Romance
When Ye Yuanyin came down from "Ghost is Hard to Climb", Xiao Ruan followed her for a long way.
The little girl was like a wild vegetable that had lost its moisture, with a hunched back and a weak spirit. She dragged her tottering steps and walked unsteadily, like a white paper covered with lead dust, with even the blank spaces being gray and silent.
"Xiao Ruan, please go back. If you continue sending me off, I will have to go home with me."
The girl didn't say a word, but just followed her closely.
Ye Yuanyin stopped, squatted down, and asked, "Do you want to try that painting game that sister mentioned?"
The girl's eyes lit up, but she didn't nod.
Ye Yuanyin's system for sensing feelings was very sharp. She held her skinny, dark little hand and patiently asked, "But Grandpa got angry at me just now. You're worried he'd be unhappy if he knew, right?"
She carefully observed the girl's expression until she nodded imperceptibly.
"Then we won't tell Grandpa. If you have anything you want to draw, just come find Sister, okay?"
It seemed like they hadn't spoken in a long time. When Xiao Ruan opened his mouth, layers of sand piled up in his throat. "What... do I want to draw?"
"Anything is fine, as long as it's what you want to say most in your heart."
"when?"
"It's all right. Sister will wait for you."
Xiao Ruan stretched out her thin, dark little finger, silently wrapped it around Ye Yuanyin's finger and hooked it. After doing all this, the girl hesitated, turned around and walked back.
The majestic mountains are lush and green, guarding the child's small body like a giant.
Ye Yuanyin watched her leave and then went to Lin Huamei's house without stopping.
*
Huamei's home is closest to the village entrance and is one of the best-off families in the village.
The tall houses are bright and beautiful with white walls, black tiles and blue bricks.
When I walked in, I found a pile of pots and pans that had not been washed yet in the middle of the yard. It was spring, but the place was shaky and deserted.
"Hua Mei, Hua Mei." Ye Yuanyin called out twice in the yard.
Suddenly, there was a sound of something breaking in the room, followed by Lin Huamei's sharp scream.
"How have I, as your elder sister, ever wronged you?! I feed you and provide you with food and drink, and you're still not satisfied? Huh? What right do you have to hit my daughter? You can't even cultivate a conscience!"
The door of the main room was suddenly opened, and a boy of about eighteen or nineteen ran out quickly, like a shadow of a tree suddenly rushing out.
Ye Yuan was unable to dodge and was hit hard, and the wound on his back began to hurt again.
Hua Mei hid in the house, her verbal firepower still indiscriminately sweeping, "You're a deaf person, it's lucky you've survived until now, why are you still so conceited? Is conceit useful?"
The porcelain basin was fired like a bullet, hitting the boy's back steadily, accurately and fiercely. He groaned, frowned and turned around with a grim face.
Lin Huamei kicked the door open and threw out a pair of old-fashioned black hearing aids. Like a planet crashing into the earth, she screamed uncontrollably, "What's wrong with this hearing aid? What's the point of a half-grown mountain girl being so pretty? No matter how beautiful you dress, no one will like a deaf person like you!"
The deaf boy could tell from her furious expression that what she said must be unpleasant. His retort was resolute, "Your daughter...will become deaf, too."
"Lin Yi, fuck your ancestors!" Lin Huamei's rationality completely drained away. She fumbled for the iron hammer in the yard, wishing she could finish him off with a single blow. "You heartless wolf cub! That's your niece, she's so young, how could you hit her? You heartless bastard!"
Ye Yuanyin got up from the ground and hurriedly stopped her.
Lin Huamei's crazy expression rushed towards her, and she screamed at her hysterically: "Get out of my way! Otherwise I'll beat you too!!"
"I'm going to fucking die!" Lin Yi turned and ran, not forgetting to hurt the people closest to him, "I won't spend a single cent of your dirty money!!"
Lin Huamei was so angry that she sat down on the ground, kicking her legs and crying loudly, "Oh, my life is so miserable, my mother died early, you were relieved by closing your eyes, why did you leave this short-lived evildoer to me? Wuuwuwu..."
Six-year-old Yiduo ran out of the house with gauze wrapped around her ears, crying loudly in fear.
Ye Yuanyin stood there, completely confused, and quickly picked up the child.
"Ayin, you know best how much I've suffered to take care of him! He's a disabled person, and I don't expect him to become rich, but he should at least learn a skill so he won't starve to death."
Lin Huamei pouted, tears streaming down her face. "I finally waited until he grew up, thinking he could finally help me, but he's still useless!"
She was tired of scolding, and the white foam at the corners of her mouth had formed a thin film that looked crystal clear and shiny.
"How could he hit my daughter?"
"Have you taken Yiduo for a checkup?"
"I checked it. Luckily his ears are fine, otherwise I would have beaten him to death!"
Ye Yuanyin looked at the timid little girl in his arms and asked kindly, "Duoduo, was it really your uncle who did this?"
"How could this be false!" Hua Mei said this angrily. "Lin Yi and I have never been close since we were young. I say one thing and he has ten things waiting for me! He's closer to you than me. I can't compare to your patience. If I'm unhappy, I'll make a scene. He must have been fed up with me a long time ago!"
Ye Yuanyin found it strange. From what she knew of Lin Yi, he wasn't someone who would resort to violence. But Yiduo was so young, and children weren't supposed to lie. So what was the problem?
At this time, Duofu walked in and saw the mess in the yard, with pots and pans thrown all over the floor. He couldn't help but scold her, "You lazy woman, look at the mess your house has become!"
Hua Mei's anger, which had already been rising, suddenly flared up even higher. She endured it again and again and finally avoided arguing with her husband.
"Shut up!" she warned. "If you don't clean it up, don't ask me to."
Duofu was a henpecked husband, and seeing his wife's expression, he didn't dare to say anything else. He turned to Ye Yuanyin and said, "Hey, Ah Yin, why are you still here? There's going to be chaos at home!"
Ye Yuanyin was stunned and asked what was wrong.
"Go home and take a look."
*
The tassel tree in front of my house is in full bloom, as magnificent as flowing clouds covering the sun.
Ye Yuanyin looked at the workers coming in and out of the house, then stepped over the threshold and walked in.
In the yard, You Jing was giving orders enthusiastically, "Put the washing machine here. Hey, don't move that robot vacuum cleaner!"
Refrigerators, microwave ovens, dishwashers, ovens and steamers...all sorts of packaging boxes fill up the yard.
Aunt Long was unable to stop him. She was weak to begin with, and now she couldn't stop someone who was determined to show off after all her words. She felt overwhelmed.
After waiting for Ye Yuanyin to come back, she pulled her aside, her expression stern, and asked in a cold voice: "When did you become friends with this person? What kind of relationship do you have? Why did you buy these expensive things? Go ask what they are doing!"
Seeing his mother's anger, Ye Yuanyin thought she must have misunderstood his relationship with You Jing. After all, in his mother's eyes, he shouldn't have been so presumptuous since he was married and had a girlfriend.
"Mom, don't be angry," she lowered her head and said patiently, "I'll explain it to you in detail when there's no one around at night."
Her mother understood her, and after receiving her promise, her expression softened slightly. But she still felt uneasy. The girl had grown up, and after having been away from home, her thoughts had completely changed from when she was at home. She had even done something like hiding her marriage, so who knew if she would do something even more earth-shattering in the future.
This is where the three daughters of the Long family have always lived and will continue to live in the future. The secluded Jiutao Village stubbornly adheres to many rules and etiquette, and there is no room for innovation.
"Don't do anything out of line," Aunt Long stared at her daughter's innocent face and emphasized again, "Don't bring shame to your father."
"What are you thinking! There's no such thing."
She wanted to argue with You Jing, but unexpectedly, Chen Dian came back at this time.
Secretary Ma stared at the mess in the yard in astonishment. The yard that Aunt Long had originally cleaned so neatly now had no space left to move around.
Chen Dian was not at all surprised to see such a situation.
So he asked calmly, "What are you doing?"
"What? Is that so hard to understand?" You Jing was excited, taking credit for himself. "I bought this as a thank-you gift for A-Yin's mother. She's always around the stove, and so is A-Yin. Washing so many dishes every day is so tiring. Technology is advancing so rapidly these days, why use manpower when machines can do it? It's so tiring."
"..." Shen Yan pulled the corner of his mouth, smiled faintly and asked him, "Do you know what the electricity supply is like in the village? Several households share the same neutral wire. Those high-power appliances you bought, let alone turning on so many at the same time, would trip the circuit breaker if just two refrigerators were turned on at the same time. Don't you consider the actual situation before you try to please me?"
You Jing said disdainfully, "The implication is that you considered it but gave up. How did Mr. Shen try to be so attentive? Could you please tell me? I'm all ears."
There was no emotion in Chen Dian's sarcasm; he just had to speak the truth.
"Do you really need to be as attentive to your own family as you would to outsiders?"
You Jing was speechless, his heart filled with silent sorrow. He looked at Ye Yuanyin beside him and asked, "What do you think? Why don't you say anything?"
"Don't waste your money. If the power goes out, we'll be blamed by the neighbors."
You Jing lowered his voice and emphasized his grievance again, "I mean well."
"I know you mean well, and I appreciate it. But if you could just hold your own, I think it would be easier for us to get along."
You Jing's expression was gloomy, and the muscles in his cheeks twitched a few times. He said sadly, "Did I do something so evil that you have to say it so harshly?"
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