Lu Yanzhao?
Everyone was shocked to see who had arrived.
Lu Yanzhao slowly walked over and stood in front of Gu Nanjiao. His cold black eyes stared at the big man in front of him. His handsome features were now distant because of his indifferent expression, and he exuded a chill.
"You dare to cause trouble in my wife's shop? You've got some nerve!" The man's voice boomed from his chest, slow and deliberate, yet icy cold and carrying a powerful aura.
Lu's mother looked at her son with a worried expression, feeling both nervous and scared.
Gu Nanjiao was dumbfounded. Wasn't Lu Yanzhao supposed to be at the academy? Why is he back?
What does he mean by that?
But I have to admit, the man standing in front of me at that moment was really handsome, and I felt a sense of being protected. The slight annoyance I had at noon vanished without a trace.
The lackey's eyes widened in surprise, and he stammered, "Zhao...Zhao...Zhao." Before he could even utter the word "brother," a burly man next to him slapped him on the head.
"What the hell are you talking about! Stop stammering and shut up!"
The lackey, after being beaten, scratched his head and stood aside without saying a word.
"Where did this poor scholar come from? Get lost, or I'll beat you up too." The burly man slammed his axe down on the table with a fierce look in his eyes, splitting the table in two.
Gu Nanjiao closed her eyes in distress; two of the newly bought tables were broken.
Lu Yanzhao glanced at the burly man with a deep look in his eyes, and coldly uttered a few words: "It's still uncertain who will beat whom."
For some reason, Gu Nanjiao felt a little touched, but despite being touched, Lu Yanzhao was, after all, a scholar who at most knew a little martial arts from hunting. If a fight really broke out, he would be the one to suffer.
Gu Nanjiao moved closer to Bai Luochen and said, "I promise you, I'll give you ten percent. You help me deal with them."
Bai Luochen glanced at Lu Yanzhao with a mocking look and scoffed.
Lu Yanzhao's face turned cold, and he stared at Gu Nanjiao with a sinister look: "You are not allowed to look for him!"
He's furious! His right-hand man is right here, and he's going to find another man.
He had clearly agreed to ignore Gu Nanjiao and let her do whatever she wanted. But he actually came back. For the first time, Lu Yanzhao felt incredibly pathetic.
She doesn't need him anymore, so why is he coming all this way to cause trouble?
Oh, right, her mother and younger sister are still here. He came to check on them to make sure they weren't being bullied.
Yes, that's it!
An invisible chill permeated the entire hall, and cold sweat slowly trickled down the forehead of the burly man at the head of the group.
Gu Nanjiao felt uneasy under Lu Yanzhao's icy gaze and slowly took a few steps back.
Go ahead and be tough if you want, but you'll get beaten so badly your own mother won't recognize you, and that's not her fault.
The lackey's eyes darted around shrewdly, then he leaned close to the burly man's ear and asked, "Should we retreat or advance?"
"You watch, I'll go!" The burly man patted his chest and pushed his lackeys in. He exuded an aura of one man guarding the pass against ten thousand.
"Poor scholar, today I'll show you what I'm made of, ya—" he said, charging towards Lu Yanzhao.
Lu Yanzhao's eyes narrowed slightly. In the instant he turned to the side, he threw a punch at the big man, grabbed his collar, and said fiercely, "Get out. If you dare to cause trouble again, don't blame me for being impolite."
After saying that, he punched the big man in the face again. The big man cried out a few times, and the lackeys and henchmen seemed to only then realize what was happening and rushed to save the big man.
The burly man covered his eyes and made a gesture to stop him: "I didn't check the almanac before I went out today. Go back, quickly help me back!" The lackey helped the burly man and walked towards the door.
Bai Luochen glanced at Lu Yanzhao with a half-smile, then quickly kicked up a stool and smashed it down on the big man's knee.
The burly man fell to the ground with a thud. Bai Luochen hooked the stool again, and two screams were heard. The two henchmen fell to the ground, clutching their legs and crying out in pain.
Bai Luochen slowly approached the lackey and slapped him across the face. He didn't stop until the lackey's head was turned into a pig's head.
"Will you dare to stab someone in the back again next time?"
"I won't dare again, I won't dare again."
"If you have the guts, fight fair and square. Hiding yourselves in the shadows is the act of a despicable person. If you dare to do this again, I will beat you so badly that your own parents won't recognize you."
Gu Nanjiao frowned. She hadn't seen the lackeys stabbing her in the back. Was she seeing things?
For some reason, she always felt that Bai Luochen's words had a hidden meaning.
Lu Yanzhao's eyes flashed, and he snapped at his lackeys, "Get out of here!"
A large group of them tumbled and scrambled to their feet, arriving with great enthusiasm but leaving in a sorry state.
Bai Luochen glanced at Lu Yanzhao with a half-smile, noticing that the other party was calm and composed.
Pshaw, what a show-off.
This guy directed and acted out his own drama!
It was getting late, and Bai Luochen waved the broken jade fan in his hand at Gu Nanjiao: "I'm going back first. Don't forget the 10% profit."
Lu Yanzhao's expression darkened slightly as he waited for Bai Luochen to walk away. He went straight past Gu Nanjiao to his mother, his expression softening: "Mother, are you alright? I scared you!"
Lu's mother was still in shock. Apart from being chased by the market supervisor before, she had never encountered such a fierce and menacing person in her entire life. Doing business is really not easy.
Mother Lu glanced at Gu Nanjiao and said softly, "Mother is fine. Why are you back again?"
"I left something behind. I'll leave after I get it."
After saying that, he didn't even look at Gu Nanjiao and walked straight out.
Mr. Gu, somewhat displeased, suddenly called out to him, "You brat, your father-in-law is right here, can't you see him?"
Lu Yanzhao stopped in his tracks, turned around and bowed to Gu's father: "Father-in-law, please forgive me. I did not eat lunch and my eyesight is poor, so I did not see you. Please forgive me!"
Lu Yanzhao's attitude was respectful and humble, and Gu's father nodded in satisfaction. He then turned and waved to Gu Nanjiao, "Come here!"
Gu Nanjiao ran up to the two of them and said to Lu Yanzhao, "Thank you for today. What would you like to eat? I'll make it for you."
Lu Yanzhao's eyes flickered, a hint of joy in his heart. He had deliberately bypassed her to speak to his mother just now to see how Gu Nanjiao would react.
Unexpectedly, she remained silent.
My father-in-law is really helpful!
Anyway, it was Gu Nanjiao who spoke to her first, and she even offered to cook for her.
With his elders present, he couldn't very well refuse. Lu Yanzhao straightened his expression, suppressed his inner excitement, and said calmly, "Hot and sour noodles!"
"Okay, I'll make it right away. We'll go back after we eat!"
"Um!"
Mother Lu hurriedly told everyone to get back to their own business, and Gu Nanjiao went to the kitchen to make hot and sour noodles!
Gu's father came up to Lu Yanzhao, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Yanzhao, have you been under a lot of pressure lately?"
Lu Yanzhao bowed respectfully: "Father-in-law, it's alright! It's just that the academy teachers are very strict, and I have limited time to go home, so I haven't been able to help Jiaojiao. I feel a little ashamed."
Father Gu gave Lu Yanzhao a slight push, saying, "Now that we are family, there's no need for such formalities."
"A teacher for a day is a father for life. My father-in-law is not only a father to me, but also a good teacher, and he deserves my respect."
Seeing Lu Yanzhao's polite manner, Gu's father sighed. He had some unspoken words he wanted to say, but now he didn't know how to express them.
Thinking of Lü Siniang's whisper in her ear: "Jiaojiao's belly still hasn't shown any signs of pregnancy," she couldn't help but feel a little worried!
Does the son-in-law still not like his own daughter?
Lu Yanzhao's excellence is obvious to all, and passing the autumn examination is a foregone conclusion.
He was genuinely worried that Lu Yanzhao would abandon his precious daughter after passing the imperial examination.
After hesitating for a moment, Gu's father couldn't help but say, "Yanzhao, I only hope that you remember one sentence: 'One should not forget the friends made in poverty and hardship, and one should not abandon the wife who shared your hardships.' I hope you will keep this in mind in the future."
Lu Yanzhao bowed again, his face earnest: "If you don't leave me, I won't abandon you. Through the years, we'll watch the world go by together. When the splendor fades, we'll grow old together!"
Father Gu patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "These words are useless to me; they should be said to those who need them."
"Your hot and sour noodles are here. I won't disturb your meal any longer."
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