It took several seconds for the call to be answered.

"Hello, Ruoxi, where did you and Annie run off to? Why aren't you back yet? Jingman is thinking of saying goodbye to you," Chen Yang asked with a smile.

Yang Ruoxi didn't respond immediately.

Chen Yang could hear a very noisy sound through the phone, as if Yang Ruoxi was in a crowded place.

Just as Chen Yang was about to ask Yang Ruoxi where she was, Yang Ruoxi spoke up.

"Hey Chen Yang, Annie and I are in the county town with Qiangzi and the kids, eating. Can you come to pick us up? We accidentally missed the bus," Yang Ruoxi replied laughingly from the other side.

Chen Yang couldn't help but laugh upon hearing they were in the county town.

They had been waiting for so long at the office, while the others went to the county town.

"Alright, send me the address, and I'll drive over to pick you up," Chen Yang agreed with a smile.

"Okay, we'll wait for you then."

Yang Ruoxi chuckled and hung up the call.

"Ruoxi and Annie are in the county town; they want me to pick them up," Chen Yang said with a smile to Wang Jingman and Li Han and Wu Kexin after hanging up the call.

"County town? How did they end up playing there?" Li Han was a bit surprised by Chen Yang's words.

"They took Qiangzi and the kids to the county town to eat, took the bus there, and now it's dark, so they missed the bus," Chen Yang explained with a smile.

Li Han and Wu Kexin understood after hearing the explanation.

"These girls, they have no sense of time at all. If it wasn't possible to contact them, the people in the village would be worried sick," Li Han said helplessly.

"Haha, Ruoxi probably just got too excited and forgot, just let Chen Yang pick them up. I'll go back to the county town as well," Wang Jingman decided not to wait upon knowing Yang Ruoxi was in the county town.

She prepared to drive with Chen Yang to the county town.

"Alright, let's get going then."

Chen Yang nodded slightly, then left the office with Wang Jingman.

Wang Jingman had driven there herself, so they didn't share a car.

Chen Yang drove his van ahead, with Wang Jingman's car following behind.

They parted ways after arriving at the county town.

"Chen Yang, I'm leaving now. Go pick up Ruoxi and the others," Wang Jingman rolled down her car window and said to Chen Yang.

"Okay, goodbye."

Chen Yang nodded, then turned his car around and drove off first.

After parting with Wang Jingman, Chen Yang checked his phone and opened the address Yang Ruoxi had sent.

He discovered they were at a hamburger shop now.

"No wonder they were having so much fun, they went to eat hamburgers."

Hamburgers have a certain appeal even for adults, let alone for kids like Qiangzi and his friends.

Eating happily and playing happily, it's easy to lose track of time.

Chen Yang smiled slightly and drove towards the hamburger shop.

...

Meanwhile, in the largest hamburger shop in the county town.

Yang Ruoxi and Dai Annie had taken Qiangzi and a group of children from Liuhua Village, sitting around a big table in the restaurant.

They ordered a tableful of hamburgers, fries, drinks, and other delicacies.

Most of the kids like Qiangzi had rarely eaten such food before; they had only heard about it.

So naturally, they really enjoyed the food, driven by the novelty.

And the taste was excellent, everyone was eating heartily.

Seeing the children joyfully eating, Yang Ruoxi and Dai Annie were very pleased.

"Eat as much as you want, but don't eat too much, be careful not to upset your stomach," Yang Ruoxi advised the kids with a smile, reminding them not to overeat.

Qiangzi nodded while munching on fries.

"Aunt Ruoxi, can you pass me the cola, please?" Qiangzi pointed at the cola beside Yang Ruoxi.

Yang Ruoxi smiled helplessly, picked up the cola, and handed it over.

Qiangzi took the cola and gulped it down.

Just then, Yang Ruoxi glanced at the time and thought Chen Yang should be arriving soon, so she prepared to head to the counter to settle the bill, making it easier to leave later.

But at that moment, a few kids playing at the nearby table accidentally threw a volleyball over to their side.

And it landed right on Qiangzi's head as he was happily eating.

"Ah!"

Qiangzi was caught completely off guard and was startled, instinctively letting out a scream.

Meanwhile, the glass in his hand slipped and fell with a crash, shattering on the floor.

"Qiangzi! Are you okay?"

Seeing this, Yang Ruoxi and Dai Annie hurriedly went over with concern.

As the kids were only eight or nine years old, the force wasn't strong, so it didn't cause any injury to Qiangzi, just scared him.

"I'm... I'm okay, Aunt Ruoxi." Qiangzi quickly shook his head.

Upon hearing he was fine, Yang Ruoxi let out a sigh of relief.

"It's good that you're okay," she said, quickly grabbing some tissue to wipe the cola off Qiangzi's clothes.

Having done that, she turned to look at the kids who had thrown the volleyball.

Normally, in a situation like this, people would come over to apologize.

But those mischievous kids not only showed no remorse, but they weren't even embarrassed.

In response to Yang Ruoxi and Dai Annie's gaze, they even grinned, seemingly very pleased.

It was just a minor incident, and neither Yang Ruoxi nor Dai Annie was overly mad.

But the attitude of these mischievous kids really irritated them.

What's worse, their parents saw everything but chose to ignore it, as if they hadn't seen anything.

Seeing this, both Yang Ruoxi and Dai Annie were fuming.

Just as they were about to confront them, the mischievous kids grew even more brazen.

"Hey! Hillbilly, hurry up and bring me my ball," said the oldest, cheekiest boy among them, boldly addressing Qiangzi.

This boy might be young, but his temper was definitely not small.

Not only did he fail to apologize, he cheekily called Qiangzi a hillbilly, telling him to return the ball.

What kind of attitude is this?

"You brat, what did you say? You hit someone and won't apologize, what is this attitude?" Yang Ruoxi couldn't hold back and walked over to confront the mischievous kid.

This kid was truly exasperating.

Even at the age of about ten, he showed no fear facing Yang Ruoxi.

"Hmph, what's wrong with asking him to return my ball, is there a problem?" the kid loudly retorted to Yang Ruoxi, showing no hint of being in the wrong.

"You brat, what kind of upbringing have you had?" Yang Ruoxi was seriously annoyed by the kid, rolled up her sleeves, preparing to pinch his ear, intending to give him a little lesson.

But just then, the parents who had pretended not to see anything couldn't stay still any longer.

They quickly got up, blocking in front of the kid, speaking to Yang Ruoxi in a displeased tone, "Hey, what's wrong with you, young lady? You look pretty, but why would you hit a child?"

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