FIMA Ch103: Splitting the Family

Gu Siyuan held the waist of the person on top of him with both hands, lifting him up a bit.

Xie Yiyang’s hands propped against his chest, and their gazes just happened to meet.

Today was mid-April, and the moonlight outside the window was bright. Naturally, Xie Yiyang also saw Gu Siyuan’s deep eyes that made one somewhat afraid. He couldn’t help but feel a bit cowardly, and his neck shrank back.

However, Gu Siyuan’s movements were faster. His large palm grabbed his chin and both cheeks, applying quite a bit of force.

“…” Xie Yiyang.

No escaping now.

Gu Siyuan narrowed his eyes at the person. His thumb gently stroked those soft, bright red lips, his voice so deep and gentle it was heartbreaking: “Be good, where did you learn those words just now?”

“…” Xie Yiyang.

What to do?

The gentler he is, the scarier it is.

For a moment, Xie Yiyang only felt his mouth dry and his tongue parched. He subconsciously wanted to lick his lips, but the tip of his tongue accidentally touched the thumb pressing on his lips.

Feeling the wet warmth on his fingertip, Gu Siyuan’s fingers moved slightly, gently stirring inside Xie Yiyang’s mouth, while asking softly: “Thirsty, want to drink water?”

Xie Yiyang shook his head. For some reason, he took a look at the person, and as if possessed by ghosts or gods, he gently bit down on that finger.

Rubbing his head, Gu Siyuan said: “So good, I’ll give you a reward.”

“…” Xie Yiyang.

This tone, why is it like the grandpa next door petting his own puppy.

However, he quickly had no mind to think of this and that anymore, because Gu Siyuan was a man of his word.

The promised reward had arrived.

…

With reddened corners of his eyes, Xie Yiyang’s slender white fingers tightly grasped the bedsheet, almost scratching it off the line entirely.

Leaning over slightly, Gu Siyuan slowly kissed his sweat-drenched profile and dark red lips while exerting force.

It was unknown how much time had passed before the commotions inside the room gradually ceased.

Gu Siyuan brought over a basin of hot water, wrung out a towel, and held the person in his embrace.

Xie Yiyang’s body subconsciously trembled.

Looking at the bluish-purple marks on the fair and tender skin, Gu Siyuan lowered his head and gently kissed his butterfly bone (shoulder blade), saying in a deep voice: “So sensitive?”

Lying in his embrace, Xie Yiyang was already completely devoid of any strength; he couldn’t even open his mouth to retort.

He could only silently complain in his heart: Given your fierce appearance earlier, as if you wanted to swallow me into your belly…

Who wouldn’t be afraid?

Gu Siyuan first applied the hot towel to his face for a while—he had cried too pitifully just now, to prevent his eyes from hurting when he got up tomorrow. Then, he wiped the person clean inside and out.

Only then did he hold the person and shrink back into the quilt.

His hand gently rubbed the person’s waist, his mouth slowly coaxing and inducing: “Why did you ask those words earlier? What did you see?”

“…” Xie Yiyang.

He still hasn’t forgotten?

This man is truly petty.

Xie Yiyang curled his lip and slowly began to explain.

When he went to the fields to look for Gu Siyuan this evening, he passed by a patch of rapeseed flowers and heard some noises.

A man and a woman.

The woman was scolding: Something about every time you come looking for me, it’s only for this kind of business?

The man replied: It’s because I like you, my heart is breaking from liking you so much, that’s why I always want this kind of business.

Gu Siyuan pinched his little wife’s cheek. He was normally a very shrewd person, yet he could actually even believe a man’s ghost talk.

However…

Gu Siyuan remembered the beautiful experience just now. Mm, actually, occasionally believing it once in a while is also fine.

When they got up the next day.

Xie Yiyang took the opportunity to act spoiled, lounging on Gu Siyuan for quite a while.

Gu Siyuan originally thought he would be dispirited for a while today.

However, very quickly, Xie Yiyang had completely recovered his vitality.

It made Gu Siyuan rarely hesitate for a moment: Did I truly not exert enough effort last night?

“Husband, let me tell you, Gu Lili said he’s going to the county town today.” Xie Yiyang ran over enthusiastically and threw himself onto Gu Siyuan.

Afraid he would fall, Gu Siyuan held the person and sat on the edge of the bed, nodding and saying: “Mm, today I also asked the captain for a leave to go to the county town. The agricultural machinery repair factory’s exam is at ten o’clock this morning.”

Xie Yiyang immediately said excitedly: “I’ll go with you! I know where the agricultural repair factory is, I’ll lead the way for you.”

Ever since the Xie family sent him to the countryside, he had never gone back to the county again.

However, having lived in the county for over ten years after all, he was still very familiar with it.

Moreover, Qingshui County town itself wasn’t that big, and the few factories were all in the same direction.

Especially the staff dormitory building of the agricultural repair factory and the dormitory building of the soda factory where his adoptive father worked—they were right in the adjacent courtyard.

Seeing the anticipation in his eyes, Gu Siyuan immediately nodded: “Alright.”

Xie Yiyang happily kissed him on the face.

Pinching his cheek, Gu Siyuan said: “So good.”

The two laughed and played for a while.

Remembering the main business, Xie Yiyang continued: “Didn’t you just say Gu Lili is also going to the county today? Mother definitely gave him money. He’s gone to the county a few times before, and every time he buys some things to bring back.”

“Is that so?” Rubbing his slender white wrist, Gu Siyuan narrowed his eyes.

However…

If Gu Lili was going to the county town this time, it probably wasn’t to buy things, but to sell things.

However, the opportunity to separate the family had just arrived.

Today, it seemed there were quite a few people from Yunxi Village going to the county town.

Captain Zhou Jiandang and the accountant were also waiting at the entrance of the brigade headquarters. It was said that a batch of chemical fertilizers had arrived at the commune, and every village had to send people to collect it.

For convenience, the village’s tractor had to be dispatched.

Coincidentally, Gu Siyuan and Feng Keng, the two people who knew how to drive the tractor, were present, so Zhou Jiandang arranged for one of them to drive it there, and the other to drive it back.

Gu Siyuan chose to drive there. He didn’t know what the agricultural repair factory’s recruitment exam would entail or how long it would delay him. Perhaps he would have to stay in the county town until very late, and his return time wasn’t fixed.

Yunxi Village wasn’t considered remote, only about thirty li away from Qingshui County town. Although the tractor’s horsepower was average nowadays, it still took less than an hour to arrive.

After parking the tractor near the county’s fertilizer factory, Gu Siyuan and Xie Yiyang told the captain together that they had to leave to run errands, and their return time wasn’t certain. If it was late, they should just head back first without waiting; the two of them would either stay overnight in the county town or just walk back.

Zhou Jiandang exhorted them with a few words and didn’t ask further.

In his eyes, Gu Siyuan was still a very reliable person. Besides, he also knew that Xie Yiyang’s maiden family seemed to be in the county town, so the two might stay a night at the maiden family’s home.

Holding Gu Siyuan all the way, Xie Yiyang enthusiastically introduced everything in the county town to him.

Which supply and marketing cooperative had the latest good things from Shanghai; which state-run restaurant had the most fragrant food—he used to squat outside the wall to smell it when he had nothing to do; which street was the place he most frequently went to play in the past, and that the school he studied at before had a big slide inside.

Gu Siyuan originally hated people who talked a lot the most.

But at this time, he tirelessly listened to it all the way through, as if from these fragmentary narrations, he could imagine how uninhibited, naive, and cute the young Xie Yiyang was.

“We’re here, the agricultural repair factory is here.” Pointing at the building in front, Xie Yiyang shouted excitedly.

Gu Siyuan looked up. This was an extremely spacious large compound with white walls.

Written on the white wall in red paint were the five large characters “Serve the People.” In the very middle of the white wall were two wide-open iron grating gates, and at this moment, quite a flow of people was walking through.

Behind the white wall were several rows of single-story houses, all built with red bricks. However, two of those rows of houses were several times the height of the normal single-story houses in front. Machinery should be set up inside to be used as workshops.

Furthermore, around or behind the single-story houses, a large number of tractors were parked. Some were completely brand new and unused, and quite a few were already scrapped.

Right, there were also two large trucks in the courtyard.

“How is it, the agricultural repair factory is very grand, right? Husband, after the exam ends later, you’ll be working here.” With moist eyes wide open, Xie Yiyang said glowingly.

Apart from those who already worked at the agricultural repair factory, the people passing by were also here to take today’s exam. Hearing these completely undisguised words of his, their expressions immediately became subtle and their gazes contemptuous.

The agricultural repair factory could be said to be the large factory with the best treatment in their entire county, and also the one that sounded the brightest to speak of. It was unknown how many people wanted to enter and become workers every year.

But even in the year the agricultural repair factory recruited the most people externally, there were only over twenty quotas.

And for this time this year, they were only recruiting technical workers. It was heard that nearly a hundred people had signed up. Among them, there were quite a few technical secondary school students as well as graduates from worker-peasant-soldier universities. But in the end, only six people would be accepted.

Heh…

This young man truly doesn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth.

Facing these deep and shallow gazes, Gu Siyuan treated them as if they were nothing, his expression remaining cold and stern as before.

Xie Yiyang, however, puffed his cheeks unhappily.

If it were in the village, and these people dared to look down on his husband, he would definitely have fiercely glared back.

But right now, this was the county town. Among these people, there might be Gu Siyuan’s future colleagues, leaders, or even examiners for later. If he acted willfully now, it would definitely cause Gu Siyuan some unnecessary trouble.

Naturally noticing his emotions, Gu Siyuan’s originally cold and stern face softened a few degrees. He reached out and pinched his puffed cheeks: “So silly.”

Shifting his target of anger, Xie Yiyang started glaring at him.

Gu Siyuan took out ten yuan and two tickets from his pocket, handed them over, and said: “I’m going in for the exam. You are very familiar with the county town side; go sit at the supply and marketing cooperative or restaurant for a while, don’t run around randomly. I’ll go find you after I finish the exam later.”

“Oh…” Xie Yiyang slowly reached out to take the money and tickets.

Gu Siyuan gently touched his forehead: “Alright, I’m going in.”

Holding his arm with both hands, Xie Yiyang said seriously: “Add oil (cheer up/go for it), you will definitely pass! You are the most formidable.”

“Of course.” Gu Siyuan’s expression was calm, but his tone affirmed it.

“…” Xie Yiyang.

Mm, a person like his husband fundamentally didn’t need any comfort or encouragement.

After entering the gate of the agricultural repair factory, Gu Siyuan asked a staff member and followed the directions to a single-story house.

At this very moment, nearly a hundred people were already standing there.

Gu Siyuan also casually found a place to stand. On his left was a young lad about the same age as him, who, for some reason, consecutively looked at him several times.

Gu Siyuan raised his eyes and said coldly: “A matter?”

“Ah, you noticed?” Ling Zhi awkwardly rubbed his head.

Gu Siyuan: “You are…”

Ling Zhi smiled: “I’m just curious, how was the famous fiery beauty of our area tamed by you? Seeing his little bird relying on a person (docile) appearance just now, I truly couldn’t believe it.”

Gu Siyuan narrowed his eyes: “You mean Yangyang, you know him?”

Ling Zhi nodded: “Right, he’s the eldest son of Accountant Xie from the soda factory! He’s looked good since childhood. Originally, quite a few people in our large courtyard liked him, but well, his temper was too explosive, and his mouth was sharp too; everyone couldn’t afford to provoke him. Later I heard he married into the countryside.”

Gu Siyuan casually said: “Oh, Yangyang indeed looks good, and his personality is straightforward too.”

“…” Ling Zhi.

Big Brother, your filter is a bit too thick, can that be called straightforward?

After a long while, he could only say: “Your personalities fit together quite well. I didn’t expect that in the countryside, he could still find someone like you, Big Brother. No wonder a perfectly fine county town person was actually willing to go to the countryside?”

Gu Siyuan gave him a look and said faintly: “Yangyang going to the countryside wasn’t because of me. Yangyang was sent to the countryside by Accountant Xie and his wife; he is the Xie family’s adopted son.”

“Ah…” Ling Zhi opened his mouth wide in surprise.

Xie Yiyang actually isn’t Accountant Xie’s biological son?

He was just wondering, Accountant Xie and his wife look very ordinary, and Xie Jinyu can only be barely considered delicate and pretty. How come Xie Yiyang happens to look so good?

It’s actually like this…

Ling Zhi felt he had heard a massive piece of gossip; his mother would definitely be very interested.

Gu Siyuan waited a while longer.

From the single-story house in front, a flat-headed young man and a young woman with shoulder-length student hair walked out. Both had an arrogant appearance. Holding a megaphone, they started roll call, and then stated strictly that those who were late would thus lose their examination qualifications.

After roll call, they began to introduce the content of this exam.

There were two sessions in total.

The first session was a written test, which tested knowledge, all related to tractors.

The second session was practical operation. First testing driving, and then identifying related parts of the tractor.

After finishing speaking, the two arrogant youths directed the roughly one hundred of them to separately enter the two rooms on the left to participate in the written test.

The environment of this agricultural repair factory was indeed not bad.

The floors of the examination rooms were entirely paved with cement, clean and bright. The desks and chairs were also very neat, and there were a few pots of flowers and plants decorating the windowsill.

Sitting in his seat, Gu Siyuan roughly browsed through the test paper.

The amount of questions wasn’t large. First were twenty or so fill-in-the-blank questions, and then six or seven large problem-solving questions.

After writing his name and seat number as required, Gu Siyuan began to lift his pen to answer the questions. With almost no need to think, the answers directly floated up in his mind.

About forty minutes later, he had completely finished answering all the questions, and personally felt he could get at least a hundred points.

Of course, the most he could get was a hundred points.

The full score was only a hundred.

The written test time given by the examiners was one and a half hours in total.

However, because there was still a practical test coming up, and the practical test could only test a few people at a time, it would be very time-consuming.

Therefore, the examiners advocated that if everyone finished writing, they could hand in their papers early. After handing in the paper, it was best to immediately go participate in the practical test, so the rotation speed would be faster, and everyone could finish testing and go home earlier.

However, Gu Siyuan’s speed of handing in the paper still slightly shocked the examiner sitting at the front, thinking he had written nonsense randomly.

But, when taking a close look at the good handwriting on the paper that looked like iron strokes and silver hooks, as well as those standard-to-the-core answers, the examiner’s eyes immediately widened.

“This is a good seedling!”

Following the instructions of the young woman outside the examination room, Gu Siyuan went to the place for the practical test. It was a broad square behind the single-story house. Four tractors were parked there, and five examiners were standing, one of whom was the chief examiner.

Seeing him at a glance, the chief examiner felt quite surprised: “You’re here to take the practical test?”

Gu Siyuan nodded: “Mm.”

Immediately, the chief examiner joked: “Looking at you, young lad, growing so tall and big, it couldn’t be that your brain doesn’t work well, right? Coming out after just this little while, did you hand in a blank paper for the written test?”

Gu Siyuan looked at him faintly: “If you hand in a blank paper, do you not get to take the practical test?”

The chief examiner obviously had a good temper: “Of course not. Come, come, hurry and test. Since you young lad are so arrogant, if you can get a full score, I will exceptionally admit you today.”

Gu Siyuan said calmly: “That won’t be necessary.”

“…” Chief Examiner.

Hearing this, the few examiners on the side all laughed ‘haha’, rarely seeing the leader deflated.

…

When Gu Siyuan finished the practical test and came out of the agricultural repair factory’s large courtyard, it was exactly noon, much earlier than he had anticipated.

This way, he could still go do another matter later.

However, as soon as he looked up, he first saw Xie Yiyang waiting outside the agricultural repair factory’s large courtyard.

Seeing him, Xie Yiyang was very pleasantly surprised. Rushing over in two or three steps, he jumped onto the person: “Husband, why did you come out so early? Did you test very well?”

Holding the person and bouncing him slightly, Gu Siyuan didn’t answer his question, but first looked at him coldly: “Didn’t I tell you to go to the supply and marketing cooperative or restaurant? Why did you stay here all along?”

“…” Xie Yiyang felt guilty.

After a long while, he puffed his cheeks again and became self-righteous: “Wasn’t it because I wanted to see you as early as possible? With you inside taking the exam, wandering the supply and marketing cooperative alone is no fun.”

Gu Siyuan gently bit the flesh of his cheek: “Little blockhead.”

Holding his neck with his slender arms, Xie Yiyang had a smug expression.

“It’s noon, let’s go eat.” Gu Siyuan set the person down and led him toward the state-run restaurant not far away.

The state-run restaurant was the only eatery in the current era. It occupied quite a large area, with bright windows and clean tables. Inside were over a dozen square tables, and eight large characters were pasted on the wall: “Develop the Economy, Ensure Supply.”

On the counter right upon entering the door, a small blackboard was placed, with “Today’s Supply: Braised Pork, Fresh Meat Dumplings…” written on it.

Usually, you couldn’t order dishes at a state-run restaurant. Whatever vegetables were delivered today, the chef would make that, and the guests would eat that.

However, the chefs’ cooking skills were truly very good; no matter what it was, it was extremely delicious.

Xie Yiyang immediately widened his eyes in excitement: “There’s braised pork today, how lucky! The chef’s braised pork is the most delicious.”

Having stayed in the county town for so many years, he had also eaten the state-run restaurant’s food a few times.

Every year on Xie Jinyu’s birthday, Accountant Xie would come to the restaurant to pack two dishes to take back. He would also occasionally get a little bit. Although he didn’t encounter braised pork every time, it had left an extremely deep impression on him.

Gu Siyuan said faintly: “Then eat a little more later.”

Swallowing his saliva in embarrassment, Xie Yiyang said: “Husband, you eat more, your exam was very hard work.”

Pinching his face, Gu Siyuan led the person to the counter.

“What do you want to eat?” The waiter asked the two of them in an unfriendly tone.

This state-run restaurant was close to the county’s several factories. Those coming and going were all workers, with money and tickets on them.

It was exactly lunchtime, extremely busy.

When busy, people’s moods were naturally bad. Moreover, in this period, a restaurant waiter was an extremely respectable job, and most of them were very arrogant.

However, Gu Siyuan didn’t take it seriously, and only asked Xie Yiyang: “Besides braised pork, what else do you want to eat?”

Tugging on his sleeve, Xie Yiyang said: “Having meat is enough.”

Gu Siyuan nodded and looked at the waiter again: “Besides the braised pork, I also want a stir-fried long beans, and one jin of rice.”

After speaking, he took out a meat ticket and a grain ticket, along with one yuan and two jiao, and handed them over.

“Okay.” The waiter nodded, but felt quite shocked inside. He didn’t expect these two people dressed so raggedly to actually be quite generous.

Especially this meat ticket, it was very rare.

However, he didn’t know that this meat ticket was also the only one Gu Siyuan had on him.

When the canal-digging job ended previously, the higher-ups were considerate of their hard work and specially rewarded it.

It was also fortunate that the wages and bills for this last month weren’t handed over to Mother Gu, otherwise they truly wouldn’t even be able to have a bite of meat.

The chef’s work in the back was very fast. In a short while, the waiter brought over the meat, vegetables, and two large bowls of rice on a large tray.

The state-run restaurant’s food was the most substantial; whether meat or vegetables, they were piled high.

Looking at the oily, bright red braised pork, Xie Yiyang’s eyes turned red. He didn’t even remember how long it had been since he had eaten meat.

He hurriedly picked up a piece with his chopsticks, placed it in the bowl in front of Gu Siyuan, and urged: “Eat quickly.”

Then, holding his chopsticks, he impatiently picked up a piece into his own bowl.

This braised pork was soft and glutinous; a light bite directly burst with meat juices. Wrapping a large lump of rice around half a piece of braised pork, Xie Yiyang sent it into his mouth. Then, slightly closing his eyes, he chewed with satisfaction.

Seeing his appearance, Gu Siyuan thought he looked like he was about to ascend to heaven.

For a moment, he was caught between laughter and tears, but secretly said in his heart: In the future, I must try to let my little wife eat meat as much as possible.

After Gu Siyuan tasted a bite of the braised pork, he found that this chef’s craftsmanship was indeed very good.

For the rare first time, the two of them didn’t talk much, concentrating intently on burying their heads in the food.

Thus, in less than ten minutes, the two large bowls of vegetables, meat, and rice were eaten completely clean. Even the soup juices were used by the two of them to mix with the rice.

For the first time, Gu Siyuan knew he was actually also a foodie.

Xie Yiyang, on the other hand, hugged his stomach and leaned back happily and lazily against the back of the chair: “If I could eat meat every day, I would be willing to do anything.”

Gu Siyuan raised his eyes and looked at him quietly, secretly thinking: I don’t need you to do anything, just obediently be done by me. (Pun on the word “do/fuck”)

“Mm?” Frowning his good-looking brows, Xie Yiyang asked: “Husband, what are you looking at me like this for?”

“Nothing.” Gu Siyuan shook his head: “I’m not looking at you.”

Better not scare the little guy.

Xie Yiyang puffed his cheeks.

Liar.

Gu Siyuan stood up and said faintly: “Get up, I’ll take you somewhere, digest the food along the way, it’s good for your health.”

“Oh.” Xie Yiyang responded lazily but didn’t make any movements.

Shaking his head, Gu Siyuan exerted slight force in his arm and dragged the person up.

When the two came out of the state-run restaurant, the sunlight outside was brilliant.

However, since it was April after all, no matter how strong the sun was, it didn’t feel blazing hot shining on the body, just slightly warm.

Having already eaten very fully, and then being sunned by the sun, Xie Yiyang’s whole person became drowsy.

However, Gu Siyuan led him all the way, and the county town now wasn’t like the future where cars were everywhere, so it didn’t matter.

Following behind Gu Siyuan, Xie Yiyang walked for quite a while. Feeling the warmth on his body disappear, he sobered up a bit. Looking at the surrounding buildings, he asked doubtfully: “Hey, Husband, what are you bringing me here for? When did you become so familiar with the county town?”

Pulling the person closer, Gu Siyuan casually talked nonsense: “I’m not familiar. Earlier at the restaurant, I actually saw Gu Lili and Feng Keng. Now I followed them all the way here.”

“Hehe, such a hidden alley, a lone man and a lone ger… what else could they do?” Xie Yiyang couldn’t help but snicker.

He was getting increasingly dirty-minded lately.

Gu Siyuan said faintly: “That’s why I dragged you to follow and take a look. Although Gu Lili is very annoying, he is a ger after all. What if he is bullied by that kid Feng Keng?”

After laughing, Xie Yiyang also nodded in agreement, “That’s true, then let’s go.”

Gu Siyuan led Xie Yiyang to walk quietly forward for a while.

Sure enough, they saw those two, each carrying a bag of things, mysteriously turning into an alleyway and then entering a courtyard.

“Hey, your family doesn’t have relatives in the county, right? Why do these two look very familiar with this family?” Xie Yiyang was slightly puzzled.

Gu Siyuan shook his head, and added: “Feels not right. Let’s climb over the wall and see the situation inside.”

Gu Siyuan grew up in the countryside; climbing walls and trees was something he played with since childhood.

Xie Yiyang was also naughty since childhood, and the courtyard wall wasn’t high. In just a few seconds, the two found a hidden spot and climbed up.

When they looked inside, they saw the bags in Feng Keng and Gu Lili’s hands opened; it was all mountain produce, and several people in the courtyard were checking and inventorying.

And a rather slick middle-aged man was currently stuffing money into Feng Keng and Gu Lili’s hands, while saying things like, “Next time there are such good things, he’ll take them all, deliver more…”

Instantly, Gu Siyuan and Xie Yiyang’s bodies shook. They exchanged a look, and then quietly slid down from the wall.

The two walked all the way to the entrance of the alley before Xie Yiyang grabbed Gu Siyuan’s sleeve, and said somewhat with difficulty: “Those two… those two were just now… spe… speculating and profiteering…”

Gu Siyuan nodded and said coldly: “Mm, this is something you get arrested for. We haven’t separated the family yet; Gu Lili might implicate us.”

Xie Yiyang’s whole body lost its strength. Leaning under the eaves, he nodded and said, “No wonder that kid Feng Keng was so lavish, and Gu Lili too. I recently noticed he seemed mysterious… But, but how could they have so much guts?”

Rubbing his head, Gu Siyuan said faintly: “Blockhead, didn’t you just say it yourself, those two are lavish. Isn’t this just ‘the bold starve from overeating, the timid starve to death’? And if it wasn’t for us coincidentally following them today, who would discover it?”

“Hey, they’re coming out, they’re coming out…” Xie Yiyang tugged on Gu Siyuan and raised his chin, gesturing toward the courtyard not far away that was closing its doors, and the two people walking out with smiling faces.

“Mm.” Gu Siyuan nodded.

Anyway, the two of them hadn’t left, just standing and waiting at the corner of this alley.

About a dozen steps later, Feng Keng and Gu Lili also turned out of the alley, directly bumping right into Gu Siyuan and Xie Yiyang at the corner.

“You… you…” The two widened their eyes, their faces turning pale and their hearts pounding.

They absolutely never expected that they were actually secretly followed by someone.

Gu Siyuan was currently half-leaning against the wall, looking at the two of them with a faint gaze.

Seeing the situation, he picked up their conversation thread and said indifferently: “Your guts are truly big!”

Gu Lili was stunned.

But subconsciously, he still wanted to be stubborn: “What… what did you see?”

Gu Siyuan stood up straight. His momentum was oppressive, but his voice was light and airy: “I saw everything that should be seen.”

Xie Yiyang still had lingering fears about the scene he just saw.

Although he was normally fierce and aggressive, he never dared to go against policies and laws. He didn’t expect that Gu Lili, a person who could be considered living under the same roof as him, would actually dare to engage in speculation and profiteering…

“How dare you two do this kind of thing? If you get caught, you might even implicate the family, especially you, Gu Lili…”

Gu Siyuan’s expression was cold and stern, his tone cool and thin: “People only want to live a good life; where is there any family in their hearts?”

Hearing the two singing a duet, especially Gu Siyuan’s undisguised mockery, Gu Lili’s expression could no longer be maintained, and he said in shocked anger, “Don’t go too far.”

Ever since this Third Brother came back from digging the canal, he had been targeting him like crazy, not doing a single good thing. This time, being caught with a vulnerability by him, who knew how he would threaten and utilize it in the future?

Feng Keng, however, was a smart person. He looked at Gu Siyuan and said as calmly as possible: “Then let’s speak frankly and openly. What do you want? If you wanted to report us, you definitely wouldn’t be waiting here. So, do you want to participate and make money together, or do you have other demands and thoughts?”

Gu Siyuan gave him a faint glance and nodded: “This attitude is correct.”

After speaking, he even swept a disdainful peripheral glance at Gu Lili.

Feng Keng smiled; it was good if there were demands.

“Then your thoughts are?”

Gu Siyuan’s voice was indifferent, his expression even more indifferent: “I have no thoughts. I don’t approve of your method of making money, much less want to get involved. I only want to separate the family. Gu Lili, you should know what that means?”

“…” Gu Lili looked at him, his eyes filled with doubt: “You truly only want to separate the family?”

Gu Siyuan sneered: “What do you think?”

After speaking, he directly took Xie Yiyang and left this alley.

After watching the people disappear, Gu Lili finally let out a breath, and said with a tone of disdain: “It turns out I overestimated this Third Brother of mine. I thought he could come up with some method to harm people?”

Feng Keng’s gaze was heavy. He always felt this person Gu Siyuan didn’t seem simple.

However, whatever they were thinking, Gu Siyuan and Xie Yiyang both didn’t know.

The only thing they knew was that after they returned from the county town, Father and Mother Gu, who had persisted for a month and consistently refused to separate the family, finally relented and agreed to separate today.

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