These were words Ye Yichen had held back for a long time, and he finally said them today.

Ye Aotian remained silent.

Ye Aotian recalled everything that had happened today. They had entered the bottle, eaten, drunk, and chatted for a long time inside. Only a few minutes had passed since they came out. If it was an illusion, the feeling of fullness in his stomach was undeniable.

Then I remembered what the old Chinese medicine doctor Xu Fu said: it took Xiao Xi and him three whole days to treat Lu Guoan's leg in the bottle, but outside, only about forty-five minutes had passed.

This is truly fantastical.

After asking that question, Ye Yichen didn't disturb his older brother anymore, letting him think about it alone.

Then he heard Ye Aotian say, "Let's go to Lao Si's place. I still need to verify some things."

"Fourth Brother isn't here. He's still at the villa."

However, Ye Yichen could not dissuade Ye Aotian from his insistence, so he had no choice but to drive to Ye Wentao's garden villa.

Although Ye Wentao wasn't there, there were people in the garden villa.

Cao Dabao, the son of Uncle Cao and a neighbor of the villa, was tending to vegetables in the yard.

"Hey, big brother, Chenchen, what brings you guys here?"

Cao Dabao invited Ye Yichen and Ye Aotian into the courtyard.

Ye Aotian spotted a lot of out-of-season vegetables at a glance. The tomatoes were bright red and looked very appealing, not to mention the lotus flowers in the jar were blooming beautifully.

He had seen many lotus flowers in the bottle earlier, and the lotus flowers here were just as beautiful as those in the bottle, emitting a pleasant fragrance.

But it's only been a short time since the New Year, so the season doesn't match at all.

"Dabao, did you grow all these vegetables?"

In my memory, this little boy next door was a good-for-nothing, supposedly spoiled rotten. How come he's so hardworking now? He's completely different from before!

Cao Dabao visited Xiaoxi's family's villa on the third day of the Lunar New Year. When he saw Ye Aotian at the dinner table, he felt intimidated. Ye Aotian's cold face during the New Year made him afraid to approach.

Now he's acting all approachable, which has left Cao Dabao completely bewildered.

Ye Yichen was helpless. "Big brother, did you scare someone again?"

"Da Bao, my older brother is just too curious. Why don't you say a few words to him?"

Cao Dabao needed to be closer to Ye Yichen to feel less timid.

"Big brother, all these vegetables were planted by Xiaoxi. Not only in this yard, but also in the garden of Yan Mu's family next door. Xiaoxi planted vegetables there as well."

This vegetable is in high demand and short supply, especially during the Chinese New Year period. It's so popular on our online store that people are going crazy trying to buy it; it's all about speed!

Cao Dabao got sidetracked and started talking about how they run their online store. He mentioned that Xiaoxi's friend Lin Yang had gone home for the Chinese New Year, which had exhausted him.

Ye Aotian wondered how Lin Yang had suddenly appeared. Cao Dabao explained in detail that Lin Yang was Xiao Xi's hacker friend and the main business of their online store, and that they were all making a fortune.

Cao Dabao had stopped taking his father's money a long time ago, and they were living a comfortable and happy life.

Ye Yichen noticed that his older brother was listening so patiently for the first time, and in the end, his brother even asked, "Da Bao, does that mean these vegetables all have spiritual power?"

After receiving an affirmative answer, Ye Aotian noticed the purple cabbage not far away, which was growing vigorously.

He couldn't resist taking out the purple cabbage hair clip.

"Hey, how come Xiaoxi's hair clip is with you?" Cao Dabao asked in surprise.

"Xiaoxi has lost this hair clip for a long time. She was extremely annoyed and wanted to ask Mo Yan to make a new one, but she was too embarrassed to ask."

Ye Aotian knew who Mo Yan was—the jewelry designer next door to Lao Si.