spring bite mark

Chapter 179 The results are out
When Yan Changye and Jiang Manman went to pick him up over the weekend, they could clearly see that Old Master Yan looked much more haggard than he had been in the past few days.

Xie Jianzheng nestled in the old man's arms, took out a letter card covered with stickers, and said proudly, "Grandpa, look, I've dressed up all these letters!"

Grandpa Yan responded mechanically: "Good boy, that's great. Can you learn these words before you put on the stickers?"

“I recognize them all! I’ve been learning English since I was little.”

"Grandpa is teaching you pinyin today..." Grandpa Yan habitually took a daily heart-protecting pill. "The pronunciations are different, Ayu, Ayu, my little darling, can you read it to Xie Jian?"

Unable to bear it any longer, Yan Changye slowly stepped into the villa, stood in front of the old man, and looked at the two of them with a hint of disdain: "If you keep going like this, you'll exhaust yourself to death sooner or later."

"I've lowered the difficulty!" When Yan Changye arrived, Grandpa Yan stopped tutoring, looking quite distressed. "I've lowered the difficulty from the questions for third graders to the letters for kindergarten to primary school transition. This is something that even kindergarteners in the capital can do."

Yan Changye didn't want to comment on the child's intelligence in front of him. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Leave professional matters to professionals. In addition to the high-level professors you arranged to transmit theoretical knowledge, I will provide the two of them with six top-notch tutors to help with their homework."

Grandpa Yan did not object: "We need the best in the industry, starting with a PhD from a top-tier university."

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "I won't keep you for lunch. Take the two children with you and let me have some peace and quiet."

Yan Changye glanced at Xie Jian, who had already packed his backpack and was looking at him expectantly, and at Yan Yu, who was standing lazily to the side, also carrying a small suitcase. Then he looked at Old Master Yan, who looked relieved, and scoffed:

"Isn't your little golden grandson more appealing?"

"How could it not be great? Give it a couple of days, and we'll bring it back on Monday morning." Old Master Yan glared at him. "However, the third child you mentioned last time... you can postpone that."

Yan Changye: "..."

Even more awkward was Jiang Manman's situation. Last time, in order to persuade the old man to place Xie Jian in the Xie clan, Yan Changye tricked him into having another child. Unexpectedly, the old man actually took it seriously. But judging from the old man's exhausted appearance, it was clear that Yan Changye's saying "familiarity breeds contempt" was true, and he would not be urging the old man to have another child in the short term.

Yan Changye bent down and gave each of the two children a loving hug, then opened the car door and took the children away.

As the convoy drove away, Old Master Yan let out a soft sigh.

"Give me my fishing rod, I'm going fishing to relax."

"Master, you shouldn't have done it all yourself. Among the top families, I've never seen a patriarch personally teach a junior. You've lost so much weight. I'll make you some nourishing soup tonight," the old butler said with concern.

“Children are full of energy. It’s tiring, but looking at my two little grandchildren, I feel at ease.” Grandpa Yan sighed. “It’s a pity that my Aning won’t be able to see it.”

When the topic turned to Yan Changye's birth mother, his first wife, Old Master Yan's mood suddenly dropped considerably.

He paused for a while before asking, "Where's Sun Bei?"

"Madam Sun is still at her parents' home. She said that if you don't go to fetch her in person, she will never come back."

It's a threat, but also a test.

After a moment of silence, Old Master Yan said, "Send her a divorce agreement, and also find the prenuptial agreement she signed when she married her. Send her the compensation along with the agreement according to its terms."

The old butler was a little confused: "Master, won't you reconsider?"

“That rebellious son cannot be tolerated.” Old Master Yan’s expression was complicated. “It was fine before, but now, he holds two get-out-of-jail-free cards. If I want to get along well with my little grandchildren, I have to make some choices.”

The old butler said, "...Master, you've finally found a suitable companion."

Grandpa Yan suddenly looked a little sad: "There's no such thing as being compatible. It's just that her personality is somewhat like A-Ning's, but in the end, they're not the same."

After saying that, he took his fishing rod and headed towards Yan Changye's mother's grave.

Shen Zongqian returned home late Sunday night, under the stars. After Yan Changye bathed the two children, Jiang Manman had already put them to bed.

In the living room, Shen Zongqian waited respectfully on the sofa until a pot of tea was finished, at which point Yan Changye came downstairs wearing a sexy dark black bathrobe.

Shen Zongqian stood up: "BOSS."

Yan Changye gracefully sat down on the single sofa opposite him: "You came back quite quickly."

Shen Zongqian replied, "I got Huo Mingcai's hair sample the day after I went to Chongqing. Then I went directly to the most authoritative institution in the area for testing, and I brought the results back to you today."

As he spoke, he handed over a sealed identification document.

Yan Changye silently accepted it, paused for a moment, and then casually opened it.

The two thin sheets of paper lingered between his long, slender, and fair fingers for a while. His peach blossom eyes were slightly lowered, and his emotions were hard to discern as he looked at the appraisal results on the paper.

Shen Zongqian probed, "Boss, the result... is that right?"

Yan Changye did not answer, but instead asked, "How did you obtain the sample? Is the testing agency reliable?"

"I had the bodyguard who was posing as a charity worker collect the sample. When he approached Huo Mingcai and chatted with his arm around his shoulder, he 'accidentally' got his cufflinks tangled in Huo's hair. When he took the cufflinks, he also took the hair along with the follicles. As for the testing agency, BOSS, don't worry. I personally monitored the whole process. Just to be on the safe side, I also brought the remaining samples back to the capital so we can test them again there."

Yan Changye closed the appraisal results in his hand and calmly instructed, "Go to the institution in the capital funded by the Yan family for a second appraisal."

The capital city is Yan Changye's territory, and he found an institution in which he owns shares, so the results came out much faster than in Chongqing.

Shen Zongqian stood up: "BOSS, I've had the agency conduct the analysis overnight, and the results should be available by tomorrow night."

Yan Changye nodded casually: "Come see me again tomorrow night."

When Jiang Manman returned to the bedroom, she was still awake.

In her arms, both children slept soundly, while she absentmindedly scrolled through her phone. When Yan Changye entered, she immediately looked at him and asked, "Shen Zongqian is gone?"

"Yes, they just left." Yan Changye lifted the air conditioner blanket, habitually scooped one of the children over and placed it on the other side, then snuggled up to Jiang Manman and casually pulled her into his arms.

Jiang Manman hesitated: "Did he bring the results back?"

“I brought it, but just to be on the safe side, I had him get it tested again in Beijing.”

"What was the result in Chongqing?" Jiang Manman asked curiously.

Looking at Jiang Manman's slightly nervous expression, Yan Changye chuckled, "It seems that Madam is quite concerned about this matter."

Jiang Manman tugged at his sleeve: "Say it."

Yan Changye deliberately teased her: "Does Madam hope it is, or does she hope it isn't?"

Jiang Manman lowered her almond-shaped eyes slightly: "I don't know either."

Yan Changye sighed softly, pulled her closer, and whispered in her ear:

"They are."

(End of this chapter)