"What? Delegated? Here?"
The Wei Ci siblings were surprised and shifted their gaze from Gu Zhan to the gentle man, feeling very curious.
Are you kidding me? How could he be so handsome and sent down to the countryside? They always thought that only capitalists who run businesses and landlords who exploit the working people would be sent down to the countryside.
Gu Zhan turned his gaze away from the fair and tender little girl, his Adam's apple moved up and down, and his upturned Ruifeng eyes were filled with doting that he was not even aware of.
"My mother is from the neighboring country of Mao Zedong. She used to be a war correspondent stationed in China. Later, she became my father's revolutionary partner. After giving birth to me, she was forced to separate from my father and sent back to her homeland. My uncle stayed with my mother in Mao Zedong for a few years."
Gu Zhan did not hide any of the reasons and told them everything in detail, completely ignoring his uncle who was winking at him so hard that his eyes were almost cramping. He also pulled up the pants that his uncle almost pulled off and walked away with a look of disgust on his face.
Sometimes I really don’t want to admit that this unreliable person is my uncle. It’s too embarrassing.
"I wasn't forced. My sister-in-law left because something happened at home. Otherwise, why would she bring me with her?"
Gu Zhan looked at his uncle expressionlessly, his face clearly showing three words: "Do you believe it?"
Gu Zhengyang looked up at the roof with a guilty conscience. To be honest, there was no truth. His sister-in-law was indeed kidnapped by the family and he was only ten years old at the time and was taken away as an extra.
Gu Zhan chuckled. If this man was not his own uncle, he would never say anything if he was too concerned about his reputation.
In the past two years, the people in the front have been fighting more and more fiercely. No matter how high the position, as long as overseas relations are involved, the end will be bad.
For the safety of his uncle and the confidential mission, he had to find a safe, secure place with familiar people for his uncle to spend this tense period. Only after his father had dealt with the affairs in the capital could he let him go back to do his own things.
Looking at the three siblings of the Wei family, Gu Zhan's eyes were firm and his tone sounded like he was swearing an oath.
"I promise I won't get you into trouble!"
After thinking for a moment, he took out his passbook and placed it directly in front of the three siblings with a serious tone.
"I know this is a bit difficult for you, so you don't need to do anything. Just pass on the things I send to my uncle every time. This is my promise!"
As he spoke, his dark green eyes looked at Wei Ci with imperceptible uneasiness and expectation. The 1.9-meter-tall man was tall and straight, with a strong build, and deep and sharp facial features, but the look he gave her was full of pity.
Wei Ci was puzzled. Why was he asking her? She wasn't the mainstay of the family. Besides, wasn't he his eldest brother's comrade-in-arms? Why wasn't he asking his eldest brother? Why was he asking her instead?
However, someone's gaze was as strong as everyone else's. The tall figure standing there completely obscured the petite girl who was sitting cross-legged on the kang, causing her cheeks to suddenly turn red and her ears to feel hot.
The concubine's daughter's heart, which had been trained to be calm for thousands of years by the men in her mother's harem, accidentally jumped a few times and was slapped in the face by the angry mother.
What are you doing? I've seen all sorts of top-notch men in my past fifteen years, and yet I'm so useless as to blush? Is it because this top-notch man doesn't have a partner yet?
No, no! Wei Ci shook her head secretly.
My mother once said that most women have three major misconceptions.
He likes me.
He must be looking at me.
He is calling me.
She thought she was confident, not mediocre, so she shouldn't have felt anything just now. She was wrong, she wasn't shy.
Thinking of this, the little girl turned her head away, pretending that she saw nothing, and concentrated on eating the biscuits that her brother stuffed into her hand.
Mm, it tastes like milk, so delicious.
Gu Zhan raised the corner of his eye slightly, thinking that the other party was unwilling. Although he was a little disappointed, he could understand it, so he didn't ask any more questions. He didn't insist on forcing the other party to give him a guarantee, as the other party didn't owe him anything.
When he looked away, he unexpectedly met the eyes of Wei Qingfeng who was standing next to the little girl. As soon as their eyes met, there was a deep meaning in their eyes.
The boy opposite is only eighteen years old. The last time I saw him, he was still a hot-blooded young man who was a little impulsive.
When they met again this time, the boy's eyes and eyebrows had gradually lost their childishness and were gradually growing into maturity and stability. His eyes and eyebrows also looked more like his elder brother Wei Qingshan.
[Don't even think about hitting on my sister!] Wei Qingfeng looked alert and put his younger sister behind him.
[You're overthinking it. I don't have a thing for young girls.] Gu Zhan smiled politely in return, and surprisingly, he saw a deep dimple on his left cheek.
That's better!
The silent sparks between the two of them were not noticed by the little girl who was concentrating on chewing cookies next to them. Finally, after each of them gave a forced smile, they both looked away and rolled their eyes to the sky.
"Don't worry, Captain Gu. Qingfeng is a reliable person. There will be no problem leaving it to him."
Completely oblivious to the quarrel between his brother and his comrades, Wei Qingshan, who was solely focused on his own business, slapped Wei Qingfeng beside him on the shoulder and gave the highest promise to the uncle and nephew Gu Zhan.
Gu Zhan curled his thin lips slightly and nodded in gratitude to Wei Qingshan, but his eyes swept across the sullen face of Wei Qingfeng, with a hint of pride at the corners of his eyes.
Gu Zhengyang, who was calmly drinking tea and watching the whole scene, twitched his lips and cursed inwardly, "The little bastard is so shameless that he is thinking about the girl. That would be fine, but he even dared to provoke his future brother-in-law without knowing the consequences. He deserved it because the girl didn't even look at him."
Tsk, this nephew is no good. He doesn’t have the cleverness his father had when he was chasing after a wife.
Thinking of his sister-in-law, Gu Zhengyang's eyebrows drooped, and he didn't know when she would be reunited with her brother...
"Where will Uncle Gu live in the future?"
Wei Qingshan looked at his younger brother. He had been away from the village for seven or eight years and had come back so many times that he could only count them on one hand. He really didn't know where the people who had been sent down were assigned.
"They are not in the cowshed, but in the sheepfold. They are under the care of the uncle of the clan."
Wei Zongguo was a shepherd who managed more than 200 sheep in the village.
Their village is half pastoral and half farming, close to the mountains and grasslands. Their main source of income is the harvest from the fields, harvesting grass and mountain products.
Every year they had to pay public grain, fifty sheep, tens of thousands of kilograms of fish, and a number of walnuts, chestnuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, mushrooms, etc. They were considered wealthy, much better off than the other brigades.
Therefore, these demoted "five black categories" will not encounter any major hardships when they come here. At most, they will live in worse conditions. Every day they have to pick up sheep dung, cut grass, and clean the sheepfolds. They also have to be more vigilant at night to prevent wolves from coming down the mountain.
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