Chapter 415 Father and Daughter Reunion 1 Judging from her height, she might be his daughter...
On the way back, Yang Shuming wanted to talk to Yao Zhizhi alone, but Yao Zhizhi was busy reminiscing about the past with Yao Weihua, so he, her brother-in-law, couldn't get a word in and could only listen from the side.
Once Yao Weihua returns to the courtyard by the lake, his attention will definitely be attracted by the two children. When Yang Shuming comes again, he will have the opportunity to speak.
But he didn't expect that Yao Weihua was not in the yard. He looked at him curiously and asked, "Where is the third brother?"
"We went to the clinic. Changxiao and I had a slight fever." Yao Zhizhi sat down and prepared her ears.
Yang Shuming felt a little ashamed. The couple both had a fever, and he still came to bother them. It was really inappropriate. However, the matter between Guanying and Guangmei was not a trivial matter.
He explained his purpose. "Guanying and Guangmei are getting older. They have concerns they won't share with me. Please find a chance to ask them for me. I'll do my best to help them as much as I can."
Yao Zhizhi smiled and reminded him, "Brother-in-law, I know what you want to say. However, based on my understanding of Ye Jingtian, don't worry about the child's worries for now. The most important thing you should do now is to find my eldest brother to verify the situation of the Ye family."
"Do you suspect he is lying?" Although Yang Shuming had asked someone to inquire about the situation of the Ye family, that was all in the past. He was not very clear about the Ye family's movements in recent years.
Now that I think about it, indeed, what if the Ye family wants to get something for nothing?
The Ye family had been hands-off during the most difficult period of raising the two children. Now that the children were grown up, they wanted to dig up the tree while it was just beginning to sprout and prepare to bloom? Dream on!
He stood up immediately: "I'll just make a call from your place."
"Go ahead." Yao Zhizhi smiled weakly, "Do you remember my brother's number?"
"I remember." Yang Shuming turned and went back inside, noticing the piano, which had finally revealed its true appearance. Its shiny black paint and glossy black and white keys looked incredibly well-preserved. Even after he had gone inside, he still leaned out and asked, "Xingxing and Yueyue are learning piano?"
"Yeah." Yao Zhizhi leaned back in her chair, supporting her forehead. "Changxiao and Uncle Ning can both teach. The brother and sister can play for fun when they have nothing to do. Currently, the Star Club has three fewer songs than the Moon Club. He prefers learning the harmonica, just like his father."
Yang Shuming smiled and said, "That would be quite lively. When you and Changxiao recover from your colds, I'll ask Guanying and the others to come over and learn."
"Okay, you can come over anytime. Changxiao and I caught a cold, but it shouldn't be contagious." Yao Zhizhi glanced outside. It was raining so heavily, and she didn't know when her third brother and the others would come back. She hadn't even eaten yet, and she was really worried that her third brother would be hungry.
As for Lu Henian who came back with the third brother, it is said that he is taking care of the old man in the hospital, so he probably won’t come for lunch.
Soon, Yang Shuming came out after finishing his call. He was very relieved and said with a smile: "Your eldest brother said that the Ye family is fine. Ye Jingtian is lying. He must be trying to trick the child into going to his place."
In this case, he has no psychological burden.
Adolescents are naturally sensitive and thoughtful. A father who loves to lie will most likely only cause children to dislike him rather than like him.
In this way, perhaps the two children would reject Ye Jingtian on their own without him saying anything.
Thinking of this, Yang Shuming smiled sincerely.
He reminded Yao Zhizhi: "Anyway, I still ask you to find time to talk to the two children more."
"Don't worry, brother-in-law, I know what's going on." Yao Zhizhi felt dizzy and didn't want to chat anymore. She wanted to sleep.
Just then, Qi Changxiao came out of the shower, so she got up and went to take a shower.
Yang Shuming didn't leave immediately. He informed Qi Changxiao of the situation on Yao Weiguo's side: "Xiao Qi, Ye Jingtian is lying. Tell Wei Hua when he comes back. I'm going back first. I have to go to the police station to deal with the Ma family extermination case. I'll see if I can apply for a Lei Feng Award for you and my younger sister."
"It's okay. We don't care about these false reputations. As long as we catch the criminal, that's all that matters." Qi Changxiao's steps were weak, and he had to hold on to the door sill while speaking.
Yang Shuming noticed that he was not feeling well, so he quickly helped him to lie down in the room: "Would you like some water? I'll pour you some."
Qi Changxiao shook his head. He was not thirsty.
He hasn't had a fever for a while. The last time was when he and Yang Shuming jumped into Yu Lake to catch someone in the middle of winter.
They all caught colds, but this time it happened in the middle of summer, which was really unexpected.
Seeing that he could not help much, Yang Shuming had to go to the clinic to urge the person who was giving the IV drip. As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the alley, he saw Yao Weihua coming back with Xiaoyue on his back. Xiaoyue was lying on her uncle's shoulder, holding an umbrella in both hands, and she was talking about something.
Tong Lili followed behind him with a reluctant look on her face, muttering to herself and complaining about having to do hard labor in the heavy rain.
Yang Shuming breathed a sigh of relief, took the umbrella from Xiaoyueliang, helped hold it up, and sent them to the backyard. Then he came back and confessed to Yao Miaomiao what had happened today.
Yao Miaomiao scoffed after hearing this and said, "I knew this evil wouldn't stay quiet forever. Don't tell the kids yet. I want to see what they really think."
"Not telling? What if the child gets cheated?" Yang Shuming was a little worried.
Yao Miaomiao raised an eyebrow and said, "If they were really deceived, it only means that we don't know how to raise children and we are stupid."
The subtext of this statement is actually Yao Miaomiao's confidence in herself, Yang Shuming, and their two children. She doesn't believe Ye Jingtian can succeed.
Even if the children were kept in the dark, they would not be fooled. People are all made of flesh and blood. Yang Shuming has been very kind to the two children over the years. She doesn't believe that the children would be ungrateful.
Yang Shuming thought about it and decided that it was a good idea. The child would grow up and would have to go out into society sooner or later and learn to distinguish between sincerity and falsehood.
Even if they are deceived by their biological father, the biggest loss may be leaving here and going to the Northeast, but they can gain the experience of falling, which will serve as a warning for the future.
But if they cannot distinguish between truth and falsehood, once they enter society and are cheated, the consequences will be unpredictable.
Anything is possible, including broken bones, financial ruin, and separation from family.
Instead of this, it would be better to treat Ye Jingtian’s appearance as a test in their lives.
However, Yang Shuming still reminded: "Isn't Zhang Wang quite free? You can ask him to help keep an eye on him. If Ye Jingtian has other plans, at least there will be someone to stop him."
"No need. My parents are at home, and the third child is back too. Can't so many people at home protect the two children?" Yao Miaomiao didn't have much friendship with Zhang Wang and didn't want to trouble him.
However, her parents and younger brother are all old acquaintances of Ye Jingtian. Given Ye Jingtian's cunning nature, he would probably deliberately avoid them.
Then go find Xie Dayou.
The rain had just stopped when Yao Miaomiao went to work. She bought a jar of liquor, weighed half a pound of beef, and went to the publishing house to talk to Xie Dayou, asking him to think of a way to find someone to take over her shift and come and look after the children in the next two days.
Xie Dayou readily agreed and quickly found a chess friend to help him. He then strolled around and visited friends in the alley.
*
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the rain stopped.
Ye Jingtian woke up, stretched, and prepared to go for a walk in the alley.
At least he had to figure out the daily activities of Xie Chunxing and Yao Jingzong, otherwise, how could he get close to his own children?
He didn't want to have a head-on conflict with the two old guys. Firstly, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake, and secondly, it would be easy to alert the enemy and fail.
He was walking on the street and saw a bamboo product store. He went in and bought a bamboo hat to wear. The sun was very strong after the heavy rain, and the hat could both cover his face and protect him from the sun.
It must be said that the things these old farmers like to use do have some merits.
No wonder Yao Jingzong always liked to call him a fart when he said that farmers were useless.
It seems that farmers are indeed useful, at least this hat is nice.
He wandered to the entrance of the alley and heard the sound of a group of children laughing and playing from a distance. Following the sound, he soon discovered a small, muddy lake.
Probably because of the rain, the rainwater from nearby poured into the lake. In short, the lotus flowers in the lake were blooming beautifully, and the children by the lake were having a great time.
He raised the brim of his hat slightly and saw a girl with two ponytails, wearing a floral dress with a white background, green leaves and yellow flowers, running back and forth in the crowd like a happy butterfly.
The giggling sound was quite relaxing, and it also made him feel much better.
He stared at the girl suspiciously for a long time. Judging from her height, maybe she was his daughter?
He wasn't sure, as he hadn't seen her for nearly ten years. Girls change a lot when they grow up.
He had no choice but to walk closer. Before he could see clearly, he heard a skinny guy shouting by the lake, "Qi Lingyue, come quickly, your brother has taken the bait!"
The little girl criticized loudly: "What nonsense are you talking about? My brother is not a fish, how can he bite the hook? If you write an essay like this, the teacher will definitely fail you. You should say, Qi Lingyue, your brother's fish has taken the bait!"
The skinny guy laughed and continued to wave: "Come here quickly, I brought a landing net, come, let's help together."
The little girl ran over, took one look and refused: "No, such a small fish doesn't need a landing net."
Sure enough, the next second, the boy by the lake cast his hook and caught a black carp as long as a palm.
The skinny boy was amazed and chased after the girl, asking, "How did you know?"
The girl ignored him, quickened her pace, ran to another older girl, hugged her arm, and said in a sweet voice, "Sister Guangmei, please come with me. The impatiens there are so beautiful. I want to pick some and paint my nails, but nine people died in that building. It's too scary. I don't dare to go."
Guangmei was not fooled. She pinched Xiaoyue's nose and scolded, "Don't give me that. Uncle said you are a fearless little devil. You just want to trick me into going out with you. No, I like it here."
"Okay, you are heartless, you are cold, you are not my good sister anymore." Xiaoyue was angry, stomped her feet, let go of Guangmei and ignored her.
Guangmei didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she turned around and coaxed him, "Okay, okay, okay, okay, I'll go with you, okay? But tell me the truth, do you want to see the Impatiens or go catch ghosts?"
Little Moon smiled but said nothing.
Guangmei couldn't help but pinch her cheeks: "How could I not know your little tricks? You are reading the book left by your third uncle, right? Be careful or I will complain to my aunt!"
"Ah, no. Good sister, please go with me. If I am too incompetent and get tricked, you can use this to wake me up." Xiaoyue said, taking out a bell with a red rope from her trouser pocket.
Guangmei couldn't persuade her and had to agree.
When the two of them left, they didn't notice that Yiyi and Jiaojiao followed them.
As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the alley, I saw a man wearing a conical hat standing there, looking mysterious.
Guangmei impatiently reached out and pulled at it: "You're crazy, standing in the middle of the road in broad daylight, how can others walk?"
The man did not retort, but instead quietly stepped aside.
Guangmei took another suspicious look at him. What a strange man! He might be a lunatic who escaped from a mental hospital.
The two little sisters walked away, but Guangmei couldn't help but look back, but saw that the man actually raised the brim of his hat and smiled at her.
Guangmei didn't recognize who that person was. Instead, she turned around and paid attention to the stones on the road. She pulled Xiaoyueliang, and they each picked up a handful of stones and put them in their pockets. Then they turned into the alley in front and hid in the shadows.
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