"Why……"

Old Master Huo felt a pang of sadness as he thought about what happened back then. "Eighteen years have passed, haven't they?"

"This little girl was only one year old at the time..."

Thinking of the calamities that the Cheng family suffered back then, the old man felt extremely sorry for Yingyue.

"Where is the Cheng family's daughter?"

He was asking about Cheng Yingyue's master, Cheng Hongxiu, who was cultivating on the mountain.

She and Mr. Huo are of the same generation.

The old man called her "sister," which is correct in terms of generation.

"Comrade Yingyue said that when the Taoist temple was destroyed, she went with it."

"What?"

Old Master Huo never expected that Cheng Hongxiu would commit suicide.

But on second thought, it does fit Cheng Hongxiu's personality.

"That girl has no relatives left in this world."

"yes."

Huo Cheng lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on his legs. "Grandpa, although it sounds selfish to say this, I want to take care of her."

Huo Cheng wouldn't have had those thoughts if it were any other girl.

But Yingyue is different. Yingyue gives him a natural urge to get close to her, and he can't help but smile when he sees her.

He didn't know why he would have such thoughts in just one day and one night.

But he knew what it meant for a grown man's emotions to fluctuate because of a lesbian.

Even though Huo Cheng was also insecure and worried that his legs would be a burden to her, he still refused to let go.

Another point is that Yingyue's identity is very sensitive at this time, and many people will be watching her.

If he doesn't keep her by his side and instead lets her stay with Huo Yan, Huo Yan definitely won't be able to protect her.

Yingyue is the only remaining member of the Cheng family. The Huo family should protect her, both morally and logically.

He readily admitted that there was some personal motive involved.

Old Master Huo was not an unreasonable person.

He was happy that his grandson confided in him, but he also had to ask Yingyue's opinion.

"Let's go out."

"Okay, Grandpa."

The old man and woman lived in a small courtyard house, a single-story house with a yard.

There are some vegetables planted in the yard.

When Huo Cheng and the old man came out of the study, Yingyue and the old lady were picking bok choy in the yard.

Yingyue picked a fresh, tender bok choy and put it in her mouth.

"Oh my, my little darling, you really want to eat it raw?"

The old lady spoke up anxiously.

Yingyue, with a piece of tender green bok choy in her mouth, looked curiously at the old lady beside her. "Grandma said it can be eaten raw."

The old lady just told her that this cabbage is also very sweet when eaten raw.

Yingyue likes to eat sweets.

So she picked one, cleaned off the dirt, and put it in her mouth.

Cabbage grown at home can definitely be eaten raw.

The old lady was just worried that the vegetables weren't washed and might contain dirt that could upset her stomach.

Yingyue wasn't worried at all.

"Grandma, it's okay for me to eat raw fish."

I originally thought Yingyue was an old lady who only ate raw cabbage!!!

Raw fish?

Old Master Huo also heard Yingyue's words, and he immediately looked at Huo Cheng beside him.

What's going on?

How come even with him taking care of her, Yingyue still ended up having to eat raw fish?

"Grandpa, Yingyue and her senior sister went down the mountain and encountered human traffickers..."

Huo Cheng explained softly.

Upon hearing this, the old man's face darkened further. "Have those human traffickers been caught?"

“They were arrested yesterday. I called to ask this morning. After the trial is over in the next couple of days, they will be sent to be executed.”

"That's more like it."

The old man was only slightly satisfied when he learned that the human traffickers who harmed Yingyue and the others had been arrested by the police.

"Keep an eye on her senior's situation as well."

Although she has passed away, she was still Yingyue's senior sister. If possible, we should still help her erect a monument or something.

“I know my grandfather.”

The grandfather and granddaughter were talking when Yingyue, carrying a vegetable basket in one hand and helping the old lady in with the other, walked in.

When she saw Huo Cheng, a smile immediately appeared on her face.

"Huo Cheng, have you finished talking to Grandpa?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she didn't forget to call him "Grandpa" in a sweet voice.

Hello, Grandpa.

After calling out to the person, he turned to talk to Huo Cheng again.

"This cabbage is delicious, would you like to try some?"

Huo Cheng wore a faint smile.

"Yingyue, the food tastes better when it's fully cooked."

He didn't say it couldn't be eaten, but rather that it would taste better cooked.

Yingyue nodded in agreement.

"Go cook rice."

"good."

The elderly couple standing nearby felt a warmth in their hearts as they watched the interaction between the two.

After their eldest grandson injured his leg, he pretended to be perfectly normal, but they knew he must be feeling terrible inside.

A once-proud person falls to rock bottom and becomes disabled is something no one can accept.

Huo Cheng, who was never one to smile much, became even more taciturn.

It is indeed extremely rare to see someone with such relaxed eyebrows and eyes as they do today.

The old man told them all to come into the living room.

Just then, Huo Yan, who was sulking at home, came over. Without saying a word, the old man asked him to go to the kitchen to help the old lady prepare lunch.

Huo Yan was a little upset. "Grandpa, I didn't even have breakfast."

I was originally thinking of complaining.

But the old man didn't care at all why he didn't eat breakfast.

The old lady, however, felt a pang of sympathy, saying, "Did you oversleep? Remember to get up earlier next time."

Huo Yan...

It wasn't a matter of oversleeping at all.

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