Walking down the road, Zhang Guoqing carried the luggage with one hand and held the child. Seeing him rubbing against himself, he hurriedly said, "Son, Dad just broke a sweat, I’m really dirty."
"Hmm, very stinky!" Ping’an deliberately sniffed and smiled, "But I like it."
"My son is really good with words. What did your grandpa say to you when you came over?"
Ping’an frowned, looked around, and seeing no one, said, "Brother Yu secretly told me the Lin Family wants to harm my mom, I’m in danger now, and told me to go with him.
Great-grandma also came and said grandma isn’t home, and asked me to sleep with her. Today my grandpa asked if I miss Dad, said he’d bring me over to play for two days, is that okay? I agreed. Where on earth is my mom?"
Zhang Guoqing was momentarily speechless. His father-in-law still wants to hide things from the kid. Look, this little smart guy knows it all, hiding is pointless!
"Dad will tell you a secret. Your mom is very safe, the Lin Family definitely can’t find her. She’s off doing something important and will be back soon. If others ask, just say you don’t know."
Hearing this, Ping’an relaxed his frown, "As long as my mom is safe. Dad, I want to go home to accompany my grandpa, and I also want to see the Lin Family. Why do they want to harm my mom? I can beat the bad guys now, no one can bully me."
Zhang Guoqing was silent for a moment, then asked, "Do you know why your grandpa wants to send you over?"
"I know, my grandpa wants to protect me, but I also want to protect my grandpa. Mom’s not home, you’re not home, I’m not home, there’s only grandpa left at home."
These simple and straightforward words by Ping’an deeply moved Zhang Guoqing’s heart.
Yes, what is family?
Family should comfort and rely on each other. Tired or not, silently accompanying. I can’t just assume my father-in-law is capable and burden him with everything.
Zhang Guoqing kissed him hard, "Alright, we’ll go home tonight. Let’s go upstairs first, I’ll take leave, then we’ll leave at night."
Once the decision was made, things moved quickly.
Zhang Guoqing took out hot food from the bag, letting Ping’an eat inside, while he quickly ran downstairs to Counselor Wu’s.
The more serious he could make it sound, the better. Anyway, Zhang Guoqing, who always performed well, gained the counselor’s trust, and without a word, granted him leave.
Of course, there were many factors involved, but Zhang Guoqing had no time to consider these for now, he was anxious to return. He walked briskly to the classroom, gesturing for Yi Jiefang to come back.
The two walked one after the other to a distance, Zhang Guoqing immediately said, "I’ve already taken leave, any activities these days, please help out a bit."
"We’re buddies, no need to be so formal. You go back at ease, if anything happens I’ll call your home. Once you get back, give us a shout if something comes up."
Zhang Guoqing smiled and patted him, "I won’t be polite with you. I don’t even know where Da Yong’s running off to, so I won’t say goodbye. You remember to tell him and the others."
"No problem. It’s not too late now, quickly take the child back home. We’ll stay in touch anytime!"
Zhang Guoqing nodded, speaking as he walked, "Then I’ll go first. The key is in the usual place, things are inside, you get it yourself. Remember, don’t mess up the room."
Yi Jiefang waved happily at him to hurry up, shouting, "Got it, don’t be so fussy!"
Don’t mess up the room?
Yeah, right!
Everyone’s been busy with farm work for a while, finally, there’s a place to celebrate.
However, this must not be let known to this guy, or else he’d claim everyone is not fair. The reasons would be endless, like he’s suffering and others are having too much fun, might even get extorted for going back!
Zhang Guoqing returned to the dorm, rummaging through in a chaotic manner, found the stuff, dressed Ping’an in long sleeves and pants, and handed him a flashlight to hold.
Ping’an blinked his eyes, "Dad, are we taking the train or biking?"


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