Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2384 The United States Wants to Negotiate
The car slowly stopped outside the courtyard and alley.

The three got off the car and returned to the courtyard.

Ran Qiuye was chatting with Cuiping in the yard, and Wangcai was lying beside Ran Qiuye, wagging his tail from time to time.

There were many children in the yard, making a lot of noise. Yang Xiaotao was afraid that the children might accidentally bump into them, so he asked Wangcai to look after them.

As for Wangwang and Hei Niu, they played with the children.

The three of them came to the middle courtyard, greeted the two people, and then came back to cook.

"Everyone in the courtyard said that Sister Cuiping's is a girl, and ours is a son."

Ran Qiuye was tidying up the kitchen, with a hint of happiness in her words.

"It doesn't matter if it's my son or my daughter, I like them all!"

Yang Xiaotao was cutting vegetables, turned around and smiled, his eyes lingering on Ran Qiuye's stomach, but he couldn't see anything different.

That is, the belly outline is a circle smaller than Cuiping's.

Hearing Yang Xiaotao say this, Ran Qiuye smiled sweetly, and then said in her heart, "It's better to have a son!"

"Oh, there's one more good thing!"

Ran Qiuye came up to Yang Xiaotao and said with a smile. Yang Xiaotao turned around and looked at him and asked, "What's the good news?"

"Yuhua is pregnant too. I found out when I went for a checkup today!"

Yang Xiaotao kept smiling, "So, Kuizi is going to be a father again?"

"Ok!"

"Good news, Aunt Zhou knows?"

"I know. Yuhua went to tell her in person. Auntie was so happy!"

"Yes, I've been nagging about my grandson a lot in the past two years."

Ran Qiuye nodded after listening.

Zhou Kui now follows Wang Fa to the engine factory and becomes the deputy director.

Liu Yuhua stayed in the Ninth Department as a logistics staff member.

The couple are both working, and not to mention the food supply, their combined salary is among the top five in the hospital.

Not to mention raising two children, even two more would be enough.

Moreover, they have only one daughter in these years, and there has been a lot of gossip around them.

Now that we have it again, it’s just the right time to shut up those ugly faces.

"This way our son will have two playmates!"

Yang Xiaotao put his hand on Ran Qiuye's belly, feeling the punches and kicks of the little guy inside through the Dacron.

"Of course. Besides, there are several more in our hospital this year and next year..."

"Yeah, once we're full, we should have more kids!"

The two were talking and laughing, and the sound of children playing could be heard outside.

As night fell, Yu Zecheng walked in from outside the courtyard.

Yang Xiaotao was hanging clothes in the yard and was very surprised to see the other person appear.

"Why are you back?"

Yu Zecheng was about to say hello, but when he heard Yang Xiaotao say that, he swallowed his words back.

Why can't I come back?
This is my home!
"Nothing, I'm back!"

Yu Zecheng smiled, and then he saw Xiao Shitou running out in panic from the Moon Gate, followed by Cui Ping, who was holding her stomach with one hand and holding a rolling pin with the other, shouting "little bastard" in a very aggressive manner.

Little Shitou originally wanted to run to Yang's house to hide, but as soon as he looked up, he saw his father and quickly changed direction.

"Dad, Mom is going to make braised pork again!"

That expression was as if he had suffered a great injustice.

When Yu Zecheng saw this scene, his eyes twitched.

It's been so long, why haven't your skills improved?
"Cui Ping!"

Protecting the stone behind him, Yu Zecheng smiled at Cuiping who came up to him, then quickly took the rolling pin while looking at Cuiping's belly carefully.

"You are already adults, and you are still angry with a child. Come on, let's go back first..."

Yu Zecheng supported Cuiping as if he was coaxing a child, but Cuiping just snorted coldly.

"Yu, don't come here."

"I'm not home all day long. I'm the only one here. I have to give birth to your Yu family's children and take care of them."

"Look at Yang Xiaotao, he's such a high-ranking official, he comes home every day to cook and wash clothes for his wife..."

"And you…"

"You're still not satisfied with this, Mr. Yu, let me tell you, I..."

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Cuiping suddenly burst into tears, and Yu Zecheng was at a loss.

Ran Qiuye hurried out and pulled Cuiping into the house. Yu Zecheng gave Yang Xiaotao a bitter smile.

"That's all, it's all work-related. Cuiping just spoke too quickly. It will be fine in a while!"

Yang Xiaotao stepped forward to comfort him, Yu Zecheng nodded, and then the two of them walked into the house.

Sure enough, as soon as she sat down, Cuiping glared at Yu Zecheng but said nothing else.

Yu Zecheng immediately moved his butt and leaned forward, then looked at his son and said with a frown, "Shi Tou, this is too outrageous..."

Xiao Shitou was confused. Aren’t we supposed to be in the same group?
……

After resolving the Yu family’s family dispute, Yang Xiaotao took the opportunity to invite the whole family to stay for dinner.

There is rice ready at home, plenty of food, and more importantly, the food is well cooked.

Although Yang Xiaotao did not improve his cooking skills, his level five cooking skills are comparable to those of a level four cook and are more than enough to handle home meals.

Soon Duanwu and Miaomiao called the Taoist priest and Mr. Ye into the house, and the house became lively again.

Just as Yang Xiaotao was ordering the dishes to be served, another guest came into the yard.

When Yang Xiaotao walked out the door, he saw his uncle walking in, followed by two guards.

Yang Xiaotao didn't remember these two people when he went to his uncle's house before, but Yang Xiaotao didn't bother to think too much and hurried forward, "Uncle, why are you here? Come in and sit down!"

His voice was not loud, and his eyes were still on the two of them.

The uncle noticed this and said with a smile, "I just finished my work and came to take a look when I passed by here."

The uncle did not cover up the sound, and Yang Xiaotao felt relieved.

Without bothering to exchange pleasantries, Yang Xiaotao quickly invited his uncle into the house.

As for the two guards, they took a look inside the house and then came out and stood outside the yard.

The sight of him armed with guns and live ammunition made the children in the yard afraid to act naughty, and the other people's homes became much quieter. "Uncle!"

Ran Qiuye stood up to greet him, and his uncle waved his hand, "You're welcome, just sit down."

Then the uncle looked at Mr. Ye and said, "Mr. Ye, is it okay living here?"

Mr. Ye stood up and shook hands with his uncle, looking excited, "Very good."

"That's fine. I came to see you. Don't get uncomfortable living here."

"If you really can't get used to it, just stay at my place for two days."

After hearing this, Mr. Ye waved his hands and said, "This place is good, very good, it has the atmosphere of fireworks, your place is too deserted."

When my uncle heard this, he laughed, but it was indeed deserted there.

"Uncle, please try it. This is the braised carp that was just made."

Yang Xiaotao took out a set of bowls and chopsticks from the kitchen. His uncle didn't care and sat next to the Taoist priest and Mr. Ye. He glanced at Yu Zecheng and nodded slightly. Then everyone at the table started to eat.

In other words, Yang Xiaotao specially got a big table for the convenience of dining, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate so many people.

"Old Ye, I heard that you participated in the project? It seems that you need to earn another first-class merit."

After taking a sip of wine, the uncle spoke to Mr. Ye.

"Haha, it's all thanks to this kid's help, otherwise it wouldn't be that easy."

Mr. Ye did not shy away from it. Everyone who knew about it knew that without Yang Xiaotao, he would not have received this first-class merit.

"Mr. Ye, you are too modest."

Yang Xiaotao quickly said, "If it weren't for your discovery, no matter how much we help, it would be useless."

Mr. Ye shook his head slightly. His uncle also knew the reason but did not expose it.

The food was quickly finished, and Ran Qiuye and Cuiping cleaned the table together, with Miaomiao helping.

Old Ye and the Taoist priest went to the side to play chess, and there were a few boys around them.

Yu Zecheng was fiddling with the TV, while a group of people around him were waiting anxiously.

When the uncle saw this scene, he nodded unconsciously, then walked into the study with Yang Xiaotao.

Looking at the piles of design drawings on the table, although the uncle couldn't understand them, he knew that Yang Xiaotao was not idle at home.

"I came here mainly to check on Mr. Ye's condition. Seeing him like this, I feel relieved."

Yang Xiaotao took out a cigarette and lit it up, "Don't worry, uncle, nothing will go wrong with Mr. Ye here."

Uncle hummed and then fell silent.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao did not dare to speak casually until he was halfway through smoking a cigarette. Then his uncle said, "In the last caged bird operation, we captured three pilots. You know about this, right?"

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "I know. Mr. Zhang mentioned it the last time he came."

"What's wrong? These three people are not cooperating?"

The uncle shook his head, "These three are quite cooperative, but..."

“But their cooperation was reserved.”

"Besides, it's no secret that these three people were captured. We can't treat them harshly."

Yang Xiaotao was a little confused when his uncle said this. Seeing this, his uncle continued, "We have received unofficial news that the United States will send the families of these three people to redeem their relatives."

"Family? Redeem them?"

"Yes, they will send someone to negotiate. We have discussed this matter and have agreed to it in principle."

While the uncle was speaking, he had already finished smoking a cigarette. Then he picked up the cigarette box on the table, took out a cigarette, and lit it with the cigarette butt.

Yang Xiaotao frowned, "This time, it's not that simple."

"It seems like the attempt to cover up something makes it more obvious."

The uncle looked up at Yang Xiaotao with more admiration in his eyes.

I heard something from Lao Peng last time. He said that the kid in front of me is very smart and can accurately judge the thoughts of the top leaders of the alliance. He also said that he can think politically.

"Tell me, what's so difficult about it?"

The uncle encouraged him, but Yang Xiaotao frowned even more.

Before the establishment of diplomatic relations in the previous time and space, all kinds of goodwill were also revealed.

Then one by one, the athletes accidentally got on the wrong bus, and the two sides became familiar with each other through a ping-pong ball.

Yang Xiaotao didn't believe that a small ping-pong ball could have such great power. He could only say that this small ball was a trigger.

An introduction that is exactly what both parties need.

If neither side wants to, then there's no point in playing table tennis or even football.

Thinking of this, Yang Xiaotao looked at his uncle and then lowered his voice and asked, "Uncle, do we have the same idea here?"

The uncle narrowed his eyes, said nothing, and continued to gesture for him to continue.

Yang Xiaotao had a clue in his mind. After thinking for a moment, he said, "This action by the other party has never been taken before."

"I guess the other party may have other missions."

"So what do you think we should do?"

The uncle spoke again, and Yang Xiaotao answered without thinking, "It's easy. Give them the person, but they have to pay a ransom."

"As for the other party's other purposes, I think, they say theirs, and we do ours."

“We need to cooperate but also be on guard.”

"Of course, these are just my guesses."

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, his uncle nodded with satisfaction.

"That makes sense. This time, we should stay the same."

"As for the ransom, what do you think?"

Yang Xiaotao touched his head and said, "I have never thought of this idea. The main reason is that we lack too many things, and people probably won't give us things that are too expensive."

The uncle nodded and said, "In a transaction, you have to bargain."

"When the time comes, we will also ask for your opinions."

Yang Xiaotao thought of the nine hospitals that were to be built, and then smiled and said, "Then let's make a request. We want to build a hospital and ask them to support us with some medical equipment."

The uncle nodded to indicate that he would take note of it.

Yang Xiaotao thought of something again, and quickly got up and walked to the bookshelf, and took out a piece of paper from the madman's diary with a coordinate on it.

"Uncle, if possible, I would like to send someone here to welcome back the martyrs there."

The uncle took the note, and Yang Xiaotao talked about Platoon Leader Du.

The uncle put out his cigarette, held the note in his hands, and looked heavy.

“This thing needs to be done.”