After two straight days of drizzle, the sky finally cleared again. Puddles and mud covered the roads, and one step outside left your foot muddy.
The adults hated it, but the children loved splashing in puddles, especially the mischievous boys.
The two children had barely played outside the door before the backs of their trouser legs were speckled with mud. Their shoes were all right, since they were both wearing rain boots.
Inside, Lin Xiuqing scolded one and called out to the other...
Ye Yaodong sat idly by the door, legs crossed, rocking in his reclining chair. Then he spotted a man approaching in the distance, both unfamiliar and familiar, and his brows instantly knitted tight enough to crush a fly.
What was this gambling addict doing here?
He got up and knocked on the window. "A Qing, go inside and don't come out. Someone's here."
"Huh?" Lin Xiuqing immediately took the two children inside, nervous.
The man drew closer and greeted him with a smile. "A-Dong, hehe, have you eaten?"
"Yes." He sat back down in his reclining chair and answered flatly.
"Got a moment? Let's have a word."
"What about?"
The man glanced at the busy house construction on the empty lot nearby and smiled. "Hehe, plenty of people around your place now. Quite lively. There weren't many before. No wonder you managed to hide it for so long. Now there are eyes everywhere."
Ye Yaodong's heart lurched. Fuck, this bastard was hinting at something.
"What are you trying to say?"
"I heard they caught two pregnant women in the next village a while ago. You'd better be careful. They're getting stricter now, coming down to the villages more often and checking more closely."
Ye Yaodong stood up in irritation and looked at the shameless gambling addict before