Reborn in the 80s: My Whole Family Secretly Hears My Thoughts and Goes Wild with Success! - Chapter 160

Erzi deliberately said a lot of nasty things to provoke He Bin, but He Bin remained unmoved.

Given everything that had happened recently, the influence of the people around him, and the things “said” by Yaya, if he still went along with Erzi’s foolishness, he would truly be a complete idiot.

Erzi stormed off in a huff. He Bin turned and entered the courtyard, where he found He Weijun standing behind the gate, looking both embarrassed and unsure. “Xiao Xiang, don’t be angry. I was just…”

He Bin stepped forward and took the items from He Weijun’s hands. “Dad, I know you were worried about me.”

He was never one who couldn’t tell right from wrong. He knew perfectly well who treated him well.

“Dad, let me chop the meat. I’ve helped out in the cafeteria before; I’m pretty good at it.”

“Alright. Let’s make a lot. You can take some back for Zhiqiu and Jiawu later.”

“Okay.”

He Bin and Ye Jiawu needed to return to the martial arts school that evening. After the meal, He Bin hurried back to Fu’an Alley.

Ye Jiawu had also just returned and was packing his things.

“Hurry up. If we’re late getting back, the master is sure to punish us both,” Ye Jiawu urged He Bin.

“I don’t have much. I’ll be quick.” He Bin gathered all his belongings in just a few moments.

“Take these snacks.” Ye Zhiqiu handed the leftover snacks to the two boys. “Share them with your other martial brothers when you get back.”

“Sis, it’s fine. Keep them for Jiusi.” Ye Jiawu and He Bin exchanged a glance; neither reached for them.

Ye Zhiqiu stuffed them into Ye Jiawu’s arms. “Jiusi doesn’t like these kinds of snacks, and Yaya can’t eat them yet. You two are at the age where you enjoy them. You have them.”

“Wait a moment.”

He Bin took out a pack of jelly snacks and a pack of hawthorn slices from the bag. “Sis, give these to… you know.”

“Who?” Ye Zhiqiu didn’t catch on immediately.

“The person who bought all these snacks.” He Bin placed them in Ye Zhiqiu’s hand.

“Shuangshuang?” Ye Zhiqiu chuckled lightly. “Alright then, I’ll give them to her when I get back.”

Lu Shuangshuang had returned to the compound after lunch. She rarely had time off and wanted to spend it with her aunt.

“Sis, we’re off now.”

“Be careful in everything you do. Don’t push yourselves too hard,” Ye Zhiqiu reminded them.

“We know.”

Ye Jiawen was heading in the same direction and happened to give them a ride back.

After everyone had left, Ye Zhiqiu checked everything one last time. Just as she was about to leave with Huo Jiusi and Yaya, she noticed many cats had appeared in the courtyard.

There were still some leftovers. She had originally planned to take them back to the compound and put them in the fridge for tomorrow, but seeing these stray cats meant no harm and were quite cute, she decided to feed them.

“You’ve eaten my food, can you help keep an eye on the house for me?”

Ye Zhiqiu crouched down and gently petted each of them.

“Meow—”

“Oh? Can they actually understand me? Jiusi, do you think they agreed?”

Huo Jiusi glanced down at Yaya and nodded. “Yes.”

Just cats aren’t enough. We need a few dogs too, and big ones at that.

The moment this thought crossed Yaya’s mind, the sound of barking came from the gate.

Ye Zhiqiu was startled for a second, but then she thought of the dogs in the compound and somehow felt less afraid.

She opened the main gate and, sure enough, found six large dogs sitting there.

Hiding behind the door, she swallowed nervously. “Um…”

The dogs, focused and well-disciplined, filed in one by one, each quickly choosing a spot to lie down on the ground.

“What is this?”

Huo Jiusi reassured Ye Zhiqiu. “Auntie Ye, don’t be afraid. The dogs are here to help guard the house. Is there any more food?”

“None left. I gave it all to the kittens.” Ye Zhiqiu suddenly remembered. “Oh, right, there are the steamed buns, but those buns…”

“Let’s not use the buns. I’ll think of something.”

Huo Jiusi called over one of his men and gave instructions. Soon, the man returned with some bones.

“Auntie Ye, give me a key. My people will come by every day from now on to feed them.”

“Okay.”

Even after getting in the car, Ye Zhiqiu felt dazed. She glanced at Huo Jiusi from time to time, hesitating to speak.

“Auntie Ye, I didn’t summon those cats and dogs,” Huo Jiusi said, knowing what she wanted to ask.

“Then how did they…?”

Ye Zhiqiu quickly figured it out. She looked down in shock at Yaya in her arms.

Yaya fell asleep as soon as she got in the car, now looking like a porcelain doll.

Ye Zhiqiu couldn’t help but gently stroke Yaya’s cheek. Her daughter was truly miraculous.

Passing by Feng Wan’s house, Ye Zhiqiu gave the jelly snacks and hawthorn slices to Lu Shuangshuang. “Xiao Xiang specifically asked me to give these to you.”

“Well, isn’t the sun rising from the west today? That little rascal has a conscience after all.”

Lu Shuangshuang took them and examined them carefully for a long moment, a suspicion creeping in. “You don’t think he did something to these, do you? Like tampered with them?”

“Xiao Xiang left earlier than you. These were just sitting in the kitchen the whole time. I only gave them to him after he got back, and he immediately took these out and gave them to me. If anyone tampered with them, you should suspect me, if anyone.”

“Alright then. I don’t suspect you, I just suspect him.”

Lu Shuangshuang spoke bluntly, “Zhiqiu, that little rascal Xiao Xiang is much better than the little beast in my family. He genuinely protects you. It shows your past kindness to him wasn’t wasted. Not like me, my kindness was thrown to the dogs.”

“Since you know it’s a dog, what’s there to regret? Avoid it if you can, save yourself from getting bitten and catching rabies. If you can’t avoid it and it insists on biting you, then beat it senseless!”

That was just Ye Zhiqiu’s nature. She didn’t go looking for trouble, but she wasn’t afraid of it either. It was best to resolve things peacefully, but if the other party insisted on picking a fight, she wasn’t someone to be trifled with.

She let Huo Jiusi and Yaya go home first. Feng Wan’s place wasn’t far from home; she could walk back.

Sure enough, two stray dogs followed her, neither too close nor too far. Knowing Yaya had sent them to protect her, she immediately felt less afraid and even found them familiar and comforting.

When she got home, she asked Auntie Zhao for some leftovers and fed the two stray dogs. Afterwards, they lay down at the main gate, acting as guards.

In the blink of an eye, it was Yaya’s hundredth day. Early in the morning, Ye Zhiqiu took Yaya to Yun Sheng Temple to see Taoist Priest Qingfeng.

He had previously told her that on Yaya’s hundredth day, he would bestow a protective talisman upon her.

Taoist Priest Qingfeng had long been prepared. He took Yaya from Ye Zhiqiu’s arms and placed her on a cushion in front of the altar.

Yaya, her big round eyes wide open, wasn’t scared at all. She immediately reached out and grabbed Taoist Priest Qingfeng’s beard.

The priest smiled and gently patted Yaya’s little hand. “Be good, Yaya. Grandpa will play with you after we finish.”

Yaya obediently let go and waved her little fist, as if to say, “Okay!”

As Taoist Priest Qingfeng began chanting the ritual text in a clear, resonant voice, Yaya saw a huge, colorful cloud gathering above her head, and it was shaped like a kitten.

Yaya laughed happily. Taoist Priest Qingfeng glanced at her, a knowing smile spreading across his face.

The colorful cloud kitten transformed into a real little kitten and swiftly dived right into Yaya’s body.