"Brother, do you think I can do it?"
Cao An didn't respond, just walked quietly.
Xia Youyou pulled at his clothes and shook them, "Brother~"
"Don't act like a spoiled child with me. You should take your own decisions seriously and do them well." Although Cao An was a little worried in her heart, as long as she was there, no one in Baoshi would cause trouble for her.
"Would you like to come with me tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow is not possible. I can send you here first and then go to the police station. Scar is just locked up, and the matter has not been dealt with yet. We also need to see what the situation is with Liu Daya's adoptive mother."
Xia Youyou nodded with disappointment, "Okay then."
Cao An pressed the back of her head and pushed her along. "Don't be discouraged. I'll show you fireworks tonight."
She was probably in the base at the time and had never seen fireworks before. But then again, they were all underground and had to be careful of fires. Wouldn't setting off fireworks blow up the base?
After returning home with Cao An and cooking with her mother, Xia Youyou felt that this kind of life was really good.
After dinner, when it was completely dark, Xia Youyou couldn't wait to pull Cao An to the yard.
"Hurry up, brother~" She couldn't wait any longer!
The fireworks lit up, and the light and shadow were imprinted on the little girl's face. She stared at the colorful sparks with wide eyes. "So this is called fireworks." It was really beautiful.
Cao An put the flower in her hand and said, "Take it and swing it in circles."
She did as she was told and watched the pattern on her hand change shape, sometimes into a circle, sometimes into a curve.
Cao An retreated to the corridor, took out his communicator, and took a picture of her, freezing the moment when she was happiest.
The little girl in the photo has a beautiful smile, like an elf in the dark night, making people reluctant to disturb her.
The two played until very late, and all the flowers were played away. Xia Youyou was finally pulled back to the room by Cao An, feeling unsatisfied.
"Go to bed early. Don't you have to go to work tomorrow? It's your first day at work, so you have to behave well. I'll buy you fireworks after get off work tomorrow."
"Good night, bro!"
Xia Youyou rolled around in bed excitedly, unable to fall asleep. Seeing fireworks for the first time, and going to work tomorrow for the first time, were both things she had never experienced in her later life. In fact, she was already very happy to be able to go out and walk.
It was early in the morning and the outside was still shrouded in morning mist. Xia Youyou stayed up until midnight last night and finally fell asleep. Now Cao An couldn't wake her up no matter what.
When he opened the door, the little girl was still sound asleep under the quilt. Cao An walked over and pulled the quilt down to reveal her head. Seeing her hair in a mess, he sighed helplessly.
"Little lazy bum, hurry up and get up, you're going to be late for work."
Xia Youyou opened her sleepy eyes and looked at Cao An dazedly. "Huh?"
"Didn't you say you were going to work yesterday? Why are you sleeping in?"
"Oh, okay~"
I sat up, hugging the quilt and looking out the window. It was getting light, but it wasn't too late for this time of winter. "I'll get up right away."
Cao An sat by the bed and combed her hair, waiting for her to wake up. After he had finally finished combing her hair, he got up.
"Okay, get dressed quickly. I'll get some water for you to wash up."
Xia Youyou held the two braids hanging on her shoulders and said in admiration, "Brother, your braiding skills are getting better and better!"
Cao An curled his lips proudly and walked out of the room.
By the time they finished breakfast and left, the sun had already risen. Cao An dropped her off at the scrap yard and left. He had a lot on his plate today, and he had to run around a lot. He told her not to force her if she needed help, but to go directly to the Public Security Bureau to find someone. As he left, he was still worried that the group from yesterday would come back to trouble the old man. The little girl had some means of self-protection, but the old man didn't. He told Li Zhao at the police station to come over more often on patrol, and only then did he feel completely relieved.
Cao An’s worries were absolutely correct, the old man’s children and grandchildren did come again.
Just after noon, Xia Youyou followed the old man to familiarize herself with the prices of various materials and various types of porcelain. She started to feel dizzy from memorizing so much.
Suddenly there was a sound of smashing and smashing outside, and Xia Youyou's face turned cold. It seemed that the warning her brother gave her yesterday was not enough.
The old man sighed and walked out of the house. Seeing his eldest son taking the brunt of the trouble by smashing things everywhere, he shouted angrily, "How long are you going to make trouble? I've given you everything I have. Do you really want to starve me to death?"
"What? You've been hiding the good stuff for so many years. It's impossible for you to give it to us. Be careful, we will report you directly with a letter of denunciation! If you know what's good for you, hand it over, otherwise we will come here every day."
The old man has lived half his life. In his early years, he helped an old friend hide things, which led to his end up in this situation. He didn't expect that he would be reported by his unfilial descendants in his later years.
"What misfortune for our family!"
Looking at his children and grandchildren smashing and destroying things everywhere, Yan Zhongquan wondered what sin he had committed! Having lost his wife at a young age, his two sons lived with their mother in the countryside, while he ventured into the capital alone. Having been tricked and saved by the head of a family, he stayed with them. Unexpectedly, the country was in turmoil, and the family was scattered. Fortunately, the head of the family had noticed something was amiss and sent one of their children abroad. He took advantage of the chaos to help hide everything, and then he stayed in this small scrap yard, waiting for the head of the family's descendants to come and find it.
He is old and doesn't have the energy to wait any longer. I'm afraid he won't be able to wait any longer...
"stop!"
Everyone heard a cute female voice and stopped looking over.
Xia Youyou pointed a stun gun at Yan Da and asked, "Do you want me to call the police?"
Several people shuddered, thinking of the burly man from yesterday, their faces relaxed and they were obviously hesitant.
"Is it honorable for you to embarrass an old man? This man is your father, your grandfather! You are all adults, unable to support yourself, and yet you still come to rob the old man? You are really out of your mind!"
Yan Da's face flushed as he listened to the little girl's rant, and he looked at her with a sinister look. "Where did you come from, little girl? Mind your own business! I'm asking my dad for food, not you."
"I'm in charge here now. Do you think it's my fault? Also, I sold that porcelain you just broke for ten yuan! And that iron pot for ten yuan! And the wood you were standing on—that's good wood! It can be sold for twenty!" Xia Youyou spouted off, pointing at the things they'd broken and offering prices. "Now, either you pay me back, or we go to the police station and ask for justice!"
Yan Er tugged at his brother and whispered something in his ear. Suddenly, Yan Da's face turned fierce. "You stinky girl, how dare you blackmail us!" He raised the wooden stick in his hand and hit Xia Youyou.
Xia Youyou remained calm, but her heart was filled with anxiety. She gripped the stun gun tightly and charged at him.
"stop!"
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