Only then did Su release Xiao Youran's wrist.
Xiao You Ran wiped away her tears and asked, "What are you doing, Mother?"
Old Madam Yun lovingly hugged the little girl and patted her gently. "Little Youran," she said, "this bracelet was a keepsake when your mother was brought here. Your mother was just afraid that if you wore it, someone with ulterior motives might recognize you and bring trouble upon you!"
Both Grandpa Su and Su Ze looked at Madam Yun in astonishment.
Why would she tell such an important matter to a little girl like that?
Xiao Youran suddenly realized, "Oh, if that's the case, I'll just hide it well, and make sure no one sees it!"
Madam Su took her wrist and wiped the red mark she had just made, saying with concern, "It's better to be safe than sorry, so you have to hide it carefully. But... if we can't get this bracelet out, what will happen when our little Youran grows up? We'll have to break it off eventually."
"No!" Xiao Youran was startled and quickly covered her wrist. The little notebook was still inside; it wouldn't do to break it!
With a loud boom, it sounded like thunder outside.
Xiao Youran frowned, clutched her wrist, and hurriedly ran out. In the eyes of Grandpa Su and his son, she looked like a willful little girl who was afraid of having her beloved jewelry taken away.
Grandpa Su asked in surprise, "Yao'er, how could you tell that little girl such an important matter so easily?"
Madam Yun smiled and said, "This little girl is more capable than you think. Don't worry! It would be troublesome if we didn't tell her!"
Yun Yue was pondering Su Ze's words when a sudden thought struck him: "So, what you mean, brother, is that the Jiang family already knows Ya Rong's true identity? That's why they're hunting down her and her two children?"
Madam Yun's expression was also grave. "I'm afraid Ya Rong's identity is not to be underestimated, otherwise they wouldn't have spared even young You Ran and You Chen. I'm afraid they're afraid that the Northern Di will find out that Ya Rong still has bloodlines in this world..."
Everyone fell silent.
Everyone was looking at Su Shi.
What kind of identity would someone have that they are afraid of having their bloodline revealed?
Yun Yue suddenly laughed and took her hand. "Madam, the Jiang family may be afraid, but I am not! Not to mention the two children, You Ran and You Chen, we will also have several children with our blood in our veins in the future!"
He just ruined the strange and unsettling atmosphere.
Su's cheeks flushed red, and she gave him a look that seemed both reproachful and reproachful before hurriedly getting up and walking outside. "I'm going to the kitchen to see if Father and my elder brother are coming. I must treat them well!"
Watching her figure disappear through the door, Yun Yue finally suppressed his smile and turned to the Su family father and son with a serious expression. "Father-in-law, elder brother, please believe me, I will definitely protect them! The Yun family will never harm them for our own selfish reasons!"
Grandpa Su nodded, "I knew what you were thinking more than ten years ago! I believe you!"
Yun Yue nodded, then turned to Su Ze, "Brother, what is the situation with Jiang Laosan in Dingzhou?"
Su Ze glanced at his elderly father and said, "Last year, officials from the Ministry of Revenue traveled a long way to the Jiang family in Dingzhou to demand my second sister's dowry. Jiang Laosan had no choice but to have his gatekeeper aunt open the storeroom, and they managed to move out some things. Not long after, they also took out half of the Jiang family's ancestral home's wealth. I heard that it was robbed when they were almost to the capital, so Jiang Laosan had no choice but to take out the remaining half of the wealth and send it to the capital. Because of this, Jiang Laosan's wife had a falling out with him and almost went back to her parents' home. Later, I heard that the Dingzhou border troops were short of food, so Jiang Laosan sent his deputy to demand food from several wealthy households in Dingzhou. The Su family was naturally not spared and was ripped off."
Grandpa Su waved his hand, "Don't always talk about money. But we've only heard rumors, so we can't take them seriously. I've heard that after the third son of the Jiang family took over the Dingzhou border army, he embezzled military pay and cut back on rations, causing the morale of the troops to waver. It's even worse on the border. Several times, the Northern Di people have come to rob the people of their food and property, and the border army has only chased them symbolically without actually fighting. The people of the border are suffering terribly from being robbed."
Yun Yue asked, "Does the Su family have any shops in the border town?"
Su Ze shook his head. "We used to own two grain shops and one cloth shop, but they couldn't keep going for two years. Not only was business difficult, but we were also frequently robbed by the soldiers guarding the border. The people of the border town were so destitute that they all fled south, and no one came to our shop anymore. So we closed our shops. They've been closed for two years and still haven't reopened. A year ago, I passed through the border town and saw in the distance that the city wall at Shanjiao Pass had a hole three or four zhang in it, exposed to the wind and sun, and no one had bothered to repair it!"
Yun Yue knew the terrain of Dingzhou like the back of his hand. As soon as he heard that the walls of Shanjiao Pass were wide open, he knew that the city was probably only in name.
The Northern Di people did not immediately seize this city, and no one knew what they were planning.
It was only the people of the border town who suffered.
He slammed his fist on the table in frustration, "Jiang Mingxin!"
Meanwhile, after Xiao Youran returned to her little house and closed the door, she immediately summoned her notebook, stared at the round egg, and asked, "Was that thunderclap just now your doing?"
Suddenly, a thin slit opened in the middle of the egg, and a big, dark eye blinked.
Xiao Youran was startled, then laughed in exasperation, "So, all these days, you really have been incubating?"
First, it regained hearing and could hear sounds from a great distance; then a few days ago, it was able to speak, gaining language function; and today it can open its eyes, gaining vision.
Egg blinked again. "Don't be afraid, host. I'm evolving!"
Xiao You Ran: ……
"Have you evolved into a monster?"
"Impossible! I'll be the cutest baby in the world!" Egg said in a childish voice.
Xiao Youran immediately chimed in, "I think you look cutest right now."
Egg's eyes widened instantly. "Really?"
"Really, this is the cutest look! Just stay like this," Xiao Youran said very seriously.
Egg blinked rapidly, "Baby, give it a try!"
Xiao You Ran: ……
As expected, he's still a complete idiot with an IQ of 250. What kind of creature he hatches, do you think you can control it?
She steered the conversation back on track, "Tell me, was that clap of thunder outside just now caused by you?"
Egg turned around and looked to the other side, as if it were facing away from her with its backside. "Hmph, your mother said she was going to smash me, can't I be angry?"
Xiao Youran snorted back, "You're right to be angry, but does that give you the right to make thunder?"
Egg suddenly turned around, its eyes brimming with tears, "Can't I make thunder when I'm angry? I almost got hit by it!"
Xiao Youran said angrily, "Who said getting angry can cause thunder? Besides, even if you get hit, will you be damaged?"
Egg immediately became arrogant, "No one can break this baby!"
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