Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Missing You After So Many Days Apart

Wang Miaomiao glanced at the man walking ahead, his firm figure, secretly curling her lips with satisfaction. That little girl knows her place, but she shouldn’t let her mouth run wild, “No next time, otherwise, hmph…”

“Of course, Sister Miaomiao, don’t worry.” Cheng Xue, a clever one, rolled her eyes and spoke up, “Hehe… My position in my heart is unshakable. From now on, I’m going to stick with you, sis…”

“Good to know.” Wang Miaomiao was pleased.

Sigh, she didn’t even know why she liked this little girl. Maybe it was her naturally lively and cheerful nature, something she didn’t have but yearned for. Being with her, her heart also felt young and soaring…

For the past few months living with the Wang Family, she had been trying to play the role of a mischievous yet sweet little girl, but her heart was no longer young, and sometimes she truly felt a bit out of strength. To be honest, being able to go to school and returning once a month felt good, more comfortable. After all, they weren’t her relatives in spirit, there was a layer between them, even though she was trying to fit in, it wasn’t something that could happen overnight.

But now, being with the little girl, she didn’t need to pretend, she naturally felt much younger at heart. She liked this feeling, and thus allowed herself to become a bit childish.

At the school gate, Zhou Hu watched Wang Miaomiao’s departing figure, his pale face showing a furrowed brow, eyes dark and dull…

“Zhou Hu, what are you looking at? Let’s go…” Lu Xuemei, who had a connection with Zhou Hu because of Wang Miaomiao, with both being from Red Star Town, often arranged to ride home together.

Zhou Hu wasn’t bad looking and had good grades. Back in Red Star Middle School, he was undoubtedly a male god. With these back-and-forth interactions, Lu Xuemei gradually began to have subtle feelings, but she knew Zhou Hu’s heart was fully on Wang Miaomiao, so she didn’t act rashly.

“Nothing, let’s go…” His cold voice lacked any fluctuation, just like the feeling he gave to others, indifferent and distant.

After crossing a lane and turning, Jiang Yan walked up to a black car, opened the door, and got in.

“Oh, Uncle, when did you bring the family’s car?” Cheng Xue seemed very familiar with this car, opened the front passenger door, and said to Wang Miaomiao, “Sister Miaomiao, sit in the front, it’s more spacious.”

But Wang Miaomiao shook her head, “No need, I’ll sit in the back, you sit in the front.” After all, Cheng Xue was Jiang Yan’s niece, closer in relationship, while they were just tagging along, so she was more suited to sit in the front.

Mainly, she didn’t want to sit in the front, sitting side by side with him made her feel awkward.

So, as Wang Miaomiao spoke, she simultaneously pushed Cheng Xue onto the car, leaving her no chance to chatter further.

She then opened the back door herself, got in, and closed the door in one swift motion.

Jiang Yan saw her neat movements through the rear-view mirror, slightly raised his eyebrows, and his clear eyes flickered with a light, quickly fading, “Sit tight, let’s go…”

“Xiao Xue, sit properly.” Wang Miaomiao saw Cheng Xue trying to lean over the seat to talk to her and hurriedly stopped her.

“Sister Miaomiao, it’s hard to talk like this. I’ll sit in the back with you.” Saying that, she was already crouched on the seat, raising her foot to climb over the seat.

Wang Miaomiao, scared, quickly stopped her, half-squatting to block her, “No, the car has already started, quickly go back to your seat.”

“Cheng Xue, sit properly.” Jiang Yan frowned and reprimanded, “If you keep misbehaving, get off and walk.”

For these disobedient slick ones, pleasant words were useless; a stern approach was needed.

Sure enough, the person who was about to negotiate with Wang Miaomiao heard the threat from her uncle and had to settle down, grudgingly made a face at him, and then complained pitifully to Wang Miaomiao, “I just want to lean on you, sit with you, hmph… On the way back, I must sit in the back.”

“Alright, alright, we’ll talk about it later.” Wang Miaomiao calmed her frightened heart, soothing her with some perfunctory comfort, fearing she would make a fuss, she casually lied a bit, “I get carsick, want to nap for a bit, don’t disturb me…”

“Huh? You get carsick, sis? Then I won’t disturb you, quickly close your eyes and sleep.” Hearing this, Cheng Xue immediately became obedient and sensible.

Wang Miaomiao was greatly relieved, “Mm, good girl, once we’re home, I’ll play well with you.”

Actually, Wang Miaomiao really didn’t like being in a car, she didn’t get carsick, but always felt uncomfortable sitting, especially in crowded buses, usually feeling stifled and uncomfortable.

She opened the window slightly, rested her head against the back seat, closed her eyes, and soon fell asleep.

Jiang Yan saw her little snoring face through the rear-view mirror, secretly slowed the car down a bit to drive more steadily.

Wang Miaomiao had fallen asleep, and the two brothers who had been whispering also fell silent. Unconsciously, everyone in the car, except for Jiang Yan who was driving, had become little piggies asleep.

Jiang Yan glanced at the people sleeping all over the place, and his expression inexplicably relaxed a bit. In the past few months, he had been working tirelessly day and night, finally sorting out the problems at the steel factory, making a detailed plan, implementing it step by step, and gradually getting the factory back on track.

He believed that in two more months, he could fully build the factory and officially start production.

With all these miscellaneous thoughts in Jiang Yan’s mind, the car swayed and quickly reached Red Star Town, heading towards Shanghuang Village. The road to the village wasn’t easy to drive on, full of potholes, barely wide enough for one car, nearly making it into a ditch, indeed a challenge to the driver’s skills.

All the little piggies in the car were jolted awake, Wang Miaomiao looked at the road ahead with some fear, “Brother Jiang, can we drive through here? Should we get off and walk?”

“No need.” Jiang Yan was focused on the road ahead, not pleased with her questioning his ability, “Just direct me.”

He hadn’t been to the Wang’s before, this was his first visit.

Along the way, many people working in the fields looked up and saw the car, all extremely curious. In such a rural place, most had never seen a car before, let alone one driving into the countryside, it was too curious.

“Ah, I see Mom.” Wang Miaomiao’s family’s land partly bordered the road into the village, seeing that familiar figure, she suddenly felt a warm stream in her heart. She initially thought her relationship with them wasn’t close, but unknowingly, they had quietly taken residence in her heart.

“Mom… I’m back…” Wang Miaomiao stuck her head out, shouted into the field, and waved to signal.

Liu Yulan knew her son and daughter were coming home today, so she had been watching the road into the village. Seeing the car approaching, she was wondering if it was them returning, and indeed…

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