What to do if you receive the wrong package?

Just a few days later, standing in the lobby of the inn again, Xuan Yi and his companion felt a pang of nostalgia.

Shen Mujin spotted Xuan Yi at a glance. Without thinking, she rushed over and hugged Xuan Yi tightly in front of everyone.

Xuan Yi's gaze remained fixed on Shen Mujin. If it weren't for the desire to witness Shen Mujin's first "throwing herself into his arms," ​​Xuan Yi would have already made his move first.

Standing next to Shen Mujin, Gu Yan was well aware of Mu Mu's anxiety and fear over the past two days. She hadn't been sleeping or eating well, and she had visibly lost weight.

Alright, let the young couple be lovey-dovey for a while.

Anyway, Xuan Yi is back, so there'll be plenty of time to annoy him later.

Gu Yan glanced past Xuan Yi and Jiang Si, his gaze sweeping towards the gate, trying to find his elder brother. Bai Hongsheng ran straight to Jiang Si's side, asking anxiously, "Brother Jiang Si, where's my brother? Why haven't my brother and Brother Hengzhi returned yet?"

Jiang Si squatted down, patted Bai Hongsheng's little head, and explained gently, "Shengsheng, don't worry, your older brother and the others still have things to do and haven't come down the mountain yet. Your older brother said that you will be able to see him in three days at the latest."

"Really?" Bai Hongsheng asked, his eyes red and his face looking like he was about to cry.

"Really, when has Big Brother ever lied to us? And you promised Second Sister you wouldn't cry, okay?" Gu Yan approached from behind Bai Hongsheng and squatted down beside him, tilting his head to comfort the little boy.

Bai Hongsheng thought about it and realized that his elder brother had never lied to him. He nodded heavily and hurriedly wiped his eyes.

"I didn't cry, I just... just my eyes were raining."

Gu Yan was amused by Bai Hongsheng's adorable reason. He took Bai Hongsheng's hand and stood up, then asked Jiang Si, "How are you? Are you alright?"

Jiang Si shook his head, took the bone whistle off his neck, and handed it to Gu Yan.

"I'm fine, here you go."

"Is this any good? Did it help you?"

Gu Yan raised an eyebrow. She hadn't expected that a joke she made back then would actually be remembered by Jiang Si to this day. She took the bone whistle, the cold little thing held tightly in her hand, yet her heart felt exceptionally warm.

"Of course it works well. How could anything I have not work well?"

Xuan Yi put his arm around Shen Mujin, his words full of smugness. It was unclear whether he was showing off the bone whistle in his hand or boasting that he had successfully won Shen Mujin's heart.

"Oh, since you have so many good things, why don't you give some to Mumu? Humph, anyone can talk big."

"you…"

"Alright, alright, you must be tired after just getting back. Xuan Yi, I'll go upstairs with you and rest for a while."

Seeing that Xuan Yi and Gu Yan were about to turn into a battle of wits again, Shen Mujin quickly interrupted them.

Standing to the side, Chen Kangnian quickly added, "Mumu is right. Everyone, go ahead and get busy. Jiang Si and Xuan Yi, go upstairs and rest for a while. Da Peng, go buy some groceries and cook a big meal tonight. Mai Qiu, go and fetch a doctor. The injured person who came back with us is seriously injured and needs to be checked out quickly. We can talk about everything else tonight."

Upon hearing Chen Kangnian's instructions, the people in the lobby gradually dispersed according to their tasks. Shen Mujin immediately pulled Xuan Yi upstairs and quickly separated him from Gu Yan.

Bai Hongsheng, following Gu Yan's whispered instructions, jogged over to Jiang Si's side, ostensibly to supervise him and ensure he got a proper rest, and then led Jiang Si upstairs.

Gu Yan looked left and right, and in no time, the once bustling lobby became deserted. Gu Yan walked to the table closest to the door and sat down, propping his face up with his hand, staring blankly at the people coming and going on the street.

"Still worried about your older brother?" Chen Kangnian's voice came from behind the counter.

Gu Yan turned around and nodded somewhat embarrassedly. "I'm always worried and uneasy because my older brother hasn't come back."

"You were so good at comforting Sheng Sheng before, how come you're getting so stubborn about it yourself?" Chen Kangnian put down his calligraphy brush, raised his head, and looked at Gu Yan with kind eyes.

"However, perhaps that's just how people are. They can only comfort others, not themselves, so I won't offer you any comfort. Can you read?"

"Huh?" The topic changed so quickly that Gu Yan didn't react for a moment and could only nod blankly.

Can you do math?

"Yes." Gu Yan nodded again, uncertainly.

"That's enough. Here, take this ledger and calculate the total revenue." Chen Kangnian said, beckoning to Gu Yan.

"Before the inn closes down, we need to go through all the accounts from the past few years. You can help me with that, and we'll find something to do so we won't have time to think about this and that."

It wasn't until Gu Yan opened the ledger blankly and looked at the rows of numbers recorded on it that he realized what was happening.

Oh my god, it seems like I've received a very busy task.

Looking at Gu Yan, who remained motionless after opening the ledger, Chen Kangnian asked uncertainly, "Do you need an abacus?"

"No, no need." Gu Yan quickly waved her hand; actually, she wanted the calculator more!

"Please give me a blank sheet of paper and a pen."

Chen Kangnian raised an eyebrow knowingly, turned around and handed over the things Gu Yan needed. Then, watching Gu Yan mutter to himself while writing characters he couldn't understand on a piece of paper, he asked curiously.

"When Mumu helped me with the accounts, she asked for a pen and paper, just like you, and wrote down some strange things, but the accounts were still quite accurate. Where did you learn this special method of arithmetic?"

Gu Yan was at a loss for words. Could he say that he learned it during the nine years of compulsory education? He could only offer a vague excuse.

"Oh, when we were little, we met an old man who traveled all over the world. He taught us, but unfortunately he left after only a few days."

Chen Kangnian nodded. "If I have time, I would really like to learn this method from you."

Gu Yan smiled slightly and stopped talking, thinking that he probably had to memorize the multiplication table first.

It has to be said that busy times always fly by. Even lunch was just a quick bite in the kitchen, with Uncle Chen and I taking turns.

When Gu Yan finally looked up from the sea of ​​account books, it was already dusk outside. Even the lanterns by the door had been lit by Mai Qiu and the others sometime earlier.

Gu Yan turned his neck, which was a little sore from looking down for a long time, and stretched out a big yawn before noticing that there were quite a few people sitting in the hall.

Gu Yan had just stepped out from behind the counter when Bai Hongsheng came running over, blinking his big eyes and asking with a grin, "Second sister, are you done with your work?"

“Yes, Second Sister has finished all her tasks for today. Isn’t Second Sister amazing?” Gu Yan pinched Bai Hongsheng’s chubby cheeks, seemingly infected by his smile, and grinned as she answered.

"Mmm-hmm!" Bai Hongsheng nodded seriously, then leaned close to Gu Yan's ear and whispered, "Shengsheng also did a good job completing the task assigned by Second Sister, taking excellent care of Brother Jiang Si."

Gu Yan quickly gave Bai Hongsheng a thumbs up, "Sheng Sheng is great too!"

Watching the Gu siblings making a ruckus not far away, Shen Mujin also laughed: "Is settling accounts fun?"

"Ah Mumu, quickly rub my shoulders, they're going to break!" Upon hearing Shen Mujin's voice, Gu Yan hurriedly led Bai Hongsheng over and gave Shen Mujin a series of "wails".

Looking at Gu Yan's bloodshot eyes, Shen Mujin couldn't help but whisper a reminder: "You think you can light more candles just because it's getting dark? There are no electric lights here. What if you make your eyes nearsighted? Do you want to wear glasses?"

"I was just so engrossed in my work that I couldn't tear myself away. I'll definitely be more careful next time!"

Xuan Yi, who was standing to the side, turned his head and pointed at Gu Yan to Bai Hongsheng.

"Sheng Sheng, look at your second sister, her eyes are all red, doesn't she look like a little rabbit?"

Bai Hongsheng thought about it seriously, and actually nodded to Xuan Yi.

Gu Yan was somewhat helpless, so he could only bare his teeth at Xuan Yi and threaten, "Xuan Yi, let me tell you, even a rabbit will bite when cornered!"

Unexpectedly, Xuan Yi hid behind Shen Mujin, saying, "Mumu, look! Bai Yanhuai is scaring me again."

Gu Yan sat in her seat, gritting her teeth. How come she hadn't noticed that Xuan Yi actually had the traits of a green tea bitch?

Not only Gu Yan was surprised, but Shen Mujin was also taken aback. Hearing Xuan Yi's words, she almost got goosebumps and quickly moved to the side.

"Just be normal."

"Oh, it's normal now." Xuan Yi didn't expect it to backfire so quickly and immediately reverted to his original nature.

"Hahahahahahaha!" Gu Yan looked at everything in front of him, especially Xuan Yi's embarrassed look, and he was extremely happy.

Before the group could exchange more than a few words, they saw Chen Kangnian and Jiang Si coming down from upstairs.

"Uncle Chen, Uncle Chen, I've completed my task. Please take a look when you have time, and I'll revise it if there are any problems," Gu Yan waved and called out to Chen Kangnian.

"Okay, you've worked hard with all these ledgers." Chen Kangnian replied with a smile, and then said to Jiang Si behind him, "You guys chat first, I'll go to the kitchen to see how Dapeng and the others are doing with dinner preparations."

After watching Chen Kangnian enter the kitchen, Gu Yan approached Jiang Si and quietly inquired about the situation.

"Young Master Jiang, what did you and Uncle Chen do upstairs?"

Just as Jiang Si picked up an upside-down teacup from the table, Gu Yan, with great foresight, filled it with tea.

"The senior upstairs woke up, and Uncle Chen went to ask about the situation. I also told Uncle Chen about what happened in the mountains these past few days."

"So what's going on? And who is the injured person?" Gu Yan asked with great interest.

Even Shen Mujin and Bai Hongsheng came over, all three of them staring at him expectantly.

Jiang Si looked at Xuan Yi opposite him, raised his eyebrows in confusion, "Didn't you tell Shen Mujin what happened on the mountain?"

Xuan Yi awkwardly twirled the cup in his hand; he hadn't even had a chance to speak yet.

For the first time, Jiang Si felt a bit tired. He organized his thoughts and was about to speak when he saw Mai Qiu and Mai Dong quickly slide down the stairs and sit down to the side, their faces full of curiosity.

He had no choice but to recount to the group what had happened on the mountain and what had happened with Elder Xi.

Gu Yan hadn't expected that so many things would happen to Jiang Si and his group along the way, and that everything about them was so strange. Luckily, she and Mu Mu hadn't come along, otherwise, even ten lives wouldn't have been enough for them to get themselves into trouble.

Bai Hongsheng was still young, and even though Jiang Si deliberately avoided some bloody scenes while telling the story, the little boy was still a bit scared. He clung tightly to Gu Yan, holding onto her arm tightly, not daring to let go.

Gu Yan noticed the change in the little boy, so he picked him up and sat him on his lap, gently patting his back.

"Sheng Sheng, do you still remember the task your sister gave you?"

Bai Hongsheng nestled in Gu Yan's arms and nodded.

"Look at this dangerous place, Jiang Si and Xuan Yi came back unharmed. Aren't those two brothers even more amazing?"

Bai Hongsheng thought for a moment, then nodded again.

"So don't be afraid, Sheng Sheng. Your two older brothers will protect you and everyone else."

Bai Hongsheng blinked his big, watery eyes and saw Jiang Si and Xuan Yi nodding and smiling at him. Suddenly, he felt less afraid.

“But…” Bai Hongsheng still hesitated, “But I’m a little worried about my elder brother.”

Gu Yan's eyes darted around, and then he asked Bai Hongsheng, "In your heart, is your eldest brother more powerful, or is your brother Xuanyi more powerful?"

"Of course, Big Brother is the best!" Bai Hongsheng said without even thinking.

"That's right. Since Big Brother is even more powerful than Brother Xuanyi, he will definitely be able to return from the mountains safely. So, Shengsheng, don't worry about Big Brother."

Bai Hongsheng seemed to have been persuaded. The first thing he did after calming down was to struggle to get out of Gu Yan's arms.

Faced with Gu Yan's surprised gaze, Bai Hongsheng blushed slightly and explained softly, "Shengsheng is a boy, and Second Sister is a girl. It should be the boy protecting the girl."

Gu Yan was somewhat surprised by Bai Hongsheng's idea. "Shengsheng, who told you this?"

Unexpectedly, Bai Hongsheng shook his head and said it was a secret.

Before Gu Yan could ask any further questions, Chen Kangnian lifted the curtain in the kitchen and called for someone to bring the food.

Upon hearing that dinner was served, the group immediately set out to help, and soon a sumptuous meal was laid out before them. Chen Kangnian took the lead and sat down in the main seat, urging the others to take their seats as well.

But before they could eat more than a few bites, the ground suddenly shook. Everyone's expression changed, and before they could react, they saw a blinding light shooting straight out of the window from the direction of Qixia Mountain, soaring into the sky.