I trade in both worlds

Looking at her confused expression, it was obvious that she had no idea about the world below the mountain.

"How did you choose the direction to go down the mountain?"

“My father used to take that road down the mountain.”

"Are you saying that you followed the same route your father took when you went down the mountain?"

"Well, I guess so." Xu Xu looked around nervously.

Xu Ziqing looked at her with an encouraging smile in his eyes.

"What do you mean?"

"It's just...I just don't know the route my father took when he went down the mountain. In the past, I saw him take that road when he went down the mountain. If I couldn't see him in a place, I didn't know how he went."

Okay, Officer Chen understood. He just followed her father's route at the beginning, and then followed whatever route he wanted afterwards.

"How long have you been gone?"

"We'll go down the mountain after breakfast and won't arrive until the next afternoon."

"How do you rest at night?"

"There was a cave, and I slept in the cave for one night."

"Do you remember the location of the cave?"

"It's in the mountains, and I don't know where it is."

"Then do you know which direction of the mountain Baiping Village is?"

"Ah?" Xu Xu looked at him in confusion, not knowing what he meant.

Looking at her expression, Officer Chen thought that she had just wandered to Baiping Village. She had no destination at all before going down the mountain, she just wanted to go down the mountain.

It has to be said that this perfect misunderstanding just happened to suit Xu Xu and the others' wishes.

"Then how do you know them?" Officer Chen asked, pointing at Xu Ziqi and his sister.

Xu Ziqi took over the topic directly: "Officer Chen, how about letting my sister tell you about how she met them first?"

"Okay, then you guys talk first." Officer Chen nodded.

Xu Ziqing introduced himself: "Officer Chen, my name is Xu Ziqing, I am from Baiping Village, and I usually live in Beijing. I used to be an illustrator in a publishing house. After I resigned recently, I took a part-time job..."

After going over the script that we had agreed on yesterday several times, Officer Chen said "wait a moment" and left.

Xu Xu saw that the whole process was relatively smooth, the attitude of the government was relatively mild, and there was no scene of torturing the prisoners. This made her feel a lot more relaxed after a day of tension. However, before the results came out, Xu Xu was still a little uneasy.

Not long after Officer Chen left, Xu Zhun started crying and saying he wanted to go to the bathroom. Xu Ziqi took the three children to the bathroom. When they came back, Xu Tiantian started crying again, and Xu Xu held her and comforted her as they walked.

Xu Ziqing guessed: "Is she hungry?"

Xu Xu nodded. In order to act as herself today, she did not bring any modern items, including diapers, milk powder, and bottles.

Xu Ziqing pointed at the tea on the table and said, "Give her some water."

Xu Ziqi checked his phone. It was already past 11 o'clock. They had breakfast early in the morning, so the children must be hungry.

"I'll go ask if we can go out for dinner," Xu Ziqi said and walked out of the meeting room.

Seeing that the corridor outside the conference room was empty, Xu Ziqi walked to the office next door and saw someone busy there. After knocking on the door and explaining his purpose, he asked if he could take the children out for a meal or if he could order takeout to be delivered.

The staff member made a phone call and replied, "We have a cafeteria here. Please sit for a while. I'll get you some food. Is there anything you don't like?"

Xu Ziqi shook his head and said, "There's nothing to avoid, but the child can't eat spicy food, and the 8-month-old child can only eat steamed eggs, porridge and other easily digestible foods."

The man nodded and left.

Half an hour later, the staff member brought a bag of lunch boxes and handed them to Xu Ziqi.

Xu Xu looked at the lunch box in front of him and asked cautiously, "How long will we stay here?"

Xu Ziqi looked up at her uneasy expression and said soothingly, "I don't know, don't worry, it takes time for them to go through the process."

Xu Ziqing was afraid that she would accidentally talk about something in ancient times, so he reached out and gently patted her shoulder, pinched her arm, and looked at her with a smile.

Xu Xu looked at her and lowered his head to feed Xu Tiantian.

Fortunately, Officer Chen didn't make them wait too long. He arrived shortly after dinner and asked Xu Xu to take the four children to the information collection office to collect information.

After collecting the information, Officer Chen took the people back to the conference room: "Xu Xu, the information has been collected, but it will take about 20 days to process the ID card. Here is the household registration book, you keep it first."

As he handed the household registration booklet to Xu Xu, he continued, "Because you don't have an address now, you can only register at the talent market."

Xu Xu held the household registration booklet and looked at Officer Chen in confusion: "So can this household registration booklet be used or not?"

Looking at Xu Xu, Officer Chen remembered that she used to live in the mountains, and everything down there seemed so unfamiliar to her. He didn't intend to explain too much, and she would naturally understand after living here for a long time.

It takes 20 days to get the identity card, which Xu Ziqi thinks is a bit too slow. Xu Xu cannot apply for a phone card or bank card without an ID card, so he doesn't know whether Xu Xu's situation can be expedited.

Xu Ziqi asked directly: "Officer Chen, in her case, can the ID card be processed on an expedited basis? We want to get her a mobile phone card first, so that we can find her a job or contact her more easily."

"Express processing will also take 5 working days, and there is an expedited fee." Officer Chen thought about it and it was true. In modern society, it is difficult to get anywhere without an ID card or a mobile phone.

"Then expedite it. I'll pay for her expenses." Xu Ziqi replied directly: "By the way, get her a temporary ID card. I'll take her to get a phone card and a bank card first."

"Okay, we'll go over and handle it now." Officer Chen replied.

Walking out of the police station with the freshly issued household registration booklet and temporary ID card, Xu Xu still felt like he was in a dream and couldn't wake up. He couldn't believe that he had a legal identity here.

"Is that all?" Xu Xu looked at Xu Ziqi and his sister in disbelief.

"What else?" Xu Ziqing replied.

"It seems too easy. I can hardly believe it." Xu Xu grinned.

Xu Ziqing said calmly: "This is already very complicated. We can finish it in ten minutes, but you have been working on it for half a day."

"Do I have an identity?" Xu Xu asked in disbelief.

"Yes, you have an identity now." After Xu Ziqing finished speaking, he saw Xu Ziqi had already carried the three children into the car, and urged: "Hurry up."

After closing the car door, Xu Ziqi said, "Let's go get a bank card for Xuxu first?"

"Apply for a bank card?" Xu Xu asked a little worriedly, "Is it the same as applying for an ID card?"

"They are both the same and different." Xu Ziqing pointed at the household registration booklet and temporary ID card in her hand and replied, "As long as you have these things, it will be easy to handle. If you have an ID card, you can handle it directly on the machine. Now with a temporary ID card, you can only handle it at the counter."