Back in the courtyard house, the four maids ran inside as fast as they could.

"Mommy, Mommy, I'm going to school tomorrow!"

"Mom, my older brother is taking me to see the train!"

The four girls, each with their own happy stories, jumped and danced around Liu Meifen.

"Hey, that's a good thing, it saves you guys from having to play around all the time!"

Chang Qing glanced at his mother with a grin. Going to school is still about having fun, and with lots of people, it's much more interesting than staying at home.

Aunt Liu whispered to the girls that if they were bullied at school, they should fight back, and if they couldn't win, they should come home and call their parents.

Chang Kun: ...

This Aunt Liu, I didn't realize she was so vigorous despite her age. She's probably worried that the young girls won't be able to let loose at school.

Cheng Min had already told everyone at work at noon that she had prepared the stationery for Xiao Qing and the others, so they didn't need to worry about it.

Having a woman like this in the family really makes things much easier.

The girls were sent to bed early because they had to go to school tomorrow.

They were so excited they couldn't sleep, chattering away under the covers until their mother yelled at them, which finally quieted them down.

The next morning, before dawn, Xiaoqing, Xiaomu, and Xiaoshui opened their eyes.

The three of them helped each other comb their braids, tied them with red ribbons, and put on rabbit ear headbands, as if they were going to a temple fair.

"Oh my, why are you all here so early?" Cheng Min arrived at Chang Kun's house very early, worried that the little girls wouldn't be able to get up on their first day of school.

"Sister Xiaomin, do I look pretty?"

"I'm prettier!"

The three girls hopped around, showing off.

Cheng Min chuckled and took the bunny ear headbands off their heads: "The school doesn't allow these, and besides, aren't you afraid your classmates will snatch them?"

Xiao Qing listened to her chest: "I'm not afraid at all! Those short guys aren't even as tall as me!"

Since moving here, Xiaoqing has gotten into several fights in the alley and has never lost.

After helping the three girls wash and dress, Cheng Min didn't stand on ceremony. After having breakfast at the Chang family's house, she hurriedly took them to school.

Now only Xiu'er was left in the house, still fast asleep with her little belly bulging.

Chang Kun saw that she was sleeping soundly, so he didn't wake her up. He had said he would take her to his workplace to see the trains, but he would have to postpone that for another day.

Upon arriving at the workplace, I went directly to the section chief's office.

Last night when I left work, the section chief said that today we shouldn't do anything else but sort out the gold, silver, and banknotes, and make sure that the supplies that should be provided to the superiors and the supplies that should be distributed to the Gulou Police Station are properly counted.

Lei Guohong, Lao Zeng, Hou Junyu, and Xiao Lü have all been counted inside.

"Haha, I never thought I'd be counting money until my hands cramped."

Hou Jun smiled broadly.

These days, it's rare to have this kind of experience.

Among the pile of bills, small denominations made up the majority. They worked in pairs, with one person counting the bills and the other verifying them.

"If such a good thing happened, I'd be happy to count money every day!"

The group chatted and laughed, while Zhang Qingfeng watched the scene with a smile, a cigarette in his hand.

"Hahaha! Uncle Zhang, congratulations on your fortune!" Just then, a laugh came from outside the door.

Cheng Jie walked in from outside.

Zhang Qingfeng paused for a moment, then pointed at Cheng Jie with his finger: "You little rascal, you've got a pretty long nose! You just made a killing last night, and you're already showing up here today!"

He originally planned to give some money to the Gulou Police Station and didn't intend to hide it.

"Haha, Uncle Zhang, I have important business to attend to today, but I just happened to come and see you."

"Oh? You're not here to share the money? Then I don't need to share with you, which saves me some money," Zhang Qingfeng joked.

"No way... Uncle Zhang, the Gulou Police Station is almost broke. They only paid half of last month's salary."

"Don't try to play the poor card with me, I'm even poorer than you!"

Chang Kun greeted Cheng Jie with a smile.

"Xiao Kun, I heard you did another good job catching that gambling den yesterday?"

Chang Kun nodded modestly: "Luck, it's all luck!"

Cheng Jie clicked his tongue twice, then turned to Zhang Qingfeng: "Uncle Zhang, how about lending Chang Kun to me for a few days? I'd like to get some luck and bust a few more gambling dens, then this year will be easier."

Zhang Qingfeng's eyes lit up: "That's a good idea, but as for the profit sharing... we need to discuss it carefully."

The two huddled together and whispered to each other. Chang Kun secretly rolled his eyes, thinking that they were trying to sell him for a good price.

"Haha, then it's settled... This five thousand is what I gave you last night when I caught you gambling. Am I generous enough?" Zhang Qingfeng laughed like a fox who had stolen a chicken.

"Uncle Zhang, it seems you reaped quite a harvest last night!" Even the Gulou Police Station, which he hadn't dealt with, managed to get five thousand yuan. The railway police probably left behind ten thousand yuan.

"I'm not in a hurry to take the money back. I'm here today because I really have a mission."

When the topic of the mission came up, Cheng Jie's voice became low.

"What mission?"

"Sigh, the National Day holiday just ended, and a lot of migrant workers sneaked into the city. We're going to repatriate them today."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the office fell silent.

Nowadays, many people can't afford to eat in other places, so they come to the city. Since they have nowhere to stay, they lie down on the street at night.

Thankfully it's not winter, otherwise these people would probably be seriously ill from the cold.

They are all pitiful people, but unfortunately, for the sake of the image of the capital, they cannot be tolerated here.

Zhang Qingfeng took a deep drag on his cigarette: "This is going to be difficult!"

These migrant workers come from all over the country; there's no way they'd obediently go home and starve.

If you want to deport them, some will inevitably escape along the way, so you'll need someone to accompany them in the vehicle.

If it's about escorting criminals, then there's no question, the police will just do as they're told.

But these migrant workers are just pitiful people, alas!

"Where did you get this stupid task from?" Zhang Qingfeng was getting annoyed.

Cheng Jie gave a wry smile: "It's all arranged by higher-ups; we have no choice but to comply."

Some gentlemen are kind-hearted and cannot bear to see suffering, so they simply drive them all away so they can avoid seeing them and getting annoyed.

"Then how do we follow the regulations? Do I have to send someone to repatriate them? I don't have many people in this section."

Cheng Jie explained, "That's not necessary. Most of the staff from the original locations can handle it. If there are too many people and we can't keep up, then we'll help out."

"That's more like it. We'll just help maintain order."

Hearing this, Zhang Qingfeng breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well, Uncle Zhang, let's go. I reckon the vagrants will be brought here soon."

"Alright, you guys don't need to count the money, go out and call some people to do the work."

Almost the entire team was mobilized this time, and the platform was packed with people.

"How can there be so many!"

Hou Jun's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Lei Guohong cursed under his breath, "Damn it! These are all people from all over the country who came to Beijing to make a living because they couldn't survive there. Sending them back now is like forcing them to their deaths!"

Old Zeng, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Lü looked at the ragged crowd ahead with serious expressions, feeling a tightness in their chests.

It's bad enough that we can't feed these people, but now we have to cooperate in driving them back to their hometowns.

This is really frustrating to do!

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