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Chapter 10 The Envelope
"Aren't you answering the phone?" The woman on the opposite side asked him curiously when she saw that he was just staring at the screen but didn't move.
Yan Qiu shook his head, took out the calling card in the phone and folded it in half, then opened the window and threw the calling card outside.
Then he turned off the phone and stuffed it into the side of the backpack.
It is thousands of kilometers from city A to city D, and it will take days and nights by train.
Yan Qiu wasn't in a hurry, he was asleep most of the day, and when he woke up, he would find a place with few people to eat and drink medicine.
This kind of life is rough but simple, because the medicine contains sleeping ingredients, Yan Qiu sleeps day and night, and sometimes wakes up with a feeling of not knowing what year it is.
He didn't know that after spending a few days in the car in a daze, Yan Qiu woke up this day and prepared to eat a few bites of bread and then take medicine as usual.
However, when I got up, I didn't know why, but I felt that someone beside me seemed to be watching me.
He turned his head and found that it was the men sitting next to him.
Seeing that he found out, they immediately turned their heads away.
Yan Qiu was a little confused, but he was still more vigilant.
However, when he was eating in the open space of the carriage, someone passed by. Although he pulled up the mask almost immediately, that person didn't know if it was because of the scar on his face or for other reasons.
Suddenly stopped and looked at him twice.
Yan Qiu turned his back and turned his head to the window, slowly tightening his fingers holding the bread. Although he was not full yet, he suddenly lost his appetite.
For some reason, there was always something strangely wrong.
So he put away the rest of the bread and drank the medicine with mineral water.
After drinking, he walked to his seat.
As soon as he sat down, he saw the young woman holding the child on the opposite side looking him up and down with a puzzled expression.
Yan Qiu pulled the mask with some discomfort, and turned his head outward.
However, at this moment, the woman across from him suddenly tugged at his sleeve.
Yan Qiu was a little baffled by this suspicious feeling, and he was not in a good mood, so he asked in an unhappy tone, "What's the matter?"
Unexpectedly, the woman lowered her voice, handed her mobile phone to him, and asked in a low voice, "Is that you?"
Hearing the words, Yan Qiu looked down, and saw a revelation inside.
The title is The Fu family looking for a son with a lot of money.
The report is only a few hundred words long, but it is extremely sensational. It said that the second son of the family left home suddenly, and hoped that he would come back soon. Mom and Dad miss you very much. If anyone can provide clues, they will be rewarded with a lot of money.
There is also a photo attached below.
It was his grandfather who suggested taking a family portrait when he first returned to Fu's house. It was the only photo of Yan Qiu and them together, and the only photo they had with Yan Qiu.
This photo was cut from that family portrait.
It's only been a year, so compared to now, naturally there won't be much change.
It's just that I was more youthful and immature at that time.
Looking at this revelation, Yan Qiu suddenly understood that those gazes just now must have recognized him.
Sure enough, when he looked up, he saw that the people who had stared at him just now were still staring at him.
They knew from Yan Qiu's expression that they must have been discovered, so they didn't hide at all, and just stared at him openly.
Looking at their eyes, Yan Qiu knew that they should have notified the Fu family.
But here is already far away from City A, even if they come to him by plane, they won't arrive so soon.
So he still has a chance to go down early.
But depending on the situation, those people would definitely not let him go so easily.
Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, the woman asked, "It's you, right?"
Yan Qiu didn't say anything, just looked up at her, and asked with a smile: "Are you going to tell them my whereabouts too?"
When the woman heard this, she immediately shook her head, "You don't want to go back, do you?"
Yan Qiu couldn't figure out her purpose and didn't speak.
Then I saw the woman put the phone back, and continued to lower her voice, "The men next to you have been staring at you for a long time."
"I found out." Yan Qiu replied.
"If you want to get off the car early, I can help you."
Yan Qiu looked at her in surprise.
The woman shook the little mouse carved from pear wood in her hand, and smiled at him, "I will return your thank you."
Yan Qiu was stunned for a moment, then gratefully thanked her.
Soon, the next stop is Tu County.
Yan Qiu hugged the bag in his arms, closed his eyes and fell asleep, relaxing their vigilance, and only opened his eyes when the train stopped completely.
They seemed to realize something, and looked at him in unison.
However, at this moment, the child in the woman's arms suddenly walked towards the men.
Then, without warning, she burst into tears.
What happened to those men who haven't reacted yet?The woman suddenly stood up and yelled at them, "What are you doing? Are traffickers trying to snatch children!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Those people were not to be outdone, and immediately retorted.
"I'm talking nonsense? Why am I talking nonsense? Our child is here with me, why did he suddenly run to your place? Where's the flight attendant? Where's the flight attendant?"
"Try talking nonsense again?!"
"I'm talking nonsense? Why do you still want to hit someone!"
Seeing that they were arguing more and more fiercely, other passengers also hurriedly persuaded them to fight, and the carriage was in chaos for a while.
Yan Qiu stood up, glanced at the woman gratefully, then turned and walked towards the car door.
The men realized what was happening when they saw this, and wanted to chase after them.
Seeing this, the woman rushed towards them, making the commotion even worse.
Soon, the train doors closed, and they still couldn't chase them out after all.
Yan Qiu lowered his eyes and let out a long sigh of relief, pulled up the mask again, then grabbed his backpack and hurried out.
He found a bench on the side of the road and sat down, confirming his location.
The place where he is now is called Tu County, which is less than a hundred miles away from Qian'an Town.
Yan Qiu knew that the Fu family was very capable, and now that he knew his location, he might be waiting for him at the high-speed railway station, train station and other places.
So didn't take the car at all, and planned to walk back slowly.
That was the direction of home, he was not too far away.
Find a restaurant to sit down and eat when you are tired from walking, and continue to move forward when you are full.
The further he went, the more news he heard about the Fu family.
On the TVs in restaurants, on the screens in shopping malls, the news that Lu Ruan was looking for him was played on a loop everywhere.
Lu Ruan leaned against Fu Jianting's arms, looked at the screen with tears in his eyes, and said to him from the air: "Xiaoqiu, it's my mother's fault, you should go home, we are all worried about you."
Every time he saw news about himself, Yan Qiu would pull up his mask abruptly and walk over quickly.
But there are always times when you can't escape.
Once he ate alone in a corner of a small restaurant when there were few people.
But not long after eating, someone came in to eat, and then sat down not far from him, discussing him.
Because they were so close, Yan Qiu could not listen to them.
"Have you heard? What happened to the Fu family recently."
"How could I not have heard of it? The person who provided the clues is one million. Who would want to earn this money? Unfortunately, we are not so lucky."
"That's right. Do you think these rich sons are full of food every day, and they run away from home at every turn. See if his parents are anxious."
"That's right, their family seems to treat him well enough, one million, and I don't know what's going on."
"Let's be free, let's get used to it, it's all his parents used to him, he's full enough to find something to do."
"It seems that they are all in their twenties, and they are not sensible at all."
"I don't know the hard work of my parents."
"That's what spoiled kids are."
"..."
Listening to what they said, Yan Qiu ate more and more slowly, his chest began to constrict again, and he couldn't swallow the food in his mouth no matter what.
Even though he hadn't eaten a few mouthfuls, he was already full.
So I didn't force myself, put on the mask again, put the money on the table, got up and walked out.
As soon as he walked to the door, he found something falling from the sky. When Yan Qiu looked up, he realized that it was snowing at some point.
Snowflakes all over the sky fluttered down one after another, and the whole world was shrouded in vast whiteness.
Yan Qiu likes snow, so he couldn't help laughing, then turned around and went back to buy a bottle of soy milk.
Then step into the snow with a warm glass bottle in hand.
This walk went straight to the evening, he bought a small wonton on the way, then found a small hotel and went in.
When registering, the boss asked for his ID card, but Yan Qiu was afraid that he might be exposed, so he said he had lost it.
The boss looked him up and down, smiled, and said nonchalantly, "Argued with your parents and ran away from home."
Yan Qiu was startled, thinking he had been discovered, subconsciously took a step back.
Unexpectedly, the boss continued to say immediately afterward: "I've seen you little brats a lot. It's easy to get into trouble with your parents during adolescence. I'll let you stay for one night and go back tomorrow."
Seeing that he treated him like a child, Yan Qiu breathed a sigh of relief, nodded at the boss and walked upstairs.
Back in the room, he put down his backpack, then sat at the table and ate small wontons facing the snow scene outside the window.
However, couldn't eat any more before taking a few bites. wonder if got cold today, and stomach hurts unexpectedly.
Yan Qiu clutched his stomach and coughed, a familiar smell of blood surged up, he quickly took out a piece of paper to catch it, and saw the blood on the toilet paper without any surprise.
Yan Qiu was used to crumpling up the toilet paper in his hands and throwing it into the trash can.
Then he got up and went to the bathroom to rinse his mouth.
When he came back, the wontons on the table were already cold, and he just lost his appetite.
So dug out the unfinished piece of elm from the bag, and planned to continue carving.
However, when was searching, suddenly found a dark brown envelope. The texture of kraft paper was very simple. There was only a stamp on the upper right corner, and a traditional Li was printed in the golden circle.
It was only then that Yan Qiu remembered that it seemed to be given to him by Butler Chen the day he left the villa on the top of the mountain.
But at that time, his thoughts were all on going back to Fu's house to get his things and leave, and he never had time to open them.
At this time, the night was quiet, and there was snow like fine salt floating outside the window. Snowy nights always had a unique sense of tranquility, so Yan Qiu opened the envelope under the warm yellow light and read it.
Inside was a photo and a text message.
In the photo is the "little bird" that his custodian handed over to Mr.
Behind the "little bird" was a tree carved from red sandalwood.wind and rain.
Yan Qiu looked at the photo in a daze for a moment, then picked up the letter.
There are only a few short lines on it, which are written with a pen, vigorous, upright, strong and powerful, and it is not difficult to see the character of the person who wrote the pen.
I have already received the thank you gift, it can be described as lifelike and exquisite, I really canβt put it down, I wrote a letter to express my gratitude.
Mr. Yan, thank you for your kindness, I am very grateful, and I look forward to seeing you again.
So, please
Li Zhi Daoan.
Yan Qiu read these few lines over and over many times, and then carefully put away the envelope and photos.
He suddenly remembered the disdain and contempt in their eyes when he gave the carved objects to the Fu family when he was in the Fu family.
Lu Ruan said: "What's so interesting about wood? If you like to carve radishes, mom will ask you to find some jade."
Fu Jianting said: "Why do you know some crooked things, why don't you learn from your elder brother and do some serious business?"
Fu Chenze didn't say anything, but the next day he found that the wooden sculpture he gave him had been thrown into the trash can.
The snow was getting heavier outside, and the heating inside the house was not hot. Yan Qiu's fingers trembled from the cold, but he was happier.
It turns out that there are really people in this world who love his works as much as he loves his aunt.
He thought maybe he wasn't as bad as they said.
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