The pretty widow is addicted to money, and the little wolfdog asks for a hug

Gu Qinghuai gave a friendly smile: "Thank you for your kindness, Sister Shu. I can handle these small matters. If I encounter problems that I cannot solve in the future, Qinghuai will definitely ask Sister Shu for help."

The more you use favors, the thinner they become. Gu Qinghuai doesn't want to rely on others for everything, and she doesn't want to demand repayment in exchange for favors, unless she has to ask for help from others.

"Okay, as long as I can help, I will do my best to help," Shu Mingzheng said with sincere eyes.

She was very grateful to the Gu brothers and sisters.

Especially Gu Qingshan, if he hadn’t shown up in time, she would have been abused by those villains. She would have become a laughing stock of the Shu family and eventually been forced to enter the clan’s Buddhist temple and cut her hair to become a nun.

From then on, there was no longer any person named Shu Mingzheng in the Shu family.

She was not afraid of the loneliness of living with the ancient Buddha and the green lamp, she was just worried about her brother. She didn't want her brother to face so many poisonous snakes and wolves alone, and she was reluctant to let her brother live alone in the world.

Thinking back to the time when she and Gu Qingshan hugged each other tightly and barely escaped, Shu Mingzheng's face flushed.

The pair of gentle and resolute eyes unconsciously emerged in her mind. Although they only looked at each other for a brief moment, she inexplicably felt that the owner of those eyes was worthy of her trust.

So she hugged him desperately at that time.

Shu Mingzheng pretended to glance at Gu Qingshan casually and found that Gu Qingshan was covered in blood, sitting in a corner far away, also looking at her.

The two looked at each other briefly, then quickly looked away.

Suddenly, Shu Mingzheng's heart started beating rapidly.

Gu Qingshan’s ears also turned red, and his Adam’s apple slid up and down.

Gu Qinghuai took in the subtle interaction between the two and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Are these two people attracted to each other?

Big brother doesn’t mind that Shu Mingzheng is disfigured, and Shu Mingzheng doesn’t mind that big brother is disabled?

Haha…it seems like it won’t be long before she has a sister-in-law!

She also liked Shu Mingzheng very much. Although she was the daughter of a county magistrate, she was not pretentious, treated people sincerely, and did not look down on the country folk at all. She was much better than the arrogant and domineering Shu Hongxue.

Although Shu Mingzheng is the daughter of the county magistrate, Gu Qinghuai does not think that his elder brother is marrying above his station. It is still unclear who is marrying above his station.

However, the Shu family has complicated relationships, and it would definitely be a lot of trouble to ask Shu Mingzheng to marry him.

Also, the house had to be built as soon as possible. No parent would want their daughter to marry into a family living in a straw hut.

In his heart, Gu Qinghuai already regarded Shu Mingzheng as his sister-in-law, and was more careful when treating the wound.

She even thought that if Shu Mingzheng was willing to marry her eldest brother, she would go to the system to buy the best scar removal cream to help Shu Mingzheng restore her appearance.

If Shu Mingzheng and her elder brother were not destined to be together, she would not mind her own business, after all, their friendship was not good enough.

Shu Mingzheng and Gu Qingshan only had superficial injuries, which were not serious and were treated quickly.

Zhao Ying brought some hot water and wanted to help them clean the blood stains, but Shu Mingzheng asked her to wait a moment and not to rush.

At least she wanted her father to see with his own eyes how miserable his eldest daughter was now after escaping death today, and how desperately her benefactor tried to save her.

Gu Qinghuai guessed Shu Mingzheng's intention.

Shu Mingzheng must have guessed who wanted to harm her.

Not long after, a stern shout came from the hall of the clinic: "The county magistrate is investigating a case, all outsiders please get out of the way!"

In the blink of an eye, the hall of the clinic was cleared, and seven or eight yamen runners stood on both sides.

The servant in charge of reporting the news respectfully brought County Magistrate Shu to the room where Gu Qinghuai and others were.

The door opened, and Gu Qinghuai saw a middle-aged man in the uniform of a seventh-rank official striding in.

The middle-aged man had a dignified appearance and looked somewhat similar to Shu Mingzheng and her brother.

His eyes were serious and sharp, and he carried the dignity that is unique to an official.

This person should be the magistrate of Shu County.

Gu Qinghuai looked at his elder brother, then pulled his mother, and the three of them bowed together and said, "I, a humble woman, pay my respects to the county magistrate."

County Magistrate Shu glanced around, raised his hand to signal the three people to skip the formalities, then set his gaze on Shu Mingzheng with worry in his eyes.

When Shu Mingzheng saw him, tears immediately rolled down her cheeks. She trembled and cried softly, "Daddy! Someone wants to humiliate and kill me! Woo woo..."

Gu Qinghuai looked at Shu Mingzheng with a slight gleam in his eyes.

Previously, although Miss Shu was extremely frightened and her body could not stop shaking, her eyes were calm and rational. After seeing her father, she suddenly became weak and helpless, like a little white flower that had suffered a lot of grievances.

Gu Qinghuai laughed inwardly.

In modern times, Miss Shu would probably also be an Oscar winner.

Miss Shu's smooth transformation must have benefited from long-term training in the secretive life of the rear house.

How many wives and concubines did the Magistrate of Shu County have?

Gu Qinghuai recalled the scene when Shu Mingzong and Shu Hongxue were confronting each other that day.

It seems that Shu Mingzheng and Shu Mingzong are born to the same mother, while Shu Hongxue and they have different mothers.

I just don't know who is the legitimate and who is the illegitimate.

County Magistrate Shu took a few steps closer and said with concern: "Zheng'er, are you okay?"

Shu Mingzheng shook her head with tears in her eyes, pointed at Gu Qingshan and Gu Qinghuai and said: “Father, I am fine. It was Brother Gu and his sister who showed up in time to save me. Otherwise, I would…wow…”

County Magistrate Shu glanced at Gu Qinghuai and Gu Qingshan, then turned to his attendant and said, "Anan, take five hundred taels of silver and give them to the Gu brothers and sisters as a thank you for rescuing Zheng'er."

Hearing this, Gu Qingshan quickly waved his hand to refuse: “County Magistrate, I rescued Miss Shu because I couldn’t stand the criminals bullying women in broad daylight, and I don’t want any reward.”

"Just take it if I give it to you! What? Do you think what I give you is too little?" County Magistrate Shu frowned.

All his money was in the hands of his wife, and giving five hundred taels to the Gu brothers and sisters was already his limit. He would have to tighten his belt for the next month.

Gu Qing Shan immediately bowed and said: “No, County Magistrate, that’s not what I meant. I think you gave me too much.”

"What? Do you look down on this county magistrate? Do you think this county magistrate will become poor and destitute after taking out these banknotes? Will he be unable to make ends meet?" County Magistrate Shu said in a cold voice.

“No, no, no, that’s not what I meant. I…I——” Gu Qingshan was sweating profusely on his forehead and had no choice but to stretch out his hands and take the banknote.

Shu Mingzheng immediately said, "Daddy! Brother Gu is my savior, can you...be nicer to him?"

Shu County Magistrate glanced at him and snorted, "Zheng'er, go to the next room and tell me what happened today."

Fortunately, the young man was a paraplegic, otherwise, he would have suspected that Zheng'er was willing to marry him.

“Yes,” Shu Mingzheng looked at Gu Qingshan with an apologetic look on her face, and prepared to follow County Magistrate Shu to the next room.

Gu Qingshan suddenly said respectfully: "Sir County Magistrate, those four thugs are wearing black scarves, they are all martial artists, not ordinary hooligans, but more like a gangster organization. Moreover, from what they said, it seems that someone is instigating to deliberately destroy Miss Shu! I hope that Sir County Magistrate will investigate and give Miss Shu justice!"

Magistrate Shu nodded and said, "I will make the decision myself."