After the divorce, I trained my dog, and the scumbag father and son knelt down at my door.

“Of course we can.” Xiao Jun smiled. “My dad and I will go to Grandpa’s village. There’s a big river behind our old village, Sanjiazi.”

“Cross the river and go up the mountain, go down the cliff behind the redwood trees, and follow the path all the way to Grandpa’s village.”

"I wouldn't tell this to just anyone."

With a slight smile, Xiao Jun looked righteous.

Then, he said goodbye to Yunyun and went to find Yan Niannian.

……

At this moment, Yan Niannian was busy in the kitchen all by herself.

Zhang Xintong went drinking with He Xue last night.

He drank too much and stayed at the Shengjing Dim Sum Bureau; he hasn't returned yet.

The dormitory supervisor had other things to do, so Yan Niannian had to go into the kitchen herself to cook a bowl of hot egg noodles for Xiaojun's father.

At that moment, Xiao Jun walked in.

He gently tugged at Yan Niannian's sleeve, "Niannian's mother!"

Yan Niannian sprinkled the chopped scallions into the noodles before turning to look at him. "What's wrong? Xiaojun, where's your dad? The noodles are ready, I'll give them to him in a bit."

"Dad is gone."

"Gone?" Yan Niannian asked in surprise. "Why did you suddenly leave like that?"

"Wow!"

Before she could even finish her sentence, she burst into tears.

Yan Niannian was startled.

She quickly turned off the stove, then squatted down in front of Xiaojun and gently took his hand. "Xiaojun, what happened? Don't be afraid, tell me slowly, tell Nian Nian's mother."

"Dad received a phone call saying that Grandpa was critically ill."

"Dad was in a hurry, so he had to go back first."

Xiao Jun lowered his head, the tears in his eyes perfectly concealing his guilty expression.

When he looked up again, his two little eyes were red and swollen.

The girl grabbed Yan Niannian's wrist pitifully and wouldn't let go. "Niannian's mom, I'm so worried about grandpa! Can you take me home?"

"Please, Nian Nian's mother!"

"This……"

Yan Niannian hesitated.

Although she really sympathized with Xiaojun, she had to do many things herself at the orphanage, and it might not be appropriate to leave for a few days suddenly.

Just then, Yan Niannian's phone rang.

It was Mr. Fei calling.

It rang over and over again.

Yan Niannian sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.

Even if she doesn't answer the phone, she knows what it's about.

I'll be very happy if I agree to marry Fei Siyu.

But for some reason, Zhuo Yuchen's pale, bloodless face flashed uncontrollably into her mind, as well as... the image of him softly murmuring her name while unconscious.

Yan Niannian shook her head with a wry smile.

I'm feeling irritable and restless!

She had no intention of answering the phone.

The ringing finally stopped.

But before Yan Niannian could even breathe a sigh of relief, the phone rang again.

This time, however, it wasn't Grandpa Fei calling, but... his assistant.

Needless to say, it was definitely for Zhuo Yuchen.

Without saying a word, Yan Niannian pursed her lips, her brows furrowed into a deep knot.

Why did things turn out this way?

People from both sides are pressuring her!

It's really giving me a headache.

Yan Niannian sighed helplessly. Right now, she didn't want to face such a distressing situation.

Maybe……

Sending Xiaojun home and letting everyone calm down for a few days is a good option.

“Okay, Xiaojun, Aunt Niannian will take you home!” Yan Niannian made a quick decision.

After telling the caregiver and quickly packing her luggage, Yan Niannian took Xiaojun's hand and walked out of the orphanage together.

……

Xiao Jun's home is in Sanjiazi, in the county town.

First, you have to take a train, then transfer to a bus, and after getting off the bus, you still have to walk for half an hour to get into the village.

After a bumpy three-and-a-half-hour train ride, Yan Niannian finally led Xiaojun out of the train station.

Then, I took a taxi to the bus station.

When buying tickets at the station, the ticket seller paused noticeably when she heard that Yan Niannian wanted to go to Sanjiazi.

She turned her head and looked at Yan Niannian with surprise.

This girl was different from the women she usually met; she was exquisite and beautiful, with skin as white as a peeled egg, so tender it seemed to glow.

She exudes elegance and grace in every gesture.

She looks like a girl from the city.

The ticket seller frowned. "Young lady, are you sure you really want to go to Sanjiazi?"

"Yes!" Yan Niannian nodded.

The ticket seller still seemed somewhat unwilling. He resumed his work, but couldn't help but hint to her, "Young lady, what are you going to Sanjiazi for?"

"It's a very remote place."

"It was difficult to get in, let alone get out."

"do you understand me?"

After she finished speaking, the ticket seller turned her head and gave Yan Niannian a deep look.

"Hmm?" Their eyes met, and Yan Niannian frowned.

She sensed something was wrong.

The other party seemed to be implying something, as if there were wolves and tigers in that Sanjiazi village, and it was absolutely forbidden to go there.

"Miss..."

Yan Niannian wanted to take a closer look, but Xiao Jun, who was standing next to her, suddenly became anxious.

He grabbed Yan Niannian's hand and suddenly shouted, "Hey! What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and issue us tickets, don't delay our journey home!"

The ticket seller frowned.

Glancing at the line behind Yan Niannian, she didn't want to waste any more time. She just looked at Yan Niannian one last time to confirm, "Are you sure you want to buy it?"

"Okay! Issue the tickets!"

Yan Niannian nodded.

On the surface, he remained calm, but a hint of doubt had already crept into his heart.

Because of the strange things the ticket seller said to her, the way the ticket seller looked at her when issuing the ticket was full of pity for a damned person who was hard to reason with.

Xiao Jun's behavior just now was also abnormal.

When he shouted those words, Yan Niannian could clearly feel his whole body trembling slightly.

Anxious and corrupt.

It even gave her a feeling of guilt and panic, but she showed no concern for her grandfather's serious illness.

has a problem!

There must be something wrong with this.

"Mommy Niannian, how much longer until we leave?" Xiaojun looked up at Yan Niannian and asked.

Yan Niannian glanced at the time, "Forty minutes left!"

"It's still so long..."

Biting his lip, Xiao Jun murmured to himself with a somewhat depressed expression.

They're just kids; they can't keep things to themselves.

Already tense, the ticket seller's disruption made all the unusual behavior on their faces.

Yan Niannian suddenly stopped in her tracks, her expression darkening slightly.

"Niannian's mom, what's wrong?"

"Xiao Jun!" Bending down, Yan Niannian stared intently into Xiao Jun's eyes, pressing him with each word, "Xiao Jun, are you hiding something from me?"

Xiao Jun's eyelids twitched.

"No...no..." Xiao Jun struggled to move his lips, gripping the sides of his pants tightly.

I was extremely nervous.

"Is your grandfather really critically ill?" This time, Yan Niannian's tone was a bit more serious. "Xiaojun, I want to hear the truth."

"I..." Xiao Jun shuddered uncontrollably.

He didn't have a grandfather who was critically ill.

My grandfather died a long time ago.

It's just that the ancestral home is still there.