Lin Qingyu jogged over and asked, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"
Zhang Li gestured for Lin Qingyu to come closer, and she covered her mouth with her hand and whispered to Lin Qingyu.
"Qingyu, you've come back at the worst possible time. I heard someone in the village reported the village chief!"
"Someone will be coming down to investigate in a few days. I heard they'll be visiting every household. Your child might not get enough rest then!"
Lin Qingyu's eyes widened in surprise.
She remembered that at this time in her previous life, Feng Jianguo was still alive and well, and even after Feng Chao graduated, he continued to serve as the village chief of Lihua Village.
However, he was discovered later, and his embezzlement was reported, which led to a thorough investigation by higher authorities.
It's unclear what kind of butterfly effect led to Feng Jianguo being reported in advance.
"Qingyu, what's wrong?"
Zhang Li thought Lin Qingyu was worried that her child wasn't sleeping well, so she nudged her through the fence.
"Why don't you and Gu Shi take the kids to the village entrance? It's quiet there!"
Lin Qingyu then came to her senses and shook her head shyly, saying, "I'm fine, I just feel that Pear Blossom Village has changed a lot."
"Right? I think so too..."
Zhang Li went on and on about a few more things, most of which were rumors circulating in the village.
Basically, every household knows the rumors circulating in the village; it's just a matter of when.
A little while later, Lin Aiguo came out to call people to eat. His voice was a little loud, and he was interrupted by Li Xiuhua.
"What are you yelling for? The child is sleeping. If you wake the child up, you'll have to soothe him yourself!"
Li Xiuhua's voice wasn't loud, but Zhang Li heard it and made an excuse to go home.
Lin Qingyu walked back, just as Gu Shi came out of the house.
The two went into the kitchen to eat together.
Lin Aiguo was still feeling wronged; he hadn't even been able to see his granddaughter, all because of Zhao Hongxia's meddling.
In the kitchen, each person held a large bowl and ate the fragrant stew from the big pot. The taste was authentic, just like the taste of home.
Lin Qingyu ate a lot; she had a huge appetite, almost as much as Gu Shi.
When Zhao Hongxia saw Lin Qingyu scoop up another large bowl of food, she muttered to herself, but didn't dare to say it aloud.
After dinner, the child was almost awake.
After Gu Jue woke up, she didn't cry, but just hummed a couple of times. When Lin Qingyu heard this, she went over to feed her.
After eating, Gu Jue opened his big eyes and looked around curiously.
Lin Qingyu and her child burned paper money at the ancestral worship site at home, and then everything was fine.
Zhao Hongxia got to hold the child as she wished, but Gu Jue didn't give her any face at all, and pouted as soon as she was held.
She started wailing in less than a minute.
Zhao Hongxia's ears hurt from the noise, so she quickly returned the child to Lin Qingyu.
Lin Aiguo also gave Gu Jue a hug. Although Gu Jue didn't cry, her little mouth was pouting, and she looked very unhappy.
In the end, Lin Qingyu held her in her arms and comforted her, and Li Xiuhua teased her a bit more before she finally smiled.
Lin Qingyu thought to herself, "This little girl is such a sweet little angel. She knows who doesn't love their mother."
She thought it would take Gu Shi a while to get ready, and she was prepared to cook at home, but she didn't expect Gu Shi to come back so soon.
"Our house is uninhabitable, so please stay at your place this time! Just take Xiaojue back tomorrow."
Lin Qingyu hugged Gu Jue and nodded.
However, Gu Jue got sleepy again and started to cry.
Lin Qingyu had no choice but to take the child back into the house and soothe him until he fell asleep.
Zhao Hongxia peeked into Lin Qingyu's room from the doorway, muttering something to herself.
Li Xiuhua walked to her side, glanced at her first, then walked over and closed the door.
"Qingyu is putting the child to sleep, Mother, please don't stand here."
Zhao Hongxia, hands on her hips, retorted defiantly, "What's wrong with me? Can't I..."
Li Xiuhua immediately covered her mouth, but Zhao Hongxia's voice was extremely loud, as if she was afraid of not waking the child.
The next second, Gu Jue's crying came from inside the house.
Li Xiuhua glared at her fiercely, and Gu Shi also came out of the kitchen upon hearing the noise.
"What's wrong?"
He lowered his voice and looked at the two people at the door.
Knowing she was in the wrong, Zhao Hongxia muttered under her breath, "I just wanted to see my great-granddaughter more, I didn't do it on purpose!"
No one paid any attention to her, and Li Xiuhua whispered to Gu Shi, "It's okay, Qingyu is inside putting the child to sleep, she should be out in a little while."
Gu Shi listened for a moment, and when he confirmed that there was no sound in the house, he turned around and went into the kitchen to start a fire.
Undeterred, Zhao Hongxia tugged at Li Xiuhua's sleeve and said, "I don't even know what the baby's name is! Why didn't you tell me?"
"Gu Jue, the name Xiao Gu gave him."
"Gu Ju? Not bad either. Chrysanthemums are so beautiful, there are white and yellow ones, not bad at all!"
"What chrysanthemums? White and yellow ones? People call her Gu Jue, but this one is Jue!"
Li Xiuhua angrily grabbed Zhao Hongxia's hand and wrote words on her palm.
After writing it down, she realized that she couldn't read at all and couldn't explain it clearly.
"What kind of characters are these? They don't even sound as nice as Gu Ju!"
Li Xiuhua glared at her again and said bluntly, "This is the name Xiao Gu chose. If you're not happy with it, let Xiao Gu change it!"
Zhao Hongxia fell silent. She was still afraid of Gu Shi and didn't dare to say a single harsh word to him.
However, whenever she was looking after the children, she would always call them "Xiao Ju," which annoyed Lin Qingyu to no end!
It's such a good name, but Zhao Hongxia made it sound like "Iron Egg."
The next morning, Gu Shi was going to take Lin Qingyu to his old house.
They had only gone halfway when they saw a group of people, with Feng Jianguo standing in the middle, walking from the village entrance toward his house.
Feng Jianguo looked terrible; his hair was completely white, and he looked nothing like the person the two of them had seen when they came home last time.
In less than a year, Feng Jianguo looked as if he had aged more than ten years.
Lin Qingyu guessed that something must have happened, and it was something quite significant.
Gu Shi didn't care about any of that. He held the child and tried his best to shield the child from the wind, only glancing at the situation over there.
The two did not linger on the road and quickly arrived at Gu Shi's house.
"The house is quite clean. Did you clean it yesterday?"
The courtyard didn't look like it hadn't been inhabited for several years, so Lin Qingyu felt a little strange.
Gu Shi shook his head and said, "No, it should have been the Gu family next door who cleaned it."
Lin Qingyu then realized that it was indeed regularly cleaned, otherwise it wouldn't be so clean.
The two entered the main room. Gu Shi handed the child to Lin Qingyu and took out the paper money he had prepared.
Just as they were about to burn it, people who had been shopping at the supply and marketing cooperative across the street walked in.
"Qingyu, you're back!"
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