Chapter 45
Yu Yao, who was far away in Xichuan, had no idea about the exciting things that happened in Wanyuan County. She had been very busy recently, so busy that she didn't even have time to eat the melons in her family's yard.
She and Gu Qing were preparing things for their wedding. Since they didn't have any guests for dinner when they moved to their new home, they decided to have the dinner at home.
Fortunately, big banquets were not popular in this era, so familiar comrades and their families gathered at three tables. Yao was still able to handle the food for the three tables by himself.
However, Gu Qing said that she didn't need to do anything for the wedding, she just needed to prepare some candies and snacks in advance.
In addition, they also helped Yu Sheng move, so when Yu Yao gets married, she will also start from Yu Sheng's house.
Many people were jealous when they heard that Yu Sheng got a clerical job and a house because of his meritorious service.
But because of the previous legend, everyone only dared to discuss it in private and never dared to say it in front of Yu Yao.
Therefore, Yu Yao has been very happy recently.
On the weekend after helping Yu Sheng move, Yu Yao followed Gu Qing and Li Ziyu up the mountain.
The mountain they went to was called Shenshu Mountain. In fact, its previous name was Shenshu Mountain, but later when the Four Olds were destroyed and feudal superstitions were opposed, Shen was changed to Shen.
But Gu Qing said that Shenshu Mountain might be a name tailor-made for this mountain, because the mountain is really deep. His words made Yu Yao even more excited.
However, Yu Yao did not plan to hunt in the mountains this time, so she followed the two of them and learned about various herbs from Li Ziyu.
Li Ziyu seemed to be a talkative person, but he never asked a single question about taking Yu Yao with him or about Yu Yao wanting to go up the mountain alone.
He just tried his best to teach Yu Yao, as if he really regarded her as his apprentice.
"This is dandelion, it clears away heat and detoxifies. You should know that this is..."
Li Ziyu spoke seriously, and Yu Yao listened attentively, circling around Li Ziyu like a beautiful butterfly, which made Gu Qing on the side feel a little jealous.
But he also knew that this was Yu Yao's future job, and the two of them would be partners in the future, so no matter how jealous he was, he couldn't do anything.
Just like if he himself received a mission to work with female soldiers, he would obey the order without hesitation.
It is a soldier's duty to obey orders.
Putting aside the inappropriate thoughts, Gu Qing began to listen to Li Ziyu's explanation.
The more people like them know, the better. It is inevitable that they will get injured when going out on a mission, especially a mission like the last time. If there were no military doctors by their side, their losses would have been even more severe.
For a while, the atmosphere among the three was quite harmonious.
But Li Ziyu was just saying that. If they really wanted to remember it, they still had to put in some real effort. The path of a doctor is not an easy one.
After walking around the mountain for a long time, the three of them were a little tired, so they found a relatively spacious place to rest.
Yu Yao took out the snacks she had made and handed them to the two of them.
However, there were only a few small pieces of snacks, which looked not even enough for two grown men to fill their stomachs.
"You eat, I'm not hungry." Gu Qing couldn't let his wife be hungry, and he didn't care at all about her hunger.
"I can't eat that much by myself, you guys try it first."
Gu Qing was very confused. After all, Yu Yao usually ate a lot, so he was afraid that if he brought too little, he would feel embarrassed not to share some with them. He thought that at most they would just go back early, so he took the snacks.
He took a bite and his eyes lit up immediately. There were peanuts and walnuts in it, but it was different from the peanut and walnut candies he had eaten before. After eating it, Gu Qing drank a sip of water, and then he magically found that this thing was still a little filling.
"This snack..." Gu Qing didn't know where to start for a moment.
Yu Yao smiled and stared at him, "Does it taste a little bit special?"
Gu Qing nodded.
He and Li Ziyu were both people who had participated in actual combat in the wild. Many times they had no food in the wild, and they could only rely on tree bark and grass roots to fill their stomachs, so they usually carried compressed biscuits when they went on missions.
But compressed biscuits are hard and dry, and don’t taste very good. Sometimes they are even not as good as tree bark and grass roots. They are just life-saving food that can help them quickly satisfy their hunger and conserve their energy.
The taste of this thing is completely different from compressed biscuits. It also has a fragrant aroma, but it can also fill you up quickly. Why is that?
Although Yu Yao has not yet joined the army, her understanding of the military camp comes entirely from various movies, TV series, novels and short videos. However, she also knows that military comrades will experience many difficulties when performing their missions, so if she can do her part for them, she is willing to do so.
While making snacks, she suddenly thought of this thing that could occasionally satisfy her hunger.
"This is a protein bar. It can quickly fill your stomach, but it doesn't last as long as compressed cookies, so it can't completely replace compressed cookies. But in situations like today, we can bring this protein bar as energy."
Both of them were quite curious after hearing this, as they had never heard of such a thing before. "Protein bar? Made of eggs?" Li Ziyu asked curiously.
Yu Yao nodded. She understood that eggs were very expensive now, so things like this could not be used in large quantities. However, it could be used on a small scale. Moreover, the country would develop soon, and by then everyone would be able to eat eggs, making this kind of thing would be even easier.
"But in fact, it is not only eggs that can be used. Any food material rich in protein, such as milk, soybeans, and peas can be used. It is just not as convenient to make as eggs. But if the relevant machine can be developed, there will be no problem."
Gu Qing was quite excited after hearing these words. They couldn't afford eggs, but soybeans were plentiful. If soybeans could be used to make this thing, the soldiers wouldn't have to go hungry when doing short-term emergency tasks. It was really a good thing.
"Do you know what that machine is like?"
Yu Yao frowned. She had only clicked on the video when she was interested in it before, and it could be said that she just glanced at it. It was a bit difficult for her to explain the principle behind it. She could only describe what she saw in the short video.
"I can't explain it clearly. I think it's necessary to remove the soybean husk and impurities that are not protein first. I don't really understand how to do it."
This sounds like a more complicated process, and Gu Qing is unsure, but he knows that this idea is very advanced, and as long as they study it seriously, they will succeed sooner or later.
"Where did you hear this?" Li Ziyu grasped the key point.
Yu Yao and Gu Qing were both shocked. Yu Yao said, "Actually, I went to a scrap recycling station before and saw it among those books. But that kind of book shouldn't be taken out casually, so I took a look and put it back, so I don't remember it clearly."
Gu Qing: "So that's how it is. Then did you make those weird dishes based on what you saw?"
Unexpectedly, he had already thought of an excuse for her. Yu Yao nodded vigorously, "Yes, since I found that the dishes cooked according to the book tasted very good, I went to read it a few times. But when I went to read it later, the book was gone. Maybe it was bought by someone. It's a pity that I didn't know that we could use this thing at that time, so I didn't pay much attention to it."
Li Ziyu also looked regretful. He didn't just feel sorry for this, but also felt sorry that Yu Yao missed a good book.
Although the situation is much more relaxed now than in previous years, we still cannot look for books arbitrarily, especially when the book appears in a place like a scrap recycling station and the content in it contains knowledge that they have never touched before.
"Don't tell anyone else about this. Next time, Gu Qing, take her to the scrap recycling station. Maybe you can find it."
Gu Qing thinks this method is feasible, but not very feasible, but he still has to try it.
"Okay, let's continue looking so that we can go back early." Gu Qing had to tell Brigade Commander Cao about this matter as soon as possible. What if the researchers in those research institutes could research it out directly? Then they wouldn't have to go through the trouble of looking for it.
However, it seemed that Yu Yao was still hiding something from him. He had to find a time to have a good talk with her. At least he couldn't reveal what he knew so openly like he was doing now.
But she was smart enough to blame it all on the book.
The three of them continued their journey. After searching for a long time in the afternoon, they finally found some herbs that Yu Sheng needed. Gu Qing also caught two rabbits and brought them down the mountain.
After returning, Yu Yao asked Gu Qing to ask someone to help kill the rabbit as she wanted to cook rabbit meat.
In the past, Gu Qing thought that he was not a person who cared much about food and drink, but seeing Yu Yao's face full of anticipation when he spoke of it, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
"I'll just kill you."
Yu Yao exclaimed, "I forgot you can cook." In fact, in the novels she had read, the male protagonists rarely knew how to cook, so she subconsciously thought that only the comrades in the kitchen team could do this. She was really too ignorant.
Seeing her lovely appearance, Gu Qing felt that time passed too slowly. He wished that tomorrow would be their wedding day.
He wanted to reach out and touch her, but was afraid of offending her, so he was very restrained every time, even if it was just to touch her head, which made him feel itchy but not fun.
Yu Yao saw that he was staring at her intently, as if he was a rabbit that was about to be skinned.
How could there be such a description? Yu Yao made herself embarrassed.
"Hurry up, we're going to Cao Lu's house soon, let's hurry up, I'll write down my thoughts first, and then you can explain them more clearly."
They hadn't visited Aunt Cao for a long time, so they planned to wait for Yu Yao to prepare some rabbit meat and send some over to the couple.
Before, Yu Yao was worried that people would say they were trying to curry favor with their superiors, but later she realized that no matter what she did, there would always be people who would not like it, so she just let it go.
Anyway, Brigade Commander Cao didn't say not to let her go, and every time she fed them food, they didn't refuse. It was just a daily visit. She couldn't lose her normal social interactions just because she became a leader.
"Okay, I'll go right away. You don't have to worry too much. Take a break before writing."
There's no need to worry. I'm just afraid that he is obsessed with this matter.
Actually, I don’t know what to write about protein bars. I can only write some recipes.
It was not until she sat down at the table that she realized belatedly how inappropriate what she had said to the two men on the mountain was.
Because this kind of thing had never appeared before, how could she, a country girl, even a country girl who had graduated from high school, know about such a thing?
If you said you read it in a book, what book? Has the country ever published such a book?
Yu Yao suddenly felt a little regretful. If she had known earlier, she should have said it was a handwritten booklet. At that time, she could have said it was an old handwritten book.
Fortunately, Gu Qing and Li Ziyu seem to be trustworthy people, but they are not easy to fool, and Brigade Commander Cao is probably even harder to fool. How should she make up the story?
Yu Yao shook his head vigorously and calmed down. No matter what, he had to write down what was needed first.
When Gu Qing packed up his things and went into the house, he saw Yu Yao sitting upright and writing quickly.
I didn't want to disturb her, but Yu Yao had already turned her head and said, "It's done. Come and take a look. Did I write it clearly?"
Gu Qing walked to her side as he was told and put his hands on the back of Yu Yao's chair. This chair was the only chair in the house that Gu Qing had specially made for Yu Yao.
This posture was extremely ambiguous, and Yu Yao was a little at a loss for what to do. But she secretly glanced at Gu Qing, and he was still concentrating on reading her notebook.
Yu Yao moved slightly to the side, for she was worried that Gu Qing would kiss her if he turned his head.
But Gu Qing seemed to have heard her guess and turned his head before she could react, and their noses were almost touching.
Yu Yao no longer had the mind to think about why the angle was so suitable. The other person's warm lips had already touched her lips. Although it was only a fleeting touch, it still made Yu Yao's mind go blank. She suddenly tightened her hand holding the pen and was speechless for a long time.
"Sorry, I..." Gu Qing recalled the soft touch just now, his heart almost jumping out. He was impulsive. They haven't even gotten married yet, so is he being a hooligan?
He picked up the notebook and stood up straight, then he heard Yu Sheng's voice coming from outside, "Ah Yao, do you need some pickled peppers?"
Just now, when Gu Qing was cleaning the rabbit, Yu Sheng was helping to prepare onions, ginger, garlic and the like.
Yu Yao had made a kimchi jar before and pickled a lot of things in it. He would occasionally put some of it in his dishes, but considering Yu Sheng's health, he didn't eat it often and didn't put much.
But today's dish is considered a big one, so Yu Sheng came to ask about it.
Yu Yao stood up as if there was a nail on the stool, and bumped into Gu Qing when running out the door.
"careful."
Gu Qing wanted to help her, but he couldn't even touch her clothes. Gu Qing was very helpless.
"Ayao, what's wrong with you? Why is your face so red?" Yu Sheng didn't think about it in any other way. After all, he had never experienced love between a man and a woman.
Yu Yao lied again with his eyes half closed, saying, "It's nothing, it's just that the room was a little stuffy and I forgot to open the window."
Sometimes the wind is quite strong here, so Yu Yao always keeps the windows closed.
Yu Sheng did not doubt him and asked, "Can you see what else is missing? Do you need some kimchi?"
Yu Yao heaved a sigh of relief, and then looked at the neatly prepared side dishes by Yu Sheng, and she became calm. Living with a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder can be quite comforting sometimes, but it is not limited to this aspect.
Yu Sheng does not really have obsessive-compulsive disorder in the true sense. It is probably because he was ill in the past and his family did not allow him to do any housework, so he liked to clean the house. He kept the house tidy everywhere.
"Come on, I bought some corn earlier. It's too tough to eat. It also needs to be peeled. Let's make corn rabbit."
"Sauerkraut in corn and rabbit? It sounds weird."
When Yu Sheng thought of that smell, he couldn't help but doubt his sister.
"I'm not going to add it to the corn and tender rabbit, and I don't need to use the ginger and garlic. I'm going to stir-fry two different flavors."
There are already a lot of rabbits today, so it is easy to cook. Yu Yao herself likes corn and tender rabbit, and Yu Sheng prefers lighter tastes, so making two dishes is perfect.
Yu Sheng looked at so much rabbit meat and didn't object. He went to peel the corn silently.
He knows who is good to him, and he will do his best to be good to Yao, so he must take good care of his health.
By the time Gu Qing came out of the house again, Yu Yao had adjusted her mood and started cooking.
"There's nothing wrong with your writing. Let's go there together after dinner."
Hearing what he said, Yu Yao felt a little embarrassed, but she still pretended to be calm and said, "Okay." After that, she glanced at him and quickly turned her eyes away. She couldn't stand such teasing.
Noticing that she was still shy, Gu Qing put his fist to his lips to block his smile and continued to help light the fire.
In addition to the two meat dishes, Yu Yao also fried a green vegetable. She said that she needed to supplement vitamins every day, so Gu Qing and the others naturally listened to her.
The two of them packed up some of the two meat dishes first, and then began to feast on them. In the end, all three of them were full and went out together.
Yu Sheng has now moved into the new house, and is naturally very dissatisfied with the people in the family compound. Later, it was Cao Lu who personally announced that Yu Sheng had made a second-class merit, which silenced the gossip of the crowd.
It's just that he didn't make it clear what the achievement was. The officers certainly understood that there were many special situations in the military that needed to be kept secret, but the family members didn't know. Some people talked about it in private and looked at Yu Sheng with unfriendly eyes.
But because of the second-class merit and Yu Yao's great strength, no one dared to really do anything, and Yu Sheng and the others didn't care much.
Because of his illness, he has been an outcast in the village since he was a child. What he cares least about is the strange looks. Now his life is much better than before.
Yu Yao is very open-minded about this. She knows that there will be many people who are dissatisfied. If she were them, they might also feel uncomfortable. Who asked them to keep their affairs secret?
So as long as it's not too excessive, or it doesn't come in front of Yu Yao, she doesn't care much. She can't always rely on brute force or words to protect her second brother. Her second brother also has his own way of dealing with things.
After all, cold treatment is still treatment.
"By the way, if Cao Lu asks me what book I read this in, what should I say? I have no recollection of it. I just thought about it and it seems that it was not a book, but a diary."
Hearing this, Gu Qing sighed in his heart.
There are so many loopholes in what this little girl said. What if someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of her?
"Just say you don't remember where you saw it. Next time you have some weird ideas, tell me first."
Yu Yao paused, not quite understanding what he meant.
Gu Qing patted the silly girl's head as a matter of course and said, "Everyone has their own secrets. I once said that as long as you don't do anything that harms the interests of the country and the people, I will believe you, so I won't try to find out your secrets. But many of your words and actions can easily attract other people's attention, so you must be careful, especially when I'm not around."
After hearing his words, Yu Yao lowered his head silently.
To be honest, she is feeling very complicated now. She trusts Gu Qing from the bottom of her heart, but she is still worried that she will lose her judgment because of her feelings.
The secrets she holds are of such great value, both to the country as a whole and to herself as an individual.
The more righteous Gu Qing was, the more Yu Yao worried that she would hand herself over.
But if he is evil, can I still live a peaceful life sleeping in the same bed with him?
Yu Yao also knew that he had discovered her because of her carelessness. Did he want her to keep silent about her ideas for promoting social development in the future? If she let everything develop according to its original trajectory, then what was the point of her going through this?
"Gu Qing, can you give me some time?" Yu Yao asked.
"Of course, I just hope you can be careful and not feel stressed. In the future, you just need to discuss things with me in advance."
Yu Yao nodded. Indeed, if she could let Gu Qing taste the protein bars first when making them, she would have more time to think about how to explain the origin of the things.
"Thank you." Gu Qing could have reported her abnormality directly, but he didn't. And Yu Yao could see sincerity in his eyes.
Yu Yao was not a saint either. She had developed feelings for Gu Qing since she didn't know when, but this feeling was not enough to make her give up everything for him.
Take it slow, that's all Yu Yao could tell herself.
After the two talked, Yu Yao felt visibly relieved.
When they arrived at the Cao family, the couple were having dinner, and the dishes they brought were just enough to supplement their meals.
Now Cao Lu rarely sees Yu Yao coming to his home. Every time Yu Yao comes, he can eat all kinds of delicious food.
"To be honest, if you weren't so strong, I would really like to put you in the kitchen."
In fact, Brigade Commander Cao already felt a little regretful. If Yu Yao had been assigned to the kitchen team, the soldiers would have been very happy.
But we still have to see how she performs in the future. Candle Dragon never keeps idle people.
After Cao Lu and the others had finished their meal, the three of them began to discuss the matter again.
When Cao Lu saw Yu Yao's protein bar recipe, his eyes lit up. He confirmed from her eyes that she was someone who had tasted the bitter taste of compressed biscuits.
"Okay, great, so now the question is about the production line that uses beans to make protein powder, right? Is this easy to do?"
Yu Yao knew nothing about machinery, and Cao Lu and the others were apparently the same.
Thinking of the current level of domestic machinery manufacturing, the three of them looked a little heavy.
"It's okay. No matter if it works or not, we have to give it a try. Having an idea is already a big step forward. As for the research problems, let the old guys at the military factory worry about them."
After saying this, he reluctantly put down the things in his hands and started talking about the candle dragon with Yu Yao.
It turns out that although Candle Dragon only has to go on missions twice a year, regular learning and training are essential.
In particular, they need to master some special skills, such as learning foreign languages, cooking, and driving when going abroad...
Because their tasks are not fixed, the more skills they have, the better.
It was also this conversation with Cao Lu that made Yu Yao decide that she must find someone in this world with whom she could discuss things, someone with whom she could share her secrets.
And this person is Gu Qing.
Perhaps the balance in her mind had already tilted because of Gu Qing's repeated care, and now Cao Lu just added fuel to the fire.
She was willing to take a gamble.
In my previous life, I could speak three languages: Chinese, Japanese and English. Now the task given to me by Cao Lu is to learn English.
Although the original body was also a high school student, she did not like studying, let alone English. Apart from having some talent in painting, she was not very good at other subjects.
Since she was a child, she heard people in the village say that women are money-losing things and will get married sooner or later, so she also wanted to marry a good man. I think this led to her later tragedy.
If Yu Yao doesn't tell her secret, she will have to pretend that she doesn't like studying but is quick to learn or that she studies very hard. Acting is too tiring. It's okay to act outside, but if she has to act again when she gets home, then what's the point of being a human being?
Yu Yao didn't rush to tell Gu Qing these things, but waited until Gu Qing sent her to the gate of the courtyard before she said awkwardly, "Come in and sit down."
Although the two are about to get married, their most intimate behavior was the one today in front of the desk. Gu Qing has always been very sensible and rarely stays alone with Yu Yao at home when Yu Sheng is not around.
Now that Yu Yao invited him, he didn't think that Yu Yao wanted to do something with him. Instead, he had already guessed something because of her absent-mindedness on the way back.
In fact, Gu Qing himself was a little nervous. He always felt that something that Yu Yao could hide so nervously might be something he could not easily accept.
The two of them arrived at the living room, and Yu Yao poured a glass of water for Gu Qing before saying, "Although you may find it unbelievable, I am telling the truth. In fact, I am not the real Yu Yao."
Hearing this, Gu Qing's back suddenly stiffened.
But when he heard Yu Yao's next words, his eyes suddenly widened, "In fact, I came from decades later, and I knew that the college entrance examination would be resumed in 1977, and that the college entrance examination that year would be held in winter. From the following year onwards, the college entrance examination would be held in June."
"..." Yu Yao told Gu Qing about a series of major events she knew about, including the reform and opening up, the financial crisis, etc. "In addition, I have my own space."
Yu Yao had an idea, and she placed all the things she had collected in the space on the floor in the living room.
After doing all this, she finally let go of the worry that had been hanging in her heart for a long time.
It all depends on Gu Qing's choice.
After hearing what Yu Yao said at the beginning, Gu Qing could still numb himself and say that Yu Yao was talking nonsense, because he had heard Yu Yao talk nonsense too many times.
But when he looked at the things in the living room, he could no longer deceive himself. Everything she said might be true.
This also explains why she was able to carry so many things down from the mountain, why she went to the mountain to hunt wild boars at night, why she was determined to go up the mountain alone, why she always had strange ideas, and why she looked different from the Yu Yao she had investigated, but she couldn't find any flaws.
"The original Yu Yao, she..."
Yu Yao shook her head. "Maybe he passed away during that serious illness."
"Then your strength..."
"I don't know. As soon as I came here, I found that I became very strong."
Yu Yao knew that he believed her. With this foundation, what she said next might make Gu Qing more receptive, although it might be a bit cruel to him.
"There is another very important thing. This world is actually a book I read in the future. The hero in the book is Liu Yang. So why must I go against the Liu family? Why must I reject the Liu family's marriage proposal..."
As she was talking, she mentioned Yao Li and what she did in the book, and Gu Qing was even more shocked.
He had known Yao Li for a long time. In his eyes, Yao Li was a very simple girl. Maybe she had some little thoughts, but she never had any bad intentions. He could not imagine her doing such a thing.
Even he couldn't figure it out. Either the other party was hiding it too well, or Yu Yao was lying.
But this lie meant nothing to Yu Yao. They had only met once and there was no conflict of interest between them. But Yu Yao's behavior when he saw Yao Li that day was indeed a little strange. He asked about it at the time, but Yu Yao laughed it off. He had not thought about it until just now, but now he understood.
Gu Qing didn't know what to say for a moment. After a while, he said with mixed feelings: "I am not in the book you are reading."
"I didn't think of you for the moment." Yu Yao had thought about this many times these days, and indeed she didn't think of someone named Gu Qing. "Maybe I didn't take it seriously enough."
But there is one thing she didn't say. Even if she did, it would probably be a cannon fodder. After all, in male-oriented novels, there shouldn't be a character more powerful than the male protagonist.
"Can you take responsibility for what you say?"
Yu Yao's heart sank at Gu Qing's impartial attitude, but this was her own choice, wasn't it?
Her attitude also turned colder, and she nodded, "I can guarantee that everything I said is true, but I can't guarantee that these things will develop according to what I said. After all, the Liu family is finished, and I didn't marry Liu Yang."
Hearing this, Gu Qing squeezed his knee a little harder.
She was going to marry Liu Yang, and the thought of this possibility made Gu Qing very uncomfortable.
Such emotions made his mind even more confused, and he might need to think about it carefully.
Gu Qing looked at Yu Yao who was sitting beside him and seemed to be looking at him. His heart seemed to be filled with thoughts. He sat closer to her and hugged her gently. "You must have been very anxious during this period."
If what she said was true, how did she get through carrying such a huge secret all by herself and having to face situations that could plunge her into the abyss at any time?
From what she said, even in her world she was just a girl in her twenties.
Originally, Yu Yao's heart had been somewhat disheartened by his attitude, but his sudden hug and comfort instantly dispelled her disheartenment. Her heart became boiling, and even her eyes began to heat up.
"But does that mean I'm not that much older than you?"
Gu Qing always felt that he was a few years older than Yu Yao, so he didn't dare to be too loud in what he said or did, as he always thought he was bullying the little girl. However, from what Yu Yao said, she was only two or three years younger than him in the future.
Yu Yao's sadness suddenly stopped at this moment, but what Gu Qing said was not wrong. She could only nod and say, "Yes, don't you think I'm a monster?"
Hearing this, Gu Qing finally let her go, "How could that be? But don't tell anyone else about this, including your second brother."
Gu Qing raised his hand and gently stroked the corners of her red eyes. Yu Yao's eyelashes flickered and a tear fell.
I don't know where he got the courage from, but Gu Qing stepped forward and kissed Yu Yao's moist eyes, which made Yu Yao's heart tremble.
After thinking about it, he finally told Yu Yao what he had intended to hide. "But, I think your second brother may have already figured it out, as well as your eldest brother and even your mother."
He had already seen that none of the other people in the family were stupid.
The reason why they were controlled by Jiang Yugui for so long was all because of their indulgence in Jiang Yugui. In fact, they knew everything in their hearts, but they just did not choose the right and selfish approach.
"I told you before that you don't have to tell me these. Everyone has their own secrets. But I am really worried that one day you will expose your secrets and hurt yourself."
After that, he gently hugged Yu Yao again, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about it, and I believe your second brother won't tell anyone about it either. But if he doesn't ask, there are some things you don't need to explain too clearly."
Yu Yao hummed, "I thought you would hand me over to Cao Lu..." This was what Yu Yao was most worried about.
Gu Qing: "...Although Cao Lu is very good to me, you should never test human nature. Even if you tell me about it today, I don't think your approach is right. If it were me, I would keep these secrets to the death. But don't worry, you won the bet this time, and I stand by your side."
After saying this, Gu Qing was stunned. Originally, he wanted to go back and think about the whole thing carefully, but seeing that Yu Yao was so naive and told him everything without reservation, he really couldn't bear it. He couldn't let Yu Yao suffer any harm.
"Don't you want my space, don't you want me to tell you everything about the future, and help you gain fame and fortune?"
Yu Yao was really curious. Faced with such a great temptation, he was not interested at all?
Gu Qing looked into her eyes and said, "You may not understand the Gu family. Although the Gu family is now sparsely populated, if I put aside the status and connections of the old man, if I want, my parents can still let me have fame and fortune that others cannot have. But now I sit here in this position, relying entirely on myself. If I rely on others for everything, then what is the meaning of my life?"
His words touched Yu Yao deeply.
Everyone says that people of this era are simple and honest. Although Yu Yao had experienced this in the past, he realized more that poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people.
When I was in Qingyang Village, there might be some good people, such as the Xu brothers and sisters, and the village chief, but most people were selfish, putting their own interests above everything else, and were willing to hurt others for this, especially in words, each one was more vicious and merciless than the other.
Therefore, apart from the mountains and rivers and a few people there, Yu Yao did not have any feelings for them. This was also the reason why she acted like she was not someone to be trifled with when she arrived at the family compound. The saying that good people are often bullied applies everywhere.
She also knew that these problems might be due to the limitations of the times, lack of education, etc., and there were also people like Su Ye and Gu Qing.
But when Gu Qing actually said these words, it still gave Yu Yao enough sense of security.
And at this moment, Yu Yao and he had a resonance in thought. They both wanted to live their own lives.
"Thank you for having me."
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