Chapter 327: Chapter 327: Encountered Robbers
Jiang Changhai turned around and saw the mother and daughter running towards him, and immediately opened his arms to embrace them both.
“Wife, daughter, I’ve missed you so much.”
“Brother Hai, why did you only come back now? I’ve been worried to death,” Su Wanyu said as she saw him return safe and sound, her voice trembling with excitement and tears.
“Dad, Mom and I have been so worried about you,” Jiang Mianmian said as she clung to her father’s leg, cooing affectionately.
“All right, all right, everything’s fine now. I’m back, aren’t I? Let’s go, we’ll talk back in the dorm,” Jiang Changhai said gently, patting their backs.
Jiang Changhai greeted his colleagues and then took Su Wanyu and their daughter back to the dormitory.
Once in the dorm, Jiang Changhai put down the bag he was carrying, lay on the bed, and took a long sigh of relief.
“Brother Hai, what exactly happened these past days? Why did it take you so many extra days to return?” Su Wanyu asked with concern.
Jiang Mianmian also looked at him with big eyes, waiting.
“I’ve made you worry.”
Jiang Changhai tenderly stroked his daughter’s head and then his wife’s hand, “While we were on our way back, there was a heavy downpour. Master Yang didn’t want to take any chances, so he didn’t dare to drive too fast.”
Su Wanyu muttered, “Even if he drove slowly, it shouldn’t have taken seven days to get back, right?”
“Wife, don’t worry, let me finish. We ran into some trouble on the road. On a rather desolate highway, someone had deliberately knocked down a big tree across the road.”
“Luckily, the two drivers were experienced. Seeing the situation, they knew we had encountered robbers. We didn’t dare to get out of the car. We tried to reverse and leave, but didn’t expect that there were also people blocking the road from behind.”
Upon hearing this, the mother and daughter immediately asked in tension, “And then?”
“Then, without a second thought, Master Yang opened the door and told me to run. We didn’t worry about the truck, we just ran. After all, the truck belonged to the state, but our own lives were at stake. The bandits were after the goods in the truck, so they didn’t chase us,” he recounted.
At this point, the mother and daughter visibly relaxed.
As long as it was just a robbery for money, that was better!
Jiang Changhai didn’t mention that they had frozen overnight in the tree, but they were luckily enough that the rain stopped by noon the next day; otherwise, they would have definitely caught colds.
“When we went back during the day, the goods inside the truck had all been taken. Those bastards even took the tires off our truck! The things that the drivers had bought were all gone too. Fortunately, I had bought only some small trinkets that didn’t take up space, and I kept them with me the whole time, so they weren’t lost.”
“The place was so remote, no vehicles passed all night. It took them almost a day to find people again. After eating dinner and sleeping at a villager’s house that night, they went to town to borrow tires, fitted them on the truck, moved the big tree, and then resumed driving back. That’s what caused such a long delay,” he explained.
He deliberately spoke in a light tone, but the mother and daughter still felt a thrill of fear.
“This is too frightening, too dangerous. Brother Hai, in the future, let’s just work at the transport company and never get involved in this kind of life-threatening business again. No matter how easy the money is to earn, we don’t need it,” Su Wanyu said, her face filled with relief after hearing Jiang Changhai’s story.
Jiang Mianmian also furrowed her small brow and said seriously, “Dad, that was too dangerous. Don’t go making money again. When I grow up, I will earn money to support you and Mom.”
This time they were lucky it turned out okay, but it might not be the same next time.