"Mother, you look a little unhappy."

Qiu Yan curled her lips into a smile. "No."

This child is quite observant.

Gu Xiaoran rubbed her little face against Qiu Yan's arm, "Mommy is lying, Mommy is just unhappy."

Gu Xiaoran's tone was soft and weak, and her face drooped.

His actions warmed Qiu Yan's heart.

"Xiao Ran, I'm not unhappy, I just miss your father."

Qiu Yan wasn't lying; she really did miss Gu Qian.

I have no idea what he's doing now.

"Xiao Ran misses Daddy too. Mommy, let's go find him together, okay?" Gu Xiao Ran's eyes were full of anticipation.

He hadn't seen his father in a long time. "How are you, Mother?"

Qiu Yan shook her head, "Your father is busy with important matters, we can't distract him."

Gu Xiaoran disagreed with Qiu Yan's statement, saying, "No, Xiaoran used to follow Father around and didn't distract him."

"Let's go take a look at the new house." Qiu Yan's extra words didn't make sense.

If Gu Qian hadn't been distracted, he wouldn't have left Gu Xiaoran behind.

Gu Xiaoran frowned, feeling inexplicably that her mother had been acting differently these past few days.

He stretched out his arms, "Mommy, hug me."

Qiu Yan reached out and hugged Gu Xiaoran.

The new house has been built for a long time and has been aired out quite a bit; it's time to move in.

In the south of the city, at the location of the new house, the news that Qiu Yan wanted to sell it had already spread because of her intentions.

A neat row of ten sets.

Qiu Yan led Gu Xiaoran into the first courtyard.

Inside the courtyard, there are winding artificial hills, pavilions and towers, and a small back garden.

"Mother, whose courtyard is this? It's so beautiful."

It was much bigger than the houses in their village, and Gu Xiaoran liked it very much.

Qiu Yan: "Whose courtyard do you think you can just come and go as you please?"

"Is this our courtyard?" Gu Xiaoran smiled, his eyes crinkling. He got off Qiu Yan and began to examine every corner of the courtyard.

"Young master, slow down..." Just then, Zhu Juan pushed open the door and entered the courtyard, following closely behind, afraid that Gu Xiaoran would bump into something.

Gu Xiaoran ran while shouting, "Great! We have a new house to live in..."

Qiu Yan stood not far away, quietly watching in Gu Xiaoran's direction.

This child seems to live in a village house, not a new one.

With some free time, she was mentally planning when to move when she turned around and saw someone push open the gate and enter the yard.

It's my second uncle.

"Second Uncle."

Qiu Yan waved to her second uncle, and Qiu Dafu nodded slightly.

After arriving in Baiyang, Qiu Dafu searched for Qiu Yan for a long time and finally met her at the new house.

As for why Qiu Dafu returned at this time, the reason was, of course, that he had heard about the conscription.

He just came from the village.

Seeing that her second uncle looked rather somber, Qiu Yan asked, "Second Uncle, have you encountered some difficulties?"

My second uncle seemed to have something on his mind.

Qiu Dafu frowned, handed Qiu Yan a money pouch, and then smiled slightly:

"This is from your fifth brother."

Qiu Yan took the money bag.

It's obvious that Qiu Dayu is paying off his gambling debts from back then.

It was just past Chen Shi (7-9 AM). If it weren't for the fact that it was still early, Qiu Yan would have gone to Xingyue Tower earlier.

"Second Uncle, my younger uncle returned to the village these past two days, but I haven't seen him at all. Where did you see him? Could it be that he came early this morning?"

"He's gone." Qiu Dafu's tone grew increasingly somber.

His fifth brother's actions were something he never expected.