Zhou Ling answered the phone tremblingly, and the other three people were also worried.

Wang Yu sat next to Jiang Baige and couldn't stop shaking.

Jiang Baige moved closer to Zhou Ling and observed his expression carefully: under the dim light, Zhou Ling's originally frowned brows gradually relaxed.

After Zhou Ling hung up the phone, she hurriedly asked, "Did you find Wang Liang?"

But this is not good news - for them, it would be better if Wang Liang could appear after Dai Yanling.

She asked again: "Or... Wang Liang is not at home? Hasn't he returned from gambling yet?"

"No...it rained heavily yesterday and there was a flood in the mountains, so..."

"Wang Liang was washed away by the water!" Jiang Baige could not hide the excitement and excitement in his words.

Zhou Ling was speechless.

"Have you written too many novels? If something like this happened, I would be so happy that I would jump straight to the ceiling!"

"That is?"

Jiang Baige's tone dropped again.

"It's not too bad. Because of this sudden natural disaster, Wang Liang may not be able to get to the county today or tomorrow..."

Wang Yu suddenly asked, "Will my mother be in danger?"

"It shouldn't have any impact. Your mother only takes a plane to the provincial capital, and the weather has been good these two days. The rest of the way there is by train, and there is currently no natural disaster warning."

A day later, Zhou Ling received a call from Qu Lu, asking her to send her the location of the hotel.

Wang Yu was even more excited and ran directly to the lobby downstairs to wait for Dai Yanling.

Jiang Baige and the others were worried, so they had to follow along.

After standing in the lobby for a while, I felt embarrassed and went outside. The rain was much lighter than the previous two days, but it was still drizzling. If it was in Anjing, Jiang Baige would definitely stay at home and have a good sleep.

After a while, they saw a taxi parked in front of the hotel.

Qu Lu came down first with an umbrella, went around to the trunk to get the luggage, and then went to pick up Dai Yanling.

Dai Yanling had already opened the car door herself.

She saw Wang Yu at a glance and rushed over in the rain.

"mom!"

"Light rain!"

The mother and daughter hugged each other tightly, and Jiang Baige and Zhou Ling took an umbrella to help Qu Lu carry the luggage.

Dai Yanling's luggage consisted of only a backpack, which she carried on her back at all times.

Qu Lu also only had one carry-on suitcase, probably for the convenience of traveling and traveling light.

After they arrived, they booked two more rooms.

Wang Yu naturally shared the same room with Dai Yanling - from the moment the mother and daughter met, they snuggled up to each other, as if they had endless things to say.

Dai Yanling was still carefully avoiding him, fearing that she would hurt Wang Yu.

She wanted to take another look, but thought that this was a public place, so she held back.

Jiang Baige continued to live in the same room with Zhou Ling.

As the road back to the village had not been repaired yet, Xiaohua had to stay in Mang County temporarily and lived in the same room with Qu Lu.

But as soon as they went upstairs, six people, four big and two small, all rushed into Qu Lu's room.

The small standard room was like a can that was about to burst. Qu Lu hurriedly asked everyone to sit down, and the room finally seemed a little more spacious.

At this time, Qu Lu walked up to Xiaoyu, half squatted down, and looked up at her: "Xiaoyu, hello, my name is Qu Yang, and I am your mother's attorney."

Wang Yu timidly called out "Hello, Auntie".

Unlike the last time she met Jiang Baige and the others, this time with Dai Yanling present, Wang Yu did not directly pull Qu Lu and say "Save my mother", but her eyes already revealed this emotion.

"Xiaoyu, I already know everything about you... Can you let me see your injuries?"

Wang Yu nodded slightly, revealing the wounds on his arms and stomach.

Although two or three days had passed, the scars did not disappear. Instead, they became more terrifying as time went by.

Dai Yanling's emotions, which had been somewhat controllable before, could no longer be contained at this moment.

Maybe it was because she thought of her tragic experiences over the past twenty years, but she hugged Wang Yu and burst into tears.

Wang Yu was still a child and had just been pretending to be strong before. But now seeing her mother like this, perhaps because of the mother-daughter bond, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Yu, you are still the same as before, so sensible and stubborn. You didn't even know how to dodge when your father hit you with fists and sticks! You even jumped on me and wanted to block it for me... You have been so sensible since you were a child...

"But I didn't expect that old beast, not only beat me... but also dared to beat you just to steal money...

"I, I must fight him this time!"

Dai Yanling beat her chest and stamped her feet, regretting her decision and repeating "I'm sorry" over and over again.

"It's my fault! After I ran away, I found dozens of dollars stuffed in my bag..."

It was obvious that this money could not have been given by Wang Liang, let alone Wang Liang’s private money - that man had long since spent all the family’s money on gambling.

Moreover, when Shi Dai Yanling escaped, her excuse was that she was going to deliver clothes to her daughter who was studying in the county.

Before leaving, she did go to see Wang Yu.

Although she didn't say anything, Wang Yu probably understood, so she said she bought two more buns from the canteen and asked Dai Yanling to take them with her on the way. Dai Yanling didn't think much about it and gave her the bag.

When they got on the bus and Dai Yanling took out the buns to eat, she saw the money wrapped in a napkin.

It was a thick stack, many of which were Mao Zedong's banknotes and Yuan bills. At first glance, there was not a trace of pink. The largest one was only twenty yuan.

But each bill was pressed flat and stacked together like a heavy heart.

Jiang Baige was a little surprised: "Did you give it to your mother, Xiaoyu? But you are a student, where did you get the money..."

"Since I started junior high school, I started saving money because I could keep it at school... If I kept it at home, my dad would definitely take it away... I would ask my classmates for the leftover mineral water bottles, and the papers and draft papers that the teachers didn't need, and put them in the dormitory. After a while, I would go out and find junk collectors to sell them...

"If my scholarship hadn't been snatched away by that guy, I could have given my mom more money!"

Wang Yu clenched his fists, obviously feeling upset about this.

After hearing this, Dai Yanling could no longer hold back: "How could I be so worthy to have such a good daughter like you..."

"Mom, don't cry. I'm going back to Anjing with you this time. I won't study anymore. I'll work with you and make money. I..."

"Nonsense!" Dai Yanling suddenly said sternly, "Do you still want to follow your mother's old path? Even if I have to sell everything I have, I will definitely let you finish your studies."

After that, she looked at Qu Lu again: "Lawyer Qu, what you told me before, that because Wang Liang beat her, her custody is more likely to be awarded to me, is... is it true?"

Just as Qu Lu was about to speak, Zhou Ling's cell phone rang.

She walked aside and answered the phone.

In order not to disturb her, everyone stopped talking. Soon, she hung up the phone and looked at everyone: "It's a call from the police station. We have contacted Wang Liang and he is on his way to the county. He may arrive in the afternoon."

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