At this time, someone else made a suggestion.

"If it doesn't work out, I'd say we should just get rid of this old man and let him stay here. By then, there's no guarantee that anything will happen!"

The person who said this was a rather impulsive young man.

After saying this, he took a step forward, and when his hand was about to touch Gu Changshan, he was stopped by the captain.

"What are you doing?"

When he was suddenly stopped by the team leader, he looked unwilling.

"I didn't do anything, Captain. It's because he always does bad things in the village that I just want to drive him away so that he won't have to coax Mr. Gu anymore!"

Upon hearing what he said, Gu Changshan waved his hands repeatedly and kept explaining himself.

"No, no, I didn't. You really wronged me. When did I ever lie to anyone?"

When the young man heard him say this, he glared at him and looked at him with a frown.

"No? You've been the only one living in the Gu family all this time. If you hadn't tricked them, why would the grandparents and grandchildren of the Gu family have to leave at this time?"

Gu Changshan was completely bewildered. Did the young master say he was leaving? No, that wasn't right. He had been staying here for the past few days, and the young master hadn't said anything about leaving.

Just then, Gu Jingan spoke.

"Fellow villagers, I know you're doing this for my own good. After listening for so long, I understand. So you think I've been tricked and want to leave, so you rushed here in such a hurry!"

After hearing what he said, everyone was a little confused for a moment. Why was this matter getting more and more confusing? Didn’t they say that the old man was leaving?

But why now, listening to what the old man said, he doesn't seem to have any intention of leaving!

Almost as soon as this thought came into everyone's mind, Gu Jingan spoke.

"I don't know where you guys heard this news, but what I want to say is that I have never thought about leaving!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally quiet scene exploded.

"What? Mr. Gu doesn't want to leave? What's going on? Why did I hear people say he was leaving? Who spread this rumor? Isn't this obviously a deliberate rumor?"

The other person began to think in hindsight, touched his chin, and spoke slowly with an air of having the situation under control.

"That's right, I told you that Mr. Gu has lived here for so many years and he won't leave easily. Look, it's really true!"

"If you ask me, someone has been deliberately spreading rumors since the beginning. But what exactly did that person mean? What exactly did he want to do by saying such things? What good would it do him if the Gu family's grandparents and grandchildren left?"

These words were like an introduction, and everyone started talking and speculating about the purpose of this person going to great lengths to drive away the Gu family.

For a moment, the scene was in chaos. Niu Juxiang watched silently from the side, not daring to say a word.

That’s right, she was the one who spread the rumor this time. After standing at Gu’s house for a while that day, she felt something was wrong after returning home.

This relative of the Gu family obviously didn't look like an ordinary person, but she couldn't ask him directly.

So she secretly eavesdropped in the corner, and surprisingly, she actually overheard something useful: the old man had been persuading the grandparents and grandchildren to leave.

She was shocked when she heard the news.

Just after returning home, the granddaughter-in-law grumbled that the house was too small and she couldn't move around. Thinking about the five large houses where the Gu family's grandparents and grandchildren lived, she suddenly had an idea.

Since the grandparents and grandchildren are leaving, it wouldn't be a big deal if I revealed the news in advance.

Besides, I am helping them make the decision. The old man who was brought from outside is obviously not an ordinary person. Wouldn’t it be perfect for the grandfather and grandson to leave with her?

So the rumor spread.

Thinking about what she had said in the brigade these days, Niu Juxiang broke out in a cold sweat.

What should I do? What if people find out that these words came from me?

Captain Li Tieniu ignored everyone present and walked straight to Gu Jingan and asked directly.

"What's going on? Mr. Gu, since you didn't intend to leave, why did such a rumor spread within the team?"

Gu Jingan shook his head. He couldn’t figure out what was going on. Was someone monitoring their home?

How long had this person been eavesdropping? Could he have already known their family's secret?

For a moment, the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.

Li Tieniu, who was standing by, saw that Mr. Gu's expression was becoming increasingly ugly, so he quickly stepped forward, grabbed his arm, and began to ask.

"What's going on? Old man, why do you look so unhappy? Are you feeling unwell?"

Gu Jing'an shook his head. "It's okay, Captain. The thing is, you need to quickly investigate what's going on. I never said I was leaving, and now people are spreading rumors like this!"

Li Tieniu nodded.

"Old man, I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and give you an explanation!"

When Niu Juxiang heard that the captain wanted to investigate this matter, her face turned pale and she began to feel a little panicked. What would she do if the captain found out that it was her who said this?

Someone nearby noticed that she looked unhappy and hurriedly went to ask.

"What's going on? Aunt Juxiang, why do you look so unhappy? Are you feeling unwell?"

As soon as these words were spoken, many people around looked over here. Niu Juxiang waved her hands hurriedly when she saw this scene.

"No, no, I just ate something wrong today and my stomach hurts a little!"

"Ah? Is that so? But I see your face is pale. Do you need to be taken to the village doctor?"

Niu Juxiang shook her head repeatedly, "No, no, really no!"

"I'm fine. My stomach is really uncomfortable right now, so I'm going home first!"

As she spoke, she wanted to leave.

As a result, before they were even leaving, the captain noticed the movement on their side and asked directly, "What's going on?"

"Oh, the captain didn't do anything. Isn't this Aunt Juxiang feeling unwell?"

If it were someone else, Li Tieniu might still believe it, but he didn't believe Niu Juxiang at all. This person loved to be sneaky and deceitful.

This so-called feeling of being unwell must be another excuse she came up with.

"Niu Juxiang, what do you want to do? It's you again, all day long, can't you just be quiet?"

Niu Juxiang looked at Li Tieniu with a pale face and spoke tremblingly.

"No, Captain, I didn't do anything!"

"Really? I didn't do anything, so why are you shaking?"