Chapter 1798 - 323:

As soon as they drove out, it started to rain outside, and it got heavier. Zhao Yi turned on the wipers.

"Hey, Li, can you check how long this rain will last?"

Li Zhiyuan rolled down the car window, took a look at the Feng Shui weather, and replied:

"It won't last long, it will stop before dawn, and there will be fog in the morning."

Zhao Yi laughed, "That's when Jiujiang is at its most beautiful."

Li Zhiyuan reached into the car compartment, pulled out a bottle of water, looked at the brand, grimaced, and put it back.

"You can't get used to our local pure water?"

"No."

"I think it tastes pretty good, has a bit of our local flavor."

"Does pure water need extra flavor?"

"True."

Zhao Yi stopped the car in front of a small shop that was still open, ran out into the rain, and when he got back in the car, he was holding two cans of Jianlibao.

"Here, the shop didn't have straws, so you'll have to make do."

With a "pop," Zhao Yi opened one and handed it over.

Li Zhiyuan took it.

One big and one small, both synchronized, tilted their heads back and took a sip.

Zhao Yi: "I've already taken godparents, so Cui Cui is my god-sister from now on."

Li Zhiyuan closed his eyes, not wanting to hear what was next.

Zhao Yi: "Cui Cui calls you Brother Yuanhou, so that means I'm your Brother Yi Hou, right?"

He turned his head, seeing the young man pretending to be asleep.

Zhao Yi wasn't disappointed and continued to happily toot the horn a few more times while driving.

Back at the small mountain home, Li Zhiyuan saw Chen Jing who just came out, with Xu Ming standing behind him.

Chen Jing happily ran towards Li Zhiyuan: "Brother Yuan!"

Zhao Yi had been backing him secretly, sparing no expense to lay the foundation, and the results were evident.

Chen Jing now had his muscles, bones, and skin developed to a high level, like a reservoir built to high standards, just waiting for water to be introduced.

Xu Ming looked a bit weathered; he had been painstakingly taking care of Chen Jing these days, finally able to take a break.

Zhao Yi: "Just in time, Xu Ming, from tomorrow, you help me take care of Ayan and Ali."

Xu Ming was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile.

Chen Jing clenched his fists and said: "Brother Yi, you should have let me out sooner, then I could have helped you fight the bad guys."

Zhao Yi: "Yeah, I regret it too. Today I killed quite a few of the Zhao family. If I had known, I would've left a few for you to see blood, sharpen your edge."

Chen Jing: "The Zhao family?"

Zhao Yi: "Hey Li, you're really not going to stay one more day? Once you miss this scenery, it's hard to come by again."

Li Zhiyuan: "The scenery that is missed is the most beautiful."

Zhao Yi smiled and didn't persuade him anymore.

The next morning, Li Zhiyuan and three others boarded a big truck and headed straight for Jinling.

Zhao Yi, on the other hand, drove a jeep and parked it outside the Jin family's gate.

He went in for a bite of breakfast made by Ping, and when everyone was about to head out, Ping picked up the shoulder pole, she was going to set up a stall to sell her sesame candy.

But looking at them giggling and planning to have fun, Ping didn't feel like setting up her stall today; she wanted to join in the fun too.

But Ping was too shy to speak up, so she just picked up the pole, stood under the eaves, and fiddled with her fingers.

"Going out to play, no need to bring so much candy. Just take some for the road, since things in the scenic spots are expensive."

Liu Jinxia reached out, took the shoulder pole off Ping's shoulder, grabbed two big pieces of sesame candy, and pulled Ping along out the door.

Ping was very happy, sitting in the car with Cui Cui, like a little girl pointing and chatting non-stop through the window.

After a day of fun, Zhao Yi took them back again.

When Ping was about to cook, Liu Jinxia stopped her.

"Zhao Yi."

"Yeah, Grandma."

Liu Jinxia pretended to reach into her pocket to get money: "You go to the restaurant outside, get some dishes, bring plenty of rice…"

"Understood."

"Come back, I haven't given you money yet."

"I'm honoring my god-grandmother, what money?"

Zhao Yi ran out.

Liu Jinxia took her hand out of her pocket, somewhat surprised:

"This grandson, he's quite handy."

Cui Cui: "Brother Yi Hou is really nice."

Liu Jinxia, with some anger, said: "Anyone who takes you out or buys you things is nice, right? What if someone treats you well and then wants to be your dad?"

"Sure, I now have classmates and friends, but no mom."

Liu Jinxia: "You're quite generous."

Finding a bench to rest, Liu Jinxia remarked to Li Juxiang beside her: "Honestly, Xiang Hou, find another one. Even if you have another child, by the time they grow up, Cui Cui will be an adult, and my savings will be passed down to Cui Cui, even if you have a grandson."

Li Juxiang: "Mom, here you go again. This life, guarding one Cui Cui and you, I'm more than content."

"A mom's been through it, knows a person's days are hard. A mom will die, and Cui Cui will grow up and fly out of here. By then, you'll not even have someone to talk to."

"As parents, we don't ask for much, just hope you all live well."

A sigh came from the window behind, from Jin Xingshan.

Li Juxiang: "Sigh, is there a radio inside, why do I hear Erhu?"

Liu Jinxia: "Is there? I didn't hear it."

Li Juxiang: "It's gone now. I probably misheard, it's the wind."

Liu Jinxia: "Hmm."

"Mom, now that we've reached Jiujiang, do you want to ask the local police station?"

"Why bother going through all that."

"You should still ask, just in case?"

"There's no need for 'just in case', don't ask."

"Mom, why did you change your mind again? You clearly agreed when we set out that, no matter the outcome, trying would bring peace of mind."