Chapter 403 Dealing with Borers

A sleepless night.

The next morning, the first thing Xu Qingshan did when he woke up was to subconsciously reach out to his side. He didn't let out a sigh of relief until he held Gu Yuanniang tightly in his arms, and then he buried his head tightly in her neck.

The itch from her neck made Gu Yuanniang's eyelashes lightly blink twice. When she opened her eyes, she saw Xu Qingshan. She flicked his head lightly and said, "It's already so late, and you're still sleeping in. Why don't you get up early? You still have to go to school in the next few days!"

"No, no."

Xu Qingshan said immediately, curled up in Gu Yuanniang's arms, and said coquettishly: "You have become like this, how can I go to school? I won't go these days. I want to stay at home and take good care of you. I am worried about you being here alone. If something happens again, I will be very anxious if I am not by your side."

Seeing Xu Qingshan like this, Gu Yuan's mother didn't say much, but just coaxed him.

"Now, Weiwei, Xuguo and Lanyin are all here, so they can take good care of me. Besides, Miaomiao is very free now, and the medicines are all tested by her, so there won't be any problems. And didn't mother send Liu Mei here yesterday? She will definitely take good care of me."

For some reason, when Xu Qingshan heard the word Liu Mei, his eyes dimmed for a moment, and he immediately sat up, looked at Gu Yuanniang and said seriously: "Sixth Mother, whether you believe it or not, I always feel that this Liu Mei is not trustworthy. You have to be more cautious with her in the future."

Gu Yuanniang then smiled and nodded at him. Even if Xu Qingshan didn't say it, she would know about this matter. After experiencing so many things, she already understood the truth that one should always be on guard against others.

Besides, this Liu Mei’s origins are indeed unknown. Madam Zhang said that she rescued her, but they still need to investigate who she is.

But now, Xu Qingshan has already wasted so much time because of her, and Gu Yuanniang doesn't want to see him continue to be idle, so she pulled Xu Qingshan and said, "Before, it was because of the loss of the child that I was in a bad mood and not in good health, but now I have recovered, so naturally there is nothing wrong. You, just go and do your own thing."

"Besides, you just arrived in Bai County and are not familiar with the area. If you don't go to the academy every now and then, what will the other teachers think of you? You should go. Weiwei is at home and will take care of me. Naturally, nothing will go wrong."

When Xu Qingshan heard this, he shook his head and turned his head away angrily. He didn't want to look at Gu Yuanniang, and said angrily: "I don't care what you say to me. I will not leave you today. Before you get better, I will not go anywhere. I will keep an eye on you all the time. If you dare to get out of bed, I will immediately carry you back."

"Oh no!" After Xu Qingshan said this, he immediately clapped his hands, as if he remembered something urgent. He quickly helped Gu Yuanniang lie down again, looked at her and said, "You got up so early today, you must be hungry. I'll go to the kitchen and bring you something delicious. Madam Xu must have prepared everything for you."

As Xu Qingshan spoke, he grabbed some clothes, put them on, and walked out.

As he expected, when he arrived at the kitchen, he saw Xu Miaomiao preparing food. Seeing that Gu Yuanniang and Xu Qingshan had not gotten up for a long time, Xu Miaomiao put some food in the cage and heated it up.

When Xu Miaomiao saw Xu Qingshan coming, she only said a few words.

"Madam Xu." Just as Xu Miaomiao was about to leave, Xu Qingshan stopped her.

Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao also laughed, looked at him and said, "Mr. Xu, we have known each other for such a long time. It would be strange for you to call me Madam Xu. If possible, please call me Miaomiao in the future."

"Then Miaomiao, please call me Qingshan from now on. Don't call me Mr. Xu all the time. It seems so distant. After all, we are a family now."

Xu Miaomiao nodded when she heard this.

"By the way, Miaomiao, I'm still a little worried about Liu Mei who came yesterday. I still have to keep a close eye on her."

Xu Miaomiao naturally nodded when she heard this. She had been here for so long that she was already well aware of the unpredictable nature of people's minds. No matter who the person was, they had to be carefully examined before they could stay safely.

"By the way, I have to go to the shop today. There are some things that need to be taken care of. You stay home and take good care of Liu Niang."

Xu Qingshan nodded, responding to Xu Miaomiao and Xu Qingshan.

After saying goodbye, Xu Miaomiao ate a few bites of food, looked at Erbao and Xiaobao, and then went out.

After returning to Bai County, in order to prevent others from looking down on Erbao and Xiaobao, Xu Miaomiao never sent them to school. However, it was hard for the two children, who had to wander around with her all the time, and it was now difficult for them to even get a good education.

In the past in the capital, Song Wushao had always taken care of the two of them going to school, but now Song Wushao was probably overwhelmed and had no time to take care of them.

It seems that Xu Miaomiao should pay more attention to this matter herself.

Xu Miaomiao thought about this while driving away in a hurry in the carriage.

She had walked this road from her home to the department store many times, and she arrived at the department store naturally. When she first arrived at the department store, it was very different from the last time she came. The originally gray storefront had been cleaned, and there were red lanterns hanging at the door, making it look like it had just opened.

Seeing Xu Miaomiao coming, Yu Jie immediately walked down, looked at him and said, "Madam Xu, why did you come so early today? We just opened the door."

Seeing Yu Jie and Yu Zhen, Xu Miaomiao didn't say anything. She just nodded at them, walked in, and flipped through the account book beside her.

Although Yu Zhen had done some bad things in this shop before, he did help her find a few corrupt officials. Now her most important task was to get rid of these people, and the first one was this Pen and Ink Shop.

Seeing Xu Miaomiao sorting out the account books, Yu Zhen also came over with his things, sat down beside Xu Miaomiao, looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "Madam Xu, this is the shopkeeper Li. Their calligraphy and painting shop was very famous in the county, but the business got worse and worse. After they joined forces with us, the business was good for a while, but later it became bad."

(End of this chapter)