Gu Yiqiao personally wrote a contract, pressed his fingerprint on it, and then handed it to Xingxing. Xingxing couldn't recognize all the words on it yet, so she handed it to Zhu Qingruo to read.
Zhu Qingruo paused for a moment, then took the document without changing her expression. After glancing at it, she cleared her throat and said, "The document is in order. Xingxing, keep it safe."
“Oh,” Xingxing tucked the contract into her bosom, then smiled and said, “Let’s go rescue them now.”
"You don't need to go. When your junior brother comes over later, don't tell him about this, or he'll be angry with me," Zhu Qingruo whispered.
Xingxing, confused, tilted her head and said, "Why is Brother Lin angry? We didn't help for nothing, we got money for it!"
"This isn't about the money. Junior Brother will think I've corrupted you." Zhu Qingruo didn't know how to explain for a moment. Junior Brother doted on this little girl and wouldn't let her do something like taking advantage of someone's kindness.
"No, Xingxing is good, she won't learn anything bad." Xingxing said firmly, her expression quite charming.
“That won’t do either. In any case, we can’t tell our junior brother about this. When the money is divided, we’ll split it in half.” Zhu Qingruo winked, hinting to Xingxing that this was their secret.
Xingxing shook her head. "No, that's not how you split the money. I get 70% and you get 30%, or I'll tell Brother Lin you tricked me."
Zhu Qingruo: "?" This little girl is so shrewd, she's a little money-grubber. Does her junior brother know that?
"I was the one who did the work. If I hadn't gone to rescue people, how would you have gotten so much silver?"
“We haven’t even gotten the money yet,” Xingxing smacked her lips and paced back and forth with her hands behind her back. “If you’re not going to rescue people, I can go to Brother Lin. Brother Lin said he’s the strongest of the seven of you. All six of you combined can’t beat him.”
Zhu Qingruo's lips twitched. "Junior Brother, did you really say that to you?"
"Yes." Xingxing nodded affirmatively.
Gu Yiqiao, who heard the whole story, was initially incredulous that the two of them would so openly divide the spoils in front of him.
But thinking that his mother's dowry had already been taken away by Wu Lianlian, and that if he couldn't get it back, he would get nothing, he thought that giving half of it to his little master and Xingxing didn't seem like a big deal.
Zhu Qingruo and Xingxing haggled for a while, and finally agreed on a deal where Xingxing would get six and she would get four.
"The money has already been divided, shall we go rescue people now?" Xingxing asked, blinking her eyes.
Zhu Qingruo: "I misspoke. Remove 'door' from your name. It's me. I'll go to rescue them. You can stay in the village and wait for news."
Xingxing: "I know, I'm just asking symbolically, otherwise it would seem like I haven't done anything."
Zhu Qingruo's lips twitched. She asked another question, but still did nothing, and even took 60% of the reward.
Fine, for the sake of her junior brother, she'd be willing to cheer up this little girl.
Zhu Qingruo was trying to come up with an excuse to take Gu Yiqiao away, but before she could think of a way, Zhu Lin came into the room. Zhu Qingruo felt guilty and made an excuse to slip away.
"Junior Sister, please wait a moment. I have a few words to say," the ethereal young man called out to her. "If you're going to rescue someone, it's best not to act alone. Take Brother Fu with you, and also invite Fifth Senior Brother."
Fifth Senior Brother was naturally going to protect Brother Fu and let Brother Fu go rescue people, which would be a good opportunity for them to gain experience. If Junior Sister went alone, killing people would be no problem, but rescuing people would not be so simple, and rescuing them alive would be even more difficult. It would be best to call a few more helpers.
Zhu Lin is the young master and the undisputed sect leader. Once he speaks, Zhu Qingruo dares not disobey and has no choice but to call her fifth senior brother, Zhu Yueran, along as well.
Zhu Yueran is usually quiet and has a low profile, but when he gets into a fight, his presence is definitely strong. With him around, everything is guaranteed to be foolproof.
Since Junior Brother made this arrangement, it means he was fully aware of how she and Xingxing tricked Gu Yiqiao out of his money. So, after the mission is completed, will the money be redistributed?
Back when they were on the island, no one realized that Junior Sister was a money-grubber—in fact, she herself didn't know.
After leaving the island and living outside for about three months, Zhu Qingruo gradually realized the importance of money and unconsciously became very interested in it.
But she didn't want to squander the money on the island, so she racked her brains to earn money. Then Gu Yiqiao came to her door. Gu Yiqiao was originally looking for Xingxing, but she happened to be there at the time. Xingxing told Gu Yiqiao to speak frankly and not to treat Zhu Qingruo as an outsider.
Gu Yiqiao didn't know what she was thinking, but she actually told Zhu Qingruo what was going on in front of her. Zhu Qingruo then called Xingxing aside and taught her this and that.
Hearing that there was money to be made, Xingxing was also very interested and readily reached an agreement with Zhu Qingruo.
Watching Zhu Qingruo and her group walk away into the distance, Xingxing felt uneasy and tugged at the boy's clothes. "Brother Lin, let's sneak after them. The brothers have all gone to rescue people. I won't feel at ease if I don't keep an eye on them."
Zhu Lin hesitated for a few seconds, but finally couldn't refuse Xingxing's request. "Okay, we'll follow them quietly, but we need to explain things to your parents before we leave."
"Then I'll go find my parents now!" Xingxing said, taking her short little steps as she ran off.
"Don't worry, they just went to the village to buy groceries, they'll be back soon."
As soon as Zhu Lin finished speaking, Zhou Laoda and his wife came in from outside carrying a bamboo basket. The basket was full of freshly picked green vegetables, which were very tender.
"Dad, Mom, you're back! I've been looking for you!" Xingxing rushed over and hugged Zhao Guihua's leg.
"What is it?" Zhao Guihua asked with a kind expression.
"Father, Mother, I want to go to the Spring Water Mansion with Brother Lin. The brothers have already set off. Let's go protect them," Xingxing said.
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