Chapter 438: Good News About Ye Changyuan

Chapter 438 Good News About Ye Changyuan

Ye Xiaoxiao also brought out some soda. Since tomorrow wasn't a day off work, she didn’t serve alcohol to avoid any trouble.

"Everyone, dig in and make yourselves at home."

The house had a relaxed atmosphere, and since they were all young, everyone soon relaxed.

Deputy Regimental Commander Li pried open a crab. "One thing about this island—seafood is one thing we've got plenty of."

However, for those from inland, many weren’t accustomed to it.

"The seafood is very fresh," Kong Xuelan said as she shelled a shrimp into her bowl.

"All this seafood Hai Yan helped source. Thank her for that."

Before knowing the situation, everyone had called Hai Yan "boss lady," but now that they knew she ran the small shop herself, they addressed her as "boss" or "comrade."

Hai Yan: "Just call me by my name—no need for formalities. It’s not like I paid for it."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "But you still put in a lot of effort."

The prawns here were large and fresh. Lu Hanchuan was cooking, eating, and still found time to peel shrimp for Ye Xiaoxiao at the same time.

The couple’s small gestures were noticed by everyone.

Kong Xuelan glanced at her husband and shook her head in disappointment—he was completely oblivious.

Worried that everyone might still be hungry, Ye Xiaoxiao had also made noodles as backup.

By the time the meal ended, everyone had worked up a sweat. They helped Ye Xiaoxiao and her husband clean up the table, then Ye Xiaoxiao brought out tea and a tea set in the living room for everyone to relax with.

Hai Yan and A Bang stood up. "We won’t stay any longer—we’ll head out now."

Ye Xiaoxiao saw them off. "Alright."

She reassured Hai Yan not to worry about Yu Dahai’s matter and said she’d visit the shop again tomorrow to discuss how to handle it.

Hai Yan smiled, some of the day's gloom lifting slightly. But once they left the compound, with only her and A Bang left, the weight of their situation returned.

...

After seeing off the guests, Ye Xiaoxiao finally told Lu Hanchuan about what had happened that day.

If it were up to Lu Hanchuan’s usual approach, he would’ve taught Yu Dahai a lesson with his fists for such a despicable act.

"Gao Tianyang stepped up to handle this matter, didn’t he? Let him take care of it."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "That's no way for a leader to act! What if he causes trouble?"

"Don’t worry, I’ll make sure he knows exactly what to do."

With Lu Hanchuan’s reassurance, Ye Xiaoxiao was reassured.

They had gotten pretty sweaty, so once the water was hot, they took quick showers.

As they dried their hair outside, Lu Hanchuan broke some good news with Ye Xiaoxiao. "Ye Changyuan might be coming to the island soon."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "No way!"

"Yeah, I reached him," Lu Hanchuan said casually.

"Is Changyuan coming for a mission?" Ye Xiaoxiao asked excitedly, unable to sit still after hearing the news.

"No, his unit doesn’t have any assignments here, but he can come on family leave."

"That’s wonderful! I’ll need to tidy up the guest room then."

Lu Hanchuan held Ye Xiaoxiao’s hand. "No rush, you can do it tomorrow."

Everyone was thoroughly satisfied with tonight’s hotpot meal. After walking off their meal in the yard, Lu Hanchuan and Ye Xiaoxiao finally went to bed.

Meanwhile, the Li couple next door were talking in bed.

"Did you see how Regiment Commander Lu kept serving Xiao Xiao food and shelling shrimp for her at dinner?" Kong Xuelan couldn’t help but ask as she lay in bed.

Li Linghui was clueless. "So what? Who else was he gonna serve?"

Kong Xuelan pinched his arm. "I meant you should take notes. What are you thinking?"

"You want me to learn from Regiment Commander Lu? If we’re guests at someone else’s place, wouldn't it look weird me feeding you?" Li Linghui rolled over. "Next time, when we host, I’ll serve you a mountain of food."

Kong Xuelan was infuriated by his response—she had given up hope that her husband would ever wise up.

"Go to sleep. Don’t you have training tomorrow?"

"Yeah, let me give my wife a squeeze first."

Li Linghui held Kong Xuelan and quickly fell asleep.

Kong Xuelan: "..."

The next day, Ye Xiaoxiao was woken by roosters.

Since Lu Hanchuan had mentioned Ye Changning’s impending visit, she got busy cleaning the guest room, airing out the bedding, and changing the sheets.

She also opened the guest room window to let in fresh air.

Everything was set—all that was left was for Ye Changning to arrive on the island.

While Ye Xiaoxiao was tidying up, there was more trouble at Hai Yan’s shop.

Yu Dahai, as expected, wasn’t about to let it go. This time, he didn’t bring his gang but instead brought Hai Yan’s parents.

"Mom, this ungrateful girl has grown up and doesn’t listen at all. Yesterday, I just tried talking to her, and she had some guy bust my head open!"

Yu Dahai was already yelling before even entering the shop.

Hai Yan’s parents stood at the entrance, their voices so loud that passersby could hear the whole thing.

"Our own daughter mistreats her parents! Is there no shame anymore?"

"Hai Yan, if you really like this guy, as long as he can afford the bride price, we might not say no to the marriage. Why did you have to hit your brother?"

Hai Yan stood at the door, her eyes burning with anger at her parents’ disgraceful act.

"Mom, Dad, you already sold me off once—wasn't once enough? Do you really want to sell me again? Even if there’s a bride price, I won’t give it to you."

Hearing her defiant words, Hai Yan’s parents howled even harder.

"Since when does a daughter's wedding dowry not go to her parents? Are you trying to kill us?"

"How do you think you got this store in the first place? It's all because we gave you good looks."

"Now that you're rich, you look down on your parents? I'll sue you!" Hai Yan's mother, a slightly plump woman, still showed signs of her former beauty despite her age.

Hai Yan had inherited her mother's good looks, but the older woman's current spiteful expression wiped out any remaining beauty.

Hai Yan clenched her fists, trembling with rage at her mother's words.

Gao Tianyang happened to arrive with a few comrades, standing lazily at the store entrance. "Lady, you're not yet at the age to demand support. Even if you take this to court, no one will side with you."

"Exactly, Ma'am. And your son is standing right there—why keep harassing a daughter who's already been married once? As far as I know, Hai Yan doesn’t even live with you anymore."

Gao Tianyang and his comrades had come specifically for this. The Yu family had been bold only because Hai Yan had no one to stand up for her.

Now, with Gao Tianyang backing her, the Yu family grew hesitant.

These soldiers were all over six feet tall, trained soldiers—way tougher than A Bang. Yu Dahai couldn’t even beat A Bang, let alone face a group of soldiers.

"Who are you? This is our family matter!"

Gao Tianyang adopted a cocky smile. "How is it none of my business? Hai Yan is like a sister to me. We haven’t even settled yesterday’s trashing the store yet. Today, I’m here with my men to get paid back."