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"Fine, Gu Wei," Lian Qingmei took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped her tears, "You can pawn me out today, so you might be able to sell me tomorrow. To prevent you from selling me out first, Gu Wei, let's leave each other."

Gu Wei's pupils slightly shrank, as if he couldn't believe what he had just heard. He couldn't help but frown, "Say what you just said again!"

"Say it three times, say it ten times and you will get the same result. Let's part ways." Lian Qingmei looked at Gu Wei as if her heart had died.

"The child's surname is Gu, I'm not taking him away. You don't need me anyway, you can pawn me out anyways. Whatever the child eats is your own business." Lian Qingmei said these words indifferently. Looking at Gu Wei, she was extremely disappointed. However, she clenched her hands tightly under her long sleeves, betraying her true feelings.

She wasn't as calm as he was. In her heart, Gu Wei needed a chance to change his mind. And before, she had to retreat and be soft-hearted to change Gu Wei's personality. In the end, she was also wrong.

Gu Wei's head was buzzing. He did not think about this matter. It could be said that he had never thought about marrying Lian Qingmei. He was going to live with her for the rest of his life. How could he leave her?

"Leave! Leave!" However, he still insisted on losing face, gritting his teeth in response.

"Bastard!" Old Man Gu didn't expect Gu Wei to agree. After so many years of relationship, how could he just leave like that? His own son knew his limits, and he just couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

Gu Loong had been standing silently to the side the whole time. Now, seeing that his father had made his move, he rolled up his sleeves and also went up, smashing a fist onto Gu Wei's body.

"Beat him up. I want to see if I can still beat you up properly!" Old Man Gu and Gu Loong went up together and beat Gu Wei half to death. In the end, Lian Qingmei watched Gu Wei being beaten miserably, half to death. Seeing Gu Wei being tied up on the bed in the small room by his father and brother, she felt a little sad, so she didn't mention the matter of He Li anymore.

Gu Wei tilted his head and spat out a mouthful of blood as he laid on the bed. He looked at the ceiling with a blank look in his eyes and began to let his imagination run wild, thinking about what Lian Qingmei had done for his family, whether it was willing to work hard or not, after calming down, the guilt in his heart churned non-stop, and he felt that he needed face. If it wasn't for his dad beating him, giving him a way out, he really didn't know how to keep him.

In the yard, Gu Qingzi poured a cup of tea for Gu Loong and Old Man Gu, and said earnestly, "Dad, Big Brother, this Second Brother really needs to be in charge. In the yard, Gu Qingzi poured a cup of tea for Gu Loong and Old Man Gu, and said sincerely," Dad, Big Brother, this Second Brother really needs to be in charge.

"You're right. Sigh, I was too busy making money when I was young to care about you, Second Brother." Old Man Gu's heart began to ache as he spoke.

"Father, it's all in the past now." Gu Qingzi was afraid that Old Man Gu might be in a bad mood and something might happen to him, so she quickly changed the topic.

"That's right, it's all in the past now. Alright, go to the kitchen and help your mother cook." Old Man Gu pretended that nothing had happened and looked relieved. However, looking at Old Man Gu's reddened eyes, Gu Qingzi knew in her heart that her father's feelings towards Gu Wei were definitely not any better than his.

"Ok, dad, can I have that first?" Gu Qingzi remembered about Shen Yi.

"What's wrong? Are you hungry? " Old Man Gu asked.

"No, dad, they lent me money, but they wanted me to go to their house to work for free for half a month. I have to go to his house to cook dinner later, it's not far from our home." Gu Qingzi explained everything to Old Man Gu in detail.

"I know, I'll tell your mother later." Old Man Gu nodded. He sighed again after mentioning Gu Wei.

Gu Qingzi nodded and went to the kitchen to help Madame Gu.

After dinner was over, Gu Qingzi went to Shen Yi's house and knocked on the door. Shen Yi looked at Shi Kui's time, it was almost time for dinner. He opened the door and it was indeed Gu Qingzi.

"Mr Shen, where is the kitchen?" Gu Qingzi didn't say anything unnecessary and directly asked for the location of the kitchen.

"Follow me." Shen Yi nodded and turned around to lead the way.

Gu Qingzi looked at Shen Yi's green clothes and a trace of amazement flashed across her eyes. This was the elegant youth that was as warm as jade.

After following Shen Yi's footsteps, she subconsciously looked around her surroundings. It was really impressive. She had tried to ask for help twice before, once when she was in a hurry and once when it was raining, but she never realized that Shen Yi's house was acting so low key and luxurious.

If she didn't know anything, she would definitely not be able to tell. Fortunately, her vision was a lot wider than the people in this village, and she immediately found out that Shen Yi's family was not simple.

"Mr Shen's family is so pretty." Gu Qingzi purposely said loudly with a sigh.

"Yes." Shen Yi replied perfunctorily.

"Mr Shen's flowers are so pretty. This pond is so beautiful. The corridor is so nice too, this …"

"Alright, we've arrived at the kitchen." Shen Yi understood Gu Qingzi's tone when he first heard it. He realized that Gu Qingzi was purposely trying to curry favor with her, and he also knew that it was because of her family that she hated Gu Qingzi's tone.

Seeing Shen Yi's expression, Gu Qingzi shut her mouth and didn't say anything else. She followed the direction Shen Yi pointed to and went into the kitchen. Remembering something, she turned around and looked at Shen Yi, "I finished cooking in a moment and brought the dishes there?"

"Orchid Hall, Nuo, that's the room in front." Shen Yi was helpless and pointed to another room.

"I'll remember that." Gu Qingzi noticed that Shen Yi was getting impatient, so she stopped talking.

Looking at the ingredients in the kitchen, Gu Qingzi had some doubts. With so many dishes, could Shen Yi finish them all by himself? Thinking of the size of this courtyard, what did he care so much about? He turned around and threw all these things to the back of his mind, resigned himself to picking up a chicken that had its feathers peeled, washing it, chopping it up, cutting a few potatoes, making a few pieces of stewed chicken, slicing some tomatoes and filling them with egg soup, stir-fried a portion of the three dishes on the ground. A moment later, he brought the steamed rice and dishes to Orchid Hall.

After laying out the dishes, Gu Qingzi stood guard at the door and looked in another direction.

Shen Yi raised his eyebrows and glanced at the dishes. He didn't expect the food to look so good. He picked up the chopsticks and took a bite. It seemed to be even more delicious than the food in the palace.

He was extremely satisfied in his heart, but his expression only revealed the corners of his mouth as he concealed his true emotions.

After a long while, Gu Qingzi heard the sound of chopsticks being put down. She turned around and went into the kitchen to clean up. She then got up naturally to split the wood for tomorrow.

She was weak, and it took her a long time to chop it in half. She wiped the sweat off her brow and heard a chuckle.

"You're just chopping firewood like that?" Shen Yi looked at Gu Qingzi.

Gu Qingzi rolled her eyes and ridiculed, "Mr Shen isn't going to rest after eating? "You've been living such a happy life."