"Young hero, you order, it's on me." Once inside, Gu Shouxin let Lu Zheng order the food.
Lu Zheng readily agreed and ordered several dishes that he remembered his Xin'er's favorite food.
"May I ask your name, young hero? My name is Gu Shouxin, from Zhoujia Town. This is my wife and daughter. I had the good fortune to meet you a few times in Zhoujia Town before. I never expected that we would meet again in the county town today!" Gu Shouxin smiled at Lu Zheng and then introduced himself.
"Just call me Aunt Lian, young man. We're so grateful to you today, otherwise we would have had to go through a lot of trouble!" Cai Xiaolian said readily.
"Thank you for your help, young hero! Gu Nian." Gu Nian didn't want to waste words with someone she didn't know well, especially this person whom her parents suspected she knew.
"Thank you, big brother. I'm Gu Xin." After her parents and sister introduced themselves, Gu Xin felt she should also express her gratitude.
Gu Xin and Gu Nian were sitting on the same bench, right across from Lu Zheng.
Cai Xiaolian and Gu Shouxin felt that Lu Zheng was looking in this direction, and subconsciously felt that he was looking at Gu Nian, which made them even more certain.
Lu Zheng turned to Gu Shouxin: "Uncle Gu, Aunt Lian, my surname is Zhou, and my given name is Yuan. I'm from Yuzhou Prefecture. I recently came to Zhoujia Town to accompany my great-uncle. But, what happened just now?"
Lu Zheng did not reveal his real name. His identity was known only to the head steward, the second steward, and Jixiang in his maternal grandfather's family. The other servants did not know that he was Master Zhou's grandson and only thought that he was a relative of the Zhou family.
His identity cannot be revealed. Right now, he should be recuperating at the Lu family's ancestral home in Yuzhou Prefecture.
Zhou is his mother's surname, and his nickname is Yuanyuan. He says his name is Zhou Yuan and that his ancestral home is Yuzhou Prefecture, which is not wrong and not considered deception.
"So it's Young Master Zhou! What happened just now was exactly as you saw." Gu Shouxin nodded without suspicion.
"Oh, I just heard someone say that someone at that gambling den used their wife and daughters to pay off gambling debts. I wanted to go and see what that heartless and depraved person was like! I didn't expect it was just rumors!" Lu Zheng laughed.
The three members of the Gu family who had traveled through time all raised their eyebrows in unison and looked at Lu Zheng.
“Yes, Father, Mother, Sister, Young Master Zhou has been deceived. When she pulled me away just now, she said that you brought me here to pay off my gambling debts. She said that she would take me away and wouldn't let me be bullied,” Gu Xin said earnestly.
The three time travelers looked at Gu Xin again.
"I, this," Lu Zheng blinked, looking at a loss, "Uncle, Aunt Lian, this is all a misunderstanding. I just believed what others said. I thought I could save those girls who were being sold."
Could it be that Xin'er's parents and sister are not really as she said before? But the information I found recently is exactly as Xin'er said?
Why could such a change occur in just a few days?
Could it be that, like me, they've been reborn?
If she could live again, Xin'er's mother and sister should recognize her!
No, there must be something I haven't considered.
Lu Zheng maintained a composed demeanor, but his mind was racing with all sorts of wild ideas!
“It’s not uncommon for gambling dens to sell wives and daughters. Young Master Zhou’s pure heart is truly admirable!” Gu Shouxin then cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Lu Zheng.
"No, no!" Lu Zheng said modestly.
"Have some tea!" Just then, the waiter came to pour the tea. Gu Shouxin picked up the teacup and invited Lu Zheng to have some tea.
Lu Zheng had just picked up his teacup, taken a sip, and before the cup had even left his lips, he heard Gu Xin whisper in Gu Nian's ear, "Does Young Master Zhou know my sister? Why are you staring at her like that?"
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