Even though Gu Xiuwen is mature beyond his years, he is still just a teenager.
Listening to Shen Ningsi's few words, he turned what he heard on the street into what he heard with his own ears. He also described himself as a woman who had completely lost interest in life after being accused.
Gu Xiuwen could hardly hide his shock.
Seeing that Gu Xiuwen had put away all the shock on his face after his reminder, Shen Ningsi couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth.
She no longer focused her attention on Gu Xiuwen, but just lowered her eyes to look at the people kneeling in front of her.
"You don't have to beat yourselves. I can't tell whether you are sincere or not."
Ana Shen’s voice was light and sounded like she was deeply hurt.
Upon hearing this, the villagers couldn't help but look at each other.
Someone spoke in a trembling voice, "Mrs. Gu and the others are definitely a minority who don't know how to be grateful. Most of us are grateful to you from the bottom of our hearts. You were injured some time ago, and we were all praying for you in our hearts."
Shen Ningsi just lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly, "Forget about praying, just don't curse me in your heart. There is no need to say anything more, I know your heart."
The combination of these words sounded as if Shen Ningsi had already determined that all the villagers were people with bad intentions.
The villagers seemed to want to say something to win back Shen Ningsi's heart, but she just shook her hand and turned away looking exhausted.
"We've finished what we needed to say today. If you don't have anything else to say, please go away."
Gu Xiuwen quickly stopped those who wanted to follow Shen Ningsi's footsteps, "Mother needs to calm down now, so don't disturb her."
Everyone could only watch Shen Ningsi and Gu Hong leave hand in hand.
After walking far away and out of sight of the villagers, Gu Hong lowered his eyes, looked at the person in front of him and smiled softly.
"How can I not see that you are affected by what these people said?"
"General Gu, please stop pretending to be ignorant."
Gu Hong couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. He was not the type to hold grudges.
Normally, revenge would be taken on the spot. Only in front of Shen Ningsi did Gu Hong forcibly suppress his temper several times.
Shen Ningsi's words now made Gu Hong immediately forget the confrontation he had with the woman some time ago.
"What? Are you saying that I am a smart man?"
“…”
Even though she was able to come here to explain how to grow potatoes, Shen Ningsi still hadn't fully recovered. After a few words, she was a little exhausted.
"General Gu, if you insist on misunderstanding me like you are doing now, there is nothing I can do. After all, you are the most powerful person in Wanning Village, and whatever you say goes."
Look at the way he said this, the ending tone rose slightly. Even if Gu Hong was a fool, he knew that Shen Ningsi was clearly not praising him.
But he pretended not to notice at all, with the corners of his mouth curled up, looking very ruffian, but also very sunny.
"Then why don't you say in person that I am smart?"
“…”
Shen Ningsi remained silent all the way, but she never expected that Gu Hong didn't even ask any questions all the way home.
From a distance, Shen Ningsi saw Gu Xiuwu standing at the door and peeking out.
"Mom, you're finally back. I've missed you so much."
Gu Xiuwu had a loud voice, and when he spoke, Gu Yuner, who had been staying in the room, stuck her head out.
The little girl with a ponytail came out jumping. She had been well taken care of during this period. The little girl, who originally had a sallow complexion, now had a fair and tender face.
Perhaps because she had just been running and jumping in the yard, her cheeks were slightly pink, making her look very cute. As soon as Shen Ningsi saw Gu Yuner, her eyes softened uncontrollably.
"Brother, you're talking nonsense again. You were clearly worried that Mother and Brother Xiuwen might be in danger outside, so you were standing at the door the whole time. An An and Kang Kang were sleeping the whole time, and you didn't tell you that they missed Mother."
Gu Xiuwu blushed when he was publicly exposed, and quickly looked away and coughed lightly.
Shen Ningsi couldn't help but smile. She leaned over, picked up Gu Yuner, and gently touched the tip of Gu Yuner's nose.
"You, you clearly know that your brother Xiuwu is the shyest and never reveals his feelings, so why did you expose your brother Xiuwu's thoughts in public?"
Shen Ningsi looked at him teasingly, then glanced at Gu Xiuwu, only to see the young man lower his head directly, with his chin almost stuck into his neck.
Just as they were immersed in the family happiness, the sound of a baby crying suddenly broke out in the yard.
Shen Ningsi quickly put Gu Yuner on the ground, lifted her skirt and walked into the house.
"Has the aunt next door come over to feed them? These two children have always been well behaved. Even when they're hungry, they don't cry loudly. What's going on?"
"That's An An crying. Today, that auntie wanted to change An An's diaper... but I didn't let her..."
Shen Ningsi paused and looked back at him with a somewhat amused look.
"Auntie is also a woman, and An An is still an ignorant little girl. Why are you not letting her do that? How can you be so jealous at such a young age?"
Shen Ningsi couldn't help but poke Gu Xiuwu's eyebrows. She felt relieved when she knew why the child was crying again.
Just when Shen Ningsi slowed down, a gust of wind suddenly blew past her. She looked carefully and could only see Gu Hong's back.
“What are you doing!”
Shen Ningsi and Gu Xiuwu spoke almost at the same time.
Gu Hong just stood far away, watching Shen Ningsi teasing Gu Yuner and Gu Xiuwu, and had no intention of inserting himself at all.
You know, the way these two children stared at me was no different from the way they looked at their enemies.
That was why he did not hear Gu Xiuwu explain why the child was crying.
Listening to the little girl's cat-like cry, he felt so sad that he wanted to comfort the crying girl at all costs.
When Shen Ningsi and Gu Xiuwu rushed in, they could only see Gu Hong skillfully holding the child, and they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.
"General, you'd better put An An down."
Shen Ningsi's voice trembled a little, but it was too late now. Gu Hong saw that the girl did not calm down in his arms, but cried even more violently. The fingers on his side could not help but tightened a little.
Before he could react, a heat instantly swept through his body. He subconsciously lowered his head and saw the yellow marks on his white shirt.
Gu Hong opened his eyes wide and dared not move.
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