Searching for Treasures in the Clouds

Chapter 411 The Broken Plate

After paying their respects to the tree spirit, the couple went to find Yun Zhonghe and Situ Ningzhai and told them what they had seen and heard in the mountain city.

“Scarface Wolf…I feel like I’ve heard that name before,” Yun Zhonghe said.

Yun Jixing was pleasantly surprised. "Grandpa, think carefully, what is Scarface Wolf's real name?"

"Well, you need to let me think about this carefully, after all, it happened a long, long time ago." Yun Zhonghe picked up a bowl of tea, took a small sip, and smacked his lips a few times. "Let me think about it carefully..."

He muttered to himself for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, stood up, and said, "Wait for me, I'm going to find a photo album."

Without waiting for anyone's reply, he hurriedly left.

Situ Ningzhai watched his departing figure, then turned back and said, "Xiao Yuan, Xiao Ru, why did you think of investigating this person?"

“Grandma, Scarface Wolf is a name I stumbled upon while investigating a competitor. I was a bit curious, so I came to ask you about it,” Yun Jixing said with a smile.

Yun Jianyue is now a painful topic that the two elders cannot mention. Yun Zhonghe and Situ Ningzhai truly treated Yun Jianyue like their own son, and a few years ago they even planned to give him shares in their company. If it weren't for his rebirth and subsequent trouble, Yun Jianyue would have already infiltrated the core of the Yun family. Therefore, Yun Jixing doesn't plan to tell the two elders that the investigation into Scarface Wolf was for the purpose of investigating Yun Jianyue. As for the other family members, he only told Shanxin, Shanren, and Shanshou, because the three of them have extensive connections and might be able to help with the investigation.

“Oh, the nickname ‘Scarface Wolf’ is quite interesting. It sounds like a big bandit,” Situ Ningzhai said with a smile.

“Yes,” Yun Jixing replied with a smile.

Situ Ningzhai then turned his gaze to Yu Ru, "Xiao Ru, how have you been feeling lately? Are you still in pain?"

Yu Ru shook her head, "Grandma, I'm fine."

"That's good, that's good." Situ Ningzhai then looked at Yun Jixing. "Xiao Yuan, Xiao Ru has suffered too much. You must take good care of her and bear with her if anything happens to her. I heard from Si Hai that her muscles and bones are damaged. Have you found a masseur to massage Xiao Ru?"

Yun Jixing nodded, "I found it, Grandma. Don't worry, Aru's limbs are much stronger now, she can recover."

As they were talking, the believer's youngest son, Cat Egg, ran up to them.

"Grandma, Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt~" Cat Egg is three years old this year. He is small and cute. He is a big-eyed cutie who can melt people's hearts with his sweet voice.

"Cat Egg, come here, come to your great-grandmother." Situ Ningzhai beckoned to Cat Egg with a loving expression.

Cat Egg ran and jumped into her arms. "Grandma, I'm playing house with my older sister and brother, but we're missing bowls and cups. Can you tell me where we can find some unused cups?"

“Of course, there are plenty of unused bowls, plates and cups.” Situ Ningzhai affectionately patted Cat Egg’s little head. “Grandma will go get them for you.”

Cat Egg shook his head. "Grandma, just tell me where it is. I can go by myself. I can do things on my own."

"Good good."

There happened to be some unused tableware in the storage cabinet. Situ Ningzhai pointed out the direction to Maodan and then ignored him, continuing to chat with Yunjixing and Yuru.

A moment later, the sound of porcelain shattering came from the side.

"Bang!"

The group looked over at the sound and saw that Cat Egg had been greedy and had stacked several bowls, plates, and cups in his hands at once. He was not strong enough and hadn't been able to hold them properly, so they all fell to the ground. He stared blankly at the broken pieces on the ground, then looked at Yun Jixing and the others.

Yun Jixing swiftly walked to him, lifted him from the pile of broken porcelain shards, and carried him to Situ Ningzhai to check on his condition. "Cat Egg, are you hurt?"

Cat Egg pouted and said aggrievedly, "No, I'm sorry, Great-Grandma, I'm sorry, Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt, I didn't break the bowl on purpose."

"Oh dear, Cat Egg, it's not your fault, you did nothing wrong. It's broken, it's broken, we can just buy a new one," Situ Ningzhai comforted him.

"Cat Egg, you're still young and not very strong. If you want to carry something, do what you can. Next time, if you want to carry a bowl or a cup, just carry one at a time. Okay? Otherwise, it will be too heavy for you to carry, and you might even get hurt." Yun Jixing said, looking down as he examined Cat Egg's hands.

"Okay." Cat Egg nodded.

After confirming that the cat egg was alright, Yunjixing put the cat egg down and turned to clean up the pile of broken dishes.

Cat Egg landed on the ground, looked at Situ Ningzhai and Yu Ruzuo, then looked again, and finally chose Yu Ruzuo's side. Seeing that she was sitting with her legs slightly apart, wearing pants, he twisted his body and squeezed himself between Yu Ruzuo's legs, supporting himself on Yu Ruzuo's legs with both hands.

Yu Ru glanced down at him, then naturally pulled him into her arms, placing her hands on his stomach to hug him. Cat Egg was an adorable child, good-looking, with a good personality, and very polite. She had met him several times, and he was always smiling; she had never seen him cry. Therefore, she didn't dislike him and actually quite liked him.

"Cat Egg, are your hands tired?" Situ Ningzhai asked Cat Egg with a smile.

"Grandma, why are your hands sore? I didn't eat any lemons," Cat Egg asked, puzzled.

"You didn't eat lemons, but you held a lot of bowls and plates. Doesn't it feel uncomfortable?"

Cat Egg nodded.

"This is sour, a little less painful than itchy, but more uncomfortable than itchy. Don't bring so much stuff at once next time," Situ Ningzhai advised.

When Yun Zhonghe returned with the photo album, the first thing he noticed was Yun Jixing squatting on the ground, staring blankly at a pile of fragments. He glanced at Yu Ru, then walked straight to Yun Jixing and asked, "Xiao Yuan, what are you doing?"

Yun Jixing looked up, his expression somewhat solemn. He held up a piece of the plate to show Yun Zhonghe and asked, "Grandpa, look at this plate with its pattern, where did you buy it?"

Yun Zhonghe squinted at the fragment in his hand for a long time, then shook his head, "It's such a small piece, I can't tell."

"Grandpa, please go back to your seat and sit down."

"Hmm." Yun Zhonghe looked at him with some confusion, glancing back several times before finally sitting down and asking, "Why are there so many shards there? Who broke the bowl?"

“Grandpa, it’s me.” Cat Egg raised his hand.

Yun Jixing stared at the broken pieces on the ground for a long time before actually cleaning them up. He put all the pieces into a plastic bag and sealed it with tape. After cleaning up, he left the bag of broken pieces where it was and texted his aunt to come and clean it up. He then rummaged through the cabinet where Cat Egg had taken the dishes and found a patterned plate, which he brought to Yun Zhonghe and Situ Ningzhai.

"Grandpa and Grandma, where did this disc come from? Do you remember it?"

When Situ Ningzhai's gaze fell on the plate in his hand, his expression changed slightly. "This was a gift from Yun Jianyue. I thought it was pretty, so I kept it and didn't throw it away."

"Oh, I see. Grandpa and Grandma, you haven't used the things he gave you, have you?"

“No, he poisoned us, how could we dare use his things? We still have the things he gave us, as… keeps them as souvenirs,” Situ Ningzhai replied somberly.