your hard work!”A man in his thirties stood at the door of Qiu Shi's carriage. After greeting Xiao Chen, he brought Qiu Shi to his office.
Station Chief Xiao bought lunch and said to Qiu Shi,""This is my office. Stay here and don't run around. Your people will come to pick you up in a while.”
Xiao Chen was ready for his new trip back to Kunming. He went to Station Chief Xiao's office.
"Hello, Station Chief Xiao!"
"Hello, what's the matter?" Station Chief Xiao was suspicious. This young man came to this child on time!
" I…" Xiao Chen pointed at Qiu Shi." I'm looking for her, I want to talk to her!" We have to go back soon!"
Qiu Shi walked over.
"When you left Kunming, the captain didn't come to see you off. He did not like this kind of farewell scene! "And…" Xiao Chen shook the new bag in his hand."This is the new bag that your Uncle Xu bought for you. He said that he didn't know if you would like the red one, but it has your favorite cartoon character (Dingdang Cat), and your favorite pear and persimmon.”Xiao Chen took out the things from his bag one by one and put them back in.
"You must be strong. You can't do things according to your own personality. Ask a few more questions about everything. Don't worry, you'll grow up very soon!”Xiao Chen said and smiled! Because she had told him the story of the little girl who went to prove that ten years was just a snap of her fingers.
Qiu Shi looked at the new red school bag with tears in her eyes.
These were all things that she and a few uncles and aunts had unintentionally told them during the 20 days in Kunming. She didn't even have the chance to say goodbye to him. Did Uncle Xu not like the atmosphere of parting, or was there another reason? For example, he was good friends with his father. But he couldn't do more for his good friend's child…
Although she was still young, Qiu Shi could see the hidden truths.
"This is enough. Without Uncle Xu, I wouldn't have been able to find my father's grave. Without Uncle Xu, I wouldn't have known that my father was such an amazing person.”She was very grateful to the captain of the railway police. Although she might not be able to see him again in the future, she would never forget that there was an Uncle Xu who had helped her at the Yunnan train station.
Qiu Shi thought to herself,'Uncle Xu, you didn't just give me a schoolbag. I understand…'
Xiao Chen's figure gradually disappeared into the distance. Qiu Shi watched from the balcony until the train had left the platform and disappeared from her sight.
Perhaps, those happy days would forever be a memory, but to Qiu Shi, it was something extremely precious.
after lunch
A woman in her thirties walked into the station chief's office."Hello, let me introduce myself. I'm the director of Luoba Town Women's Department in Jiangjin County. Diao Guozhi." As he spoke, he showed his ID to Station Chief Xiao.
After shaking hands with the woman, Station Chief Xiao turned to Qiu Shi and said,""Child, this is the person from your family who came to pick you up. Go home with her!”As he spoke, he pulled open the drawer and handed a yellow envelope to Chief Physician Diao."Here are some of the staff members of our station and the comrades of Kunming Train Station to give this child a little token of their appreciation. Please make sure she studies well."
"Thank you, thank you. This child is very famous back at our place. The radio often praises her!”She walked up to Qiu Shi and gently said to Qiu Shi, who was sitting in a daze on the chair,"Hurry up and thank Uncle Xiao. He's your great benefactor!”
Qiu Shi stood up and walked to Station Chief Xiao's side, bowing deeply.
"Go back and study hard. Don't let down these uncles and aunties 'expectations of you!”Station Chief Xiao waved goodbye, half exhorting and half worried.
Back to that familiar town
It was the afternoon after school. Qiu Shi could see students coming out of the school gate from afar with their school bags.
In fact, she missed school very, very much, and her former form teacher, Teacher Luo. The kindness she felt towards him was the warmest memory in Qiu Shi's life.
Qiu Shi caressed the school bag that Commander Xu had given her, which was filled with pear and persimmons. She could not bear to eat any of them. It was as if the memories of the past 20 days would disappear after eating these things. Master Diao looked at the uneasy Qiu Shi and comforted her,""Don't worry, you'll definitely return to school.”
Captain Xu had already contacted her before this and informed Director Diao about Qiu Shi running away from home. He also instructed her to take good care of the child.
To Qiu Shi, as long as she could study, so what if she was beaten up? At the very least, she could still listen to the teacher's lectures in her classroom with her classmates, learn new knowledge, and live a short happy time. "Auntie Diao, as long as he lets me go back to school, I will definitely study hard!”
In fact, she was very worried. She was still not sure if that person had been poisoned to death.
After all, the bottle contained the Crane's Top Red!
Director Diao brought the child back to his own home. The travel-worn female director had not eaten yet. In the blink of an eye, it was already 5:30 in the afternoon.
As soon as she entered the house, she went into the kitchen and cooked two bowls of noodles.
"I have a daughter who's a few years older than you. She's studying at the Central School next door. Her father is a teacher at this school, and there's not much food left at home.”After saying that, she handed Qiu Shi a bowl of steaming hot noodles with a poached egg on top.
After finishing her noodles, Qiu Shi's ears perked up immediately. She heard a voice shouting over the radio,"" Someone from a certain village, please come to the Luoba Town Government Women's Federation Office…" Qiu Shi was so scared that her face turned pale. She wanted to tie Auntie Diao up and clean up the table, but she stood there in a daze. A minute later, as if she was possessed, she ran away from Director Diao's house.
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