Chapter 284 - Research on Crawfish

“Where are you going?”

Yang Ruoxi asked while sitting on the bed, swinging her legs.

Chen Yang, who was packing up, did not look back.

He chuckled, “Hehe, didn’t I tell you yesterday?

I’m preparing to study crayfish!”

“Ah?

Crayfish?”

Yang Ruoxi was somewhat surprised, “At this late hour, where will you study crayfish?”

With Yang Ruoxi pressing for an answer out of curiosity, Chen Yang didn’t know how to explain it to her.

“Just going to study, that’s all.”

Chen Yang said.

Yang Ruoxi got up from the bed, “Then take me with you, I want to go study with you.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang immediately turned around.

“It’s very unsafe this late at night.

You better just wait for me at home!”

Seeing that Chen Yang didn’t want to take her, Yang Ruoxi wouldn’t accept it.

“That won’t do, I must go with you!”

Yang Ruoxi said firmly.

Looking at Yang Ruoxi’s insistence on accompanying him, Chen Yang felt somewhat of a headache but quickly he remembered what Li Han had said last night.

So Chen Yang directly brought up Li Han.

“Your sister said yesterday that you have to listen to me, or she will make you go back.

Do you want to go back?”

Sure enough, Li Han was the most effective when dealing with Yang Ruoxi.

As soon as Li Han was mentioned, Yang Ruoxi’s face showed a trace of panic, and her expression was not so resolute anymore.

“Haha, you’d better stay at home.

I will be back soon.”

Chen Yang patted her shoulder, then took the things he had prepared and directly left the house.

But before he had completely left the house, he heard a scream from inside the room.

Chen Yang thought something had happened to Yang Ruoxi and immediately turned back rushing in.

“What happened?”

Chen Yang asked as he rushed to the doorway and peeked inside, only to find Yang Ruoxi was fine.

She had simply screamed out loud for no reason.

Just as Chen Yang was about to scold her, she suddenly put on a pitiful face.

“Chen Yang, I’m scared to be at home alone when you leave.

What if a bad guy comes?

Better take me with you.”

Yang Ruoxi pouted, her face showing vulnerability.

Chen Yang was amused but also somewhat speechless.

Bad guys coming to their home?

“No, you must stay at home.”

Despite Yang Ruoxi’s cutesy act, Chen Yang firmly refused.

Seeing that acting cute was of no use, Yang Ruoxi stopped trying to be coy and directly walked over, hugging Chen Yang.

And with a coercive attitude, she said, “I don’t care, you have to take me with you, otherwise I won’t let you go.

I’m really scared to be at home alone.”

Chen Yang was firm, but he couldn’t withstand Yang Ruoxi’s relentless pestering.

Eventually, Chen Yang helplessly took Yang Ruoxi with him.

“You can come, but you have to listen to everything I say, and not mess around.”

Chen Yang instructed.

“Don’t worry, I won’t cause any trouble.”

Yang Ruoxi promised solemnly.

“Alright, let’s set off together then.”

Chen Yang nodded his head, then left the house with Yang Ruoxi.

As he opened the car door, Chen Yang suddenly remembered something, then turned his head and went back to the house.

“Wait here for a second.

I forgot to bring something.”

“What else do you have to bring?”

“Brother Diao!”

Chen Yang passed through the clinic and the inner room, directly heading to the backyard and called Brother Diao down.

Even though it was already dark and not early,

Brother Diao was still quite spirited.

Flapping his wings vigorously, full of energy.

“Good grief, I haven’t kept an eye on you for a while, and now you’re getting stronger and more understanding of human nature!”

Chen Yang praised, then took Diao Brother to the front of the medical hall.

Yang Ruoxi instinctively took two steps back at the sight of Diao Brother, then she directly ducked into the passenger seat and rolled up the window.

“Diao Brother is very obedient, why are you so timid?”

Chen Yang chuckled, then opened the trunk and put Diao Brother inside.

The car belonged to Li Han, and Chen Yang was worried that Diao Brother’s claws would damage the leather seats, so he put Diao Brother in the trunk.

If it were his own car, Chen Yang certainly wouldn’t have thought twice and would have just thrown Diao Brother in the backseat.

“My apologies for the inconvenience, I’ll make it up to you with something tasty tomorrow.”

Chen Yang consoled Diao Brother.

Diao Brother in the trunk seemed to understand.

He chirped twice in response and even nodded his head.

“You really are becoming more understanding of human nature.”

Chen Yang smiled, then pulled down the trunk lid.

But he didn’t close it tightly, instead leaving a crack for ventilation for Diao Brother.

Chen Yang took the driver’s seat and, pressing the gas pedal, headed towards the county town.

About forty minutes later, around nine o’clock at night, Chen Yang’s car parked on the side of the street at Night Snack Street where they had eaten the night before.

Looking at the familiar Night Snack Street, Yang Ruoxi couldn’t help but ask, “Why are we here again?

Are you here to feast on a meal as your ‘research’ on crayfish?”

Yang Ruoxi thought that Chen Yang’s idea of ‘research’ was to come and have another meal at night,

So she was somewhat speechless.

But even more speechless was Chen Yang, who didn’t understand how Yang Ruoxi’s train of thought had gotten there.

How did she jump to the topic of eating?

Chen Yang, quite speechless, exchanged a glance with Yang Ruoxi, then explained, “Of course we’re not here to eat, you’ll see in a bit.”

After saying that, Chen Yang parked the car in a spot on the roadside that was quite convenient.

There were no other parking spots around this one, and Chen Yang could see all the passing vehicles clearly.

Then he turned off the engine and quietly waited.

Seeing Chen Yang’s setup, the clever Yang Ruoxi seemed to understand what Chen Yang was planning.

“Are you going to wait for that vendor from yesterday to show up, then follow him to find out where his farm is, and then go there to ‘research’?”

Yang Ruoxi asked tentatively.

Hearing this, Chen Yang laughed.

“Pretty smart, you guessed it correctly.”

Upon hearing Chen Yang’s praise, Yang Ruoxi’s eyes crinkled into a gleeful smile.

Afterward, the two of them said no more, just sitting quietly in the car waiting for the vendor to appear.

The nighttime activity of people in this small county town typically lasted around nine or ten o’clock.

Not like the big cities.

When Chen Yang and Yang Ruoxi arrived here, Night Snack Street was already bustling with people.

Chen Yang and Yang Ruoxi sat idly in the car and waited for about an hour.

The familiar van from the day before came by, carrying crayfish.

The moment he saw that van, Chen Yang perked up.

He hurriedly adjusted his sitting position, started the car, and followed it.

The two vehicles weren’t far apart, and Chen Yang could see that it was Wang Lao Si on the van.

Perhaps due to the price increase the day before, Wang Lao Si had a faint smile on his face the entire drive, looking quite smug.

Ahead, the van took a turn and entered a lane.

Seeing Wang Lao Si enter the lane, Chen Yang didn’t follow.

Instead, he chose a parking spot near the entrance and stopped again.

“Why didn’t you follow him in?”

Yang Ruoxi asked curiously.

“It’s dark inside, with hardly any cars; I’d be exposing myself if I went in there,” Chen Yang said, looking around.

“Plus, this is the only exit around here.

He has to come out this way, don’t worry.”

After saying this, Chen Yang and Yang Ruoxi continued to wait.

Today, Wang Lao Si worked much faster at unloading, and in just twenty minutes, he drove the van out of the lane.

As soon as Chen Yang saw the van come out of the alley, he immediately revved up, started the engine, and followed.