After the couple's boasting and ransacking around these past few days, coupled with Jian Liye and Cheng Chao's covert reconnaissance and investigation, they were basically certain that those who came to cause trouble at the Yang family's house and those who were looking for trouble with them were the same group of people, so they had a clear understanding of the situation.
Their purpose in doing this was indeed to test Jian Dan and see if she knew about the assets left behind by the Su family.
More realistically, the goal is to force Jian Dan back, leveraging her relationship with the Su family and the readily available excuse of the Su family's wealth and treasures. The aim is to get a promise from Jian Dan to take over everything the Su family hasn't found yet, legalize what they've plundered, and exchange it for their own benefit, thus securing their own advancement.
That way, even if they do find something belonging to the Su family in the future, they will have a reasonable excuse to take it for themselves.
However, before they could find a chance to fool Jian Dan, Jian Dan emptied their entire stronghold. And as things progressed, Chen Hongjun was forced to agree to the condition of providing dowry.
This is the only reasonable explanation that the group of people came up with after several days of investigation and reconnaissance. If this deduction is correct, then this simple disturbance, in which they lost those things again, should have weakened the other side and made them afraid to act rashly again.
Their next and most important task is to conduct a clandestine investigation, find clues to locate the hidden enemy, and quickly recover the lost items.
Another point is that Jian Du hasn't given up yet.
Therefore, they probably wouldn't dare to cause trouble again, since their threats and inducements were indeed ineffective and only resulted in them losing both their wife and their army.
Therefore, if the leader is smart, he should know that this path is not feasible. If they continue, they may not be able to handle what might happen next. Their next step should be to go from the open to the covert and to restrain their behavior.
"Fourth Brother, have any people come to visit these past few days?"
Yang He pouted.
"Look at the old man, he hasn't come for several days."
"That's good. They've had some internal issues these past few days, so they shouldn't be thinking about this place anymore. But you guys should still be careful. If anything seems amiss, just call me."
Although they were certain they were aiming for simplicity, they couldn't completely let their guard down to prevent anyone from venting their anger or becoming enraged.
After all, they were the ones who dragged us down with them.
Yang He was quite satisfied with this.
"Don't be so formal, talking about being implicated or not. If that's the case, our relationship has actually reduced the number of people causing us trouble. Should I thank you?"
Having known each other for so many years, Qin Qinghuai stopped being polite upon hearing this.
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more."
With the matter resolved, both Yang He and Old Master Yang breathed a huge sigh of relief. In their happiness, the old man was even in the mood to play with the child.
"Baby, what do you want to eat? Grandpa will make it for you."
Yang He was speechless.
"Grandpa, we're from different generations!"
Turning to Qin Qinghuai, she whispered a complaint.
"Just you wait and see, as soon as you leave, he'll start pressuring you to get married."
"Then who do you blame?"
Qin Qinghuai was content with his wife and daughter; this was his favorite topic, and showing off was an essential part of it.
"You're still a few years older than me, you're in your thirties, you'll be forty in a couple of years, and you're still single, tsk tsk!"
"Hey! Aren't you looking down on me? Who was this guy before? He'd get a headache and leg pain just from talking about finding a partner?"
Qin Qinghuai touched his nose, his eyes full of laughter.
"Isn't it because you haven't met the right person yet?"
Don't blame me for not warning you. A wife, kids, and a warm bed—every day you delay is precious. If you keep putting it off, you'll definitely regret it.
"You! No way, Xiao Liu, you've changed so much! What's wrong? You're still acting all sour even after getting married?"
Yang He simply couldn't bear to look at him. They'd known each other for so many years, and Qin Qinghuai's personality had truly changed drastically, if not completely transformed. He couldn't even bear to watch him.
"If I didn't know better, I'd think you'd changed careers and become a matchmaker! You actually advise people to get married?"
The little one snuggled in the old man's arms, his voice soft and sweet, and Qin Qinghuai's voice unconsciously softened as well.
"Look at my daughter, don't you ever have any impulsive thoughts? Every day you go back to an empty house, haven't you had enough of this for over thirty years?"
"I?"
Having remained single for over thirty years on his own, Yang He's will was not easily swayed. However, it also depends on the circumstances.
Coincidentally, just then, Old Master Yang sighed softly and said something.
"Young girls are so much better, so delicate and sweet. Ah, if only Xiao Zhao were still here,"
Yang He was startled. The old man had been mentioning Xiao Zhao frequently lately, not with much sadness, but with a lot of longing. Yang He's heart was pounding with worry, so he quickly went over to comfort him.
"grandfather,"
Old Master Yang shoved it away with his backhand.
"Get out of my way. I want to hug a sweet, soft little girl. What are you doing here?"
"Huh? No, Grandpa, you're disgusted with me? I'm your eldest grandson!"
"A bachelor in his thirties, covered in sweat, go away, don't stink up to us."
"Come here, baby, let Grandpa give you a hug. Do you want some meat? Grandpa will go get you some roast duck."
"Seven, duck!"
"Come on, Grandpa will go get the duck."
Yang He leaned back slightly, and seeing the old man's expression change instantly and his tone become strained, he paused for a moment, then turned to exchange a glance with Qin Qinghuai.
"No, does this disdain have to be so obvious?"
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