After running around all day, the two fell into a deep sleep soon.

The next morning, Gu Zhan translated manuscripts at home and went out in the afternoon.

He first went to his father-in-law and mother-in-law's house and delivered the things he bought for the two elderly people from the city. He also invited the two elderly people to come and help when he moved tomorrow.

When Huang Guihua heard that her daughter was going to move to a new house, she was excited. Without waiting for Liu Jinshui to speak, she agreed immediately and told the young couple not to worry and that she would come over early the next morning.

After Gu Zhan left, Huang Guihua opened the bag that Gu Zhan had given her. She saw a bag of pastries, a bag of brown sugar and other rare things that could not be bought even with money. Her face immediately blossomed with smiles.

"Look, his father, our son-in-law is really promising."

Liu Jinshui glanced at Huang Guihua with pride and said, "Of course I know that. Otherwise, how could I marry my daughter to him?"

Huang Guihua curled her lips. God knows who was the one who stopped her daughter from getting married?

After leaving Liu's house, Gu Zhan also went to Zhao Baogen's house.

Zhao Baogen happened to be at home at the moment. Seeing Gu Zhan coming, he quickly stood up and greeted him with a smile: "Back from the city? How's it going?"

"Very good, Uncle Zhao."

After hearing Gu Zhan say that everything went well, Zhao Baogen felt relieved.

After chatting for a while, Gu Zhan took out the invoice issued by the supply and marketing cooperative of the commune. It was a receipt for directly picking up the items after paying the money and the bill.

Zhao Baogen took a look and said, "Iron pot? Are you moving?"

"Yes, Uncle Zhao, it will be quiet if you move out quickly."

When Zhao Baogen thought of the chaotic atmosphere in the Gu family, he agreed deeply.

"Is the house completely dry?"

"I just checked. The sun has been strong these past few days, and the doors and windows are open. It's already dry."

"That's good, that's good"

"Is the guard here, Uncle Zhao? I'd like to ask him to come over and help tomorrow."

"Yes, he is in the room, go in and find him."

Zhao Weibing was lying in the house to avoid the cool air. When he heard Gu Zhan asking him to help move the next morning, he agreed without thinking.

After arranging everything for tomorrow, Gu Zhan returned home at sunset. After the two finished their meal, Liu Xiaoxi continued to sit on the kang and do needlework, while Gu Zhan sat at the table by the window and translated the manuscript.

However, today Liu Xiaoxi urged Gu Zhan to go to bed at around eight o'clock.

Gu Zhan looked at Liu Xiaoxi with ill intentions. Liu Xiaoxi paused and explained hurriedly, "I have to get up early tomorrow to pack my things and move."

So that’s how it is, Gu Zhan laughed.

He thought the little girl was so calm, but it turned out that she was also anxious.

"Okay, I'll listen to my wife and go to bed."

Hearing Gu Zhan's words with a hint of other meaning, Liu Xiaoxi's face turned red and she quickly got into her bed, staying away from Gu Zhan.

Gu Zhan had no choice but to crawl into his bed and sleep.

After all, he felt sorry for Liu Xiaoxi and didn't want to make her tired, so the two of them spent the night in peace.

Liu Xiaoxi was thinking about getting up early the next morning to pack her things, but she didn't expect that when she opened her eyes in the morning, she would see Gu Zhan packing some clothes.

"Why are you cleaning up so early? And you didn't even wake me up."

"Since you were sleeping soundly, I didn't call you."

After all, he had been on the bus for a whole day yesterday. When he woke up in the morning, he saw Liu Xiaoxi sleeping soundly, so Gu Zhan didn't want to wake her up.

Liu Xiaoxi hurriedly lifted the quilt and got downstairs to pack clothes with Gu Zhan.

Actually, there weren't that many clothes. Liu Xiaoxi had a few sets of clothes that her parents had given her as a dowry.

Gu Zhan had even fewer pieces. Most of them were his childhood clothes, and some were relief clothes given to him by his neighbors and the production team out of pity. They were scattered in a rickety wooden cabinet.

It didn't take much effort to pack up all the supplies.

Looking around the somewhat empty house, Liu Xiaoxi felt happy but also a little reluctant to leave.

After all, I have lived here since I married Gu Zhan. I have shed tears in this room and I have also rejoiced in this room.

Now, I am about to move to a new home, and this place is destined to be abandoned.

Seeing Liu Xiaoxi's dazed look, about to cry, Gu Zhan put down what he was doing, walked over, and touched her cheek: "What are you thinking about?"

Liu Xiaoxi felt a little embarrassed because of the sadness of this little thing. She lowered her head to avoid Gu Zhan's gaze: "No...it's nothing."

Gu Zhan could naturally understand Liu Xiaoxi's mood at the moment. Even he himself, facing this damp and dark room, felt a lot at the moment.

In his previous life, he became increasingly silent here, his wife and daughter lost all their vitality here, and in the end, he spent his entire life trying to escape from here.

And in this life, he finally broke through the shackles and walked out of here with a brand new attitude.

The movements inside Gu Zhan's house naturally did not escape the eyes of the Gu family. Gu Dali watched Gu Zhan from a distance at the door of the main room, from the moment they started packing until they finished.

Even though Zhao Dani shouted several times in the house, Gu Dali did not move.

He seemed to want to see some traces of his eldest son who died young in Gu Zhan.

Gu Mancang yawned and stepped out of the house. Seeing the movement in Gu Zhan's room, he pointed and asked Gu Dali, "Dad, are they planning to move?"

After a long time, Gu Dali said "hmm" and turned back to the house.

Gu Mancang crouched down and peeked at what was happening inside. He saw that except for some broken cabinets, all other items in the house had been neatly put away.

"Brother Gu Zhan!" The voice came in before Zhao Weibing even walked into the Gu family's gate.

Gu Mancang was startled and quickly stood up and pretended to be strolling in the yard.

So when Guard Zhao entered the door, he saw Gu Mancang looking around the yard with his shoes dragging.

"Good morning, Uncle Mancang!" Zhao Weibing greeted him warmly. Zhao Weibing didn't usually interact much with the Gu family, if Zhao Baogen hadn't asked him to come and help Gu Zhan move.

"Hey, guards, good morning!"

Gu Mancang responded to Zhao Weibing with a grin.

Guard Zhao pointed to Gu Zhan's room and said briskly, "Uncle Mancang, my father asked me to help Brother Gu Zhan move."

As he spoke, he had already walked into Gu Zhan's room, leaving only his back to Gu Mancang.

Gu Mancang was so angry that he secretly glared at Zhao Weibing, but he was reluctant to give up the easy opportunity to peek, so he could only say dryly and belatedly, "You are busy", and then walked around in circles in the yard.

There weren't actually many things that Gu Zhan packed. There were three bundles of clothes, a roll of bedding, and a pair of red lacquered wooden boxes that Liu Xiaoxi's parents had given as a dowry. The rest were some odds and ends, such as cups, bowls, and plates.

Gu Zhan and Guard Zhao were carrying heavy things like boxes out. Liu Xiaoxi had already picked up the bag and was about to put it on the ox cart outside the door, but was stopped by Gu Zhan.

Liu Xiaoxi did nothing until all the contents of the house were moved onto the ox cart.

"Brother Gu Zhan, is this all you have?"

"Well, that's all." Gu Zhan nodded.

Guard Zhao smacked his lips in surprise. He had heard that the two elders of the Gu family had abused Gu before, but he didn't quite believe it. But when he saw it today, it was indeed true.

Poor Brother Gu Zhan, a young man in his twenties, and his wife couldn't even fill an ox cart with their belongings.

The ox cart had been loaded. Gu Zhan and Liu Weibing were afraid that the things would fall off during the journey, so they tied the things on the cart tightly with thin hemp ropes.

Seeing that they were about to set off, Liu Xiaoxi was afraid of missing something and planned to go back and check again.

As soon as she reached the door, she saw Zhao Dani jogging towards her with a broom in her hand.

Liu Xiaoxi felt something was wrong and subconsciously took a few steps back.

Seeing Liu Xiaoxi retreat, Zhao Dani became even more proud. She pointed at Liu Xiaoxi with a broom and said, "Don't take any of the furniture in this room. This belongs to my old family, Gu."

Liu Xiaoxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she had to explain: "Old lady, we didn't plan to take the furniture in this room away. I just left something behind and went back to get it."

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