Gu Zhengkai wasn't without his own thoughts on Song Shutian's side. Jiang Qiao's current predicament was largely due to the people there. Their child had helped a lot, but shouldn't they ensure the girl's safety?
Look at how irritable and easily angered the child has become because of this family matter. How could he not have any objections?
"Alright, it's not appropriate for either of us to get involved in this. Let's talk to your third uncle later and I'll find someone to keep an eye on things for you. As for what your third uncle thinks, we'll discuss that when we meet."
Jiang Qiao doesn't distrust others; it's just that without experience dealing with those kinds of people, it's easy for others to see through you.
"Uncle, do you have a suitable candidate?"
Gu Zhengkai sighed, "There is one, but I don't know what he does right now. I'll try to contact him later. It would be better if I could find him; if not, we'll see."
"You better remember this: don't panic. Just do what you normally do. There might be someone watching you. If you do anything unusual and they notice, it'll be a real hassle to find someone later."
Since Gu Zhengkai was going to take on this matter, Jiang Qiao was naturally at ease. She couldn't speak for her uncle in other aspects, but if he thought someone was a suitable candidate, that person must be outstanding in some way. After all, Gu Zhengkai was an old underground party member, so he had some discernment.
"Alright, I've boiled the water. Zheng Hong, come out here, quickly wash up, and get some rest."
With Gu Zhengkai at home, the siblings had nothing to worry about and slept well that night. After breakfast, they set off.
This year, Jiang Qiao has already told her parents that she won't go; she'll stay and spend the New Year with her grandfather.
Actually, Wen Jingwan and her family didn't not want to come back, but their child was too young, and it would be too much of a hardship for such a young child to travel by train. So, the family had to spend the New Year in two different places.
Jiang Qiao originally didn't plan to tell the old man about this, but Gu Zhihong kept talking, and the key point was that the child felt that such a big matter should be discussed with his grandfather.
"Huh? Is that so? Girl, what exactly happened?"
Jiang Qiao sighed and glared at her younger brother. "Grandpa, I guess it's because of the help we gave last time. Someone with ulterior motives found out. I think it's probably an enemy agent. Otherwise, why would anyone come here to cause trouble for us? But I've already told my eldest uncle, and he'll discuss it with my third uncle later."
Qiao Jie was so angry that he spun around on the ground. "Is there no law anymore? How dare they use force in broad daylight? Do they really think this is the old society?"
These bastards should be wiped out! Let them be so arrogant, they don't even spare children. What did our children do to offend them? We were just helping them out, what can they do? Those are things left behind by the Japanese devils, do they want to keep them to continue to harm us Chinese?
"Don't they have any common sense? Aren't they Chinese? Did they spring from a crack in a rock, without any roots or connections?"
Gu Hanting sighed, hugged his grandson, and patted the child's head. "Don't be afraid, it's alright. Grandpa is here. If things get really bad, your older brother and sister, your uncle and second uncle are here too. No one can touch a hair on Zhihong's head."
"Girl, don't worry about this. Just because of what they did doesn't mean you can't take responsibility. You still have to. You're just worried about your brother. It's alright, Grandpa's here. I'll see who dares to hurt my grandson. I'll go into town later to pick up Zhihong."
The fact that the old man was forced to say such things shows that he also had concerns.
However, Gu Hanting was a man of great principle. The enemy agents had to be eliminated, but he didn't want to burden his granddaughter with his grandson's affairs. The only thing he could do was to personally take care of the child as her grandfather.
“Grandpa, it’s the holidays anyway, so we don’t need it for now. My eldest uncle and third uncle will definitely figure out how to handle this. We’re not in a hurry. I believe they will have a result before school starts. If they can’t handle one person after so long, they should really change careers.”
"Alright, I'll go cook first, we can talk about this later."
Gu Hanting sent Qiao Jie to take his two grandsons to collect the pork.
"Ah, they're slaughtering a pig today? Then let's have a pig-killing feast today. Grandpa Qiao, take a look, do they sell pig heads, offal, ribs, and stuff like that? If they do, let's buy some."
Qiao Jie waved his hand generously, "Alright, this request is no problem. Nobody wants those things. Zhixuan, Zhihong, let's go."
With only the grandfather and granddaughter left, Gu Hanting finally asked his granddaughter about her plans. He knew his granddaughter's personality well; if she dared to mess with them, it would be strange if she didn't have a plan.
“My uncle said he wanted to find someone to keep an eye on things for me, but Grandpa, I want to do it myself. It would be better if someone could help me. In the past, I entrusted it to Song Shutian and the others, but they didn’t tell me some confidential things, which put me in a very passive position.”
Needless to say, there's someone secretly plotting against me behind the scenes. I can't let this end here. I need to show them that plotting against me comes at a price, and more importantly, I want to know who's behind all this.
Gu Hanting didn't object to Jiang Qiao's plan. He thought it was wrong for her not to fight back when she had been bullied so badly. It wasn't like him either, nor was it like his granddaughter.
The old man pondered for a moment before speaking, "You can go, but you still need to cooperate with the people your uncle found. You're already in the open now, but don't forget, your opponents are in the shadows. They might be watching your every move."
Grandpa still says the same thing: when it's time to take risks, you need to be safe; when it's time to be cautious, you need to be cautious. Your opponent is probably not simple. Even Song Shutian and his team of professionals couldn't find him. Just think how cunning he must be.
Jiang Qiao nodded. "I will disguise myself then."
Gu Hanting patted Jiang Qiao's still-childish shoulder with his large hand. "We need manpower. Take your older brother with you. He's not young anymore, it's time for him to go out and see the world."
"Bring my older brother? Grandpa, have you thought this through? I'm fine on my own, I've endured all kinds of hardship, but what if something happens to my older brother—"
Both of Gu's grandsons are only sons, and neither of them can be allowed to have any problems. Even Jiang Qiao herself believes that she cannot be allowed to have any problems either, otherwise, her parents would go crazy.
In general, the Gu family still has too few children; they can't do without any of them. It's a rare treat that their branch of the family has gained one more.
Gu Hanting sighed, "He'll have to go out into the world eventually. If he gets bullied, it's better to let him train now and see what the outside world is like and how treacherous people can be. Listen to your grandfather, take your older brother with you. I'll talk to your uncle."
Grandsons are important, but none of them can protect him for a lifetime. We should train one of them first. Isn't Jiang Qiao trained in adversity? The old man thinks that the eldest son and grandson will have to take on the responsibility of the entire Gu family in the future. We can't rely on the granddaughter to carry the whole burden. Otherwise, Jiang Qiao would be exhausted to the point of vomiting blood.
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