Qiu Miao: Boarding General Gu’s “Friendship” Boat
Gu Wenye saw Qiu Yanping carrying a small bag and looking at him with an awkward smile. He nodded subconsciously and let Qiu Yanping in.
Qiu Yanping coughed lightly. It was a bit too abrupt for him to suddenly come and ask for lodging so late at night. He and Gu Wenye were not very close friends, so he did not reject him. He probably wanted to be a gentleman and was embarrassed to kick him out so late at night.
But he had no other choice except to hide at Gu Wenye's place. Only Gu Wenye could hide people under the noses of those people in Marshal Yuan's Mansion, so Qiu Yanping still shamelessly sneaked into Gu Wenye's house.
"I'll have someone prepare a guest room for you." Gu Wenye said, feeling a little guilty and not daring to look Qiu Yanping in the eye. He did not confess that he was the other person in the engagement that Qiu Yanping mentioned, because he knew that he would never agree to this engagement - especially knowing that the target was Qiu Yanping, how could a person like him ruin Qiu Yanping's life? - This engagement would be canceled by him sooner or later, and Qiu Yanping would return to his own life sooner or later. He did not tell Qiu Yanping the real situation, and did not want to add to the embarrassment between the two.
After hearing this, Qiu Yanping thanked him. This time he did not notice Gu Wenye's abnormality. He himself felt embarrassed and had no mind to look at Gu Wenye. He followed Gu Wenye with his small bag, following him closely, turning left and right, and finally arrived at a small side courtyard.
"My parents go to bed early. I'll take you to say hello to them tomorrow. Don't worry, they won't mind." Gu Wenye said. He had to meet his parents for sure. He brought a man home and kept him hidden. This was a big deal in the general's mansion. However, before bringing Qiu Yanping to his parents, he had to correct his parents' thoughts first.
Qiu Yanping responded, and he sighed and said, "General Gu, you have been of great help."
Gu Wenye laughed twice, and felt that he could not stay any longer. He said a few more words in a hurry, and then turned and left. Qiu Yanping put his small bag on the table. The servant sent by Gu Wenye was tidying up the room, and he went to the small courtyard outside the house to breathe in the fresh air for a while.
The Marshal's Mansion became particularly noisy because of Qiu Yanping's disappearance. The two brothers, Hua Nan and Hua Bei, who were most familiar with Qiu Yanping, noticed that Qiu Yanping's clothes were missing, and guessed that Qiu Yanping must have slipped away. Hua Bei watched and pretended to be unaware, standing aside with his brother, watching the excitement like an outsider.
Although Qiu Yanping has a strange personality and has only returned in the past two days and has just become familiar with them, he is still their younger brother, the third young master of the Marshal's Mansion. It is unacceptable for him to be tied to an engagement to marry a man who cannot walk. Even if the other party is a famous interstellar general, it is a fact that he is disabled now. What's the use of being so powerful in the past? Doesn't he still have to rely on a wheelchair to live now?
Hua Bei didn't care about the old friendship his parents were talking about. If it came to friendship, he still remembered that Qiu Yanping had saved his life, so he wouldn't go along with his parents and find the person.
Huanan usually stands on the same front with his younger brother, and this time was no exception. The two brothers looked like complete outsiders, which made Hua's father and mother so angry that they directly cancelled their pocket money.
North China: emmmm, I won’t bow down for money and small toys.
Hua Nan: It’s okay. I have savings.
("Brother! I want that! Buy it for me!")
On the other side, in the general's mansion, after Gu Wenye settled Qiu Yanping, he returned to the compound.
Father Gu had already learned from the housekeeper who the visitor was. He sat on the mahogany chair and glanced at Gu Wenye. He snorted softly, and with a little pride of discovering the truth and succeeding in his plan, he asked back, "Didn't you say you were going to cancel the engagement? Why did you bring the person home?"
"I will definitely not agree to this engagement. He came to me because he didn't know that the engagement partner was me. He came here to seek refuge." Gu Wenye said calmly. He raised his eyes and said, "Why is he here to avoid anything? I don't need to explain it more clearly, right? His attitude is so obvious. He is treated like a ferocious beast to be avoided. Does father still want me to come to him?" Gu Wenye's tone was flat, and there was a hint of self-mockery at the end of his voice. But the words coming out of Gu Wenye's mouth were enough to make Gu's father's eyes wide with anger.
"What do you mean by 'giving up'? What's wrong with my son?!" Father Gu slapped the armrest of the chair and said protectively, "He doesn't know the target is you yet. If he knew, he would never run away!"
After saying this, Father Gu changed his tone and said, "I think he would come to you for help first, which means you must have a special place in his heart. Maybe he is interested in you?"
Gu Wenye was amused by his father's words. Why did Qiu Yanping look for him? The answer was obvious, so obvious that anyone could easily see it - the Marshal's Mansion was looking for someone, and the only place that could compete with the Marshal's Mansion and hide someone was the General's Mansion.
There was another reason. He happened to owe Qiu Yanping a favor and had made a promise to him, and now Qiu Yanping came to him to redeem it.
"Don't let your imagination run wild. This kind of engagement is as absurd as a novel. If it gets out, won't the whole planet laugh at you?" Gu Wenye said, "I don't care what the reason was for the two families to arrange the child marriage. I will explain it to the two people in the Marshal's Mansion as soon as possible and ask them to cancel the engagement. I don't think they would like to see their child being kidnapped by a cripple like me." After he finished speaking, he turned around in the remote control wheelchair and was about to leave without looking at his father's ugly face. As soon as he turned around, he thought of something and turned back to remind him, "By the way, I will bring him here tomorrow to meet everyone. He will just stay at home to say hello. You and mother should not say anything you shouldn't say."
Father Gu looked at Gu Wenye's back as he turned and left, and thought of the warning Gu Wenye had given him. He narrowed his eyes and thought it would be okay if he didn't say anything.
Anyway, everyone is at his house.
To be honest, such an arranged marriage is indeed absurd. If it were not for necessity, the two heads of the Gu and Hua families would not want to interfere in the marriages of their children.
Father Gu pursed his lips and went back to the inner room. The elders did not want to see their children's happiness ruined by such an engagement. If they could let it go, that would be the best. If there was really no other way... Father Gu was silent and lost in thought, and no one knew what he was thinking.
After a while, Father Gu contacted Marshal Yuan's Mansion and informed Father Hua who was busy looking for someone at the Marshal Yuan's Mansion.
"Well, your one has escaped to my son's place."
"Can you say that again???"
"…My husband doesn't want to go through with this engagement either."
“…”
"But I think, judging from the situation where your kid went straight to my kid, maybe there's hope. Why don't we let the two kids get along first? Anyway, they're both at my house now, so maybe it can work out naturally without the need for an engagement?"
"OK."
"Just pretend you don't know and keep looking for him, otherwise the kid might just leave if he sees nothing is going on."
"knew."
"Well...if that doesn't work, let's think of another way. We can't force the responsibility of the older generation onto these two children. We can't ruin the rest of their lives, right?"
"You've said all the good things. Tsk, I get it. That's it."
Father Gu listened to the busy tone on the other end of the phone and rubbed his nose. He was just expressing his opinion.
The next day, Gu Wenye brought Qiu Yanping to meet someone. It was the first time that Gu Wenle heard that his elder brother had been arranged to marry. He did not mind the trouble and rushed back home from another city just to see what was going on.
When Gu Wenle arrived home, Qiu Yanping had already met Gu Wenye's parents. The four of them chatted very harmoniously, and no one knew what they were talking about, but the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
When he saw Qiu Yanping, he was stunned like a stone statue, his eyes widened in disbelief. He was about to say something, but was swallowed back by a glare from Gu Wenye. He turned to look at his parents, who were looking at Qiu Yanping with smiles, like ordinary and amiable elders. He was stunned again.
When Qiu Yanping saw Gu Wenle, he quickly realized the other person's identity because his face looked about 60% similar to Gu Wenye. "Are you Gu Wenle?" He raised the last syllable of his voice, and Gu Wenle's nerves tensed up.
Gu Wenle thought of the bad things he had said about Qiu Yanping before, and the ten or so invitations he had sent without any sincerity. His face turned red. If he had known that Qiu Yanping would be his future sister-in-law, he would have changed his attitude. No wonder his elder brother always spoke for Qiu Yanping before. It turned out that he had already made up his mind. Why did he keep dragging his feet? Gu Wenle felt that he was a bit of a pig teammate. He scratched the back of his head, trying to make up for his previous mistakes. He was particularly clever and said, "It's me, sister-in-law. What happened before... Ouch!"
Gu Wenle screamed, took a breath, and jumped to the side. One of his feet was crushed hard by Gu Wenye's wheelchair.
Gu Wenye smiled and looked at Qiu Yanping, explaining, "It was my first time bringing someone home, so he probably misunderstood me."
Gu Wenle: “……???” He looked at his parents.
The father and mother looked at their second son more lovingly, saying he was truly a good teammate on the planet.
So it's because I haven't got it yet... Gu Wenle reacted, he hissed softly, rubbed his feet, coughed lightly and said, "Professor Qiu, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, it's okay. Is Mr. Gu's foot okay?" Qiu Yanping looked at him with a smile, and Gu Wenle felt that his foot hurt even more.
“阿業帶丘先生在府裏四處轉轉吧，以後要住一段時間的，還是先熟悉熟悉環境。”顧父開口說道，顧母附和着，順便把自家小兒子摘出來道，“阿樂，你過來，好不容易回趟家，好好跟媽媽聊聊，外頭有什麽好玩的，都樂不思蜀了？”
顧聞樂眼皮一跳，在心裏默默算了算自己這次又有多久沒回過家了，然後咽了咽口水。
“媽……人在江湖，身不由己啊……”
顧聞業聽着顧聞樂這每次都不改口的開頭，嘴角勾了勾，他側頭看向丘延平，低聲問道，“我們出去走走？”
丘延平點點頭，随着顧聞業出去，他說道，“你弟弟還挺好玩。說話挺有意思。”
“是嗎。”顧聞業想了想，說道，“就是有時候說話不經大腦，油嘴滑舌了點，之前冒犯了你，抱歉。”
丘延平抽抽嘴角，說話不經大腦？油嘴滑舌？顧将軍的嘴其實也挺毒。
顧聞樂打了個噴嚏。
“沒事。”
“不過他性格不錯，喊他做什麽都會答應。”顧聞業想了想，還是拔了拔顧聞樂的高度，說了半句好話，“你要是有什麽要幫忙的，找不到我可以去找他。”絲毫不覺得自己把弟弟廉價賣了出去。
丘延平點點頭。
丘延平跟着顧聞業在将軍府裏晃，他是沒想到将軍府裏的那兩位那麽好說話，半點都沒上位者高高在上的距離感，這讓他稍稍放松了一點。他随着顧聞業到處晃，雖然顧聞業是帶着他熟悉将軍府的環境，但他卻半點沒把這些彎彎曲曲的路記在心裏，他漫不經心地跟着顧聞業，說道，“不知道元帥府那邊會派人找多久，可能要打擾你們一段時間了。”
作為婚約另一方的顧聞業覺得有些心虛，“沒有關系，只是多雙筷子罷了，別拘束，這裏其實沒什麽規矩，當是自己家就好。”
“嗯啊。”丘延平忽然笑起來，說道，“本來還想着等把你的腿治好了，再來要報酬的，沒想到現在就用上了，真是可惜。”
“呵呵。”顧聞業低笑着微微搖頭，沒想到丘延平話鋒一轉說起這個來了，他笑着搖頭，擡眼看向丘延平，說道，“你有任何困難需要幫助，都可以來找我。”
丘延平挑眉，覺得自己面前好像擺着一個大便宜，“不要報酬？”
“不用。”
“那我就要欠下顧将軍人情了。”丘延平說道。
“朋友之間的話，不講人情吧？”顧聞業微笑着看向丘延平，主動遞出了友誼小船的登機牌。顧聞業看人很準，幾天就摸清了丘延平的脾性，他知道要邁近一步關系，只有他主動了才有機會。
他不是因為那紙婚約的緣故才想和丘延平邁近關系，這個念頭早就有了，只不過正好今天借着話頭說出來。
顧聞業覺得自己是有些緊張的，明明不過是交個朋友，有誰會拒絕一個曾經大将軍的友誼呢？但是偏偏，顧聞業就有種不上不下的不确定，這種緊張反倒像是他在和一個男人表白。顧聞業在心底好笑自己這奇怪的念頭，那紙荒唐婚約好像對他起了不小的心理暗示作用。
丘延平愣了愣，然後一笑，“顧将軍這一波不會虧的。”他別扭地接受了顧聞業的友誼。上輩子想要和他攀關系的人數不勝數，不過顧聞業這樣的，倒是不多，他真正的本事還沒秀過，顧聞業還不知道在他身上能圖到什麽，這樣的友誼倒是挺幹淨純粹的。
他彎起柳葉似的桃花眼，僅憑真心實意就能換到一個真正的風水大師的友誼，顧将軍這波可是賺大發了。他看見顧聞業微皺起的眉心，顯然不是很喜歡他這樣的說辭，他笑起來，板板正正的顧将軍，真是讓他想占盡口頭上的便宜。
顧聞業見到丘延平這樣的态度，恍然明白過來，他無奈地搖頭，“丘先生真是愛開玩笑。”
“這不叫玩笑，這叫幽默，顧将軍太板正了。”丘延平回道，他聽顧聞業還是喊着自己丘先生，便也就“顧将軍”地喊了回去，他咂嘴回味了一下，覺得這放在別人身上有些距離感的稱呼，到他倆嘴裏，好像倒也不顯得有多生疏。
“你的腿，最近如何了？”丘延平又調侃了顧聞業幾句後，轉向顧聞業的雙腿問道，“給你的法子可有用？”
“雖然還是不能動彈，不過對外界的刺激似乎稍稍有些感知了。”顧聞業握了握自己的腿，說道，“也許再過段時間……”
“我不得不提前給你打一劑預防針，你的腿如果找不到根源，那我頂多只能恢複到勉強能用助步器行走的程度。”丘延平發覺顧聞業似乎期望過高了，他因為這個發現而心髒微微酸疼了一下，卻不得不沉下聲音打段顧聞業過高的期望，他見顧聞業斂平了嘴角，話鋒一轉又道，“不過，凡事有因必有果，反過來也一樣。天網恢恢，肯定有所疏漏。我既然當初說過要看看一個真正的顧将軍能替我做什麽，那現在做了朋友了，我更沒道理不把你的腿治好，放心。”
丘延平開口安慰道，他別扭地表達了自己的善意，他想自己上輩子都沒怎麽安撫過人，從來都只有人巴着他的大腿讨好他，卻在顧聞業這兒開了好幾次的先例了。不過顯然，他安慰人的技術依舊生疏又別扭。
顧聞業知道是他自己心急了，聽到丘延平說的最好結果時，他心裏确實空落了一下，但是畢竟更大的打擊他都扛過來了，這點小小的、務實的警告算不上什麽。
他很快調整過來自己的心理狀态，不過意外地聽到丘延平之後的安撫，他擡頭看向丘延平，丘延平別扭地飄着眼神的模樣讓他心裏暖了暖，“嗯，謝謝。”
“客氣什麽。”丘延平輕籲了口氣，見顧聞業好像沒什麽變化，又恢複了原本那漫不經心的模樣，他擺擺手，兩手往腦袋後一抱，枕着望着天空，說道，“什麽時候你把你受傷的前前後後全跟我捋一遍，應該能找到什麽有用的線索。你看你什麽時候有空？”
顧聞業眼睛微亮，“這段時間我會住回家中，白天要去學院裏給學生們上課，晚上的時間都空着，不知道丘先生方便不方便？”
“我全天都方便着呢。”丘延平笑起來，“那就定晚上吧。”
兩個人一路左一句西一句地閑聊，不知不覺繞着整個将軍府走了一圈，回到大院前，丘延平看到熟悉的院落還有些發愣，昨晚來這兒的時候還覺得這将軍府裏左繞右繞大得不像話，怎麽随便走走就又回來了？這才過了多久？
被顧母批着不知回家的顧聞樂見到自家大哥和未來大嫂總算回來了，忙站起身走到門外，把兩個人拉進門裏，“你們可算回來了，都要到飯點了！你們怎麽那麽能逛？一逛一下午？我都不知道這将軍府有什麽好瞧的……”顧聞樂碎碎念着，然後冷不丁被顧母敲了一記暴栗。
顧母笑眯眯地看着丘延平，就像在看自己未來兒子似的，“丘先生走了那麽久，該餓了吧？”
用過了晚飯，丘延平見顧父顧母沒有要散場的意思，只好坐在位置上有一口沒一口地喝着酒，他還是愛喝高粱釀出來的烈酒，葡萄釀出來的紅酒喝在他嘴裏，就像是喝果汁似的，酸中帶點甜，就是沒有多少酒味。
顧聞樂微訝地看着丘延平大口大口灌着紅酒，要是換作別人，他肯定要笑話那人牛嚼牡丹，但換成是丘延平，看他波瀾不驚又習以為常的模樣，他反倒覺得這樣子灌紅酒或許也別有一番風味？
“丘先生酒量不錯啊。”顧父開口說道。
“呵呵，過獎了。”丘延平謙虛道。他上輩子和人喝酒，不說非最烈的酒不喝，但也至少得是烈酒，三兩下肚也跟沒事人似的，現在這點東西那都不是個事兒~
顧聞業見自家弟弟又要往丘延平杯裏加酒，他微蹙起眉頭，算來今晚丘延平已經有五六杯下肚了，這酒嘗起來是不烈，但後勁在後頭，萬一上了頭有的他難受了。他不着痕跡地瞪了一眼顧聞樂，對自家哥哥淩厲視線尤其敏感的顧聞樂手一抖，伸手要倒酒的手自然無比地往自己這兒一拐，給自己加好酒又乖巧放了回去。
舉着杯子打算接酒的丘延平眼睜睜看着那瓶紅酒在自己面前拐了個彎。
丘延平：？？？
飯早就吃得差不多了，不過嘛，飯桌上喝着酒通常能再坐一輪的，不知不覺酒就過了三巡。
“顧老爺，門外有人來訪，要見麽？”正喝着酒，管家突然走到顧父身邊，低聲問道。
“誰阿？”顧聞樂眯着眼睛問了一句，什麽人選在大晚上人家吃飯的時候來拜訪的？這是有多火急火燎？
“說是姓許，叫許清樓。”
Gu Wenle spat the wine back into the glass with a chuckle, causing Gu's father, Gu's mother, Gu Wenye, and Qiu Yanping to all look away in disgust.
"Your friend?" Gu Wenye understood after seeing Gu Wenle's reaction.
Gu Wenle waved his hand quickly and said, "We are not friends, we just had business dealings before."
"Let him in. Since he is Ah Le's business partner, he must have something urgent to tell you at this time," said Gu's father.
Upon hearing this, the housekeeper stepped back and took Xu Qinglou to the reception hall.
Gu Wenle coughed lightly and said, "In fact, we only cooperated on one business, so we can't even be called partners..."
Gu Wenye raised his eyebrows. Why did it sound like he was so eager to cut off ties with this man named Xu Qinglou?
Gu Wenle winked at his elder brother.
News Industry: "..."
Before Gu Wenye could understand Gu Wenle's eyes, Xu Qinglou came in. Qiu Yanping met the man's somewhat absent-minded eyes, and the man seemed to suddenly shrink back and trembled all over.
Qiu Yanping narrowed his eyes and his nose twitched twice, as if he smelled something in the air. He quickly rubbed his nose and slumped back into his chair, looking completely indifferent, with a pair of peach blossom eyes that looked a little drunk.
Xu Qinglou saw that the food on the table had not been cleared away yet, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He brought the gift over and handed it over quickly, saying, "I'm sorry to bother you this evening. I really want to ask Mr. Gu for a favor. Please lend me a hand."
Gu Wenye and his parents remained silent. Gu Wenye chuckled twice, stood up and said, "Well, Mr. Xu, let's move to the reception room. It's not convenient to talk here."
The butler touched his nose, thinking that his bonus this month might be deducted.
"Mr. Xu, what's the matter with your visit this time?" Gu Wenle didn't want to beat around the bush with Xu Qinglou, nor did he want to have much to do with Xu Qinglou, so he asked directly.
Xu Qinglou choked. Businessmen love to be evasive. Gu Wenle got to the point so directly that he had no chance to make some connections. He moved his lips and hesitated for a few seconds before speaking, "It's like this, Mr. Gu. My company and Mr. Gu had a brief and close cooperation before, and both sides were very happy. Mr. Gu should still remember the new design we launched at that time, right?"
Gu Wenle narrowed his eyes slightly, nodded slightly, and did not say anything, but just motioned Xu Qinglou to continue.
Xu Qinglou paused, not understanding Gu Wenle's attitude, so he had to bite the bullet and continue, "The subsequent series of that design encountered some troubles during the market promotion. Some of our customers reported that they had some adverse reactions after using the product and filed a lawsuit in court. However, after a complete set of product inspections, it was proved that our products are completely harmless. Although these collective complaints were later proven to be completely innocent of our products, they still caused a great blow to the company."
Gu Wenle frowned. He had originally collaborated with Xu Qinglou on that design in order to curry favor with another industry leader, with whom Xu Qinglou had some personal connections. Now Xu Qinglou brought up the collaboration again and emphasized that the product in question this time was a sequel to that collaboration. This was undoubtedly a subtle hint to him that he wanted to do him a favor.
For Gu Wenle, this kind of favor had to be accepted. If he refused, it would mean he was offending another industry tycoon. Now Gu Wenle was not as good as before, and he had a famous big brother behind him. If he offended this kind of person, it would be even more difficult for him to do things in the future.
"How do you want me to help you?" Gu Wenle asked with a frown.
"Mr. Gu only needs to come out and support our products. It is enough for him to give a verbal endorsement for our products," said Xu Qinglou.
Gu Wenle fell silent after hearing this. If he was asked to represent the company to support Xu Qinglou at this time, it would be equivalent to tying his position directly to Xu Qinglou. It would be very easy for him to be forced to be in the same boat with Xu Qinglou, which he was not willing to see at all.
Xu Qinglou's name sounds clean, but he is not necessarily a clean person, otherwise Gu Wenle would not have cut off business dealings with him after the first contact. Even though there was a big boss in the industry behind him, he was careful to keep his distance.
Now Xu Qinglou was like a fly sticking to him, and he had no sufficient or appropriate reason to refuse, which really gave him a headache.
"Mr. Xu, please go back first. As your former partner, if Mr. Xu encounters difficulties, I will certainly help him if I can." Gu Wenle neither refused nor agreed clearly, but said goodbye to him while performing Tai Chi.
Xu Qinglou thought his hint was obvious enough, but he didn't expect Gu Wenle to be so stubborn. His face turned ugly instantly. However, seeing the general sitting on the wheelchair, he still had a sharp aura. Xu Qinglou didn't dare to say anything. He just nodded and stood up, saying, "Mr. Gu, I feel relieved. It's really presumptuous to visit you at night. I hope you can forgive me."
"Haha, Uncle Gu, please show the guest out." Gu Wenle nodded with a forced smile and said to the housekeeper standing beside him.
After seeing Xu Qinglou off, Gu Wenle fell on the sofa with a headache, his fingers gripping the slightly hard pillow leather, "I can't get rid of this fly, what should I do, brother..."
"I advise you not to interfere." Qiu Yanping suddenly spoke, causing all four members of the Gu family to look over.
Qiu Yanping saw that the four men had all stopped and looked at him, he paused and said, "Xu Qinglou is not clean. If you mix some in there, it will be like wet hands covered in flour, and you won't be able to get rid of it no matter how hard you try." He took the initiative to remind Gu Wenle because the Gu family had taken him in. Judging from Xu Qinglou's face, he was not a man who acted uprightly, not to mention that Xu Qinglou's reaction was so strange when he saw him. There must be something wrong.
"Of course I know Xu Qinglou's style very well. There are many different opinions on how he made his fortune, but everyone knows that it is definitely not clean. But this matter is not so easy to shirk responsibility. When you are in the world, there are many things that are beyond your control..." Gu Wenle shook his head and sighed, and Zen came out unconsciously again.
"We'll talk about it later. I'll see if there's any room for maneuver." Gu Wenle perked up. He couldn't let the whole family worry about him. He waved his hand and said, "I'll go back to my room first."
"Just know it in your heart." Father Gu sighed and could only give a light warning. Then he turned to Gu Wenye and said, "Aye, take Mr. Qiu back to his room. Mr. Qiu drank a lot of wine tonight. Although our wine is not strong at first, it still has some aftereffects. Mr. Qiu should go back to his room and rest early."
Gu Wenye responded. Although Qiu Yanping didn't agree in his heart, he didn't refuse Gu's father's kindness. He nodded, said good night to Gu's father and mother, and went back with Gu Wenye.
"You really took me back to my place." Qiu Yanping laughed when he saw his small courtyard. He said, "The alcohol is just like a drizzle to me. Didn't I agree to listen to you recount what happened? Let's go to your place."
Gu Wenye saw Qiu Yanping turned around and was about to leave, so he had to stop him and said, "It's not that direction. Are you sure everything is okay?"
Qiu Yanping sneered. Although it was a little embarrassing to go in the wrong direction, being questioned about his drinking capacity was even more unbearable. Qiu Yanping bared his teeth and said, "When I was drinking 50-plus proof liquor, you probably hadn't even tasted it."
Gu Wenye smiled helplessly and had to take Qiu Yanping back to his own small villa.
Gu Wenye poured Qiu Yanping a glass of water first, but did not start talking about his own affairs. Instead, he asked about what happened just now, "Just now you were so decisive in not letting Gu Wenle and Xu Qinglou cooperate. Was it not just because of Xu Qinglou's style?"
Qiu Yanping raised his eyebrows, "I thought I came here for your legs?"
Gu Wenye pursed his lips slightly, as if he didn't know how to respond to Qiu Yanping's question.
Seeing that Gu Wenye looked embarrassed, Qiu Yanping shook his head and let him go. Who made this General Gu a friend he just acknowledged? He said, "It's indeed not just because of Xu Qinglou's style. He smells of blood. Didn't your brother just say that he made his fortune in an unclean way? He must have killed someone. What he said was so strange. It must not be as simple as suppressing the reputation of the rival to make up rumors. If your brother intervenes, he might be implicated."
Gu Wenye clenched his fists slightly after hearing this. He had never thought that Xu Qinglou had such a secret. He did not doubt at all whether what Qiu Yanping said was true or false. After the incident with Fu Yangsheng, he had the attitude of "Qiu Yanping said, I believe" towards all the mysterious things Qiu Yanping said.
"Anyway, I've reminded you so clearly, let your brother think about it carefully." Qiu Yanping shrugged his shoulders. He sat opposite Gu Wenye and patted Gu Wenye's thighs twice. He said, "Okay, let's not talk about your brother anymore. Tell me what's wrong with your legs. Although it means to expose someone's scars, for your own good, remember as much as possible."
Gu Wenye was startled when Qiu Yanping suddenly patted his thigh. Although he didn't feel anything on his leg, Gu Wenye, who always kept a distance from everyone, was not used to being patted on the thigh.
He coughed lightly to cover up his awkwardness and began to recall slowly, but his mind kept wandering to his brother's affairs. Qiu Yanping noticed Gu Wenye's absent-mindedness, and he frowned, not understanding why this man couldn't pay a little more attention to himself?
He cleared his throat somewhat dissatisfiedly, waved his hands in front of Gu Wenye's eyes for a while, and pulled back Gu Wenye's wandering thoughts. He said dissatisfiedly, "Hey, General Gu, please be more serious and concentrate, okay?"
Gu Wenye subconsciously leaned back slightly, raised his hand to grab Qiu Yanping's wrist, and after reacting, he let go with a bit of regret and said, "I'm sorry, I'm not in a good state today. I wasted your time."
Qiu Yanping was speechless for a moment when he saw Gu Wenye's attitude of admitting his mistakes. Judging from Gu Wenye's reaction tonight, he could see that if Gu Wenle really got involved, Gu Wenye would definitely get involved. He smacked his lips. Why did he have to deal with so many things when he made a rare friend? Not only did he have to take care of his friends, but he also had to take care of his friends' families?
"Forget it, forget it. Just assume I can't do anything to you." Qiu Yanping snorted. "The matter with Gu Wenle shouldn't be that complicated. Tell him to come to me when Xu Qinglou comes looking for him again. I'll help him solve it."
Gu Wenye was stunned. He had never thought of bothering Qiu Yanping, but he had to admit that if Qiu Yanping was willing to help, the situation would be much simpler. He pursed his lips and said, "Then I will formally entrust Mr. Qiu to help, and the reward will be included."
Qiu Yanping was happy. But he still liked Gu Wenye's attitude of being honest. He was willing to help Gu Wenye because he recognized him as a friend, but he helped Gu Wenle because of Gu Wenye's sake. Gu Wenye was not taking advantage of him when he received the next commission. Qiu Yanping narrowed his eyes and poked Gu Wenye's forehead with his finger, "Okay, then I'll take it. As for the reward, I'm not short of money. How about this, let's get another promise from General Gu, how about that?"
Gu Wenye looked at Qiu Yanping helplessly. He didn't know why Qiu Yanping always seemed to like getting close to him today. He could only gently grab Qiu Yanping's finger that was poking him and nodded in agreement, "I'll listen to Mr. Qiu."
Qiu Yanping burped slightly, then smiled when he heard the words, his peach blossom eyes curved into a crescent.
Gu Wenye smelled the strong smell of alcohol and suddenly realized what was going on. He looked at Qiu Yanping with a smile, who was reacting in a completely different way than usual. He said that Qiu Yanping was very strong after drinking, but Qiu Yanping didn't believe him and boasted that he could drink a lot. Now he must be drunk, right? But he was a good drinker.
Seeing that Qiu Yanping had stopped talking, he said, "Mr. Qiu...are you feeling sleepy?" One cannot mention the word "drunk" in front of a drunk person, so Gu Wenye asked in a roundabout way.
After hearing this, Qiu Yanping actually nodded seriously, "I am a little sleepy. It's still early when I look at the moon. It's really strange."
Gu Wenye was just about to say that we should call it a night and Mr. Qiu should go back to rest. Before he could finish his words, he was surprised to see Qiu Yanping stand up and walk straight to his bedroom.