Rebirth 90: The Long Road to Finding a Son

At six o'clock the next morning, Sun Aimin got up, packed up, went out for a simple breakfast, bought a few new gauze masks at a nearby pharmacy, and then came to Renminli Community again.

He had already inquired yesterday. This community has only one exit, the main gate. Everyone leaving the community must pass through here, so he is now waiting in the square at the entrance of the community.

Sun Aimin found a piece of cement slab and sat down, staring closely at the people and vehicles coming and going at the door.

Soon, he saw the figure of the girl from yesterday. She should be Qian Niandi, the eldest daughter of Zhan Jinhua and Qian Jindou.

She rode her bicycle out of the community with her schoolbag in the basket, probably going to school.

About half an hour later, the figure of the short woman from last night appeared.

When she reached the door, some residents greeted her: "Sister Hua, are you going out?"

Sister Hua? Zhan Jinhua? Sun Aimin took a closer look at her appearance. She was indeed as Yuan Jie described. Her facial features were very similar to Sun Xiaohao's. They looked like a family.

All I heard was Zhan Jinhua responding, "Yeah, the store will need someone in a while."

The other party added, "You are really capable. I think your family lives a better life than most people in the city. We are not like us who go to get off work and leave on time and get a low salary. It seems that if you want to live a better life, you still have to do business."

Zhan Jinhua responded with a smile: "I am destined to work hard. I have to work. I have several children to support at home. If it weren't for the noodle shop, my family would have to starve. Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. There is a train arriving at ten o'clock. There are many people on this train. I have to prepare to open the shop quickly."

After the two separated, Zhan Jinhua rode her bicycle towards the train station. Sun Aimin planned to observe the noodle restaurant again today.

After arriving at the train station, Sun Aimin went to the same fried skewers shop as yesterday, ordered some fried skewers, and after chatting with the boss for a few words, he stared in the direction of the noodle shop as usual.

Thinking of the 10 o'clock train that Zhan Jinhua mentioned, Sun Aimin asked the owner of the fried skewers shop: "Brother, let me ask you a question, is there a train arriving at the train station at 10 o'clock?"

The shop owner was very enthusiastic and replied, "There is a train around ten o'clock, and this is the final stop, so there are a lot of passengers getting off the train."

Sun Aimin seemed to be thinking: "Oh, so, is your business going to get busy soon?"

The boss smiled and said, "It's a bit busy at that time. I can't take care of it alone. My mother has to come and help me for a while every day."

Time passed quickly, and the ten o'clock train arrived on time without being late.

Zhan Jinhua's noodle shop was open for business, but the two glass doors were still closed, and there was no atmosphere of welcoming customers. Many tourists saw that the door was closed and it was very deserted inside with few customers, so they basically just glanced and walked past.

There were also a few customers who wanted to eat noodles, opened the glass door and entered the store, looked at the prices on the menu, and came out cursing.

After a while, the man pulling the black suitcase from yesterday appeared again and headed straight towards the noodle shop.

Seeing that the man didn't look towards the fried skewers shop, Sun Aimin quickly left his seat and ran over when the man was still more than ten meters away from the noodle shop, and bumped into the man when he wasn't paying attention.

The man let out an "ouch" and held the suitcase tightly in his hand with tense nerves. He didn't intend to get entangled with Sun Aimin and wanted to leave quickly.

Sun Aimin, the man who "bumped" into someone, was not going to let it go. He grabbed the man and refused to let him go. He kept apologizing to him, took out a cigarette from his pocket and tried to light it for him. He squatted down to check the suitcase and said, "I didn't break your suitcase just now, did I? Let me see if the wheels are still working. It would be inconvenient if they are broken. How about this, you tell me how much it costs, and I'll just pay you for a new suitcase."

The man tried his best to get rid of Sun Aimin's entanglement, saying, "No, no, it's nothing, just go!"

While talking to the man, Sun Aimin quickly glanced at the suitcase. He found that the zipper of the suitcase was not completely closed, leaving a small gap, but he could not see what was inside. The surface of the suitcase was not very flat and had bulges.

Judging from the size of the box, it should be no problem to fit a two or three year old child in it.

In order not to alert the enemy, Sun Aimin stopped while he was ahead and said, "Really I don't have to pay? Then I'm leaving!"

After saying that, he walked in the opposite direction of the man. The man saw Sun Aimin leave, then he hurriedly picked up the box and went up the stairs to the noodle shop.

Zhan Jinhua in the store had been staring at the situation outside and saw the whole process of the man and the other person. However, she had only seen Sun Aimin from a distance a few times when she secretly went to see Sun Xiaohao, and each time Sun Aimin was dressed very formally. But Sun Aimin just now was wearing a baseball cap and a rustic, baggy middle-aged and elderly clothing, so she didn't recognize him at all.

The man with the suitcase entered the noodle shop, and Zhan Jinhua asked nervously, "What happened just now? Were you not discovered?"

The man was still frightened and he heaved a sigh of relief: "It's okay, I was hit by someone who didn't have eyes."

Zhan Jinhua's heart was pounding because of what happened just now. She felt like something was going to happen. She said to the man again, "Let's be careful. We have to get this out of the box quickly.

I'll contact someone first, you go out the back door later, stay at home for a few days to avoid the limelight, and come back when you hear from us."

The man with the suitcase replied, "Okay, I'll leave right away. You guys should be careful too. The situation outside has been a bit tense these days."

Then the man with the suitcase quickly slipped out the back door.

At this time, the train station was in a state of chaos. An old lady sat on the ground and cried out in pain: "Mingming, my dear grandson, where have you been? Stop playing hide-and-seek with grandma, and come out quickly!"

Then she begged the passengers in the station: "Please help me find my grandson, I beg you. This is the lifeblood of my family. I can't live without him!"

Although the people present sympathized with the old lady's experience, some people also had a gloating attitude. Just half an hour ago, the old lady's grandson was still running around in the waiting hall, shouting from time to time. When he saw a passenger giving the child snacks, the child wanted to eat them, but the passenger ignored him and the old lady scolded him, saying that the passenger was stingy and had no love. If it weren't for her old age, the scolded passenger would probably have hit him.

When a passenger complained that the child was too noisy and asked her to take care of it, she had another big argument with the passenger, and even encouraged her grandson to shout louder and bought him a drink. Afterwards, the old lady sat on a stool and pretended to sleep, letting the child run around and play, making mischief. The passengers were fed up with it and tried to stay away from the grandparents and grandchildren.

At some point, the child's voice disappeared. When the old lady came to her senses, there was no trace of her grandson. The old lady no longer had the arrogant attitude she had before. She was so scared that her legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground, unable to stand up. She could only sit there and cry.