She still sided with Gu Changzheng, covering up his 'atrocities'.
It's not that I have a particularly good relationship with Gu Changzheng, it's just that I feel the things he's done shouldn't be known to the children for the time being.
They are all still young, and we can't let their father lead them astray.
Having heard their mother say she wasn't feeling well, the three children didn't dare to come over and bother her anymore. They stood a short distance away, watching Lu Huaijiao with longing eyes.
"Where does Mom feel unwell?"
"Baby, please smother me."
"I'm snoring too."
They wanted to get closer but didn't dare, afraid of hurting Lu Huaijiao, so they could only stand a short distance away, pouting and making noises from afar, looking very cute.
A deep sense of guilt welled up in Lu Huaijiao's heart.
She is a mother of three, but she actually spends less time with them than her grandmother.
During the week, when she's in school, there's nothing she can do about it. But on weekends like these, when there are no classes, she can't spend time with the three of them.
This made her feel somewhat guilty.
It's all that jerk's fault.
If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have ended up like this.
She glared at him fiercely and made up her mind that she would go to Sanbao's room to sleep with them tonight.
I'm ignoring that bastard Gu Changzheng.
The 'dog of a man' was unaware that he had been 'abandoned'. He held Lu Huaijiao in his arms, served her breakfast, and then they went out.
Gu Changzheng is going to check out the pedestrian street and the newly rented shops. Lu Huaijiao will go with him. It's not convenient to take the children with her, so they can only come back in the afternoon, or maybe he can take them out to the police station tomorrow.
Every weekend, no matter how busy they are, Lu Huaijiao and her husband will take their child out for a walk.
Children at this age love to play, so try to spend as much time as possible playing with them. This is something every parent should do.
Knowing that his parents were going out to take care of important business, Sanbao didn't bother them.
I obediently escorted my parents to the entrance of the alley, and waved goodbye to them in front of our family's small shop.
They're incredibly well-behaved.
Lu Huaijiao, sitting on the back of the bicycle, waved to Sanbao. Gu Changzheng made sure she was seated securely before stepping off the bicycle.
We left Tianshui Hutong and headed towards the pedestrian street.
On weekends, the pedestrian street is much more crowded than usual, with students who are not in class making up the majority of the shoppers.
Lu Huaijiao and Gu Changzheng arrived at the clothing store. There were several groups of customers in the store, and the employees were all greeting them.
When Gu Tiezhu saw them coming, after finishing entertaining the guests he was hosting, he came over to greet Lu Huaijiao and the others.
"Fourth brother, sister-in-law, you've arrived."
This shop is very large, with men's, women's and children's clothing. The wide variety of clothes hanging on the shelves attracts a lot of people's attention.
It's safe to say that almost anyone passing by this pedestrian street will want to stop by this store.
Lu Huaijiao nodded.
After saying goodbye to Gu Tiezhu, she left alone to look at clothes. Although the store was owned by Gu Changzheng, Lu Huaijiao really didn't have any sense of being the owner's wife.
She was like a stranger, a mere customer browsing the streets.
Gu Changzheng ignored her, watching her with a smile as she went to look at clothes. Once she was a little further away, his smile faded, and he called Gu Tiezhu aside to talk.
Will they come again during this period?
He wasn't referring to anyone else, but rather to some petty thugs who masquerade as protectors.
Before Gu Changzheng's shop expanded, those people came to his door twice, in groups of three or five, saying they wanted to collect protection money.
Their arrival was unfortunate; Gu Changzheng happened to be in the shop at the time. He smiled and invited the group to chat for a while in a small alley next to the pedestrian street.
After he emerged from the alley, dressed neatly, the thugs who had been waiting for a while also came out.
They didn't dare mention protection money again.
Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.
Gu Changzheng was worried that if he wasn't keeping an eye on things, those people would come back. Besides, there were so many thugs in the city now; besides the group he had beaten up before, there might be others.
He should still ask.
Gu Tiezhu was just about to tell Gu Changzheng about this when he was surprised that Gu asked about it now. He immediately took out a piece of paper from the bottom of the drawer and handed it to Gu Changzheng.
"I received this when I opened the door this morning."
For a while, no thugs had come to cause trouble. This morning, when he opened the door, he saw this piece of paper under the door.
It says that since their shop is doing so well, they should also take care of their brothers who don't have money for food.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone could get rich together and live in harmony?
The note instructed Gu Changzheng to prepare the money within one day, and that they would come to collect it.
"Two thousand yuan?"
Gu Changzheng's thin lips curled into a slight smile. These people really dared to ask for exorbitant prices.
Do they really think he's an easy target, someone they can easily bully?
If they asked for ten or twenty yuan, Gu Changzheng might not mind and would just spend a little money to get rid of the matter.
However, the other party had already demanded an exorbitant price of two thousand, and the note they left was full of threats.
If we don't give them two thousand yuan, things might get bloody.
Oh……
That's really interesting.
Gu Changzheng put the note away in his pocket.
Gu Tiezhu was getting anxious.
"Changzheng, what do you think we should do about this?"
If they were in the village, or in Hongqi County, Gu Tiezhu certainly wouldn't be afraid. After all, they knew many people there, and it was their territory.
However, in the city, or even the provincial capital, they hadn't been here long and hadn't yet established themselves. Gu Tiezhu worried that if they really got into a fight, they would suffer a loss.
"It's alright, leave this to me. You should go home early tonight to spend time with your wife and Tao Tao."
Gu Changzheng remained calm, seemingly not taking the matter to heart.
Gu Tiezhu exclaimed "Ah!" and immediately shook his head in rejection.
"What are you planning to do? I'll go with you."
If Changzheng didn't want to pay and instead chose to confront them head-on, he would definitely go with him.
If a real fight breaks out, it will be another helper.
Gu Tiezhu knew that Gu Changzheng had helped them a lot. He was not the kind of person who would forget kindness. In fact, at a critical moment, he would give his own life to save Changzheng's.
Gu Changzheng knew, of course, that Gu Tiezhu was a reliable and good brother, but Gu Tiezhu was of no use in this matter.
Because he doesn't intend to take action.
"It's okay, we won't fight."
Gu Changzheng patted Gu Tiezhu on the shoulder, telling him not to worry so much.
"Not fighting? Does that mean you're planning to pay up?"
"Um……"
Gu Changzheng smiled and said, "Give me the money."
I'm just afraid these people will die.
After he finished speaking, he walked over to Lu Huaijiao, who was looking at clothes.
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