“Xiao Xiao, what’s wrong?” As soon as Ye Lan walked in the door, he noticed Luo Xiao standing in the kitchen doorway and staring blankly. He quickly went forward and asked worriedly, “Did someone bully you? Tell me, I’ll go help you out.”
Luo Xiao, who had snapped out of it, looked at the indignant Ye Lan in front of him and shook his head with a smile: “Yezi, I’m fine, don’t worry so much.”
“I’m doing this because I love you so much!” Ye Lan said and then stepped forward and hugged Luo Xiao, rubbing his neck uncontrollably. “Xiao Xiao, how about we sleep together tonight~”
“Ahem ahem ahem!” A deliberately coughing sound rang out loudly behind Ye Lan.
Ye Lan directly rolled his eyes and complained dissatisfiedly while turning his head, “Grandpa Huo, don’t you know that interrupting someone’s love life will get you struck by lightning?”
“Hmph!” Mr. Huo glared and said angrily, “Nonsense! I think it’s snatching someone else’s disciple that will get you struck by lightning!”
“Tsk! Just admit you’re jealous!” Ye Lan turned around and single-handedly hugged Luo Xiao’s shoulders, smugly arching an eyebrow at Mr. Huo. “How’s that, did I hit the nail on the head?”
Looking at this annoying face, Mr. Huo couldn’t help but regret for the 9,999th time in his heart! Why did he agree to Old Mr. Ye to take care of this little bastard when he was in a moment of kindness? This kid used to know about respecting the elderly and loving the young, but ever since that layer of paper was torn apart, his behavior has been simply “outrageous”!
This is his, Huo Rulin, beloved disciple. How dare this little bastard Ye Lan touch him? He even dares to open his mouth? What infuriates him the most is that he tries to persuade his disciple to sleep in the same room, in the same bed, every day for more than ten times! It’s really infuriating!
“Okay, Xiao Xiao, let’s not bother with him.” Ye Lan glanced at the gradually crazed Mr. Huo. He directly turned around and pulled Luo Xiao into the kitchen. “Same old routine, I’ll wash the vegetables, you cook the meal, and let Grandpa Huo do the dishes.”
Hearing this, Mr. Huo immediately refused, shouting directly: “I don’t want to do the dishes!”
“Then do you want to wash the vegetables? Or cook the meal?” Ye Lan shrugged and offered the other two options.
Recalling the results when he tried to wash the vegetables and cook the meal before, Mr. Huo couldn’t help but shiver: he definitely didn’t want to wash the vegetables or cook the meal!
“I don’t care! I’m an old man, you should know how to respect the elderly!” Mr. Huo said with a shameless face, “I’ll just be responsible for eating! Yep, it was decided happily!!”
“I don’t feel happy about this decision at all, how about you?” Ye Lan and Luo Xiao twitched their mouths, watching him fleeing with a hint of panic, with a hint of laughter in their eyes.
In fact, there’s nothing wrong with how the tasks are divided, but in reality, other than buying and cooking the vegetables, all the dish washing is done by Ye Lan alone. Well, who would let Mr. Huo try to wash the dishes? The results are always disastrous, with things missing or broken.
To save money, this “spendthrift” grandpa really shouldn’t keep appearing in the kitchen. Luo Xiao shook his head with a smile and began to prepare dinner.
Looking at the sautéed Chinese celery and lily bulb with shrimp that had just been put on the stove, Luo Xiao’s thoughts couldn’t help but drift back to the figure he had seen on the road just now: It seems that his former aunt is really having a hard life! Although he’s not very clear about who those men who came to catch his aunt were, a discerning eye can see that these men are “mixing in the underworld”, and not people to be trifled with.
However, the question is, how did his former aunt get involved with these people? And oh, just from the way she was walking, you can see that she must have many injuries on her body. In addition, just now he clearly saw many small dots on the back of his former aunt’s hand, which were obviously left by needle holes. Combined with the obvious dark circles under her eyes and her frequent coughing, it seems that she might be…
“Xiao Xiao, what are you thinking about?” Ye Lan stepped forward and spoke up, “If you don’t stir-fry, the vegetables underneath will get burnt!”
“Ah? What?” Luo Xiao snapped back to his senses and looked, immediately scrambling to stir-fry. Luckily only a few pieces were burned.
During the next cooking process, Luo Xiao did not think about anything else, but simply and neatly cooked the remaining few dishes. Looking at the home-cooked four dishes and one soup on the table, Mr. Huo picked up the chopsticks and waved his hand, “Let’s eat!”
After the meal, Ye Lan took the initiative to get up and clear the bowls and chopsticks. Mr. Huo next to him secretly rejoiced in his heart after seeing it: Hehe, I don’t have to wash the dishes this time!
After washing the dishes, Ye Lan brought over a pot of clear tea, just right for digestion and to relieve the greasy feeling.
“By the way, Ye kid.” Mr. Huo said, holding the tea cup. “Didn’t you open a real estate company? How is it going, do you still have funds? Do you want to buy another piece of land?”
“Hmm?” Ye Lan heard it and cautiously looked at Mr. Huo. He didn’t believe in such a good thing as pie from falling from the sky!
“It’s like this. There is a piece of land here with an area of nearly 200,000 square meters. I don’t know if you want it, I can give you an internal preferential price!” Mr. Huo explained with a smile.
Seeing Mr. Huo’s smile, Ye Lan knew that this piece of land must not be as good as he said. There must be something else he hasn’t told him!
After hearing what his master said, Luo Xiao had a vague guess in his heart. Could it be that piece of land?
Sure enough, in Mr. Huo’s next narration, the location of the land was already very clear.
Luo Xiao just wanted to say something, but was stopped by a glance from his master. Well, it’s not going to really trick Ye Lan, so he just watched the show.
Ye Lan had reacted a long time ago. He looked at Mr. Huo jokingly: “Grandpa Huo, this looks like a weasel offering a chicken a New Year’s greeting, with no good intentions, right?”
“Go away!” Mr. Huo rolled his eyes, “Let me tell you the truth, this piece of land was swapped from Xiao Xiao’s hands. Originally, it was because there were ghosts lurking there, and now that the ghosts have been collected, it’s time to be auctioned. But somehow the news spread that this piece of land is inauspicious, and those potential buyers who were interested don’t want to buy it anymore.”
“So, Grandpa Huo, you want me to take on this hot potato?” Ye Lan raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a half-smile.
Mr. Huo awkwardly rubbed his nose, “Hehe, actually, if you buy this piece of land, it would also be very beneficial for you!”
“Oh?” Ye Lan obviously didn’t believe it. If it was so good, why wouldn’t anyone else buy it? Wait a minute, why is Grandpa Huo so insistent on him buying this piece of land? Could it be that…
“Grandpa Huo, is there something you haven’t made clear?” Ye Lan asked.
Mr. Huo saw the situation, gritted his teeth and said, “That’s right, Old Lin said that if I help him solve this matter, he will let me take a look at the treasure of their sect.”
So it’s like that, huh? Ye Lan twitched his mouth, “What’s in it for me?”
“Help you get it at a lower price?” Mr. Huo tentatively asked.
Ye Lan smiled noncommittally, waiting for Mr. Huo to continue adding more.
“… And also help you solve the Feng Shui problem of this land?” Mr. Huo thought about it and added more, “Then, help you get a better deal when you buy other land next time?”
“Hmm, you’ve got me interested!” Ye Lan said with a smile as he stroked his chin.
“So, shall we consider this matter settled?” Mr. Huo immediately beamed with joy.
“But!” Ye Lan’s words took a sharp turn, abruptly interrupting the excited speech of Mr. Huo. “I have one more request.”
“What request?” Mr. Huo looked at the smile on his face, and the more he looked, the more uneasy he felt. Sure enough, the words that came out next made him want to kick this little bastard in the ass. He was so greedy!
“Grandpa Huo, can you help me persuade Xiao Xiao to let me share a room with him?” Ye Lan said with a smile.
“You! Hmph!” Mr. Huo snorted coldly, “Keep dreaming!”
Ye Lan spread his hands. Well, it was just a joke. He shrugged his shoulders and said, “Okay, Grandpa Huo, I was just joking. I’ll pay to buy that piece of land. It’s just that you can’t go back on your promise to me, okay?”
“Alright, alright.” Mr. Huo was still annoyed, waving his hand. “You little bastard, don’t get in my way.”
Ye Lan rubbed his nose. Well, it seems that he teased too much.
Luo Xiao glanced at Ye Lan and turned to go upstairs to sleep: Some things, you just are caused by people themselves ~
“Hey, Xiao Xiao, how about tonight?” Ye Lan hurriedly followed Luo Xiao and stood outside the door while smiling fawningly.
Luo Xiao stood at the door, suddenly smiled, and then before Ye Lan could react, firmly closed the door. “Be good, go straight ahead and turn right.”
“Huh?” Ye Lan was dumbfounded. This shouldn’t have developed this way. Looking at the closed door, he was depressed again. Why didn’t he succeed again?
“Heh.” Mr. Huo sneered as he walked past him, “Serves you right!”
Helpless, Ye Lan could only drag his reluctant steps to the guest room he was currently staying in. Tomorrow, he must try hard to succeed!
Luo Xiao heard the footsteps outside gradually disappearing, his eyes full of laughter. In fact, the main reason he didn’t agree to sleep with Ye Lan now is that they are both still underage. If they got overly excited, it wouldn’t be good for their developing bodies. Moreover, their relationship is only known to Mr. Huo for now. The road ahead will be even more difficult. It’s better to maintain some distance for now, in case things don’t go well between them in the future, so they won’t be hurt too badly.
As he was thinking, Luo Xiao also thought of the former aunt he saw today. Although he was very surprised by her current situation, he wouldn’t go out of his way to save her. Because not only do they have no relationship now, but in past two lifetimes, this aunt has done nothing to help them, and has even done many things to to add insult to the injury!
Moreover, she is already a grown-up person. If such things happen to her, it is because she misjudged people. Everyone has to pay the price for their own actions!
However, come to think of it, his aunt didn’t come to S City in the previous life! In that case, it seems that his butterfly effect has brought about some chain reactions, which also means that he, his mother, and the people he cares about will have a better future!
Lucien On ABRWF Chapter 34.1