The other party seemed surprised by this turn of events. He frowned and was about to snatch the item when the two children nimbly dodged him.

“Mother said that as long as you help with some work on the back mountain, all of this will be yours.”

"No, Mother said to ask Uncle Gu Heng's family to help. These are theirs, and they will be treated to meals while they work."

"No problem, but every meal has to be prepared like a meal for your parents."

Gu Nian'er frowned as she looked at Gu Wangshi's greedy appearance. She wanted to refuse, but Gu Pan'er pulled her back.

"We haven't made a decision yet. If Uncle agrees, he can talk to Mother."

Upon hearing this, Gu Heng frowned and hesitated for a long time before finally turning his head to look at the seat next to him.

But just as he hesitated, Madam Gu snatched the whole bowl and, without thinking, stuffed a piece of meat into Gu Tianyou's mouth.

"Dad, this tastes so good, Grandma, let me have another piece."

"Since you've eaten, then get back to work. Tiancheng, you go eat too."

Gu Pan'er was not polite at all and directly called out to Gu Tiancheng, who was about the same age as Gu Nian'er and was huddled in the corner, to come over as well.

Seemingly not expecting the child to attract attention, Gu Heng was slightly stunned, but eventually looked at the two children in front of him.

"I should..."

"What do you mean by 'yes'? What do you expect from a man like you working for that widow?"

Hearing this, the two children turned red with anger and tried to turn around and leave, but Gu Heng stopped them.

"I will go to see Lady Shang tomorrow. You all go back first."

After glancing at Gu Heng, Gu Nian'er seemed to understand something, nodded, and then pulled her still angry sister away.

But just as they were halfway there, Gu Tiancheng's voice came from behind them again.

"Wait a minute, this is something my father asked me to give you."

"What do you need? We have everything we need right now."

"The chestnuts are very sweet at this time of year, you can eat them raw."

Gu Tiancheng didn't say much, but opened the bag directly, revealing the already peeled chestnuts inside, and couldn't help but drool.

Seeing his silly look, Gu Nian'er sighed and handed over the candy that Shang Qing had given her.

"This one is sweet too, you can eat it secretly when you get back."

Upon hearing this, Gu Tiancheng nodded seriously and then prepared to leave.

But Gu Pan'er wouldn't let him go. She grabbed his collar and forcibly kept him where he was.

Has your mother returned?

"not yet."

Was it taken to the doctor first?

Thinking of the wound on Jiang Yingyue's forehead, and the noisy commotion outside, she looked at Gu Tiancheng, who was still in a daze, once again.

"Your mother's business has gone bad. Remember to tell you when you get back, so your grandmother won't take her away."

"I...I understand, I will definitely make sure Father pays attention."

She had done everything she could, and the rest was none of her business.

Seeing the expression on her younger sister's face, Gu Pan'er chose to pull her along and run quickly back to the courtyard.

"Mother, the things have been delivered. Uncle Gu Heng said he will come to help tomorrow."

"it is good."

Shang Qing seemed to have thought of something, staring intently at the person in front of him with a smile.

"You're grinning like that, did you do something bad?"

Gu Nian'er tried to hide it, but Shang Qing touched a nerve and she couldn't help but laugh.

Gu Pan'er, who was standing next to her, was also secretly nodding and complaining about her sister.

But Shang Qing didn't punish them. Instead, he took the two sisters to a good spot under the shade of a tree to chat and watch the show when Jiang Yingyue returned.

Having no money, they naturally wanted to go home to get money, or avoid Liu Bazi and not linger outside for too long.

But they underestimated the other party's patience. Not long after they sat down, they saw the person sneak to the front of the yard and then slip inside.

"Mother, she's back."

"Just wait, isn't this what you're looking for?"

Gu Nian'er chuckled, touched her still slightly stinging scalp, and turned to look at the still quiet room.

Not understanding why her younger sister was so angry, Gu Pan'er turned her head and stared straight at that side.

His brows furrowed, and after a long while, he let out another sigh.

"Why haven't they arrived yet? Should we go find Liu the Scarface?"

"You're always full of tricks, but we don't need you this time, so we should be going."

go?

Why leave?

Gu Nian'er was somewhat taken aback and wanted to say a few more words when she heard a familiar voice coming from afar.

If you listen carefully, you can hear what the person is cursing, and you can immediately follow your mother to a more secluded place.

"Jiang Yingyue, get your ass out here! You think you don't have to pay just because someone ran away?"

“The Gu family members, get out here now, or I’ll have your house burned down right now.”

"What are you barking about? This isn't your territory, Liu Scarface. If you keep barking, I'll show you what I'm made of."

Upon hearing this, Gu Pan'er and Gu Nian'er both looked over there, only to find that everything that Madam Gu was holding high had been snatched back.

Unexpectedly, Madam Gu sat down on the ground and was about to start wailing.

Before anyone could even speak, an IOU bearing Jiang Yingyue's name was slapped against the wall next to them.

What are you up to now?

"Me, causing trouble? Jiang Yingyue is determined to ruin my business! All the wine I promised to give to others has been ruined because of her rushing!"

"What do you mean? Didn't you bring the money back a few days ago?"

Liu Bazi let out a cold laugh and threw all the things that Jiang Yingyue had agreed to into the yard.

Madam Gu couldn't read the words on the paper, but seeing the palms that were exactly the same size as her daughter-in-law's, she couldn't help but frown.

"That's impossible. She's not that brave. How could she dare to do that? This is clearly a handprint you made when she wasn't looking."

"I took them by surprise? If you don't believe me, call your wife out and confront her. If she's lying, I'll leave immediately."

Upon hearing these words, Madam Gu frowned, picked up the piece of paper from the ground, and rushed into Gu Heng's room.

"Jiang Yingyue! What exactly is going on? Why are there so many IOUs?"

"Mother, I don't know, this must be Liu the Scarface's slander!"

"If I were talking nonsense, how could you be so sure it was me and not someone else?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yingyue paused, then turned to look at the seat next to her, trying to escape Gu Wangshi's murderous gaze.

Unfortunately, her ignorance was limited, and she couldn't avoid it; she could only grit her teeth and raise her head.

"Mother, these things really weren't me..."

"You shameless woman! You were having an affair with Scarface Liu, and now you want to come back to my Gu family? Do you really think this is a place where just anyone can come and go?"

"Get out of here, everyone."

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