"Ruihe, are you done with your work? Please sit down."

Ignoring the other person's complaints, Yun Yuke smiled and invited her younger brother to sit down, "You're late. My son and I have almost finished the snacks. Just have some of these to tide you over."

"Mother and daughter?" Yun Rui sat down to the side, carefully examining the girl in front of him. "Sister, based on my limited knowledge, you shouldn't have given birth to such a big child in the half year I was gone. What exactly happened?"

"Alright, alright, I won't keep you in suspense any longer."

Yun Yuke first poured a cup of tea for her younger brother, and then made a formal introduction.

“Qingqing, this is the younger brother of your mother that I mentioned earlier, Yun Ruihe; you can call him Uncle.”

Yun Yuke explained Yun Qingjin's background in the simplest possible way.

"So now that I'm a mother, you should do what you're supposed to do as an uncle. With your martial arts skills, you should teach Qingqing a thing or two."

Yun Rui had just returned to Xin'an City. He had already heard from the Yun family about his older sister's adoption of a child, but such an important matter ultimately required his sister to make the decision herself. Now that he knew the details, all he needed to do was make his sister happy.

"Don't worry about that. I believe I'm more reliable than my older sister when it comes to educating children." Yun Ruihe nodded with a smile, not forgetting to tease her older sister at any time.

"You little brat, you're asking for a beating again, aren't you?" Yun Yuke pretended to be angry and raised her hand to hit her younger brother. Yun Ruihe cooperated with his sister's action and quickly begged for mercy.

"Big sister, have mercy! Little Qingqing, please save your uncle!"

"Ah? Ah! That mother... Uncle he..." Yun Qingjin was shocked by the siblings and didn't know how to deal with them, so she could only speak up to stop them.

"Qingqing, don't trust this kid. That's just how he is. You see, he was too embarrassed to call me 'uncle' just now, but now it's easier for him to say it, right?"

The siblings smiled as they looked at the little girl in front of them, and the initial awkwardness between the three of them dissipated.

"Alright, alright, Ruihe, are you hungry? The rest of the snacks are yours. Are you done with your work? Come home with me when you're done. Aunt Hua has prepared a feast to welcome you."

Ruihe Warehouse was bustling with activity. The Yun mother and daughter waited at the teahouse for about half an hour before returning to the Yun residence with Yun Ruihe and the other people from the warehouse.

Tonight's banquet at the Yun residence was the first one Yun Qingjin had witnessed since arriving. Families from all walks of life gathered, and the entire Yun residence was bustling with activity and filled with peace.

Those who travel far share their experiences, while those who stay behind recount their experiences – it's quite a lively scene.

Yun Qingjin was a small person at the moment, and she had eaten a lot, so she couldn't stay up all night.

Yun Yuke carried the child back into the house so that the child could rest.

After everything was finished, Yun Yuke finally had a moment to herself, and her younger brother was waiting for her in the backyard by the door. The two of them finally had some time alone and could chat with her brother privately.

"Why do you suddenly want to raise a child? This child is quite pitiful, but adopting a child doesn't seem like something a Crimson Rose like you would do."

Yunrui, having just seen her older sister's gentle care for the child projected through the window, felt a surge of maternal love, but more than anything, she was shocked. Coupled with the memory of her sister during that mission years ago, she jokingly asked about her sister's state of mind.

"You little brat, I told you not to tease me. The history of the Crimson Rose is from so long ago. Speaking of which, you were known as the Blood Hand Three-Swordsman back in the day." Yun Yuke knew what her brother was thinking at a glance, and she didn't hold back, directly retorting.

The two strolled leisurely, relaxing in the backyard.

"I guess I've been influenced by society. Sometimes when I see Grandma Hua taking care of her two children, I feel a deep sense of warmth and happiness. Was it a spur-of-the-moment decision? Or was it because I've wanted a child for a long time, which is why I decided to adopt this child?"

Yun Yuke shook her head helplessly. When Yun Yuke was mentioned, a smile appeared on her face, and her eyes were also full of laughter.

"That's fine too. Having an heir might be a way of giving something back. It's just a pity that people like us can make friends and take on disciples to spread our teachings, but we can't leave behind our own descendants. So this is not bad either."

Yunrui nodded, feeling that her older sister's idea was quite meaningful.

“In that case, Qingqing can take over my warehouse, but of course, she has to pass my test first.”

"Qingqing is only five years old. We have plenty of time to nurture her. But when you're teaching her, don't forget that Qingqing is a little girl. Don't be too harsh."

The siblings hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they had plenty to talk about. They sat down at the stone table in the backyard pavilion and chatted quietly.

Yun Yuke suddenly remembered the unidentified liquid she had collected from the warehouse outside the city of Lin's Timber Shop during the day. "By the way, brother, there's something I need your advice on. Wait a moment."

The handkerchief used to collect the liquid, which was inside the clothes she had been wearing, was returned to the study by Yun Yuke. Therefore, Yun Yuke quickly returned, carrying the evidence she had retrieved earlier.

"Brother, you're a bit better at pharmacology and medicine than I am. Take a look at this liquid. What could it be?"

Yun Yuke placed the handkerchief on the table and took out a cylindrical object that looked like a tinderbox. After pressing a button, the object emitted an extremely bright light.

"Luckily, I modified this flashlight to be solar-powered, so it still works."

Using the light, the two carefully examined the marks on it.

After half a day, the liquid on the handkerchief had mostly dried up, so it was impossible to touch it directly to feel its condition. Therefore, Yun Yuke described the feeling when she touched it.

"It doesn't seem like water. It's a bit thicker than water, but it's not as sticky as an ointment. I really don't know what this is. It doesn't seem like a decoction either."

After it dried, it became even more difficult to identify what it was. Yun Ruihe could only rely on his past experience to judge that the liquid had a faint grassy scent. Apart from that, it was really hard to determine anything else.

“This is definitely not a typical Chinese medicine decoction made in this era; it shouldn’t be this color.” Yun Rui made a simple judgment first, basically confirming his sister’s idea.

"You said it smells like grass? There shouldn't be any way to reproduce that kind of scent in this era, right? It's probably a synthetic scent, not something like grass juice."

"Where did you find it?" Yun Rui was genuinely curious. He had seen quite a bit of the world in this era, but he had never seen this kind of liquid, which was hard to identify, in any commodity.

Yun Yuke briefly recounted her experiences during this period, including assisting in the attack on the mountain stronghold, adopting children, checking accounts, accounting issues, and the torrential rain.

"The place called the warehouse, where the wood was piled up, had a strong musty smell, but this faint smell was also quite noticeable, which was really suspicious. The smell of decay and new life mixed together, which was indescribably strange."

Yun Rui lowered her head and pondered, "Sister, I have an idea. This seems to be made using technology from our area. It should be for those plant growth promoters."

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