After Lu Yao put the microphone on the landline, he turned his head and looked around the hall, only Xiao Ying was standing in the cash register, and he whispered: "Xiao Ying, you have to keep my conversation with Liu Jing strictly confidential, and you must not tell anyone, do you know?"

"I know, I won't talk nonsense!" Xiao Ying nodded and replied in a panic.

"Don't be nervous, nothing will happen. You are Liu Jing's most valued sister, and after I leave, the noodle restaurant will be handed over to you. Tomorrow, the noodle restaurant will officially close for the holiday, and you can go out to play, but you have to go to the noodle restaurant every day, can you do it?" Lu Yao asked.

"Store manager, don't worry! After you leave, I won't go anywhere. I'm staying in the noodle shop 24 hours a day, waiting for news from you and Sister Jing. Xiaoying said.

"Okay, you relax and go to work as usual. Are the employees' salaries and year-end bonuses ready?" Lu Yao asked.

"Sister Jing was ready before she left, and she put it all in the safe below. Store manager, you are going to pick up Sister Jing, the journey is far away, I will go to the bank to get some money for you, in case of emergency. Today, the bank is still working normally, and it is estimated that there will not be too many people handling business, and I will be back soon. Xiaoying said.

"No, I have money. Besides, this matter is a private matter and public funds cannot be used. You prepare immediately, pay the salaries and bonuses to the employees first, and I will go to the back kitchen to explain to a few white case masters. On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, if Liu Jing and I haven't come back yet, everyone must go to work normally. The red envelope for starting work will be issued by you, twenty per person. Lu Yao commanded.

"Okay, I remember. Store manager, you must bring Sister Jing back! You are the best boss I have ever met, and Sister Jing is the best sister I have ever met. Xiao Ying bit her lip tightly and whispered with tears in her eyes.

In the end, she couldn't hold back, and with a bitter cry, her tears flowed down her eyes. She immediately squatted under the cash register and sobbed quietly, but it was only in Lu Yao's constant comfort that she stopped crying. She wiped away her tears, forced a smile, and went back to work.

After Lu Yao dealt with the affairs of the noodle restaurant, the time reached eleven o'clock in the morning. He got on his bicycle and went to a nearby bank to withdraw 10,000 yuan and put it in his personal pocket.

He wanted to go directly to the long-distance bus station, take the shuttle bus to Nanguang City, and then transfer to other cities. He thought about it carefully, during the Spring Festival, the intercity shuttle bus would stop running at night, so it would be delayed for half the time. Even if he rushed to the county where Liu Jing was located, it would definitely be half a month later.

He was very worried that Liu Jing would have an accident if she was alone in an unfamiliar place, so he decided to find a driver and drive Xiaowen's red car to pick up Liu Jing. So he got on his bike and rode fast towards the MSCI Toy Factory.

Ten minutes later, he rode to the security room at the gate of the toy factory and saw Lao Wu on duty. He rushed in and asked in a hurry, "Big brother, do you have any friends who can drive?"

"What are you going to do?" asked Lao Wu in surprise.

"I'm going to pick up Liu Jing. Lu Yao replied.

"Didn't Liu Jing and Liang Hong go back to their hometown to get married······?

"Big brother, I'll tell you when you come out. Lu Yao saw that there were two security guards sitting in the security room, he called Lao Wu out, stood behind the security room, and told Lao Wu what had happened.

"How could such a thing happen? Usually we don't see that Liang Hong is a ruthless and unrighteous person? Okay, since you have decided to pick up Liu Jing, I will run with you! Huh? Do you have a car?" asked Lao Wu.

"Do you know how to drive?" Lu Yao hurriedly asked.

"Didn't I tell you before? I used to be a medic and I drove ambulances and large trucks, but I never drove a bus. Where did you find the car? What kind of car is it?" asked Lao Wu.

"It's Xiaowen's car, parked in the parking space in front of the office building. Hurry up and ask Captain Liang for leave, can he approve it?" Lu Yao asked.

"It's urgent, he'll approve it! Wait a minute. After Lao Wu finished speaking, he immediately took off the walkie-talkie from his belt, explained the situation to Captain Liang and asked for leave. Captain Liang didn't say a word, and directly approved.

"Lu Yao, you go and wait for me in the car, and I'll go back to the dormitory to get two sets of clothes. After Lao Wu finished speaking, he turned around and ran towards the dormitory.

Ten minutes later, Lao Wu drove Xiaowen's red car out of the gate of the toy factory and drove towards the opposite village, where Lu Yao wanted to go back to the rental house to say goodbye to Ali and Ning Hao.

As soon as the red car stopped at the door of the rental house, Lu Yao pushed the door and walked down, and saw Ali and Ning Hao sitting at the table eating lunch.

"Brother Lu, have you eaten? We just started eating, you sit down, I'll serve you dinner." Ali said as she put down the dishes and chopsticks and immediately stood up.

"No, you continue to eat! Ali, I have something to go out, and it may take ten days and a half to come back, so I can't celebrate the New Year with you. You put this passbook away and go to the bank to withdraw the money if you need it. Do you still have money to spend in the past few days of the Chinese New Year?" Lu Yao asked.

"Yes, you only gave me 2,000 a few days ago, and I haven't used it yet, and I won't be able to use up my living expenses next month. I kept all the money you gave me in the bank before, and it was already more than 5,000. Ali said.

"You just put it away, it's urgent, I don't have time to explain it to you in detail. You're going to have to work harder during the time I'm away. During the Chinese New Year, give your caregivers double their wages. Ali, Ning Hao will be handed over to you, thank you!" After Lu Yao finished speaking, he looked at Ning Hao eating with great concern, his eyes were very focused, and his appetite was also very good. He smiled, raised his hand and patted Ning Hao's left shoulder, turned around and left the room, and sat directly in the car and closed the door.

Immediately, Lao Wu drove the red car towards the entrance of the village quickly.

The first two days were on the roads in the south, except for some urban roads that are a little more congested, the other roads are very smooth.

Every time they went to a place to eat and refuel, Lu Yao would find a public phone to call Liu Jing, and learned that the hotel owner took good care of Liu Jing, ate with them at every meal, and there was a heating stove in the room, and he and Lao Wu were also relieved.

On the third day, they drove into the mountains of the inland provinces and cities, and the road conditions became worse and worse. Coupled with the rain and snow, they can only stop and go. In order not to get stuck in the mountains and avoid car breakdowns, they can only choose to drive during the day and stay in hotels in towns along the way at night.

Fortunately, the weather gradually cleared up later, and the road conditions were much better, basically unimpeded. They wore the stars and the moon, day and night, and arrived at the Huangliu County Bus Station Hotel where Liu Jing was staying at one o'clock in the morning on the sixth night of the first lunar month.