Chapter Forty-two Arriving at Grandpa's House

  You Zhībīng smiled slightly and handed the gun to him, Yè Píngyǔ carefully took it over, looking at this real thing in his hand, feeling that it was indeed exquisite. If he had such a defensive thing himself, it would be great, but he knew he wasn't a legitimate gun holder. Having a gun would be against the law, and he absolutely couldn't break the law.

  After playing with it for two or three minutes, Ye Pingyu carefully returned it to You Zhongbing. You Zhongbing smiled and said: "Xiao Ye, next time we go to Beijing, I'll take you to shoot targets. If a person has never been a soldier in his lifetime, it's a pity!"

  Yeping Yu smiled and said, "You're absolutely right, Brother You. I've heard people say that if you join the army, you'll regret it for a while, but if you don't join the army, you'll regret it for a lifetime! Now that I've started working, I'm not eligible to join the army anyway!"

  Yu Zhi Bing heard this and said: "What's wrong with joining the workforce? After joining the workforce, you can still be a soldier if you want to!"

  "Let's forget it, I just finished school and went to be a soldier, that means I'd have to fight for several more years, I don't want to be a soldier again!"

  You Zhi Bing burst out laughing and said: "Xiao Ye, you still haven't found a girlfriend?"

  Ye Pingyu's face suddenly turned red and he said: "Brother You, I haven't yet, nobody likes me because I'm poor!"

  "You're also a cadre, how can you not have any girls who like you?"

  Ye Pingyu chuckled and said: "Nowadays girls all like those with money, what's so great about being a cadre?"

  You Zhībīng snapped his fingers and said with a big smile: "Don't worry, when you have the chance to go to Beijing, I'll introduce you to some Beijing girls. They're definitely better than the girls from your place!"

  Listening to the two of them talking here, Feng Xiyao pouted and frowned: "Second brother, Ye Pingyu is a very down-to-earth boy. Which one of those girls you introduced him to can afford to raise him? How did you even think of it!"

  I didn't expect my own sister to expose my old bottom in front of outsiders, You Zhībīng glared at her and said: "Little sister, I'm doing this with good intentions. Although Xiao Ye's family is a bit poor now, as long as we help him out a little, can't he still live without money? Are you also underestimating Xiao Ye too much?"

  Feng Xi Yao swept a glance at You Zhi Bing, hummed softly through her nose, and stopped talking to him. She turned her face towards the window outside, lost in thought.

  You Zhi Bing no longer paid attention to her, and instead started talking to Ye Ping Yu about some things. Ye Ping Yu saw that Feng Xi Yao was alone and not speaking, he didn't have much of a mood for conversation either, but still had to put on a show with You Zhi Bing.

  The car soon arrived at Cao Lingzi Township, and Ye Pingyu took Yu Zhibing directly to Jinhu Village. Seeing the mountains and waters here, Yu Zhibing couldn't help but say: "Little Ye, your place has a good environment, it can be developed for tourism!"

  Ye Pingyu laughed and said: "Who would come to this broken place? Not even a decent road!"

  "The economy has developed slowly, and hardware facilities have improved in all aspects. The tourism industry can develop from here, it's just a matter of ten years or so!"

  When he heard about things ten years later, Ye Pingyu smiled and forgot it for now. First fill his stomach and then talk about tourism.

  Walking on the road, looking at the surrounding villages, You Zhi Bing really felt the poverty of this place. He didn't expect that his own father had spent two years here in the past. If it were him, he would not have been able to bear the hardships of these two years. The ordinary people living in this place must be very resilient.

  Feng Xi Yao also had the same feeling, she had never been to such a poor place before, in her mind it was impossible to have such a poor place, but now she saw it with shock. And Ye Ping Yu actually lived in this kind of place, she finally understood why Ye Ping Yu wasn't so particular about hygiene when they were at the snack stall, how could he be so particular about hygiene in a place where even having enough food was a problem?

  The car finally arrived at Jinhu Village, and at this time, Ye Cunli and Guo Wenxiu had already heard people say that Ye Pingyu had become an official. Although they didn't understand what kind of official he was, from the villagers' smiling faces towards them, it should be a pretty good official. Otherwise, why would Yang Leyi even take the initiative to talk to them when he saw them? It seems that their son has made a name for himself in the countryside.

  With You Zhi Bing and the others, Ye Ping Yu first arrived at his own home. After getting out of the car, he saw that his old father wasn't there, and his heart felt a bit more at ease. As long as his father Ye Cun Li was at home, nothing could be done. He wanted to ask his mother Guo Wen Xiu to prepare two bags of rice for You Zhi Bing and the others to take back with them. Although there wasn't much rice left at home, they had come a long way and it wasn't easy, so he would rather eat less himself in order to satisfy their wishes.

  Guo Wenxiu saw her son bring someone to their home, both men and women, the men were handsome and the women were beautiful, she didn't know what was going on, but she knew that now her son had made a name for himself, friends would definitely increase, the middle-aged man who came last time said he was his friend, now he must still be his friend, when he came, friends should give him rice, last time they gave him benefits, this time they should also give him some, without any hesitation, after Ye Pingyu instructed her, she hurriedly agreed to go prepare, then invited You Zhongbing and others to enter the house to sit.

  After You Zhībīng and Féng Xīyáo came down, they saw that Yè Píngyǔ's home was indeed not very wealthy. They couldn't help but sigh in their hearts - this countryside is really too poor! Under such living conditions, Yè Píngyǔ was able to complete his higher education and become a township official, which is truly not easy. Moreover, the poorer they are, the more generous and enthusiastic they are towards others. From a moral standpoint, people like them are truly exceptional.

  Although Guo Wenxiu invited them to come in and sit for a while, out of courtesy they also wanted to go in and sit for a while, but Ye Pingyu told them that he would take them to see Grandpa now, Grandpa was nearby, just walk over.

  Everyone followed Ye Pingyu's arrangement from here, so You Zhongbing and others had no objection and said hello to Guo Wenxiu and walked towards Ye Bingyu's residence.

  Guo Wenxiu found it strange that her son would take these seemingly noble guests to his father-in-law's place, and she felt curious in her heart. After preparing the rice, she also walked out of the house to take a look at Ye Bingyi's place.

  With You Zhi Bing, they soon arrived at Grandpa's house. At this time, Grandpa was meditating in the room with his eyes closed. Hearing the sound outside, he opened his eyes and saw that it was his grandson who had returned, so he immediately stood up and smiled: "Ping Yu, why have you come home?"

  As soon as he saw his grandfather coming out of the house, Ye Pingyu immediately smiled and went up to him, saying: "Grandfather, someone has come to visit you!"

  Ye Bingyi also saw You Zhongbing and Feng Xiyao following behind Ye Pingyu, but he didn't think they were there to visit him. He was still wondering in his heart, and now that he heard Ye Pingyu's words, he became even more puzzled - who would come to visit him at this time?

  Yu Zhi Bing and Feng Xi Yao saw a white-haired old man in his seventies, who was very spirited and could be said to have hair as white as snow and a face as young as a child. At first glance, he looked like a very kind-hearted old man. Since their father had been taken care of by him back then, it must be true! This trip didn't find the wrong person!

  Just as Ye Bingyi was feeling strange, You Zhongbing walked up with a smile and said politely: "You are Grandpa Ye Bingyi, aren't you?"

  Ye Bingyi looked at Ye Pingyu and asked: "Pingyu, who are they?"

  Ye Pingyu smiled and said, "They are specially from the capital to visit you. It's a coincidence that they got in touch with me too. Their father used to be stationed in our village, and now they're representing their father to come and see you!"

  Yè Píngyǔ listened to Yè Bǐngyì's words, then asked Yóu Zhībīng: "Did your dad ever cut in line here? What was his name?"

  There were several groups of people who went to the village to join the team that year, and it was unclear which one, Ye Bingyi asked, and You Zhibing smiled after hearing: "My father's name is Yi Xiuping!"

  As soon as he heard that his father was called Yi Xiuping, Ye Bingyi's face lit up with joy and said: "Oh, it's Little Yi! How is he doing now? We haven't seen each other for a long time, I don't know if he's still okay. Why did you send someone to see me?"

  Ye Pingyu heard them call their father Yi Xiuping and couldn't help but wonder, how come this whole family doesn't have the same surname? What's going on here?

  You Zhībīng heard Yè Bǐngyì remembered, so he walked up and held Yè Bǐngyì's hand: "Grandfather Ye, my dad has been thinking of you every day at home, but these years have not had time to come see you. He is busy with work and can't get away. Now I and my sister are specially sent to visit you, and we brought a little gift for you. It's not worthy of respect, I hope you accept it!"

  Yu Zhi Bing finished speaking, turned around and let the driver Lao Ge bring over the gifts. Ye Ping Yu took a look and saw that they were all kinds of gifts he had never seen before, definitely very expensive, but he couldn't say anything, these were bought for his grandfather by others, not given to him.

  Yè Bǐngyì hastily said: "You've come to visit me, I'm already very happy, why bring gifts too? This is really unnecessary. After all these years, I've been thinking of your father a lot, seeing you makes me very happy!"

  Seeing Ye Bengyi decline the gift, Feng Xiyao smiled and stepped forward, saying: "Grandpa Ye, this is a little thought from my dad, he instructed us to deliver it to your hands personally. If you don't want it, we can't take it back either, and we won't be able to explain it to my dad!"

  Feng Xi Yao's words were very sweet, and Ye Bingyi was delighted to hear them. Before he knew it, the driver, Old Ge, had already brought the gifts into the house. Ye Bingyi hastily invited Yu Zhibing and others to enter the house and sit down. The room was very dark, and only when the 15-watt light bulb was turned on did the light become brighter. This was an earthen house with no windows. Seeing this scene, Yu Zhibing and Feng Xi Yao couldn't help but look around, and they found that the interior of the house was indeed too simple.