Chapter 2860
The Children of the Courtyard
Chapter 2860 The Children of the Courtyard
At that moment, the two people Yang Xiaotao mentioned were in the corridor outside the game console research institute of the research institute, earnestly speaking to Ran Hongbing.
"Red Soldier, this is a mission personally assigned by Commander Yang, you understand!"
Lou Xiao'e patted Ran Hongbing on the shoulder with an expression that said, "I think you're good."
Liu Lixue, standing to the side, pursed her lips with a faint smile on her face.
Yang Xiaotao assigned this task to her, but it was really difficult. If it weren't for Lou Xiao'e's help, she really wouldn't know what to do.
However, seeing Ran Hongbing's suppressed excitement, she knew that the matter had been settled.
Hearing Lou Xiao'e say this, Ran Hongbing's face remained calm, but he was already incredibly excited inside.
When Alfate first mentioned this, he fantasized about participating in the competition and competing against foreign athletes.
But after Yang Xiaotao discovered it, he put the matter out of his mind.
Because in his mind, his brother-in-law Yang Xiaotao was a man of his word.
Some things seem easy to negotiate; as long as the bottom line isn't crossed, he'll do whatever he wants.
But if there are things that are explicitly told you you can't do, then it's best not to do them.
This is different from my older sister.
The older sister's method combines tears and violence, making you feel bad even while you're being beaten.
But what about my brother-in-law?
They won't hit you, scold you, or even say anything, but they'll definitely leave a deep impression on you, the kind of thing that makes you shudder whenever you think about it.
Therefore, he was extremely careful about Yang Xiaotao's attitude.
They cared even more than their father did.
"Sister Xiao'e, are you sure this is Director Yang's attitude?"
Ran Hongbing needed to confirm this again and again, otherwise he really wouldn't dare to agree.
Lou Xiao'e stepped aside, and Liu Lixue stepped forward from behind her.
“Hongbing, your brother-in-law told me personally to organize this operation.”
"You need to understand that this is not just a personal honor, but also representing our collective in participating in the vitality event. It is about winning glory for the country and bringing honor to the nation and the collective."
"I think this is a very good opportunity, you should think about it carefully."
"Of course, this is just my opinion. We understand if you have any difficulties."
Liu Lixue spoke sincerely and even came up to Ran Hongbing and patted his arm.
Ran Hongbing, a young man who had just entered society, was easily fooled by these two older women. After a few words, Ran Hongbing was extremely excited.
The thought of representing the nation in the competition and achieving good results would surely impress my family.
Although I came to the Ninth Division, I learned a lot of knowledge that I didn't have in school, and my work went very smoothly.
But every time he went home, his mother's caring gaze made him feel uneasy.
He knew that in his mother's and elder sister's hearts, his entry into the Ninth Division was all because of his brother-in-law.
Even other people were talking about it in private.
So he always wanted to achieve something to prove himself and tell everyone that his success was partly due to his brother-in-law and partly due to himself.
Now is the chance to prove myself.
The excitement in Ran Hongbing's eyes made Lou Xiao'e and the other woman's faces even brighter.
"Okay, since Director Yang has agreed, I have no problem."
"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"
Ran Hongbing loudly agreed, which relieved Liu Lixue.
"Okay, from now on, you are the captain of the participating team!"
Liu Lixue said solemnly, and Lou Xiao'e, who was standing next to her, clapped along.
Ran Hongbing was a little embarrassed, then took the initiative to ask, "Sister Xue, Sister Xiao'e, who else is here?"
The two exchanged glances, and then Liu Lixue took the initiative to say, "Well, Director Yang said that this time our contestants will be subject to the restrictions required by the competition."
"We also need to consider safety issues and avoid any appearance of impropriety!"
Ran Hongbing didn't quite understand, so Lou Xiao'e explained, "Let me put it this way, what do you think of Yang Bu's gaming skills?"
Ran Hongbing nodded in agreement. He had seen it in the courtyard house. His brother-in-law and Miao Miao teamed up and completely humiliated Duanwu. The Iron Warrior, in particular, single-handedly took on most of the attacks. He was incredibly powerful.
"Do you think your brother-in-law can go?"
Ran Hongbing immediately shook his head. Although he didn't know the specific reason, he felt that it would be better for his brother-in-law to stay in Beijing.
"Now you know why!"
Ran Hongbing understood now.
"As for avoiding suspicion, it means that people from the game console design institute cannot participate."
Liu Lixue added, "They already knew about the game design and some of the hidden elements."
"If other people find out about this, they'll use it against us, you know what I mean!"
Ran Hongbing nodded again, indicating his understanding.
However, there was something he didn't dare say aloud: the people who design games aren't necessarily good at playing them.
At least within the game console research institute, there are almost no people more skilled than him.
He dared not say it aloud, because if he did, the people in the house behind him would come out and beat him up.
"Then, who else is participating?"
Ran Hongbing asked with some curiosity.
Due to issues of conduct and resource control, video game consoles were not widely available, and not many people in Beijing could play them.
As for other places, there are even fewer.
In some places, people don't even know what a game console looks like.
In other words, game consoles have been making money, making a lot of money, which is why their development hasn't been banned.
otherwise…
Upon hearing Ran Hongbing's question, Liu Lixue said earnestly, "Hongbing, you are the captain!"
"This is your team!"
"So shouldn't you be the one looking for this team member?"
Ran Hongbing's eyes widened, and he suddenly felt as if he had been tricked!
Ten minutes later, Liu Lixue and Lou Xiao'e left the research institute together.
"Xiao'e, if we do this, won't Director Yang be angry?"
Liu Lixue asked cautiously, while Lou Xiao'e lowered her head, feeling somewhat uneasy.
"I think it's okay!"
Lou Xiao'e spoke hesitantly, then the two exchanged a glance, sensing that they were about to escalate the situation.
Just now, after thinking for a moment, Ran Hongbing announced the team members he had in mind.
Then, each one became more and more unreliable than the last.
In the end, Liu Lixue didn't know whether she should agree or not.
He even felt a little regretful, thinking that he shouldn't have asked him for help if he knew he wouldn't be able to complete the task.
Let's see who they are.
The first one is Yang Jianhua.
The second one is Yang Zengyi.
The third one is Zhou Wen.
The fourth one is Tang Zhang.
The fifth is Yu Jianguo.
In addition, Alphat was added as an unofficial replacement.
With him included, the team now has exactly seven members.
But can these few people be easily moved?
Yang Jianhua and Yang Zengyi are the eldest daughter and eldest son of Yang Bu.
These two will probably make things difficult for Director Yang. Zhou Wen is Zhou Kui's eldest daughter, and in Yang Xiaotao's eyes, she's even closer than his own son.
When I was a child, I always received a small gift during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Even those who leave in the light rain may not be able to make it to the Dragon Boat Festival.
If these three really agree, I guess...
Both of them shivered at the same time.
As for Yu Jianguo, he is Yu Zecheng's son, nicknamed Shitou, and is three years older than Miaomiao, which is appropriate.
But her father is Yu Zecheng.
This guy…
It's hard to say whether you have enemies everywhere, but you certainly have quite a few.
If his son goes out and people find out...
I bet Yu Zecheng won't be able to sleep.
As for Tang Zhang, who came after him, needless to say.
Secretary Tang's son, the apple of his elder sister's eye.
Liu Lixue had even heard her second grandfather mention that Xingxing's father was no ordinary person.
Moreover, she always felt that this child resembled Duanwu, or rather, Yang Xiaotao.
In addition, Secretary Tang frequently visited the courtyard house.
Could this be that she adopted Yang Xiaotao's child?
Finally, there's Alphat, which goes without saying.
A nobleman from Persia, whose father has already risen to power in Persia and is likely to replace the current king as the new monarch.
Back then, this guy was something else entirely.
With such a group of people running out, apart from Ran Hongbing who is a bit lacking in weight, the rest of them would all be walking magnets.
If anything goes wrong, not only will they be in trouble, but Yang Xiaotao will also be in deep trouble.
"Maybe we should just forget about it!"
"I'll talk to Ran Hongbing later and tell him that the policy has changed and people have been re-selected. What do you think?"
Liu Lixue spoke cautiously, and Lou Xiao'e immediately nodded.
"I think it's a good idea! Let's not get involved in this."
"Yes, let's go and tell Director Yang."
The two then went to the office.
The room turned out to be completely empty.
"What about people?"
"I'll ask!"
When Lou Xiao'e returned, she said, "Director Yang drove to the steel plant."
"Then let's wait a bit!"
As Liu Lixue spoke, the two waited in the office until it got dark.
"Xiaoxue, do you think Yang Bu might have gone straight home?"
Lou Xiao'e asked uncertainly.
Liu Lixue glanced at the time, then sighed, "Never mind, let's talk about it tomorrow!"
"Okay, let's go!"
After saying that, the two got up and walked outside.
As night fell, Yang Xiaotao drove back to the courtyard house from the steel factory.
Just as I stopped the car, I saw Yan Fugui rushing over, looking nervous.
"Xiao Tao, you're finally back!"
"Hurry up and go check it out, there's an uproar! Hurry, hurry!"
Yang Xiaotao was taken aback, but when he heard the voices inside, his heart tightened, and he quickly ran into the courtyard.
Middle Court.
Ran Hongbing hid in the courtyard, with Duanwu squatting beside him, but his little head was looking up at Ran Qiuye, who was standing with her hands on her hips, with a look of dissatisfaction.
Miao Miao lowered her head and dared not speak, while the twin sisters stared at their uncle Ran Hongbing, looking unhappy.
On the other side, Little Stone was running around in the yard, with Cuiping chasing after him with a feather duster. The mother and son were making a ruckus in the yard.
At Zhou Kui's doorstep, Xiao Yu sat on the ground wiping away tears, while Zhou Kui nervously squatted down, his speech becoming even more stammering!
The other people in the courtyard also came out. Some were talking to each other, some were trying to persuade Ran Qiuye, and some were telling Shi Tou to run faster because they were about to catch up.
"What's going on?"
Yang Xiaotao stood at the entrance of the hanging flower gate, looking at the farce unfolding before him with an incredulous expression.
What happened to this normally peaceful and civilized courtyard house?
Yang Xiaotao's appearance immediately brought everything to a standstill, as if a pause button had been pressed.
Yang Xiaotao saw Xiaoyu sitting on the ground crying, with long marks left by her legs. He immediately looked at Duanwu.
Duanwu, who was originally waiting for her father to come back and support her, was startled. Then, upon seeing Xiaoyu's appearance, she immediately jumped up and cried out, "Dad, it wasn't me! It really wasn't me!"
Yang Xiaotao ignored everything, walked straight into the house, glanced at Duanwu, then ignored Ran Hongbing who was squatting on the ground, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back, and went directly to Ran Qiuye.
It was clear that Ran Qiuye was quite angry, her chest heaving up and down; normally, this would have been a beautiful sight.
But now, seeing the other person's serious and somewhat angry face reminded Yang Xiaotao of his former Chinese teacher.
"what happened?"
Yang Xiaotao asked, but the next second Ran Qiuye said to him, "What else? Didn't you say it all? Why are you asking me?"
As she spoke, tears streamed down Ran Qiuye's face.
Yang Xiaotao was even more confused. What had he said?
Seeing Ran Qiuye's expression, Yang Xiaotao immediately turned to Duanwu and said, "You brat, what do you say!"
Duanwu shivered and quickly looked at her uncle beside her.
Yang Xiaotao followed the gaze and looked over. "Hongbing, you speak!"
Ran Hongbing was also a little puzzled, because he had clearly been told that it was you who agreed.
But we still have to tell the truth now.
So Ran Hongbing stood up and repeated what he had just told Ran Qiuye.
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaotao slapped his forehead, cursing Liu Lixue and Lou Xiao'e in his heart.
If you fail to succeed, you will fail!
"Qiuye, it's not what you think."
Yang Xiaotao quickly began to explain, and then briefly described the situation.
"I put Liu Lixue in charge at the time, just to find a few people to deal with, train them and send them away."
"I never expected that the two of them would actually hire this guy."
After hearing Yang Xiaotao's explanation, Ran Qiuye, Cuiping, Liu Yuhua, and the others finally understood the whole story.
When they first heard that their child was going to such a far place as Hong Kong, they were extremely unwilling.
Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, I finally feel a little better.
Then Yang Xiaotao looked at Ran Hongbing and asked, "Hongbing, what's going on with Miaomiao and Xiaoyu?"
Ran Hongbing was at a loss for words. Who knew that the good news he had come to tell his nephew and niece would come about in this way?
If he had known this earlier, he would have gone to the office to ask!
Seeing Yang Xiaotao looking over, Ran Hongbing had no choice but to tell the truth.
No sooner had she finished speaking than Ran Qiuye, whose anger had just subsided, grabbed a broom from the ground and rushed over.
"You, as an uncle, can't you be reliable at all!"
"Big sister, I was wrong..."
"You still dare to run?"
"Oops..."