One second ago, they were worried because Ye Zhifan was climbing the ranks too quickly, but the next second, they started laughing.
“The true owner behind that jade pendant really knows how to check and balance. Using Sun Yaozu and Ye Zhifan’s familial relationship to keep each other in check, that way he wouldn’t be afraid of Ye Zhifan not listening to his orders.” Principal Chen lifted up the tiny aluminum flagon that was being warmed in hot water, and poured himself a small cup while also pouring Old Uncle Gen some of it, “I’d never thought that person would be this powerful! Disaster, that thing is truly a disaster!”
Grandpa, Gen gave a knowing smile and then let out a long sigh. Sorrow permeated his hoarse voice, “If that jade was a good thing, I’d let little lass Jian take it back, but on the contrary, it’s not a good thing. It had made little lass Jian’s mother die because of it, how can I let it stay beside little lass Jian?”
“Letting Ye Zhifan hold onto it is also good, I want to figure out why little lass Jian’s mother died on her mission with the jade in hand. Does it have something to do with that jade pendant or does it have something to do with the mission? If we want to know, then someone needs to help us lure the person behind the jade pendant to figure things out.”
“In my entire life, I’ve only encouraged one person to join the military and she was Ye Jian’s mother. Furthermore, you told me it would be a waste of talent if little lass Jian doesn’t join the military, I’ve considered it for quite a long time, only when I knew she herself was willing, only then did I agree.”
“Ah Chen, these years I don’t allow little lass Jian to come back to the village and I made her stay with you to train, all in order to make her grow stronger. Not afraid of how brutal the wind and rain outside, not bullied because she was without parents, moreover not be harmed by the person behind that piece of jade!”
“After Gaokao, you continue little lass Jian’s training, there’s no need to return to the village. Old Mrs. Ye has returned to the village and there’s no need for little lass Jian to see a cruel old woman like her.”
The two elders chatted till past 11 p.m. before they went to bed. They also didn’t let Ye Jian know about the topic of their conversation, there are some things that Ye Jian needed to know, but it’s not too late to wait till after Ye Jian gets into a military academy.
A cold wind blew outside the windows, in the house that was without heating, after leaving the heater, one would only feel cold around their body; it’s late at night as the lights in the common folks’ home started to go out, as some people had gone to bed early, like Ye Jian.
Ye Zhifan, who had just returned from a social gathering, did not go to bed, he sat in his desk with an angry air around him, he smoked one cigarette after the other; not only did Sun Yaozu come back so brashly, he actually called to tell him, saying his identity was wiped clean!
A fugitive that was wanted for so many years, how could the police withdraw the wanted order? How was that possible?
He spent so much time in the coastal cities. Still, he didn’t manage to take care of his wanted status, and suddenly it was taken care of fewer than three months after his promotion into the provincial government, and he said there was a powerful person helping him!
Powerful person? Who would want to be a powerful person to help trash like Sun Yaozu!
Why didn’t they take care of it earlier or later? Why did it happen right after he was transferred into the provincial government, and a powerful person helped him take care of it?
Odd, this is too odd!
The oddity of the situation made him feel too insecure; he was having sleepless nights for several days because of his insecurities; he kept having the feeling that this matter wasn’t simple at all! It seemed like… this was directed at him!
“Dad, why aren’t you asleep?” Ye Ying pushed open the ajar door; she was in thick cotton pajamas as she held a pen in her hand; the moment she walked inside, she coughed after being choked by the smell of alcohol and smoke, “Dad, you should smoke less, the room is so smoky like it has been put to flames.”
She walked over and pushed open the window, allowing the cold air from outside to carry away the unusual smells in the room, and she could be heard giving advice: “When you’re stressed from work, you don’t need to solve it by smoking or drinking, taking a walk would also work.”
Ye Ying, who hadn’t been seen for a year, was similarly grown up to be a dainty woman; besides having a slightly darker complexion, her facial features are quite pleasing to look at.
Heart-shaped face, almond-eyed, arched willowy eyebrows, and a small mouth, the flowery age of seventeen-eighteen years old, tender enough to have water flowing, yet bright and beautiful to shine a light on others.
