Leisurely Days in the Courtyard

Returning to 1955, I began a life of lively chaos and leisure in that legendary Siheyuan. Let's see how a modern person can live their own little life by "gouging" (playing it safe/layi...

Chapter 2009: Almost Discovered by Xu Damao

Liu Haizhong was very worried that Wu Yu would take advantage of the time when she went out with Liu Guangqi to sell the treasures to do something bad to Liu Guangqi, or simply run away with the treasures and then they would be impossible to find.

His concerns were not entirely unfounded. Wu Yu had a history of this, after all, he had just been caught by Liu Guangqi when he tried to run away.

Liu Guangqi nodded and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing! I absolutely can't let him get away!"

"I'll keep a close eye on him. I definitely can't let him get away so easily, after all, it's a lot of money!"

Seeing that Liu Guangqi had heeded his instructions, Liu Haizhong nodded slightly, and the matter was considered temporarily settled.

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The next morning, before leaving home, Liu Haizhong reminded Liu Guangqi of a few things, telling him not to forget what he had told him the day before.

Wu Yu also got up early, and the first thing he did was to check if his bottle was still in its original place.

Wu Yu finally breathed a long sigh of relief after carefully placing the bottle back on the cabinet, untouched.

Seeing Wu Yu's demeanor, Liu Guangqi felt utterly contemptuous and said disdainfully.

"Alright, stop looking. What's there to see? Do you think we're all like you?"

"Hurry up and wash up, eat breakfast, and then we'll be leaving!"

Liu Guangqi urged Wu Yu to hurry up.

Wu Yu ignored Liu Guangqi and instead went closer to the bottle to examine it carefully. After confirming that there was no problem, she turned around to wash her face and eat.

After finishing her meal, Wu Yu immediately hugged the bottle to her chest.

What are you doing?!

Seeing Wu Yu's attitude, Liu Guangqi was truly speechless, as if he were about to steal Wu Yu's treasure.

"Hurry up and bring it to me! I don't feel comfortable leaving it with you!"

Liu Guangqi reached out and snatched the bottle back from Wu Yu's arms.

"Why aren't you comfortable leaving it with me?"

"You should feel at ease leaving it with me. Do you think I'd run away?"

Wu Yu said to Liu Guangqi with conviction.

Liu Guangqi glanced at Wu Yu with a somewhat disdainful look.

"Whether you'll run away or not, you know it in your heart, I don't need to tell you that!"

"I'll keep the bottle safe! You just need to follow me obediently!"

"Let's go out and find out the price of this thing in a bit, and if it's right, we'll sell it right away!"

Liu Guangqi told Wu Yu about today's plan.

Seeing that Liu Guangqi was protecting the items so tightly that he didn't give himself a chance to sneak in.

Wu Yu simply gave up on the idea of ​​running away.

"Okay, okay, whatever you say!"

Wu Yu was extremely unhappy after being treated like a thief by Liu Guangqi.

Seeing that Wu Yu was no longer arguing with him about anything, Liu Guangqi didn't say anything more.

Instead, he turned around and found a piece of cloth to wrap the bottle.

Let's go!

After Liu Guangqi wrapped the bottle up, he turned to Wu Yu and said.

"Walk!"

Wu Yu responded and left the Liu family ahead of time.

As the two were leaving, they ran into Xu Damao, who was also heading to work.

"Brother, brother!"

Xu Damao saw Wu Yu and Liu Guangqi carrying things and preparing to leave.

He only glanced at the shape and knew what Liu Guangqi was carrying.

So Xu Damao deliberately went up to Wu Yu and greeted her.

When Wu Yu saw Xu Damao, he broke out in a cold sweat. He never expected to run into him at this time.

So Wu Yu quickly turned to Liu Guangqi and said, "You'd better hide the thing quickly, so Xu Damao doesn't see it!"

After giving Liu Guangqi his instructions, Wu Yu quickly ran to Xu Damao's side.

This was to create distance between Liu Guangqi and Xu Damao, so that Xu Damao wouldn't discover what Liu Guangqi was holding.

When Liu Guangqi heard Wu Yu say this, he realized what was going on and quickly stopped, discreetly hiding the package behind his back.

"Brother Da Mao, are you going to work?"

Wu Yu opened her mouth and asked Xu Damao.

Xu Damao originally wanted to answer Wu Yu directly, but after thinking about it, he said with a smile, "It's arranged by the factory; I'm going to the countryside today!"

"I'm going to the countryside this time, and I probably won't be back for two or three months!"

"Get me settled about my business right now!"

Even at this point, Xu Damao still didn't forget to urge Wu Yu to let him become an official.

Wu Yu was overjoyed to hear that Xu Damao was going to go to the countryside for two or three months.

If Xu Damao had returned from his two or three months in the countryside, I would have long since disappeared.

He probably even spent all the money he swindled from Xu Damao.

"Alright, alright, Brother Da Mao, don't worry. I've been thinking about it. I'll take care of it for you today!"

"When you come back, I'll definitely make you a leader, so don't worry!"

Wu Yu patted his chest confidently and made a promise to Xu Damao.

Xu Damao pretended to trust Wu Yu completely and continued to say to Wu Yu, "Okay, okay, I trust you to handle things!"

"You don't need to rush this matter, after all, I won't be back for quite a while!"

Hearing Xu Damao say that, Wu Yu replied, "Don't worry! No matter how long you're gone, this matter will definitely be yours!"

"Then I'm relieved!"

Xu Damao nodded very seriously, and then continued walking outside.

Wu Yu glanced at Liu Guangqi behind her out of the corner of her eye and saw that Liu Guangqi had already hidden the things.

He followed behind Xu Damao, blocking Xu Damao's view of Liu Guangqi.

The two of them, each with their own thoughts, arrived at the gate of the compound.

"Bro, I'm off to work now. I'll be waiting for your good news!"

In the end, Xu Damao spoke first to Wu Yu.

Wu Yu nodded and quickly replied, "It's alright, Brother Da Mao, you should go ahead!"

"Don't worry about anything else, I'll definitely handle it perfectly for you!"

Xu Damao pretended to be very satisfied and quickly left the gate of the compound.

However, as he walked past the corner, he immediately stopped and furtively peered out, observing the movements at the gate of the compound.

Wu Yu and Liu Guangqi breathed a long sigh of relief after seeing Xu Damao leave.

"I was so scared! It would be terrible if Xu Damao found out!"

Liu Guangqi said to Wu Yu with lingering fear that he had forgotten about Xu Damao's matter when he left home.

Wu Yu replied with an indifferent expression.

"What's there to be afraid of? I signed a contract with Xu Damao in black and white. Even if he finds out, there's nothing he can do about it!"