One of his legs had shrunk and deformed, and he could only rely on branches picked up from the roadside to support his balance. He stood with great effort, always looking out.
I don’t know what force has supported him to persevere until today. He lives quietly and tenaciously, day after day, year after year.
"Auntie Wang, is business good today?" On this side, Gu Junwen bit into the soft osmanthus cake and chatted with Auntie Wang who was cleaning and packing.
"Thanks to you, Master Gu, business is good today. All the osmanthus cakes are sold out. We can afford to pay the child's tuition this year." Aunt Wang said, with a smile on her always rosy face.
"That's good. Your pastries are delicious and affordable." Gu Junwen tried his best and in just a few minutes, he made Aunt Wang smile.
"Auntie Wang, let me ask you something." After chatting for a while, Gu Junwen finally got to the point of today's conversation.
"Master Gu, what do you say?" Seeing such a handsome and humble young man for the first time, Aunt Wang gradually put aside her doubts.
"Do you know Yanliuyuan? I heard about it a few days ago." Gu Junwen took a bite of osmanthus cake as if he didn't care much and spoke casually.
"Of course I know," Aunt Wang lowered her voice unconsciously, as if she was very nervous. "Six years ago, a big case happened and Yanliuyuan was closed down by the officials. I heard that someone's son died or something."
Aunt Wang looked around nervously and beckoned Gu Junwen to come closer: "To be honest, I saw that Du or Young Master Wang back then, on the night he got into trouble."
Isn't this just a coincidence? She wanted to investigate, and Auntie Wang just happened to know the inside story. This thing went so smoothly that it seemed unreal to her.
Aunt Wang noticed Gu Junwen's absent-mindedness and a hint of doubt, and couldn't help but raise her voice slightly:
"Don't disbelieve me, I wasn't the only one who saw it. See, that guy over there, he went in with that young master at the time."
What? There were witnesses?
Gu Junwen became interested. No matter whether it was true or not, he went to ask.
She turned around and was about to walk towards the man, but was grabbed by Ye Nanyi who happened to be walking over, and her wrist was tightly grasped.
"Auntie, we have something to do and we'll leave first." Qin Yanzhou noticed something was going on. He wolfed down the last bite of pastry and put the money on the table.
"Take care, and come often next time!" Aunt Wang's enthusiastic voice was still clear even from a distance.
"Why are you stopping me? I want..." Gu Junwen shouted in confusion.
"Shut up." Ye Nanyi stuffed Gu Junwen's mouth with a piece of osmanthus cake, "Someone is following us."
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