Chapter 76 Little Wei

  The car continued to move forward, and Liu Jianjun didn't dare to show off his so-called achievements on the way, fearing that it would backfire like just now. He was quietly thinking about the road repair work. Through his previous understanding and the communication just now, he knew that Leng Yun was a practical person who got things done. No matter how well you talked or how close you were to him, if you didn't produce results, it was all in vain.

  Liu Jianjun was also a hot-blooded young man who wanted to benefit the people, he worked in Taihe Township for nearly ten years and naturally wanted to do something for the local people, but over the years he has been entangled in the vortex of power struggles, now thinking about it seems a bit embarrassing.

  Now that Mayor Leng has given instructions, he is even more determined to have confidence and determination to do a good job in this matter.

  The car jolted, and Liu Jianjun suddenly saw a thin figure outside the window, carrying some firewood on his back. There were bundles of dry sticks, withered corn stalks, and small tree branches tied together with a rope, looking very disorganized. The figure's steps seemed unsteady and laborious.

  It seemed to have heard the sound of the car behind, and this thin figure dodged to the side of the already narrow road, looking at the car with some tension and fear. The car approached, seemingly thinking that it had not retreated enough, and took two more steps back. The roadside was a field, which had been harvested in autumn, empty and desolate, but because of the rain, it was muddy, and as soon as he stepped back, his foot sank into the mud in the field, instantly sinking in a bit, dirtying his shoes and getting mud on his pants.

  Alas, poor people's children have to grow up too early. But on such a cold day, how can parents be at ease letting their child go out alone to gather firewood? Before he could even sigh, he suddenly froze.

  "Hey, isn't that Little Wei from the Xu family, the one Mayor Leng was looking for? Didn't the big boss of Fei Yuan company pick her up and take her to the city just a few days ago? How is she still here? Liu Jianjun was afraid he had made a mistake, so he took another careful look. This should be right, after all, it was only a few days ago that he personally accompanied the big boss of Fei Yuan company to the Xu family and saw this child. At the time, he thought this child was lucky to have met a noble person, which is why the impression was so deep. How could he possibly mistake her?"

  Without guessing the inside story, he hastily pointed to the thin figure outside the car and said to Leng Yunfei: "Mayor Leng, this child is the little Wei you are looking for."

  As soon as Liu Jianjun said that, Leng Yunfei immediately looked in the direction he was pointing, and a look of doubt appeared on his face: "Wasn't she supposed to be taken to Xichang to study? How can she be here?"

  Liu Jianjun also looked puzzled, but his tone was very decisive: "Yes, I think it's strange too, but that day I personally sent her and the big boss of Feiyuan Company to get on the car, absolutely no mistake."

  Leng Yun hastily asked Xiao Wang to stop the car, opened the door and got out of the car, walking towards the little girl. Liu Jianjun and Du Guoping quickly followed up.

  Seeing an uncle get out of such a good car and walk towards her, the little girl became even more nervous and subconsciously thought about turning around and running away.

  "Little Wei, don't run away! Don't you recognize me? I'm Liu Shu from your family's village!" Seeing the little girl wanting to run, Liu Jianjun hastily called out. If he let this Little Wei get away, although it had nothing to do with him, wouldn't it be better for him to show off his capabilities in front of Mayor Leng?

  When she heard her name being called, the little girl stopped in her tracks and turned around to look at the uncle who had called her name with a pair of big eyes that were timidly looking at him. After a while, it seemed like she recognized him, and the fearful and vigilant color in her eyes gradually disappeared, but she still didn't speak, just looked at the three people.

  "Are you Xiao Wei?" At this time, Leng Yunying walked to her front, squatted down and looked at her with affection.

  Perhaps due to the damp firewood, the little girl was drenched from head to toe, shivering with a hint of chill. Her long hair, disheveled and clinging to her pale cheeks, framed a pair of deep, dark eyes that clearly showed fear as she stared at Leng Yunfei, occasionally glancing at Liu Jianjun, as if the presence of this familiar person gave her some sense of security.

  Liu Jianjun hastily came forward, very kindly and warmly telling the little girl: "Little Wei, this is Mayor Uncle, he has come all the way by car to see you, don't be afraid, Mayor Uncle is a good person." The tone and content were very kind, but from his rough and fierce appearance, it felt like the Big Bad Wolf coaxing Little Red Riding Hood, quite comical.

  At this time, Du Guoping took a coat from the car and put it on Leng Yun. Coming out of the warm car, it was still quite chilly, and even Liu Jianjun seemed to shiver. He looked at Du Guoping's actions, feeling very moved in his heart, this is indeed a considerate person by the leader's side, with such a thoughtful heart!

  However, Leng Yun seemed to have not understood the situation and instead took off his coat from behind and wrapped it around the little girl, saying: "Xiao Wei, it's too cold here, let's go, follow Uncle to get on the car, Uncle will send you home."

  The little girl seemed to be a bit afraid, but also somewhat curious about the car. She looked at Liu Jianjun, and Liu Jianjun gave her an encouraging hint, so she hesitantly followed Leng Yunying to the front of the car.

  Before getting on the car, Du Guoping wanted to take down the firewood on her back, but as soon as he touched the firewood, she struggled free and ran quickly to one side, looking at Du Guoping very vigilantly, as if this person was going to snatch away her treasure.

  Du Guoping smiled helplessly and said to her, "Xiao Wei, the car can't hold any more firewood. Why don't we just forget about it? When you get home, I'll go find some more for you."

  When she heard this, the little girl retreated a few more steps, still tightly grasping the rope tied to the firewood, as if afraid that if she let go, the firewood would disappear. It seems that she attaches great importance to this firewood.

  Du Guoping was at a loss, and could only look at Liu Jianjun, who was also very troubled. This little Wei obviously had a very stubborn personality, and it seemed very difficult to get her to give up these firewoods. But if they didn't give up, the deputy mayor's second car would be used to carry firewood, which would become a joke when it got out. Moreover, there was no way to load them either... But Du Guoping's expression, he couldn't ignore him either. Not to mention that he was a deputy department-level official, half a level higher than himself, and more importantly, he was also Mayor Leng's secretary. He was thinking of relying on Mayor Leng, so if he offended him, would there be any good outcome in the future?

  At this critical moment, Leng Yun spoke up and asked the driver, Xiao Wang, to open the trunk of the car. She told him to put the firewood inside. Liu Jianjun was overjoyed and quickly went to explain to the little girl with gestures and words. The little girl looked at the trunk herself, thought for a moment, and seemed to think it was feasible. With Xiao Wang and Liu Jianjun's help, she half-believed and half-doubted, putting down the firewood on her back one by one into the car's trunk. Then, she carefully followed Leng Yun onto the car. After getting in, she looked around cautiously, sizing up the surroundings.

  The moment the car started moving, the little girl seemed to be startled again, but her fear was quickly replaced by surprise. Looking at the constantly changing scenery outside the window, a hint of childish smile finally appeared on her face. However, no matter what Cold Yun, Liu Jianjun or Du Guiping said to her, she didn't say a word, at most just opening her eyes wide and looking around, her big eyes seemed to be speaking, but whatever they were saying, everyone was confused and nobody understood.

  Under Liu Jianjun's guidance, they arrived at their destination in just a few minutes.

  Houmu Village is located on the edge of a mountain, in a relatively remote area of Taihe Township. Although it's called a village, there aren't many households, and they're not all clustered together. With the bad weather over the past few days, Leng Yunwei's second car arrived without causing much commotion. Only some idle adults and children looked on curiously, following behind the car and pointing, seemingly discussing something, looking puzzled.

  No wonder, Leng Yun's second car, although it was an old Santana, was well-maintained and looked quite stylish, especially in this remote mountain village where small cars were rarely seen. There had never been a car like this before, the most advanced vehicle being an old-fashioned tractor. Everyone was curious about what this car was doing here and whose house it was visiting.

  Xiao Wei's current home is a common courtyard in rural areas, with an earth house and a large gate that leads to a yard of about 20-30 square meters. In the center of the yard is the main house, an old-fashioned three-bay building with a central hall and three bedrooms. On either side of the main house are the kitchen and toilet, with a pigpen inside the toilet, and on the other side are the cowshed and storage room. The storage room usually holds harvested rice, firewood, and various miscellaneous items.

  Liu Jianjun explained to Leng Yun: This is the home of Xiao Wei's second uncle, Xiao Jiefang, and also Xiao Wei's temporary home. Because Xiao Wei's father was from outside and came here to marry into the family, none of his relatives were local, so after their family had an accident, Xiao Wei moved in with her second uncle. At first, there was a dispute between the two uncles over who would raise Xiao Wei, but in the end, the older uncle, Xiao Jian, refused to raise Xiao Wei again, saying that he had already supported Xiao Wei's grandparents. After mediation, the second uncle's family reluctantly agreed to raise Xiao Wei, considering that the government had allocated a portion of Xiao Wei's family land to them as compensation.

  The Feiyuan company had previously sent Xiao Wei a consolation payment of 3,000 yuan and also said they would take Xiao Wei to Xichang. This suddenly made Da Shu's brother Xiao Jianfa jealous again, changing his mind and insisting on raising Xiao Wei himself. The two brothers even got into a fight over this, which shocked the local police station. Fortunately, it didn't escalate further. However, Xiao Wei's brother-in-law Xiao Jianfa clearly had no intention of giving up easily, saying he would come back to cause trouble and not let Xiao Jiefang take advantage of Xiao Wei's money. This incident caused a stir in the local area, but as for what their true intentions were, it seems everyone already knew in their hearts.

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