Chapter 15

Now the two are in the same boat.

Jiang Ci decided to be frank with Ye Xuwen. She simply explained to Ye Xuwen what space was, and then said, “The Jiang family and the Li family have sucked a lot of blood from me over the years. I want to get back everything I lost! I will take action tonight.”

Ye Xiuwen asked: “What do you need me to do?”

Jiang Ci smiled and said, “You are responsible for taking care of the children at home.”

Ye Xuwen thought of everything except letting himself take care of the child. He said, “I have no experience in taking care of children, but I can do other things.” In his later life, he had not yet married and had children, and he was disgusted by children. Although he raised his younger brother, his younger brother was already fifteen years old when their parents died. He was not like the little baby in his arms now, who was as soft as cotton and would break if touched.

Jiang Ci patted his shoulder and said, “Everyone has a first time. Before I leave, I’ll get some milk for the child. If he’s hungry, you can feed him with a small spoon. Oh, and don’t let Jiang Yaozu find out.”

“What temperature of water is needed to make milk powder?” Ye Xuwen asked.

Jiang Ci was embarrassed for a second, “There is no milk powder at the moment, my milk.”

Ye Xuwen blurted out, “Your milk?”

This question made Jiang Ci embarrassed. She didn’t know what to say for a moment until both of their eyes were focused on her plump breasts.

Ye Xuwen’s jaw tightened involuntarily, and he understood instantly. He looked away and nodded, “I’ll listen to you. Be careful on the road.”

Jiang Ci agreed and handed the child to Ye Xuwen, telling him how to pat the child and what to pay attention to when feeding. When Jiang Yaozu started snoring, Jiang Ci sneaked out the door.

It’s late at night and the street lights are dim. Every house is dark. There are no entertainment options and everyone goes to bed early to save electricity.

Jiang Ci found her grandfather’s house according to the original owner’s memory. Her uncle Li Chuncheng is now the director of the Revolutionary Committee and is responsible for searching every household. He has great power. According to Jiang Yaozu, his family has hidden a lot of small yellow croakers. Tonight all these small yellow croakers will be mine! It makes me happy just thinking about it.

The Li family lives in a small two-story house. The current house is short and has no protective nets. The mediocre skills that Jiang Ci has learned are enough.

She climbed up to the second floor easily, and opened the window easily by shaking the wire. There was indeed a room full of boxes. Jiang Ci opened it in the moonlight, and found that they were all golden little yellow croakers, as well as many antique calligraphy and paintings. There was also a cabinet in the corner of the room with some documents. Jiang Ci moved them all into her own space without thinking twice, even the small bench in the corner was not spared.

Before leaving, she took a flashlight with her. After moving everything, she returned the same way she came, and she did not forget to close the doors and windows before leaving.

After finishing all this, Jiang Ci didn’t rush home, but strolled to the ink factory’s tube building. She ran to the door of Jiang’s house and knocked on the window.

At this moment, Jiang Fei was tossing and turning in bed. She was completely humiliated by what happened during the day. The more she thought about it, the more embarrassed she felt. She couldn’t fall asleep. She heard someone knocking on the window and couldn’t help but prick up her ears.

Jiang Fei was a brave woman. She shouted toward the window, “Who?!”

No one responded. Jiang Fei became curious and stood up and walked to the window. She opened the curtains and saw the face of a woman with disheveled hair. The woman’s face was glowing green, and her eyes were huge. Her facial features were shadowed and her tongue was hanging down. She looked like a ghost. Jiang Fei took two steps back in fright and screamed.

Jiang Ci was very happy. The scary flashlight trick was really fun.

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The child in his arms was much more obedient than he had imagined. Although she woke up in the middle of the night, after Ye Xuwen fed her two mouthfuls of milk, she fell asleep again. The little guy was so pink and soft in his sleep, and Ye Xuwen actually felt the warmth and joy of being a father for the first time, which was a sense of happiness that his original family had never brought him.

For a moment, he seemed to understand that his brother had no intention of working, but was obsessed with getting married and having children.

This kind of family warmth is something that money can’t buy.

At the same time, he was worried about Jiang Ci. The public security was poor in that era, and Jiang Ci was a girl after all. If she was caught, she would go to jail.

Going to jail now is much more severe than in later times, and you might even get beaten in there.

He paced back and forth nervously, checking the door from time to time. Finally, at two o’clock, there was a slight knock on the door. Ye Xuwen opened the door and saw that it was Jiang Ci. His heart finally settled down. He asked with concern, “Why did you come back just now?”

Jiang Ci’s gaze passed Ye Xuwen and fell on the door of Jiang Yaozu’s room, “He hasn’t woken up yet.”

Ye Xuwen said: “He sleeps like a dead pig.”

Jiang Ci breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Ye Xuwen again, “Let’s go back to the house and talk.”

When they got to the bedroom, Jiang Ci showed Ye Xuwen her spoils and said, “I just went to Jiang’s house and scared Jiang Fei. As she was talking, she put a flashlight on her chin. That’s it. It was scary.”

The light in the room was warm. The woman had bright eyes and white teeth. Her long eyelashes cast a grey shadow like wings. The corners of her lips were raised with a hint of sweetness. At most, she was just a cute girl.

Ye Xuwen asked: “She didn’t recognize you?”

Jiang Ci said, “I let my hair down. It’s dark, so she won’t recognize me.” After saying that, she couldn’t help but stretching. “Oh, I finally did something that made people happy. Today, it’s our joint achievement. I’ll give you some.”

Ye Xuwen said: “You take it, I don’t want it.”

The other party refused, and Jiang Ci didn’t say anything more. She smiled and said, “Don’t regret it.”

Ye Xuwen said: “No, it’s late, go to bed.”

Jiang Ci nodded and was about to lie down.

Unexpectedly, Ye Xuwen walked up to her side. He looked down at her and said, “Get up, wash up and go to sleep.”

Jiang Ci hugged the pillow and acted coquettishly, “I’m so tired now, just make do for one night.”

Ye Xuwen turned and left.

Jiang Ci smiled and closed her eyes. As expected, no man could resist a girl’s coquettishness. Unexpectedly, a few minutes later, Ye Xuwen stood in front of her with a basin. Jiang Ci opened her eyes in surprise, “What! Our contract is still hot, you can’t molest me.”

“Wash up.” Ye Xuwen squatted down, rolled up his sleeves skillfully, then put the towel in the basin, dipped it in water and wrung it out. Finally, he held the back of Jiang Ci’s head with one hand and wiped her face with the towel with the other hand. “I have a mysophobia, so I have to wash up before going to bed.”

Jiang Ci, who was forced to wash her face, argued, “I just said I was a little tired today, so I didn’t move. And what do you mean by going to bed? Let’s sleep on each side. Don’t try to take advantage of me.”

Ye Xuwen washed her face and handed her a toothbrush, “Brush your teeth yourself.”

Jiang Ci grabbed the toothbrush and said, “I’ll do it myself.”

Ye Xuwen considerately picked up the washbasin and handed it to Jiang Ci. After she finished brushing her teeth, Ye Xuwen poured water for Jiang Ci to wash her feet. After that, Jiang Ci lay down to sleep. Before going to sleep, she thought of something again, “Ye Xuwen.”

Ye Xuwen reminded him through the child: “Call me Comrade Gu from now on.”

Jiang Ci changed the subject, “Comrade Gu, my face is tight, give me some facial oil.”

Ye Xiuwen got out of bed again and took some facial oil from the dressing table. He looked down at Jiang Ci and asked, “Anything else?”

Jiang Ci held out her hand, “Thank you, I’ll tell you if you need anything.”