Xia Xiaoxiao settled down gradually after finishing her noodles.
Seeing the other person comfortably belch, Xu Qingfan smiled lightly, "Where's your mom?" he asked, puzzled.
Xia Xiaoxiao put down the stainless steel bowl and after wiping her mouth with a tissue, she said, "Mom said she was going to see if dad was actually going to work or not."
"Did your mom chase after him?" Xu Qingfan's eyes widened in surprise, "It's not easy to buy tickets to leave the province at this time!"
Back in the early 2000s, places like train stations were very unsafe, with illegal taxis, pickpockets, and love motels being the lesser evils. The biggest fear was encountering those who cozied up to you on the train and then several people would grab your arms and stuff you into a van once you disembarked.
Moreover, during the New Year period, stations were a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and the cases of women being trafficked to remote villages were not uncommon in those times.
