Facing Gu Shiqin's proposal, the old lady Xu's eyes lit up. However, before she could express her opinion, Qingxi stood up first and said gratefully to Gu Shiqin: "Uncle Gu, you have helped us too much. We are really embarrassed to let you worry about the rest. The Xu family has lived in Xiucheng for generations, and my father is buried here. I, I want to rest again in the old house..."

The Xu family in Xiucheng, four words are tied together. If my father was alive, he would definitely not have moved it.

Qingxi looked at her mother.

Lin Wanyin walked to her daughter, lowered her eyes and expressed her gratitude to Gu Shiqin, and like her daughter, she was willing to stay in Xiucheng.

Old Mrs. Xu pursed her lips. She wanted to move to Hangzhou, but she would not look good if she objected.

Gu Shiqin didn't look at Qingxi and his mother, and his index finger buckled his knees, as if he was hesitating.

Gu Mingyan, who was silent for a while, suddenly said: "Auntie, have you ever thought about why the bandits robbed that night, and instead of leaving like most bandits, they robbed things and left, for fear that the police would be chased after the leaked rumors?"

Old Mrs. Xu, Lin Wanyin, and Qingxi looked at him at the same time.

Gu Mingyan glanced outside the door and sneered: "Uncle was ranked as the throne of the chef god for twenty years. Is there really not a jealous restaurant in the city? The chef god competition is about to begin. When something happened to my uncle at this time, from the perspective of ultimate profit, the new chef god will inevitably be suspicious. Coincidentally, half a month ago, the old lady went out to meet the robbers. So, as long as the murderer behind the scenes arranges his people to pretend to be a train robber accomplice, who will doubt it? Next year, no matter who wins the title of God, it has nothing to do with this case."

Old Mrs. Xu suddenly left her seat and stared at Gu Mingyan: "You mean, was Wangshan killed by her colleagues?"

Gu Mingyan looked at Qingxi and said calmly: "Either bandits take revenge or buy murderers, the evidence is insufficient at present. We cannot be suspicious of anyone openly, especially after my uncle's death, the restaurant shopkeepers donated money and won the hearts of the people. But if it was the hands of a restaurant, I am afraid that the other party would want to eradicate the roots in the future."

Lin Wanyin's face turned pale and she subconsciously clenched her daughter's hand.

Qingxi stood still, as if she was in a dull and thick fog, and she was the only one around her. Previously, she believed that her father died at the hands of a bandit. After hearing Gu Mingyan's words, the restaurant shopkeepers who came to pay their respects these days came to their minds one by one.

Father, who killed him?

If you are an acquaintance, the three major restaurants in Xiucheng, the Xu Qingtang, the Luo family’s Fanghe Tower and the Du family’s Fuman family are all famous time-honored brands. In recent years, Xu Qingtang has been ranked first. In the Fuman family, the Fuman family’s ranking is uncertain. This year, the Fuman family may be the second in the Chef God Competition, and next year, the Fuman family will win the second place.

Could it be that they really have the reputation of a chef god...

Qingxi couldn't believe it, but her father died, no one decided to break the engagement for her, and no one loved their sisters as treasures in their palms.

The eldest lady of the Xu family, who had just buried her father, suddenly turned black and fell silently to one side.

The incident happened too suddenly. Lin Wanyin saw it, but her body could not react at all. Old Mrs. Xu and Gu Shiqin sat side by side in the north, and were also stationary as if watching a movie. Only Gu Mingyan reacted first, stepped forward and hugged his weak and thin fiancée in his arms in time.

After holding on, Gu Mingyan eagerly held up his fiancée's face.

She seemed to be asleep, leaning softly against his chest, her pale face was clear and cool, almost transparent, with tears remaining at the corners of her eyes.

Gu Mingyan's heart hurt severely.

"Qingxi..." He called her hoarsely.

Qingxi couldn't hear it. My father could never come back, and she could never see him again.

Qingxi was unconscious and the doctor took her pulse, saying that it was caused by exhaustion and needed a good rest and there was no need to rush to wake up the person.

Lin Wanyin stood by her daughter's bed and shed tears silently.

Yuxi coaxed her sister in the backyard. Gu Shiqin signaled her son to help Old Lady Xu down. When there were only three people left in the room, Gu Shiqin looked at the little girl on the bed with pity, then turned her back to Lin Wanyin and whispered: "The people of Xiucheng are unpredictable, so go to Hangzhou. Don't worry, if it is necessary, I will not get close to you."

Lin Wanyin lowered her head, with only her daughter's little hand beside the bed in her eyes.

The man left and closed the door gently. Lin Wanyin's eyelashes trembled, and tears blurred his eyes.

Gu Shiqin, the man she likes for the first time in her life.

That year she was a lady from the official family. In the spring, she took her maid to the lakeside outside the city to enjoy the scenery. Willows swaying and peach apricots bloomed. She walked along the lake embankment. As the rainstorm suddenly came. She pulled her handkerchief to block her head and ran forward. When the corner was turning, she accidentally bumped into a tall figure. She almost couldn't stand it. It was the other party who steadily supported her.

Lin Wanyin looked up and saw Gu Shiqin's young and handsome face. His stunning was so obvious. He stared at her stupidly, making her face turn red. He pushed him away and was about to run. He had already run a few steps, but he caught up again and stuffed the umbrella in his hand to her.

At that time, she didn't know that he was the famous Gu family master in Hangzhou, and he never revealed that that year, she met him many times by accident or coincidence. A gentle and elegant man with a gentle and elegant demeanor would have a little more admiration when he saw her. Compared with Gu Shiqin, Xu Wangshan, who could not read a lot of words, only called her dislike.

Later, Gu Shiqin wanted to go out to do business. Before leaving, he promised to propose marriage to his father when he came back. But in the same year, the emperor was gone, his father died, and his mother committed suicide. She was helpless and almost bullied. Xu Wangshan took her home in disarray and insisted on marrying her as his wife despite the opposition of Mrs. Xu.

Lin Wanyin agreed.

She doesn't love Xu Wangshan, but she is grateful to this man who is wholehearted about her. Gu Shiqin, he treats her very well, but Gu Shiqin has been hiding the fact that he has married. His father had known for a long time and helped Gu Shiqin hide her. Before he died, his father took her hand and told her to go to Hangzhou to join Gu Shiqin...

The moment she knew the truth, Lin Wanyin wished she would die, but she was not dead, and Xu Wangshan wanted her to die.

Lin Wanyin willingly married Xu Wangshan. There was no love between the two. Xu Wangshan was kind to her, so she softly gave birth to a child for him, respecting her mother-in-law and raising her daughter. Gu Shiqin secretly found her once and apologized and confessed. Lin Wanyin was very sad, but she could not tolerate Gu Shiqin's deception. She didn't want to be a concubine, and she didn't want to force Gu Shiqin to give up the wife and son who were married to the Ming media at home.

The two broke up like this, but Lin Wanyin didn't expect that by chance, Gu Shiqin set up a plan and coaxed Xu Wangshan to get down to Qingxi and Gu Mingyan's baby relationship.

Now that Xu Wangshan is dead, Gu Shiqin wants them to move over, isn’t he really selfish?

Lin Wanyin didn't know that if she was alone, she would never agree. Who would want to make her come and take her life directly? But she still has three daughters. Qingxi and Gu family have a engagement. Yuxi is just nine years old and Yunxi is only three years old... She will not give her money even if her mother-in-law doesn't rely on the Gu family. How can she raise her daughters?

What's more, my mother-in-law has agreed and she has no choice.

Qingxi slept until midnight before waking up. A kerosene lamp was lit in the room, and her mother was lying beside the bed in a long gown.

"mother……"

Lin Wanyin woke up immediately, raised her head, and her eyes were swollen like walnuts.

My mother was so haggard, and Qingxi felt very distressed. She had no father, her mother had no husband, and she would be scolded by her mother-in-law, which would definitely be even more painful.

She can no longer let her mother worry about her.

Qingxi tried hard to smile.

Lin Wanyin's tears rolled down like a spring. She would rather her child cry with her than her daughter took care of her.

"Qingxi, do you want to go to Hangzhou?" Lin Wanyin asked softly by holding his daughter's little hand.

Qingxi looked at his mother and recalled the words of the Gu family and son in the hall during the day, and guessed that his grandmother had agreed.

Qingxi still doesn't want to go to Hangzhou, but this time, she changed her mind.

So she nodded to her mother.

Lin Wanyin cried and laughed: "Okay, tomorrow my mother will tell Uncle Gu that our whole family will move over."

"Don't mother want to go?" Qingxi felt that her mother's reaction was not right, so she sat up and asked.

Lin Wanyin said bitterly: "A golden nest and silver nest are not as good as a grass nest for your own. No matter how good the Hangzhou city is, we are all living under someone else's roof. I'm afraid you won't get used to it."

If Qingxi hadn't been to the Gu family, she would probably not be able to experience this state of mind, but she had personally experienced the sarcasm of old lady Gu, eldest lady, and Gu Huifang. Qingxi would never want her mother and sisters to follow her to see other people's faces to live.

"Mom, how much does it cost to buy a house like ours in Hangzhou?" Qingxi asked in thought.

Lin Wanyin thought for a while and said, "A restaurant on the street, and the houses in the back are five times, and Xiucheng will cost more than one thousand. When you arrive in Hangzhou, it will cost three or four thousand in the same central area, but you will still not bring a restaurant."

Qingxi is speechless.

"Why did you think of asking this?" Lin Wanyin looked at her eldest daughter curiously.

Qingxi took out her small wallet.

Lin Wanyin opened her wallet and saw that there were more than 500 yuan inside. She was shocked and forgot to speak.

Qingxi turned his head and held back tears and said, "Before I went to Hangzhou, my father secretly stuffed me five hundred. I thought it was enough to buy a house."

Lin Wanyin covered her mouth and then hugged her daughter in her arms.

The mother and the mother cried sadly for a while, Lin Wanyin returned the wallet to her daughter and whispered: "Qingxi doesn't want to live in Uncle Gu's house, do you? Then let's rent a small yard, which is a little biased. Twenty or thirty a month should be enough, and five hundred is enough for us to live in for two years. Mom will be able to find a job in teaching. Although she is poor, she lives freely."

"Where is grandmother?" Qingxi was most worried about the old lady.

Lin Wanyin was afraid of her mother-in-law, but she wanted her daughter to live happily.

Touching her daughter's delicate little nose, Lin Wanyin whispered: "We must have rented a house. Grandma wants to live with us. Let's clean up the house for her. Grandma feels it is hard, so she will ask her to live in Uncle Gu's house by herself."

It is rare that my mother also mocked her grandmother. After her father died, Qingxi smiled for the first time.

Lin Wanyin continued to remind her daughter: "You can keep this money yourself, don't give it to your grandmother."

Qingxi understood that if the mother took care of the money and the grandmother refused to give it to her, the grandmother would definitely call her daughter-in-law unfilial. If it were her granddaughter, what would happen if her grandmother scolded her? She was not afraid, and the neighbors would not discuss anything after hearing it.

The next day, Qingxi told Gu Shiqin about her decision.

Old Mrs. Xu's eyelids were twitching, just in front of Gu Shiqin and his son, asking her granddaughter where the private money came from.

Qingxi had made up her mind and let Old Mrs. Xu wink and make her look calm, just waiting for Gu Shiqin to speak.

Gu Shiqin touched his chin and couldn't help but glance at his former sweetheart. Lin Wanyin was soft and hard, and Qingxi was more independent than her mother.

"It's okay to rent a house, but I'll choose the house. Qingxi. You can't just rent a house for cheapness. It's better to be more expensive than to be quiet and safe." Gu Shiqin said earnestly.

Qingxi thought about it and said obediently: "Then it's a blessing for Uncle Gu."

After discussing the major matter, Qingxi called her second sister Yuxi and prepared to go out.

"Where are you going?" Gu Mingyan followed and looked at the basket and wooden stick in surprise.

Qingxi didn't feel like chatting, so he simply said: "Look for something."

After saying that, he took his sister away.
Chapter completed!