Suddenly, a familiar feeling washed over Chen Yongshun. The cold, menacing gaze sent shivers down his spine.
A gust of wind blew in from the doorway. Chen Yongshun looked up, and his pupils contracted sharply.
It was just dawn, so visibility was still poor. But there was clearly a figure standing at the door. What horrified Chen Yongshun the most was that he had been completely unaware of the person's presence. He didn't even know when the door had been opened.
"Who's there?"
Chen Yongshun was about to say more, but the figure moved. In the next instant, it was right in front of him, covering his mouth.
Chen Yongshun's body went rigid, but then he suddenly relaxed. It was Xiaobao!
Xiaobao covered Chen Yongshun's mouth and glanced at Su Yanke, gesturing for him to be quiet and not wake her up.
Chen Yongshun nodded obediently, and Xiaobao finally let go.
"Why are you here so early?" Chen Yongshun whispered.
"I couldn't sleep." Xiaobao didn't spare Chen Yongshun a second look. He just stared at Su Yanke's sleeping face and replied absent - mindedly.
Chen Yongshun could sense that Xiaobao didn't seem to like him. He had a vague idea of the reason but didn't want to explain.
For the next while, neither Xiaobao nor Chen Yongshun said a word. One closed his eyes to rest, and the other quietly watched Su Yanke.
When Su Yanke was half - asleep, she always had the feeling of being stared at by a wild beast, which made her sleep restless. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw a familiar face.
"Xiaobao!" Su Yanke exclaimed in surprise.
"Sister, you're awake! Are you hungry? Mom asked me to bring some food!" Xiaobao's eyes lit up when he saw Su Yanke wake up. As he spoke, he opened the food containers.
Su Yanke realized she was hungry too, so she didn't stand on ceremony. She asked Chen Yongshun about the toiletries in his house. To save time for Su Yanke to eat, Xiaobao volunteered to get things for Chen Yongshun to wash up. After they finished washing, the three of them sat around a table that had just been moved next to the bed and ate.
As they ate, Su Yanke was thinking about the next steps.
Chen Yongshun's leg would be mostly healed today. To be on the safe side, they would start the second and final stage of the treatment after the meal.
Su Yanke was quite surprised by the result. She had originally planned for the treatment to take a week, but unexpectedly, the copper coin had been so effective!
Actually, Su Yanke had doubts about the copper coin. Why could she use the copper coin when it had always been ineffective before?
She only had a vague understanding of the copper coin.
After treating the leg, they also needed to quickly resolve the matter of Chen Yongshun's father, Chen Yonggui.
With the previous experience, the second treatment was much easier and even faster than Su Yanke had estimated.
Xiaobao watched from the side. Seeing Su Yanke lift Chen Yongshun's trouser leg with her own hands, jealousy welled up inside him.
Xiaobao thought to himself that sister had never lifted his trouser leg or looked at his legs so attentively. Why did Chen Yongshun deserve such treatment!
With this thought, Xiaobao's gaze towards Chen Yongshun turned even colder. Before, it was just a hostile look, but now it was a look reserved for the dead!
All of Chen Yongshun's hairs stood on end. Su Yanke noticed the change in the hairs on Chen Yongshun's legs and asked in surprise.
"Yongshun, are you cold?" As she spoke, Su Yanke glanced at the stove on the ground, thinking about whether to add more charcoal.
For some reason, Xiaobao didn't want Su Yanke to know his little thoughts. He had an inexplicable premonition that if Su Yanke knew, the consequences would be something he didn't want to face.
So Xiaobao averted his gaze and stopped looking at Chen Yongshun.
Without the deathly stare, Chen Yongshun relaxed a bit. Hearing Su Yanke's question, he stiffly shook his head to indicate that he was okay.
Su Yanke saw that the hairs that had just stood up had now all returned to normal, and she was even more surprised.
Was it really that magical?
Xiaobao was extremely frustrated. To avoid revealing his feelings, he had to go back first to bring lunch for "them". When he thought of "them", Xiaobao gritted his teeth.
Chen Yongshun in the room couldn't help but shiver.
Xiaobao came back just in time. About a quarter of an hour after Su Yanke finished the treatment and had rested well, Xiaobao arrived.
"Su... Sister Su, I want to go to the government office to rescue my father." When Chen Yongshun called Su Yanke, he was a bit scared, but he still mustered the courage to say it. He didn't want to give up, even if there was a risk to his life.
When Xiaobao heard Chen Yongshun's address for Su Yanke, he suddenly tightened his grip on his chopsticks. Hearing that Chen Yongshun still didn't change his address, he almost broke the chopsticks. God knows how much effort he had to use to control himself.
Su Yanke fully supported Chen Yongshun's idea. She originally wanted to touch his head to show encouragement, but thinking about Chen Yongshun's psychological age and his possible concern about the propriety between men and women, she put her raised hand on Chen Yongshun's shoulder and said,
"Okay. Do you know where the things to prove your father's identity are?"
Chen Yongshun nodded, turned around, and opened a small box under the bed. Inside were some women's clothes and jewelry.
"These are all my mother's relics. After my mother passed away, my father put all the things related to her in this box. I think the betrothal letter must be in there too!"
Just as Chen Yongshun had expected, the betrothal letter and the certificate were placed at the bottom of the clothes.
Chen Yongshun carefully took out the certificate, trying not to change the original state inside.
Su Yanke immediately felt relieved. With these, things would be easier.
After the meal, Su Yanke and Xiaobao accompanied Chen Yongshun to the government office. For convenience, they also invited Uncle Lao Ji.
After that, they just followed the proper procedures. Chen Yonggui was released. Su Yanke almost didn't recognize him when he came out.
Chen Yonggui, who was originally in his thirties, now looked as if he had aged more than a decade overnight. A large part of his hair had turned white, the wrinkles on his face had suddenly increased, and his back had hunched over. His already thin body now looked even more frail.
"Dad... Dad!"
Chen Yongshun's voice was trembling. He really hated himself for his past behavior. His father had already suffered the pain of losing his wife, but he had not only done nothing but also given his father a cold shoulder. He either didn't talk or didn't eat every day and even made his father lose his job. He felt so useless!
Hearing his son's voice, Chen Yonggui was a bit dazed. He quickly looked up to find his son's figure but didn't see him at first.
Just then, someone walked up to Chen Yonggui, put a hand on his shoulder, and said, "I'm sorry... really sorry. You've suffered all these years. It's my fault... I'm sorry."
Chen Yonggui was startled. He widened his eyes and looked at the person standing in front of him. His voice trembled as he said, "Yong... Yongshun? Is it you, Yongshun? Your... leg is better?"
Chen Yongshun pursed his trembling lips and nodded heavily, saying, "It's better. It's really better!"
Chen Yonggui's eyes instantly turned red. He hugged Chen Yongshun tightly and kept repeating, "It's good that it's better. It's good that it's better..."
The conversation between the father and son also made Uncle Lao Ji, who was standing by, have red eyes. He couldn't help but step forward and hug them both. He patted their shoulders and said, "Come on, you're both grown - ups. Don't make the little girl laugh!"
Thanks to Uncle Lao Ji's light - hearted words, Chen Yonggui's emotions were soothed. He let go of Chen Yongshun and walked up to Su Yanke with a limp, about to kneel down. Su Yanke quickly reached out and helped him up.
"You mustn't do this. This is too great a courtesy!"
"No, Miss Su. You've saved our family. This kneel is well - deserved!"
"Don't, don't!" Su Yanke said in a hurry. After a pause, she added, "Well, if you really feel indebted, why don't you join our team?"
Chen Yonggui looked at Su Yanke in confusion. "Team?"
Su Yanke briefly introduced to Chen Yonggui the plan they had discussed before.
Su Yanke had wanted to implement this plan for a long time. She analyzed everyone's advantages and finally decided on the team members and the plan.
First of all, the stove was just the beginning. They would use the stove to earn some capital first. The stove was a durable item, and its production method was not difficult. Su Yanke never intended to rely solely on the stove to get rich.
They would use the stove to earn capital, open up sales channels, and ensure the quality, laying a good foundation for the future business. With a good reputation, would they still be worried about the lack of customers?
Moreover, the breakdown diagram of the stove could be put to good use.
Finally, regarding the distribution of team members, Uncle Lao Ji was the first choice. His skills were excellent, so some delicate and important tasks could be entrusted to him. On the one hand, the quality would be guaranteed. On the other hand, it would prevent their core technology from being copied or exposed.
It wasn't that Su Yanke didn't trust others, but one must always be on guard. Even if their own people had no ulterior motives, it didn't mean that the people around them didn't.
If someone took advantage of a loophole, it would be too late to regret.
With the core members in place, the next were the assistants. Although Uncle Dali and Uncle Daishu were not as skilled as Uncle Lao Ji, they were very efficient!
Some simple but high - demand tasks were most suitable for them.
Finally, there was the issue of the team's sales channels. Uncle Lao Ji, Uncle Dali, and the others had rarely left the village, so it would have a certain impact on the product sales.
If no one bought the products, no matter how good they were, it would be meaningless!
So Chen Yonggui's joining was very necessary. He had been in business before, so he had a wide range of resources, extensive connections, and excellent personal abilities. Where could they find such a talent?
The current team was just a small prototype. In the future, it would gradually develop into a huge economic chain. In this way, they wouldn't have to worry about their livelihoods, and Su Yanke would also have more ability to understand this world. She currently knew too little about this world.
The only connection between this world and her own world was that mysterious copper coin...