My spirit appeared on the road to exile, and I was treated as an ancestor.

Chapter 78 Dad finally found you
Gu Xingzhao tightened his grip on the phone slightly, and soon, a second friend request popped up.

Gu Chengzhang: Daughter, where are you? I've been looking for you for so many years.

Upon seeing the message, Gu Xingzhao even wanted to smash his phone. What a shameless old man! How could he utter such nonsense? He'd been looking for him for so many years; wasn't he afraid of biting off his own tongue?

It's outrageous! It's outrageous to open the door!
She swiped her finger to the right and deleted the friend request. Out of sight, out of mind. If this man had any shame, he should be dead, not like this zombie.

Looks like I'll have to go to the temple to pray soon; all these bad luck things have come at once.

Putting away her phone, Gu Xingzhao also grabbed a boxed lunch and sat down next to Lu Qing and the others to eat. As they ate, she simply started talking to Lu Qing, "You've done your best to assist him, but this dog of an emperor treats you like this. Don't you feel resentful?"

No one had ever asked Lu Qing this question, but Lu Qing had always thought about it: In response to the ancestors, he naturally had resentment, but after meeting the ancestors, the younger generation no longer felt resentment.

Gu Xingzhao was slightly taken aback. "Why?"

Lu Qing smiled: Although we have encountered difficulties, we are fortunate to have the memory of our ancestors and their help along the way. What more could we, as juniors, complain about?

Knowing such an ancestor is an extraordinary experience that others may never have in their entire lives. Although he still resented the emperor, he no longer resented his current situation.

Lu Qing's idea surprised Gu Xingzhao. She did not expect that her arrival would make the old man have a completely different idea about the predicament he was in.

Looking at Lu Qing, she couldn't help but sigh, "Lu Xingyan and his brothers must be proud to have a father like you."

Unlike me, who has a father—no, my own father died long ago.

Hearing this, Lu Qing vaguely sensed that his ancestor seemed to have something on his mind. He had never asked him so many questions before. He hesitated for a moment and asked nervously: "Ancestor, is something on your mind tonight?"
Gu Xingzhao laughed, "It used to be there, but it's gone now."

Seeing the Lu family so happy and harmonious, all her worries disappeared.

She thought that meeting Lu Qing and the others was also a kind of lucky encounter for her.

At this moment, Du Hangwu took the ointment bestowed by the gods during the day and crawled into his tent. He zipped up his pants tightly, then carefully took off his pants, fiddled with the ointment in his hand, carefully inserted the tip, and squeezed the ointment hard. At that moment, the swelling sensation of the foreign object made him extremely uncomfortable, and he even had the urge to relieve himself.

The discomfort was hard to ignore, so he simply lay down, wondering to himself, "Is this really how this ointment is used? Why does it feel so uncomfortable?"
Did the gods really not give the wrong medicine?
Du Hangwu gritted his teeth and endured it again and again. As he gradually got used to the foreign sensation, he began to feel that the area was extremely cool and even a little comfortable. The unbearable itching was gone, and the pain was also relieved a lot!
He immediately sat up, overjoyed, and examined the ointment in his hand, turning it over and over. It seemed that the gods of the Lu family were indeed capable and had not given the wrong medicine!

Du Hangwu clutched the ointment tightly, as if it were a precious treasure. Although this treatment method was somewhat embarrassing to talk about, it was worth it as long as it was effective and could relieve his discomfort.

The Lu family is simply my lucky star!

The next day, Gu Xingzhao woke up and received a call from the person in charge of the fireworks factory. She drove out to pick up the goods. Yang Hui was also at the factory. He took Gu Xingzhao, who was wearing protective clothing, for a tour and introduced her to many things.

Gu Xingzhao watched intently, as if trying to memorize every step of the process, since he would need it later.

Yang Hui enjoyed watching Gu Xingzhao, especially her focused expression, which was as beautiful as a painting. Seeing her interest, he didn't urge her. "It's noon. Why don't you have lunch here and continue watching? Around one o'clock, one of our factory's famous senior workers will come to hold a meeting for the employees to talk about some methods and precautions."

Gu Xingzhao was surprised, "I can go listen too?"

Yang Hui nodded, "Of course."

Gu Xingzhao was delighted; it was like someone had just handed him a pillow when he was sleepy. "Then I'll bother you, thank you."

Yang Hui smiled and said, "Miss Gu, you're too kind." He felt regretful, thinking it was a pity that he had met her at the wrong time. If he had met Gu Xingzhao first, without the incident with Lei Ping, he might have had some hope of pursuing her. Now, it was completely impossible.

This missed opportunity made Yang Hui secretly vow that even as he gets older and a lot of people urge him to get married, he will never settle for blind dates.

That afternoon, the famous master craftsman came to give a training session to the fireworks factory employees. Gu Xingzhao took out his notebook and wrote down everything the master craftsman said, including the ratio of charcoal to sulfur and precautions when processing saltpeter.

The master craftsman explained things in great detail, and Gu Xingzhao, who has always been a quick learner, even wanted to try it out himself.

Yang Hui saw through her thoughts and suggested, "Why don't we try it later? The master craftsman will come down and give us a demonstration."

Gu Xingzhao looked at Yang Hui with suspicion, "Mr. Yang, are you this meticulous with every client?"

Not only are they required to attend internal employee meetings, but they're also given hands-on opportunities to try it out?
Yang Hui nodded, "Yes, that happens often, whenever the client wants to know."

He wasn't lying about this; he wouldn't refuse a customer if they wanted to try it, it's just that no customer wanted to get started.

Relieved by the positive response, Gu Xingzhao followed them into the factory. Under the guidance of the employees, she cautiously tried out the equipment and quickly mastered it.

When the master craftsman walked over, he saw her and stopped in his tracks. He discovered that this young girl not only had excellent control over the gunpowder and the delay was just right, but she also had her own ideas about the color and pattern arrangement of the projectiles, which was better than several of his students who had more than ten years of experience.

That's absolutely a talent.

The master craftsman, who hadn't taken on an apprentice in nearly ten years, became interested. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Young lady, are you also from the factory?"

Yang Hui, who was standing nearby, quickly introduced, "Master Ai, this is a customer who has come to purchase goods."

The experienced craftsman stared at Gu Xingzhao and smiled, "Are you interested in learning fireworks design from me?"

Gu Xingzhao was flattered and thanked her master for his favor before politely declining. She would love to learn if she had the chance in the future, but she was currently too busy to focus on it.

The old master craftsman was very sorry, but he exchanged phone numbers with Gu Xingzhao.

In the afternoon, after returning from the fireworks factory, Gu Xingzhao had the workers move the goods into the supermarket, preparing to send them to ancient times later.

With the Lunar New Year approaching, there are open flames and firecrackers everywhere. So many fireworks can't be kept at home; it would be too dangerous if a spark got in.

After they finished moving the things, a group of three people suddenly appeared, and a man's voice rang out, "Xiao Zhao."

Gu Xingzhao looked up and saw a familiar yet unfamiliar face with a disgusting smile—it was Gu Chengzhang.

She was about to close the supermarket door when Gu Chengzhang strode forward with his things, reaching out to grab Gu Xingzhao's hand.

Gu Xingzhao immediately dodged, but failed to close the door. She looked at the man in front of her with wary eyes, her face showing no familiarity.

Gu Chengzhang thought his daughter hadn't recognized him, so he wasn't embarrassed at all. He said in a gentle but excited voice, "Xiao Zhao, it's Daddy! Daddy has finally found you!"

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