Chapter 38

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

It turned out that she was afraid of being threatened and came to look for protection.

Yu Heng glanced at Yi Ke and finally nodded. “Alright, I understand.”

After receiving his definite answer, Yi Ke relaxed and returned to her fearless identity as a young lady. She leaned back in her chair and said, “Wan Shi! Wan Shi! Let’s drink sweet soup today! I want to drink Osmanthus wine!”

Yu Heng sat at the side and picked up his chopsticks. Since someone had treated him to good food, he naturally couldn’t waste it. He quickly finished eating and let his parents try it.

“Eat slowly. Your parents had already been fed. We asked the young lady and finally made egg custard, minced eggplant, and hibiscus chicken slices for them. They’re all easy to digest.” Wan Shi seemed to have seen through Yu Heng’s thoughts and greeted him with a smile when he served the soup.

Yu Heng looked at Yu Yu and lowered his head after receiving an affirmative reply. After a while, he raised his head and thanked Wan Shi.

Wan Shi waved his hand, still smiling. “There’s no need to stand on ceremony with me. It’s all Missy’s orders. We’re just doing what we’re asked to do. My Missy’s temper is not good, but she’s not bad in nature. I’ll have to trouble you to take care of her these days.”

Yu Heng didn’t know what to say. Wan Shi saw his embarrassment and said, “Enjoy your meal.” Then he went to look for Yi Ke.

Yu Heng picked up a meatball for Yu Xiang and ate silently.

The rainy season in the mountains came at will. The heavy rain yesterday was just a reminder. In the middle of the night, a new round of rain suddenly started, and it did not stop until the next morning.

Yi Ke yawned as she stood at the door. After Yu Heng promised to protect her yesterday, Yi Ke was relieved and bold enough to continue being a young lady, waiting for breakfast to be delivered.

Even though Wan Shi repeatedly emphasized that it was fine for him to deliver it, Yu Heng still went out with an umbrella. In the end, Wan Shi did not refuse him and let Yu Heng take the food box back.

When Yu Heng was eating, he inadvertently mentioned that he had already packed up the grains and brought them back. Yi Ke started to take credit for it.

“Look! As expected, I’m the goddess of luck. If it weren’t for the good fortune I brought to your house, your grains would still be soaking in the grain field!”

Yu Heng looked at Yi Ke’s smug expression and did not refute. In a sense, it was indeed because of her that he had packed up in advance. Otherwise, he would have been exposed to the sun for another two to three days.

He rarely went out on rainy days. He usually stayed at home to read or tutor his younger siblings.

At that time, when he dropped out of school, the form teacher even chased after him and persuaded him to reconsider. If it was because of money, he could pay for him first. However, after seeing his family’s situation, the teacher did not say anything else. He left a few notes and left.

Yu Heng remembered that it was also a rainy day. The young teacher held an umbrella and stared at his brick house in a daze, his eyes turned red.

The teacher-in-charge was a university student who had just graduated from the city. He came to teach with a passion. According to him, teaching in underdeveloped areas could help him better prepare for her examination. He would stay in the city to work in the future. However, that teacher was moved by the enthusiasm of the children in the mountain village and finally stayed. And he stayed for countless years.

He should be the second batch of that teacher. At that time, the school had built a new teaching building because of a donation from a kind-hearted person.

Yu Heng only stayed in the new classroom for half a semester before dropping out. At that time, when he found out that he couldn’t continue studying, he felt that the sky was falling. He rushed home, wanting to ask his parents why they didn’t let him go to school. However, when he saw the tears of guilt in his parents’ eyes and his father’s bent spine, he didn’t say anything.

Just like that, the young man became the backbone of the family. He carried the family on his thin shoulders. From then on, he had no complaints or regrets. No matter if it was winter or summer, spring or autumn.

“What are you thinking about?” Yi Ke interrupted Yu Heng’s memories. She had been looking at Yu Heng for a long time and realized that he had been staring outside the house without moving. She had a bad idea and patted Yu Heng’s shoulder to scare him.

“I thought of an old friend,” Yu Heng replied with a smile.