Chapter 1156: Chapter 106: You Might as Well Use Free Labor

As everyone knows, no matter how well you set up the bait, you might not catch any fish.

You might even fish up some strange things, like a very heavy suitcase.

Yan Yu’an fished for three days at the Liusheng Dojo, but didn’t catch the mysterious samurai who slew the Sea People, instead, he reeled in the three infamously… illustrious Grand Sorceresses: Reddy, Cangqing, and Amber.

One of them is even his buddy’s fiancée.

“Actually, I also have someone I’m interested in.”

“Who asked you that?”

Yan Yu’an gazed bitterly at Wang Yunxiao and Han Bin: “I can’t stand those pitying looks from you guys.”

“You’re overthinking it.”

Han Bin comforted him: “Look at the three of us together, you’re the best-looking one, right? You also have the highest salary, working at customs, that’s a golden job people would break their heads for. With Old Yan’s qualifications, how could you not have someone? It’d be strange if you didn’t, right?”

Yan Yu’an’s expression grew more and more plaintive.

So Wang Yunxiao and Han Bin’s looks of sympathy deepened.

Old Yan, what’s going on with you…

Even though the guys know you’re a workaholic, always working overtime with no time for relationships, there’s got to be someone trying to introduce you to a girl, right? Isn’t there a young girl at customs secretly in love with you?

Wang Yunxiao kindly suggested: “How about I introduce you to Miss Shen.”

Although she’s a bit of a troublemaker.

“I really do have someone, it’s an arranged child marriage.”

Yan Yu’an stated firmly, but his eyes flickered.

“A child marriage and ‘someone’ are two different things.”

Han Bin’s eyes didn’t tolerate any nonsense: “Is it a complicated situation you can’t talk about? No matter how complicated it is, can it be more complicated than our situations?”

Yan Yu’an nodded slightly.

Wang Yunxiao was solemnly impressed.

Could there actually be someone more complicated than Li Mumu and Cheng Xuefei?

He wasn’t very curious before, but now he was genuinely intrigued.

“How complicated is it, tell us and we’ll help you figure it out, we’re brothers, after all, we won’t laugh at you.”

Yan Yu’an hesitated for a moment.

“The child I’m betrothed to, her mother is the one I’m interested in.”

Wang Yunxiao: “…”

Han Bin: “…”

Why is Chinese so complicated?

“How old is the child?”

“Seven this year.”

“Beast, what about the mother?”

“Eighteen.”

Han Bin spat out his tea and gave a thumbs up.

“Old Yan, you’re something else!”

Yan Yu’an looked embarrassed, but not very guilty.

Wang Yunxiao noticed the change in expression and suddenly thought of a possibility: “Not a local?”

“Yes.”

“Sea People?”

A seven-year-old child and an eighteen-year-old mother is shocking even in a place dominated by heavy industry culture like Fusang.

But things are different in the sea.

After joining the navy, Wang Yunxiao gained a further understanding of the Sea People’s racial culture.

The Sea People have a short average lifespan, their bodies develop quickly, and they reproduce efficiently.

In the underwater ecosystem, they are similar to hyenas.

Girls can reproduce at eleven or twelve, giving birth to three or four offspring at a time. The children can wield weapons and hunt with adults by the time they’re six or seven.

A certain Director Liu in the Special Service Bureau, who is just over twenty, is already considered an old maid in her hometown.

Yan Yu’an nodded silently.

Working in customs, what’s wrong with finding a Sea People partner? There’s absolutely no issue.

They are hearty, endure hardships well, look good, and most importantly, they require no bride price.

But the child marriage does sound a bit bizarre.

“Back when we were doing anti-smuggling on the sea, a group of Sea People hijacked the ship. Seeing she was young, I let her go…”

“Later she confessed her love to me, and I told her to wait until she’s a bit older… When we met again, she was already pregnant.”

Yan Yu’an spoke with a desolate tone.

It truly was a tragic story, one that made Wang Yunxiao unable to laugh even if he wanted to.

According to some unverified historical records in TV dramas, Zhang Yi and Han Xin also encountered similar tragedies back then.

After years of rushing about, achieving success and fame, they returned to find their true love already taken by a rogue suitor.

“So if you don’t act like a beast within the next two years, even the arranged marriage might be taken away.”

Han Bin keenly grasped the key issue.

“By then, it won’t just be about the mother and daughter, you could engage with three generations?”

Yan Yu’an glared.

It’s not just a matter of three generations, men become more attractive as they age, Yan Yu’an is still young after all…

But does this mean he’s a legacy elf-man?

This question was too complicated. Wang Yunxiao realized that thinking further was dangerous, so he decisively gave up on thinking.

……

The reason they suddenly discussed this was that Li Mumu, under the alias “Reddy,” sent a formal invitation.

Inviting the three warriors next door for a dinner gathering.

If you disregard the fact that there’s a “marriage alliance” layer of relationship, on the surface it could be seen as a strong dialogue between the young generation of Tianmen City’s righteous and evil paths.

Even though the gathering place was chosen rather frivolously, and as the host, Yagyu Junko, wasn’t qualified to participate in such a high-level dialogue.

Previously, when Yan Yu’an casually gossiped while playing mahjong, it was enough to make her tremble with fear.

Hearing too much of certain things can indeed shorten one’s lifespan.

“Let me introduce everyone. This is the kind-hearted lady of the Amber Coffin.”

Yan Yu’an and Han Bin remained expressionless.

Director Xia, when did you arrive?

So, were you just playing house with these two containment objects before?

“The reason for inviting the captains here is that we’re encountering a rather tricky problem right now and want to seek your opinions.”