Chapter 31

Ye Xuanhan was absent-minded. She had no intention of greeting Jiang Aihua at the moment. She just wanted to take a good look at the other person’s eyes.

The image of my mother had become blurred in my memory, but it became clear again the moment Jiang Aihua appeared.

Are there really two people in the world who look exactly the same?

Ye Xuanhan didn’t know.

At this time, a male voice sounded outside, “Aihua, I’m back.”

When Jiang Aihua heard the voice, he immediately said to Ye Hanhan, “It’s your Uncle Zhou, he’s back,” and then stood up and prepared to go out to greet Zhou Bang.

Ye Hanhan stood up and followed Jiang Aihua to go out to greet Zhou Bang.

The moment he saw Zhou Bang, Ye Han was stunned again.

The Zhou Bang in front of her, dressed in military uniform and with a dignified look, looked exactly like her father before she traveled through time.

If it was a coincidence that Jiang Aihua looked like her mother, then it was unbelievable that Zhou Bang looked exactly like his father.

Before he could think, Ye Hanhan was grabbed by Jiang Aihua and brought in front of Zhou Bang.

“Old Zhou, look who’s here?”

Zhou Bang carefully looked at Ye Xuanhan, who had two braided pigtails in front of him, with a puzzled look on his face, “Is this girl from our family compound? How come I have never seen her before?”

There doesn’t seem to be any such girl in my memory.

“Guess what,” Jiang Aihua could hardly suppress the smile on her face, “You can’t see it’s so obvious?”

“Oh,” Zhou Bang said helplessly, “Stop keeping us in suspense. Tell me quickly, who is this girl from?”

Could it be my son’s thing?

Thinking of his own brat, Zhou Bang’s mouth twitched.

Zhou Jing is usually a blockhead. He is either out on a mission or training his soldiers. He is not young anymore, and a young and beautiful girl like this probably wouldn’t look down on him.

“Old Zhou, are you stupid? Han is Old Ye’s daughter. How come you can’t recognize her?”

Listening to the conversation between the couple, Ye Hanhan couldn’t help but curl up the corners of his mouth. He didn’t expect that Zhou Bang and Jiang Aihua, an old couple, still like to joke so much.

“What? She’s Old Ye’s daughter?” Zhou Bang was startled, and then he said to himself, “She’s grown up so much.”

“Hello, Uncle Zhou. My name is Ye Han.”

Zhou Bang’s reaction was too strong, which made Ye Han even more confused.

Is there really some secret about her?

Zhou Bang’s tone was very excited. He turned to look at Jiang Aihua and said, “Aihua, the meal is ready, hurry up and eat. Don’t let Fanhan go hungry.”

“It’s all ready, just waiting for you.”

The three men entered the house. Zhou Bang took off his cotton military cap and coat, then walked to the washstand in the corner and poured hot water into the washbasin to wash his hands.

In the middle of winter, if you don’t soak your hands in hot water, they will probably be chapped in a few days.

During this process, his eyes would occasionally look at Ye Hanhan, also with kindness in them.

“Girl, you’ve suffered.”

The news of Ye Jun’s death was brought back by Jiang Wang. When Zhou Bang heard about it, his mind went blank.

I guess Ye Xuanhan must have had a hard time these past few years.

Not sure if it was his illusion, or if what just happened was too psychedelic, but Ye Han felt that he could hear guilt and regret in Zhou Bang’s tone.

Why does he feel guilty? What is there to regret?

Ye Yanhan shook his head, driving away the messy thoughts in his head.

“Uncle Zhou, I’m doing fine,” Ye Han said with a polite smile.

Even if you are having a hard time, you can’t let others know.

Ye Hanhan knew very well that what he needed was not the sympathy or pity of others.

Zhou Bang nodded and changed the topic.

“Aihua, where are Zhou Jing and Siqi? It’s almost time for dinner, why haven’t the two children shown up yet?” Zhou Bang asked.

Jiang Aihua handed the towel to Zhou Bang so that he could wipe his hands and eat quickly. “Well… Siqi went out to play. I asked Zhou Jing to go find her.”

Facing her majestic husband, she didn’t dare to tell the truth, for fear that her man would be angry with her daughter.

“You just go out and play all day long,” Zhou Bang said, “You’re already 18, and you don’t even bother to find a job. You just hang out with bad friends all day long.”

“Don’t be angry,” Jiang Aihua soothed, “Our daughter is still young, so we naturally have to take better care of her.”

“She’s still young?” Zhou Bang pointed at Ye Yanhan, “Look at Yanhan, she’s so sensible. She’s the same age as Zhou Siqi.”

Jiang Aihua was speechless. Even if she wanted to explain for her daughter, she had to admit that compared with Ye Xuanhan, Siqi was indeed willful and unreasonable.

I spoiled her.

The atmosphere reached a deadlock, and Ye Hanhan said, “Uncle Zhou, Aunt Jiang, my parents have passed away, so I should have been sensible a long time ago. But Siqi is different. She has you to protect her, so of course she will be more innocent.”

Ye Xuanhan’s words made Jiang Aihua feel relaxed both physically and mentally.

Yes, Ye Xuanhan is sensible, which is due to the tempering of life. Her daughter Zhou Siqi is willful because she protects her too well.

After figuring everything out, Jiang Aihua raised her chin and said to Zhou Bang, “Look at how good at talking Han is. You are nothing like a firecracker all day long, and you don’t even think before you speak.”

“Shut up,” Zhou Bang glared at his wife, then said to Jiang Xiaomeng carefully, “Girl, don’t listen to her nonsense. Uncle knows that you are sensible because your parents taught you well.”

It’s not because his parents passed away early. Zhou Bang didn’t say this, but the meaning was almost the same.

Ye Hanhan nodded slightly and didn’t respond.

This couple is really interesting.

I originally thought that Zhou Bang was a rough guy who wouldn’t be very thoughtful, but now it seems that he is more meticulous than Jiang Aihua.

Zhou Bang turned to Jiang Aihua and said, “Look at you. I was trying to find a way out for you, but you really took advantage of me.”

“Okay, stop arguing,” Jiang Aihua said impatiently, “Xian Han is still here, can’t you give me some face?”

Ye Xuanhan understood the implication of Jiang Aihua’s words. She, Ye Xuanhan, was just an outsider. How could Zhou Bang offend her in front of an outsider?

Although it was uncomfortable to hear, Ye Hanhan had to admit that Jiang Aihua was telling the truth.

It seems that I brought the feelings I had for my parents in my previous life into Jiang Aihua and Zhou Bang. I had too high expectations of them, and it is normal to feel uncomfortable when they are suddenly treated as outsiders.

Zhou Bang seemed a little annoyed, “Bianhan is not an outsider.” After saying that, he took out a Zhonghua cigarette and ran into the yard to smoke it.

Jiang Aihua was a little embarrassed and apologized to Ye Hanhan, “Hanhan, I’m sorry, I made you laugh.”

“It’s okay, Auntie,” the smile on Ye Yanhan’s face faded a lot.

At this time, Zhou Jing brought Zhou Siqi back, and the Zhou family was complete.