As a father, I just want to watch you live forever.

After work, Lao Chen hugged Xixi and braved the wind and snow on the way home with Li Che and Zhang Ya.

In order to prevent Xixi from being attacked by the wind and snow, Lao Chen even directly used his inner strength to melt the ice and cold for the little girl, so that no snow would fall on her body.

After returning to the simple earthen house, Zhang Ya and Li Che got busy and asked Lao Chen to come back to guard them. Naturally, they had to entertain them well.

We made good wine and delicious food and had a sumptuous dinner together.

"Xiaoya's craftsmanship is pretty good. Okay, okay. From now on, I'll be the one to cook for Lao Chen, and I'll be very happy."

Lao Chen was eating vegetables and drinking wine, narrowing his eyes and feeling very happy.

Xixi was sitting on the wooden baby chair Li Che made for her, waving her hands, as if she wanted to sip Lao Chen's gourd wine.

Li Che drank a few drinks with Lao Chen and then stopped drinking more.

After all, tonight I have to worry about Lingying Cult members jumping over the wall, so I have to stay energetic.

After dinner, Lao Chen played with Xi Xi, while Li Che sat on a chair, lit an oil lamp, and took out the wood brought back from the wood carving shop as usual, practicing carving and trying to make mechanisms.

Perhaps because of the closer relationship, Lao Chen said he would not accept money from Li Che during a drinking break for the "Minutes of Tang's Institution" that he lent.

After Li Che became an official wood carver, although he was not short of the fifty cents, this was Lao Chen's attitude after all, so Li Che naturally toasted and thanked him.

The sleeve crossbow was completed, but Li Che did not stop. He planned to make two more pairs, one to hide in the sleeve of his other arm, and the other to prepare for his wife Zhang Ya, just in case.

Sure enough, after the Sleeve Crossbow was made once, the maturity of the Dao Fruit had been extracted and could no longer be increased. If the Dao Fruit was to be more mature, other mechanisms could only be made.

The wind and snow were thick and howling outside the house.

The wicks of the oil lamps in the house were beating and shining, and people were everywhere.

Late at night.

Lao Chen, who was protecting Xi Xi while sleeping, suddenly narrowed his eyes, quietly left the house, and jumped onto the roof in one step.

The tyrannical energy and blood roared like an angry dragon in the wind and snow.

The approaching black figures sensed Old Chen's energy and turned around without any hesitation.

Old Chen's face was gloomy. These members of the Lingying Sect were really crazy and dared to commit murder in the middle of the night.

"One for muscle opening, four for skin resurfacing, this lineup... If Old Chen and I are not here tonight, I'm afraid that Ache will not be able to protect Xixi..."

Lao Chen opened the stopper of the gourd and took a sip of wine.

The intense color in his eyes was extremely intense.

Lingying Cult...

It has indeed turned Fei Lei City into a mess.

Back inside the house, Old Chen nodded to Li Che and immediately returned to the sleeping Xixi.

Li Che held the carving knife in his hand, and the veins bulged like a horned dragon. After a long time, he slowly exhaled and continued carving with a calm heart.

Today, he, Li Che, remembered Lao Chen's kindness.

…

…

The next day, the weather cleared up and there was no more wind and snow.

Zhang Ya got up early and started packing her things in preparation for moving.

Although her husband didn't say anything to her, he was as attentive as she was. Seeing that Master Chen was invited to take charge at home, he understood that there was a danger threatening his little family.

Therefore, there is no sadness about moving, only the desire to move into the yard of the wood carving shop as soon as possible.

There weren't many things in the earthen house. Some daily necessities were piled up. They called a donkey cart and drove them towards Xu Ji Wood Carving Shop.

When the neighbors saw this battle, their heads popped up one after another, and they all looked at it with surprise and envy.

"We're moving... This family is going to be prosperous and get out of our little corner."

"I heard that Brother Che has become an official wood carving master from a porter at Xu Ji Wood Carving Shop... He can make a lot of money in the future!"

"As soon as I saw Brother Che, I knew it would be possible! No, he is a wood carving master. I heard that the wood carvings carved by the wood carving master... can be sold for ten taels of silver each!"

"It's different. We're not from the same world anymore."

…

Neighbors murmured with envy and jealousy, watching as the donkey cart crushed the snow all over the ground and disappeared around the corner of the alley.

After arriving at the wood carving shop, I went straight into the shop.

Li Che didn't see the third shopkeeper, but he saw an old man who looked like a butler in rich clothes. The old man held a bunch of keys in his hand.

"Master Li, the shopkeeper asked me to wait for you and accompany you to choose the yard."

The housekeeper smiled and then looked at Chen Dabao, who was holding Xixi.

"Hey, Master Chen is here too?"

Old Chen smiled: "Old Sun, take Ah Che directly to the second-floor courtyard opposite my house. We will be neighbors from now on!"

The housekeeper, who was called Lao Sun, grinned and said, "It feels good, come this way."

The group of people entered the shop courtyard and walked in the narrow alleys between high walls. They soon arrived at the residential area and saw courtyards arranged on both sides of the alleys.

Xu Ji Wood Carving Shop is very large and covers an extremely large area!

After all, Xu Ji was rich and powerful, practiced martial arts, mastered internal energy, and developed in Feilei City for more than two hundred years, so he had a profound foundation.

Being a big landowner compared to big landowners, a lot of land was naturally looted.

The housekeeper Lao Sun unlocked the door with a key and pushed it open. The plain snow stacked on the roof was shaken off, revealing an extremely spacious yard covered with thick snow.

"Master Li, just take a look. If you are not satisfied, you can look at other yards."

The housekeeper, Sun, looked at Li Che with a very gentle and respectful attitude.

To be able to become an official wood carving master as a mover, how much wood carving talent does it take? To be the housekeeper of Xu Ji Wood Carving Shop, you still have the necessary vision, and you will not do stupid things that easily offend others. .

Li Che led Zhang Ya into the courtyard. After looking carefully, his tense mood finally relaxed.

A smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "Okay, very good."

Zhang Ya was also looking at this bright and luxurious courtyard in confusion and disbelief. Compared with the small mud house where she lived before, it was really much better!

"In two days, I'll invite my uncle's family over for a housewarming dinner, and we'll be settled."

After looking at the house, Zhang Ya snuggled into Li Che's arms, with a bit of sparkle in her eyes.

Her husband promised her a good life, and now... it has finally come true.

Times are slowly getting better!

"You and your wife, please tidy up the yard and move in. Old man Xixi will take it home to play. When you are done, come over for dinner. I will have someone go to Chunfeng Tower to book a table for you, which is in the yard opposite you."

Chen Dabao hugged Xixi, yelled a few words, and then returned to his yard.

Being so close, you can even hear Xi Xi and Chen Dabao giggling while playing.

Li Che smiled knowingly: "I didn't expect Old Chen and Xixi to be so close to each other..."

"Master Chen is such a nice person. If Xixi is with him, we can take care of things with peace of mind..." Zhang Ya pursed her lips and smiled.

The couple looked at each other and started tidying up the yard enthusiastically.

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…

The years pass by, and the seasons flow by.

Time is like sawdust flying under a carving knife, scattering all over the ground before you know it.

Xixi is one year old.

In the yard.

The autumn cold has just gone, and the midwinter snow is already floating in the air, piled up in the yard like white cotton.

Li Che and Lao Chen were sitting around the stove, with old rice wine being cooked on the stove. On the table were cut braised beef and pig ears, mixed with coriander and minced garlic, which were fragrant.

In the yard, one-year-old Xixi was running around happily on the wooden walker Li Che made for her, chasing the falling snow from the sky.

Lao Chen looked at Xixi dotingly, never moving his eyes away: "Oh, little Xixi, it's snowing outside, it's cold, please go back inside and play."

"Uncle Chen, it's okay, let her go. She will be tired from playing for a while, so she can be put to sleep at night. Otherwise, she will have nowhere to vent her energy, and her eyes will be as wide as bells at night."

In the kitchen, Zhang Ya brought out a plate of hot fried edamame and said with a smile.

"Hey, Xixi is one year old. You and your family didn't want to host a banquet before? Old man, I want Xixi to accept the gifts in a glorious way...I called on all the old men around me. You guys have to host a few tables!" "

Lao Chen grabbed a handful of edamame and laughed while eating it.

Li Che didn't want to hold a birthday party. Although there has been no movement in the Spiritual Infant Sect in the past year since they moved to the shop compound,... Li Che still remained vigilant deep down in his heart.

And the closer it gets to Xixi's first birthday, the more vigilant Li Che becomes.

After all... that Lei Chunlan originally targeted babies one year old!

However, after the couple discussed it, they finally decided to hold a birthday party. The main yard was spacious enough, so it was safe to hold at home.

After warming up the rice wine, I poured a glass for Lao Chen.

Li Che also poured a glass himself and took a sip. The aroma of the wine entered his throat, dispelling the winter cold.

Suddenly, Li Che's heart shook slightly.

A picture suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.

On the vast land, a tree towering into the clouds has lush branches. On it, a colorful fruit slowly sprouted. The fruit was full of color, as if reflecting the many scenes of Xixi's growth over the past year. .

Li Che's eyes lit up instantly.

The long-awaited expectation finally bloomed at this moment.

Xixi is one year old, her second Dao Fruit...

Coming.

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[Your daughter is one year old, safe and sound, and you have obtained a Taoist fruit "Dragon Elephant King Kong\