“Su Ze, Mom and Dad seem pretty busy these past few days.”
Zhou Wanwan felt curious while playing with her son, as her in-laws’ actions were too abnormal.
It wasn't that she was exaggerating; normally, her in-laws not only had regular routines and lives, but they also only went to two places: home and school.
However, ever since their two sons fell ill, her in-laws seemed to have become different people.
If they didn't have to go to school for classes, her in-laws would have preferred to be outside; now, they were also out early and back late, not knowing where they went.
“Mom and Dad have been looking for connections for Xiao Feng and Hua Zhu these past few days. Now that Xiao Feng’s job is settled, there’s still Hua Zhu’s.
Hua Zhu is about to graduate from high school; if she doesn’t find a job, she’ll have to go to the countryside.”
Su Ze naturally knew what his parents had been doing these past few days, but he couldn't tell his wife the truth for now, though he also didn't lie to her.
Now that his younger brother, Su Feng, could go far from home to work at the Hospital on the island, a weight was lifted from his heart.
There was nothing that could be done for his younger sister; she could only go to the countryside early.
Today, his parents were indeed running around for his younger sister’s assignment to the countryside, and he also knew that his younger sister’s relocation site had been confirmed, and the family would send his younger sister away as soon as possible.
So, her in-laws were looking for jobs and connections for her younger brother-in-law and younger sister-in-law.
Zhou Wanwan immediately understood their abnormal behavior and was no longer curious to inquire further.
When Su Ze saw that his wife didn't continue to ask, he immediately breathed a huge sigh of relief.
The matter of the family being reported should be kept secret for as long as possible.
Since the incident had already happened, knowing in advance was useless and would only cause fear and unease.
Fortunately, his parents already knew in advance and had been preparing.
Before ten o'clock at night, Zhou Wanwan and her two sons went to bed.
Su Ze, on the other hand, sat in the living room with a book, reading and waiting; in fact, he was too anxious to focus on reading.
Fortunately, he only waited for less than an hour before Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan quietly returned together.
“Mom and Dad, how did it go?!”
Su Ze, unable to hide his excitement and anxiety, quickly got up and went to meet them, asking in a hushed whisper.
“It’s basically all handled.
Xiao Feng will take the train tomorrow night with Uncle Lu.
Your younger sister’s destination for the countryside has been confirmed, and she’ll leave the day after tomorrow.
We also found a Comrade from the army to help escort her.”
“Uncle Lu also found someone from the Revolutionary Committee to help us change the relocation location.
The location has been given to the other party, and the other party said that our Qiao family has been kind to him, so he will handle this matter well.”
“Xiao Ze, you don’t have to worry.
Your father and I have prepared a lot of supplies these past few days.
Just now, Comrade Guang helped us find someone from the black market again, and we ordered a large batch of grain and supplies from them.
With so much stuff, we can eat for two years without any problem.
These two years will be enough time for us to continue preparing grain and supplies for the next two years, and besides, there’s also Uncle Zhang and Uncle Lu.
Xiao Feng won’t abandon us after he starts working either.
Mom has also prepared milk powder, malted milk, candy, pastries, and eggs for Da Bao and Xiao Bao, so they can grow up safely and healthily.”
Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan told their eldest son basically everything they could, except for the matter of the ink bracelet space.
After Su Ze listened to his parents carefully explain all these arrangements, much of his worry dissipated, and he also greatly admired his parents’ decisive wisdom and how quickly they made so many arrangements.
“Tomorrow after lunch, you pack up Da Bao and Xiao Bao’s clothes and belongings, then send them to Uncle Zhang’s house.
Uncle Zhang and Aunt Wan will help take care of them first, and when we leave, they will send Da Bao and Xiao Bao to the train station.”
Since things would happen in the next two days, the two children naturally couldn't stay at home to be frightened by those people, so Qiao Jiuru planned to send them to Zhang Hong’s house.
Su Ze knew what would happen if those people came to the house and also thought this arrangement was good.
After the family of three finished speaking, more than half an hour had passed.
They still had to go to class tomorrow, so Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan hastily wiped their faces and quickly entered the space to rest.
Fortunately, the time in the space was different from the outside, which was enough for them to get enough sleep and recover their energy.
Around four in the morning, the couple quietly got up and then carefully pushed their bicycles, tiptoeing out of the Jingda Family Compound.
It took about half an hour to cycle from the Jingda Family Compound to the small courtyard where they had arranged to meet the black market contact.
When Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan arrived, the black market contact hadn't arrived yet.
However, she and Su Huaiyuan had deliberately arrived early.
Qiao Jiuru had only been to this small courtyard twice and wasn't very familiar with the situation here.
The couple took out their keys, opened the main gate of the small courtyard, and then quietly went inside together.
This small courtyard was a square house with only three main rooms, one utility room, one wing room, and then one kitchen and one shower room.
There was also a well in the courtyard.
Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan both brought flashlights.
They first briefly looked through the house and then walked together to an area near the main gate to wait.
They waited for about ten minutes when they heard the sound of wheels outside.
Soon, it stopped outside the door, and then the courtyard gate was gently knocked.
“Aunt, it’s Xiao Lei.”
Xiao Lei’s voice, along with the knocking, sounded precisely on time and was very clear.
In the darkness, Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan exchanged glances before opening the door from the inside.
Outside the door, in the night, besides Xiao Lei, there were also three small pushcarts and three people.