Spoiled By the Young Master After Reborn In the 80s-Chapter 787: Seven hundred eighty-five, rumors

Just after the three of them had finished eating, Lu Hanmo returned.

"Captain Lu!" Lin Helian stood up, greeting Lu Hanmo with a palpable tremor. Although both Lu Hanmo and Yhan Zhan were Guard Members, the imposing aura that Lu Hanmo carried was incomparable to Yhan Zhan’s.

Lu Hanmo nodded towards Lin Helian and, seeing Xiao Cheng sitting on the sofa immersed in a book on cultivating Inner Qi, walked over and sat down beside him, "Do you understand what it says?"

Xiao Cheng, engrossed in his reading, looked up at Lu Hanmo upon hearing the question. Recognizing the uncle he had met yesterday, his face broke into a beaming smile, "I don’t understand, but I find it very interesting. Uncle, did Auntie say that you’re going to teach me in the future?"

Lu Hanmo nodded, looking at Xiao Cheng as he asked, "Would you like to follow me from now on?"

"I would! I want to learn from Uncle and become a Guard Member like Uncle, and my dad," Xiao Cheng declared, his dark eyes shining with a bright, clear light.

A slight smile curved Lu Hanmo’s lips, "It will be very hard."

"I’m not afraid!" Xiao Cheng said with determination.

"Then you will follow me," Lu Hanmo said, reaching out to ruffle Xiao Cheng’s hair, his eyes filled with a hint of affection.

"Sure!" Xiao Cheng’s smile grew even brighter, his eyes sparkling with anticipation and excitement.

"Captain Lu! I entrust Xiao Cheng to you from now on!" Lin Helian said with a grateful face and gave Lu Hanmo a bow. It was a stroke of fortune for her son to follow Lu Hanmo, who was a well-known War God in Yan Country. To be by his side was a dream for many; how could she not be happy for her son’s good fortune?

Lu Hanmo nodded faintly, then addressed Xiao Cheng, "Come with me to practice horse stance outside." In this life, he was determined to properly cultivate this little one who had blocked three bullets for him and ensure he had a brilliant future.

"Alright!" Xiao Cheng put down the book and eagerly followed Lu Hanmo outside. No matter how tired or tough it was going to be in the future, he was resolved to persevere. He was determined to become an outstanding Guard Member.

Lin Helian watched Lu Hanmo and Xiao Cheng leave through the doorway, her face lifting into a relieved smile. How wonderful! Ever since they had met Luo Shu, her and Xiao Cheng’s lives had changed, and Yhan Zhan was also about to return soon.

It was only in the late afternoon that Lin Helian and Xiao Cheng left Luo Shu’s home.

No sooner had they walked out of Luo Shu’s home than they bumped into Ma Xiufang again.

"Oh! You’ve been there all day, haven’t you? I thought I heard you crying at noon. Luo Shu didn’t give you a hard time, did she?" Ma Xiufang said, her face full of curiosity as she looked at Lin Helian. Under normal circumstances, she wouldn’t bother with someone like Lin Helian, but she was truly curious about what had happened to make Lin Helian cry.

"Sister-in-law Que need not worry about us. We have other matters and must be going," Lin Helian said, and then she pulled Xiao Cheng towards the Guard’s Members Building. They needed to get to bed early tonight, for she would have to bring Xiao Cheng to Lu Hanmo early the next morning.

Watching the mother and son walk away, Ma Xiufang scoffed disdainfully, "They can’t even walk properly, limping around; who knows what kind of hardships they’ve suffered." She noticed that Xiao Cheng walked with an odd gait.

Soon after, unfavorable rumors began to circulate within the Guard’s Members District.

Generally, the rumors were that Lin Helian and her son had been mistreated at Luo Shu’s home, reduced to tears, and it seemed that Xiao Cheng had been beaten and was covered in bruises.

"That Sister-in-law Lu seemed nice; who would have thought she could be so cruel, not even sparing a child," remarked one.

"Exactly. I just saw Xiao Cheng walking strangely. He must have been beaten. She should think twice, considering she’s about to become a mother herself," another chimed in.

"If you think about it, the Yhan Family’s mother and son are quite pitiable. The man has been gone so long, and it’s tough on a widow and orphan," said another sympathetically.

"If the man hadn’t betrayed them, they wouldn’t have had to suffer so much. It’s a good thing the Guard District took pity on them, or they would have been kicked out and left to wander the streets a long time ago," one Guard’s Wife added.

The Guard’s Wives discussed the situation, their words full of sympathy for Lin Helian and her son. Although they often treated Lin Helian coldly, they had never bullied her and her son as terribly as Luo Shu seemed to have done.

As for Xiao Cheng, it was only children who bullied him, and these wives had never laid a hand on him. They would never act like Luo Shu, who didn’t even spare a child.

Early the next day, Lin Helian, with an excited Xiao Cheng in tow, made her way towards Luo Shu’s home.

Along the way, they encountered many Guard’s Wives who stood nearby, whispering and pointing at the mother and son duo.

"Huh? Are they going to Captain Lu’s house?" Noticing the direction Lin Helian and her son were headed, the crowd was filled with surprise.

"That seems to be the direction, yes? Haven’t they suffered enough humiliation yesterday?" questioned another. ƒгeewebnovёl.com

"Do you think Captain Lu’s wife threatened them and that’s why they’re going?" speculated one.

"That’s possible; let’s follow and see," agreed another.

The crowd of people followed Lin Helian and her son, heading toward Luo Shu’s house.

Lin Helian, puzzled by the bizarre behavior of the onlookers, reached Luo Shu’s door and knocked gently.

The door was quickly opened from inside.

"Captain Lu!" Seeing that Lu Hanmo was the one who opened the door, Lin Helian hurriedly greeted him.

Lu Hanmo nodded at Lin Helian and looked towards Xiao Cheng, "Does your foot hurt?" He had squatted in horse stance for an hour the day before, and even though he stumbled several times, he stood up without a word each time to begin again. This made Lu Hanmo grow even fonder of Xiao Cheng.

"It doesn’t hurt anymore, Uncle Lu. Will I do the same thing as yesterday?" asked Xiao Cheng expectantly.

"The same!" Lu Hanmo smiled slightly, then stepped aside to let the mother and son into the house.

Even after the courtyard gate closed, those Guard’s Wives were still in disbelief. However, they could be certain of one thing—their speculations were probably wrong. Luo Shu hadn’t mistreated Lin Helian, nor had she beaten Xiao Cheng.