"Zhizhi and I met before you. We hit it off immediately. Little Ye, you have good taste!" Xie Shaoling said to Ye Jingchen with a smile.
“My little benefactor, you don’t know my name yet, do you? My name is Zhizhi, the Zhizhi of ‘knowing is knowing,’ which I chose myself after I started studying.” The little girl, Zhizhi, introduced herself.
The introduction is quite convoluted, but the name itself is a wise and auspicious one.
“You can call me Xiao Ye,” Ye Jingchen said to her.
We can't let Xie Shaoling's repeated calls of "Little Yezi" go to waste.
"Xiao Ye, I'm sorry. You kindly helped us, but I suspected you had ulterior motives, so I told Brother Xie about it." Zhi Zhi walked up to Ye Jingchen, suddenly bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle, and said with a face full of shame.
Ye Jingchen could understand Zhizhi's actions.
There's no such thing as a free lunch. She has so many children with her, so it's only right that she's cautious.
Moreover, the fact that she was willing to tell Xie Shaoling about this shows that she trusts him from the bottom of her heart.
In comparison, this stranger, whom he had only met once, seemed very suspicious.
However, Xie Shaoling was truly unconventional. The heir of the Duke's mansion could actually become friends with an orphan girl who made a living by begging on the street.
"From Zhizhi's description, I think the person who helped her should be Xiao Yezi, but I'm not very sure. Xiao Chang'an is familiar with you, so I wanted to confirm with him. He said that if it really is you, you would definitely come here today, so we came here to wait." Xie Shaoling said to Ye Jingchen, explaining why they were here today.
“Brother Chang’an really knows me quite well.” Taking advantage of Xie Shaoling’s presence, Ye Jingchen reached out his devilish claws towards Xie Chang’an’s little head.
"Keep your claws to yourself, or I'll cripple them!" Xie Chang'an grabbed the claws just as they were about to land on his head, warning him.
"Little Ye just wanted to pat your head, why are you being so fierce? What, you can't touch a tiger's butt, so you can't touch your head either?" Xie Shaoling reached out and restrained Xie Chang'an's hands with irresistible force.
“He can’t resist now, Xiao Ye, you can touch him as you like,” Xie Shaoling said to Ye Jingchen with a smile.
"Don't touch!" Xie Chang'an said angrily, his gaze towards Ye Jingchen practically a death stare.
Ye Jingchen, however, was not afraid at all, and simply returned his smile, which was so wide it was almost invisible.
"Thank you, Uncle Xie!" he said, his hand already reaching out to touch Xie Chang'an's head without any hesitation.
"Don't be angry, little brother Chang'an. I just wanted to get closer to you." Ye Jingchen said while scratching his head.
Xie Chang'an was furious.
You can't touch a tiger's backside, so how can you touch the head of a king?
He struggled fiercely, and the force restraining him loosened, allowing him to break free instantly and grab Ye Jingchen's hand that was messing with his head.
A flicker of panic crossed Ye Jingchen's eyes. Was Xie Shaoling really that useless? How could he not subdue Xie Chang'an with his strength? Could he have deliberately let him pass?
However, the panic only lasted for a moment. Feeling Xie Chang'an's force that seemed to want to crush his wrist, he grimaced and begged Xie Chang'an for mercy with an exaggerated expression, "Brother Chang'an, let go, you're going to break my hand!"
Xie Chang'an was even angrier.
But what can he do even if he's angry? Is he really going to crush the hand that dares to act so arrogantly on his head?
Not to mention that Chenxi was watching him intently from the sidelines, his unreliable father alone would not allow him to do such a thing.
So in the end, Xie Chang'an simply stretched out his hand and, as if venting his anger, vigorously ruffled Ye Jingchen's hair, turning it into a messy ball.
Ye Jingchen pulled out the small bronze mirror he often used in class from his sleeve. When he saw his messy hair, he looked at Xie Chang'an with a resentful gaze: "Brother Chang'an, you have no martial ethics. I didn't make your hair this messy!"
"You asked for it!" Xie Chang'an said coldly.
"Xiuxiu, quickly get a comb for Xiao En—Xiao Ye," Zhizhi called into the house with a smile.
A little while later, a little girl named Xiuxiu came running out and brought Ye Jingchen a wooden comb.
"My dear benefactor, it's windy outside today, so I need to stay inside to take care of Dian Dian. I apologize for the inconvenience," she said to Ye Jingchen as she handed him the comb.
"You've worked hard," Ye Jingchen said to her earnestly.
He had taken care of infants before and knew how difficult it was to raise them at that age.
“Dian Dian is our little sister, it’s no trouble at all!” Xiu Xiu said to him with a smile, and then ran back into the house.
Ye Jingchen combed his hair and casually tied it into a high ponytail.
He was very skilled at tying his hair. Xie Shaoling noticed this, looked Ye Jingchen up and down, and said with a smile, "This hairstyle is good. It gives you a chivalrous air."
“That’s because Xiao Ye has a chivalrous heart,” Zhi Zhi replied.
"This is just a mutually beneficial transaction. Although I helped you, you also helped me, so we are equals," Ye Jingchen said seriously to Zhizhi.
Ye Jingchen never portrays himself as a good person, so he doesn't need anyone to be grateful to him.
The concept of 'equality' is especially valuable to these children in the current situation.
"Xiao Ye is indeed a good person, just like Brother Xie, as expected of his friend!" Zhi said gratefully.
Hearing her call him "Brother Xie" repeatedly, and Xie Shaoling not refutating her, Ye Jingchen's expression became somewhat subtle.
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