In the afternoon, while Qin Zheng took Qiangzi out to run errands, Qiangzi's mother remained worried. She sat in the courtyard, basking in the sun, but her restlessness and unease were palpable.

It moves a little, stands up a little, and sometimes sticks its head out to look around.

Ye Yun sensed her nervousness and couldn't help but chuckle, "Don't worry, they'll be fine."

With Qin Zheng around, she never worried.

The old lady sighed, "Alas, of course I believe you, but you don't know Qiangzi's uncle. He's a ruthless man, and I'm afraid you'll get hurt because of Qiangzi."

Ye Yun gave a faint "hmm".

It wasn't until dusk that Qin Zheng leisurely led Qiangzi and the others home.

Ye Yun quickly went to greet her.

Seeing that Qin Zheng had no injuries or signs of fighting, she breathed a sigh of relief. "Did it go smoothly?"

"good."

Qin Zheng said, "Qiangzi's matter has been resolved."

The old lady who heard this breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes welled up with tears, and her gaze towards Qin Zheng was filled with gratitude.

Qiangzi walked over and touched his mother's face. "It's such a joyous occasion, why are you crying?"

The old lady wiped away her tears. "I'm happy, I'm so happy."

Qiangzi laughed heartily.

The atmosphere immediately relaxed considerably.

Ye Yun told her older sister not to cook dinner today, but to call Chunfenglou, order food, and give them her address so they could deliver it to her home.

Let's have some fun tonight.

Qiangzi added, "That old man can't control me anymore. From now on, I'll follow them. Oh, and Brother Zheng has arranged a place for me to stay. I plan to move out with my mother and me after dinner tonight."

Sure.

Upon hearing this, Qiangzi's mother immediately got up to tidy up her meager possessions.

There was actually nothing there. The older sister had just started clamoring to help her tidy up when the old lady came out, touching her head.

She had only a small bundle containing some old clothes, which she had just moved in with yesterday and hadn't had time to unpack yet. It was still neatly placed on the bed. The eldest sister's description made everyone laugh.

After the meal, Qin Zheng asked Uncle Zhang to take Qiangzi and his mother to their lodgings.

Qin Zheng also told Ye Yun another piece of news: because Qiangzi was quite strong and a tough guy, he decided to have Qiangzi be Ye Yun's bodyguard.

Ye Yun was surprised to hear this.

"Qiangzi, be my bodyguard?" She pointed to the tip of her nose, incredulous.

Qin Zheng nodded calmly.

Ye Yun chuckled.

Are you sure Qiangzi won't be kidnapped by the bodyguards along with her?

Although they hadn't known each other for long, in her opinion, Qiangzi was definitely not a suitable person to be a bodyguard.

Although he certainly has the ability.

However, he is the cow of the cat world and the husky of the dog world!

He might be a good kidnapper.

But that doesn't necessarily make him a qualified bodyguard.

Unexpectedly, Qin Zheng patted her shoulder and said, "Sweetie, let him give it a try. At least he has some martial arts skills."

Ye Yun: "..."

All right.

wrong!

Now that the danger has been eliminated, why are bodyguards still being assigned to her?

Ye Yun grabbed the man's boss, forcing Qin Zheng to lower his head. Her nose touched the man's nose, and she looked at him intently. "Didn't the negotiations go well today?"

Qin Zheng was completely bewildered. "It went smoothly."

"Then why assign me bodyguards?"

"Because... he had nowhere to put it."

"..."

Good, good, good, what an unexpected answer!

However, Qin Zheng still spoke to Ye Yun that night, explaining that it wasn't just Uncle Qiangzi who was targeting them, and that Uncle Qiangzi was acting on behalf of others to deal with Qin Zheng. In other words, Uncle Qiangzi wasn't the mastermind behind their attack.

After all, Qiangzi's uncle only held some position in the provincial capital.

The people targeting them came from Beijing.

Beijing...

Ye Yun had expected this answer, and when she didn't understand, she asked, "So you dug up that the person targeting you was that big shot in Beijing?"

"not yet."

Qin Zheng frowned slightly, a hint of distress showing in the eyes of the class monitor hidden in the night.

"The other party is very well hidden."

"That makes sense." Ye Yun gently touched his slightly furrowed brow and comforted him softly.

That's Beijing, you know.

Those who can manipulate the winds and clouds in the capital are far beyond the reach of these lowly underlings.

The more capable a person is, the less likely they are to show their face; they stay behind the scenes, secretly keeping everything under control.

Furthermore, those in high positions of power view everything as ants, believing that such ants are unworthy of their personal attention.

"Alright, these are not things you should worry about. Your task now is to take good care of yourself and give me a healthy, chubby little girl, so that Xiao Chuqi can have a little sister!" Qin Zheng suddenly smiled and hugged her tightly.

He embraced Ye Yun from behind, his hot breath making her neck feel unbearably hot.

He was so hot that Ye Yun felt hot all over too. She stuck her arm out from under the covers and said softly, "What do you mean, 'add another little girl'? You like daughters that much? Shouldn't we have a son to make it a perfect family?"

"Having both a son and a daughter is naturally a good thing."

Qin Zheng did not refute it.

He said in a low voice, "But I do prefer girls. Girls and rascals are just different from birth. Girls are gentle and sweet, cute and adorable. They wear floral dresses every day, so cute and fair-skinned, so pretty and lovable. On the other hand, rascals roll around in the mud three times a day. There's not a single part of them that looks good. It's annoying to look at them!"

"In the future, when we're tired from working outside and come home exhausted, our little girl will come over and sweetly call us 'Dad' and 'Mom,' and she'll bring us a cup of hot tea, massage our shoulders and legs, and snuggle up in our arms like a spoiled child. Just imagine that scene... tsk, let alone being tired, I could even plow two more acres of land by myself if I got excited."

"If it were your son, it would be a different story. He'd probably be more exhausted outside than you are after a day's work, and then he'd come back crying and begging for food just like you did. Humph."

Ye Yun: "..."

So realistic!

"Don't people say that raising children is for old age security? What if I don't have any more children after this one? Then you won't have a son, will you?"

Qin Zheng sneered, "That's all nonsense. I'm a son myself. Do you think I don't know whether raising a son can provide for me in my old age?"

That makes sense, applause!

Ye Yun stopped talking, rested her head on his arm, and said in a softer voice, "Let's go to sleep."

"Um."

Even after Ye Yun fell asleep, Qin Zheng still hadn't closed his eyes. Through the moonlight, he gently touched the woman's fair and tender face.

"What you give birth to isn't important."

"if only,"

"You're safe..."