Chapter 19 It's no wonder Sister Zhao's acting was so bad.
Zhao Shuyi really didn't expect the little girl to come to her door, especially since she was carrying the child from last night.
Coincidentally, she was also somewhat curious about the other person.
Actually, she didn't know why, but when they made eye contact yesterday, Zhao Shuyi felt something was off.
If the girl's feelings for Gu Yan are just normal, and Gu Yan's care for her is also normal, then Zhao Shuyi is willing to take care of both of them.
But if it's something else, she'll have to see Gu Yan's attitude.
"Is there something you need from me?"
"Sister, are you here to marry Brother Gu?"
Zhao Shuyi nodded without denying it, "Yes."
The girl pursed her lips tightly. "Then can you come with me to buy some fabric? I want to make a suit for Brother Gu as a wedding gift."
Zhao Shuyi looked at her, then at the drowsy child she was carrying on her back.
"May I have your name?"
"Cai Xiaoyue".
She had bright, dark eyes, dark skin, and somewhat rough fingers, making her look like someone who did manual labor often.
However, her unassuming appearance and the shrewdness she displayed seemed somewhat incongruous.
Zhao Shuyi looked her over while asking about the situation.
Where is the child?
"Tsai Ming-liang".
Zhao Shuyi nodded and raised her hand to test Cai Mingliang's forehead, but Cai Xiaoyue suddenly pulled Cai Mingliang aside, looking wary, which puzzled Zhao Shuyi.
If she was worried about what she might do to them, why did she bring the person over to her?
"Xiao Liang's fever hasn't gone down yet, has it? Why don't you let him rest at home?"
Cai Xiaoyue was so thin she looked like a bamboo pole, and she was holding a child. She looked pitiful, and tears streamed down her face as she lowered her head.
"They're going to bully Xiao Liang."
"Who bullied Xiao Liang?" Zhao Shuyi asked in surprise.
She temporarily suppressed the strange feeling and took the opportunity to touch the child's head. Sure enough, it was very hot, and there were some red rashes on the face, as if it was an allergic reaction.
Is it because I'm allergic to crying?
strangeness.
"Let's not talk about that now, let's get him to the hospital first, otherwise it will be bad if Xiao Liang gets burned."
For some reason, the child, who was fine just moments before, suddenly started crying loudly.
Zhao Shuyi wanted to hold the child, but Cai Xiaoyue refused, crying, "Xiaoliang is hungry, let me give him something to eat."
“He’s not hungry, he’s sick. Let’s take him to the hospital first.”
She didn't know the child's current condition, so how could she dare to feed him anything? What if he got sick from eating it?
But the family members didn't want to take her to the hospital, so what kind of behavior is it for her to insist on taking her?
"Sister, it's no use. Even if we heal him, they will still bully him. The only way is to let Xiao Liang stay with Brother Gu. Only Brother Gu can protect Xiao Liang."
Zhao Shuyi took a deep breath.
She realized that this young girl was trying to manipulate her today.
So when she saw her kneel down on the ground, Zhao Shuyi didn't pay any attention to her, but simply stepped aside to prevent her from kneeling in front of him.
"Please, sister, give us a way to live. Brother Gu promised to take care of us, and everyone in the village knows I'm going to marry him."
Zhao Shuyi's pupils contracted, and then she looked at the person kneeling on the ground holding the child, and laughed in anger.
She took a deep breath and asked, "Does Gu Yan know?"
Cai Xiaoyue didn't answer directly, "Brother Gu...Brother Gu said he would take care of us."
"Sister...I won't fight you for it..."
She knelt down in front of Zhao Shuyi in a few quick steps, "Could you take me and Xiao Liang into the family compound? You can treat me like a little maid."
Zhao Shuyi had never seen such a scene in either of her two lives, and for a moment she didn't know how to deal with it.
But this girl's plan backfired today.
"Could you get up first?"
What do you take her for?
If someone with many thoughts were here today, they might immediately go and cause trouble for Gu Yan after hearing what she said.
Even if they don't break up because of the two children, it will probably leave a grudge between them.
She's really cunning.
"Please, I'm begging you, I won't get up unless you promise me. Waaah..."
Her eyes were red and swollen from crying, which truly made her look pitiful.
The door wasn't even closed; she wasn't afraid of being seen.
Zhao Shuyi looked up at the sky speechlessly, wondering if she had a face that made her look easy to bully.
She took a deep breath and stepped forward to hug the child in her arms.
"Give me the child."
"What are you doing? Don't try to take Xiao Liang from me, ah—"
The two were locked in a stalemate when two tall figures rushed in from outside the door.
"What are you doing!" the man shouted, and the room immediately fell silent.
The receptionist also came over, along with other guests staying at the guesthouse, and suddenly four or five people gathered at the door.
"Brother Gu, come quickly and see Xiao Liang, Xiao Liang... Xiao Liang is sobbing..."
"Don't try to take Xiao Liang from me."
Zhao Shuyi: "..."
Now that Gu Yan has arrived, she doesn't need to worry about it anymore.
What kind of nonsense is this?!
Seeing Cai Mingliang's flushed face and rapid breathing, Gu Yan took him into his arms.
"What happened? Let's go to the clinic, we'll talk as we walk!"
The group of people were about to leave.
Gu Yan took two steps out and turned back to look at Zhao Shuyi, "Let's go together."
His softened tone made Zhao Shuyi feel a little more comfortable.
At least I didn't panic and immediately blame her.
Zhao Shuyi has become somewhat submissive to herself.
She must have suffered a lot in her past life; her heart is so strong now.
If others don't blame you, then you're a good person.
No, we need to see how he performs next.
The group rushed to the hospital.
Cai Xiaoyue kept crying, and no one asked her what had happened. However, everyone still looked at Zhao Shuyi with some strange eyes.
Zhao Shuyi was inexplicably tricked by this little girl, and she was really angry.
If it weren't for the fact that the child was being very bad, she would have definitely punished him.
Fortunately, the clinic in their residential compound was not far away. The doctor said it was an allergic reaction coupled with an unresolved high fever, which was like adding insult to injury.
"How did this happen? Didn't you know your child has allergies?"
Cai Xiaoyue's eyes were red from crying.
"I don't know. We were fine when we came out. I said I didn't want my sister's things, but she insisted that Xiao Liang eat the pastry."
Zhao Shuyi ignored her clumsy acting.
How old are you to be doing this?
"Doctor, is the child alright?"
After hearing what the young girl said, Dr. Wang initially felt some resentment towards Zhao Shuyi.
People are always willing to sympathize with and believe in the weak.
But seeing that Zhao Shuyi genuinely cared about the child, he thought that perhaps Zhao Shuyi wasn't doing it on purpose, but just wanted to please the child.
After all, they all knew about Battalion Commander Gu's situation.
"Luckily, they brought it in time. It will recover after taking some medicine, but it's not good for the fever to last too long. We must be more careful next time."
"That's good."
Now that the kids are free, we can have a proper chat about serious matters.
She looked at Gu Yan expressionlessly.
Gu Yan pursed his thin lips tightly and said, "Let's talk outside."
Zhao Shuyi naturally had no objections and turned to leave.
The clinic was actually converted from a residential compound, and they stood in the courtyard.
Two aunties were watching the commotion from a distance.
Sure enough, there's no shortage of onlookers wherever you go. Zhao Shuyi thinks she's probably famous now, and she doubts people will want to associate with her anymore.
However, she didn't care. It was good if others could understand, but if they couldn't, why should she care what they thought?
So she appeared remarkably calm.
Gu Yan glanced at her a couple more times, and was about to speak when Cai Xiaoyue suddenly grabbed his sleeve.
"Brother Gu, it's all my fault. I didn't take good care of Xiao Liang. I'm sorry. It's not Sister Zhao's fault. She didn't mean it."
Gu Yan pulled back his sleeve and looked at Zhao Shuyi again.
Zhao Shuyi remained silent.
She's never seen anything like this before, nor does she want to deal with it. She did nothing, so why should she explain herself?
"Sister, don't be angry with Brother Gu." Cai Xiaoyue was clearly a little confused when she saw that neither of them was speaking, and she spoke in a slightly flustered manner, but her still bright eyes kept darting around.
Zhao Shuyi: "I'm not angry."
How could I not be angry?
Wouldn't other women have been furious by now?
Cai Xiaoyue felt something had deviated from her plan, and looked at Zhao Shuyi with some doubt. When she met Zhao Shuyi's indifferent gaze, she felt as if this woman had seen right through her.
How could that be? She had clearly inquired about her; she was a spoiled and arrogant young lady from Beijing.
Don't those self-righteous, pampered young ladies hate men who have all sorts of trouble around them the most?
How could she remain unmoved?
Just as Cai Xiaoyue was thinking of a plan, she suddenly heard Gu Yan's voice.
“Cai Xiaoyue, your family no longer needs to support Xiaoliang.”
"What? Brother Gu!"
Cai Xiaoyue's eyes were moist and pitiful to anyone who looked at them, but Gu Yan's cold face remained unmoved.
Even Zhao Shuyi was a little surprised and didn't understand why he suddenly had this attitude. Could it be for her sake?
“I have found a suitable adoptive family for Xiao Liang, so your family will no longer need to support him.”
"How can you do this? Xiao Liang is a child of the Cai family. Brother Gu, how could you do this?"
Gu Yan remained unmoved. "Does your family consider Xiao Liang as family?"
Cai Xiaoyue was truly panicked now. Tears streamed down her face like pearls, and she could barely speak.
“How could we not treat him like family? Xiao Liang is the closest to me. You can’t take him away. What right do you have? You promised my third brother that you would take care of me.”
Gu Yan took a deep breath. "I promised Xiao Liang's father that I would take care of you, but if I had known that your family would treat his child like this, I would never have agreed."
Now they're even trying to stop his marriage. How can he tolerate that?
"I didn't!" Cai Xiaoyue still tried to deny it. "I really didn't. Is it because my sister only wants Xiaoliang and not me? Why? What did I do wrong?"
Zhao Shuyi couldn't stand it anymore, rolled her eyes, and said, "Your acting is terrible."
Both of them were taken aback.
Gu Yan sighed, "Your third brother always says that your parents favor sons over daughters and that you have a hard time at home. He asked me to help take care of you while I'm looking after Gu Xiaoliang."
Cai Xiaoyue didn't react to these words, keeping her head down as if lost in thought.
“At first I really thought that was the case, but now it seems you’re smarter than your parents. Even if they value the male members of the family, they can’t do anything to you.”
"With a brain like yours, you should use it to do something more meaningful."
"I won't hold your past actions against you. I'll talk to your parents. You can leave now."
Upon hearing this, Cai Xiaoyue suddenly looked up and glared fiercely at Gu Yan.
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to believe that such a young girl would have such an expression on her face.
“What do you know? I was born to respect my older brother and give way to my younger brother. When I grow up, I will exchange my dowry for my younger brother to get married.”
"Why! Why is it that everyone loves boys from birth, that boys are treasures, while girls are just weeds! Why!"
"Don't make it sound so nice. You're the same as everyone else. You've always only liked Xiao Liang and never looked at me!"
Cai Xiaoyue was almost hysterical, as if she had accumulated endless grievances in her heart.
"I don't care, you promised Third Brother you'd take care of me. If you don't marry me, I'll die in your army!"
As she spoke, she suddenly rushed towards the wall next to her!
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