Gu Nansheng couldn't help but look at Gu Nanyu. Among all the younger generation of the Gu family, Gu Nansheng liked and admired his eldest sister, Gu Nanyan, the most.
But since childhood, he has been closest to his ninth brother, Gu Nanyu.
Because Gu Nanyu was physically weak when he was young, and the medical equipment on Fuyun Island was better, he grew up on Fuyun Island.
Gu Nansheng stayed by Gu Nanyu's side the whole time.
Now, he naturally wanted to stay by Gu Nanyu's side, but there was no precedent in the Gu family for any young master to become another young master.
Of course, as the sons of the Gu family, their dignity did not allow them to do such a thing.
"Does Sheng-ge want to stay on Fuyun Island and become Yu-ge's deputy?" Gu Nanyan naturally understood Gu Nansheng's meaning, and stroked the teacup in his hand.
Gu Nansheng couldn't tell whether Gu Nanyan's tone was good or bad, so he just nodded honestly.
"Yu-ge'er, what do you think?" Gu Nanyan looked at Gu Nanyu, his tone unchanged.
Gu Nanyu held a plate in his hand, his heterochromatic eyes slightly shifting. "Brother Sheng is quite capable in scientific research. I'm afraid the Empire doesn't have a complete laboratory for Brother Sheng to conduct his research."
His meaning was also very clear.
Gu Nansheng will not become his deputy; they will work in different fields.
Upon hearing Gu Nanyu's words, Gu Nansheng couldn't help but smile.
"Since you two brothers are willing, I naturally won't disagree." Gu Nanyan knows his younger siblings very well; he knows exactly what each of them is good at and what their weaknesses are.
Although Gu Nansheng is only in his teens, his scientific research achievements are already comparable to those of some of the top researchers in China.
The experimental equipment in China is naturally inferior to that on Fuyun Island, but the basement of Biluo Xiaozhu is indeed very well-equipped.
But it's inconvenient after all, especially since Gu Nansheng grew up on Fuyun Island, which feels more like his hometown than the Empire.
The young master of the Gu family shines wherever he goes.
"Thank you, sister! You're the best!" Gu Nansheng smiled brightly.
"Alright, stop flattering me. You can't just focus on research, understand?" Gu Nanyan knew that this younger brother was only this obedient in front of his elders; once he left home...
Who doesn't know that the fourth young master of the Gu family on Fuyun Island is eccentric and unruly, much like the eldest young master of the Gu family in the capital back in the day?
"No way, I was just telling the truth." She leaned close to Gu Nanyan and acted coquettishly.
Shen Bei'an found it strange; this was something that would never happen in the Shen family.
After all, only he acts like a child; his nephews and nieces are all incredibly mature.
Gu Nanyan reached out and pinched his nose. "Go ahead." It was a very affectionate gesture.
"Then you and your husband enjoy your time, sister. Ninth Brother and I will be leaving now."
After signaling to Gu Nanyan, Gu Nanyu left with Gu Nansheng.
Shen Beian then spoke, "Is Nan Sheng so good at acting cute?" Her peach blossom eyes sparkled; it was rare to see members of the Gu family acting cute.
She's almost as good as him, and she's got a sweet tongue too.
"Nan Sheng's personality is a bit unruly. His seventh uncle and aunt are quite strict with him, but it's not very effective. Among my younger siblings, Nan Sheng has been disciplined by the family and spent the most time in the dark room."
Shen Beian stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"Him! Isn't he only fifteen years old this year?"
Even Gu Nanxing, who's incredibly mischievous, hasn't done that many times, has he?
Gu Nanyan chuckled softly, “It has nothing to do with age. I remember the first time Yu-ge’er was disciplined by the family was when he was ten years old. It seems that the reason was that a child in the Zhu family spoke rudely, so he poisoned that child with medicine.”
The clear, crisp voice managed to utter words tinged with a hint of bloodshed.
Ten years old?
Poisoning?!
These two words made Shen Beian look outside again.
“That Zhu family kid was cursing me,” Gu Nanyan said slowly. “Does An’an still remember the gift I gave to Old Master Qin fifteen years ago when I was young and impetuous?”
Shen Bei'an certainly remembered that if the Qin family hadn't been so strict, it would probably have been trending on social media for days.
Even so, there were quite a few people who attended the banquet. Everyone in the capital knew about it, and even some families abroad knew about it.
At Old Master Qin's birthday celebration, the eldest son of the Gu family presented him with an antique clock, with a tortoise placed under the clock's pendulum.
That ancient clock is quite valuable, and the tortoise is a symbol of longevity.
This left Old Master Qin speechless, but what exactly he meant was clear to all the intelligent people present.
"This matter also reached Fuyun Island, and the Zhu family's child said things like I was ignorant of etiquette and would definitely cause trouble. Yu-ge was young at the time and had just learned about new medicine from his father, so he used it on that child."
"He didn't intend to kill him, he just wanted to make him suffer a little. Who knows if it was fate or if the child was just unlucky."
"After being drugged, he also consumed food that clashed with one of the ingredients in the drug, and that's how he died."
"So, did the investigation eventually lead to Nan Yu?" Shen Bei'an could only sigh. Perhaps Gu Nan Yu really just wanted to teach that person a lesson at first, but who knew that things would turn out like this!
"The Zhu family couldn't find anything, but Father knows." Gu Nanyan smiled. The Gu family would never let anyone find fault with them, but it's not necessarily the same with their own family.
At that time, Gu Nanyan was not yet the person in charge of the Gu family.
"Then he was punished with forty lashes and spent three days in a dark room."
This is a rather severe punishment for a ten-year-old child.
The whip used in the Gu family's family discipline is specially made. One lash doesn't draw blood, but it causes excruciating pain. Not to mention forty lashes, followed by being locked in a dark room for three days.
But it seems that compared to human life, it is nothing.
Shen Bei'an stood there stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.
This world is clearly a world of gender equality, a world that seems to be very free and democratic.
In reality... it's just hiding all the darkness under the light.
Perhaps the darkness of the First World was even greater, but he simply hadn't seen it.
"That child was not a good person to begin with. He was already involved in human experiments at the age of seventeen or eighteen. If he grows up, who knows how many people he will harm."
“I don’t deny that Yu-ge’er made a mistake, but An’an, this is Fuyun Island, not the Empire, where there is no protection from the law. Only the Law Enforcement Division exists as an institution to balance the five major powers.”
"This is my world. There is no such thing as justice, no absolute black and white. An'an, do you regret it?" Gu Nan'an pulled Shen Bei'an onto his lap without anyone noticing.
She was clearly smiling, but Shen Bei'an only sensed her deep sorrow.
For some reason, Shen Bei'an took off Gu Nan'an's silver-rimmed glasses.
Although she was radiating grief, a slight smile played on her lips, and her eyes were filled with unwavering obsession…
This was the first time Shen Bei'an had ever seen Gu Nan'an look at him like that. He froze, trying to tilt his head, but found that he couldn't move an inch!
As if being stared at by a ferocious beast, their legs went weak, and they wanted to escape, but were stunned into place, unable to move, waiting to become food on a plate!
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I don't know if it was mentioned beforehand, but people who care about their families are usually in a gray area.
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