You are my wife, don't doubt it!

"By the way," Xiao Yao and Yu Bo said to avoid being overheard by others as they continued to think about it, "You should have met more than just the three of us, right? Hairtail and the others, Lucia and the others, did you invite them?"

"I can't say." Yu Bo rolled his eyes and glanced at the rearview mirror.

"Have they agreed to join?" Xiao Yao continued to ask, "Or to be assistants?"

"Don't tell me." Yu Bo said, "Don't try to trick me."

"Tsk," Xiao Yao said, "What a mystery. Why don't I just go and ask them myself later?"

"That's your business." Yu Bo said.

"Speaking of which," Xiao Yao continued, "that Master Shi Hui, Master Shi, is just an assistant, right?"

"You heard what Mr. Shi said," Yu Bo replied: "Only church members can become members."

"Then where did his strong fortress realm come from?" Xiao Yao asked Yu Bo.

Yu Bo was stunned: "I don't know, he was already this strong when I met him - he said he gained enlightenment through meditation."

"Do you believe it?" Xiao Yao asked Yu Bo.

"What do you mean?" Yu Bo asked Xiao Yao.

There followed a silence that was neither long nor short.

"I listened to a lot of things Mr. Shi said today, and I feel really confused," Shen Jie said to Yu Bo, "I feel like my worldview has been refreshed."

Good wife, you spoke my mind, Xiao Yao thought.

Yu Bo smiled slightly: "It's normal, the amount of information is too much all at once."

"Mr. Shi's view of the French Revolution is very... negative," Shen Jie continued, "This is different from what we learned in elementary school. I always thought... it was a milestone of progress."

Good wife, you have expressed my thoughts again, Xiao Yao thought.

"It depends on how you understand progress," Yu Bo turned on the turn signal and looked back at the road conditions. "And why do we conventionally believe that progress is a positive word?"

"Uh..." Shen Jie said.

"However, Mr. Shi is still too... radical," Yu Bo drove the car around a wide bend. "His style has always been like this. I mean, in terms of expression, he is relatively straightforward and rough, and doesn't consider the listener's tolerance."

Xiao Yao keenly noticed that Yu Bo was referring to Mr. Shi’s radical and straightforward way of expression, rather than saying that his views were radical.

Well, it does take some time... to think about this new perspective.

Mingye Watcher... Freemasonry... Channel... Fusion...

How should I put it? I always feel that the word "organization" gives people a weird feeling. Although it sounds high-sounding, it reveals a weird atmosphere...

How could that be? Yu Luying angrily retorted in her heart, what's so weird about that?

Even if you ask me that, I can't... tell you, Xiao Yao replied. Feeling, it's just a feeling, understand?

"How many members does the organization have worldwide now?" Xiao Yao interrupted, "Are the recent signs of this shadowy activity particularly prominent in the Magic City, or are they present all over the world? Are there other fortress messengers abroad?"

"According to the data I saw last year, it was around 27000 people," Yu Bo replied.

"Gee gee, stir-fried leeks and green onions!" Xiao Yao said, "Then, what about the other two questions I asked?"

Yu Bo's response was to slam on the brakes, roll down the window, and curse out loud.

"Uh……"

At this time, Xiao Yao's cell phone rang.

The number looks familiar, who is it?

"Hey, Xiao Yao? Where are you?"

"Ah! Grandma! Aren't you on the cruise ship?" Xiao Yao exclaimed.

"I'm back!" Grandma roared into the receiver, "You're still here to raise a little girl!"

"No! Let me explain!" Xiao Yao's heart skipped a beat.

Explain, how to explain?

"Are you guys back?" Grandma asked Xiao Yao.

"About noon. We should be there by noon." Xiao Yao said, "I'll take Shen..." He glanced at Yu Bo and said, "I've gone back to my hometown. I'm on my way to the Magic City now."

Yu Bo directly dropped the three little ones off downstairs of Yu Lihua's house, said a few words to Yu Luying, and left, leaving the three little ones in a daze by the river.

"Then, I'll go up first?" Yu Luying said.

"A simple hug?" Xiao Yao opened his arms.

Yu Luying did not refuse, nor did she come forward. She just stood there with a slightly tense body and was hugged by Xiao Yao.

"Okay, okay." Yu Luying patted Xiao Yao's waist lightly with her stiff arms.

Then, she hugged Shen Jie warmly, and the two girls whispered to each other for a while.

After Yu Luying went upstairs, Xiao Yao received another call from an unfamiliar number - this time it was really a stranger number.

"Hello, Xiao Yao, I'm your uncle Paul." An old man's pleasant voice came from the other side.

"Ah, hello...uncle...uncle." Xiao Yao was startled and said anxiously.

"We meet in a place where there is no darkness," said Yu Baolu.

"What?" Xiao Yao said.

The other party seemed to be stunned for a moment: "Ah, it's okay. I called to tell you that I have sent people to investigate the area around your grandmother's house, and no one from Shen Hongsheng is following you. I think if you want to go home, you may need to know this."

Xiao Yao thanked him repeatedly and hung up the phone.

"Is he really reliable?" Shen Jie said suspiciously, "Why do I feel that this Uncle Paul is more dangerous than my father?"

As soon as Xiao Yao and Shen Jie stepped into the house, their grandmother, who had not been seen for more than a month, came to greet them.

"Grandma!" Xiao Yao threw himself into his grandmother's arms: "I miss you so much!"

"Grandma." Shen Jie greeted her grandma while changing into slippers as if she was back home.

She held the shoe rack with one hand, half squatted down, and reached out to grab the small leather shoes on the ground. Her movements were very gentle, as if she was touching a fragile treasure.

The girl took off her left shoe first, revealing the white cotton socks inside. Although the socks had been worn for two days, the instep still retained its color. Her feet were small, only about size 34, and looked like children's feet. The instep curve was beautiful, and her ten toes nodded slightly in the cotton socks, rubbing up and down, as if they were breathing greedily.

She put her left foot into the slipper, then her right foot. The sock on her right foot was a little wrinkled, and five very light toe prints could be vaguely seen, especially on the sole of the foot, which had some wrinkles due to walking.

There were some dry marks on the toes of the girl's socks. These marks looked like white powder, but if you looked closely, you could find that the shape and color of these marks were a little strange.

They are like tiny specks...

Shen Jie had just changed half of her shoes when someone suddenly rushed over and hugged her tightly, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.

The girl was confused for a moment by this sudden hug.

She tried to raise her head to see clearly, but could only see silver hair.

"Grandma, please don't..." Shen Jie blushed and said, "I can't breathe."

"Grandma!" Xiao Yao shouted anxiously.

Grandma loosened her grip a little, held Shen Jie's little face with both hands and looked left and right, the wrinkles on her face almost squeezed together: "You, are you really my future granddaughter-in-law?"

"Grandma!" Xiao Yao shouted embarrassedly.

The deep joy in grandma's tone made Shen Jie smile shyly. Seeing grandma's face full of sympathy, the girl said, "Grandma..."

"What a pity, what a pity!" Grandma suddenly looked Shen Jie up and down with a tone full of regret and said: "Such a good girl, why did she follow our family... It's ruined! We women have such a hard life..."

Shen Jie: “?”

"Grandma!" Xiao Yao shouted in shock and anger.

"Grandma, you misunderstood. Xiao Yao and I haven't reached that stage yet..."

Hmm? Xiao Yao thought.

"This little girl is still embarrassed. Yunyun told me everything." Grandma smiled cunningly: "Xiao Yao! You little brat, ha! ha!"

"..." Seeing that she had no way to deny it, Shen Jie had no choice but to admit it openly: "Grandma, since you know everything, you should know that in the future, it will not be me who follows him, but he who follows me."

"It's all the same, all the same." Grandma's voice was ecstatic: "What era is this? It's enough for you to live a good life..."

"This is your only grandson." Shen Jie said with a smile.

Grandma: "? No, I have another grandson."

Xiao Yao & Shen Jie: "Cough, cough, cough."

Grandma: "Oh, by the way, let your brother see it later. Let him see it. I guarantee he will be envious to death."

"Grandma...!" Shen Jie said.

"That's possible." Xiao Yao said seriously.

To Xiao Yao, he would never get tired of pretending to be awesome and getting slapped in the face no matter how many times he did it.

Grandma couldn't help but reach out and pinch Shen Jie's small chin, receiving a warm smile from her, and then she let go of her arms with relief.

"Grandma, let's go in and talk." Xiao Yao suggested.

"Yes, I, an old woman, am already confused and have been standing in the soap room for a while. You guys go in quickly, Yunyun is also in there - I'm going to the vegetable market to buy two side dishes." Grandma said as she opened the door of the soap room and was about to go out.

"Grandma, don't worry--" Before Shen Jie finished her words, grandma had already walked away at the speed of light.

Xiao Yao and Shen Jie looked at each other and walked into Xiao Yao's bedroom together. Shen Tianyun was wearing a white short-sleeved top, green shorts, white ankle-length cotton socks and slippers. She was leaning against the closet door waiting for them, holding an unopened can of Budweiser in her hand.

"Mom and Dad." Shen Tianyun raised the corners of his mouth and raised the beer can in his hand towards Xiao Yao and Shen Jie.

Xiao Yao walked up and snatched the beer can: "How can you drink alcohol as a junior high school student?"

"Junior high school students can't drink, but high school students can?" Shen Tianyun retorted.

"Did you finish your homework? Did you study during the time we were away from home?" Xiao Yao said.

"Are you annoying?" Shen Tianyun said angrily.

The two people hugged each other tightly, then Shen Jie hugged her, and finally the three of them hugged each other.

"Little daddy, little mommy, go out and fool around wherever you want," Shen Tianyun murmured, "They haven't called me in a few days. They don't miss me at all."

"Mom and Dad went to summer camp," Xiao Yao said, "Mom and Dad missed you so much."

"You don't believe it, you old idiot—"

"Why did you tell grandma about our affairs?" Xiao Yao said softly, "I haven't figured out how to tell her yet. You did a big thing for us."

"Come to think of it, grandma has a really strong ability to accept new things." Shen Jie said.

"At first, she thought I was talking nonsense," Shen Tianyun said, "but after I personally took her through the mirror to see my room, she believed it - no one can deny the facts in the face of ironclad facts."

"That's not necessarily true," Shen Jie shook her head and said, "Many people see things they can't understand, things that are beyond their worldview and understanding, things they don't want to believe, and would rather think they are hallucinating or even mentally ill than believe it."

Chapter 334 You don’t even let your daughter go?

2023-09-24

After grandma came back with some side dishes, Shen Jie volunteered to go to the kitchen to "help", while Xiao Yao stayed in the room to "chat" with baby Tianyun, who was unable to leave the bedroom.

The young man sat sideways on the edge of his bed, holding Shen Tianyun's hands with both hands. The latter also sat sideways on the edge of his bed, with one leg hanging on the ground and the other leg crossed on the bed, with one small foot under his buttocks.

Xiao Yao vividly described to Shen Tianyun the various things that he and Shen Jie had experienced during the time they were away, omitting the invasion of shadows at the beach, the meeting with the "organization", and the absurd things that happened on the second night of the three of them in Dongru.

Shen Tianyun listened attentively, making a few comments or asking some questions from time to time, while Xiao Yao would reach out and pinch Tianyun's face or touch her ears from time to time while chatting.

"What are you doing? It's itchy." Shen Tianyun pouted in dissatisfaction.

The setting sun shines through the old windows onto the mottled stone floor of the old mansion, and a warm orange light dances in the room. Shen Jie stood in the soap room, initially just wanting to help her grandmother cut some vegetables. However, the situation gradually turned into a disaster.

When she was cutting green peppers, her knife accidentally slipped and the peppers fell to the floor and rolled everywhere.

The girl quickly squatted down to pick it up, but the moment she bent down, the kettle that had just boiled began to hiss and the hot water splashed onto the stove.

Grandma quickly turned off the stove and tried to stop Shen Jie: "Jie Jie, be careful, don't get hurt - I can do it myself."

Shen Jie still wanted to be polite and insist, but her grandmother gently held her hand and said, "My daughter, I see your hands don't come from a working family. You are friends with my grandson, and I can't let you get hurt here."

"You have to learn to do some basic things in the future, right?" Shen Jie said.

"Even if you want to learn," said the grandmother with a smile, "there's no need to rush - light up the old woman's soap room for me."

Having said that, Shen Jie let the old man do the work alone, and she stood aside and chatted with Xiao Yao's grandmother.