Chapter 106: The Abacus of One's Own Accord

  Bai Wei has been on vacation for half a month and it's her first time back to her grandparents' house. After entering the door, she called out with a cute face:

  "Grandpa, grandma."

  "Hehe, no need to be like that, Grandpa and Grandma know you've been taking care of your brother Congye all along, they won't blame you."

  "By the way, Xiao Wei, how is Cong Ye doing now?"

  "Mom, Congye brother is doing well, recovering very quickly."

  At this point, Grandma Bertha pulled Bertha over, took a close look at her for a while, and said with a smile:

  "Who would have thought our little Wei has also become a celebrity."

  "Yes, Xiaowei, who actually built that website?"

  "It was originally built by someone unknown, but now it is being maintained by Little Hui."

  "Is it cheap?"

  "Mom, she's Qian Cheng Jie's younger sister."

  "Oh, it seems like 'The Hero's Home' also mentioned her?"

  "Not only was it mentioned, but it was mentioned twice."

  After chatting for a while, Bai Wei suddenly realized that why didn't Auntie's family come?

  "Mom, you and dad came back, did auntie know?"

  "He knew he was supposed to pick us up at the airport, but something unexpected came up and he couldn't make it."

  "Oh, no wonder I didn't see Little Qian today."

  At noon, Baichuan and Li Xia discussed whether to go to the retirement home to see Congye, but were stopped by Baiwei.

  "Mom, Dad, you two should rest first. Anyway, we still have to stay here for a while, so it's fine if we go another day."

  "Xiao Wei, can you ask Cong Ye to come over and sit for a bit?"

  "Mom, it's inconvenient, Brother Congye has both arms broken and needs to be taken care of by others for everything."

  "Never mind then."

  In the afternoon at five o'clock, Guo Xiaoqian's family arrived. As soon as they entered the door, Bai Wei's uncle Guo Bingchun apologized to Bai Can and his wife:

  "What a coincidence! I had planned to go to the airport to pick up my brother and sister-in-law, but this morning our neighbor, Grandma Wang, suddenly fainted at her doorstep. So, I rushed to send her to the hospital, while notifying her children who were out of town, and took care of her until just over an hour ago when her children arrived, and only then was I able to leave."

  "Xiao Ying, is everything okay?"

  "Mom, everything is fine now. It was a sudden heart attack, but fortunately we sent him to the hospital in time. The doctor said he can be discharged after two days of observation."

  "Alas, for people who have grown old, it's really unbearable when someone leaves their side."

  "Grandma, why don't you and grandpa go with dad and mom to Chun City? That way we can be with you every day."

  "Villainous Wei, are you saying that Aunt and Uncle won't take care of Grandpa and Grandma?"

  "Hehe, I didn't say that."

  At this time, Guo Xiaqian came up and asked Baiwei:

  "Little Wei, are you on duty at the dormitory tonight?"

  "Xiao Qian, what shift is Xiao Wei working?"

  Bai Ying asked her daughter in confusion.

  "Of course, it's serving the great hero on duty."

  "Isn't there a medical staff in the dry goods store?"

  "Auntie, it seems those people are not as well served as we are?"

  "Who else is with you?"

  "Qing Cheng Jie, Xiao Hui Jie."

  At this point, Bai Wei seemed to have thought of something and turned her head to ask Grandfather Bai Yang:

  "Grandpa, why hasn't there been a result yet in Zhang Cheng's case of holding Qiancheng Sister and Congye Brother hostage?"

  "Specifically, Grandpa wasn't clear either, but from what they were discussing, this time the scope is quite broad. Also, the incident that happened at the provincial city bath center a few days ago also has something to do with Yu Xiaopeng and others."

  "Grandpa, you don't know, after our classmates saw the posts about the bath center online, they all felt relieved. They all expressed support for Zhang Jun's wise decision."

  "Haha, don't mention you guys, I feel relieved too."

  Upon hearing his daughter's words, Guo Biao Chun also chimed in.

  "Grandfather, uncle, you don't know. At that time, Zhang Lao heard about this matter and laughed so hard he almost fell over. In the end, he even shouted loudly 'Good kid, is my descendant'."

  "Xiao Wei jie, with such great material, why didn't you guys post it on 'Hero's Home'?"

  "Alright, it's not that I don't want to send it, but I just can't."

  "Why?"

  "Haven't you seen it reported on TV and in the newspapers?"

  Don't look at Xiaowei now, when she said to Guo Xiaoqian back then, she also questioned Zhi Xiaohui why she didn't post it on the website. Zhi Xiaohui said:

  "You think I don't want to? It was Wu Chen's brother who specifically reminded me that it was Grandpa Qi's intention."

  In fact, even now, Bai Wei still can't figure out why. The usually clever Bai Wei is only slow when it comes to politics.

  "It's not right to not speak out. Think about it, this matter involves blackmailing the head of a department, but in the end, it didn't go through legal procedures, which is not advocated by the country."

  When the Bai Wei family was reunited, Yang Yi, who had been in Beijing for over a decade, was listlessly flipping through TV channels in his hotel room. Although his younger aunt Yang Caiyun lived in Beijing and it was his younger uncle Qin Chuan who introduced him to this project, Yang Yi did not stay with his aunt's family. The reason was simple: he needed to socialize with the people from the project side, which would be inconvenient if he stayed at home.

  Since getting off the plane, after making a phone call to Bai Wei at the airport, Yang Yi has been busy with work on the project and only got some results yesterday. Today, he spent the whole day thinking about how to ask Bai Wei out. Going directly to the dormitory is definitely not possible, if Bai Wei still refuses him over the phone, he can't even get into the dormitory.

  During this time, Yang Yi's attention has almost never left the "Hero Home" website. The more he looked, the farther Bertha seemed to be from him, and the less willing Yang Yi was to give up. From breakfast in the hotel room that morning until now, it was already past five o'clock, and Yang Yi had not left the room at all. He either watched TV or browsed the "Hero Home" webpage.

  Yang Yi sat in the chair, thinking of giving his aunt a call, it had been several days since they last contacted each other. Before Yang Yi could dial the number, his cousin Qin SuSu had already called him.

  "Susu."

  "Yang Yi-ge, Mom asked me to ask you, if you don't have any appointments tonight, come home for dinner."

  "No, I'll be right back."

  "Alright, we'll wait for you."

  It was also boring in the hotel, so Yang Yi simply washed up and left the hotel to take a taxi to his aunt Yang Caiyun's house.

  After knocking on the door, it was opened by his cousin Qin Susu. In the living room, he didn't see his aunt and uncle, so Yang Yi asked:

  "Susu, where's your uncle and aunt?"

  "I've gone out to buy vegetables, I'll be back soon."

  As she spoke, she took a drink from the refrigerator and handed it to Yang Yi.

  "Yang Yi-ge, guess who I met when I went to the airport to pick up Little Uncle and Little Aunt this morning?"

  "Who?"

  "Sister Pai Wei."

  "Which Barbie?"

  "Of course it's Peri from 'Home of Heroes', Sister Peri."

  "Susu, you didn't mistake me for someone else, did you?"

  "See what you said, I've already asked her."

  "Susu, what is Ba Wei doing at the airport?"

  "It's also going to pick someone up, but it's picking up her parents."

  As for Yang Yi's curiosity about Bai Wei, Qin SuSu didn't pay attention to it at the time. She just thought that her brother was like all the other fans of "Hero's Home", being curious out of mere interest.

  "Susu, are you sure?"

  "Yang Yi-ge, what's wrong with you today? You're so startled and frightened!"

  "It's okay, it's okay. Who did SuSu say she was going to pick up just now?"

  "Uncle and auntie."

  "Are Uncle and Aunt here?"

  "Yes, but they have something else tonight and won't be eating at home."

  "Oh, then I'll give them a call later."

  "Yang Yi-ge, isn't it a coincidence?"

  "What a coincidence!"

  "Perwie's aunt is actually a colleague of my mom."

  "Susu, it can't be true, right?"

  "Look, here we go again, why would I cheat you?"

  Seeing the exaggerated expression on Yang Yi's face, Qin Susu continued to explain:

  "I came back from the airport, fiddling with my phone, and casually told Mom that I met Perwie at the airport. Mom told me that the little girl's aunt, Baiying, is a colleague of hers. At that time, I also asked Mom why she didn't say it earlier, and Mom said that it was only yesterday when several colleagues were discussing 'Hero's Home' together that she just found out."

  Yang Yi listened to his cousin Qin Susu's account while calculating in his heart. This was also too coincidental, and he didn't know if he could establish a connection with the Bai Wei family through his aunt's family.

  "Susu, are you and your family close with Aunt Ba Wei?"

  "It's okay, I'm in the same grade as Guo Xiaoxian, but different class. Oh, Guo Xiaoxian, Baiwei's cousin."

  Just then, Yang Caiyun and Qin Chuan returned from buying vegetables.

  "Aunt, uncle."

  "Is Yang Wei hungry? Sit down and have some tea with your uncle, the dishes will be ready soon."

  Yang Caiyun called Qin Susu to go to the kitchen to busy herself.

  "Yang Yi, isn't it almost over?"

  "There's been some progress, but it's not very ideal. There are too many people in charge on the engineering side, I'm almost at a loss for who to look for."

  "It's all like this now, especially with real estate projects, everyone thinks there's a lot of profit to be made and wants to get in on it. Take your time, anyway there are many real estate development projects nowadays, as long as you put in the effort, you won't lack for work."

  "I understand. Uncle, why have my little uncle and aunt come?"

  "Your uncle's province technical supervision bureau sent him to attend the meeting, your aunt asked for leave to have fun."

  Yang Caiyun's hands and feet were very nimble, and soon she had prepared a table of fairly sumptuous dishes. She warmly invited Yang Yi:

  "Yang Yi, aren't you very tired lately? It's been almost half a month now, and you've only had one meal at your aunt's house. Tonight you should eat more."

  As they were finishing up quickly, Yang Yi casually asked:

  "Auntie, I heard from SuSu that you and BaiWei's aunt are colleagues?"

  "Really, how did you start caring about this matter?"

  Patty is my girlfriend.

  "Really?"

  "Yang Yi?"

  Seeing the surprised expressions of the mother and daughter, Yang Yi explained:

  "It may be a bit early to say this, but we've been together for almost half a year now."

  "Yang Yi-ge, why didn't you tell me just now? And did Bai Wei-jie know about your trip to Beijing this time?"

  "I knew it, I called her as soon as I arrived at the airport."

  "What's next?"

  "Xiao Wei said she had to take care of Cong Ye, so she didn't come out to see me."

  "Yang Yi-ge, it doesn't seem right, does it?"

  "There's something wrong with it, in a way, Cong Ye can also be considered as Xiao Wei's lifesaver."

  Yang Yi wanted to tell his aunt Yang Caiyun about his interactions with Bai Wei, so that she could introduce him to Bai Wei's aunt, Bai Ying. If everything went smoothly, he would be able to visit Bai Wei's grandparents' home without any issues. Although Bai Wei hadn't explicitly agreed, after the new semester started and they met again, Yang Yi thought it wouldn't be a problem for him to visit her grandparents' home.

  Yang Yi's ultimate goal is to make the relationship between the two people a fait accompli in the eyes of Bai Wei's relatives. In this way, Bai Wei should no longer be evasive and may even take a qualitative leap in their relationship. Once the relationship between the two is clear, there will be no need to worry about Cong Ye inserting a stick anymore.