Chapter 18
The midday sun shines down from the sky without any obstruction. The scorching ground, the dust, and the constant chirping of cicadas make people feel even hotter.
"Where are you taking Jiaojiao so early in the morning?"
Luo Andeli had nothing to do in the morning and was about to come over, but he didn't ask for good news in advance, so he could only squat at the gate of the yard waiting for people. He was already wilted by the sun at this time, and when he saw Yin Zheng's figure from a distance, he couldn't help shouting at the top of his voice.
"Tsk, why are you still crying?" As Yin Zheng walked in, Luo Andeli stood up from the door and his eyes fell on the red circles around Jiaojiao's eyes.
Jiaojiao, lying in her father's arms, sniffed and said in a soft voice with a hint of nasal sound: "I didn't cry."
"You didn't cry? I don't believe it." Luo Andeli leaned forward and tapped the tip of his nose: "Look at this red little nose and eye sockets, it's obvious that he cried. Did your father bully you? I'll help you deal with him."
"No." When Jiaojiao heard that he was going to punish her father, she immediately raised her voice and quickly covered her red eyes and nose with her two little hands, saying muffledly: "Dad didn't bully Jiaojiao."
Afraid of suffocating him, Yin Zheng took Jiaojiao's hands off her nose and eyes, glanced at Luo Andeli, and then carried Jiaojiao inside.
Despite being warned, Luo Andeli still followed him boldly, happily teasing Jiaojiao: "Then why are you crying?"
"The bad guy said he wanted to find a new father for Jiaojiao." Jiaojiao pouted again, and with her eyes still red, she looked very aggrieved.
"Hey, the person who replaced your father is a bad person?"
"Yeah." He nodded vigorously, so vigorously that his body couldn't help but fall forward, and he insisted on saying: "Big bad guy."
Seeing this, Luo Andeli's mouth corners curled up obviously, and the irritability caused by the scorching sun disappeared.
Yin Zheng supported Jiaojiao's leaning body, put him on the sofa, and walked to the kitchen to make milk powder.
After Yin Zheng left, Luo Andeli came forward and sat next to Jiaojiao, pinching his little hand and playing with it: "Why don't you want to change your dad?"
"Daddy can't be changed." Jiaojiao turned her head to look at him. The pair of black and white eyes on her fair and tender face were as wet as a deer, clean, bright and innocent. When she looked at you, she always gave people the feeling that you were the only one in the world she could rely on, making people unconsciously take care of him again and again.
"If the father is changed, Jiaojiao will have no father anymore." Jiaojiao felt aggrieved when she thought about this possibility.
"Without her father, Jiaojiao will be hungry, in pain, scolded, and very cold..."
As he spoke, he tried hard to open his eyes wide and purse his lips to hold back his tears, but crystal clear tears still rolled down from his black and white eyes and fell on Luo Andeli's hand that was holding his.
Luo Andeli looked at the water stains on the back of his hand, constantly recalling the feeling of tears falling on the back of his hand.
It was a scorching, startling feeling.
When Luo Andeli came to his senses and saw Jiaojiao crying, his scalp exploded.
What if Yin Zheng saw this?!
He quickly pulled out four or five tissues from the table and covered Jiaojiao's face with them all at once. Then he put his hands on the tissues and wiped Jiaojiao's face up and down, left and right with extremely rough yet gentle movements.
Jiaojiao, whose face was rubbed, seemed to be confused by Luo Andeli's amazing way of wiping tears. She sat on the sofa in a cute manner and stopped crying. Her fluffy hair curled up, and her face, which had just cried, had a crystal clear feeling as if it had been soaked in water, like a big steamed bun just out of the oven, which would break if the slightest force was applied.
Luo Anli pinched Jiaojiao's face, and when Jiaojiao looked up, he lowered his head to meet his tear-washed dark eyes and grinned. He raised his hand to rub Jiaojiao's furry little head and said, "Don't worry, no one can replace Jiaojiao's father before Jiaojiao agrees. This is Uncle Luo An's promise to Jiaojiao."
Jiaojiao, rocking back and forth as she was rubbed, hummed in a daze. She didn't forget to take out the candy she had packed this morning from her pocket and said very seriously, "This is for Uncle Luo An. Hello, Uncle Luo An."
The little guy is quite good at coaxing people!
Luo Andeli took the candy from his hand, peeled it and put it into his mouth. The sweet taste spread from his mouth, and he couldn't help but squint his eyes.
Five days ago, he checked out the two people, one big and one small, who came knocking on the door. The reason was simply out of curiosity. As far as he knew, whether they were from the chaotic area or the outer city, anyone who knew Yin Zheng would want to stay away from him, let alone come to his house to look for him?
The results of the investigation were actually quite unexpected, Xi Fang from the Xi family in the central city and Fang Xingqiao, the one with some mental problems from the Fang family.
And their purpose is——
Luo Andeli's eyes fell on Jiaojiao, who was sitting on the sofa, pursing her lips and smiling foolishly because of his promise.
Their target was this small, soft, non-aggressive and completely harmless child.
After spending so many days together, Luo Andeli discovered that Jiaojiao had a talent that was not very obvious, but very powerful in some aspects.
There are so many people in this world, and there are always some who have abilities that others don't have, such as super high IQ, a physique that is naturally suitable for long-distance running, superior jumping ability, the ability to hold their breath underwater for three minutes, a naturally low sense of presence, or the ability to attract attention.
Jiaojiao also has an ability that no one else has or is better than, that is, almost full-level affinity and the ability to always touch the deepest part of people's hearts.
It’s hard to describe the spiritual healing in a specific way, but for example, cute kittens, puppies, and children can make people who see them feel inexplicably better.
Jiaojiao's ability in this area is particularly outstanding. People who see him will feel better and will hardly be on guard against him.
In other words, if he still has this ability when he grows up, his success rate as an undercover agent will be almost 100%.
Of course, if he chooses to be a psychologist, he will also be able to excel in this field.
When a human's talent in a certain aspect reaches its peak, there will always be some magical, strange phenomena that ordinary people cannot understand, such as Yin Zheng, whose emotions are easily aroused by Jiaojiao, and Fang Xingqiao from the Fang family who suddenly reacted.
Someone from the Ji family, or the commander of the Third Legion, the eighth-level divine hunter Ji Zang, got the news that Jiaojiao could provoke a reaction from Fang Xingqiao, so he sent Xi Fang to deal with the matter.
Fortunately, it is the Ji family. If it was the Fang family who paid attention to this matter, it would be a bit difficult to deal with.
The Ji family, in some ways, was a very incomprehensible existence. The Ji family's tradition was not to allow anyone to use the family's or their own power to do things that would oppress others, harm others for their own benefit, or harm the world.
However, the reason why the Ji family does not use their power to do these things is simply because they do not take the initiative to do so. As for others doing it to please them, they will not care even if they know about it.
A hypocritical family tradition that is superficial and self-deceiving.
But this kind of hypocrisy makes them one of the few kind families in such a powerful position.
Therefore, the Ji family has always had a very good reputation in the central city.
Xi Fang was sent by Ji Zang. He would certainly not go against the wishes of his commander and use his power to oppress Yin Zheng. He would only weigh the pros and cons and tempt him with benefits.
"Where did you go today?" Luo Andeli asked Yin Zheng who was sitting opposite him directly.
"Let's go through the adoption procedures." Yin Zheng said as he looked at Jiaojiao who was leaning on him and drinking the bottle with both hands.
"It didn't work." Luo Andeli understood. He clapped his hands and stood up: "Send me a copy of your identity information."
It is said that a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake, not to mention that the strong dragon of the Ji family did not take any action. It was just that those people in the inner and outer cities deliberately blocked Yin Zheng's procedures in order to please the Ji family.
In the border town of Sala, Luo Andeli is the real local tyrant.
"Oh, right." He bent down and pinched Jiaojiao's cheeks, making her pout like a little goldfish. "How old is our Jiaojiao this year?"
Although there are some guesses, since we need to register our household registration, it’s better to be accurate.
"Three years old!" Before Yin Zheng could speak, Jiaojiao had already vaguely reported her age and raised her three little fingers to make a number three.
Three years old?!
Luo Andeli and Yin Zheng looked Jiaojiao up and down almost simultaneously.
It's white, tender, soft, and not even as high as a person's knees. No matter how you look at it, it's only two years old at most, okay?
Jiaojiao, whose real age is three, looks like she is two because she has been depleted since birth. She pulled the pacifier out of her mouth with a "boo" sound, and her childish voice sounded soft: "Jiaojiao is three years old, Youping."
Although Jiaojiao couldn't say some words, he still remembered them in his mind. He knew that his name was Jiaojiao, he knew that he had a father, and he knew that he was Ah Youping.
Ah, oil bottle?
Yin Zheng easily guessed what three words Jiaojiao said, and anger rose in his heart. This anger came suddenly and there was no one to vent it on.
Yin Zheng suppressed his anger, stood up, and lifted Jiaojiao into his arms, weighing her. His expression darkened. Even though he had never held a three-year-old before, he knew how heavy a three-year-old should be after reading the "Dad's Handbook." Jiaojiao's light weight didn't seem like a three-year-old at all.
There are only two answers now: either Jiaojiao is mistaken and he is only two years old, or Jiaojiao had a very difficult life in the past, so bad that he only looks two years old at the age of three.
Yin Zheng hopes it is the former.
Being weighed up and down by her father, Jiaojiao thought her father was playing with her, and she smiled with her eyes curved while holding the bottle.
Luo Andeli, who also guessed the three words, felt uncomfortable. He looked at the little ball in Yin Zheng's arms, Jiaojiao, who was holding the bottle with curved eyebrows. He lowered his eyes to hide the emotions in his eyes, and slowly exhaled the breath that was held in his chest.
Don't let him find out who said these three words. If he says such words to such a cute child, his legs should be broken and thrown into the Endless Sea!
After lunch, Luo Andeli went to deal with the adoption matter, while Yin Zheng brought Jiaojiao to Aofei Hospital.
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