Tang Hao's Message in the Letter

Ye Qiu visited Old Jack's home. After sitting for a while and eating some snacks, he took two carrots.

He left behind over ten Gold Soul Coins and headed back.

Ever since Xiao Wu became the boss of Notting Academy, the work-study students' meal expenses were covered by Xiao Chenyu. Therefore, Ye Qiu had actually saved quite a bit of Gold Soul Coin, including what he earned from Xiao Wu and the extra meals Master Ma Xiunuo provided him.

Nowadays, Ye Qiu was quite well-off in Holy Soul Village, even arguably the richest.

Ye Qiu didn't feel any pain giving away more than half his savings. He didn't need to craft any hidden weapons, and obtaining money was simple for him. The key was that he was raised by them, and he still had to provide for them.

Ye Qiu wore a rough cloth bag around his neck, filled with some carrots, and was walking towards his home with Xiao Wu.

" Ye Qiu, where is your home?" Xiao Wu asked softly, biting into a carrot and tugging at Ye Qiu's clothes.

"Are you just making conversation?" Ye Qiu rolled his eyes. She had clearly seen his memories, so how could she not know where his home was?

"Just say what you want to say."

Based on Ye Qiu's understanding of Xiao Wu, even if she were dumber, she wouldn't ask such a simple question.

Xiao Wu pouted, hugged Ye Qiu's arm, and whispered into his ear, "I want to know. Why did you tell me to stay away from Tang San?"

"I'll find time to tell you later, but if you want to go to him, I won't stop you." Ye Qiu frowned. If he hadn't been afraid of scaring Xiao Wu, he would have already told her about the existence of Tang Hao, a Title Douluo.

Sensing Ye Qiu's displeasure, Xiao Wu quickly explained, "No, no, I don't want to go to him at all. I always listen to you."

"Let go a little, it's too hot when you're this close!"

Ye Qiu's voice carried a hint of annoyance. Xiao Wu realized she had been too forceful. However, she was telling the truth; she had refused sparring with Tang San many times.

Not long after.

Ye Qiu returned to his small wooden cabin.

It was a one-room, one-living room, one-bathroom structure, separated by wooden planks and a curtain. Small as it was, it had everything it needed.

"Okay, we're here."

Ye Qiu took out a key from his pocket and opened the dilapidated door with a sense of ritual.

Xiao Wu followed closely behind.

"Ah~ I'm exhausted!"

Ye Qiu didn't bother with the dust on the bed and lay down directly.

Seeing Ye Qiu's flushed face from exhaustion, Xiao Wu couldn't help but roll her eyes. Apart from cultivating and bullying her, Ye Qiu was always so lazy.

Xiao Wu stood in place, looking at the small room. It was cleaner than Tang San's home, but much smaller, as if one room had been divided into several areas. Looking at Ye Qiu again, her eyes held a new emotion.

Ye Qiu stood up and started looking for rags and a basin to clean up his somewhat dirty dwelling. "Silly rabbit, why are you still standing here? Do you expect me to do all the work myself?"

"..."

Xiao Wu was silent for a moment. Her lips moved, wanting to retort Ye Qiu's address for her, but she didn't. Instead, she said with a blush, "Do you... do you have any spare rags and basins?"

"Don't be so formal, they're all old, worthless things. Just look around yourself and use whatever you find." Ye Qiu raised an eyebrow and waved his hand. Anyway, everything in his wooden house was an antique, and he hadn't bought anything new. He definitely wouldn't need them in the future.

"Okay." Xiao Wu nodded slightly. As she turned to leave, she frowned and looked at Ye Qiu with a hint of grievance. "Don't call me rabbit anymore."

Her voice was no longer as strong as before, but rather held a tone of entreaty.

After speaking, Xiao Wu tiptoed into the bedroom.

Ye Qiu watched her retreating figure, scratching his head in confusion. He didn't seem to have bullied her, did he? Why had she suddenly become so well-behaved?

Although he was single, after a long period of mutual understanding, Ye Qiu understood Xiao Wu's feelings for him.

Sometimes, when Ye Qiu would look at other mature women while shopping, and be indifferent to her, Xiao Wu would get angry and deliberately provoke him, looking for a beating.

The situation had developed faster than Ye Qiu had anticipated. Was this the boost from the "Love Continent"?! Or was this how quickly genuine affection yielded results?

Ye Qiu shook his head, putting aside these thoughts. The future was still long, and it was too early to think about these things.

An incense stick's worth of time passed.

When Ye Qiu finished tidying the narrow bathroom and the table in the living room, he approached the bedroom and saw Xiao Wu kneeling on the wooden bed, washing the wooden planks with a wet rag.

Ye Qiu was stunned for a moment, then rubbed his forehead, speechless. "I say, are you really that foolish? You're making the bed so wet, when will it ever dry?"

"Ah?! I, I didn't know!"

Xiao Wu was also taken aback. She sat on the bed, her expression lost.

She had never done something like this before.

Seeing Xiao Wu with graying hair, dust on her face, and her clothes wet, Ye Qiu opened his mouth but couldn't bring himself to fuss over it.

"Then you should get down and take a bath first. I'll handle the rest." Ye Qiu waved his hand, urging her to get off the bed.

"Okay."

Xiao Wu nodded gently.

As Ye Qiu took the rag from her, he reminded her, "If cold water isn't working, I boiled some hot water under the eaves just now. The temperature should be about right. If it boils any longer, it'll skin you alive, rabbit."

Upon hearing Ye Qiu's words, Xiao Wu, who had been feeling a little touched, immediately darkened her expression.

" Ye Qiu! I told you not to call me rabbit anymore!"

The sun blazed high at noon.

Outside the blacksmith shop belonging to Tang San, Ye Qiu was walking over, carrying several lunchboxes.

"Xiao San, Xiao San!"

Before he even reached the entrance, Ye Qiu shouted inside.

Inside, Tang San, who was cleaning up a pile of smelly wine bottles and using hidden weapons to nail rats and cockroaches, heard Ye Qiu's call. He frowned, his face smudged with soot. Remembering his father's instructions in a letter, he immediately walked out of the room.

"Ye Qiu, what do you need me for?"

Ye Qiu shook the things in his hands. "What else? Of course, I'm bringing you food. Grandpa Jack knows we just got home and we don't have much to eat, so he specifically made our portions. His legs aren't convenient, so I brought it over."

After speaking, Ye Qiu pouted. He knew that Tang San had plenty of food in his Twenty-Four Bridge Moonlit Night, but this was the old man's kind gesture nonetheless.

"Then thank you."

Tang San smiled slightly. Although he had food, he craved a hot meal.

"You're welcome. Here, this one's yours. A hot lunchbox meal."

Ye Qiu smiled and placed the lunchbox in his hand into Tang San's.

Tang San's mouth twitched. Ye Qiu's phrasing made him hesitant to compliment.

The two words 'lunchbox' should have been together.

"By the way, where's Xiao Wu?"

"Don't worry, she's still at my place waiting for me to bring her food. She's lively as ever. If there's nothing else, I'll be heading back," Ye Qiu waved his hand, not intending to stay long.

"Mm."

Tang San nodded. There was still plenty of time. He wasn't in a hurry to subdue Ye Qiu and make him follow his lead.

Wishing everyone a pleasant life!