Back To The 80s-Chapter 558 - 550: Doubt_1

Gu Xiaobei startled: "Who?"

Qin Li cracked a dry smile: "My father had someone dig it up and plant it in our old courtyard."

"Why?"

Qin Li blinked hard, holding back her tears: "My father just wanted me to stop dwelling on the past and find a husband to live a good life. I don’t blame them, it was me who let them down."

At this moment, Gu Xiaobei felt particularly clumsy, not knowing how to console Qin Li, and could only hold her hand tightly.

"It’s almost noon, Sister Xiaobei, you should go back."

After sitting for a while, Qin Li started to urge Gu Xiaobei to go home, she wanted to be alone for a while, which would make her feel better.

Gu Xiaobei understood Qin Li’s feelings, sighed inwardly, and had no choice but to go home first.

As soon as she reached the front door, she saw the half-open door, and Xu Yanhong’s voice came from inside the house.

"Honghe, look at how clever Xiaopang is."

Gu Xiaobei was puzzled, wondering why these two came to her house again.

As she pushed the door open, all eyes turned to her.

Gu Xiaobei noted that not only Zhao Honghe and Xu Yanhong were present, but also Zhao Hongmei and Erhu were there. Lu Zhanguo was sitting on the single sofa and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw her return.

Zhao Hongmei smiled at Gu Xiaobei and said, "The three of us went out shopping and when we got back, we realized that I lost the house key, so we came to wait at your place for Zeng Changzhi to bring us the key."

"Have a seat, luckily we live close to the base. Just make sure to keep your money and keys safe when you leave." After speaking politely, Gu Xiaobei glanced around the living room and not seeing Mo Wang, asked Lu Zhanguo, "Where is Mo Wang?"

"In the bedroom." Lu Zhanguo pointed to the second bedroom, Mo Wang had entered it as soon as Xu Yanhong and others arrived.

Gu Xiaobei smiled and nodded to them, preparing to check on her son first.

Little Mo Wang was sitting on the edge of the bed, staring blankly with a serious face. His small figure made people feel heartbroken.

Gu Xiaobei squatted in front of Mo Wang, holding Mo Wang’s small hand, and asked, "Mo Wang, are you unhappy?"

Mo Wang shook his head: "Mom, I’m just thinking."

Gu Xiaobei pressed her forehead against her son’s and whispered, "What is Mo Wang thinking about?"

Mo Wang blinked his large eyes, thought for a while and said, "Mom, why does that aunt keep coming over?"

Gu Xiaobei was curious: "Keep coming?"

Mo Wang nodded, he’d lost count of how many times she’d come.

Gu Xiaobei found this strange. Whilst she was at home, she had never seen Xu Yanhong visit even once. Could it be that Xu Yanhong was visiting because of Lu Zhanguo? That didn’t seem quite right either, and besides, her sixth sense hadn’t picked up on anything.

Gu Xiaobei thought for a moment and asked: "What does that aunt say when she comes over?"

Mo Wang shook his head, he couldn’t remember.

"Do you want to go out with your mom to take a look?" Gu Xiaobei asked, touching her son’s troubled little face.

Mo Wang shook his head: "I don’t want to go, I just want to sit here."

Gu Xiaobei kissed Mo Wang’s forehead: "Mom will go to take a look, and will come back to accompany you in a bit."

In the living room, Zhao Hongmei and Xu Yanhong were discussing Xiaopang and Erhu.

Zhao Hongmei laughed and said, "Xiaobei, we were just saying, Xiaopang is becoming more and more attractive. In the future, she can be Erhu’s wife. Don’t worry, I will definitely be a good mother-in-law."

Hearing her say this, Gu Xiaobei felt uncomfortable. Lu Zhanguo’s face turned dark and he interjected, "Don’t talk about these things in front of the children, they understand." He certainly was not happy about the idea of Erhu becoming his son-in-law.

Zhao Hongmei looked embarrassedly at Gu Xiaobei: "It was just a joke, why so serious?" She didn’t even find Xiaopang, with her fierce temperament, attractive.

Xu Yanhong quickly tried to smooth things over: "Sister-in-law, Xiaopang has really beautiful hands, she can play the piano when she grows up." While speaking, she leaned forward and reached out with her right hand, intending to touch Xiaopang, who was sitting across the coffee table.

Xu Yanhong’s right palm was facing Lu Zhanguo. He unintentionally swept a glance and his gaze turned somber.

Seeing Xu Yanhong was about to touch her head, Xiaopang instinctively turned her head to the side, not letting her touch. Since her brother didn’t like her, she couldn’t like her either.

Xu Yanhong’s hand froze in mid-air, paused for a moment, then awkwardly withdrawn. These two kids were really hard to please.

Zhao Hongmei teased with a laugh: "Why are you behaving so shy Xiaopang, not even letting your aunt touch you?"

Xiaopang puffed up her cheeks and ran off in a huff to be held by Lu Zhanguo.

Xu Yanhong adjusted her emotions and smiled: "I don’t know what’s wrong, both Xiaopang and Mo Wang seem to dislike me."

Zhao Hongmei comforted her: "Erhu really likes you."

Sitting on a small stool, Gu Xiaobei couldn’t wait for Zeng Changzhi to bring the keys quickly. Her gaze swept over Zhao Honghe, who was sitting quietly in a corner of the sofa, who had been rather unnoticeable all this while -- he was behaving well and refraining from boasting today.

After about twenty minutes of sporadic conversation, Zeng Changzhi finally rushed back to deliver the keys. Gu Xiaobei felt that those twenty minutes felt longer than two hours.

After seeing off Zhao Hongmei and her family, Gu Xiaobei closed the door, and Mo Wang poked his head out of the bedroom to see if they had left before coming out.

Gu Xiaobei looked at Lu Zhanguo, who kept frowning, and asked, "Has Xu Yanhong come here several times?"

Lu Zhanguo nodded: "Today makes it the fourth time. The previous three times she came with Zhao Hongmei and Erhu to let Xiaopang and Mo Wang play together."

Gu Xiaobei snorted: "Did she come for you or for Xiaopang and Mo Wang?"

Lu Zhanguo glanced at Gu Xiaobei: "Don’t talk nonsense in front of the kids."

Gu Xiaobei giggled: "Xiaopang and Mo Wang are my informants."

Lu Zhanguo looked helplessly at the playful Gu Xiaobei but felt somewhat afraid inside.

He had noticed a callus on Xu Yanhong’s right hand, it looked like one caused by a gun. Judging by the degree of roughness of the callus, she should have been regularly using a gun for at least ten years. Judging by the position of the callus on her fingertip, she might just be a sniper.

Upon thinking of this, Lu Zhanguo said to Gu Xiaobei: "You and the kids stay at home, I will go out for a while, I will be back shortly."

Seeing all seriousness in Lu Zhanguo’s face, Gu Xiaobei did not ask any questions but just nodded.

... 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Seeing a frantic Lu Zhanguo rushing towards him, Shen Heng was taken aback: "What’s wrong? Why are you panicking?"

Lu Zhanguo leaned over Shen Heng’s desk, looking down at the seated Shen Heng and asked, "What’s Xu Yanhong’s age?"

"Twenty-nine."

"What was her occupation before?"

Shen Heng blinked: "Didn’t I already say? She had no formal occupation, she worked odd jobs in a small factory. What’s wrong?"

Lu Zhanguo looked at Shen Heng and said, "Why does she have a mark of a gun callus on her hand?"

Shen Heng stood up in surprise, his voice unknowingly raised: "What gun callus? Are you sure? Could you be misunderstanding something?"

"I’m certain!" Lu Zhanguo stared at the expression on Shen Heng’s face and asserted confidently.