Searching for Treasures in the Clouds

The weather is getting cold,

Yu Ru was worried about the elderly people at home, so she decided to go back and see them today. After buying gifts, she drove off early in the morning.

The first person she went to visit was her second father, a man who had no blood relationship with her. They were not even from the same place. She brought her second father here from another province. She specially bought a piece of land in Hecheng, which was adjacent to Huacheng, and built a house for him to live in.

For some special reasons, she recognized that man as her second dad, meaning her second father. Her biological parents didn't know that she had recognized an outsider as a relative.

The house she built for her second father was a small detached villa with front and back yards. When she got there, she saw a man busy in the vegetable garden in the front yard.

The man had regular features, dark skin, many wrinkles, was not tall, and looked weathered, just like a northern farmer who looked like a willow tree. This was Yu Ru's second father, Yin Shiji, who was planting vegetables in the small yard, with a Border Collie and a ginger cat she bought beside him.

It was not until she stood at the door with her things in her arms and kicked the door that Yin Shiji realized someone was visiting. He put down the small hoe in his hand, patted the mud on his hands, and then limped to the door, followed by the cat and the dog.

When he saw Yu Ru appearing at the door, his gloomy face suddenly brightened up. He quickened his pace and walked out, while greeting Yu Ru excitedly.

The Border Collie and the orange cat came to Yu Ru faster than him. They were also very excited, wagging their tails and banging on the door.

"Ni'er, why are you here? Why didn't you tell me earlier that you were here? I didn't buy any vegetables today."

Yu Ru smiled and shook her head.

Yin Shiji quickly walked to the door and opened it for Yu Ru, then took over everything she was holding in one of her hands.

After entering the house, Yin Shiji hurriedly took out some dried fruit snacks and greeted Yu Ru, "Ni'er, these were bought by my second dad last week. I saw the little girls in the supermarket buying these, so I bought some too."

Yu Ru nodded, picked up a large bag beside her that was full of things and handed it to Yin Shiji, motioning him to look at it.

Yin Shiji took the bag and took out the contents, which turned out to be a thick cotton jacket.

"Hey, Ni'er, why are you buying clothes for Second Dad again? I already have clothes." Yin Shiji gently touched the clothes and said, "This dress is so good, it must have cost a lot of money. Ni'er, you have to dress well and look beautiful. Don't use this money to buy clothes for Second Dad next time."

Yu Ru took out her mobile phone, opened an app, and typed the three words "I have money" on it. After typing, she turned up the volume of her mobile phone to the maximum and clicked on an icon for text reading.

Yin Shiji looked at her helplessly and said, "Ni'er, Second Dad doesn't need anything. You've bought everything for him. You can save the extra money for yourself."

Yu Ru typed on her phone again: Dad, can you try it and see if it's suitable?

"Oh, okay." Yin Shiji nodded happily, immediately took off his clothes and put on new clothes, "Ni'er, it fits very well, not too big or too small."

Yu Ru nodded and typed on her phone: Dad, it’s still early, let’s go buy some groceries.

Yin Shiji nodded happily, "Yeah, okay."

Yu Ru stood up from the sofa and was about to walk out when she suddenly remembered something important. She typed on her phone again: Dad, how is your hearing aid? Is it okay? If it's broken, tell me.

When Yin Shiji was young, he was a restaurant cook. His job was originally quite stable, but he met with misfortune. He was kidnapped by human traffickers and sold to a black factory.

The workers there were all trafficked into the job, there were both young and old, male and female, and their lives there were worse than those of animals. Fortunately, he was a good cook, so he lived a little better than the other workers and didn't have to be beaten for any reason.

His job there was also to cook for a few black bosses in the factory.

One day, some accidents happened and the gangsters beat him crazily to vent their anger. As a result, one of his legs became lame. In addition, one of his ears was beaten to the point of being almost deaf.

After Yu Ru brought him here, he fitted him with a hearing aid so that his life was not so affected by his disability.

Hearing Yu Ru's question, Yin Shiji subconsciously reached for the hearing aid in his right ear, grinned and said, "Don't worry, Ni'er, I'm fine. I can hear clearly. Don't worry."

Yu Ru nodded and felt relieved.

……

There is a vegetable market nearby. Yu Ru drove there and arrived there in about five minutes.

Yin Shiji always buys his groceries here. Several of the shop owners are familiar with him. Plus, he has a limp, which is an obvious feature. As soon as he arrives, before he even gets close, they greet him enthusiastically.

"Old man, why are you buying vegetables so late today?" asked an uncle.

"Lao Ji, who is this? She is so pretty, is she your daughter?" Another lady looked at Yu Ru and asked.

Yu Ru came here today and dressed up specially, changing her usual casual and haphazard image.

She wore a white turtleneck sweater inside and a long blue double-faced wool coat outside, a pair of leather shoes with height increases inside and outside, a large pearl necklace around her neck, gold bracelets and gold rings on her hands, foundation and lipstick on her face. It was hard to tell whether she looked good or not, nor could you see the scars on her face, but at first glance, she was indeed very outstanding and beautiful.

Yin Shiji, who was usually timid, raised his head proudly at this moment because of Yu Ru's presence, like a rooster that had just won a battle.

He smiled and introduced himself to the bosses who asked him questions, "Yes, my daughter. She suddenly came back to see me today. We didn't have any good food at home, so I came out with my daughter to buy some."

"Oh, you are so lucky to have such a wonderful daughter."

"Sister, do you want to buy some pork? I have a few good pieces here. They will be delicious if you take them home to cook braised pork."

"Your daughter is fine. If she hadn't come back to see you during the New Year or other holidays, the two of us wouldn't be like this."

"Old man, do you want to buy some pig blood? It's very good for your daughter."

The bosses all spoke enthusiastically.

Seeing that Yu Ru was a wealthy person, they all tried to attract her to buy things at their stalls. Yu Ru did not favor any particular stall, but just smiled and nodded at them.