Yue Tingshan was so excited he couldn't fall asleep for a long time, finally drifting off with his eyes closed. When he woke up, the sun was already setting. Because he was young and strong, he felt much better after a nap.
He lay in bed and could vaguely hear the laughter of children and the voices of adults next door. He glanced at his watch; Han Yixian and the others should have come home from get off work by now.
After he got up, he went to the yard and saw Han Yixian playing a game of lifting Xiao Xurui up high in the neighboring yard, which was separated by a low wall. The child was laughing happily.
Han Yixian was taken aback when he saw that Yue Tingshan had already woken up. He hadn't expected Yue Tingshan to have changed so much. Looking at Yue Tingshan now, he was clearly a grown man.
He knew Yue Tingshan was good-looking back then, but now Yue Tingshan was even more handsome and extraordinary.
He came to his senses and said, "Tingshan, get up, come over, dinner will be ready soon."
Yue Tingshan agreed and went to the Han family's courtyard. Gu Qishen and He Zhenhua had both finished work, and Yan Qingya had also returned. Knowing that Yue Tingshan had arrived, everyone gathered at the Han family's house.
With the help of Liu Gang and Wen Jinyu, and He Yuhan in charge of cooking, the three of them worked together to prepare a sumptuous dinner.
The food is on the table; we can eat now.
He Yuhan introduced Yue Tingshan to her sister-in-law. After everyone greeted each other, He Yuhan invited everyone to sit down for dinner.
Seeing that the food on the table was mostly his favorite dishes, Yue Tingshan felt happy and touched. Sister Yuhan was very thoughtful; she knew exactly what he liked to eat. This made him feel the warmth of being cared for.
He fondly remembers the days he spent living with Sister Yuhan.
He Yuhan sat down next to Yue Tingshan and served him a lot of food, saying, "Tingshan, eat more, these are all your favorite dishes."
Yue Tingshan felt as sweet as if he had drunk honey. Yuhan always remembered what dishes he liked to eat.
He said, "Thank you, Sister Yuhan. I especially miss the dishes you cooked."
While serving food to Yue Tingshan, He Yuhan said, "Then eat more. Anyway, you're on winter vacation now, so stay in Qianyuan County for a few more days."
Wen Jinyu also said, "Yes, Tingshan, you won't have classes during winter break, so you can stay here and play for a few more days."
As the male host, Han Yixian couldn't remain silent, so he said, "Since you've come all this way, let's stay a few more days. If the family allows, we can spend the New Year here."
Yue Tingshan said, "I definitely have to go back before the New Year. I need to visit some relatives and friends before the New Year, and my father will take me with him."
He Yuhan knew that Yue Tingshan was the future heir of the Yue family, and the family would definitely groom him. "You've been home for two years, you must be quite familiar with things at home now, right? You only report good news in your letters, so no one is bullying you over there, is that right?"
Yue Tingshan said, "My grandparents, father, and mother are all very good to me. There are no other children in the family. My grandfather and father are raising me as the heir of the Yue family. There is always something for me to learn every day. Otherwise, I would have come to see Sister Yuhan a long time ago."
He Yuhan nodded and said, "It's really impressive that you've advanced to the second year of high school so quickly, but don't push yourself too hard. You're not an adult yet, and your grandfather and father can support you for a long time, so don't be too anxious."
Yue Tingshan shook his head and sighed, "I can't do without hard work. Before I was found, because my father had no descendants, many people were thinking of adopting their children into our family. That way, after my grandfather and father passed away, the Yue family would directly become someone else's."
My return shattered their dreams and affected the interests of many people. In the period immediately after I returned home, many people did make things difficult for me, but I managed to deflect them all.
Things are much better now. With the support of my grandfather and father, I've finally established myself in my in-laws' family.
Although Yue Tingshan didn't elaborate, He Yuhan knew that Yue Tingshan must have had a tough time since returning to the Yue family. However, He Yuhan also knew that with Yue Tingshan's wit, he wouldn't suffer any losses. Anyone who dared to make things difficult for him would definitely not end well.
After dinner, everyone chatted for a while, and then He Yuhan asked Liu Gang to take Yue Tingshan to rest.
Gu Qishen told Yue Tingshan about the progress of the case involving the theft of blueprints from the Qinglong County Machinery Factory after he went to rest.
Because Han Yixian provided some clues, Qinglong County also investigated and uncovered some information, initially identifying the suspects. The two people Han Yixian suspected were both related to the theft of the blueprints.
He Yuhan said with some surprise, "Ah, both of the people that Brother Yi's men investigated have problems?"
Gu Qishen nodded and said, "Those two people are actually in cahoots; both of them participated in this theft."
He Yuhan asked, "Have those two people been arrested?"
Gu Qishen shook his head and said, "In order to avoid alerting them and uncovering more information, let's not arrest them for now."
Han Yixian snorted and said, "Qinglong County is planning to play the long game. Aren't they afraid of losing the small fish as well as the big fish?"
Gu Qishen sighed and said, "After all, it's not our county, so I can't interfere too much. I can only provide them with some clues. That's why we're in a very passive position."
"Don't show them the new drawings Yuhan made yet. Wait until the Qinglong County Machinery Factory is completely working properly before giving them to them. Otherwise, I'm afraid something else might go wrong."
He Yuhan said, "I know that. I've already prepared the blueprints. Just let me know when you need them."
The next day, He Yuhan wanted to take Yue Tingshan out for some fun, but Yue Tingshan refused.
He didn't want to trouble He Yuhan, who was pregnant. Besides, Qianyuan County was a remote little town with nothing much to do. He had come to see Yuhan; he just wanted to be with her.
Yue Tingshan was good at coaxing children, and he had also gotten along well with the three children before. So, on his second day in Qianyuan County, Yue Tingshan became friends with the three children.
Yue Tingshan was tall and strong, and could easily lift the three children high in the air. Yue Tingshan directly took Han Yixian's place and lifted Xiao Xurui high, which made the little guy very happy.
Yue Tingshan also played some fun brain games with the children, so much so that the three children stopped looking for other elders and all gathered around Yue Tingshan to play. Yue Tingshan had clearly become the leader of the children.
As Han Yixian had predicted, the theft of the blueprints was indeed true. The next day, Gu Qishen returned with bad news: the propaganda officer was dead, found dead in his own home. And the deputy head of the security department had also disappeared without a trace.
The deceased propagandist was determined to have been murdered. Everyone believed he was silenced.
Now, with one of the two people connected to the stolen blueprints dead and the other missing, the trail went cold. The investigation reached a stalemate.
Han Yixian was furious upon hearing the news. "What are those people in Qinglong County doing? Since it's been confirmed that these two people are involved in the theft of the blueprints, why aren't they protecting them? If they don't have the ability, they should just arrest them."
"Now look what's happened. We didn't get either of them, and the trail has gone cold. They must have known they were exposed and killed them to silence them. This has also made them more vigilant, making the investigation even more difficult."
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