Qin Hexuan's brows furrowed even more as he heard this, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

It should be said that the Ye family is too careless. They actually dared to let several children go out without coming home.

Or should we say that Ye Xianglei is too unreliable. He doesn't even know the way but he dares to lead others up the mountain.

Thinking that this was the Xiao Su that Qingtian had been talking about before, Qin Hexuan immediately accused him of another serious crime.

Not long after he got lost in the mountains and encountered a pack of wolves, he caused Qingtian to be thrown into an abandoned kiln.

No, Qingtian’s uncle is too unreliable. I have to let Qingtian have less contact with him in the future.

We were lucky these two times because it was sunny and nothing happened, but there is no guarantee that we will have such good luck every time after more times.

Qin Hexuan was frowning and thinking about this when he heard Qingtian say, "Brother Qin, the dog is a good dog. When Chunhua bullied me, it jumped up and bit Chunhua!"

Hmm? Who is Chunhua? Why is she bullying Qingtian?

After figuring out that Chunhua was the granddaughter of Widow Liu, Qin Hexuan breathed a sigh of relief. He rubbed Qingtian's little head and said, "Don't worry, she won't be able to bully you anymore."

"Yes, they all moved away." Qingtian's attention was obviously not on Chunhua, but he formally introduced Qin Hexuan to his dog.

"Dog, this is Brother Qin. He's so nice to me. You're not allowed to bite him in the future, okay?"

Qin Hexuan heard that the puppy had saved Qingtian, and when he saw that it started wagging its tail after listening to Qingtian's words, he felt that this dog was quite human-like, and it would be nice to keep it by Qingtian's side as a guard.

After developing a liking for the puppy, Qin Hexuan also squatted down like Qingtian, reached out and touched the dog's head and asked, "What's the name of your puppy?"

"Just call him dog!" Qingtian said.

Boss Ye said hurriedly, “Actually, I’ve always said I wanted to give the puppy a name, but I always get sidetracked by other things.

"We are all illiterate and can't come up with any good names. Why don't you, Master Qin, help us come up with one?"

Anyway, if Boss Ye were to name the puppy, the puppy would most likely be called Big Black or Little Gray.

Boss Ye's words were exactly what Qin Hexuan wanted. He nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Since it's a wolfdog, and its fur is a mixture of black and gray, it should be easy to hide at night. Why not call it Xiaoye?"

Without waiting for Boss Ye to express his opinion, Qingtian nodded and said, "Okay!"

Then she reached out and patted the puppy's head and said, "Did you hear that? From now on, your name will be Xiaoye. Xiaoye, you have to be obedient, understand?"

Hearing that Qingtian had mispronounced his name, he instantly changed it to Xiaoye, which was a rather domineering name.

Qin Hexuan opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing.

It’s okay to have a late night, as long as it doesn’t become a midnight snack.

Not long after dinner, Ye Juaner heard the news that Ye Lao Da and his family had returned, and came over with a basket of honey pears, followed by Ye Xianglei.

"Boss, why didn't you tell me you were back? The honey pears my parents sent me are growing well this year, big and sweet. I specially saved a basket for you."

Ye Juaner said as she stuffed the basket into Mrs. Ye's arms.

Ye Xianglei followed her and said, "My mother has been nagging me at home these past few days, worried that the pears will go bad.

"If you don't come back today, she will have to find a way to send the things to the city for you."

When Qingtian saw the guests coming, she immediately stood up and called out sweetly.

"Auntie, Xiao Su!"

"Hey, Qingtian is back!" Ye Juaner picked up Qingtian and said, "Let your aunt take good care of you. I miss you so much."

Ye Xianglei also moved forward, but as soon as he got close to Qingtian, he felt a chill on his back.

He subconsciously turned his head and saw Qin Hexuan looking at him coldly.

"This is……"

Mrs. Ye quickly introduced: "This is the young master of the Qin family. He came to visit our home with Mr. Wei today."

Ye Juan'er used to come and chat with Old Lady Ye, and she knew everything about the Ye family's escape from famine, so she knew who it was as soon as she heard it.

Although Ye Xianglei didn't know clearly, when he heard the surname Qin and remembered what happened before, he immediately knew Qin Hexuan's identity.

But this is the first time I meet the young master of the Qin family, right?

Why does he look at me in a creepy way?

Just when Ye Xianglei was hesitating whether to greet Qin Hexuan, Ye Juaner had already hurriedly bowed to Qin Hexuan and greeted him.

The expression on Qin Hexuan's face changed rapidly, and there was no trace of the coldness he had when facing Ye Xianglei before.

He just smiled and nodded at Ye Juaner and said, "Hello."

Ye Juaner almost forgot her last name in an instant.

She smiled so hard that the wrinkles on her face smoothed out, then she slapped Ye Xianglei on the back of the head and scolded him, "Are you dumb? Why don't you say hello to Young Master Qin!"

"Young Master Qin." Ye Xianglei greeted reluctantly.

He originally thought that someone of Qin Hexuan's status would not bother to pay attention to him, so he just said hello.

Unexpectedly, Qin Hexuan started chatting with Ye Juaner very cordially.

"This brother seems to be older than me."

"The brat is twelve years old this year, and he will be thirteen after the New Year."

Ye Juan'er was flattered and had no intention of hiding anything. She was even afraid that she had not explained it in detail enough.

"He's indeed older than me. I'm nine this year, and I won't be ten until after the Chinese New Year." Qin Hexuan said, "I heard there's a private school run by a scholar in the village. This brother should also be studying there, right?"

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