Xia Changle took the money.
Mrs. Gu also gave her a cross-body bag, which she carried on her chest so she wouldn't have to worry about losing anything.
"Thank you, great-grandmother." Xia Changle patted her small bag happily, "Brother, let's go."
"Yeah." Li Zhao greeted Madam Gu politely and went out with Xia Changle.
Gu Cheng stared at their backs eagerly, like a stone waiting for his sister, but Xia Changle didn't see it.
Li Zhao saw it, raised his eyebrows proudly and pretended not to see it.
Ancient City: It’s so frustrating!
No, he has to treat his sister very well, even better than Li Zhao did. Li Zhao won't be here for long and will have to return to the army.
He has time.
Li Zhao took Xia Changle all the way to the black market.
black market.
Almost all the shops on this street are selling things openly.
“Isn’t anyone in charge of this?”
Looking at the black market where the stalls were obviously very large, Xia Changle asked curiously.
"There are so many people in the capital, this place is almost a default. Their public officials also come here, but they just can't show it in public."
Xia Changle nodded. "That makes sense. If the black market isn't allowed to exist, the supply and marketing cooperatives won't be able to buy things, and many people will go hungry."
Li Zhao responded, "That's right. Anyway, we are just shopping normally, nothing else."
"As long as there's no chaos up there, we're absolutely safe. Even if there is, we can just run."
Xia Changle remembered that Qian Xiao had said the same thing when he went with her to the black market in Shanghai. At worst, they could just run away.
The brother and sister walked forward while chirping quietly, without missing a beat to see things.
As the two walked, they clearly felt a pair of eyes following them.
Both of them are extremely vigilant people.
When they realized someone was following them, the two of them exchanged glances imperceptibly.
Then, continue shopping as if nothing happened.
The two bought some more things and put them in the basket.
"I'll go take a look in front, you go over there and see if there's anything I need." Xia Changle said.
"Okay." Li Zhao responded.
The brother and sister acted separately. The person who had just followed them was slightly stunned. Since these two people acted separately, who would he be more suitable with?
After hesitating for a moment, the man decided to follow Xia Changle.
After all, Xia Changle is young. No matter what, Li Zhao will not leave Xia Changle alone. He will definitely follow.
Li Zhao made sure that the person following him had disappeared, and quickly made a circle to meet Xia Changle.
He is very familiar with the route to the black market and used to come here often.
Xia Changle was squatting in front of a stall looking at antique vases. While she was fiddling with them, the person following her stopped not far away.
Li Zhao walked a few steps behind the man and patted him gently on the shoulder.
"Uncle Wang, long time no see."
The man's body stiffened, and when he turned around and saw Li Zhao, his expression was a little stiff.
"Xiao Zhao, how come I met you here? Aren't you in the army?"
"Uncle Wang, don't lie in front of others. It was that woman who asked you to follow me. Tell me your purpose. If you want to take advantage of this opportunity to plot against my sister, tell her that neither the Gu family nor I will let her go."
"I just won't mention what she did back then. If I did, do you think she would still be able to stay in our house?"
"Also, I just haven't been bothered to talk about your relationship with her over the years, but that doesn't mean I don't know."
After Li Zhao finished speaking, he looked at the man in front of him with cold eyes.
The man's face turned pale instantly.
"Xiao Zhao, what relationship are you talking about? Don't talk nonsense."
"Whether I'm talking nonsense or not depends on whether Li Pengxuan believes it? And whether my grandparents believe it or not."
"Xiao Zhao, I'm leaving now. Please let us go."
"Now that you think about letting me let you go and following me secretly, what were you thinking?"
"I'll give you one day to think of a solution. Tomorrow I'll go to my grandparents' house. You can figure out the consequences yourself."
"Xiao Zhao, don't. After all, we are a family. If there really is a scandal, it won't be good for your father."
"Father, do I still have a father? I already had no father when he married Bai Su'e."
"He said he would provide me with a safe and comfortable life and give me a home, but in the end, he abandoned me in order to give Li Mingyue a home."
"So there's no love between him and me, and I won't minimize this matter for his sake. Besides, how do you know he wants to keep this under wraps? Maybe he wants to kill you even more than I do!"
After saying this, Li Zhao patted Uncle Wang on the shoulder and strode towards Xia Changle.
Uncle Wang looked at Li Zhao's back, his eyes becoming increasingly cold.
Since you won't leave me a way to live, don't blame me for driving you to death!
Xia Changle looked at the vase in her hand with great satisfaction. She always felt that her daughter Suihe would definitely like these things.
Li Zhao gently pulled Xia Changle's arm.
Xia Changle immediately put down the vase and asked, "What's wrong, brother?"
"Let's go. There's something you like ahead."
"good."
The brother and sister walked together in one direction, continuing to talk in low voices as they walked.
Li Zhao said, "I think there will be a fierce battle soon. They might use guns, but I don't have a gun with me. I can't take care of you. Let's run first."
"Why are you running? Are you afraid of a gun? Have you forgotten how I confiscated Han's gun before?"
Xia Changle raised her chin proudly, then took off some of the things on her body and stuffed them into Li Zhao's hands.
"Don't say anything. If someone comes, we will just fight them and be done with it. If we can knock them down, we will knock them down. If we can't knock them down, we will just force ourselves to fight them. I'm here and I guarantee you'll be fine." Xia Changle said.
Li Zhao was left in a state of confusion by Xia Changle.
"I'm not kidding, Changle. This time it's really dangerous. I did it on purpose. I wanted to force him to take action and then get rid of that woman."
If Uncle Wang's target this time was not also Xia Changle, Li Zhao would not have made such a decision. After all, he had long discovered the affair between Uncle Wang and Bai Su'e.
He thought about reminding Li Pengxuan, but as soon as he mentioned it, Li Pengxuan said that he was going to cause unrest in the family.
Li Zhao stopped talking in anger. Since he felt comfortable wearing the green hat, he would just wish him well as a bystander.
If Bai Su'e was only targeting him, Li Zhao could still ignore her because she gave birth to Li Mingyue.
But she chose Xia Changle as her target as well, and he couldn't stand it.
Everyone in the Xia family is his Achilles' heel, and he will never allow anyone to plot against him.
"Brother, believe in ourselves. Let's go to the backyard of the Public Security Bureau later." Xia Changle said with a blink.
Li Zhao chuckled, "Smart."
"Of course we have to. Let's take them on a detour. If they get confused, we can lead them back over. Once the gunfire starts, backup will arrive quickly, saving us the trouble of reporting to the police."
"good."
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