“Your name is different from Yu’er’s. Your name means joy and happiness, and I hope you will live a carefree and happy life. Yu’er’s name means flawless like a beautiful jade, and it carries the meaning of beautiful expectations.”
Yan Xia explained.
"The pronunciation is the same, but the meanings are completely different. I also thought Yu'er's name was the same as Chang Yu's before," Liu Yunwan chimed in with a smile. "But the two are quite destined. Yu'er is fifteen this year, and Chang Yu is seventeen. Yu'er, quickly call Chang Yu 'sister'."
"Hello, Sister Changyu." Jiang Yu's voice was a little low, but very clear. You could tell that she was a lively person, but the influence of her family had caused her true personality to be suppressed by inferiority and timidity.
Her personality is the opposite of Chang Yu's, who is gentle and quiet.
Just like its name suggests.
"Hello, Sister Yu."
Chang Yu replied softly.
"Master, the meal is ready."
Not long after, the maidservants began serving the dishes.
The main room was bustling with activity, except for Yan Hecheng, who, like a child who had done something wrong, huddled in a corner, eating silently with his head down.
Half an hour later, Liu Yunwan took her leave, and Zuo Li also left.
Yan Hecheng prepared to return to the first courtyard.
But Yan Xia stopped him.
"Father, I'll take you."
Yan Xia removed her hair ornaments, took off her heavy clothes and shoes, simply put on a coat, and changed into the ancient-style slippers that Xiao Ji had made for her.
He walked side by side with Yan Hecheng onto the connecting corridor.
“Father, I don’t blame you. I know you are a kind-hearted person, but there are many good people in this world, but there are even more bad people. You probably don’t understand why Madam Sun is so persistent in pursuing you, right?”
After Yan Xia finished speaking, Yan Hecheng nodded.
"From the moment you told me that she came to your door to deliver fish, I knew she was no good. But after just one encounter, she managed to find out where we live. Don't you think her motives are impure? Under the guise of delivering fish, she actually toured the courtyard where you live and discovered that our family is richer than she imagined. Knowing that you are currently living alone, how could she not be tempted?"
I already had Jinyu inquire about it. The Sun family of seven lives in a cramped little room. Her two grandsons have to sleep under their parents' beds. Under such conditions, it's no wonder she clung to you, Father! You think she's after you, but actually she's after our family's money. If she were a good person, Father, I would help you marry her if you wanted, but she's not a good woman!
Even if she were to marry into the family, she would turn our home upside down. Father, I just want a peaceful life! Also, I was really angry today. Father, you actually believed her so easily! If Zuo Li hadn't discovered that Xiao Er had drugged me, and if that drug had been poison, my father would be dead!
Yan Xia's voice was filled with anger, yet it trembled slightly.
Yan Hecheng burst into tears.
“Father was wrong. Father has had too many good days lately and his mind has become muddled. Xia’er, don’t be angry. Can Father move back to the village? Father promises not to run around anymore. Father doesn’t want to cause you any trouble. It’s all Father’s fault. Father was just afraid that she would be arrested by the officials and her life would be ruined. So I thought that if I ignored her, she would give up. I didn’t expect her to be so crazy. She even tried to poison me. Father regrets it. When Father first met her, he should have given her some money to compensate her and let her buy her own clothes.”
It's heartbreaking to see someone so old still wiping away tears.
Yan Xia sighed again.
"Hey, I'm not blaming you. Whether you go back to live here or stay here, it's all the same. Aren't there bad people in the village? There are too many people who want to take advantage of our family! Dad, after this lesson, I hope you can think of others a little less negatively, okay?"
Since you've forgiven him...
Yan Xia didn't want to bring up the past.
She genuinely hoped that Yan Hecheng could live a peaceful and long life.
She's not afraid of others trying to harm her, because she has a system with her.
No one can harm her.
But Yan Hecheng was just an ordinary person; if he accidentally ingested poison, he would die.
This serves as a warning.
He warned Yan Xia.
"I understand, Xia'er. I promise you, I will be more careful in the future and will not be so foolish again."
"Okay, Dad, you should wash up and go to bed early. I just asked Xiao Ji to tell the kitchen to make you a bowl of calming soup. It will be brought over in a bit. Remember to drink it before you go to bed."
Yan Xia didn't say anything more.
She escorted Yan Hecheng into the courtyard and then turned and left.
After taking a quick shower, Yan Xia went to bed.
"Auntie, I've already taken the calming soup over. Are you going to rest? I'll blow out the candle then," Xiao Ji said to Yan Xia as he took off his coat.
"Okay, go ahead and blow away. You should go to sleep early too." Yan Xia replied, then turned over and closed her eyes.
Xiao Ji silently blew out the candle, took her coat, and went back to her little bed.
She was carefree and could fall asleep the moment her head hit the pillow.
Yan Xia sometimes envies Xiao Ji's sleep quality.
Hearing the heavier breathing, she slipped into the space.
[Open the store]
Yan Xia said to the system.
[Good host] The panel unfolded in front of Yan Xia in less than half a second.
[System, does the store have any protective devices, like surveillance cameras or talismans? I want to protect my family.]
After searching for a long time without finding what she wanted, Yan Xia asked the system for help.
Yes, there are teleportation talismans, each worth 400 points. Tearing one up teleports the user to any location (Note! Only locations the user has already visited, and the destination is random). Life-saving talismans, each worth 3000 points, revive the user within three seconds of death and grant invincibility for one hour (can only be used once per person, ignoring both hot and cold weapon attacks, including various poisons). Resistance talismans, each worth 800 points...
[Stop, stop! Is there any group protection? Even at the cheapest price of 400 points, I can only buy one. Besides, I don't want others to know I have a private space or any surveillance cameras. I want only people who can see it. If I can't afford it, don't even mention it; it's a waste of my time.]
Yan Xia quickly interrupted the system.
It refers to a spell.
It's not nearly enough for everyone in the family, and it would also expose that she's no ordinary person.
It's really unusable.
[I'm sorry, host, the talisman is the cheapest you can afford. The trackers you mentioned all cost over 10,000 points.]
Yan Xia twitched her lips.
She thought 500 points was already a lot.
So you can't afford anything?
I'm impressed!
Wait, what is this malicious value detector?
Just as Yan Xia was about to give up on buying and leave the space, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a dark halo on the right side of the top floor of the mall, with the words "Malicious Value Detector" written on it.
And the price is exactly 500 points.
The malicious value detector can detect malicious values from others; however, it cannot be used in groups.
The system explained.
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