After the brother and sister finished eating and tidied up, they rushed to the department store and bought a lot of things, including food and household items. Then they hurried back, worried that Ye Yifan would be waiting for them when he arrived.
Not long after they returned, Ye Yifan arrived. After exchanging a few pleasantries, they went downstairs.
Once in the car, Ye Yifan asked Hua Kai when she would be back. Hua Kai hadn't decided yet, so she said she would call Ye Yifan when she returned.
Ye Yifan said he would only be back in the provincial capital for three or four days, and that Hua Kai could just call him when she returned.
It wasn't far, and as we talked, we arrived at the village.
Because cars don't often come to the village, and the villagers recognized Ye Yifan's car, they all looked over curiously, thinking that the survey team had come again. However, it turned out that the car wasn't parked at the brigade, but had entered the village.
Curious, I followed them over and found that they had stopped in front of Hua Wanjiang's house.
Seeing Hua Kai and Hua Qingyi get out of the car, this person became even more curious.
Hua Qingyang knew his older brother and sister were coming back today, so he had been waiting in the courtyard. When he saw them return, he quickly went out to greet them: "Big brother, sister, you're back?"
After saying that, seeing Ye Yifan unloading things from the trunk, he said happily, "Captain Ye, what brings you here too?"
Ye Yifan smiled at Hua Qingyang: "Are you that surprised? Come over and help me move my things."
Hua Qingyang quickly ran over to help.
Hua Kai and Hua Qingyi put their bags on the wall and went over to help Ye Yifan take things down.
Hua Kai didn't know that Ye Yifan had brought so many things, but since he had already brought them, there was no need to refuse. In any case, she wouldn't let him suffer losses in this joint venture factory.
Hua Wanjiang also ran out at this moment: "Captain Ye is here, please come inside."
Ye Yifan unloaded the last box of fruit and placed it on the ground. He said to Hua Wanjiang, "Uncle, I won't go inside today. I have to rush back to the provincial capital before noon to have lunch with my grandfather. Otherwise, the old man will be waiting for me and won't be able to eat properly."
Hua Wanjiang didn't know that these things were given by Ye Yifan, but he was very grateful that Ye had brought them back for Hua Kai and Hua Qingyi: "Captain Ye, thank you so much. Next time you come, you must have dinner at my house."
At this moment, Gu Lanyan also came out. She had just heard Ye Yifan say that he was going back to have dinner with his grandfather, so she quickly said, "Captain Ye, we just made some braised pork knuckle at home. It's in old braising liquid and it's very tender. Wait for me to pack some for you so that the old man can have a taste."
Ye Yifan didn't refuse: "Then my grandpa and I are in for a treat this noon. Grandpa's teeth aren't good, so it's rare for him to have some good braised food. I won't stand on ceremony with you, Auntie."
Gu Lanyan happily went inside to pack the meat.
Ye Yifan and Hua Kai moved all their things to the open space in front of the window, and then chatted casually with Hua Wanjiang about the autumn harvest.
A moment later, Gu Lanyan came out carrying a willow basket.
Inside, besides braised meat, there were steamed brown sugar buns made that morning, pickled vegetables from her own sauce jar, mushrooms, and dried vegetables—a whole basket full. Although they weren't anything expensive, they were all her heartfelt wishes.
Ye Yifan didn't refuse. After all, they were all family. He would come more often and bring more gifts. The more they visited, the closer they would become. Before pursuing his wife, he had to make his future in-laws happy first.
He thanked Gu Lanyan, put the basket in the trunk, and seeing that it was getting late, said goodbye to Hua Kai and his family and headed back to the provincial capital.
As Ye Yifan's car drove away, Hua Kai smiled unconsciously. She didn't know when it started, but Ye Yifan had stopped making awkward conversations with her.
His previous distance from people was more like a way of protecting himself. I'm really curious about what kind of experiences this guy has had.
"Sister, why did you buy so much stuff?" Hua Qingyang asked, pulling Hua Kai's arm as they walked into the yard.
Hua Qingyi was also a little confused, but he trusted his sister to do things, so he took what she asked him to take to the yard. But these weren't things he and his sister bought. Could it be that his sister asked Ye Yifan to buy them? He also looked at Hua Kai.
Hua Wanjiang and Gu Lanyan both looked at Hua Kai with puzzled expressions, wondering why the child had bought so many things.
Once inside the courtyard, looking at all the things, Hua Kai could only tell the truth: "These were given out by Captain Ye for the holiday. He said he didn't need them for his own use, so he brought them to us. I didn't know so much. If I had known, I wouldn't have let him bring them all."
"What? All of these were given by Captain Ye? So many things, and you dare to accept them without even knowing what's in this box? You're getting bolder and bolder, aren't you?" Gu Lanyan was genuinely angry that Hua Kai accepted Ye Yifan's gifts so readily, mainly because there were just too many.
Hua Wanjiang also said, "That's right, your mother is right. You really are something, how can you be so informal with people? You know we owe them enough, and you still accept their gifts. What are they going to think of you?"
Hua Kai scratched her head, honestly admitting that she didn't know so much, but she was sure she wouldn't let Ye Yifan down after taking the things. She wanted to make sure her parents didn't feel guilty about accepting these things.
“Mom and Dad, Captain Ye and I are going to open a sofa factory together. He has already bought the factory. I will provide the design, so Captain Ye is not an outsider. From now on, we will be business partners. My brother knows about this, so Captain Ye does not treat us as outsiders. He said that he didn’t need the gifts he received for the holidays back in the provincial capital and no one gave them to him, so he brought them to us. You see, he did not refuse the gifts you brought him.”
Hua Wanjiang was stunned again: "What? Open a factory? Our family didn't invest any capital? Partnering with someone? Aren't you lying?"
Hua Kai smiled and looked at Hua Wanjiang: "Dad, you've seen the blueprints I drew before, right? I've read a lot of books on this kind of thing, and I do have a talent for it, so I'm contributing my skills as equity. Of course, my share is small, and we haven't discussed the specifics yet. Anyway, I owe Captain Ye a lot, so I'll just ask for a smaller share when the time comes."
"Mom and Dad, this box looks like it's full of pineapples! Come and see, we've never bought pineapples before!" Hua Qingyang had smelled the box had a wonderful fragrance, and although he hadn't opened it, he was still peeking through the cracks out of curiosity.
Tropical fruits are rare in the north these days, especially in rural areas. Now that markets have started, you can still find some, but pineapples are rarely eaten in these mountain valleys.
Hua Wanjiang quickly went over: "What's this? A pineapple? Let me see."
Hua Kai knew there were pineapples when she was moving the boxes. She was used to these things in her previous life, so she wasn't surprised. But now she realized how rare this thing was in the mountain villages of the north in this era. Regardless of whether Ye Yifan sent it or not, he really put his heart into bringing it home.
She helped Hua Wanjiang open the box. Inside were six pineapples, all perfectly ripe. The aroma of the fruit was even stronger as soon as the box was opened.
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