Reborn in the 1970s, remarried to a powerful but childless man, her scumbag husband is furious.

Chapter 153 The First Heart-to-Heart Talk with Xiaobao

At noon, Wenrou had lunch at her aunt's house, and the two chatted for a while.

Xiao Bao stayed by his two younger sisters' side every step of the way, unwilling to leave them for even a moment.

What had just happened made him realize that he was no longer allowed to be careless, fearing that he might accidentally lose his sister again.

In the afternoon, Huo Yanchuan returned.

Upon learning that his little girl had almost gone missing, his expression changed slightly.

"How can human traffickers be so rampant here?"

Seeing this, Wenrou frowned and said, "They've been watching the two children ever since we arrived here. They clearly saw the military jeep at the entrance, yet they were so brazen. I don't believe they have no one backing them up."

Hearing Wenrou's words, Huo Yanchuan nodded.

"I will have someone investigate this matter thoroughly."

They dared to touch his daughter; they really have a lot of nerve.

"Yes, we must investigate thoroughly and not let those human traffickers get away with it," the aunt added after hearing this.

Fortunately, Wenrou found the child in time this time; otherwise, she would have felt guilty if the child had been lost at her home.

"Auntie, it's getting late, we'll head back now and come see you again another day," Wenrou said with a hint of reluctance.

The old lady was very happy to see Wenrou today.

In particular, talking to Wenrou about many things from the past made her feel like she had suddenly become much younger.

"Take these things back with you, and be careful on the way."

Although her aunt was also reluctant to see Wenrou leave, she knew that she couldn't keep them here and that they would have to part ways sooner or later. However, seeing that Wenrou was doing well, she was relieved.

"These things are just a small token of our appreciation as the younger generation. If you don't accept them, I won't come again next time." Wenrou put the things back on the table for her, her tone more firm this time.

The aunt was naturally worried that Wenrou wouldn't come to see her, and when she heard what Wenrou said, she had no choice but to accept it.

Today was the most lively day in years at home. Although there was a near-disaster, everything was saved.

The old lady escorted Wenrou and the others to the door, and only after watching them leave did she turn around, go inside, and close the door.

"Wen Xiaobao, are you going home?" At this moment, Zhao Deshun, who had been playing with Xiaobao's iron hoop, shouted loudly when he saw Xiaobao wanting to go back.

Xiao Bao nodded at him, "Yes, I'm going back now."

Zhao Deshun originally wanted to continue playing with iron hoops with Xiaobao, since everyone else looked down on him for being bad at it, but Xiaobao not only didn't look down on him, but also kindly taught him.

Although the two only met today, he already considers Xiaobao his good friend.

"Then I'll come to the countryside to visit you later, or you can come to town and I'll take you to play other things. I have lots of fun things to do at my house," Zhao Deshun said with a reluctant expression.

Xiao Bao was about to nod, but then he thought of his two younger sisters, so he shook his head and said, "No, I need to stay home to protect my two younger sisters. We can play together another time."

Zhao Deshun was genuinely puzzled. "What's so fun about my sister?"

On the way back, Wenrou asked Xiaobao with some curiosity, "You have friends in town?"

Xiao Bao shook his head, "Not really, we just met today while playing with iron hoops."

Wenrou was taken aback. She had thought the two had a good relationship because she saw how much the child wanted to play with Xiaobao. But Xiaobao's words were so cold.

However, when she thought back to her past life, she realized that a large part of the reason why Xiao Bao was able to become the boss of a criminal group was because he didn't have many friends he could trust.

His gentle expression also suggests that he doesn't seem to need many friends, or rather, friends are dispensable to him.

He approached the child because of the iron ring in his hand.

Now that he's already played with the iron ring, he's achieved his goal and no longer needs friends.

Thinking of this, she looked at Xiaobao with gentleness, her expression changing slightly.

"Xiao Bao, is this how you and your friends usually get along?" she asked gently, probing.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bao frowned before speaking, "I don't need friends."

He had initially assumed the people inside were his friends, so he trusted them completely.

But he never expected to be betrayed in the end. If he hadn't been lucky, he would have been killed by the friend he thought he was a friend.

From then on, the word "friend" became an irony to him, and he no longer needed friends.

Making friends is ultimately for mutual benefit; once you've used them, you don't need them anymore.

Hearing Xiao Bao's words, Wenrou's eyes widened slightly as she looked at Huo Yanchuan.

To hear such words from a child, Wenrou felt not only shock but also a pang of heartache.

This child is so young, yet his thinking is so mature. What has he been through in the past?

"You can't say that. Sometimes when you're in danger, your friends are often your strongest support. You can't dismiss all your friends just because the friends you've had before weren't good. If possible, I still hope you can make more friends and not be affected by the past."

This was the first time the two of them had a heart-to-heart talk since she returned home and met Xiaobao.

Xiao Bao was slightly taken aback upon hearing the gentle words.

Although he still disagreed with Wenrou's words, he was already considering whether to give it a try.

"Xiao Bao, no matter what happened to you in the past, we will always be your family. You can tell us anything, and we'll figure out how to solve it together, okay?" Wenrou reached out and rubbed Xiao Bao's head, carefully comforting him.

Looking at the gentle smile on Wenrou's face, Xiaobao thought about how he had lost his sister today, but she hadn't gotten angry at him and had even comforted him, telling him it wasn't his fault and not to blame himself.

Thinking of this, he nodded obediently, and slowly began to accept Wenrou in his heart, treating her as his family, the most important family member to him.

"Auntie, thank you," Xiao Bao said.

His gratitude stemmed not only from Wenrou's consideration for him as family, but also from the fact that she hadn't blamed him for losing his sister.

If what happened today had happened to "Mom," he would not only have been scolded, but he would definitely have been beaten.

"No need to thank me, we're family, no need to be so polite," she said with a gentle smile.

As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw Li Xiuying already standing there waiting. When she saw Xiaobao get out of the car, she hurriedly ran over.

"Oh, you're finally back! I thought something had happened!"

Li Xiuying was also worried that something might have happened to her beloved grandson, but she was finally relieved to see Xiaobao return.

Xiao Bao glanced at Wenrou, just about to tell her about his sister going missing today, when he heard Wenrou speak up, "What could possibly have happened, right, Xiao Bao?"

Xiao Bao nodded and didn't say anything more.

After dinner, Wenrou and Huo Yanchuan returned to their room.

She had wanted to ask him how the intelligence team's investigation was going today, but she hadn't had the chance to.

Knowing that Wenrou was still worried about Wen Jinian, Huo Yanchuan said, "I have already had someone investigate. Your second brother has not had any contact with any spy organizations over the years. However, in the last six months, he met a woman and soon became involved with her, without caring that she had a child."

Upon hearing Huo Yanchuan's words, Wenrou was taken aback for a moment, then said, "That child is Xiaobao? And that woman is Xiaobao's mother, right?"

Huo Yanchuan nodded, "Yes, but we haven't found out what that woman's background is yet. If nothing unexpected happens, she should be in contact with people from a spy organization."

Wenrou sorted through the clues Huo Yanchuan had gathered, and an idea suddenly flashed into her mind.

"If my second brother had no contact with the spy organization before, then he was probably executed because of that woman. After she got close to my second brother and realized that she couldn't achieve her goal, she pushed all the blame on him. Because he loved her, my second brother could only willingly be executed and take the blame for her."

After the woman escaped, the first thing she thought of was finding Xiaobao and taking him away.

"You're probably right. He sent Xiaobao home, so he must be treating him like his own son. It seems he has deep feelings for that woman, and is even willing to raise someone else's son," Huo Yanchuan said gently.

Upon hearing this, Wenrou's expression grew even more unpleasant.

That woman is really cunning; she must find my second brother and stop this from happening.

"Can we find that woman now?" Wenrou asked Huo Yanchuan.

Huo Yanchuan frowned and shook his head. "She's very good at hiding. Our people can't get any information about her."

"What about Xiaobao? He'll find out eventually, right?" Wenrou thought for a moment and could only place her last hope on Xiaobao.

"Yes, now we can only focus on Xiaobao."

Huo Yanchuan hadn't expected the spy organization to be so difficult to deal with. His men had investigated for several days, but they could only find this few clues.

Wenrou thought about Xiaobao's reaction today, as well as what happened in her past life, and knew that Xiaobao definitely knew more than they thought.

Otherwise, how could he have wiped out the entire spy organization based on his memories from back then, after so many years?

"As long as Xiaobao is still in our hands, I believe he will eventually be willing to tell us about the spy organization," Wenrou said at this moment.

From his words today, she could tell that Xiao Bao was probably not doing well in the spy organization.

And his mother, she was determined to find out the woman's background and purpose, and personally send her to prison.

The next morning at breakfast, she looked at Xiaobao gently and tentatively asked him, "Xiaobao, your mother sent a letter. Do you want to read it?"

After she finished speaking, she kept staring at Xiao Bao's expression, and sure enough, she saw his face change drastically after hearing those words.

He then shook his head. "I won't look. I can't read, and I can't understand it."

Seeing his reaction, Wenrou knew that it was probably just what she had guessed. Xiaobao was not only being bullied by the spy organization, but he was probably also having a bad time with that woman.

But he's just a child now, and besides being obedient, he has no ability to resist. We can only wait for him to grow up.

"Your mother said she'll come back in a while and take you to live with your parents," Wenrou continued.

"Did Xiaobao's mother really say that? What did your second brother say? Didn't he say that Xiaobao should stay at home and that your father and I should take good care of him?" Before Xiaobao could even speak, Li Xiuying asked anxiously.

She couldn't bear to see her beloved grandson leave, so even though Xiao Bao's mother wanted to take him with her, she refused to let him go.

So she reached out and grabbed Xiaobao's arm, hurriedly asking, "Xiaobao, Grandma's good grandson, tell me, who do you want to live with? Do you want to go with Mom and Dad, or live with Grandma?"

Xiao Bao looked at Li Xiuying, his eyes red and his voice choked with sobs: "I want my grandma, I don't want to go with my mom."

Although he knew it was impossible, he still wanted to stay there.

Hearing Xiao Bao's words, Li Xiuying smiled broadly, her face beaming with satisfaction.

"Grandma knew you'd miss Grandma, and I'd miss you too. From now on, this is your home, and no one can take you away." Li Xiuying protected Xiaobao, as if afraid that woman would come and snatch him away right now.

Seeing Li Xiuying's attitude towards Xiaobao, Wenrou couldn't help but sigh.

Originally, she also disapproved of Li Xiuying's preference for sons over daughters, but when she thought about how Li Xiuying had fallen seriously ill and gone mad shortly after Xiaobao was taken away in her previous life, she realized that although Li Xiuying was sometimes biased, her feelings for Xiaobao were genuine.

In her previous life, her second brother was executed, and her only grandson was taken away. This would be a deep blow to anyone.

"Auntie, is my mom really going to take me away?" Xiao Bao looked at Wenrou with fear in his eyes.

She looked at him gently and said with a smile, "I've already replied to her, telling her not to worry, that you're doing well here, and that she's not in a hurry to take you away."

"That's right. I've already enrolled Xiaobao in school. I'll take him to the village school after we finish eating. If she takes Xiaobao away, won't that interfere with his schooling?" Li Xiuying breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Wenrou's words.

Xiao Bao was very happy when he heard that he could go to school like other children.

Li Xiuying had already prepared his schoolbag and stationery, filled with everything he needed for school, and even put a few orange candies in his schoolbag, afraid that he would suffer any grievances at school.

After finishing her meal, she took Xiaobao to school.

Wenrou thought about Xiaobao's reaction earlier and already had a good idea of ​​what was going on.

Just now, when Xiao Bao heard that the woman was going to take him away, there was a clear hint of fear in his eyes.

I don't know what he went through in the past that made him so sensitive and afraid of the word "mother".

It seems she still needs to find an opportunity to have another heart-to-heart talk with Xiaobao to completely put his guard down.

In the afternoon, Li Xiuying was not home. Wenrou was chatting with Liu Xiaoyu in the yard when a voice suddenly came from the doorway.

"Oh dear, something terrible has happened! Your little Bao is fighting with someone! Xiao Rou, Xiao Yu, you two go and see!"

Upon hearing this, Wenrou told Liu Xiaoyu to stay home and watch the children, and she stood up and hurriedly ran out the door.

When they arrived at the location, they saw Xiaobao surrounded by a group of people, and the children were kicking him violently.