After the siblings stood still, Mu Jingheng ruffled Xu Laosan's buzz cut.

Xu Mingyang patted Xu Laosan on the shoulder, thinking that Xu Laosan was bound to get a beating this time.

At this moment, Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu, who were at home, were extremely anxious. They had only learned about Xu Xinning's accident from other people, and now their third child had disappeared again. Could it be because of their son's work again?

While searching for someone at the foot of the mountain, Xu Yaozu and Yang Chunqin, along with a group of commune members, unexpectedly encountered Wang Zhaoguo, a technician from the power department, who was coming down from the mountain.

Xu Yaozu's professional instincts told him that there seemed to be something wrong with this person's presence here at this time.

Wang Zhaoguo hadn't expected to run into so many people at the foot of the mountain in the middle of the night. When he saw Yang Chunqin, he immediately asked, "Captain Yang, what are you doing?"

Yang Chunqin: "Comrade Wang, what are you doing here at this time?"

Wang Zhaoguo: "These past few days I've been laying power lines in the next brigade. The newly installed utility poles somehow fell down. I was worried it might cause a fire, so I went up the mountain to check."

Yang Chunqin wasn't in the mood for conversation either, and replied perfunctorily, "That's really not easy."

Wang Zhaoguo: What are you doing?

Yang Chunqin: "The brigade is showing a movie tonight, and my third son has disappeared. Everyone is helping to look for him."

Wang Zhaoguo: "Could they have fallen asleep somewhere? I haven't seen any children on this mountain."

Yang Chunqin: "Thank you, we'll look elsewhere."

Wang Zhaoguo: "Don't worry, teenagers are the most mischievous."

Although Xu Yaozu had some doubts about Wang Zhaoguo's story and felt that it was a bit strange for this man to appear here in the middle of the night, he had no time to think about anything else since he hadn't found his third brother yet.

Wang Ying was also in the crowd. When she brushed past Wang Zhaoguo, the two greeted each other, but Wang Ying deliberately looked down at Wang Zhaoguo's shoes.

Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng took Xu Laosan home. On the way, Xu Laosan had no idea what kind of storm he was about to face. His attention was still on Xu Xinning's kung fu. He kept asking questions as they walked, and his mouth never stopped.

Xu Mingyang went back home when he passed by his house.

It was dark at my great-uncle's house; the whole family seemed to be asleep.

Xu Xinning glanced at their yard, feeling somewhat disappointed by the family's indifference.

With such a large commotion surrounding the search for Xu Laosan, Xu Xinning didn't believe they wouldn't know, especially since Xu Mingyang had also joined the search team.

When the three of them arrived home, Grandma Xu and Grandpa Xu were standing at the door looking around, while Grandma Chen was still leaning over the wall, watching the gate.

The three elderly people all looked anxious.

Xu Xinning: "Grandpa, Grandma!"

Grandma Xu: "How is it? Did you find it?"

Xu Laosan: "Grandma, I'm back."

As soon as Grandma Xu saw her grandson running towards her, tears welled up in her eyes. Then she grabbed Xu Laosan and started hitting him: "You brat, why aren't you home after watching the movie? Where have you been gallivanting off to?"

Old Mrs. Chen: "Third son, third son! You're finally back! You scared your great-aunt to death."

Grandpa Xu looked at Xu Xinning and asked, "Where did that rascal go?"

Xu Xinning: "She fell asleep lying on the roof."

Grandpa Xu looked on incredulously: "Asleep? On the roof?"

Mu Jingheng: "Of course! He was sleeping so soundly. He was quite impatient when Xin'er called him."

Grandpa Xu felt both angry and amused; he couldn't believe that someone could fall asleep on the roof.

Xu Xinning: "Grandpa, Grandma, I'm going to find Mom and Dad and tell them that the person has been found."

Grandpa Xu: "Go, go. You've troubled everyone all night. It's really a sin."

Mu Jingheng: "I'll go with you."

When Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng went to look for the person, all the people who had been searching for him were in the threshing ground. They probably met up to explain the situation because they hadn't found him yet.

Xu Xinning spotted Xu Yaozu and Yang Chunqin from afar.

Xu Xinning: "Dad, Mom, we've found him."

"Found it?" someone in the crowd exclaimed in surprise.

Xu Xinning: "Found it."

"Where did you find it?" someone asked curiously.

Xu Xinning pointed to the roof where Xu Laosan was sleeping and said, "He fell asleep lying on this roof."

"He's asleep on the roof?" someone exclaimed.

"The roof is A-frame shaped, how can you sleep on it? Won't you fall off?" someone asked.

Mu Jingheng: "I slept on the highest roof ridge, hugging it tightly. It was so comfortable."

"Haha, Xu Laosan is really something else."

"Is this child born in the Year of the Monkey?"

"It's good that we found him, it's good that we found him. This Xu Laosan is really scary."

"Of course! So many outsiders came at night, and if this child suddenly disappeared, I was afraid he might have infiltrated the pimps' camp."

"It was a false alarm. As long as everyone is alright, that's all that matters."

Yang Chunqin: "Thank you everyone. I'm sorry to disturb your sleep so late at night."

"Don't mention it. We're all from the same village. If we don't help each other when we need something, when will we?"

"They're gone, they're gone. The brigade leader is in a hurry to go home and teach Xu Laosan a lesson, hahaha..."

"Hahaha……"

I bet everyone can picture Yang Chunqin chasing Xu Laosan with a feather duster right now.

"If you don't discipline someone for a day, they'll climb onto the roof and tear off the tiles," that's Xu Laosan for you.

At the foot of the distant mountain, Wang Zhaoguo had not yet returned. He looked at the scattered figures on the threshing ground, and after the crowd dispersed, he turned and disappeared into the forest.

When everyone dragged their tired bodies home, they could hear Xu Laosan's excited voice from afar.

Xu Xinning found it amusing; the kid must have had a good sleep.

Seeing her mother's dark face, Xu Xinning guessed that Xu Laosan was definitely in for a beating.

Xu Laosan: "Grandpa, believe me, my sister really can fly. I'm not lying to you. My sister picked me up from here and flew me down from the roof. She's amazing."

Grandpa Xu: "You must have been dreaming about it on the roof!"

Xu Laosan: "It's true, it's not a dream, I promise, I swear, it's absolutely true. If you don't believe me, just ask Brother Mu and Uncle, they both saw it."

Grandma Xu: "Go wash up and go to bed. If you don't sleep, everyone else will. You've been so arrogant all day long. When your parents come back, you're going to get a beating."

Xu Laosan: "I'm going to sleep, I'll fall asleep right away."

Yang Chunqin was furious! Almost the entire brigade was looking for him, but he was perfectly fine and in a great mood. Who could she reason with?

If I don't let out this anger, I might go through menopause early.

Yang Chunqin yelled at Xu Laosan, startling the sleeping chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs, making them all stand up. The quiet Xujia Village brigade seemed to tremble.

Many of the community members who were helping to find the person also perked up their ears.

It looks like Xu Laosan's beating won't last overnight.