The Yang family, annihilated!
For a thousand years, it stood tall on the land of Jiangnan, its influence spread throughout the region, its connections reaching the heavens – a top-tier aristocratic family.
Overnight, it vanished into thin air.
When the sun rose normally the next day, the ordinary people of Jiangnan were completely unaware that a colossal entity had disappeared from their land.
After all, ordinary people were busy with their own lives. Aristocratic families were too distant for them; some might not even interact with members of such families in their entire lives.
However, some companies found that when employees arrived for work the next day, the senior executives with the surname Yang had been replaced.
As for the many aristocratic families in Jiangnan who knew of the Yang family's demise, they spoke of it in hushed tones, pretending as if nothing had happened.
Because they dared not!
Yesterday, after Li Xiaotian departed from the Yang family's old residence, Jiang Hai remained to handle the aftermath. All the heads of the major aristocratic families present in the Yang family's old residence received instructions from Jiang Hai.
No one was allowed to leak any information about the Yang family's affairs!
Li Xiaotian's identity was also to be kept strictly confidential!
Although those people had no idea of Li Xiaotian's true identity.
But Li Xiaotian's family of three would be living in Jiangnan from now on, and they would certainly not want their family to be under scrutiny or disturbed.
Jiang Hai was astute enough to understand this.
The next day in Jiangnan was like any other, with no particular impact from the absence of the Yang family.
Li Xiaotian was woken up early by Ye Qingmei. The family had moved to Jiangnan, and it was time to get their daughter enrolled in school.
Zifu Manor was considered a relatively upscale residential area in Jiangnan, inhabited by the wealthy and influential.
While it didn't compare to the residences of top-tier aristocratic families, it was still beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Zifu Manor was built against a mountain, with the entire mountainside covered in buildings. There were no high-rise buildings on the mountain, only villas, each with a small courtyard and a swimming pool.
Li Xiaotian's family resided halfway up the mountain. When Long Yi was looking for a house for Li Xiaotian, he was practically ready to buy the entire Zifu Manor.
But Li Xiaotian stopped him, stating that a family of three only needed enough space to live. Moreover, he wanted to spend normal time with his wife and daughter, and being too ostentatious was not ideal.
Even so, Long Yi purchased one-third of the villas in Zifu Manor.
This included three villas at the highest point of the mountain, as well as some villas surrounding Li Xiaotian's residence.
These were for contingency, in case Li Xiaotian's family found their current residence inconvenient.
Secondly, they were for the Dragon King Hall warriors protecting Li Xiaotian to reside in.
It could be said that Long Yi had single-handedly transformed Zifu Manor into a heavily fortified stronghold.
Even with all this, Long Yi still felt self-reproach, believing it was a compromise for Li Xiaotian's family to live there.
Inside the villa, Ye Qingmei was diligently reviewing the enrollment brochures for various kindergartens in Jiangnan. Although it was already December, with Li Xiaotian's capabilities, getting their daughter into school was a matter of a single word.
"It can't be too far, the tuition fees can't be too high, the kindergarten's reputation must be good, and the environment shouldn't be too poor."
Ye Qingmei frowned, her expression serious. She and Li Xiaotian had been arguing about which kindergarten their daughter should attend for half the day.
Li Xiaotian's stance was to pick the most expensive, the best in all aspects, even if it was a bit far.
But Ye Qingmei disagreed. She simply wanted their daughter's school to be closer to home, making it convenient for pick-ups and drop-offs.
Moreover, Li Xiaotian's extravagant approach, while providing the best environment for their daughter, was detrimental to her growth.
She didn't want her daughter to grow up like a pampered young lady of an aristocratic family; she just wanted her daughter to be happy every day.
Seeing that Ye Qingmei was about to argue with him over this matter, Li Xiaotian immediately fell silent, restraining himself from suggesting a motorcade to pick up and drop off their daughter daily.
Seeing his suggestions all rejected by Ye Qingmei, Li Xiaotian began playing with their daughter, both of them having a grand time.
"Bang!" A loud thud.
Ye Qingmei slammed a stack of enrollment brochures onto the table, looking at the father and daughter with a cold expression.
She was so busy she didn't even have time to drink water, and here they were, playing around.
Their daughter was young and didn't know any better, but did Li Xiaotian lack discernment?
"Li Xiaotian, is the matter of Tiantian's schooling so trivial to you? What if we choose the wrong school and it makes Tiantian unhappy, whose fault will it be then?"
Ye Qingmei glared at Li Xiaotian, her anger growing with every thought.
Li Xiaotian chuckled sheepishly, made a funny face at Tiantian, and then said.
"Mommy is angry. Tiantian, be good. Let's help Mommy choose a school together."
"Okay! Tiantian really wants to go to school!"
Tiantian jumped up from the sofa, not even wearing her slippers, and ran towards Ye Qingmei with excitement.
"Mommy, Tiantian wants a beautiful little schoolbag and wants to meet lots of friends."
"Okay, Tiantian, be good. Mommy will take you to buy a little schoolbag this afternoon."
Ye Qingmei smiled, picked up her daughter, and gave her a big kiss, then continued.
"Tiantian, Mommy has chosen a few kindergartens for you. Take a look and see which one you'd like to attend."
Looking at the harmonious scene between mother and daughter, Li Xiaotian felt a growing warmth in his heart, a sense of contentment. The gap between him and his wife and daughter was slowly disappearing.
Li Xiaotian's gaze became distant. Returning to Da Qin this time, he had no intention of leaving his wife and daughter's side. He wanted to protect them for the rest of his life.
Moreover, there were some old scores he needed to settle, some grudges he had carried for too long!
A hint of killing intent flashed through Li Xiaotian's mind. Because he was here, his wife and daughter were reunited as a family, but ten years ago…
The revenge for his parents' deaths was also due for settlement. Li Xiaotian clenched his fists tightly.
Ye Qingmei selected a kindergarten named "Tianhong," located three kilometers away from Zifu Manor, making it relatively close.
That afternoon, Li Xiaotian's family went to the mall to buy a schoolbag for their daughter and some new clothes.
At the mall, Ye Qingmei spent the entire afternoon buying Tiantian a schoolbag and three new outfits.
The family of three was about to leave and head home.
As they passed a women's clothing store, Ye Qingmei's gaze flickered slightly as she looked at the clothes on the mannequin in the window. However, upon seeing the price tag, she immediately averted her gaze.
Li Xiaotian's heart stirred at this. He couldn't help but curse himself for being so focused on their daughter that he forgot to buy new clothes for his wife.
A room in their new home had been specially designated as Ye Qingmei's walk-in closet, but at the moment, the closet only contained a dozen or so items of clothing, most of which were quite old.
"Let's go in and take a look," Li Xiaotian said.
"Forget it, I'm not buying clothes, why look?" Ye Qingmei gave Li Xiaotian a sideways glance. She knew he was wealthy, but money shouldn't be squandered; some money could be saved.
"Oh! Isn't this Ye, the campus beauty from Jiaoda's Finance department? What a coincidence!"
Just as Ye Qingmei was pulling Li Xiaotian to leave, a man's voice suddenly rang out, filled with surprise.