The fact that the house in the countryside is so well-maintained clearly shows that a lot of effort has been put into it.

However, the only drawback is the differential treatment.

This made Gu An'an feel that this thorn was becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

She didn't hide anything and directly pulled Jiang Yong'an outside to talk about it.

What was his reaction?

Gu An'an glanced at it and said, "Are you trying to test this child's mindset? Jiang Yong'an, Ming Yi is still just a child. He will only be eleven years old this June."

Eleven years old is still considered a primary school student in the 21st century.

"I know."

The man remained calm. "I have my own plans for him."

Free to arrange as you wish.

These words made Gu An'an feel like she couldn't take it anymore, and she really wanted to hit someone.

"Then you can make the arrangements."

Gu An'an didn't want to talk to this person. "You arrange everything so clearly and have everything under your control. Isn't that great?"

Her words were full of mockery; how could Jiang Yong'an not hear it?

Seeing her turn to leave, the man hurriedly grabbed her arm. "Are you unhappy?"

Gu An'an laughed and said, "How could that be? With you, as my father, making all the arrangements, I have nothing to worry about. How could I not be happy?"

If one still cannot discern the mockery in those words, then there's no need to keep Jiang Yong'an's head.

He has always had his own ideas and has never been swayed by others.

Besides, Mingyi is different from other children, so how can he be treated the same as other children?

However, in the blink of an eye, his hand was struck. Seeing Gu An'an break free and try to go back, Jiang Yong'an grabbed her shoulder without thinking.

"You bad person, don't hit my mother!"

No one knew when Jiang Mingxu came out. The little boy rushed over and threw out silver needles from who-knows-where. If Jiang Yong'an hadn't reacted quickly, he would have grown a hedgehog on his thigh by now.

Looking at her youngest son who stood up for her, Gu An'an felt a surge of excitement, but also a bit of lingering fear.

It's fortunate that this is his own son; otherwise, if Jiang Yong'an were to make a move, this kid would probably be in trouble.

"Don't be so impulsive next time, Mom will be fine."

Jiang Mingxu nodded obediently, "I'm quite heavy, Mom, please put me down."

He felt sorry for him when he was tired.

Hearing this, Gu An'an felt a surge of tenderness in her heart. "It's alright, I'm not tired."

Hearing the conversation between the mother and son, Jiang Yong'an felt extremely conflicted.

He knew that protecting his family was a good thing, but when his son turned his anger on him, the father felt quite uncomfortable.

"What happened just now was due to my recklessness; please don't take it to heart."

Gu An'an stepped across the threshold without pausing at all.

She had no right to be angry, but she was still angry.

Looking at the person perched on Gu An'an's shoulder making faces at him, Jiang Yong'an couldn't laugh at all. What should he do?

I can't very well make myself bear the burden of guilt and go to apologize, can I?

Not far away, Bai Mu and Lao Liu, who had just arrived from Anzhou Prefecture, were whispering to each other.

To be precise, it was the sixth brother who was muttering, "You know, this young lady has quite the temper. If she were in the army, the eldest brother would have twisted her head off long ago, right?"

"You're really angry, brother? What should we do? Third brother, aren't you the strategist? Quickly think of a solution!"

"Should I go and explain this to my sister-in-law?"

Bai Mu grabbed the person and said, "Shut up."

You've made up stories that weren't even there.

"Then tell me what to do?"

Bai Mu glared at him, "Big brother will handle this kind of thing himself, we don't need to worry about it."

Unmarried, uncultured people are different; they don't realize that this is actually just a romantic moment between the young couple, and their interference is actually causing trouble.

As they were talking, Bai Mu noticed Jiang Yong'an walking over.

The sixth brother was a little intimidated. "Big brother only told us to go to Anzhou Prefecture for some fun, he didn't say we had to come here, right?"

Their unauthorized visit must have angered my brother.

This is not a very good matter.

As Bai Mu was thinking about how to explain, he was suddenly pushed and stumbled to Jiang Yong'an. "The matter has been settled in Anzhou Prefecture, but there are still a few who slipped through the net. I discovered that the Orchid Gate is very likely related to the imperial court."

As he spoke, he turned around and glared at Lao Liu—

You coward, I'll deal with you later!

Jiang Yong'an wasn't surprised by the result at all. "Then continue to investigate this matter and see where those who slipped through the net went."

Orchid Gate has branches in various state capitals.

They usually keep to themselves, but now that disaster is upon them, it's a good opportunity to see what they really are.

“I’ve already sent the Black-Clad Guards to investigate. As for your sister-in-law and niece…” Bai Mu rubbed his nose, “They used Luo Jing’s Orchid Wood Token, the deputy leader of the Anzhou branch, to find someone, so Luo Jing took good care of them. Before he died, he even instructed someone to send a message to them.”

Although he owed her a life-saving favor, Luo Jing was being far too kind to the mother and daughter.

Comparatively speaking, Sister-in-law Jiang and her daughter were much more realistic.

Upon receiving the letter, he immediately returned to Jiangjia Village, fearing he might attract trouble.

After all, they were Jiang Yong'an's sister-in-law and niece. Although Bai Mu and Lao Liu looked down on them, they still secretly escorted the two of them back safely.

As for how to handle it in the future, that's a family matter and has nothing to do with them.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work this time."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mu smiled, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Big brother, what do you plan to do?"

He pointed to a farmhouse not far behind him.

The marriage was obviously invalid, but as he observed it coldly, he felt that it was somewhat different from what he had imagined.

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