Gu Sinian shrugged. "Who knows? They're definitely up to something."
"Perhaps. They were difficult to deal with back in Qingshuihe, and now that they've come knocking on our door so rashly, it's bound to be bad news."
Su Ying thought about it and really didn't want Xiao Bao to have any more contact with the couple, fearing that the child would be sad.
"Since they came prepared, let's avoid them. That's the best way to handle it."
Gu Sinian also wanted to avoid them, as seeing them made him angry, but they had already come to his door and even alerted the leader.
They can't refuse to see them.
If word gets out, it will be bad for the reputation of both the Gu and Qin families.
After all, I've raised Xiaobao for more than three years; even if I haven't done anything particularly meritorious, I've certainly put in a lot of hard work.
Although they were a bit materialistic and selfish, they genuinely loved Xiaobao before they had their own children.
Considering they've raised Xiaobao for over three years, we can't be too harsh.
"It's too late. The people are already waiting outside. In another half hour, the people in the residential compound will be going out to buy groceries and we'll run into them... Then we'll hear them talking nonsense, and we'll be in deep trouble no matter what."
"This is bad for the reputation of the Gu family and the Qin family. If they are rumored to be heartless and cruel, we will all be in trouble."
Su Ying frowned. Gu Sinian's words made a lot of sense; that was indeed the case.
The military spouses in the family compound don't care who's right or wrong; they just want to hear gossip. They believe everything they hear, and if rumors spread, it can cause trouble.
Gossip is something ingrained in our bones; who doesn't love listening to gossip?
"What should we do? We don't have time to deal with them; we have to leave immediately."
Gu Sinian thought for a moment, and realized that something must have happened for Liu Dashan and Liu Qinghe to come out of Qingshui River to find them.
They either encounter difficulties and need their identity to help them solve them.
Or it's all about the money.
The young wife had made an agreement with the other party to give them a sum of money as a thank-you gift.
But later, he got angry with them and went back on his word, taking Xiaobao and running away overnight.
He was so worried that he drove over overnight to pick them up.
"They come here either for money or to use our power to help them accomplish impossible tasks."
"You've certainly got a clever plan."
Gu Sinian sighed. The young wife was in the wrong in this matter. No matter how angry she was, she had to give the promised gift. She couldn't just run away with the child because she was angry.
Fortunately, this trick wasn't used on him, otherwise even crying would have been a luxury.
Gu Sinian shoved Su Ying towards the door, trying to soothe her as he did so, "I know you're angry. But that couple has raised our daughter for so many years, and she's grown up healthy and chubby. They haven't mistreated or abused her. They're normal people."
"I haven't made any major mistakes, I'm just a little selfish."
"It's more than just selfishness. Knowing that he was about to have his own child, he immediately felt that Xiao Bao was a burden. Xiao Bao looked very sad that day."
"But...don't we want to buy out this favor and let them stop bothering our lives?"
“We are not short of money at all. We just gave them a little bit of money. Consider it as helping our daughter give their adoptive parents some money for their old age, so that they can never bother us again.”
Su Ying didn't believe there were people who were so easy to deal with, after all, they didn't look like they could be easily dealt with.
Knowing their addresses and jobs... who knows, I might become a vampire and suck their blood someday.
"Do you think they'd be so easy to talk to? Once they know our family situation, who knows how shameless they'll become?"
Su Ying had seen this kind of thing before.
After all, the Su family is such a large clan with so many people coming and going, she was already used to it.
The young wife's concerns are not unfounded; this is indeed a problem, and improper handling could lead to unnecessary trouble.
The Gu family is currently in the eye of the storm, and absolutely cannot afford any more scandals.
He pondered for a while, rubbing his chin, when suddenly his eyes lit up, and he looked at Su Ying with a smile.
"Wife, I have a good idea."
"What method?"
“Let’s be upfront and be honest. We can give them the money… Their lives aren’t easy either… We can help them out… But we need them to sign an agreement with us, and make sure it explains what’s going on.”
“This money is future money, it’s the money we, as Xiaobao’s parents, are paying to Xiaobao’s adoptive parents for their future retirement… Once it’s used up, it’s gone… We can invite more witnesses, write it down in black and white, and have them put their fingerprints on it, so that no one can deny it in the future.”
"Moreover, it's very advantageous for us to pay in full. Even if they're shameless, they won't dare to come knocking on our door to freeload in the future."
"Eliminate future troubles... Whatever happens to them in the future is none of our business. Even if others want to gossip, we'll just show them the agreement, and they won't dare to say anything, since it's all a matter of mutual consent."
After hearing what Gu Sinian said, Su Ying suddenly understood and was no longer sad.
Giving them a sum of money to buy out their credit forever is a good and practical approach.
"Let's do it this way, let's go and meet them."
Su Ying grabbed the person and left, even jogging, which showed how eager she was to distance herself from them.
Gu Sinian was speechless. Just a moment ago he said he didn't want to see anyone, but now he's being unusually attentive.
"Slower."
"Hurry up, stop arguing! We're in a rush later."
"No rush. I've already calculated the time. We have two hours to get this done, so it doesn't matter if we go a little slower."
"Oh well."
When Su Ying heard that they had two hours to handle the matter, she suddenly slowed down.
If the other party is after money, once the money is given and the agreement is signed, it's all done in no time.
"It won't take long to deal with something like this."
Gu Sinian shook his head, having let her say everything... He looked at her helplessly.
"Is it that you're surprised by how this was handled?"
Su Ying nodded, "Yes. When I was in the Su family, I handled these matters countless times in order to cultivate a suitable successor for my grandfather."
Is that so?
"Yes, why would I lie to you?"
The two walked hand in hand outside, and after about ten minutes, they finally arrived at the door.
The two guards saw Gu Sinian and Su Ying salute, and Gu Sinian returned the salute.
Where are they?
“They were standing at the door making a racket, which was unsightly and had a bad influence. I have already taken them to the commander’s office.”
"If the regimental commander wants them, they can just come to your office."
Gu Sinian nodded, said thank you, and pulled Su Ying toward the office.
It was Su Ying's first time visiting a military stronghold, and she was very curious, looking around at it from all angles.
"May I come in? I don't want to cause you any trouble."
"Strictly speaking, it's impossible... but things have priorities..."
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