That night, under the cover of darkness, the four Huo brothers stealthily made their way to the cowshed. During the day, only the fourth master of the Huo family would come to look after and feed the cattle, returning home before dark. He never married in his entire life.

It's said that he had a fiancée when he was young, but she was taken away when the Japanese invaded. Upon hearing this, he chased after her alone, but it was too late. To preserve her chastity, the girl ran into a wall. Master Huo, somehow obtaining drugs, put them in their food, then burned all the Japanese soldiers' corpses. From then on, he lived alone.

The older generation all say he was too guilty to save the woman, while others say he was head over heels in love with his fiancée; opinions vary.

After Huo Haocheng and his group went inside, they first inspected the walls and ceiling, then checked the kang (heated brick bed), the kitchen stove, the chimney, and everything else one by one.

"Brother, the vent on the kang (heated brick bed) seems to be blocked; there's also a crack here."

"Brother, the backyard wall needs reinforcement, otherwise it might collapse after a heavy rain."

"The roof tiles also need to be checked; it might leak when it rains."

"Okay, bring the tools tomorrow."

Back home, after washing up, Huo Haocheng went into Ruan Ruan's room as usual; his own room was now just for show.

"Is everything checked?" Ruan Ruan asked as Huo Haocheng entered.

"Aren't you asleep yet?"

“I’m waiting for you. I don’t think Grandpa would let Second Uncle arrange for someone to come over like this. I still think they have a backup plan. Let’s get up early tomorrow, borrow the brigade’s phone, and call back to ask first. Then we’ll decide whether to go find Fu Mingyi.”

With two elderly people present, it's impossible for them to just rashly arrange for someone to be placed here. Ruan Ruan always felt that they had other plans.

"Okay," he said, lying down and pulling Ruan Ruan into his arms.

"Go to bed early, we'll ask about it tomorrow."

"good evening"

"good evening"

Before dawn the next day, Ruan Ruan and Huo Haocheng borrowed Captain Huo's key and, before even starting work, made a phone call to the Gu family.

The atmosphere at the Gu family's side was also tense because of the Sun family's matter.

"Ding ding ding"

"Hello, this is Gu Wencheng. Who is this?" Gu Wencheng had been sitting in the study all night.

"Second Uncle, it's me, Ruan Ruan."

"Ruan Ruan, did you receive the letter?" Hearing that it was his niece calling, Gu Wencheng softened his tone.

"Yes, I received it. That's why I came to ask about the specific arrangements on your end, Uncle."

"Ruan Ruan, I'm sorry your uncle has caused you trouble. Is Huo Haocheng with you?"

"Yes, I'll give him the phone."

"Second Uncle, hello, I'm Huo Haocheng."

"Haocheng, your uncle is so sorry for you and Ruan Ruan this time. Things happened so suddenly that I didn't have time to explain everything to you in detail. But don't worry, we will definitely make all the arrangements. That person will pay the price for what he did. I've also spoken to your second uncle, and he told me about what's been happening on your side recently. We'll take this opportunity to send our own people over there. The Sun family will be exonerated soon, but they won't be back for a while, so we'll have to trouble your family while they're there. Please tell Uncle Huo for me that we've caused him trouble."

“Uncle, don’t say that. Grandpa said we’re family. Besides, Sun Hongxin and I are comrades who have gone through thick and thin together. I called today to ask about your plans, in case we have the same idea and end up having a conflict among ourselves. Since you say you’ve made arrangements, then we’ll leave it at that for now.”

Huo Haocheng told Gu Wencheng about the things his family had discussed. He wanted to put Gu Wencheng at ease, and he also wanted to tell him that although the Huo family was not particularly powerful, it was still impossible for them to be moved without anyone noticing in their small county.

"Okay, thank you for me, Uncle Huo. I'll definitely come over and have a good drink with him when you get married."

"Okay, then you all stay home and wait for your uncles to come over so you can have a good drink."

After hanging up the phone, Huo Haocheng took Ruan Ruan home to catch up on her sleep, but he still decided to go find Fu Mingyi to get the latest updates.

Gu Wencheng felt a sense of relief. He had only heard about the Huo family before, and only now, hearing Huo Haocheng speak for himself, did he dare to confirm it. In fact, from the moment the letter was sent, he had been waiting for the Huo family's attitude.

"Was that Ruan Ruan and the others on the phone?" The Gu family elders entered the study after he hung up the phone, and seeing Gu Wencheng's relaxed expression, they were relieved.

"Yes, it's Ruan Ruan and Huo Haocheng."

"How so?"

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Gu Wencheng recounted Huo Haocheng's words in detail, and Old Master Gu sighed, "It seems Ruan Ruan has truly found a good husband."

At this moment, Gu Liyan really wanted to meet the Huo family. He wanted to see why, despite being an old man from the countryside who had been on the battlefield, he could stabilize the area at a critical moment. Was he really just an old man from the countryside?

"The Sun family set off yesterday, didn't they?"

"Yes, I arranged for people to follow them. I originally wanted them to stay there to protect their safety, but it seems unnecessary now. Let them come back after the teachers and the others are settled."

"Now that the Sun family is safe for the time being, it's time to make a move on that person."

"I understand." At this moment, Gu Wencheng harbored deep hatred for Wu Yijie, his former fellow disciple.

Wu Yijie, the one who reported the Sun family this time, was once a student of Professor Sun Huai'an, just like Gu Wencheng. However, unlike Gu Wencheng, Wu Yijie had always disguised himself as a gentleman and married Sun Yuling, the youngest daughter of the Sun family, in order to gain more help from the Sun family. The two had been married for many years and had only one 10-year-old son. Because the Sun family refused to speak well of him during the job competition, he missed the position of director. Therefore, he sided with that side and harbored a desire for revenge.