Chapter 5, Clinging to Gu Qingan

Gu Lili was looking at the door. When she saw Gu Qingan coming back with a woman in his arms, she quickly walked over to him and asked, "Brother, who is she?" The woman didn't look like a rich lady from her clothes.

"She is a girl I just saved on the roadside. Her foot was injured." Gu Qingan was also helpless. He didn't know what to do with this girl now.

Gu Lili's eyes fell on Zhou Yu, "Why did you bring her back?" Isn't it ruining the other party's reputation if the elder brother brings someone back in such a blatant manner? What if this woman takes advantage of this to cling to the elder brother? You know, her elder brother is going to marry a lady from an official family in the future.

"I can't just leave her on the roadside, can I?" As a soldier, he couldn't do such a thing.

"But what if she gets attached to you?"

"Probably not." Gu Qing'an looked at Zhou Yu in his arms uncertainly.

Gu Lili rolled her eyes, "Why don't we find a place to put her while she's still asleep?"

"That's not a good idea." Gu Qing'an hesitated.

"What's wrong with that? You have no relationship with her, and saving her is the most you can do. Brother, can you not be so stubborn?" She didn't want a woman of unknown origin to be her sister-in-law.

Zhou Yu opened her eyes quickly after hearing that. Gu Qing'an was going to be a military commander in the future, and she couldn't let go of this good opportunity to get attached to him.

"Ah~ Who are you?" Zhou Yu screamed in panic, pushing Gu Qing'an, trying to break free from his arms.

"Don't be afraid, I just saved you." Gu Qing'an quickly explained what happened before.

"Thank you for saving me, I..." Zhou Yu's eyes were red as she spoke, and her pitiful look made people want to pity her.

"It's okay, you can recuperate at my house for the next few days." Gu Qing'an comforted Zhou Yu gently.

Gu Lili rolled her eyes. After finally getting rid of Ling Yao, here comes a woman of unknown origin.

"Thank you! I will definitely repay you." Zhou Yu looked at Gu Qing'an, tears in her eyes full of seriousness.

Gu Qingan's heart skipped a beat, and the tip of his ear was slightly red. "Don't worry about it. This is what I should do as a soldier. Just focus on recuperating."

"Just don't use this as an excuse to get involved with my elder brother."

"Lili." Gu Qingan looked at Gu Lili with dissatisfaction.

"I don't care." Gu Lili snorted coldly, turned around and ran into the house.

"Did I make your sister unhappy? I'll go apologize to her. Put me down. I can walk by myself." Zhou Yu patted Gu Qingan's hand gently, with a hint of shyness on her face.

"It's okay. She's just a child. You don't have to worry about her." Gu Qingan carried Zhou Yu into the house and carefully placed her on a chair in the main room. "I'll get you a glass of water."

"Thank you!" Zhou Yu nodded with a red face.

When Gu Qing'an saw Zhou Yu's blushing cheeks, he inexplicably felt a sense of joy in his heart and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

Zhou Yu curled the corners of her lips. Gu Qing'an can only be hers in this life, and no one can take him away.

Gu Lili came out of the room and saw Zhou Yu sitting in the main hall. She walked forward and said, "I warn you not to hit on my eldest brother. My eldest brother is not someone you can covet."

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just grateful to Brother Gu for saving me, and I haven't thought about pestering him." Zhou Yu caught a glimpse of a green figure from the corner of her eyes, and her eyes were stained with a mist. She looked so delicate, like a daffodil swaying in the wind, making people want to protect her.

"Lili, when did you become so aggressive?" Gu Qing'an walked in with a glass of water, staring at Gu Lili sternly.

"Brother Gu, you misunderstood, my sister didn't say anything."

"Who is your sister?"

Zhou Yu pursed her lips and lowered her head aggrievedly.

Gu Qing'an walked in front of Zhou Yu and handed her the cup in his hand, "Drink some water."

"Yeah." Zhou Yu reached out to wipe her eyes and reached out to take the cup of water.

Gu Lili looked at the two of them, stomped her feet in anger, and ran out.

"Or I'd better leave." Zhou Yu put down the cup and looked at Gu Qing'an with red eyes. She had been with Gu Qing'an for so many years in her previous life, so she naturally knew what kind of person Gu Qing'an was. Her current goal was to make Gu Qing'an feel pity for her and fall in love with her. As for Gu Lili, she is a person who likes to take advantage, and she will have plenty of time to deal with her in the future.

Gu Qing'an thought for a while and asked, "Do you have a family?" After all, the other party is a girl, and it is indeed not very convenient for her to live in his house.

Zhou Yu shook her head, and a tear fell from the corner of her eye as she shook her head, "My mother is dead, and my father sold me to a trafficker. If I go back, he will definitely sell me again."

Gu Qing'an couldn't help but feel sorry for Zhou Yu, "Why don't you live in my house first."

"But won't this be too troublesome?"

"No problem."

"When my foot is healed, I will definitely find a job."

Gu Qing'an smiled, "Just live here with peace of mind." What a kind and sensible girl.

"Okay." Zhou Yu nodded shyly, with a smile of success at the corner of her mouth. Gu Qing'an is still as soft-hearted as he was in his previous life. I believe it won't be long before Gu Qing'an falls in love with her.

On the other side, Ling Yao is drying the herbs she picked today.

"Yaoyao, it's time to eat." Ling Xuemei called out at the door of the kitchen.

"I'll be right there." Ling Yao spread all the herbs flat and put them on the shelf, then went to the well to wash her hands and walked towards the kitchen.

Ling Xuemei handed the prepared rice to Ling Yao.

Ling Yao took the bowl, "Mom, I plan to go to the city tomorrow."

"Do you want to buy anything?" Ling Xuemei picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it in Ling Yao's bowl. The conditions at her home when she was treating patients were much better than those of the villagers, so as long as it was within her ability, she would satisfy her daughter.

"I dug a wild ginseng in the mountains today, and I plan to go to the city to see if anyone wants to buy it." Ling Yao put down the bowl, took out a ginseng wrapped in hand silk from her pocket and handed it to Ling Xuemei.

Ling Xuemei took the ginseng and carefully examined it. "This ginseng is of good quality. Look at the lines on it, which are like wrinkles on an old man's face. Each line represents the wind, frost, rain and snow it has experienced. And its head is so big, which means it is very old. It is estimated to be a hundred years old. It is a treasure."

"I want to sell it to improve our lives, and I plan to do some small business. Now that the reform has just been opened up, it is the best time to do business." Ling Yao said her thoughts.

Hearing this, Ling Xuemei smiled with relief, "You have really grown up. Do whatever you want to do. Mom will always support you."

"Thank you, Mom! You are so kind!" Ling Yao stood up and hugged Ling Xuemei.

"Just now I said you grew up, but now you are like a child again." Ling Xuemei smiled and hugged Ling Yao, her eyes full of love and doting.