Stay away from beasts in the world of Siheyuan

Facing the evening breeze, Xu Changping returned to the courtyard humming a little tune.

After parking the bike and preparing to open the door, his hand touched nothing.

Ok?

its not right!

He remembered that he had locked the door when he left, but now the padlock was missing.

Could it be that someone broke into the house again?

Just as he was thinking about it, the lights in the room suddenly came on.

Then, the door was opened from the inside.

Yang Xiaoyue had messy hair and said in a nasal voice:

"Brother Xu, why did you come back just now?"

"Something unexpected happened. Why aren't you asleep yet?"

When Xu Changping just entered the east wing, he saw the lights next door were turned off and thought that Yang Xiaoyue had already gone to bed with Xiao Mi.

Upon hearing that an accident had happened, Yang Xiaoyue immediately perked up and looked Xu Changping up and down.

After confirming that there was no problem, he narrowed his eyes and whispered:

"Oh, since you're back, I'll go home too. You should get some rest early."

"Well, go back to bed."

It is undeniable that Xu Changping was very excited when he saw Yang Xiaoyue.

After Yang Xiaoyue left, he entered the living room and saw porridge and side dishes on the dining table. The excitement in his heart turned into a warm current.

Touching the still warm bowl of porridge, Xu Changping couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

After washing up and changing into home clothes, Xu Changping sat on the chair in the study, emptying his mind. He was silent for a long time, then laughed softly.

After a while, he finally calmed down and threw himself back into the systematic course.

Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, when Xu Changping was sitting cross-legged in meditation, he heard someone knocking on his bedroom window.

"Candy brother, are you up?"

"Xiao Mi, didn't I tell you not to disturb your brother Xu's sleep?"

"Sister, I didn't mean it."

"If you didn't mean it, then you did it on purpose. Come back with me and wash your face. Wait for your brother Xu to come out, and then come over."

Yang Xiaoyue had long been immune to Xiao Mi's coquettishness, so she simply carried Xiao Mi away.

Hearing the footsteps gradually fading away outside the window, Xu Changping closed his eyes again and began to concentrate on meditating.

Only after he had practiced the Qigong for three cycles did Xu Changping stop and stand up.

Thinking that he didn't even respond when Xiao Mi came over just now, Xu Changping prepared to go over and take a look.

Because her sister didn't let her knock on the door, Xiao Mi could only sit on the steps and count ants. When she heard the sound of the door behind her, she immediately turned around.

Seeing Xu Changping opening the door, he immediately shouted with sparkling eyes:

"Brother Candy, wake up!"

"Why did Xiao Mi get up so early?"

When Xu Changping went out, he looked at the time. It was only six o'clock in the morning.

Xiao Mi lowered her head and looked at her fingers, saying a little aggrievedly:

"I couldn't sleep, so I wanted to get up and play with you, but my sister wouldn't let me."

"Is that so? Then why can't Xiao Mi fall asleep? Is it because she's not used to the new place?"

Xu Changping stepped forward, held Xiao Mi in his arms, and asked softly.

"Well, this room is so big! It felt so empty when I slept."

Xiao Mi's eyes were red as she whispered in Xu Changping's ear.

She didn't dare tell her sister about this for fear that she would be angry.

"Is that so? Then I'll go to your house and take a look."

Xu Changping originally just wanted to tease Xiao Mi, but he didn't expect Xiao Mi to give him such an answer, so he immediately decided to go over and take a look.

Carrying Xiao Mi to the next room, Xu Changping saw Yang Xiaoyue squatting by the stove, fiddling with something as soon as he entered the room.

"Xiao Yue, what are you doing?"

"I don't know what happened to this stove. It went out four times in one night."

When Yang Xiaoyue heard Xu Changping's voice, she turned around and spoke.

Xu Changping looked at her cat-like face rubbed by coal dust, and said with a forced smile:

"Let me take a look at it for you later. Maybe this stove has been used for too long and there is a leak there."

"What time is it? You are still playing with Xiao Mi instead of going to work."

Yang Xiaoyue hadn't found anything herself just now, and when she saw Xu Changping still holding Xiao Mi in his arms, she quickly spoke up.

Xu Changping glanced at the clock and saw that it was not yet his usual time to go out, so he smiled and said:

"There's still some time. Xiao Mi just told me that this room is uncomfortable to live in. I came to see what's going on."

"Uncomfortable? Xiao Mi, why didn't you tell your sister if you felt uncomfortable?"

Yang Xiaoyue frowned slightly and walked quickly to Xu Changping, wanting to take Xiao Mi over.

"You are still..."

Xu Changping dodged Yang Xiaoyue's hand by moving sideways and made a gesture of washing his face while speaking.

"what?"

When Yang Xiaoyue saw his actions, she was stunned at first, then she followed Xu Changping's gaze and saw her hands that were blackened by coal dust.

Her pretty face turned red and she subconsciously put her hands behind her back. When she realized something was wrong, she quickly turned around and washed her hands in the basin before coming over to hug Xiao Mi again.

Seeing that she didn't notice the coal dust on her face, Xu Changping didn't say anything else. After handing Xiaomi to her, he picked up the towel on the washbasin rack and started to wipe her face.

Yang Xiaoyue looked at the black marks on the towel and her face unconsciously became hot again.

In order to prevent Yang Xiaoyue from getting burned, Xu Changping quickly changed the subject:

"I want to see your bedroom, is that okay?"

"It's convenient. You know where it is. Go there yourself."

Yang Xiaoyue put the little Mi in her arms on the ground, fanned herself with one hand and breathed in, hoping that the temperature on her face would drop quickly.

"Candy brother, I'm with you."

As soon as Xiao Mi was put on the ground, she ran over and put her little hand into Xu Changping's big hand.

Xu Changping didn't care. He just took her little hand and walked into the bedroom.

This bedroom, separated by curtains in a large open space, is actually very small.

The whole space doesn’t look spacious, why does Xiao Mi feel it’s empty?

He didn't think Xiao Mi would say such things for no reason. There must be something he didn't notice.

Looking down at Xiao Mi, Xu Changping said gently:

"Xiao Mi, lie down on the bed and tell me why you feel uncomfortable in the bedroom."

Xiao Mi nodded obediently, took off her little shoes and climbed onto the bed.

After she rolled over and over for a while, Xu Changping suddenly heard her snoring.

“Hoo~Hoo~Hoo~”

Xu Changping had a helpless smile on his face. Seeing that she was sleeping so soundly, he had no choice but to lift the curtain and walk out.

"Where's Mimi?"

Seeing Xu Changping coming out alone, Yang Xiaoyue, whose face had cooled down, asked in confusion.

"I fell asleep. I guess I woke up too early in the morning."

Xu Changping was afraid of waking up Xiao Mi, so he replied in a low voice.

"This little guy is really capable. He sleeps so soundly and dares to say he's uncomfortable."

Yang Xiaoyue glared at the bedroom through the curtain and said unhappily.