"Uncle Ming, please give me a rough estimate of the amount and I'll bring it to you..."
"How about this! You don't have to worry about the tea business. During the month Xiaoxiao is here, you will be responsible for finding a store and decorating it. How about that?"
"Yeah, OK!"
The two chatted until nearly five o'clock in the afternoon, and then they walked down the mountain together. When they found Yu Xiao, Uncle Ming asked Yu Xiao to demonstrate all the techniques he had learned today. Yu Xiao studied very hard, so he performed them very well, and received praise from Uncle Ming.
"Well, Xiao girl is very smart and can learn things quickly! How about this, to reward you for your good academic performance, you can help Shaonan and cook a delicious meal for Uncle Ming tonight? " Uncle Ming asked Yu Xiao jokingly.
"Uncle Ming, is this a reward? Why does it sound like a punishment to me?" Yu Xiao blinked and was amused by Uncle Ming's words. She had only been here for a few hours, but she seemed to be in a much better mood, and she even joked with Uncle Ming, which was rare.
"Haha! Xiaoxiao, you were really wrong! Do you know why?" Uncle Ming laughed.
"Why?"
"For people living in the city, as long as they come to Uncle Ming's tea garden, whether they stay here for an hour or a day, it's already a reward! What do you think?"
"Yes, Uncle Ming is right!" Yu Xiao nodded with a smile.
"Okay! Let's go! Shaonan, I heard from Xiaoxiao that your cooking is delicious, so I'd like to trouble you to show off your cooking skills tonight! But you have to pay attention, because I'm going to give you a score!" Uncle Ming looked at Kang Shaonan and joked.
"Uncle Ming, don't worry! Use all your skills to look after the family's financial situation tonight." Kang Shaonan replied with a smile.
"Haha! Okay, let's go down the mountain!"
The three of them quickly returned to Uncle Ming's home. Although it was a mountainous area, Uncle Ming had grown vegetables in front of and behind his house. He had everything he wanted to eat. Uncle Ming asked Kang Shaonan to pick and wash the vegetables in the kitchen first, and asked Yu Xiao to take the bamboo basket and follow him to the vegetable garden behind the house to pick vegetables. Yu Xiao grew up in the city and rarely went to the kitchen, so she knew very little about vegetables. Uncle Ming took her around the vegetable garden, and she could only recognize a few vegetables.
Uncle Ming didn't mind, and took Yu Xiao to identify them one by one, and distinguish them one by one. In the end, they had identified almost everything, and the bamboo basket was full of vegetables. Yu Xiao followed Uncle Ming back to the house. Kang Shaonan had been living alone in the army for many years, and he cooked many dishes very well. After Yu Xiao brought the vegetables back, he asked her to pick all the vegetables. Seeing that she was picking slowly, he picked with her, and told her how to pick the vegetables faster. After picking, he asked her to start washing the vegetables. During the whole process, Yu Xiao didn't say a word, but sometimes nodded slightly, and there was no expression on her face.
Kang Shaonan didn't mind her reaction. For him, as long as she didn't leave the vegetables and run away, it was a huge improvement. There were still many days to come, so he couldn't be too anxious.
Although Yu Xiao didn't say anything, the dinner was cooked quite quickly with the tacit cooperation of the two. When all the dishes were placed on the table, Uncle Ming also took out his private collection of fine wine, ready to drink with Kang Shaonan. Kang Shaonan filled their glasses with wine, and when he raised his glass, he looked at Uncle Ming and said with a smile: "Uncle Ming, this is the first meal that Xiaoxiao and I have cooked together since we got married. You must try my cooking skills!" After saying that, he glanced at Yu Xiao opposite him, but she lowered her head and did not give him any response.
"Okay! Then Uncle Ming will definitely have a good meal tonight!" Uncle Ming understood what Kang Shaonan meant, smiled and raised his glass with him, but did not pay attention to Yu Xiao's reaction next to him.
Tonight, the two men, one old and one young, drank happily, but no matter how much they drank, Kang Shaonan could not get drunk tonight. When she went to bed at night, she watched Yu Xiao walk into her room and close the door. When she thought that she would sleep alone tonight, Kang Shaonan's heart began to get nervous again.
Seeing what he was thinking, Uncle Ming came over and patted his shoulder: "Don't worry! She's fine!"
Kang Shaonan nodded, and finally insisted on sleeping in the living room, which was closest to Yu Xiao's room. If she had any mishap, he would be able to hear the sound immediately. That night, Yu Xiao slept quite well. In such a beautiful paradise, she felt that her sleep was much better. Even the nightmares that had always disturbed her in the past no longer appeared.
After Kang Shaonan had breakfast, he saw that it was almost time, so he said goodbye to Uncle Ming and Yu Xiao and prepared to leave. Uncle Ming gave him some mountain products to take with him, but Kang Shaonan refused. Before leaving, Uncle Ming and Yu Xiao sent him to the door together. Kang Shaonan originally wanted to say a few words to Yu Xiao, but seeing her indifferent expression, he smiled and said goodbye to the two of them, then got in the car, quickly started the car, and left Uncle Ming's tea garden.
Watching Kang Shaonan's SUV slowly disappear, Uncle Ming smiled and patted Yu Xiao's shoulder: "Let's go! From now on, you have to study hard. Today we will first identify the types of tea. Let's go!"
On the way home, Kang Shaonan received a call from his mother Liu Xiaoyun, who kept urging him to go home. He knew that his mother was worried about his sister Kang Shaoxi. Although Kang Shaoxi had done something wrong to Yu Xiao before, after all, she was his biological sister. They were connected by blood and had the same blood flowing in their bodies.
As soon as he returned to T City, Kang Shaonan went back to Kang's home first. When the SUV stopped in front of the villa, Liu Xiaoyun ran out of the villa anxiously, and when she saw her son coming over, she grabbed Kang Shaonan's arm, and tears fell: "Shaonan, Shaonan, you must save your sister!"
"Mom, let's go into the living room first!" Kang Shaonan put his arm around his mother's shoulders and comforted her in a gentle voice.
"Yeah." Liu Xiaoyun nodded while crying, and walked into the living room with her son and sat down.
"Shaonan, you must save Shaoxi! Only you can save her now! Mom begs you! Shaonan, you must save her..." Liu Xiaoyun's tears kept flowing out when she thought of her daughter in a foreign country.
"Mom, don't worry, I will find a way..." Kang Shaonan repeatedly comforted his mother.
"Why save her? She doesn't even let her own sister-in-law go. Does she still have any conscience? Shaonan! You don't have to care about her! Let her fend for herself abroad!" Grandpa Kang's roar suddenly came to my ears, shaking my eardrums.
"Dad! Shaoxi is your granddaughter! You can't treat her like this..." Upon hearing what Grandpa Kang said, Liu Xiaoyun looked at Kang Yueting in despair.
"Does she still know that her last name is Kang? She framed her own sister-in-law and was involved in the kidnapping of Yu Xiao, as well as that Fu Zihao. She is inviting a wolf into the house and is bringing disaster upon herself. She deserves to die!" Old Master Kang walked over angrily and poked the ground hard with his crutch.
"Dad, even if Shaoxi is wrong, but Shaonan, Fu Zihao came to our house because you beat his eldest brother to death, so he came to your sister... Shaonan, you can't just stand by and watch her die! Shaonan, Mom begs you... Save her! Save Shaoxi..." Liu Xiaoyun knelt down in front of her son while crying, and Kang Shaonan quickly stopped his mother.
"Mom! What are you doing! I promise you, I will definitely rescue Shaoxi!" Kang Shaonan helped his mother sit on the sofa and nodded solemnly.
"Really?" Liu Xiaoyun looked at her son with tearful eyes, as if she saw a glimmer of hope.
"Yes, Mom, you are right! If I hadn't killed Fu Zihao's eldest brother seven years ago, Fu Zihao wouldn't have used Shaoxi. This is all my fault! I will definitely find a way to save her!" Although his sister's behavior is hateful, his mother Liu Xiaoyun is right about one thing. Without the mistakes made by her eldest brother, how could his sister Kang Shaoxi end up like this? Regardless of emotion or reason, he must save his sister.
"Okay! Okay, okay! Then... when are you leaving?" When Liu Xiaoyun heard her son agreed to her request, she looked at her son with tears in her eyes.
"Mom, I don't know where Shaoxi is now. I have to go to the Municipal Public Security Bureau to ask. Don't worry. Fu Zihao is dead, and his men can't make any big waves. Shaoxi should be fine. I'll go to the Public Security Bureau right now and come back to tell you the news in the evening, okay?"
"Yes, yes, then go ahead! Go quickly! Quickly!" Although Liu Xiaoyun was very emotional, she could still understand what her son meant.
Kang Shaonan said hello to his grandfather and mother, and drove away from the villa. In fact, since Yu Xiao started to disappear a few days ago, when he got involved in this case, he had already learned some information about his sister from Director Yang, and knew that she was now taken to the United States by Fu Zihao, but the police did not find out where exactly. Even if he really wanted to save her, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Kang Shaonan quickly arrived at the police station and met Chief Yang, and gave a general account of his sister Kang Shaoxi's situation.
"Director Yang, no matter what she has done, she is my sister. I cannot watch her fall into the tiger's mouth and ignore her life or death."
"Well, I understand how you feel! But we haven't found out Kang Shaoxi's whereabouts yet."
"Then why don't you just find out the whereabouts of Fu Zihao's father?"
Director Yang looked at Kang Shaonan thoughtfully and sighed heavily: "In fact, we didn't expect Fu Zihao to die. Your shot disrupted all our plans. Alas, but this matter is also my fault. I didn't communicate with you well beforehand..."
"What do you mean?" Kang Shaonan frowned and looked at Director Yang.
"Our initial plan was to arrest Fu Zihao and then deliberately let him go, catching him and his father in one fell swoop. You have to know that the Fu Group is just a transit station for the father and son of the Fu family. Most of their main strength and wealth are abroad. Fu Zihao is too conceited and too ostentatious, but his father Fu Jiawang is the core figure of this criminal gang. Catching Fu Jiawang is our ultimate goal. This person is cruel and ruthless. Fu Jiawang has a big brother named Fu Jiacai, who was also a big shot in the underworld at the time. He had one or two hundred brothers under him. Do you know how Fu Jiawang became the boss?" Director Yang paused for a moment and looked at Kang Shaonan and asked. (To be continued)