Black Market Boss: His Beloved Wife's Lazy Life

"A swallow? Is it my swallow?" the old voice inside the house asked excitedly.

"Grandpa, don't get excited, it's me, it's Yanzi." Before the words were finished, a clanging sound was heard from inside the house.

"Grandpa Liu, don't rush, be careful, it's dark." Shang Yanfang hurriedly reminded him, fearing something might happen.

The old man inside the house did not slow down; on the contrary, he became even more anxious.

The door latch rattled, and Liu Yan took another deep breath, trying to hold back her tears.

With a "squeak" sound, the door was opened.

The faint moonlight shone in, and Liu Yan looked at her grandfather, whom she hadn't seen for almost half a year. Her restraint had reached its peak, and she began to sob softly.

"Grandpa, are you alright? Did they give you any trouble?" Liu Yan cried for a while before stopping; she hadn't come here today to reminisce.

She came to see her grandfather today.

"Good, very good," said Grandpa Liu Nian'en, waving his hand.

Okay, how could it be okay! It's just resentment.

Liu Yan hugged her grandfather tightly, tears silently streaming down her face.

Grandpa Liu patted Liu Yan's back with his rough, trembling hands. "Nannan, don't cry, it will be alright. It will be alright."

Liu Nian'en's voice also choked up a little.

Shang Yanfang stepped forward to comfort her, "Grandpa Liu, Yanzi, don't cry. Let's talk first, and then we'll talk about it. Let's hurry, it's not very safe here."

"Oh, right, Grandpa, don't cry, I won't cry anymore. Are you hungry? I brought you lots of food."

Liu Yan released her arm from her grandfather's and picked up the things she had brought with her.

She took her grandfather's arm and entered the room.

Through the faint moonlight, all I could vaguely make out was a large kang (heated brick bed) and two pieces of luggage on the floor. There was nothing else.

Liu Yan helped her grandfather sit down on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Another old man who was sent down to the countryside with Mr. Liu Nian'en also sat up from the kang (a heated brick bed).

"If you don't mind, you can sit on the kang (heated brick bed). We don't have any stools or anything here," the old man said, pointing to the side.

Seeing that the two elderly people were slowly getting up, Shang Yanfang took out a flashlight, afraid that they wouldn't be able to see clearly in the dark.

As soon as she turned on her flashlight, she saw Gao Jianguo, who had been keeping watch outside, walk in.

Shang Yanfang looked at the man with a puzzled expression. When the man took her flashlight, she heard him say, "Yanfang, I'm turning off the flashlight. If there's light here, we'll be easily spotted."

"Oh, okay, okay." Gao Jianguo looked at his little girl's silly expression and couldn't help but pat her head.

With a "smack," the man's hand was slapped hard.

The little girl glared at him fiercely, as if to say: "Don't mess up my hair, it's ruined my hairstyle."

Gao Jianguo awkwardly touched his nose.

A dignified voice, seemingly calm but actually excited, asked, "Who is this?"

"Greetings, sir. I am Gao Jianguo."

Gao Jianguo, who had just been grinning, immediately changed his expression and said...

The old man just stared blankly at Gao Jianguo, seemingly lost in thought, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing his old friend stunned, Mr. Liu quickly introduced, "Yanzi, this is your Grandpa Gao, and he's my former boss."

"Hello, Grandpa Gao. I'm Shang Yanfang, and this is my boyfriend, Gao Jianguo," Shang Yanfang greeted the old man and introduced herself.

"Grandpa, you must be hungry. Have something to eat." After everyone introduced themselves, Liu Yan took out the food she had prepared.

Grandpa Liu had been traveling back and forth for several days and hadn't had a proper meal.

He took the lunchbox from his granddaughter and, by the dim moonlight, saw that it contained several eggs and a few steamed buns made from mixed flour.

Old Mr. Liu handed an egg to his former boss, only to find the boss staring blankly into space.

"Old leader, old leader." Old Liu called out twice, but when his leader didn't respond, he gently patted his old leader's shoulder.

"Hmm, what's wrong? What happened?" Grandpa Gao asked, puzzled.

Old Mr. Liu first handed an egg to his former boss, saying, "Old boss, are you hungry? Have something to eat."

"Ah, oh, okay." Seeing the two eating, Liu Yan took out the medicine she had prepared and put it aside.

"Grandpa, these are some common medicines I prepared for you. I also got you a mattress. If you need anything else later, I'll bring you more."

"Yanzi, that's enough, this is all you need. Take good care of yourself," Grandpa Liu said as he saw his granddaughter almost bringing over all her things.

"We've just arrived, and we can't use all this stuff. How are you doing here?"

"Grandpa, we spent thirty yuan to build a room at the educated youth compound..."

Liu Yan recounted her experiences from being sent to the countryside to the present to her grandfather.

Grandpa Liu was heartbroken when he heard this.

"Swallow, you've really suffered."

"It's not hard work, I'm doing fine here," Liu Yan said, comforting her grandfather who was blaming himself.

Seeing that the group had finished their conversation, Shang Yanfang urged Liu Yan to go home.

"Yanzi, we should go back now, or we'll be easily discovered. We can come back again tomorrow after we've moved out and are living on our own."

"Let's go, it won't be good for you if Yanzi is discovered." Hearing Shang Yanfang's words, Grandpa Liu urged the group to go back.

Liu Yan wanted to stay a little longer, but her grandfather urged her on, so she reluctantly stood up.

"Grandpa, I'll come see you again in a few days."

"Let's go, let's go. Try to come here less often," Old Master Liu waved his hand and said.

Gao Jianguo walked out the door first, and Shang Yanfang, pulled by the man, followed him out.

Grandpa Gao, who had been watching Gao Jianguo the whole time, also went out with the two of them.

Only Liu Yan and her grandfather remained in the room.

Liu Yan was about to follow the others out when her grandfather stopped her.

Liu Yan looked at her grandfather in confusion. Then she saw her grandfather rummage through his two pairs of worn-out shoes and pull out two small yellow croakers, stuffing them into Liu Yan's hands.

"Yanzi, this is something I grabbed when I came out. You should keep it; it's not safe for me to leave it here."

Although the place he was sent to was arranged by him and his old leader, they knew that the captain of the Kaoshan Brigade had been a soldier.

However, what happened to them made them wary of everyone.

In the capital, they watched helplessly as their close friends and relatives, who were usually very close to them, fell into misfortune, not only failing to offer a helping hand but also kicking them while they were down.

This has made them both wary of people now.

Liu Yan knew that her grandfather's place was not very safe, so she took the large yellow croaker from his hand.

"Grandpa, you must take good care of yourself."

"Don't worry, Yanzi. Grandpa will take good care of himself. You take good care of yourself too," Grandpa Liu said comfortingly as he saw his granddaughter out of the cowshed.