Checked several tis throughout the night, the fever has subsided. I reckon they’ll wake up soon.
Once they wake up, everything will be easier to resolve.
Around three in the morning, Da Biao woke up, confused as he opened his eyes, taking in the unfamiliar surroundings.
Suddenly, he sat up. His body felt much better; it’s just that he hadn’t eaten for a long ti, making him a bit dizzy.
Seeing Su Yuanyuan lying on the bed opposite, what was there left for him not to understand?
Lying beside him, Hu Zi still hadn’t woken up. Da Biao nudged him, and saw his old pal open his eyes too.
They had been together for so many years, still very much in sync.
Hu Zi followed the direction Da Biao pointed and also saw Su Yuanyuan.
Both of them were awake. Su Yuanyuan actually knew but pretended not to notice, observing them secretly.
The two of them quietly sat on the floor, looking at the water and snacks on the table. They didn’t stand on ceremony.
They knew they needed to recover quickly so they wouldn’t hold back Aunt.
The two of them silently ate the snacks, feeling rather uncomfortable inside.
To have been caught like this, it was embarrassing. But they were relieved, unexpectedly saved by Aunt. They wondered if Aunt had regained her mory.
At a little past six, Su Yuanyuan opened her eyes. "Awake?"
"Mr. Su. Thank you for rescuing us. How did you know we were trapped here?"
Su Yuanyuan shook her head. "I didn’t know. I was just bored at ho, so I randomly bought a train ticket to leave. I got off here because a noisy family boarded the carriage. I got off later in the evening."
"I accidentally discovered that the house you were locked in was unusual. I went in when no one was around and found you two."
As for how she rescued them, Su Yuanyuan didn’t explain. That would require many lies to cover up.
"Xiao Su, thank you so much. We’ve been locked in here for over ten days."
"How are things now? I’ll go fetch so water. You can clean up yourselves then."
Su Yuanyuan brought in a bucket of cold water and two thermos flasks.
"I’ll go buy so food, you guys be careful."
After Su Yuanyuan went out, the two quickly washed up, knowing they weren’t safe yet.
Outside, Su Yuanyuan asked the waiter where to buy food. After much explanation, she still didn’t understand. Eventually, a friendly Aunt took her outside and pointed her in the right direction.
Breakfast was pancakes, the kind without oil, but at least they didn’t have any peculiar taste.
Su Yuanyuan bought ten, with pickled vegetables inside, which were also sour and spicy. But they were palatable enough.
After returning, she insisted on giving one to the waiter before going upstairs. The two in the room had finished tidying up, and Su Yuanyuan left them so ointnt for injuries, both of them sorted it out quickly.
"You two eat first."
She threw out the water. When she returned, she saw the two had eaten three each, leaving three for her.
"One is enough for . Once we’re full, figure out how to sneak out. This place isn’t safe."
The two nodded. Su Yuanyuan took out a hundred yuan and so ointnt from her bag and placed them on the table.
"Big Sis, where are you headed?"
"I don’t know, I’ll stay here for a few days. The weather here is quite fine."
They didn’t stand on ceremony, once full, without lingering.
After they left, Su Yuanyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was temporarily safe.
Did this body used to practice martial arts? It doesn’t seem like it. Let’s just assu it doesn’t know any.
She tidied up a bit before leaving the room, intending to wander around during the day.
It wasn’t too tumultuous here, and there were plenty of stalls selling things like fish and at, bustling with people coming and going.
Su Yuanyuan was purely curious, finding everything fresh. She went around every stall.
In the end, she only bought so sweets. There wasn’t really anything else needed.
She made a round and even went to the supply and marketing cooperative. She liked the fabric there and bought enough for a set of clothes, planning to find soone to make her a set.
Anyway, she felt quite relaxed, a lot more comfortable this way. Her mood lightened considerably.
Even though she couldn’t understand what they were saying, she didn’t feel any malice.
By ten or so, she went to a restaurant. She had to, she couldn’t skip another al, could she?
Seriously, she asked for just a bun and a small plate of pickles. She didn’t even order soup.
In this era, if you left anything uneaten, you’d probably get taken aside for a lesson.
Although it wasn’t very tasty, it was filling enough.
After leaving the restaurant, she strolled to the post office. She didn’t have any business, just saw it open and went in.
She browsed around, bought so stationery and postage stamps, then left.
Perhaps this place was too small, nothing like a departnt store, but there were plenty of street stalls.
Returning to the hotel, she noticed the waiter’s unusual expression. Placing the desserts on the table, she said, "These are for you, I find them tasty."
The waiter leaned closer to Su Yuanyuan and whispered sothing, but she couldn’t understand, so she pushed the sweets forward again.
She already knew there were people in the hotel, and they looked nacing, clearly searching for Da Biao and Hu Zi.
So she chatted with the waiter nonchalantly.
Suddenly, she realized two people were approaching her.
She continued eating the dessert, sharing it with the waiter.
"Don’t make a sound, co with us."
They spoke in the local dialect, which Su Yuanyuan indeed didn’t understand. So she turned to look at them with confusion.
Seeing Su Yuanyuan’s expression, they rembered she couldn’t understand them, so they repeated in awkward Mandarin.
This ti her expression changed from confusion to terror.
"Who are you? Why should I go with you?"
"No nonsense."
At that mont, the waiter ca out, gibbering to them in a language Su Yuanyuan couldn’t comprehend but sensed was in her defense.
Su Yuanyuan felt a bit touched, knowing the intent behind the two’s words. They really were here for Da Biao and Hu Zi.
"Excuse , comrades, what unit are you from? I’m a female comrade, not about to leave with strangers."
There was no reasoning with Su Yuanyuan, they pushed aside the waiter, dragging her out the door.
Inside, Su Yuanyuan sneered. Just wait. Though she didn’t want to get involved, so people wouldn’t let her be, an unfortunate reality.
Despite repeatedly questioning, she offered no resistance. A smart person doesn’t suffer imdiate losses over unnecessary matters.
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