The little dumpling is five and a half years old, which made his father so angry that his head split

"I was just saying, don't tell Grandma."

Li Tian chuckled and snorted.

"Grandpa, I want to eat an apple."

Lee Seungri obediently picked up the fruit knife and began peeling.

"Are you really just planning to cook Grandma a bowl of noodles?"

Li Shengli focused intently on peeling the skin, without even lifting his head.

"Didn't I already say that I don't have money and it's inconvenient for me to go out and buy things?"

Li Shengli stopped and looked Li Tian up and down.

What have you prepared?

Li Tian blinked and said confidently, "I'm going to sing a song for Grandma. My brother wrote the lyrics, and I came up with the tune myself."

Li Shengli could hardly believe what he was hearing.

"Granddaughter, are you a child prodigy? You can write songs all by yourself?"

Li Tian waved her hand, signaling Li Shengli not to make a fuss.

"Keep it low-key, I just set a cheerful tune to the birthday wishes, it doesn't count as writing a song."

As long as it's cheerful, that's fine!

"May I listen to it first?"

Li Tian shook her head vigorously, like a rattle-drum.

"No, we have to keep it a secret for now."

Li Shengli laughed and handed the apple to Li Tian.

"You can't be biased. You have to give me a gift too when it's Grandpa's birthday."

Li Tian feigned surprise, "Grandpa, don't you never celebrate your birthday?"

Li Shengli's expression darkened somewhat.

"I was born on the day my grandmother passed away, so no one celebrated my birthday when I was little. Later, I didn't want to celebrate my birthday anymore, but your grandmother would cook me a bowl of longevity noodles every year."

That's how I learned to make noodles.

It seems that Li Shengli has suffered a lot in the past.

Li Tian felt a pang of heartache upon hearing this and leaned closer to her grandfather.

"Grandpa, I will definitely prepare a gift for you with all my heart."

Li Shengli reached out and rubbed Li Tian's head.

"I didn't spoil you for nothing."

Ring... Ring...

The phone in the living room suddenly rang.

"I'm Lee Seung-ri, who is this?"

"Reporting to the commander, I am the guard on duty. A fellow villager has come to the gate, saying he is a relative of yours, surnamed Ye."

Li Shengli's hands trembled slightly, and his voice was no longer as steady as before. He hurriedly asked, "Male or female? How old?"

"Reporting to the commander, it's a young woman, around twenty years old."

Li Shengli saw a glimmer of hope rekindle amidst his despair.

Even if it's not Ye Chen, it's good if someone from the Ye family can come.

"Okay, tell her to wait a moment, I'll send Chen Hao to pick her up."

"Yes."

Li Tian had been listening attentively. Seeing how excited Li Shengli was, she guessed that he must be a relative of her grandmother, Ye Zhao.

In the original book, the Li family was just cannon fodder and was not described in much detail.

As for relatives and such, it's even less likely that they would be described in detail.

In many matters, Li Tian has long lost her God's perspective.

However, this is reminiscent of the attack that occurred some time ago.

Li Tian always felt that the sudden arrival of such a relative was not a good thing.

After all, there are some people who always blame others for their miserable experiences.

Kind people are too easily burdened by guilt.

"Are they Grandma's family?"

Lee Seungri nodded, steadied himself, and picked up the microphone.

"Chen Hao, a relative of the Ye family has come to the security office. Go and verify her information. If her documents and tokens are in order, please bring her home."

"Yes."

Li Shengli got up and paced back and forth in the room.

For some reason, he turned around and went back into the house to find a small bottle.

The gourd-shaped porcelain bottle is quite exquisite.

"Grandpa, what is this?"

"This is a quick-acting heart medicine, prepared for your grandma. In case her brother passes away, I'm afraid she won't be able to handle it."

This isn't Lee Seung-ri scaring himself; it's a very real possibility.

Ye Zhao joined the revolution early in her life and made many contributions. Li Shengli came from a poor background and was also a brilliant military strategist. Even they suffered a lot of injustices, so one can imagine what Ye's younger brother's experience was like.

It's definitely much harder than theirs.

While waiting, time seemed to slow down suddenly.

It was only about half an hour, but it felt like an eternity.

"Sir, this is Ye Zhengqing. The letter of introduction and the letters you sent are all in order."

Chen Hao placed a stack of things in front of Li Shengli.

"Okay, please make yourself at home."

Chen Hao guessed he had other things to do, so he sat quietly in the corner.

"Young lady, I'm Li Shengli. I'm the one who mailed these letters. What's your relationship with Ye Chen? How is he doing?"

Ye Zhengqing knelt down with a thud.

Li Shengli quickly bent down and offered a helping hand.

"What are you doing? Get up and speak."

"Uncle, I am an adopted child of the Ye family, and I am all alone in the family now."

Even though Lee Seungri was mentally prepared, he was still devastated to hear the bad news.

"When did this happen? Why haven't you sent any news?"

Ye Zhengqing raised his arm and wiped away his tears.

"My father has only passed the 47th day memorial service. As an orphan with no job and no land, I have no choice but to come and seek refuge with my aunt."

"Please, Aunt and Uncle, give me a way to survive."

Li Tian kept a close eye on Ye Zhengqing, but couldn't discern anything for the time being.

If she were Ye Zhengqing, and had such a relative, she would probably go and seek refuge with him as well.

Reasonable.

But is this Ye Zhengqing the real Ye Zhengqing?

Nobody knows.

Perhaps because she had read too many novels, Li Tian's mind began to wander freely.

Since we can't see it clearly, let's get closer.

Li Tian came to Ye Zhengqing's side and tugged at her arm.

"Aunt Ye, please stand up and speak first. Even if you did something wrong, Grandpa won't make you kneel as punishment."

Lee Seungri quickly chimed in, "Yes, let's sit down and talk."

Ye Zhengqing then stood up.

Li Tian pulled her to sit opposite Li Shengli.

"Aunt Ye, when did you arrive? Is this place easy to find?"

Ye Zhengqing sized up the young girl who was talking to her.

Her voice is very pleasant, with a slightly childlike quality.

But is this a question a child could think of?

"It was my first time traveling far from home. When I got off at the train station, I couldn't even tell which way was north, south, east, or west. I had to ask the police for help. They interrogated me for a long time before someone finally led me here."

Li Shengli gave Ye Zhengqing a careful look.

Because Ye Chen never replies to his letters, they know absolutely nothing about him.

They knew absolutely nothing about the person in front of them.

However, he is intelligent and bold.

"Zhengqing, you're home now. Settle in comfortably."

"Thank you, Uncle. Is Aunt not home?"

"She's gone out, she should be back soon. Are you hungry? I'll have someone cook you a bowl of noodles."

Ye Zhengqing waved his hands repeatedly.

"Uncle, no need to trouble yourself. You can eat with everyone later."

As soon as Ye Zhao entered the room, the first thing she saw was Ye Zhengqing on the sofa.

"We have guests at home? What's going on?"

Before Li Shengli could speak, Ye Zhengqing ran straight to Ye Zhao.

"Auntie, I am Ye Zhengqing, and my adoptive father is Ye Chen."

Ye Zhao was stunned.

He looked Ye Zhengqing up and down, but couldn't see any resemblance to Ye Chen in her.

"Who? Who do you say you are?"

"Auntie, I am the child my father adopted. My father is gone."

Ye Zhengqing knelt down, hugged Ye Zhao's legs, and burst into tears.