Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 371: Finding the Missing Child

The other person was a middle-aged woman looking in her forties, carrying a large burlap bag. It was bulging, and didn’t seem light at all.

Su Xiaoxiao steadied her bicycle and apologized to the woman, "Big sister, are you alright? I was in a rush and didn’t notice earlier, sorry."

"It’s fine, it’s fine."

The woman was easygoing, waved her hand casually, adjusted the bag on her back, and quickly tried to leave.

As they brushed past each other, Su Xiaoxiao suddenly noticed that something inside the bag seemed to move.

The shape looked like a small child curled up inside.

The thought had barely formed when she grabbed the bag, "Big sister, hold on, why don’t I take you to the nearby hospital for a check-up?"

Actually, apart from the tire marks on her pants, the woman didn’t seem injured at all.

Su Xiaoxiao’s intuition told her there was definitely something wrong with the woman’s bag, hence she found an excuse to stop her.

The middle-aged woman frowned displeasedly, "I already said it’s nothing, I’m busy."

"But I can’t just hit you for nothing. How about I compensate you with a banknote?"

Su Xiaoxiao offered, thinking that if the woman agreed, she would use it as an excuse to take her home and sneak a look inside the bag.

The middle-aged woman gave her a surprised look—was this girl kicked by a donkey? Why was she so eager to give people money?

Earlier she had rushed off without a close look, and only now realized this foolish rich girl was quite a beauty.

Her skin was so tender it seemed you could wring water from it, her features were delicate and pretty, and even ordinary clothes looked luxurious on her.

The woman immediately had other thoughts; if she could take this girl back with her, she would really profit this time.

The woman’s eyes gleamed, and she quickly put on a pained expression, "Oh, it seems my leg is hurt, Comrade, you better take me to the hospital."

"I’m not the kind who is greed for money, let’s go to a nearby hospital, if there’s nothing wrong, fine, but if there is something, then you can cover the medical expenses."

The middle-aged woman spoke sincerely, but her eyes were sneakily glancing towards the nearby alley.

Su Xiaoxiao pretended not to notice her odd behavior and went over to support her, "Okay, I’ll take you to the hospital."

Looking at the bag still on the woman’s back, Su Xiaoxiao offered, "Big sister, your leg is uncomfortable, should I help you carry this?"

"No need, no need, this bag is too dirty, I don’t want to dirty your clothes."

The middle-aged woman limped with the bag on her back, pointing at the alley, "Comrade, there’s a shortcut to the hospital this way, let’s go this way."

Su Xiaoxiao glanced at the narrow alley and nodded, "Alright then, big sister, I’ll help you along."

The woman dropped her gaze, a pleased smile forming on her lips. She didn’t expect such good luck, catching a little one and encountering a silly girl offering herself up. A windfall.

She was savoring this thought when suddenly a small figure darted out from the alley, rushing towards her.

"Bad person! Give my sister back to me."

The middle-aged woman staggered from the unexpected collision, and her expression changed as she saw the little girl.

This stinking girl had escaped earlier, and now dared come back to ruin her plans? She’d see how to deal with her soon enough!

"What nonsense are you talking about, child? How would I know where your sister is? I’m hurt and need to go to the hospital, don’t block the way."

The middle-aged woman pushed the little girl aside hastily.

Su Xiaoxiao quickly caught the girl, "Why did you push the child? Could it be you’re guilty and hiding her sister?"

As Su Xiaoxiao spoke, her eyes fell on the bag on the woman’s back.

The woman’s heart skipped a beat immediately.

Seeing Su Xiaoxiao reaching to tug at the bag on her back, she flung her hand, scattering a handful of white powder at her.

Fortunately, Su Xiaoxiao was prepared and quickly stepped back, covering her nose and mouth.

The middle-aged woman cursed, hoisted the bag, and tried to leave.

Just as she turned around, a long leg kicked her in the knee, sending her sprawling forward uncontrollably, and the bag was thrown forward by inertia.

Startled, Su Xiaoxiao wanted to rush over to rescue but it was already too late.

At that moment, a strong, slender hand steadily caught the falling bag.

Su Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief, her heart nearly stopped with fright just now.

The middle-aged woman, seeing the unfavorable situation, scrambled to her feet and prepared to run.

A pair of small hands clamped onto her thigh, "Bad person! Don’t run!"

This damn girl! She’s the one who ruined her plans.

A flash of venom passed through her eyes, reaching out to grab the little girl, but before she could touch her, a great force knocked her away.

The sound of a dull bone crack was heard, no acting was needed now; the leg she pretended was hurt was actually broken.

Su Xiaoxiao dropped her bicycle, grabbed the little girl, "Juanjuan, I’m a colleague of your mom from the department store."

Over there, Zhou Cheng had already pulled the little girl from the bag.

Thankfully, although the child was unconscious, she didn’t show any obvious external injuries.

Zhou Cheng looked at the injured middle-aged woman on the ground, "Comrade Su, I’ll take this person to the police station. This trafficker might have accomplices nearby; try to walk in crowded areas when you go back."

"Alright, thank you, I’ll take the kids home first."

Zhou Cheng placed the sleeping little girl into her arms, and watched until she walked far, then dragged the middle-aged woman out of the alley.

Su Xiaoxiao, with the two children, had just left the alley when they ran into Zhang Yulan anxiously rushing over.

Seeing the two children, Zhang Yulan couldn’t control her tears anymore, "Where did you go? How could I live if you were lost?"

Hearing her mother’s voice, the little girl in Su Xiaoxiao’s arms frowned, opened her round eyes, and reached out her little hand to Zhang Yulan, "Mommy..."

Juanjuan, who had been obediently following Su Xiaoxiao, burst into tears and threw herself around Zhang Yulan’s waist, "Mom... Mommy..."

Zhang Yulan hurriedly comforted the two children, piecing their fragmented retellings together to understand what had happened.

She never imagined it was her mother-in-law Liu Chunxiang who personally sold her two children to traffickers.

Before, she only felt that her mother-in-law didn’t like her daughters, but never imagined she could be so malicious.

The most heartbreaking was that her husband watched coldly from the sidelines throughout and was unmoved by their daughters’ pleas for help.

Zhang Yulan tightly gripped the hem of her clothes, "I want a divorce, I absolutely can’t let those two animals near my daughters again."

Today, she was lucky to get her children back. Next time, she might not be so fortunate.

She had to get a divorce.

Seeing her about to take the two children home, Su Xiaoxiao quickly stopped her, "Sister Zhang, don’t rush into it now, if you go back and file for divorce, you may not be able to take the children with you. How about we do this..."