Chapter 179: I wouldn't do anything indecent to you.

Chapter 179: I wouldn't do anything indecent to you.

When I got home after finishing my work this afternoon, I was able to eat a ready-made meal as usual.

It's noodles.

Making noodles is much simpler now.

Lu Ye brought two cold dishes from a restaurant outside, bought machine-made noodles, drizzled them with scallion oil, and made a bowl of dry noodles for each person.

Ye Qingbai continued to refuse to go home.

He said he wanted to get to know his cousin, Bai Zhi.

He also needs to spend time with his second grandfather and fulfill his filial duty.

Having said all that, Lu Ye had no choice but to let him stay.

But he has principles: he's okay with having dinner, but he absolutely refuses to let his child stay overnight.

Unless he goes to sleep with his second grandfather at night.

"Brother Ye, what are you worried about? I'm not going to molest you."

Lu Ye's face darkened, and he shot a sharp glare at him, "Watch your words, or get out of here right now."

Ye Qingbai rolled his eyes and obediently shut up.

Just as everyone was eating, Ye Jingsong and Wang Lan arrived with their son, Ye Qingchuan.

Before Ye Jingsong even entered, his voice preceded him, "Second Uncle, my Second Uncle, you're finally back!"

Ye Rufeng was eating noodles when he heard Ye Jingsong's wailing. He angrily put down his chopsticks and said to the man who had stepped across the threshold, "I'm not dead, why are you so agitated?"

Ye Jingsong walked into the hall and saw that Ye Rufeng was unharmed, except for his dark and thin face. Only then did he feel relieved. "Second Uncle, you've been gone for months. You have no idea how worried I was about your safety. How could I not be excited to see you back?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Ye Rufeng looked at him and asked, "Where are your parents?"

"I went to stay at my sister's house."

Ye Jingsong's gaze landed precisely on Bai Zhi's face, and his voice trembled with excitement, "Is this my niece?"

Bai Zhi stood straight in front of them and greeted them politely, "Hello, Uncle and Aunt."

"Are you really my niece?"

Looking at the face that resembled his cousin's, Ye Jingsong couldn't help but burst into tears.

"They look so alike, they're definitely Perrin's child."

Ye Jingsong seemed to see his cousin's younger self through Bai Zhi's face.

He looked both sad and relieved.

Everyone thought his cousin had died in that poor mountain village, but they never expected that she would leave behind a child.

This was a great comfort to their loved ones.

Although Wang Lan had never met Ye Peilan, she had heard Ye Jingsong tell her a story about Ye Peilan on the way here today.

She was a woman with a tragic fate.

When Wang Lan saw Bai Zhi, she felt sorry for the child.

She asked Bai Zhi a few words of concern, then pushed her son, who hadn't gotten a chance to speak, over, saying, "Xiao Zhi, this is Qing Bai's younger brother, your cousin Qing Chuan."

Hello, cousin.

Hello, cousin.

The two young men greeted each other and then nothing more happened.

"Child, this is a small token of your uncle's appreciation, please take it."

Bai Zhi looked at the thick wad of money Ye Jingsong handed over and hurriedly declined, saying, "Uncle, please don't be so polite. I can't accept this money."

“Here you go, this is a gift from your uncle. I’m a rough man and don’t know what you girls like. Your aunt is getting old, so the things she buys probably don’t suit your young tastes.”

Ye Qingbai said from the side, "Cousin, just take it. I haven't introduced you yet. My dad and Aunt Lan run a pig farm. They're pretty big bosses and they're not short of money."

Ye Rufeng gestured for Bai Zhi to take it, and Bai Zhi, unable to refuse, had no choice but to accept it.

Ye Jingsong looked at Bai Zhi with tears in his eyes, unable to calm his emotions.

"Son, where's your dad?"

“In the countryside,” Bai Zhi replied.

Ye Jingsong sighed, "It wasn't easy for your father to raise you."

After all, he was also raising his son alone back then, acting as both father and mother.

Therefore, he immediately empathized with Bai Zhi's father.

Upon hearing Ye Jingsong's words, Bai Zhi corrected him expressionlessly, "I was raised by my grandfather, it has nothing to do with him."

Ye Jingsong instantly understood what was going on.

He couldn't help but look at Ye Qingbai.

In remarried families, children will inevitably suffer some harm, no matter what.

He has been trying his best to minimize the damage.

Lu Ye changed the subject, "Uncle Ye, have you eaten? I'll go make you some noodles?"

"We've already eaten."

Ye Rufeng was dignified and taciturn. Ye Jingsong asked him a few questions, but then there was nothing left to talk about. At this moment, his attention was entirely on his niece, Bai Zhi.

I'm learning about her life over the years.

"Second Uncle, so you recognized my niece three years ago?"

Ye Rufeng, “........”

I don't know how to answer this question.

"Second Uncle, you've gone too far. Why didn't you tell us about such a big thing as recognizing my cousin's daughter? This isn't just your business; it's a major event for our Ye family. By doing this, you're showing that you don't consider us family at all."

Ye Jingsong was no longer afraid of offending Ye Rufeng. His face was furrowed as he complained unhappily.

Wang Lan chimed in, "Yes, it's really not fair of you to keep such a big thing from everyone, Second Uncle. Because of your concealment, Tian Dong's wife even misunderstood her niece's relationship with Tian Dong, thinking that Xiao Zhi was a woman Tian Dong had found outside."

Ye Rufeng, "!!!"

Ye Jingsong glared at Wang Lan, "Don't talk nonsense."

“Uncle, this is not my grandfather’s fault, it’s my fault.”

Now that things have come to this, Bai Zhi has no choice but to step forward and take responsibility, otherwise her grandfather's gaze would be enough to kill her.

Bai Zhi explained, "When I went to my maternal grandfather to recognize my family, the keepsakes left by my mother were taken by my father and stepmother. I had no evidence, so I couldn't prove my identity, and my maternal grandfather couldn't believe that I was his granddaughter."

"I can only use my medical talent to prove that I am related to him by blood."

“My efforts over the past three years have paid off. I have now completed my apprenticeship and received my mother’s keepsake from my father. I have also reunited with my uncle.”

Bai Zhi's words failed to convince Ye Jingsong at all. He looked at Bai Zhi and said, "What other token do you need? Your face is the best token. You look at least six-tenths like your mother, and your grandfather isn't blind."

Ye Rufeng, “........”

Startled, Ye Qingbai quickly kicked Ye Jingsong's foot from behind and warned in a low voice, "Dad, don't be so wild."

Ye Jingsong realized he had been too presumptuous and hurriedly covered his mouth in fright.

He coughed lightly and explained, "I misused my words. What I meant was, when your grandfather sees you, he will definitely think of your mother and won't disbelieve you."

Bai Zhi smiled and said apologetically, "Anyway, it's all my responsibility. Uncle, please don't blame my grandfather. He's happier to see me than anyone else."

Ye Jingsong completely agreed with Bai Zhi's words, "That's true."

This girl is his second uncle's granddaughter.

It is the root that his daughter left in this world.