He turned slightly to the side, revealing Yu Hao cowering behind him.
Chen Fengshan then noticed him and nodded knowingly: "Okay, go ahead. Remember to go next door to pay Accountant Li after you're done; long-distance calls aren't cheap."
Yu Hao thanked Yan Yu repeatedly and followed him into the small room where the telephone was kept.
He rubbed his hands, which were frozen stiff, and breathed white vapor into his palms, spending half a day mentally preparing himself.
It wasn't until he felt Yan Yu's gaze beside him growing colder and colder, almost freezing him into an ice sculpture, that he snapped out of his daze, quickly grabbed the cold microphone, and gave the Beijing number.
The call connected almost immediately.
"Hello?"
On the other end of the phone came an aged yet powerful voice, carrying an undeniable authority.
Yu Hao's nose suddenly stung, and tears almost welled up again.
He knew that his grandfather must have been waiting by the phone the whole time.
His father called yesterday, and he must have reported it to this pillar of the family immediately.
"Grandpa...Grandpa, it's me, Xiao Hao."
"explain."
Just one word sent a shiver down Yu Hao's spine, and he dared not hesitate for a moment longer.
Yu Hao didn't dare to delay and poured out everything that had happened in the past few days in one breath. His words were incoherent and his voice was trembling with sobs.
From how she tricked Yu Siyuan into going to the countryside, to discovering the tragic state of her aunt's family, and then to the slap she received from Yu Meijuan last night, she told everything in detail, without daring to hide a single detail.
There was a long, suffocating silence on the other end of the phone.
As he gripped the microphone, Old Master Yu inwardly sneered.
Yu Meijuan's slap wasn't aimed at her grandson's face.
It was a slap in the face to the Yu family.
The Yu family only had one biological daughter, Yu Hao's mother. Yu Aiguo was the posthumous son of his old subordinate, whom he raised as his own son.
As for Yu Meijuan, she was an orphan of a martyr adopted during the war. Her kind-hearted husband raised her like a daughter.
Unexpectedly, I raised a heartless ingrate who only cares about outsiders.
Since she thought going to the port city was a promising path, he would grant her wish.
He will find someone to safely deliver the child to Xu Wenbo's father and personally hand him over.
From now on, we owe each other nothing.
Whether they live or die in the countryside, the Yu family will never look at them again.
The affection he has for the Yu family should not be squandered like this.
After making his decision, Old Master Yu listened to Yu Hao's hesitant and rambling explanation over the phone.
He said coldly, "I can find someone to send Siyuan over there."
“But you,” he changed the subject, his voice as cold as ice, “what are you going to do?”
Yu Hao opened his mouth.
The despair of last night and the warmth of this morning churned and churned in his heart. Finally, as if he had used all his strength, he shouted into the microphone.
"I'm going to join the army!"
"Go now! The sooner the better!"
On the other end of the phone, Grandpa Yu could tell from his grandson's desperate tone that Yan Yu must be right next to him.
He felt confident.
"Okay, I understand."
"Give the phone to Yan Yu."
Yu Hao quickly put the phone on the table and ran out to call Yan Yu, his hands and feet weak.
Yan Yu walked into the house and picked up the phone: "Grandpa Yu."
"Oh, Xiaoyu, I'm so sorry, my silly boy has caused you trouble again this time." On the other end of the phone, Grandpa Yu's voice carried a hint of embarrassment.
"Um."
Grandpa Yu was momentarily speechless at the "hmm," then smiled bitterly. "This kid hasn't changed his temper since he went to the countryside. Hasn't he been beaten up in the countryside?"
The two chatted for a bit more, mainly consisting of Grandpa Yu's one-sided concern and instructions, with Yan Yu responding mostly in monosyllabic terms.
Even so, Grandpa Yu was very pleased. As expected, his child was promising; he was sensible enough to put people at ease without needing to say more.
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