The three of them rushed into the house. Arriving inside, the three saw Yihshyong, who had just finished setting the dinner dishes on the dining table. The man smiled when he saw them.
"Uncle Yihshyong is very diligent." Yinqyueh smiled widely.
"It's time for dinner. I don't think Jenqyih and Shinnshiow won't be home any time soon. Besides, they seem to have had dinner out. What I mean is that we don't have to wait for them. We'd better have dinner for now." Yihshyong explained briefly. He smiled widely. He seemed very satisfied with the result of his efforts, namely the arrangement of their dinner.
Shannchyuan believed everyone presented naturally agreed with Yihshyong's thoughts. There was no doubt that they were all starving.
After that, the four of them sat at the dining table. They began to try enjoying the dishes that Yihshyong had prepared. Unlike usual, that time they ate in silence. Shannchyuan, Yihshyong, and Iren seemed busy with their own thoughts.
"How do we get down to that hole?" Suddenly Yinqyueh's voice broke the silence at the dining table.
Shannchyuan stopped feeding rice into his mouth. He looked at Yinqyueh. "There is an iron ladder embedded in the hole's wall. If we open the metal plate that covers the hole, we will be able to see the ladder clearly. At that time, we went down using the ladder."
Yinqyueh seemed still not satisfied. "Regarding the air in the room, there might be ventilation ducts connecting the room to other places. But will the oxygen content in the room be sufficient for all of us if we have to hide there for a few days?"
"I don't think we're going to hide out there for days." Iren preceded Shannchyuan in commenting on Yinqyueh's question. "That's also if it's true that after this we really have to hide there."
Yihshyong grabbed Iren's arm. Iren turned to Shannchyuan. "Sorry, Dahge."
"It's okay," said Shannchyuan. "I agree with what you said." He looked at Yinqyueh. "The old owner of this house passed away more than a month ago. He owned a lot of property in this city, so it's not just this house. His health condition for the past few years hadn't been very good. So in all the properties he owned, including in this house, he kept a lot of equipment that is closely related to his health condition, so in the warehouse next to the kitchen, there are items such as wheelchairs, infusion poles, oxygen cylinders, and even a portable heart shock device. We can bring some of those oxygen cylinders down if needed."
Yinqyueh nodded at the explanation Shannchyuan had just said. Shannchyuan didn't know if that explanation satisfied Yinqyueh enough.
I know what I'm saying here may sound ridiculous. I hope my words will not frighten her!
After finishing eating, Shannchyuan briefly went into his bedroom. When he came out of the bedroom again, he asked Yinqyueh to follow him into the room.
"What's wrong Uncle" Yinqyueh looked at Shannchyuan after they were inside the bedroom. Shannchyuan was relieved that the girl looked relaxed.
"Sheautyan, I have something important to tell you." Shannchyuan then sat on the bed. On the bed lay the things he would take with them if they had to go somewhere safe.
Yinqyueh then sat on the chair next to Shannchyuan's bed. "Let me help Uncle with these things."
"No need," said Shannchyuan. "I want you to just listen to what I have to say."
Yinqyueh nodded. But her face looked doubtful.
"Given the current situation, we probably won't be going to Dahfeysi Tower tomorrow."
Yinqyueh nodded. She didn't interrupt Shannchyuan's words.
Shannchyuan stopped talking. Looking up at the ceiling, he sighed. The middle-aged man got up and walked over to the wardrobe. He opened the cupboard and took out some clothes. Returning to the bed, he continued his speech. "Are you sure you don't want to go to your family's place right away?"
"Don't I still have three days?"
"True, but under these circumstances..."
"If I went to their place now, I don't think it would solve the problem either. What if the bad guys followed me there? I'm worried that my arrival will cause problems not only for me but also for my family." Yinqyueh persisted in not wanting to be with her family.
Realizing this, Shannchyuan could only shake his head.
This girl is really stubborn!
"Okay then. But you must obey what I say. I want you to always stay by my side. Don't go anywhere. We don't know what will happen next."
Yinqyueh nodded her head.
Shannchyuan pointed to Yinqyueh's backpack, which was propped up in one corner of the room. "Is that all your stuff?"
"Of course not only that. I still have a lot of stuff that I put in one room in my relative's house. All that stuff, I can't possibly take it with me."
"I mean, is that backpack the only thing you will bring to live with your family in this town? Is there anything else?" Shannchyuan clarified his question.
"Of course it's not just the bag. There are some things that will be sent to my relatives' place here. They will be packaged into this city. But they will not be here in a week or so."
"Oh," Shannchyuan replied curtly.
"Then what should I do now?"
Shannchyuan had already finished packing his things. He said softly. "You'd better get some sleep now. I don't know when we should leave yet. I want you to be in good shape when we have to leave this place."
Yinqyueh looked like she wanted to say something. But Shannchyuan didn't give her a chance to say more. "Well, please just do as I say. Didn't you promise me earlier? Now you just sleep in this bed. Tonight, I still have a lot of things to do."
Fortunately, then Yinqyueh actually obeyed Shannchyuan's words. She didn't argue anymore.
The three of them rushed into the house. Arriving inside, the three saw Yihshyong, who had just finished setting the dinner dishes on the dining table. The man smiled when he saw them.
"Uncle Yihshyong is very diligent." Yinqyueh smiled widely.
"It's time for dinner. I don't think Jenqyih and Shinnshiow won't be home any time soon. Besides, they seem to have had dinner out. What I mean is that we don't have to wait for them. We'd better have dinner for now." Yihshyong explained briefly. He smiled widely. He seemed very satisfied with the result of his efforts, namely the arrangement of their dinner.
Shannchyuan believed everyone presented naturally agreed with Yihshyong's thoughts. There was no doubt that they were all starving.
After that, the four of them sat at the dining table. They began to try enjoying the dishes that Yihshyong had prepared. Unlike usual, that time they ate in silence. Shannchyuan, Yihshyong, and Iren seemed busy with their own thoughts.
"How do we get down to that hole?" Suddenly Yinqyueh's voice broke the silence at the dining table.
Shannchyuan stopped feeding rice into his mouth. He looked at Yinqyueh. "There is an iron ladder embedded in the hole's wall. If we open the metal plate that covers the hole, we will be able to see the ladder clearly. At that time, we went down using the ladder."
Yinqyueh seemed still not satisfied. "Regarding the air in the room, there might be ventilation ducts connecting the room to other places. But will the oxygen content in the room be sufficient for all of us if we have to hide there for a few days?"
"I don't think we're going to hide out there for days." Iren preceded Shannchyuan in commenting on Yinqyueh's question. "That's also if it's true that after this we really have to hide there."
Yihshyong grabbed Iren's arm. Iren turned to Shannchyuan. "Sorry, Dahge."
"It's okay," said Shannchyuan. "I agree with what you said." He looked at Yinqyueh. "The old owner of this house passed away more than a month ago. He owned a lot of property in this city, so it's not just this house. His health condition for the past few years hadn't been very good. So in all the properties he owned, including in this house, he kept a lot of equipment that is closely related to his health condition, so in the warehouse next to the kitchen, there are items such as wheelchairs, infusion poles, oxygen cylinders, and even a portable heart shock device. We can bring some of those oxygen cylinders down if needed."
Yinqyueh nodded at the explanation Shannchyuan had just said. Shannchyuan didn't know if that explanation satisfied Yinqyueh enough.
I know what I'm saying here may sound ridiculous. I hope my words will not frighten her!
After finishing eating, Shannchyuan briefly went into his bedroom. When he came out of the bedroom again, he asked Yinqyueh to follow him into the room.
"What's wrong Uncle" Yinqyueh looked at Shannchyuan after they were inside the bedroom. Shannchyuan was relieved that the girl looked relaxed.
"Sheautyan, I have something important to tell you." Shannchyuan then sat on the bed. On the bed lay the things he would take with them if they had to go somewhere safe.
Yinqyueh then sat on the chair next to Shannchyuan's bed. "Let me help Uncle with these things."
"No need," said Shannchyuan. "I want you to just listen to what I have to say."
Yinqyueh nodded. But her face looked doubtful.
"Given the current situation, we probably won't be going to Dahfeysi Tower tomorrow."
Yinqyueh nodded. She didn't interrupt Shannchyuan's words.
Shannchyuan stopped talking. Looking up at the ceiling, he sighed. The middle-aged man got up and walked over to the wardrobe. He opened the cupboard and took out some clothes. Returning to the bed, he continued his speech. "Are you sure you don't want to go to your family's place right away?"
"Don't I still have three days?"
"True, but under these circumstances..."
"If I went to their place now, I don't think it would solve the problem either. What if the bad guys followed me there? I'm worried that my arrival will cause problems not only for me but also for my family." Yinqyueh persisted in not wanting to be with her family.
Realizing this, Shannchyuan could only shake his head.
This girl is really stubborn!
"Okay then. But you must obey what I say. I want you to always stay by my side. Don't go anywhere. We don't know what will happen next."
Yinqyueh nodded her head.
Shannchyuan pointed to Yinqyueh's backpack, which was propped up in one corner of the room. "Is that all your stuff?"
"Of course not only that. I still have a lot of stuff that I put in one room in my relative's house. All that stuff, I can't possibly take it with me."
"I mean, is that backpack the only thing you will bring to live with your family in this town? Is there anything else?" Shannchyuan clarified his question.
"Of course it's not just the bag. There are some things that will be sent to my relatives' place here. They will be packaged into this city. But they will not be here in a week or so."
"Oh," Shannchyuan replied curtly.
"Then what should I do now?"
Shannchyuan had already finished packing his things. He said softly. "You'd better get some sleep now. I don't know when we should leave yet. I want you to be in good shape when we have to leave this place."
Yinqyueh looked like she wanted to say something. But Shannchyuan didn't give her a chance to say more. "Well, please just do as I say. Didn't you promise me earlier? Now you just sleep in this bed. Tonight, I still have a lot of things to do."
Fortunately, then Yinqyueh actually obeyed Shannchyuan's words. She didn't argue anymore.
