Han Yixian was silent for a moment before asking, "Dad, do you have a picture of my biological mother? I'd like to see it."
Han Xiao was taken aback upon hearing this, and said, "Yes, I have a photo of her when she was seventeen years old, which is also the only photo she left me. It's been kept in my office ever since. If you want to see it, come to my office anytime."
Han Yi nodded and said, "I'll come to your office sometime."
He is very curious about what his biological mother looks like, and now he can only see her through photos.
Han Xiao stayed at Han Yixian's place until after 4 PM before leaving, taking Yuan Qiwen with him as well. He wouldn't let Yuan Qiwen interfere with his son and daughter-in-law's time together to build their relationship. He wanted to have a grandson soon.
Han Yixian inwardly praised his father's actions, thinking that his younger cousin was really too clueless.
Sitting in his uncle's car, Yuan Qiwen pouted and said, "Uncle, you can just leave, why do you have to drag me along?"
Han Xiao rolled his eyes at his nephew and said, "You clueless brat, why are you meddling in other people's lives? I'm looking forward to having a grandson soon. Alright, you still haven't figured it out, you wouldn't understand even if I told you."
The house finally quieted down, and Han Yixian said to He Yuhan, "Yuhan, let's have dinner early. I'll take you somewhere later. Let's go see the things my grandfather left me."
The two of them cooked a simple meal and reheated the leftovers from lunch. Winter days are short, and by the time they finished eating, the sun was almost setting.
Both of them put on thick cotton-padded coats, and Han Yi first pushed a bicycle out of the side room.
After locking the door, Han Yixian rode his bicycle with He Yuhan through the streets and alleys. Han Yixian seemed to know every street well, riding his bicycle without stopping at all.
He Yuhan didn't know how many alleys Han Yixian led her through before finally arriving at the gate of a small courtyard.
Han Yi knocked on the door first, and after a while someone came to open it.
An elderly man, who looked to be in his sixties or seventies, opened the door.
The old man saw a sharp, delighted light shine in Han Yixian's seemingly cloudy eyes, and tears welled up in his own. He excitedly grabbed Han Yixian's hand and said, "Young Master, you've finally come. I've finally waited for you."
Han Yixian also grasped the old man's hand and said, "Uncle Cheng, I've come to see you with my grandfather's instructions."
The old man quickly pulled Han Yixian into the courtyard. Only after Han Yixian entered the courtyard did the old man notice He Yuhan standing behind him.
He pointed at He Yuhan in surprise and asked, "Who is this girl?"
Han Yixian introduced with a smile: "This is my fiancée, He Yuhan."
He Yuhan greeted him with a smile, "Uncle Cheng, hello."
The old man was overjoyed, his eyes practically popping out of his head with delight. "Great! The young master is finally getting married. Soon the Han family will have a new generation. Congratulations! If the old master were alive, he would be so happy."
The old man closed the courtyard gate and led Han Yixian and He Yuhan into the house. Then he took a key from the wall and handed it to Han Yixian, saying, "Young Master, this is the key to the courtyard gate. I will be back in three days. I have a spare key; you can leave this key in the house when you leave."
Han Yi nodded and said, "Okay."
Then the old man left the courtyard, and He Yuhan didn't know where he went.
He Yuhan asked, "Is this old man here to look after your family's yard?"
Han Yi nodded and replied, "This Uncle Cheng was one of Grandpa's confidants before, and he was extremely loyal to the Han family. So Grandpa sent him to guard this place. This courtyard is actually very close to my old house, right behind it, which is why Grandpa placed one of the entrances to the secret room in the house here."
Han Yi first took out his key and opened all the other locked doors in the yard.
When He Yuhan entered the room, she saw several cabinets with antiques and gold bars inside.
He Yuhan asked, "Grandpa, aren't you afraid that the people he sent won't be able to resist the temptation of these valuables and will steal them?"
Han Yixian laughed and said, "If that's the case, then you've seen through a person. But these things are just displayed in the open to deceive people. Even if they're all stolen and taken over, it doesn't matter."
Han Yi first had He Yuhan put all her things into his spatial storage, and then led her to a dry well in the backyard.
Han Yi first fumbled around on the stone platform above the dry well for a while before finally finding a small mechanism button. After he pressed the button, he heard a scraping sound coming from inside the dry well.
Then Han Yi got up, took out a flashlight and shone it into the dry well, and discovered a stone platform protruding from the stone wall deep inside the well.
Han Yi first asked He Yuhan to take out two thicker ropes and tie them to a big tree not far from the dry well.
Han Yi put the flashlight in his pocket and said, "Yuhan, I'll go down and take a look first. You wait upstairs."
He Yuhan was incredibly excited looking at the unexpected traps; she loved adventure and treasure hunting. She and Han Yi were now on a treasure hunt, and it was thrilling. Even though the treasures were their own, they were still very excited.
He Yuhan said, "Be careful, I'll hold a flashlight to light your way."
Han Yi nodded first, then grabbed a rope and slowly lowered himself down the stone wall of the dry well.
He Yuhan lit the well, making things much easier for Han Yixian.
He quickly descended to the stone platform. After stepping onto the platform, he began to grope along the wall. Soon he found the mechanism, activated it, and heard a scraping sound as the stone moved. Then, a hole more than half a person's height appeared in front of Han Yixian.
At this moment, Han Yi looked up and whispered, "Yuhan, grab the other rope and come down, be careful."
Hearing Han Yixian's shout, He Yuhan quickly took action and, just like Han Yixian, grabbed the rope and slowly descended to where Han Yixian was. Then, Han Yixian pulled her into the cave.
When He Yuhan could see the scene inside by the light of the flashlight, she exclaimed, "This is simply amazing! They actually built the entrance to the secret room in a dry well. It's creative and ingenious."
Han Yixian laughed and said, "This secret room actually has other entrances, but Grandpa sealed them off later, so we can only enter from here."
He Yuhan said, "This is really well hidden. No wonder Zeng Yufen and the others couldn't find the place."
They were currently in a tunnel. Han Yixian, holding a flashlight, led He Yuhan through the tunnel.
Then Han Yi first groped around in an inconspicuous spot in the tunnel and found a mechanism. After activating the mechanism, another door appeared on the tunnel wall.
The two entered the door and continued walking forward, soon arriving at an iron gate.
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