Jiang Mingzhu has a dream—

Become a female general.

However, this female general's biggest dream was to protect her family.

Reading, writing, and playing the zither may have set her apart from other girls, but it couldn't protect her mother and brother.

Learning martial arts is different.

Xu'er said that Doctor Zheng next door is very skilled in martial arts.

Let alone teaching her, even Doctor Zheng, Xu'er, wouldn't teach him these things.

Jiang Mingzhu had always practiced martial arts with her brother, but it was only the most basic skills.

Until just now, the girl saw her father, who was incredibly agile.

She immediately had the idea of ​​learning martial arts from Jiang Yong'an.

The girl's words made Jiang Yong'an frown, seemingly shocked by what he had just heard.

But Jiang Mingzhu was exceptionally firm: "If you teach me martial arts, I can call you Father."

Such a trade deal left Gu An'an speechless for a moment, almost unable to believe what she had just heard.

Isn't this a bit too obvious in its purpose?

Jiang Yong'an suddenly laughed, "Alright, alright, I promise you."

Inside her sleeve, Jiang Mingzhu's clenched fist loosened slightly.

A smile appeared on her pretty face. "Mom, the meat is ready. Let's go eat."

I was actually looking forward to hearing that sweet, coquettish "Daddy."

But unexpectedly, the child tricked him.

Jiang Yong'an was both amused and exasperated. Watching Gu An'an take her daughter inside, he quickly followed her through the hanging flower gate.

Fortunately, it didn't take long, and although the meat was slightly burnt, it wasn't a big problem.

Watching that quack doctor eating barbecue and chatting and laughing with Mingyi and the others, while he could only grill his own meat alone, Jiang Yong'an felt a slight pang of sadness in his heart.

If I had known, I shouldn't have driven Bai Mu and Lao Liu away.

Tian Bu'er was relieved, but with delicious food in front of her, she was no longer as worried as before.

"Mrs. Gu's cooking skills are really good. After a while, you should go to the mountains to hunt some wild game, Senior Brother."

Zheng rolled his eyes upon hearing this, "If you want to eat, go get it yourself."

"If I had that ability, why would I make you my senior brother?" Tian Bu'er cleared his throat. "By the way, Madam Gu, that Li Si Niang came to cause trouble. I'm afraid there's a master behind her guiding her? I went to the pharmacy to ask, and Manager Qiu didn't lose any medicine, nor did I see anyone come to buy the diarrhea medicine."

Gu An'an's expression turned slightly serious upon hearing this. "You mean, Li Siniang doesn't have the ability, and someone is using her to deal with me?"

"It's hard to say, but it's always good to be extra careful with these kinds of things."

Gu An'an nodded upon hearing this, "Thank you for the reminder, Dr. Tian."

Who bribed Li Siniang to deal with her?

As for it being this big...

Gu An'an suddenly remembered the two henchmen who had followed her that day.

The people in the Jiang family's old residence don't have that kind of ability.

Besides Bai Qiaoyin, she really couldn't think of anyone else who would want to kill her.

Is it Bai Qiaoyin?

No wonder.

"What?"

Gu An'an chuckled, "It's nothing."

No wonder I saw Lin Zixing earlier today.

But how long will the arrival of the sixth young master of the Lin family keep Bai Qiaoyin quiet?

Gu An'an didn't want to be passively attacked like this. "Has Doctor Zheng been to the capital?"

"I stayed there for a while."

This made Gu An'an laugh. "Then I'll have to trouble Dr. Zheng."

When she needed something from someone, Gu An'an always adopted a very humble attitude.

In a corner of the courtyard, Jiang Yong'an found the seemingly random conversation rather strange.

How did things suddenly turn to the capital?

As the man was thinking, he suddenly noticed the gaze fixed on him.

Upon seeing that the person was Jiang Mingzhu, Jiang Yong'an was eager to show off his skills. He took out a dagger, the cold-looking blade dancing on the flames, while on the porcelain plate beside him, roasted venison was layered like thin sheets of rice paper.

"Wow, Daddy is so amazing."

Jiang Mingxu's praise and applause brought a smile to Jiang Yong'an's face.

"Just as amazing as that acrobat who performs monkey tricks at the market."

The man's smile froze slightly for a moment.

He lost control of his strength slightly, and the cut piece of roast meat didn't land on the porcelain plate but fell into the fire.

A few sparks flew.

The man rolled his hand on Jiang Yong'an's back and frowned slightly.

This made Jiang Mingxu sigh, "My father is just as stupid as that monkey trainer. His face was scratched by the monkey before."

Jiang Yong'an's abilities are determined by his ability to dodge and weave.

Gu An'an didn't notice at first, but when she saw Jiang Mingxu start talking nonsense again, she glared at him.

Seeing this, the little boy looked sullen, stuck out his tongue, and obediently ate his meat.

Half a deer was originally enough for the mother and her five children, but with the addition of Tian Bu'er and his fellow apprentices, it became a bit of a stretch.

In the end, it was Jiang Yong'an who brought over the roasted half of venison, and only then did the guests and hosts have a pleasant time.

Zheng then realized that tomorrow was Bao'er's birthday.

After a moment's thought, he took out a sachet. "These are pills I made earlier that can ward off insects and snake venom."

Gu An'an's eyes lit up. "Baby, why don't you thank Doctor Zheng?"

The little girl, her lips glistening with oil from eating, laughed at the sight. Looking down at the sachet tied around her waist, she smiled and said, "Thank you, Uncle Zheng."

The little girl's lips were greasy, with faint traces of meat residue.

When Zheng looked at that smiling face, he inexplicably thought of the demoness that Mr. Yan had saved.

His smile seemed somewhat forced, and he even left the area in a flustered manner.

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