"Master, Mistress, what are you doing?"
Upon seeing Lu Qing, the coldness on the faces of Master, Mistress, and all the senior brothers vanished instantly, and they all walked over to him.
"My precious disciple, you're finally back!"
Yu Hengzi pulled Lu Qing and looked him up and down:
"She's gotten fairer and fatter; it seems she's doing well living down the mountain."
Master's wife, Feng Yuan, pushed Yu Hengzi aside and pulled Lu Qing along, her eyes filled with tears:
"You've been gone for over two months and haven't even called a few times. I've missed you so much!"
"How do the Gu family treat you? Is that kid Gu Xicheng good to you? And your biological parents, are they good to you?"
Lu Qing nodded repeatedly, choking back tears as she said:
"Yes! Master's wife, they've all been very good to me!"
After saying that, Lu Qing threw herself into Feng Yuan's arms and hugged her tightly.
"But in my heart, my teacher's wife is still the best person to me."
Feng Yuan's nose tingled, and tears instantly fell.
When Lu Qinggang was carried back by Yu Hengzi, he was only the size of two palms, pitifully thin, and because he hadn't eaten for a long time, he was so hungry that even his cries had become quieter.
Feng Yuan has no children, so she learned everything on the job.
If there was no milk, we would go down the mountain to beg for goat milk and feed it to the animals spoonful by spoonful.
The child got hungry quickly and was very restless, so Feng Yuan barely slept for several months, taking care of her day and night.
Although Lu Qing calls Feng Yuan "teacher's wife," Feng Yuan is no different from her own mother.
Originally, Feng Yuan was a little scared after learning that Lu Qing had found her biological parents, fearing that Lu Qing would only want her biological mother and not her.
But Lu Qing's words just now reassured her.
"Good child, your teacher's wife didn't spoil you for nothing!" Feng Yuan wiped away her tears.
"Master, Mistress, please stop crying! Qingqing coming home is a joyous occasion, why are you crying!"
"I'll go down the mountain to buy some pork so I can make braised pork for my junior sister for lunch."
Second Senior Brother Kong Shi grinned, showing off his bright white teeth.
Lu Qing quickly stopped him:
"No need to go grocery shopping. I bought a lot of meat and vegetables on my way here, and they will be delivered soon. It will be enough for us to eat for many days."
Knowing that life on the mountain was not prosperous, and with so many people from the Gu and Chu families coming, they naturally wouldn't have come empty-handed.
The senior students didn't feel embarrassed at all; as soon as the items arrived, they all went down the mountain to carry them.
On the way here, Gu Xicheng bought almost all the chicken, duck, fish and meat in the market. He used dozens of boxes just to pack them up, and they were delivered by truck.
Each box weighed a full twenty kilograms, but the senior students carried one in each hand and strode up the mountain with great speed.
Gu Xicheng and the others were completely dumbfounded.
"Wow! My senior brothers all have superhuman strength!" Chu Qianjue exclaimed in astonishment.
Seeing his second brother, Chu Qianlin, and third brother, Chu Qianjin, struggling to carry a box and panting heavily, Chu Qianjue weakly spoke up:
"Second brother, third brother, why don't you stop moving it? It's embarrassing!"
"We should learn from Gu Xicheng's shamelessness."
Chu Qianmo glanced at Gu Xicheng not far away, and everyone else looked over as well.
Gu Xicheng enthusiastically distributed the gifts to his fellow students.
Before he came, he had already found out what his senior brothers liked and what they lacked, so he would give them whatever they needed.
These senior brothers all grew up with Qingqing, and their relationship is extraordinary. If he can appease them, his path to winning her over will be much smoother.
Having cultivated in seclusion in the mountains for many years, the senior disciples naturally understood Gu Xicheng's purpose.
But so what if he has ulterior motives? As long as he's willing to put his heart into Lu Qinghua, that's enough.
"Little Gu, you must have spent a lot of money on this trip up the mountain. We're all embarrassed!" the third senior brother said with a smile.
“You are all Qingqing’s senior brothers. This is Qingqing’s home. How can a son-in-law come to visit without bringing gifts?”
"The gifts aren't much, but I still want to thank my senior brothers for not minding."
Gu Xicheng's half-flattering, half-humble reply fully expressed his sincerity.
The senior students all nodded in approval, indicating their satisfaction.
The five Chu brothers gritted their teeth as they watched Gu Xicheng steal the limelight from their senior brothers.
They also brought a lot of gifts in their car, but they haven't moved them out yet.
Gu Xicheng, on the other hand, did nothing to move the boxes and even gave out gifts before them, making them look inferior.
Having appeased his senior brothers, Gu Xicheng didn't forget his five brothers-in-law.
He strode over and said with a smile:
"Second brother, third brother, let the senior brothers carry these boxes. They practice martial arts all year round and are much stronger than ordinary people, so they can carry them faster."
"Xiao Gu is right. You are all guests. How can we let you carry the things we bought?"
As he spoke, the second senior brother picked up the box with one hand and quickly climbed up.
The five men stared at Gu Xicheng with sinister eyes.
"Gu Xicheng, you're quite well-prepared. You must have put a lot of thought into this to steal the spotlight!"
Gu Xicheng replied with a smile:
"Of course! Unlike you brothers-in-law, I am not related to Qingqing by blood."
"Although Qingqing and I are engaged, we are not married yet. I have to go to great lengths to please Qingqing's family."
"You are all part of Qingqing's family, just like my fellow disciples. I need your approval before I can marry Qingqing in the future!"
Regardless of whether Gu Xicheng truly believed it, these words were quite pleasing to the ear.
Seeing that their expressions had softened, Gu Xicheng breathed a slight sigh of relief and smiled:
“Brother-in-law, I know you all brought gifts. Let me help you carry them up. Your fellow students will be even happier to receive your gifts.”
"Then... let's go!" said the eldest brother, Chu Qianlan, and the other four followed suit.
The gifts they brought weren't heavy, and they carried them up quickly.
In just over ten minutes, the once empty Taoist temple was filled with gifts.
"With so much chicken, duck, fish, and meat, we can finally have some meat!"
"I'll be in charge of cooking lunch today and make everyone a good meal."
The second senior brother looked at the meat with a happy smile.
Everyone was busy arranging the ingredients, forgetting all about the strangers who had just confronted them.
Lu Qing asked in a low voice:
"Master, Mistress, who are those people? I think I just heard you arguing with them!"
Yu Hengzi waved his hand and laughed:
"Ignore them! Let them stand there if they want, just ignore them."
“Hey! Third brother, take that pig to the back mountain to butcher it. Don’t leave it in the Taoist temple; it’s bad if the patriarch sees blood.”
"Fifth brother, there are too many vegetables and fruits, and the refrigerator can't hold them all. Take the ones we can't finish today to the spring cave and set up an ice-freezing array to keep them fresh. Don't set the temperature too low, or they'll freeze!"
Feng Yuan directed everyone to busily prepare the ingredients.
Finally, after being ignored for a full hour, the group couldn't stand it anymore.
"Yu Hengzi, we're giving you one last chance. Will you agree or not?"
One of the men, dressed in a black mandarin jacket and with gray hair, rushed up to Yu Hengzi and angrily asked him.
Yu Hengzi glanced at him and snorted coldly:
"My precious apprentice is back today, so I'm in a good mood. You'd better get out of here and don't force me to slap you when I'm happiest!"
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