Chapter 828: Ten Years Later (Part 3)

Chapter 828: Chapter 433: Ten Years Later (Part 3)

Compared to that, the brat marrying a few wives is a minor issue. Got scared by the project? Scared of what? How high is the confidentiality level? High enough to send bodyguards to the parents?

Li Qiyuan and Yu Huizhi didn’t feel relieved, they were just worried about their son’s safety. This anxiety lasted for quite some time, but as their life remained as calm as water and Li Peifeng continued to enjoy his blissful life, their hearts gradually accepted the situation. Completely letting go was impossible, but they learned to accept.

…

“Finally home!”

The old couple still lived in the apartment Li Peifeng bought for them years ago. The interior decoration wasn’t outdated, and the furniture was almost brand new, which was partly because the family of three didn’t stay there often.

Before Li Yilan turned six, Old Li and Old Yu constantly traveled the world with their daughter, living a nomadic life without a fixed residence. As for Yilan’s preschool education, they personally took charge of it as retired university teachers.

It wasn’t until Yilan reached school age that they returned to settle in Ningyuan. But during every winter and summer break, the family would go out to travel again, sometimes taking Li Peifeng’s kids along. This was partly to keep Li Yilan company and partly to enjoy time as grandparents.

They had just finished a two-week Arctic Ocean polar trip. The two kids were loud when they got home, but the old couple hadn’t yet shaken off their travel mode.

“Alright, stop running wild!”

Li Yilan took off her pink children’s cotton hat, removed her mittens, tossed them aside, and ran wild around the living room.

Huang Zhiyi wanted to join in on the chaos, but Li Qiyuan quickly held him back: “Change your shoes with your aunt, look at you two stomping on the tiles, they’re covered in mud. Change your shoes and clean up!”

“Got it, got it!”

“After cleaning, I want to call daddy (big brother)!”

Yu Huizhi nodded approvingly: “Good boy. Let your little aunt show you how to start working. Your grandpa and I want to pick out some photos from the trip, so when you video call daddy, we can show him, alright?”

“Alright!” Huang Zhiyi nodded obediently, while Li Yilan muttered under her breath, something about ‘mom wanting to slack off again,’ but she honestly changed into her little slippers and started working with Huang Zhiyi.

“I’ll start the robot vacuum, you collect all the cloth covers from the furniture and fold them up, then get a rag from the bathroom and wipe the sofa and window ledges, got it?”

“Got it!”

Li Yilan, who was a fifth-grade class president, often led her classmates in cleaning at school. Now, at home, it was no different; she had a little follower to command.

Seeing Huang Zhiyi following the instructions to collect the dust covers, Li Yilan leisurely walked to the robot vacuum base, picked up the water tank, and replaced it with a new one, then pressed the start button.

She scanned the area, seeing Huang Zhiyi was still in the living room and didn’t follow. Li Yilan put her left hand on her hip and pointed at the round robot under the base with her right hand, loudly declaring in an operatic tone.

“Awake, my Clean Knight!!”

“Beep~”

A mechanical female voice sounded: “As you command, master. Whole house cleaning mode activated!”

The Clean Knight slowly drove out of its base, and Li Yilan joyfully hopped upstairs; there was another robot vacuum waiting for her to activate in the attic.

“This world is dirty again~”

Li Yilan gazed solemnly at robot vacuum number two: “My Dark Dragon, awaken, burn, purify the world in flames! Burst forth, be reborn!!”

“…”

Three seconds passed, robot vacuum number two didn’t move.

“Why no response?”

Li Yilan’s little face fell instantly, poking the button on the base in frustration: “Is the voice activation setting off?”

After pressing it a few times, Li Yilan realized with a resentful expression: “Daddy changed the command!”

“Please re-record the activation phrase~”

“Forget it, forget it.”

Interrupted, Li Yilan lost her interest in playing, directly pressed the button to start robot vacuum number two, then went to the terrace to play in the leftover snow.

Cleaning? Isn’t my big nephew down there doing it?!

Daddy said, those who use their mind govern others, those who use their strength are governed by others… Zhiyi is already a big kid, clearly a laborer, let him do it himself!

Daddy also said, trust those you use, don’t use those you doubt. He will definitely clean the room well!

“Whew, it’s a bit cold.”

After playing in the snow for a while, Li Yilan returned to the attic bedroom to take a nap.

Zhiyi hadn’t finished cleaning yet, and Mom probably hadn’t edited the photos. She couldn’t go to Dad to ask for the phone for a video call with big brother. Even if she did, they wouldn’t pay attention to her; she’d just get a bellyful of dog food… Alas, she was still too young. Big brother said he would give her a phone after she entered middle school, which was two years away?

Li Yilan was a bit annoyed, her mind planning that during the New Year dinner, she’d ask her several sisters-in-law for a phone. Hmm, if she could get more red envelope money, she’d buy one for each of her two big nephews, and that would be perfect!

“Aunt, Aunt! Where are you?”

Just as she closed her eyes, Li Yilan heard Huang Zhiyi calling for her while walking up to the attic.

“What’s up?”

Li Yilan opened the door calmly: “Did you finish downstairs?”

“Yes!”

Huang Zhiyi grinned, holding a rag: “Aunt, what about you? You weren’t slacking off, right?”