The rough guy in his 60s was easily manipulated by the queen of the apocalypse

Xia Ye submitted Cheng Yan's name the next day, and the subsequent review process was no longer something she had to worry about.

Strictly speaking, this was the first New Year that the family spent in Beijing.

Xia Ye and Qi Yunjing's respective units also received some New Year benefits. Some were distributed directly to them, while for the other part they had to squeeze in with the crowd to get them. It took them three days to get all the benefits back.

An empty room in the house is almost full, and Xia Ye is planning to put some of the things into the space. Wu Chong and Cheng Yan are also moving things here, and Xia Ye is speechless.

"We're spending the New Year here with you anyway, so it's convenient to leave our things here."

Xia Ye understood that spending the New Year here was not what she had imagined. This meant that they were going to stay in Shajiabang permanently and use this place as a big canteen.

However, this is not the end. Old Xu also forced his way in. The old man had much more stuff than Xia Ye and the others. They must have been given to him by someone.

Facing that face, Xia Ye couldn't say no. Adhering to the principle of "it's better to drive away one sheep than to let two sheep go", Xia Ye still agreed.

It was New Year's Day and Qi Yunjing and Xia Xiaojun couldn't be idle, so the idle puppets in the space finally found a use again. Each of them was responsible for a dish, and the New Year's Eve dinner was easily prepared.

It's Chinese New Year, so frozen pears, frozen persimmons and other things have been prepared early. We need to fry the peanuts ourselves. In addition, Brother Qi also mailed hazelnuts and pine seeds to us in advance.

According to Xia Ye and Qi Yunjing's plan, they did not plan to return to the Tuanjie Brigade this winter. They would wait until the Chinese New Year in seven or eight years before going back. It was indeed very chaotic at this time, so it was better to stay put.

In previous years, peanuts and other foods were fried in the space on summer nights and taken out when needed. This year, because there were new people in the family, including Wu Chong and his wife and Old Xu, who were also celebrating the New Year, to be on the safe side on summer nights, they put the foods in a large vat outside or hung them on the beams on the other side of the warehouse.

The candy was placed on the top shelf of her wardrobe.

Xia Ye thought that he hid candies the most carefully, for a simple reason: Xiao Mingyuan was particularly fond of sweets, and Xiao Minghao followed suit. The child was so young that if he didn't control himself, he would damage his teeth.

On the 28th day of the lunar year, Xia Ye felt that the New Year was coming soon and he had to give some snacks to the two children, so he fried some melon seeds and peanuts. At the pleas of Xia Xiaojun and Qi Yunjing, Xia Ye showed mercy and agreed to let Qi Yunjing take down the candy and give two pieces to each of the two children.

No one in the family dared to act rashly unless Xia Ye gave the order. After his plea was successful, Qi Yunjing was extremely happy.

"Wait, Dad will bring you some candy."

Instead of cheering, Xia Ye narrowed his eyes and had a bad feeling.

Qi Yunjing didn't notice this at all. He stood on the stool and touched it, and his heart sank to the bottom.

'Good luck to you, my sons.'

Xia Ye looked at the three remaining candies in the brown paper bag and was silent for a moment.

So, the saying that a childhood without being beaten is incomplete actually makes sense.

What bad intentions could a child have? He was really greedy, and he was upset that he couldn't eat the candy even though he knew it was on the top. At first, he just wanted to take one and eat it, but a little accomplice helped him hold the stool, and one became two.

Later on, I felt that I could secretly eat two more without being discovered. You know, he had touched it, and it was such a big bag, so it would be okay if a few were missing.

It was this mentality that left only three candies in the end, and there was still no chance to buy them. Xiao Mingyuan thought that if all the candies were gone, his mother might think that he had put them somewhere else...

A loving mother often spoils her child. But on a summer night, this sentence will never come true because being a loving mother is nothing like her.

Qi Yunjing and Xia Xiaojun were so distressed that their hearts trembled, but no one dared to persuade them.

Fortunately, the two little ones were smart and knew to run away.

When Wu Chong and Cheng Yan came over, they saw the two children running out.

"Second uncle, second aunt, help me."

"Xia Ye, what are you doing? Why are you beating a child on New Year's Day?"

"Get out of the way. It's not New Year yet. Hurry up and beat up those who need to be beaten up. Ask them what they did. They ate a whole bag of candy."

Seeing that their second uncle was useless and was totally inferior to their mother in fighting power, the two kids ran away. They didn't run anywhere else but went straight to Old Xu next door.

Old Xu also heard the noise. He put on his shoes, put on a cotton jacket and ran out. As soon as he went out, he was greeted by two children.

"What happened? Where are your parents?"

The reason they ran to Old Master Xu was because Xia Ye had always taught them to be polite. They thought that Grandpa Xu would be able to save them from a beating. Their mother was really scary when she got angry.

In addition to Xia Xiaojun and Qi Yunjing, Wu Chong and Cheng Yan also shared the same feelings as the two children. They all felt somewhat helpless.

"Grandpa Xu, help me! My mom is going to beat us!"

Old man Xu blew his beard and glared. When he looked up, he saw Xia Ye coming over to catch someone with a feather duster in his hand and an angry look on his face.

"Nonsense! What do these little kids know? Do you know how to convince them with reason? You have to reason with them, you can't just beat them up! Put the feather duster back quickly, it scares the kids..."

Ahem, it seemed like they didn’t cry. The two children’s eyes were brighter than the other, full of hope, as if they regarded him as their backer.

Thinking of this, Old Xu straightened his back even more. Now that he was here, he wanted to see who dared to touch these two children!

"Okay, I don't care about others, but how can I not give you face? Please protect me, and I will report it to the higher-ups later. After the New Year, I will also set up an experimental group for you. We can have our own fun, so that we don't have disagreements and delay the progress of the experiment."

Mr. Xu: ..., you damn girl, you’ve got me in a weak spot!

"You two fucking kids, tell me, what did you do? Look how mad your mom is, why won't you just listen to me?"

As she spoke, her hands rose and fell, clapping, clapping, several times in a row. Xia Ye couldn't bear to watch. The performance was too exaggerated. He really thought she was blind.

"Xia Ye, stop being angry. I've helped you vent your anger. Do you feel better? It's New Year's Day, let's be happy. We still have to do the experiment together. Stop saying those angry words!

Qi Yunjing, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and get these two children back."

As Old Xu spoke, he leaned sideways to protect the children and handed them over from the top of the wall. He was so careful, as if he was snatching food from a tiger's mouth.

"What do you want? I got a prescription here, and I'm reluctant to show it to anyone else. Let's go and study it."

Xia Ye glanced at Qi Yunjing sideways, and Qi Yunjing immediately put down his hands that were stroking the two children's fur.

"Go back to your rooms and practice calligraphy. Each person should write three pieces. If you can't finish or write well, you won't have dinner tonight!"