After everyone had a hearty meal, they left the state-run restaurant and hired two oxcarts to head towards Willow Tree Village.
Two hours later, they slowly entered the territory of Willow Village. At the fork in the road, one oxcart went east and the other went south.
The people in the two vehicles waved goodbye to each other. After returning to the cowshed, the Gu family felt as if they had been through another world. They almost thought they would never be able to come back. They never expected to be able to return to this familiar cowshed.
The more they used to despise this cowshed, the more they cherish it now; at least they have freedom of movement while living in it.
Instead of facing obstacles and being looked down upon in prison, Gu Jia is now completely satisfied with this cowshed that belongs to the Gu family.
"Those who survive a great calamity are bound to have good fortune. There's still a turtle in the basin and a chicken in the coop. Let's kill them all today and celebrate this auspicious day."
"I'm perfectly comfortable as long as that annoying family of three isn't around."
Although Gu Huadong disliked Gu Sihan, this unfilial son, he was still Fangfei's son.
He took it upon himself to bring the child home, and he bears some responsibility for raising him to be like that. He spoiled him too much, afraid that he would suffer any grievances, and indulged him in everything. He never expected to raise such a useless person.
It was his fault.
The old woman is just making a few sarcastic remarks; it's harmless. Why should he get angry?
"I just don't know where those three generations living together are. If they're hiding in Willow Village and attack us again, we'll be in trouble," Su Ying said worriedly.
Gu Sinian seemed to be thinking. What Su Ying said made sense. If the East City Security Bureau couldn't catch them, and they came back to Willow Tree Village to cause trouble again, then it would be a big problem.
We absolutely cannot let those three harm anyone in Willow Village. Most of the people here are not malicious; they're just a bit gossipy and like to talk behind people's backs, but they're not the kind of people who are utterly wicked.
"You guys prepare the food at home first, I'm going out for a bit."
Su Ying asked in confusion, "Didn't we just get back? Why do we have to go out again? Why can't we rest at home? The team leader said that we should all rest at home for three days and not have to work."
Gu Sinian explained his thoughts one by one, "Yingying's thoughts just now reminded me that although the Dongshi Security Bureau has been searching everywhere for the three fathers and sons, they have made no progress after ten days."
"The most dangerous place is also the safest place. There is a large peach orchard and a stream on the mountain of Willow Village, which is the best place to hide."
"The security bureau hasn't caught anyone in so long, they definitely haven't thought about searching the mountain. We're in danger now, we need to talk to the captain and make some arrangements."
Gu Huadong and Gu Yuanhong were both veterans of war, so they agreed with the possibility that Gu Sinian was talking about.
Su Ying, a woman who grew up in a sheltered environment, had never seen a real battlefield before, and was surprised to see the three men of the Gu family so united.
She also felt that the three generations were very likely hiding in the mountains, and it was best to be on guard just in case, otherwise the villagers of Willow Village would be in danger.
"Then you should go quickly. I'll take care of things at home."
Gu Sinian laughed, annoyed. With her small arms and legs, she was supposed to take care of her family?
"Dad, you're the only man in the family who can fight. We're counting on you to take care of things."
Gu Huadong looked at Gu Sinian with a haughty smirk, "What? You look down on me? You weren't even born when I was fighting on the battlefield."
"A hero doesn't dwell on past glories. Grandpa, your era is over. Take it easy on your old bones and don't hurt your back, or Grandma will have to take care of you."
"Hurry up and leave, you have no likable way of speaking."
“I’m telling the truth.”
Gu Sinian strode out, but Li Yaxian called him back.
Gu Sinian turned around. "Is something the matter?"
"Something's up."
Li Yaxian has been suffering ever since she entered the state-run restaurant. After experiencing ten days in prison, she has come to understand many things.
The person she trusted most always wanted her dead. When her son found the evidence and presented it to her, he chose to believe Qiao Xiyan.
It wasn't until they learned the truth—that Qiao Xiyan had personally poisoned their family to get them imprisoned and shot—that they understood how unfathomable people can be, and how there could be such a vicious person in the world.
Li Yaxian walked up to Gu Sinian, suddenly bowed at a 90-degree angle and said sorry, which stunned everyone present.
Gu Sinian was flattered and swallowed hard. He was a little incredulous, and his first thought was that Ms. Li Yaxian was possessed by a ghost.
His actions, so different from his usual behavior, stunned everyone.
Su Ying patted her face, feeling like she was dreaming, a gesture that everyone else always made.
Everyone found it unbelievable that Li Yaxian actually apologized to her grandson...
"Old man."
"ah?"
Yan Yan pointed to her head. "Does your daughter-in-law have some incurable disease?"
"How would I know? Has she ever acted normally?"
Yan Yan shook her head. "Normal my foot. Colluding with outsiders to drug your own son, and sending the person your son hates most in his life to his room—is that something a normal person would do?"
Gu Huadong looked at him with disdain, "No normal person would do such a despicable thing. Fortunately, my grandson has strong self-control. Even if he sleeps with someone, he only sleeps with the one he likes. That's how we got Yingying, such a good granddaughter-in-law."
“That’s right. Old man, you’re absolutely right. I’ve wanted to curse that idiot for a long time. If it weren’t for your blind son protecting her, I would have cursed her ancestors for eighteen generations long ago.”
"Take it easy. What's the point of cursing people's ancestors for eighteen generations? Do you want those buried underground to come and chat with you in the middle of the night because you're sleeping too peacefully at night?"
"If you're that brave, I'll sleep in a separate room from you. If you're so capable, I'll scold you and you'll get a good daughter-in-law. Then I'll respect you as a real man."
"You dare not curse the living, but only the dead. Look at your pathetic self."
Yan Yan blushed at Gu Yandong's words, "I was just trying to maintain family harmony. I made things difficult for his wife, and he made things difficult for me."
"A coward is a coward, yet he keeps making up so many excuses for himself."
"Go ahead and do it if you dare."
“Swearing is a woman’s prerogative. What kind of behavior is it for a grown man like me?”
"Stop arguing. I need to see what happens next."
Gu Huadong looked disgusted. "Who isn't the same?"
The two of them watched the play with great interest.
"It was my fault before. I shouldn't have trusted you and instead trusted a stranger, which caused our family to suffer such a disaster. It's all my fault. Can you forgive me?"
If she had said these things earlier, he might have forgiven her. But so much time has passed, and she's only apologizing now; it's not that she knows she was wrong.
It was the ten days of imprisonment that frightened her.
"If Qiao Xiyan hadn't poisoned the Gu family to frame them, how long would you have believed her?"
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