Chapter 464: Entering Yulin Again
In the early morning, the sun shone through the car window. Yan Jiekuang was leaning on the driver's seat, covered with a coat. He opened his eyes drowsily and looked out the window. It was quiet outside the window, with the occasional sound of a bird or two. The woods next to him were golden against the backdrop of the morning glow. Yan Jiekuang first turned off the heater in the car, then got out of the car with his camera.

After a while, he was satisfied with his work and remembered to see if the three siblings had gotten up. When he got back to the car, Chen Liang had already gotten up and was making his own bed, while the two younger ones were still sleeping soundly.

Yan Jiekuang said in a low voice: "Let's cook rice porridge in the morning and boil a few eggs. Go home and clean up now. Bring everything you and your brother want to take with you to the car. We'll go to the village after breakfast."

Chen Liang nodded happily, got out of the car and went straight to the wooden house. Yan Jiekuang got out of the car with the stove and pot, and started to make a fire and cook next to a bluestone slab. After a while, Chen Liang came over with some dry branches and wanted to help make a fire. Yan Jiekuang smiled and did not stop him.

Chen Fang's voice came from the car. Yan Jiekuang heard that she didn't call him brother, but called him big. He felt warm in his heart. He walked to the car and put clothes on Chen Fang. The girl woke up too, but didn't cry or make a fuss. She just stared at him with her big eyes and smiled from time to time.

Yan Jiekuang was very surprised and said, "Wait, Nannan, I'll give you hot milk when the porridge is ready. By the way, Fangfang, do you want some?"

Chen Fang shook her head and said, "Leave it to my sister. I'll just have the porridge."

"Okay, your brother will help me make a fire, and you can stay in the car with your sister, okay?" Yan Jiekuang said to Chen Fang.

Chen Fang gave Yan Jiekuang a big smile and said, "Okay, big."

We had breakfast in the car. Yan Jiekuang also fed Nannan an egg yolk. Looking at Nannan’s squinting eyes, we could tell that she liked it.

Yan Jiekuang asked, "Did you bring your household registration book?"

Chen Liang shook his head and asked, "Big Brother, what is a household registration book?"

When Yan Jiekuang heard this, he knew that this village was not that strict and probably forgot about the three of them, so he said, "It's nothing. We'll go find the village head and the village party secretary later."

After breakfast, Yan Jiekuang looked at the things Chen Liang brought and wanted to cry, including the tattered quilt and a few torn clothes. Yan Jiekuang patiently said to Chen Liang, "Liangzi, we don't want these anymore, okay? We don't know if there are lice. Let's go to Shuozhou and buy new ones. Follow me, you have to listen to me, understand?"

Chen Liang looked at those things and was a little reluctant to part with them, but seeing Yan Jiekuang's determined expression, he took them all back. After returning, he lowered his head and said, "Big brother, don't take those. I don't have much left at home."

"If there is no, then there is no. Okay, stop worrying about it and just listen to the elder, okay?" Yan Jiekuang said.

Chen Liang nodded and went to clean up the pots and dishes. After that, Yan Jiekuang specially washed Chen Fang and Nannan's faces, and told them to keep them clean in the future so that they would be hygienic and would not get sick. Chen Liang also remembered it silently.

After everything was packed, Yan Jiekuang, under the guidance of Chen Liang, drove the car to the door of the village chief's house, took out a few cigarettes and a box of wine from the car, and walked into the door of the village chief's house. The village chief's family, young and old, were eating in the yard. When they looked up, they saw Yan Jiekuang. Seeing that he was holding so many things, they quickly kicked their second son next to him and said, "You have no eyesight. Go and help take it."

The second boy happily took the food from Yan Jiekuang's hand. The village chief pulled Yan Jiekuang to sit at the low table on the side and said, "Have you eaten yet? Let's eat together. Old woman, hurry up and serve the porridge."

Yan Jiekuang quickly stopped him and said, "We came here after finishing our meal. Those things are for the villagers. You can divide them among them. I came here mainly for the household registration of the three of them, as well as a letter of introduction. It would be best if I could get a certificate of household transfer."

"It's just a small matter. I'll do it for you right away. You have helped our village a lot. Otherwise, we wouldn't know what to do with these three children." After saying this, the village chief stood up and walked out.

The village chief's eldest grandson quietly ran to Chen Liang who was standing at the door and asked, "Liangzi, you left with him, will you come back in the future?"

The child had a very good relationship with Chen Liang. He would steal food from home and send it to Chen Liang. Chen Liang said, "I don't know if I will come back. Da is a very good man. Following him, my sister will live a good life, and I will be fine too."

The village chief's grandson could tell that Chen Liang made the choice for his sister, and then he hesitated and said, "Liangzi, wait a moment."

The grandson of the village chief ran into the house, and ran out again after a while. He stuffed a slingshot into Chen Liang's hand and said, "You always wanted a slingshot, right? Here, you have it. You must remember me in the future." Chen Liang panicked for a moment and said, "This is your favorite thing. How can you give it to me? I don't want it. Take it back."

"We are brothers, take it, don't refuse, keep it as a souvenir." The village chief's eldest grandson said. Chen Liang had no choice but to hold it tightly in his hand, looking at his former partner with gratitude, tears falling involuntarily.

When the village chief's grandson saw this, he quickly wiped Chen Liang's tears with his sleeves and said, "We are men from the Northwest who shed blood but not tears. Liangzi, we won't cry." As he said this, his own tears began to fall.

The village chief came back not long after, and brought a middle-aged man with him. This person was the village party secretary. The village party secretary looked at Yan Jiekuang and saw that he was a well-mannered man, so he was relieved. When the village chief found him, he had concerns, but he could not overcome the village chief's stubborn temper. He opened all the documents, but said that he must meet this person to make sure he was not a bad guy and sold the children. The village chief stiffened his neck and said, "Absolutely not. I persuaded that person to agree to take the children away."

The village party secretary walked up to Yan Jiekuang and greeted him, saying, "Hello, I'm the village party secretary here, my name is Zhao Liang. Can I see your ID and letter of introduction?"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Hello, no problem, I'll give it to you."

Yan Jiekuang got back into the car, took out his ID, returned to the yard and handed it to the village party secretary, saying, "I am planning to adopt them, but I have to take them to XZ, where I have something important to do, and then I will return to Sijiucheng."

Zhao Liang watched carefully, and after hearing what Yan Jiekuang said, he was completely relieved. He sighed and said, "It's all because we, the cadres, are incompetent. If life here wasn't so hard, we wouldn't let the children leave. I'll leave it to you from now on. If there are any difficulties, please send the children back. We can't let their parents down."

Yan Jiekuang was deeply moved and said, "Don't worry, they will live well. When they become successful, let them come back to see you."

Zhao Liang handed the child's relevant documents to Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang took it and said that he had to hurry on his way, so he didn't stay for long. He said goodbye to the village chief and a few others, then took Chen Liang into the car. The car slowly drove out of the village. Chen Liang kept waving to the children until he could no longer see them.

Yan Jiekuang comforted him and said, "When you grow up and become successful, you can come back to see them yourself. It's not like you will never see them again."

Chen Liang nodded and said, "Big brother, where shall we go first?"

Yan Jiekuang thought for a moment and said, "I was originally planning to go to Shuozhou to buy some things for you before leaving, but now I have changed my mind. Let's go directly to Yulin and rest there. You can stay and look after the sisters."

Chen Liang is not so afraid of Da Wang and Xiao Wang now. When he saw them lying behind Yan Jiekuang's driving seat, he greeted them. Unfortunately, Da Wang and Xiao Wang ignored him. Chen Liang went back to the bedroom in the back in a sullen mood and coaxed his sisters to play.

Yan Jiekuang was always thinking about rushing to Jijia Kiln during Qingming Festival, so he had no time to appreciate the scenery. He drove straight to Yulin. At noon, he simply stopped by the roadside and cooked a pot of noodles. Everyone had lunch together. The big king and the small king also had a big meal at noon and went down to take a walk.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the car arrived in Yulin. Yan Jiekuang did not see the city center, but just found a hotel in the suburbs that was specially for large vehicles to rest, near the Yuxi River. The main reason was because of the presence of Big King and Little Wang. The two were too scary now, so he did not dare to get close to places with too many people.

After a short rest, Yan Jiekuang left Da Wang and Xiao Wang in the room and drove the three children to the commercial street in the city center. This was the first time for the children to come to the city. Chen Liang and Chen Fang looked around. Yan Jiekuang said, "Let's go buy clothes first. After we take a bath, I will take you to eat, okay?"

Chen Liang and Chen Fang agreed in unison, and then they walked into the commercial street next to the lotus pond and found a children's clothing store. Yan Jiekuang thought it was pretty good, as most of the clothes were imitation brands, but they also met the current aesthetic standards. He said to the proprietress, "For these three children, three sets of clothes for each, including shoes. Please match them and make them prettier."

When the proprietress heard that this was a big customer, she immediately smiled and pulled a clerk to get busy. In the end, the bill was less than a hundred yuan. Yan Jiekuang did not expect it to be so cheap. Aren't things from far away places supposed to be more expensive? He was very puzzled. The proprietress took the money and said, "These clothes are all made at home. Although they are not genuine, the quality is definitely no problem." Yan Jiekuang suddenly realized.

After buying clothes, the three children were dressed up, but Yan Jiekuang looked at their hair and frowned. He then bought some bedding and toys. After putting the things in the car, he took the children to the Lianhu Public Bathhouse. He entrusted Chen Fang and Nannan to an older sister and took Chen Liang into the men's bath.

After washing, he took the three children to have their hair cut. When they came out, the children had completely changed. Yan Jiekuang smiled from ear to ear and said, "These are the perfect match. Look how beautiful our Liangzi and Fangfang are." He praised the two children so much that they became shy and kept shouting "Big Brother".

Yan Jiekuang took the three children to have a meal at the Lianhuayuan Restaurant before returning to the hotel. Yan Jiekuang asked the three children to go to bed first. He prepared dinner for the eldest and the youngest king, and waited for them to finish eating before going to bed.

(End of this chapter)