Chapter 56: Take Them All Away!

  "You guys take a bath first, the bathtub is occupied by the small goldfish, so I'll have to inconvenience you to use the shower temporarily. I'll tidy up the room for you." When they got home, Ye Yangjian put things in the living room and poured the remaining goldfish back into the bathtub. He then handed over clean towels and other bathing supplies to Zhan Hao. Zhan Hao nodded and pulled Qiao Yu towards the bathroom...

  "Huh? Wait a minute! You two are taking a bath together?"

  "Is there something wrong?" Qiao Yu asked with a flicker in his eyes as he looked at Ye Yangjian.

  "Nonsense, of course there's a problem. She's a girl, not a boy. Before the age of ten, I also thought it was no big deal, but you're all grown up now. Can't take baths together anymore." Yeyang Jian hastily said.

  "But we used to wash together before, I didn't think there was anything wrong..." Xuan Hao said timidly, she was actually still a bit afraid of Ye Yangjian.

  "Hmm, well, our household rule is that only one person can take a bath at a time. Since you're staying with me, just follow this one rule, okay?" Ye Yang Jian's head was big, what kind of kids are these? Post-90s? Too open-minded...

  The two children didn't say anything else, Ye Yangjian told Zhan Hao to go take a bath first, opened the closet and asked Qiao Yu to choose his own clothes to change into. Those clothes were all from before Ye Yangjian went into the army, although they hadn't been washed in a long time either, but they were better than the dirty ones on their bodies... Ye Yangjian planned to take them out shopping tomorrow to buy some new clothes, especially for Zhan Hao, who needed to dress up a bit and not look like a fake little kid.

  After the two kids finished their baths and changed into clean clothes, Yang Jian tossed all their dirty clothes into the washing machine, added a few scoops of detergent, thought for a moment, then poured in half a bag. He also took off his T-shirt and threw it into the washing machine. He rummaged through his bag to find some clothes to wash...

  "Big brother, what's that thing stuck in your waist?" Zhang Hao asked, standing behind Ye Yangjian and pointing directly at the tactical knife stuck in his waist.

  "Ah, this is my military sword. My older brother used to be a soldier and got into the habit of wearing it. I've only been discharged for a few days now, haha." Yèyáng Jiàn chuckled, thinking of a reasonable explanation.

  "Oh, I see! Big brother, are you very skilled with a knife?" Zhan Hao asked seriously, seeming to be very interested...

  "It's okay, my knife is my hand..." Yè Yáng Jiàn put away his tactical knife and found a place to store it. He didn't want to accidentally hurt someone with the knife in his sleep tonight...

  Ye Yangjian had just finished washing up and came out, the two children were already asleep on Ye Yangjian's bed. It was summer, even at night it was still very hot, Ye Yangjian looked at Xianhao's head and saw the fine sweat beads, carefully turned on the air conditioner in the room. Then carefully took out an air-conditioned quilt from the closet and put it on the bed...

  Nothing happened that night, and Ye Yangjian also had a good sleep, didn't dream of anything, not even the black shadow on the wall appeared. The next morning, Ye Yangjian woke up feeling great. After doing 200 push-ups in the living room and taking a shower, he went out to buy breakfast...

  When Ye Yangjian led Baozi back, he found that Zhan Hao had already woken up and was very sensible, boiling water in the kitchen. Qiao Yu was still sleeping soundly with his mouth watering all over the place. Zhan Hao nodded slightly and smiled when he saw Ye Yangjian return.

  "I won't ask you guys anything, don't worry, I'll ignore what happened before, and just treat this place like my own home." Yè Yáng Jiàn chuckled and patted Xiǎo Hào's little head.

  "Thank you, big brother, we will remember your kindness..." Zhan Hao said as he took the bun from Ye Yangjian's hand.

  "Don't call me big brother anymore, my surname is Ye, and I'm Ye Yang Jian. Just call me Brother Ye or Big Brother, either way is fine..." Ye Yang Jian said with a smile.

  "You're hungry, eat first. Later when Qiao Yu wakes up, I'll take you to buy some clothes. Oh! And do you want to go to school?"

  The crazy big shopping spree for the day has ended, and Ye Yangjian found that the 10,000 yuan his dad gave him was suddenly one-third less. He bought some summer clothes and shoes and socks for Qiao Yu and Zhan Hao, and also bought some rice, oil, salt, and other daily necessities from the supermarket. Then he went to the vegetable market and bought a lot of vegetables, filling up the old refrigerator at home to the brim. Qiao Yu and Zhan Hao wanted to come and help, but as a result, they were so tired that they could hardly breathe after moving all the things upstairs. As they passed by the small store downstairs, Ye Yangjian yelled out to the boss to send up a box of ice cream...

  Qiao Yu and Zhan Hao were busy helping to clean up the living room, and the house was once again filled with energy. After finishing these tasks, Ye Yang Jian took out ice cream from the refrigerator and gave it to the two children to eat. The two little ones, dressed in new clothes, one looked delicate and pretty, the other small and lovely. When they grew up, they would definitely be a golden boy and jade girl. Ye Yang Jian's eyebrows furrowed as he thought about the behavior of the two children at the mall today, and a hint of doubt arose in his heart...

  In the morning at the mall, Qiao Yu, who had big shining eyes in front of me, was always so cold and icy to others. Her gaze on other things was always so cool and aloof, very exclusive and lacking a sense of security. On the other hand, the gentle little girl Zhan Hua showed her other side, although she seemed to like a peaceful atmosphere, but actually had extremely extreme ideas and didn't want to be bound by worldly affairs. And there were no conventional notions of masculinity or femininity, just like a tomboy... It was as if only when they were in front of me that the two children could relax and feel at ease, did I still have this kind of charm?

  "My goodness! What kind of people are these two kids, anyway...?" Night Yang Jian rubbed his forehead, he was already considered a freak himself, and now there were two more little monsters at home.

  Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a week has passed. Ye Yangjian is still setting up his stall every night at the university gate to sell small goldfish. His goldfish stall has now become a scene at the university gate. With his not-so-bad guitar playing, business is actually quite good. Sometimes, university students who love playing the guitar will bring their instruments and play together with him, looking for that street artist feeling. Ye Yangjian is very happy, and occasionally, he can even feel the presence of a guitarist.

  "Damn it! I still miss them too much!" Yin Yang Jian sighed.

  Qiao Yu and Zhan Hao would run out every night to set up a stall with Ye Yang Jian, and after closing the stall, they would go to San Shu's place to have a midnight snack. Cui Liang and his friends already had a good foundation, and under San Shu's guidance, they had officially become skilled enough to work independently. With nothing much to do, San Shu would spend every night sipping tea and smiling as he collected money, living a happy life.

  "Hey, Big Brother Ye, Xiao Yu, Hao Hao, come try some of Little Ke's stir-fried beef strips..." Cui Liang smiled as he brought over a big plate piled high with stir-fried beef.

  "Why be so polite, are you busy or not? If not, then sit down and have a drink together." Ye Yang Jian handed over the beef and placed it in front of Qiao Yu and Zhan Hao. To be honest, he wasn't too keen on meat at the moment, if he didn't have to eat it, he wouldn't, as for why, only Ye Yang Jian knew.

  "Hey, I didn't expect the food stall to be so popular. It seems that Third Uncle and Third Aunt were really busy before. Just a few days ago, they almost worked us to death. Now that we're used to it, it's a bit better. I'm still busy on my end, I'll come back to drink with you later." Cui Liang scratched his head, looking at the bustling business apologetically.

  "You go ahead and busy yourself, we'll talk next time." Yè Yáng Jiàn nodded, took out a cigarette and handed one to Cuī Liàng. Cuī Liàng smiled, tucked the cigarette behind his ear and went off to attend to business.

  "What are you two going to do later?" Ye Yang Jian asked the two kids who were enthusiastically stir-frying beef, while taking a sip of beer.

  "Uh...I haven't thought about it." Qiao Yu suddenly raised her head and looked at Ye Yangjian with wide eyes.

  "Do you want to read books?" Yèyáng Jiàn asked the two children with a smile. After all, they were only in their teens. What could they do if they didn't read books...

  "We'll listen to your arrangement, big brother." Zhan Hao replied. Qiao Yu also nodded in agreement.

  "Alright, I'll arrange it." Yè Yáng Jiàn took out his phone and dialed Yè Wèn Zhōng's number...

  Ye Yangjian now lives in a three-bedroom house, after Qiao Yu and Zhan Hao arrived, each of them got a room, while Ye Yangjian lived in the room of his grandfather and grandmother. Still on the ground, he spread out a military blanket, folded his clothes and pants, put them behind his head as a pillow, and inserted a tactical knife among them. At night, Qiao Yu and Zhan Hao were already fast asleep, Ye Yangjian smoked, lay on the military blanket, looked at the photos of his grandfather and grandmother on the wall, recalling the details of his grandmother's departure and the scene of his grandfather's disappearance. Time and time again, he couldn't quite put into words what he felt in his heart. But he always felt that things weren't so simple. Ye WenZhong and Ye WenTian kept an unusual silence about this matter, as if no one was willing to investigate further. This was all too abnormal, Eldest Uncle Ye WenZhong was a pragmatic military officer with real power, his identity as a general could already suppress many people, he didn't take any action, which could be explained by being in the military and not wanting to give others something to gossip about, but his own father, who had a fiery personality, was also ignoring this matter? What was going on? Did they really not care about Grandfather's situation? Ye Yangjian always felt that this matter wasn't so ordinary.

  The old man's room was always decorated with some ancient paintings, and after extinguishing the cigarette butt, Ye Yangjian also felt a bit sleepy. In his daze, his gaze suddenly stopped on a painting on the wall. On the left it said "Both hands cut open the path of life and death", and on the right it continued "One knife cuts off the root of right and wrong". The painting was very old, and in Ye Yangjian's memory, it had been there since he was young. It was just that these few years he had been in the army, now looking at it, it seemed to be hanging a bit crooked...

  "My goodness, why do old people like to mess with these profound and mysterious things. Obviously an old accountant, what's the point of messing with these golden armor and iron horse poems that don't even make sense." Yeyang Jian read it silently, closed his eyes, and was just about to fall asleep.

  Suddenly, Yasuyuki Night seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes snapped open...

  Just as I was about to get up and take a closer look at the calligraphy, my ears suddenly perked up again. Someone's coming...

  Holding his breath, Ye Yangjian suddenly pulled out a tactical knife and flashed out of the room, entering the living room. He saw that the door to Xianhao's room was also slightly ajar, with half of Xianhao's small head sticking out. Looking in the direction of the bedroom door, he seemed to have sensed something too. Seeing Ye Yangjian standing in the living room with a knife in his right hand, he didn't seem afraid, but instead felt at ease and opened the door a bit wider, wanting to come out and take a look.

  Ye Yang Jian made a "shh" gesture with his hand to the side of his mouth, signaling her to go back to her room. Zhan Hao nodded and obediently closed her own door.

  The room was in total darkness, and Yang Jian stood quietly behind the door, his eyes closed. At this moment, he seemed to have merged with the surrounding darkness. The lock on the large door made a "click" sound, then slowly turned, opening a small gap. A gun barrel slowly extended inside, followed by a man wearing a black suit who slowly took a step forward...

  Author's words:

  Coca and my little editor have been paying close attention to the latest developments in Ya'an Lushan disaster area. To be honest, donating money is just a way to feed corrupt officials, 10,000 yuan for a tent? Are you kidding me?! Buying medical supplies worth over 10,000 yuan and then asking for 50,000 yuan in invoices?! Haha... Coca is calling on everyone here, please don't rush into the disaster area to offer support as volunteers. We are still within the golden 72 hours... If we go there, it's likely that our good intentions will end up causing more harm due to lack of professional skills. Let's make way for the official rescue teams on the "life passage"! Mourn and pray!!

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