Su Yemang’s fingertips trembled slightly as she heard this.
She hid behind a low bush by the wall, watching Xiao Ye.
He was carrying two wooden buckets, a half smile on his face, his intentions impossible to read.
Lin Miaomiao said excitedly, “Captain Xiao, since you’re not saying anything, does that mean you agree?”
Xiao Ye still didn’t speak; his pupils were pitch black.
Su Yemang’s heart skipped a beat. She quickly retreated, taking a side path to run away.
Xiao Ye prepared the food Su Yemang hated for her, and the dishes Lin Miaomiao liked for Lin Miaomiao…
Uh…
Clearly, he favored Lin Miaomiao delicate, refined, and the daughter of Director Lin.
Perfectly suited for him.
Su Yemang knew she shouldn’t care, but she still felt breathless.
She hurried home, fussing with the bangs at her forehead in irritation…
At the crossroads.
Xiao Ye’s vision, sharp as an eagle, had already spotted the fleeing Su Yemang.
A playful smirk tugged at his lips.
Lin Miaomiao, seeing him smile, felt giddy.
“Great! I’ll go tell my dad we’re together now!”
She said this and was about to leave.
Xiao Ye furrowed his brows and quickly blocked her way.
In a low voice he said, “Comrade Lin, you’re mistaken. I have no intention of being with you.”
Lin Miaomiao’s smile vanished instantly. “No? Then… why… why did you bring me lunch so many times, and just now…”
Xiao Ye looked toward the direction of the house, his voice cold.
“I brought you lunch because I had a request to Director Lin. He paid, I delivered. Not a single cent came from me.”
“You’re lying! What request could you have of my dad? How is your work related to him?” Lin Miaomiao asked, agitated.
Xiao Ye turned, “No comment.”
Lin Miaomiao bit her lip in frustration. “You ”
Having said that, Xiao Ye carried the buckets toward the hot water room.
Northwest corner of the residential compound.
Su Yemang’s home.
She was roasting sweet potatoes over the stove.
Su Yixin was eating malt sugar. “Mom, Uncle Xiao Ye brought me home.”
Su Yemang froze. “Why did he come to pick you up?”
Su Yixin blinked. “Um… he said Mom, you had to work overtime today, and your director asked him to pick me up.”
“Director Lin…”
Su Yemang thought for a moment. Her shift at the Military Science Academy ended at 5 p.m. Today, it was indeed overtime by the time she finished at 6 p.m.
Again delivering food she didn’t like, and picking up her son.
What exactly did he mean…
The stove sizzled as Su Yemang roasted the sweet potatoes, peeling them carefully.
She tossed the peels into the trash by the door.
At that moment, Xiao Ye suddenly passed by the doorway.
“Plop…”
A sweet potato peel landed squarely on Xiao Ye’s face.
Su Yemang grinned awkwardly, fidgeting with her toes.
She pressed her lips together, “Ah… sorry, Captain Xiao, I didn’t see you there.”
Xiao Ye removed the peel, pulling out a handkerchief to wipe his face.
“Heh, Professor Su, your aim is impressive. Not intentional, I hope?”
Su Yemang’s expression changed. “How could it be intentional? Even broccoli ”
She had nearly let something slip, and hurriedly dashed inside.
Xiao Ye’s lips curved slightly. She was still so bold in front of him.
She was still reckless only with him.
Xiao Ye suddenly… felt a surge of emotion.
Then he said, “Steamed bass is high in protein; carrot and broccoli relieve fatigue.”
Su Yemang: …
Xiao Ye turned and secretly smiled, tossing the sweet potato peel into the trash as he opened the door.
At that moment, Su Yixin ran out.
“Uncle Xiao Ye, what’s this steamed bass thing?”
Xiao Ye had just opened the door, and some money fell from the door seam. He kept a straight face and looked back.
Su Yixin smiled brightly at him. The red mole between her brows made her peach blossom shaped eyes sparkle even more.
This sweet, affectionate expression…
Surely she looked like her father.
Xiao Ye glanced at Su Yemang.
The knot in his heart loosened slightly.
Heh.
She had just parted from him, and now he was having a child with someone else.
But Su Yixin looked up at him.
Xiao Ye said calmly, “Come here.”
“All right.” Su Yixin ran over in a few quick steps.
Xiao Ye entered the house and sat on the sofa, with Su Yixin following behind.
He handed the money and ration tickets to Su Yixin. “Return these to your mother. Tell her not to slip money under my door anymore.”
Su Yixin didn’t take them right away, pouting while grinning mischievously.
He stared straight at Xiao Ye.
Xiao Ye leaned forward, elbows resting on his knees. “What’s that supposed to mean?”
Su Yixin made a “mysterious” gesture with his fingers and leaned in conspiratorially.
He puckered his little mouth mischievously. “Uncle Xiao, if I deliver messages or things for you, I should get a reward, right?”
Xiao Ye studied him silently.
Then, with an expressionless look, he grabbed a handful of candy from a drawer.
He cast a meaningful glance next door and then stuffed the candy into Su Yixin’s hands.
“Here you go.”
Su Yixin smiled, showing his little teeth, and hunched his back to catch the candy with his bib, happily tucking it into his inner pocket.
He grabbed the money and tickets from Xiao Ye and declared righteously, “Don’t worry, Uncle Xiao Ye, I’ll return this to Mom right now!”
Then he ran off next door…
Next door.
“Xinxin, why did it take you so long?” Su Yemang asked, holding the aluminum lunchbox.
Su Yixin patted his bib. “Nothing, I just chatted a little with Uncle Xiao Ye.”
He handed the stack of money and tickets to Su Yemang.
“Mom, Uncle Xiao Ye told me to return this to you. He said not to slip money under his door anymore he says it’s too little.”
Su Yemang was shocked. “What?!”
She really didn’t expect it. After giving him over a hundred yuan and a thick stack of ration tickets, he still thought it wasn’t enough.
She took a deep breath and dug out another 100 yuan from the cabinet. “Forget it, that’s a few months’ wages anyway.”
Su Yixin followed her, nervously clutching the money.
Su Yemang handed it to him.
“Take it to him!”
“All right, Mom.” Su Yixin grabbed the money and ran next door.
Next door.
Xiao Ye was carrying hot water for bathing. “Your mom sent you with this?” he asked.
Su Yixin, calm and collected, said, “Yes. Mom said you’re too nice to accept returned money, so I should give you an extra 100 yuan.”
Xiao Ye chuckled.
He set the hot water in the bathing room and continued in his low voice, “Go return it to her again.”
Su Yixin put his hands on his hips, kicked up a foot, and smiled mischievously.
“Uncle Xiao Ye, my teacher says that farm work and labor all have a fair wage. Running errands is work too you can’t make me do it for free…”
Xiao Ye was so exasperated he wanted to laugh. “Fine, I get it.”
He got up, opened the drawer again, and grabbed a handful of high quality chocolate milk candies for him. “Take these too.”
Su Yixin accepted the candy, ecstatic. “I’ll be right back, Uncle Xiao Ye don’t close the door!”
Next door.
Su Yixin chattered on endlessly…
Su Yemang, both surprised and annoyed, said, “Xinxin, if you go return it again, tell him that if he complains about even one cent, we’re going straight to the cafeteria to eat quick and decisive!”
Su Yixin, holding the money in his inner pocket, said innocently, “Mom, I feel like you keep making me deliver messages. If you have a problem, you should just talk to him yourself.”
“And Uncle Xiao Ye is so serious. His voice is like thunder you better go yourself…”
He puffed up his cheeks while saying this, and soon tears began welling up in his eyes.
Su Yemang immediately reached out to pat his head.
“I’m sorry… Mom shouldn’t have made it hard for you to deliver messages. And… is Uncle Xiao Ye really that fierce?”
Su Yixin nodded repeatedly.
Su Yemang looked at the money and tickets, debating whether she should deliver it herself.
At that moment, a child’s voice called from the doorway: “Su Yixin! Come play hoop rolling!”
Su Yixin quickly put the money and candy in the secondary bedroom and ran out. “Coming!”
Su Yemang stopped him. “Xinxin, we’re going to the cafeteria soon, you can’t go play…”
Before she could finish, her son had vanished.
Su Yemang sighed and went next door to deliver the money.
The door was open.
She heard water running.
She held her breath.
Stepping inside…
Her eyes nearly exploded…
A tanned, well built naked body appeared before her.
“Ah.”