Corpse Recovery Diver-Chapter 1169 - 212: Part 3

Tan Wenbin was once overly rebellious, neglecting his studies, but after witnessing life and death, he calmed down and managed to turn his academic performance around. However, the same method doesn't apply to everyone.

Every issue of the "Chasing Faraway Secret Scroll" would have a few copies sent to Grandpa's house, and Grandpa would hand them to Yingzi and Leizi, because Grandpa was only unfriendly to those four uncles and did not treat the younger generation that way.

Leizi and Panzi came back with fishing nets, helping to cast the nets and catch fish together.

As the ones at the bottom of the class, they didn't have much pressure to study, just waiting to graduate and find jobs with their high school diplomas.

Li Zhiyuan observed the water's ripples, pointed to a spot for casting nets, and after two consecutive casts, they indeed caught a lot of fish.

Panzi and Leizi gestured grandly, dumping all the fish onto Li Zhiyuan's boat, saying they were just playing and didn't want the fish.

In terms of being "big brothers," they were quite responsible.

Li Zhiyuan insisted on sharing the fish with them, and they didn't refuse any further, taking the fish home, saying they'd save seats for Li Zhiyuan at the movie in town that evening.

The young man rowed back and handed the fish to Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu smiled and said, "I've already stewed trotters soup for lunch, let's braise these fish first and make fish jelly."

Cui Cui stayed for lunch at home.

During meal time, Aunt Xiang Hou rode a tricycle to pick Cui Cui up for lunch, but did not come up to the open space, intentionally shouting across the wheat field.

Cui Cui shouted back saying she'd be eating here.

Li Sanjiang raised his chopsticks, inviting Xiang Hou to join them for lunch.

Xiang Hou laughed and teased Cui Cui for being bold-faced, then rode the tricycle back home.

After lunch, Cui Cui suggested playing jump rope.

Two long benches were placed horizontally, tied with rubber band, Cui Cui started jumping, then as usual invited Sister Alii, although Sister Alii never joined.

Li Zhiyuan looked at Alii, "Do you want to jump?"

Alii held the young man's hand and looked at him.

Li Zhiyuan sensed a gentle force pulling forward from the girl's hand.

She was willing to jump, but wanted him to jump with her.

Well, let's jump then.

In schools now, jumping rope wasn't just for girls, boys jumped too, and many boys jumped even better than the girls.

Li Zhiyuan held Alii's hand, he jumped first and Alii followed, the two of them played together rhythmically.

Although Alii wouldn't laugh openly like Cui Cui, the girl's eyes always carried a bright shimmer.

Li Sanjiang, with a cigarette in his mouth, looked lovingly at the children playing.

He remembered the first time he saw Little Yuanhou, when the boy was following Panzi and Leizi running wildly around the village.

He was quite surprised that the child from the city wasn't shy in the countryside and played just as openly.

Later, when he brought the boy to his own home, the boy suddenly became less hyperactive and didn't seek playmates, just liked sitting alone reading.

At that time, he felt curious how the child seemed to have changed completely.

Fortunately, now the boy carries more vitality, even Alii is becoming more personable.

Li Sanjiang exhaled a smoke ring, sneaking a glance at the shrewd old lady.

Liu Yumei smiled while clapping rhythmically, watching Alii jump and occasionally wiping the corner of her eye.

Many scenes now were dreams she wouldn't have dared to imagine before.

Aunt Liu joined in to play, jumping skillfully with extra flair, her hands raised to the sides, feet flipping even with an apron on, jumping with the agility of a youthful girl, prompting continuous applause and cheers from Cui Cui.

Since there was a movie to watch, dinner was earlier than usual.

Cui Cui went home before dinner.

After dinner, Panzi and Leizi carried benches and brought Shitou and Hu Zi to call everyone, Li Zhiyuan and Alii went, followed by Run Sheng and Yin Meng.

Tonight's screening was a martial arts film, Li Zhiyuan and Alii, as usual, sat in a corner away from the crowd, next to the small vendor selling items.

They sold classic items as usual, Li Zhiyuan bought two bubble pots, and he and Alii started blowing bubbles together.

On screen, fighting scenes played, the changing light and shadows adding more brilliance to the floating bubbles.

Once they flew to a certain height, "pop pop pop," all bubbles burst.

Very much like a childhood destined to drift away.

After the movie ended, everyone reluctantly picked up their benches to leave.

Shitou and Hu Zi continued discussing martial arts moves, debating which skill was stronger, inviting the older Panzi and Leizi to settle the debate.

In the end, Panzi and Leizi each stood by their views, quickly escalating into physical play, with fists and feet flying, not real fighting but genuinely lively, leading to a playful run back home.

Li Zhiyuan and Alii walked ahead.

Run Sheng and Yin Meng walked behind.

When the four returned home, it was already dark, and Alii first went back to the East Room.

Li Zhiyuan went upstairs, passing Grandpa's room, hearing Grandpa's snores.

But after he finished bathing and passed by again, the snoring stopped, listening silently by the closed door, Li Zhiyuan heard Grandpa's rapid breathing.

The young man pushed open the door and went in, seeing Grandpa asleep on the bed with furrowed brows as if he were having a nightmare.

Moreover, Grandpa's hands raised occasionally, and his feet kicked unconsciously.

Li Zhiyuan sat at the bedside.

Using the Black Book Secret Technique could peek into Grandpa's dream but would also cause significant mental harm to Grandpa.