But Gu Chenxi refused to say anything, and Li Tiansheng had no way to deal with it.
Seeing that no one was around, he immediately snatched the clothes from Gu Chenxi's hands and squatted down by the stream to wash them for her.
No matter how much Gu Chenxi refused, Li Tiansheng did not return the clothes to her.
Fortunately, Gu Chenxi only washed her outer clothes today. If she had to wash her inner garments, she would have been so embarrassed.
Li Tiansheng washed the clothes and returned them to Gu Chenxi, whose face was flushed. Then he filled a bucket with water and carried it back home.
Gu Chenxi looked at Li Tiansheng's sturdy back, her cheeks flushed red.
She hurriedly put the clothes into the basin in front of her, squatted down, and washed her face with the cool stream water, trying to calm herself down.
However, thinking of Li Tiansheng squatting here angrily washing her clothes, the cold water seemed unable to extinguish the burning heat on her face.
Not only was her face burning, but her heart was also gradually warming up.
Before she knew it, Gu Chenxi's face was already wet with tears. She felt so lucky to have met Gu Lili and so many other warm-hearted people.
......
Seeing the concern in Li Tiansheng's eyes, Gu Lili, unaware of her own feelings, suddenly wanted to tease him.
"Third Uncle, when did you start caring so much about Chenxi?"
When Li Tiansheng met Gu Lili's ambiguous smile, his old face immediately turned dark red.
He was this girl's third uncle, how could he be making fun of him?
Li Tiansheng wasn't as introverted around Gu Lili as he was around Gu Chenxi. Although he blushed, he rolled his eyes at Gu Lili.
"Chenxi is practically family to you, so what's wrong with me showing concern for her?" Li Tiansheng argued illogically.
Seeing her third uncle like this, Gu Lili suppressed a smile and said, "I will take care of my family. You should take better care of your niece. I really like those wildflowers. You can pick more."
When Li Tiansheng heard Gu Lili mention wildflowers, he was completely confused. However, the most important thing right now was to ask Gu Chenxi how she got injured.
"Oh, forget about wildflowers, just tell me!" Li Tiansheng said anxiously.
Seeing Li Tiansheng's anxious expression, Gu Lili decided to stop teasing him and briefly recounted the events of the day to him.
After hearing what Gu Lili said, Li Tiansheng felt a chill run through him from head to toe.
Today, he almost never saw Gu Chenxi again.
After a long pause, Li Tiansheng said in a daze, "Lili, I'll go to the restaurant with you tomorrow. You're all just kids, you don't even have the ability to protect yourselves if you encounter danger. I'll protect you!"
Li Tiansheng felt from the bottom of his heart that this must not happen a second time.
Gu Lili said gently, "Third Uncle, you don't need to go. I've asked Chenxi to stay home and rest tomorrow, so you don't need to worry!"
Although Gu Chenxi only suffered a minor injury, Gu Lili and Li Tiansheng shared the same thought: they couldn't let Gu Chenxi be in danger.
Li Tiansheng's face flushed red and then darkened again after Gu Lili saw through his little scheme.
"Then...then you guys need someone to protect you too!" Li Tiansheng stammered, embarrassed.
Gu Lili told him about the search for people on the estate again today, and Li Tiansheng stopped after hearing this.
During the brief pause in their conversation, the martial arts practitioners in Chang'an also stopped practicing.
Chang'an walked towards Gu Lili, smiling as he said, "Lili, the seafood you asked me to find today is being kept in the kitchen. Do you think it's enough?"
This morning when she left, Gu Lili specifically instructed Chang'an to ask the aunties who were working if they had any teenagers who had nothing to do, and to find some seafood for them to sell.
Chang'an knew how to read scales and recognize money, so Gu Lili entrusted this task to him.
If Chang'an hadn't mentioned it, Gu Lili would probably have forgotten about it.
Gu Lili quickly took small steps and headed towards the kitchen.
Chang'an followed behind, wanting to see what was going on.
Gu Lili walked into the kitchen and saw that, wow, there were not only conch, oysters and clams, but also some blue crabs.
"Yan Yu and Qi Mu picked this up. Yan Yu said it's delicious!" Chang'an said, pointing to the blue crab.
Gu Lili's eyes were full of joy. It had been a long time since she had found crabs, and the restaurant could serve new dishes again tomorrow.
Besides some fixed dishes, the most attractive thing about Gu Lili's restaurant is its seafood.
Because the items picked each day are different, it's easy to feel a sense of novelty.
Gu Lili smiled and said, "This is indeed very delicious. I'll make some for you to try after I stop going to restaurants in a few days."
It's been a long time since we've had crabs. Not to mention Gu Yanyu, even Gu Lili is craving them.
Upon hearing this, Chang'an's eyes nearly overflowed with laughter.
Although this thing looks grotesque and he doesn't know if it tastes good, Chang'an couldn't help but feel excited when he thought about Gu Lili saying she would make it for him to try.
"Chang'an, have you weighed the crabs that Yan Yu and Qi Mu picked?" Gu Lili asked.
Chang'an nodded and took out his accounting notebook.
"I didn't know how much to pay them for this, so I just noted down the weight," Chang'an said, pointing to the notebook.
Gu Lili looked up at Chang'an's notebook. Chang'an's handwriting was elegant and unrestrained. She glanced at Chang'an again and thought, "His handwriting reflects his personality. It's true."
Chang'an was about the same age as his third uncle, and by that calculation, Chang'an was already of marriageable age.
Thinking of this, Gu Lili felt a pang of regret for some reason. She wondered to herself if she was just being infatuated!
Her face immediately turned red, and she gently shook her head, dismissing the absurd idea.
"I'm going to give the money to the two children. You should go to bed early!" After saying that, Gu Lili quickly left the kitchen.
Making money is the most important thing; let's think about matters of the heart in a few years.
"Cousin, I don't want this money. I've been eating and living at your house, how can I take your money!" Li Qimu said firmly as he looked at the money Gu Lili was handing him.
In this respect, Li Qimu is completely different from her mother, Zuo Xiuhong.
This is why Gu Lili was willing to let him stay at her home.
Gu Lili smiled and said, "You eat and live here, and your mother paid for my meals. You helped me pick crabs, so this is your rightful money. There's no conflict between the two. You'll need to buy writing materials for your studies, so you'll inevitably need money. It's convenient to have some money on hand."
Li Qimu resolutely shook his head.
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