Chapter 158 - 154 bad temper, monthly ticket 690 additional - s
Upon being caught, the woman stopped running and instead turned around and yelled loudly: "Oh my, someone is trying to snatch my baby, help, help!" Li Xianglu’s eyes widened, but she didn’t let go as Qin Xi also caught up and obstructed the woman.
By then, a crowd had gathered, pointing and murmuring.
The woman, clearly a local, spoke fluent Minnan dialect, explaining to those around her that she was just playing with her child when someone tried to kidnap him. She ran in fear, only for these crazed pursuers to catch up, and then she burst into wrenching sobs.
Li Xianglu, angered, pointed at her and explained in simple Minnan dialect: "No, I’m not the kidnapper, this woman is. I know this child, I saw him at dinner with his grandma, and Grandma is right there behind us."
How did Li Xianglu know some Minnan? From listening to too many Cantonese songs—a karaoke enthusiast who’d pick up lyrics now and then.
Upon hearing this, the woman holding the child cried even louder. Amidst the tugging, Grandma Su, panting and pointing at the child, exclaimed, "My dear boy, Grandma’s here."
Seeing his grandma, the child cried to be let down, bending over to her.
The crowd quickly turned against the woman, accusing her of child trafficking. Soon, the sound of police whistles could be heard; the woman threw the child onto Li Xianglu and twisted away, running until she disappeared. Li Xianglu, holding the crying child, was taken aback. That woman suddenly ran away so fast?
Grandma Su hurriedly took her grandson, calmed him down, and he stopped crying, sobbing instead. As the crowd dispersed and the police arrived, she quickly walked away with the child, uninterested in reporting the incident.
Seeing Grandma Su waving at her, Li Xianglu and Qin Xi walked over.