[Grandpa, don't worry, I'm here, nothing unexpected will happen.] Su Yun winked.

Su Huaiyi thought about it and couldn't help but nodded.

As long as Guaiguai is there, the whole family will know what the two of them talked about, so it's fine that way.

Seeing Gu Shen's reluctance, Su Huaiyi said directly.

"Either add obedience, or there's nothing to talk about."

Li had already guessed why Gu Shen came, and she drove him away.

"Don't worry, no matter what you ask me today, I won't agree to it."

Li sat back on the stool and cut the cloth with scissors.

Without even looking up, she said, "Old man, send Gu Dasinong out."

"Sure!" Su Huaiyi narrowed his eyes and bared his teeth in a smug manner. "Grand Minister of Agriculture, the door is this way."

Gu Shen did not leave.

“Both.”

Seeing Li's unhappy look, he quickly changed his words.

"Li Shuangshuang, don't forget your identity. If others knew, they would not tolerate you."

There was a threat in these words, and Li narrowed his eyes.

Wasn't what she did back then enough? Gu Shen seemed to care about her, but in fact, he was mostly using her.

This is also why she chose Su Huaiyi instead of Gu Shen.

You can't say he is good, nor can you say he is bad. Gu Shen is such a contradictory person.

Li threw the scissors into the small bamboo basket and stood up.

She chased them away with a broom.

"Get lost now, and go tell others."

"You... are unreasonable!" Gu Shen's hands trembled slightly with anger.

He could never have imagined that the cute little girl back then had become a shrew.

The image of Li that he had held in his mind for decades was completely shattered.

Lee rolled her eyes.

Look at how she's pretending. If someone doesn't know, they'd think there's something going on between her and him. She doesn't know who she's pretending to be so affectionate to.

Some people lie so much that they even believe it themselves.

Su Huaiyi was so happy that he dragged Gu Shen and locked him outside the door.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, my humble courtyard is too small to accommodate a Buddha like you."

Gu Shen yelled angrily.

"Li Shuangshuang, you know why I want to talk to you. I hope you can reconsider it, if not for anything else, just for your family."

"Get out~" Li howled, brought a basin of cold water, opened the door and poured it on Gu Shen.

It was still a bit cold in December, and Gu Shen was soaked to the skin.

His expression froze on his face, and after a while he angrily threw his sleeves and left.

After everyone left, Li sighed.

"Old man, call Yuansheng and Tingyun back. I have something to tell you."

Su Huaiyi didn't ask any more questions, turned around and called people one by one.

Su Bing and Liu Quanzheng closed the bookstore and hurried back.

Su Yuansheng also asked the teacher for half a day's leave.

When Li saw that everyone was gathered, she closed the gate of the courtyard.

"Today, I want to tell you about something that happened more than 30 years ago."

"At that time, I was just fifteen. I lost my parents when I was young, and I learned a lot of skills in stealing. But I didn't steal from ordinary people or honest officials. I only stole from wealthy businessmen who did a lot of evil."

"Sometimes it was a passing encounter, sometimes I bumped into a rich businessman and asked him to beg for mercy, but every time I never failed. I would not take all the stolen money, I would secretly give some to poor families, and only a small part would be kept for myself to fill my stomach."

[Li Shuangshuang, Shuangshuang, two Shuangs, my grandma can’t be the master thief Li Laoer! ]

Li took a sip of the tea handed to her by Su Huaiyi and continued.

"But I was still targeted. The target was not someone else, but the Grand Minister of Agriculture Gu Shen. He threatened me with the crime of theft to make me work for him.

I don't know martial arts, so some people won't be alert. But my deft hands are superb, and I can easily complete the tasks assigned by Gu Shen. But I also have a bottom line. I only steal or put the stolen goods on corrupt officials, and I won't do anything to honest officials. "

"In this way, I helped Gu Shen do a lot of things. The reputation of the master thief Li Lao Er also spread. After I met Huai Yi, I planned to retire, so I made three rules with Gu Shen. From now on, he must not act as the master thief Li Lao Er, must not steal, and must not do evil.

Gu Shen also promised me that he would not reveal my identity and would not disturb my peaceful life."

Li paused, "I admit that Gu Shen is a good official. Everything he does is for the people. But that doesn't mean he is a good person...

I am tired, old woman. I really don't want to do this business anymore. When I retired from the business, I swore to God that I would never steal again. If Gu Shen reveals this matter or threatens me with it, I would rather report it to the police and explain my identity. "

No one was speaking. Su Huaiyi put his arm around Li's shoulder and patted her.

The old woman had a really hard life, and she couldn't enjoy a peaceful life with him.

No wonder the old woman knew about the photo studio. It turned out that he didn’t know the old woman well.

Su Huaiyi felt ashamed and blamed himself.

After hearing this, Su Bing understood that he did not have the power after all. If that was the case, his mother did not need to be afraid of the threats.

Su Yuansheng said after a moment of silence.

"Grandma, the master thief Li Lao Er has already been imprisoned. How can there be any master thieves in the world now?"

Su Bing's eyes lit up. What Yuansheng meant was that you, Li Shuangshuang, are just an ordinary person. Even if Gu Shen said it, no one would believe that the thief Li Laoer can't do martial arts and is just a peasant woman.

Even if you say this out loud, no one may believe it.

What's more, the Dali Temple has already caught the thief Li Laoer. Although this man is an impostor, the people don't think so.

Su Bing smiled to liven up the atmosphere.

"Okay, everyone should do what they need to do. Mom just asked what we want for lunch."

Su Huaiyi and Li also understood, and they looked at each other.

Yes, the master thief Li Laoer has been imprisoned, and she is just Li.

The matter was resolved, but there was still one thing that Li kept on thinking about.

There was sadness between her brows.

"It's been so long, why hasn't the second kid replied yet?"

"Mother, it won't be that fast." Su Bing consoled, "Maybe the letter is on the way, or maybe my second brother has come in person."

Su Yun secretly glanced at the locator and her eyes widened.

[My second uncle is about to arrive in the capital. My father was right.]

Li was excited, but also a little nervous.

She didn't know how to behave when she saw the second boy. What if the second boy didn't like her as a mother? Su Huaiyi understood his wife's thoughts and coughed twice.

"Okay, let's just go about our business. Don't overthink it, things will work out when the time comes."

Su Yuansheng was really happy for his grandparents, so he continued.

"Grandma." Suddenly he didn't know what to call her.

Su Ruiwen put the book in his hand behind his back like an old scholar.

"Brother, you should call me second uncle."

"Call with us." Su Xingxue nodded.

Su Yun curled her lips and said, "We are all family, so you can call me whatever you want."

"Um."

Su Yuansheng felt warm in his heart and smiled.

"Grandma, maybe my second uncle is also looking forward to a family reunion."

[That's great. When my second uncle comes back, our family will finally be reunited.] Su Yun smiled, full of energy.

(End of this chapter)