Dressed as cannon fodder, I went crazy, and the villain pampered me until I was numb.

It was late at night when the two arrived in the capital. The winter in the capital was much warmer and wetter than that in the northern city. The rain in the winter mixed with fine ice and snow rustled on the dead leaves on the ground.

It was getting late, and out of politeness Xia Kou planned to take her sister to the Yin family to recognize her relatives tomorrow.

After the two booked a hotel stay, Xia Xiao looked at the sleet falling outside the window, suddenly thought of something, and asked, "Do you have Mr. Yin's contact information?"

Xia Kou took a bite of the chocolate sandwich bread she just bought from downstairs and shook her head, "No."

"..."

"Then how do you plan to go to Yin's house tomorrow?"

According to Xia Xiao's knowledge, if a large family like the Yin family comes to visit without making an appointment in advance, there is a 99.9% chance that they will be rejected.

Obviously Xia Kou doesn't understand this.

"Can't you go directly?"

"Of course not..."

She took a bite of the bread and thought about the plot of the original book, "It's okay, I will have a solution tomorrow."

Seeing how confident her sister was, Xia Xiao thought she had already formulated a series of perfect plans, so she didn't ask any more questions.

Until, the two people stood at the foot of a barren mountain in the suburbs.

Xia Xiao: "..."

"Mr. Yin has three sons and one daughter. The sons are away from the country all year round, but his grandchildren are all raised by Mr. Yin. There has been a lot of unpleasantness recently over the family property, and the family atmosphere is probably not very good.

So we will definitely suffer a loss if we go there rashly.

I have secretly investigated and found out that the old man has the habit of having afternoon tea in the garden behind the manor. As long as we can go around the mountain and reach the back of the manor before one o'clock.

We can have an unexpected encounter with the old man! He will be deeply impressed by you by then, and it will be much smoother for us to talk about funding! "

Xia Kou drew a map and showed it to Xia Xiao.

Xia Xiao: "..."

These are the plots that Xia Kou recalled from the original book. She still vaguely remembered that there was a trail specially reserved by the old man in the back mountain.

But she couldn't quite remember what this road was used for.

"Are you sure you can get through this?" She pointed to the white snow ahead.

Fortunately, it is not summer, it is winter, and all the leaves that blocked the view and direction have fallen, leaving the trees bare, allowing light to shine directly into the mountains, and the front is spacious.

"That's right, sister, trust me, let's go, otherwise we won't be able to make it in a while~" She pulled her sister and headed into the forest.

Although it looked like a small hill here, you could only feel a slight slope on the road around the mountain. The two sisters walked smoothly and steadily for nearly an hour.

The two of them got up very early and hurried out without even having breakfast.

After walking on the mountain road for more than an hour on an empty stomach, I was so tired that I gasped for air into the snow, and the mist melted between the two of them.

Xia Xiao: "How long does it take to arrive?"

Xia Kou looked around and saw a vast expanse of snow. Looking from the north, she could see a corner of the Yin family manor, "Here, it's right there."

With the goal in mind, the two of them walked forward for another half an hour.

Because of her fast pace, Xia Kou stared straight in the direction of the manor and did not pay attention to her steps.

He stumbled and almost came into close contact with the snow.

"Oh, I'll go!"

Fortunately, Xia Xiao had quick eyes and hands to help the person, "Watch the road carefully."

"What tripped me?" Xia Kou looked back and saw a huge marble looming under the snow. The texture was very delicate, and the gorgeous color reflected the snow light, which made it even more dazzling.

Xia Xiao followed her line of sight and brushed away the snow on the marble with her hands, revealing the entire marble in front of her eyes.

It's actually a tombstone.

"I didn't expect that someone would be buried here." Xia Xiao paused.

Xia Kou also recovered from the pain at this time. The moment she saw the tombstone, the forgotten plot suddenly began to attack her.

!

Could this be...could it be...!

She pointed at the tombstone and then at Xia Xiao. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly heard the sound of thumping in the snow from ahead.

"Someone is coming!" Xia Xiao hissed in warning.

"No, I said this tombstone is..." Before she could finish her words, her sister pulled her and hid behind the tombstone.

The footsteps ahead were getting closer and closer, and they were already in front of the tombstone in a flash of lightning.

The two of them hid on a small slope behind the tombstone. They were close to each other and could barely hide their bodies with the help of the slope.

but……

The snow under their feet was slightly thin, and the two of them stepped on top of each other on the slope, their feet sliding down at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The two sisters looked at each other, and Xia Xiao firmly covered Xia Kou's mouth, signaling her to keep silent.

At this time, an old man's calm and experienced voice came from in front of the tombstone, "You go and clear the snow in front of Miss's tomb, and give her the flowers that were just flown in this morning."

"Yes, sir."

Several pairs of footsteps quickly approached the monument, causing both of them to hold their breath.

Fortunately, they only did a simple snow clearing job in front of the slope.

"The master has made arrangements. It's windy in the mountains. Let's go back quickly."

"No, you go first. I want to stay with Jiajia by myself."

After a pause for a moment, a simple response was heard.

A few sharp footsteps gradually faded away, and then there was a long silence in front of the tomb.

Xia Xiao felt that her feet could no longer hold on and were sliding downwards little by little.

At this time, Xia Kou also managed to stay still with a posture that was half sticking her butt out and half striding.

Both of them prayed in their hearts that the old man in front of them would leave quickly.

What he waited for was a long sigh.

"Jiajia, you are such a cruel girl, why don't you come to meet me, an old man, in your dream...

Do you still hold a grudge against me after all these years? "

"I really regret it. If I had known this, I shouldn't have stopped you from being with that poor boy.

Even if I saw that his character was not good early on, at least you can continue to stay at home and I can always take care of you. It won’t be like letting that kid bully you, and it won’t be..."

The old voice was trembling and choked.

"It won't make you think so much..."

No, this old man talks so much that her legs are going numb!

Xia Kou gritted her teeth and tried to hold on to her body.

But Xia Xiao's feet were still sliding down uncontrollably.

at last.

"Brush it..."

The sound of falling snow is particularly abrupt in the calm mountains.

The old man who was still immersed in talking to himself suddenly woke up and said, "Who is there?!"

Oops! ! !

As the footsteps of the search approached, Xia Xiao's heart skipped a beat. Instead of both of them being caught, it would be better for him to go out first and survive, so that at least one person could be left to continue completing the mission.

Without thinking, she walked out from behind the hillside with an awkward smile, "That...Grandpa, I'm so sorry..."

"what!!!!"

Before Xia Xiao finished her apology, the old man who was still weak just now suddenly shouted loudly, as if he suddenly became several years younger.