Chapter 448: Manager Cui Likes You
A hint of disappointment flashed across Ye Tiandong's eyes.
My heart was filled with mixed feelings.
His niece is already married and has her own family.
In her current understanding, home is no longer the alleyway she used to live in.
Instead, it was with Lu Ye's small family.
Upon hearing Ye Tiandong's words, Bai Zhi smiled and said, "Uncle, this is my home."
After she finished speaking, she belatedly realized what her uncle meant.
Her uncle probably thought she would take him back to my maternal grandfather's house.
After realizing the meaning behind Ye Tiandong's words, Bai Zhi smiled and quickly changed her words, "Of course, my grandfather's place is also my home. However, my grandfather has not returned yet, and no one has lived there. I clean the house often, but there is no stove inside, so it is too cold to live in. Therefore, I had no choice but to bring you here."
At this point, both of them fell silent.
Bai Zhi got up to get him some food and poured him water from the thermos.
She entertained Ye Tiandong, but felt an indescribable sense of loss.
According to her previous plan, she was sure she could give her uncle information about Grandma Chen when he came to Nancheng, so that her uncle would be convinced that there really was a witness who could tell the story of what happened back then.
Unfortunately, she still hasn't found Grandma Chen's whereabouts.
I returned to the military compound today full of hope, but I couldn't even find out the name of my great-aunt Chen Lin.
She knew that Aunt Chen Lin's job was special, and it was impossible for her to rashly ask her family about her personal information.
The only way is to approach them indirectly by trying to get in touch with other people.
Even Grandpa didn't know Chen Lin's great-aunt's real name, which shows how well the Chen family protected her.
They also keep a low profile.
"Uncle, I'm going to the army." Bai Zhi poured hot water from the thermos for Ye Tiandong, placed it in front of him, and spoke casually.
Ye Tiandong nodded upon hearing this, his tone indifferent, "It's fine."
“It’s not right for you and Lu Ye to be separated for so long after you’re newly married. Now that you’ve finished your work, you should go find him and reunite with him.”
Bai Zhi looked at him and said, "I won't be coming back for the New Year."
Bai Zhi felt inexplicably sad.
Chinese New Year is a time for family reunion, but my maternal grandfather is missing, she will be spending the New Year in the military, and my uncle has gotten divorced.
I thought this year would be a family reunion, but in the end we were separated in different places.
Bai Zhi's words made Ye Tiandong's expression darken.
He picked up his teacup, took a sip of water, concealing the melancholy in his eyes, and smiled, "It's fine if you don't come back. Spending the New Year with Lu Ye in the army will be lively."
“Uncle, actually I really don’t want to face the New Year. I haven’t heard from my grandfather at all. With the reunion time approaching, I feel so empty inside. He’s so old, I wonder how he’s doing out there.”
Ye Tiandong said indifferently, "Isn't he always traveling? What's there to worry about?"
Bai Zhi, "!!!"
That's incredibly cold-hearted.
She angrily observed Ye Tiandong's expression, trying to find a trace of insincerity on his face.
Ye Tiandong drank his tea, looked up at her, and asked,
"By the way, didn't you tell me on the phone that you wanted to talk about something?"
Bai Zhi avoided his gaze, a bitter expression crossing her face.
She has something she wants to talk about.
But so far, she still hasn't been able to find out the name of the research grandmother in the Chen family.
This issue can no longer be discussed.
Even if she does talk about it, it's just rehashing old arguments without any evidence.
So she simply didn't bring up the topic.
I didn't expect her uncle to ask about it.
“Uncle, I had something to talk to you about, but…” She waved her hand and sighed, “Never mind, you wouldn’t believe me anyway. I’ll wait until I find witnesses.”
Upon hearing Bai Zhi's words, Ye Tiandong understood what she wanted to talk to him about.
Looking at his niece's innocent face, he suddenly wanted to ask her why she was so persistent.
And believe that person unconditionally.
Is she really so certain that the person wasn't lying, or trying to excuse their selfish behavior back then?
Ye Tiandong looked at her, and for some reason, he felt an urge to believe her.
But........
How could something he'd believed in for nearly twenty years be so easily overturned?
The two fell silent again.
Ye Tiandong was not used to the quietness of Bai Zhi.
In the past, whenever they met, she would always chatter away, finding all sorts of topics to talk about.
Bai Zhi naturally didn't want the atmosphere to become too awkward.
Otherwise it would appear even more desolate.
She changed the subject and said with a smile, "Uncle, Manager Cui is so outstanding! She's a true heroine. I like her so much."
Ye Tiandong responded, "Yes, she's quite capable at work. She's been with me for many years, and she manages a lot of things at the restaurant now."
"Besides her work ability, I think she's also good-looking and has stable emotions."
Bai Zhi showered Manager Cui with praise, and after a few pleasantries, she inquired about gossip, "Manager Cui, are you still single?"
Ye Tiandong casually replied, "I don't think so."
That woman lives in the restaurant. All she does is work. She always has a long face. Even the men in the restaurant avoid her. Where is she going to find a boyfriend?
"Didn't you ask her why she hasn't found a boyfriend yet?" Bai Zhi asked with a smile.
Ye Tiandong maintained a cold and aloof expression, and scoffed, "Why would I ask that? Why should I pry into her private affairs?"
He had asked her before and even kindly introduced her to someone.
As a result, the woman scolded him, saying that if he introduced her to men, she would quit her job.
So he stopped paying attention to her idle chatter.
Take it or leave it.
Anyway, she's already missed the best age to find a partner, so it's not easy for her now.
"Have you ever considered that she might have someone else in her heart, which is why she's unwilling to consider anyone else?"
Bai Zhi looked at him and said with a smile, "Uncle, has no one told you that Manager Cui might have a crush on you?"
Ye Tiandong, "!!!"
Ye Qingbai also said this.
But he cursed her back.
Ye Tiandong met Bai Zhi's teasing gaze, and his expression instantly turned strange. "Are you kidding me?"
"I'm not kidding. I don't believe that you two have been together for so long and you haven't noticed anything? You're too oblivious."
Bai Zhi looked at him, trying to evoke his memories, "Take a good look back at the things you did together, and the positive efforts she made regarding Li Li's issue."
If it weren't for Supervisor Cui's intentional or unintentional assistance, they wouldn't have been able to find so much dirt on Li Li so easily.
Ye Tiandong touched his nose and retorted awkwardly, "Don't talk nonsense."
Bai Zhi rolled her eyes and pouted, "Fine, fine, if you don't want to admit it, then think about it carefully."
If her uncle had realized this sooner, maybe the two of them would still have a chance.
Manager Cui is already in his early thirties; we can't let things drag on any longer.
A girl's youth was secretly wasted on him.
She felt sorry for Manager Cui just thinking about it.
However, when the topic of relationships came up, Bai Zhi couldn't help but mention another woman, "Uncle, has Li Li given birth yet?"
Bai Zhi looked at him and tentatively asked, "She hasn't bothered you anymore, has she?"
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