Reborn in 1979, with a female educated youth lying next to me.

Liu Jia turned his head.

run?

Where are you going?

Liu Yurou went back with him voluntarily; she begged him for ages before he finally agreed.

Is it really necessary for her to secretly run away now?

Seeing Liu Jia staring intently at him, Li Zhenhe also felt that something might have gone wrong with what he had said.

"What I mean is, did that girl leave early because of something? Did she not have time to tell us? Otherwise, how could we not find her?"

It's hard to say about other places, but where is the supply and marketing cooperative? That's their territory!

If someone disappears right under your nose and you can't find them even after searching several times, it's impossible that you couldn't find any clues unless she wanted to leave on her own.

Liu Jia frowned deeply.

Could Liu Yurou have been kidnapped by human traffickers?

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be like that; that girl is incredibly shrewd and wouldn't be fooled.

But if she encounters several burly men, the little girl will definitely not have the upper hand, and things might even get complicated...

Several ideas popped into Liu Jia's mind, and his thoughts became chaotic.

Didn't you say there was nowhere to go?

Why did you suddenly disappear?

Even if they're leaving, they should at least say goodbye!

"That brat! I wanted to carry her back, and she just disappeared like that! Honestly!"

"Don't worry, when we first met her, didn't she just suddenly appear out of nowhere?"

Liu Jia sighed.

Suddenly, I remembered that Liu Yurou mentioned Liu Dongpo's residence several times on the way. I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but now I wonder if this is also a clue.

"Brother Li, do you think this matter might be related to Liu Dongpo?"

"Ah, Old Liu? How could that be?"

Li Zhenhe stared blankly, shaking his head as he spoke.

Old Liu and the others had never seen him, but in Li Zhenhe's imagination, he must have been a middle-aged man with a big belly and oily hair.

Otherwise, why would people call him Old Liu?

Then think of Li Yurou, a charming and clever young girl.

Even if you force these two people together, they just don't seem like a good match.

"But I always feel that they seem to have some kind of connection. Today, Xiaoyu even mentioned where Boss Liu lives."

"It was probably just a casual remark. By the way, do you think it's possible that the girl secretly ran back home just to scare you?"

Liu Jia stood up abruptly.

"You know what, it's not impossible!"

"Brother Li, you go ahead with your work. I'll ride my bike back to the village to check, just in case there's any news!"

Li Zhenhe's expression also turned serious.

"Okay, you go back quickly. I'll look for it here too. I'll let you know as soon as I get any news."

"Then I'll leave first!"

Liu Jia didn't say anything polite, and pushed the cart back.

Li Zhenhe also hurried back to the supply and marketing cooperative. In just over ten minutes, Li Zhenhe gave instructions to all the clerks at each counter.

Now, almost the entire supply and marketing cooperative knows that Li Zhenhe is inquiring about a girl.

She was a slender, tall girl with short hair, fair skin, and a soft, gentle voice.

Seeing Li Zhenhe give his instructions again and again, several older women in the supply and marketing cooperative couldn't help but joke.

"Xiao Li, is it that you want us to tell you about a wife like this?"

"Don't worry, let me think about it with you. I'll definitely introduce you to someone suitable."

"Yes, with so many people we meet at the supply and marketing cooperative every day, it's not hard to find a partner, is it?"

The others saw this and followed suit.

Li Zhenhe blushed and his neck turned red from their words. "Big sister, it's really not true. I already have a fiancée. The person I'm looking for right now is one of my brother's sisters."

Upon hearing this, the eyes of several middle-aged women blinked in unison.

The brother's sister?

Why is he searching so urgently?

Li Zhenhe didn't know how to explain, but he understood that there was something wrong with their eyes.

Finally, he simply stomped his feet and left.

Think what you want, finding the person is the priority, nothing else matters!

Liu Jia sped all the way, shortening the time it took to get back to Xili Village from the city by a full ten minutes.

In the past, Liu Jia would have said that he was walking so fast because Liu Yurou wasn't in the car.

But now, Liu Jia has no desire to make such jokes.

Throughout the journey, Liu Jia kept thinking about one question.

How could someone just suddenly be gone?

A perfectly healthy person just disappears without a trace; something must have happened!

The more Liu Jia thought about it, the more she forced herself to calm down, but the more she couldn't calm down.

By the time they arrived at the village entrance, Liu Jia was covered in sweat, and his vest was almost completely soaked.

With a renewed effort, Liu Jia rode his bicycle home.

As soon as I got out of the car, my legs felt weak and I almost couldn't stand up.

"Mother, have you seen Xiaoyu?"

Before the bicycle was even set up, Liu Jia quickly asked a question.

Zhang Guilan poked her head out from the south room, "No, didn't Xiaoyu go to the city with you? Didn't you come back together?"

Upon hearing that Xiaoyu hadn't come home, Liu Jia's heart sank, and he lost all interest in answering Zhang Guilan's questions.

"It's alright, I'm just going to Uncle Zhou's house for a bit, I'll be right back!"

Liu Jia got back on his bicycle, and before Zhang Guilan could ask him anything else, he had already disappeared.

"This child, always rushing around, doesn't even take a break after coming back from the city..."

She had only spoken halfway when Zhang Guilan's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"Oh my God, could it be that Xiaoyu is lost?"

As soon as the thought crossed her mind, Zhang Guilan's heart began to pound. She was stir-frying cabbage, but now she couldn't even hold her chopsticks properly.

The cabbage in the pot was still half-cooked. Zhang Guilan hurriedly put out the fire in the stove, covered the pot with the lid, and ran after it.

As they approached Zhou Fengshou's house, Liu Jia became increasingly nervous, and his palms began to sweat again.

Before the bicycle even turned into the alley, Zhou Caixia suddenly ran out.

"Third Brother, you're finally back! Xiaoyu is gone."

"Where did you go? When did you leave?"

Liu Jia spoke urgently, gripping the brakes with both hands, and the bicycle came to a sudden stop in front of Zhou Caixia.

"Look at this, this is a note that Xiaoyu left in the house."

As Zhou Caixia spoke, she handed the note to Liu Jia.

The note only had a few words written on it, meaning that she had left and not to look for her.

"That brat, she's decided to leave today!"

"Fine, you can leave now, but why didn't you tell me beforehand? You scared me to death!"

"It's good that you left, so I don't have to worry! It's best if you don't come back!"

Liu Jia, annoyed, rattled off a whole bunch of things.

But the anxiety that had been hanging in my throat finally eased a little.

In any case, we finally have some clues.

If this girl has decided to leave, she must have somewhere to go. As long as she isn't taken away by human traffickers, everything else is fine.

Liu Jia was panting heavily, sweat pouring down his face.

Zhou Caixia was stunned by what she saw.

"Third Brother, what's wrong? Are you alright?"

"It's alright, I've spent most of the day looking for people."

Liu Jia reopened the note, read its contents again, and then slowly closed his eyes.

"Third Brother, don't scare me. I only found the note at noon. I was waiting for you to come back and tell you about it. Did Xiaoyu leave? Did you send her away or...?"

As she spoke, Zhou Caixia couldn't continue.

Liu Jia just said he's been looking for someone, which means Liu Yurou must have left secretly.

But since he had made up his mind to leave, why didn't he tell Liu Jia?

This little rain is really something, look how anxious Liu Jia is!

"Oh right, there's less than a hundred yuan wrapped inside this note, what should I do?"

The thought of Liu Yurou leaving money made Zhou Caixia tense again.

"Keep this for now, we can talk about the money later. It's good that you're alright."

Liu Jia sat on the bicycle, one hand holding onto the mud wall, and the expression on his face finally softened a bit.

Under Zhou Caixia's persistent questioning, Liu Jia finally recounted what had happened in the city.

When she spoke again, Zhou Caixia's voice was already trembling with tears.

"Actually, Xiaoyu was a good girl. I'm a little sad that she left so suddenly. Third Brother, do you know where she went? Do you think we'll ever see Xiaoyu again?"

Liu Jia rolled his eyes.

"Why are you crying? Wipe your tears right now. This girl is deliberately messing with us. Don't let me see her again, or I'll make her pay!"

When Liu Jia discovered that Liu Yurou was missing, all of his nerves were on edge. Now that he knew that Liu Yurou was determined to leave, Liu Jia felt as if all his strength had been drained away.

That brat, she even knows to say she won't make everyone worry.

If you're really worried about making everyone anxious, then you could explain things clearly before you leave!

Nobody's stopping you or pulling you, so why are you sneaking off?

Liu Jia let out several long breaths, finally calming down a bit.

Only then did Liu Jia remember the question Zhou Caixia had just asked.

"Whether we'll ever see her again, I don't know. It's all up to fate. If this girl is really trying to hide from us, we definitely won't be able to find her."

Liu Yurou, this girl who suddenly appeared, has now quietly left again.

Thinking back on what had happened during this period, Liu Jia felt completely bewildered.

Suddenly, Liu Jia remembered the address of Old Liu that Liu Yurou had mentioned.

"Caixia, how's the basket weaving going? Can you finish a batch tomorrow?"

Liu Jia's expression suddenly became serious.

Zhou Caixia nodded hurriedly.

"Alright, we can't deliver that many baskets in one trip anyway. We'll definitely have to go to the city tomorrow. Third Brother, do you have any other plans?"

Liu Jia hummed in agreement, then added that it was nothing.

If you really want to go find Liu Yurou, you can't take Zhou Caixia with you.

I've heard that Old Liu is ruthless. If Zhou Caixia goes with him, who knows what might happen.

If we're really going to go, it will be me and Li Zhenhe who will take the plunge.