Chapter 38: The Cow-like Girl

  But under Gu Xinxin's repeated questioning, Grandpa finally told Gu Xinxin that Luo Chuan had arrived in Luobei City, but as for where he specifically lived, because up to now, Luo Chuan hadn't contacted Grandpa either, so even Grandpa didn't know his specific address or what he was currently doing.

  Being able to get these messages from her grandfather was already a very happy thing for Gu Xinxin, she had thought that she must go find Luo Chuan, if he didn't come back, then she would also stay there and struggle together with Luo Chuan.

  The next day, she packed a few simple clothes and stole 500 yuan from her mother. This was the first time in her life that she had stolen something from home. In her heart, she thought: "Luo Chuan, I've done so much for you, you must repay me well in the future, otherwise, I will never let you off."

  She looked at her mother who was still fast asleep, and in her heart, it didn't feel right. Originally when she was at home, even in dreams, she wanted to go out and see the world outside, but now that she really had to leave, leaving this house where she had lived for over a decade, her heart truly felt uncomfortable.

  Gu Xinxin looked around, her eyes getting a little moist. She carefully took another look at everything in the house, determined to remember it all clearly. She vowed that this time when she went out, she would definitely make something of herself, or else she wouldn't come back.

  Gu Xinxin's mother is also a straightforward woman, but she has been worn down by the pressures of life and has to face many trivial matters every day. Her sharp edges have been ground away. Her greatest wish is for Gu Xinxin to find a rich husband so that she can enjoy a comfortable life with her daughter in the future.

  But Gu Xinxin had set her mind on Ruo Chuan, who only had good looks but no money. No matter how she opposed it, Gu Xinxin was determined to be with that person.

  Gu Xinxin quietly opened the door, and a cool breeze blew in. She closed her eyes for a moment, it seemed that the morning weather still had some chilliness. Gu Xinxin tightened the backpack on her shoulder, then took firm steps towards her destination. Stepping into the dawn, to greet her own sun.

  After sitting on the long-distance bus for four hours, Gu Xinxin finally arrived in Luoban City. When Luo Chuan came here, he took a special car, so it took less time; while the passenger car was driving and stopping along the way, so the delay was longer.

  Gu Xinxin was startled by the scene of people coming and going before her eyes, not expecting that there would be so many people here. It seems to be a big city indeed. Gu Xinxin had no idea where she was supposed to go.

  She stood alone, carrying a green luggage bag, and foolishly stood there for a while, looking at the tall buildings on both sides, as well as the cars that whizzed by her side. Her eyes were already dazzled. And those young and energetic girls who passed by her side, the clothes they wore were countless times more beautiful than the floral shirt Gu Xinxin was wearing.

  Gu Xinxin looked down at the clothes on her body, a white-based floral shirt, this piece of clothing was recognized as the best-looking one in the village.

  The pants were bought by her mother at the market for 20 yuan this year, loose and large, also with big flower patterns. Gu Xinxin found that only elderly grannies would wear such pants here.

  The shoes on her feet were even more unbearable, just a pair of slippers. She felt that her clothes were too shabby, standing there also attracted a lot of attention, everyone might think she was a mentally ill patient who ran out of the mental hospital.

  Gu Xinxin also felt that she and this big city were not compatible, but for the time being, she couldn't change these things. Her main goal now was still to find Luo Chuan. But in such a big city, where should she go to look?

  At her wit's end, she suddenly remembered that before coming here, Luochuan's grandfather had given her a phone number, saying it was a way to contact Luochuan. However, Gu Xinxin did not expect that this phone number belonged to the goat-bearded man who took Luochuan away, rather than Luochuan himself.

  At that time, Lü Chuan didn't even have a mobile phone!

  Gu Xinxin looked around and found that there was no place to make a phone call nearby. She noticed that most people passing by her side were holding mobile phones, it seemed that in today's society, making public phone calls had become less and less common.

  She decided to walk forward and see if she could find a public phone. Her efforts were not in vain, and she finally saw a sign for a public telephone at a small tobacco stall.

  She quickly walked a few steps to the cigarette stall and said loudly: "Boss, I'll make a phone call."

  The owner of the tobacco shop was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth and a newspaper in his hand. He didn't even lift an eyebrow, let out a grunt, and then continued reading his paper.

  Gu Xinxin took out the piece of paper with Luo Chuan's phone number from her pocket and dialed the numbers one by one. The call actually went through, and a triumphant smile appeared on her face.

  But the phone rang for a long time without anyone answering, and the smile on Gu Xinxin's face began to slowly disappear. She sighed and hung up the phone, muttering: "Damn it, why isn't he answering the phone."

  Gu Xinxin put down the phone and was about to leave when the boss, who had been smoking a cigarette, finally looked up at her and said: "One yuan."

  "What?" Gu Xinxin thought she had misheard and asked.

  The boss also saw that Gu Xinxin was an outsider and not very old, and he looked easy to bully. He said again: "Give me money, one yuan."

  Gu Xinxin stared at the boss and said: "My phone call didn't get through, do I have to pay for that too?"

  The boss put down the newspaper in his hand and looked at Gu Xinxin, saying: "Right, whether you get through or not, you have to pay. That's the rule here."

  Gu Xinxin was also a hot temper, don't look at her young age, she understood this kind of thing. She said loudly: "Are you kidding me? Are you taking advantage of me because I'm an outsider and trying to cheat my money out of me? I tell you, no way."

  The young boss didn't expect that he would meet another tough little girl today. He said: "Are you going to give me the money or not?"

  Gu Xinxin also said with a straight face: "No way, you're overcharging me, I'm going to report you."

  The boss was also getting excited, he stretched out his right hand and pointed at Gu Xinxin saying: "What do you want to fight about?" The boss originally thought he could intimidate this little girl, but unexpectedly her attitude was even tougher than his.

  Gu Xinxin stood there and began to shout loudly: "Come on, come on, someone is bullying me!" Gu Xinxin was a famous soprano in the village, her voice had great penetration power, as long as she shouted once in the forest, she could scare all the birds in the forest to fly around.