Chapter 60

Gu Zhixing quickly responded, “Hello, Grandpa, I’m Gu Zhixing, Li Yuechan’s boyfriend.”

Old Su frowned as he looked at Su Lizhen. “When did Xiao Chan get a boyfriend?”

Su Lizhen blinked, thinking to herself, didn’t Xiao Chan say she hadn’t agreed yet? This girl, she sure changes fast!

She smiled and nodded. “Just recently.”

The group returned to Old Su’s courtyard. Seeing the mess everywhere, Gu Zhixing immediately started helping to tidy up without a word.

At the same time, Mrs. Wang, the neighbor, saw a car stop at the gate and hurried over. “Lizhen, what’s going on here?”

“It’s nothing, just a misunderstanding. They’ve let us go now.”

“Oh my goodness, I was so scared today.”

“Thank you, Mrs. Wang, for calling me earlier.”

“It’s no trouble, no trouble. I’ve been neighbors with your parents for years, and they’ve always taken good care of me!”

“Still, I have to thank you.”

“Oh! Who’s this young man?”

Gu Zhixing quickly stepped forward, showing a big smile and said, “Hello, Auntie! I’m Li Yuechan’s boyfriend!”

“Xiao Chan’s boyfriend? Really nice! This young man looks strong!”

Li Yuechan had been chasing them on her bicycle, and after a long pursuit, she finally made it into the courtyard, just in time to hear Gu Zhixing introduce himself in a way that seemed to want the whole world to know.

“Mom, Grandma, Grandpa, I’m back!”

“Ah, Xiao Chan, you’re back.”

“Mm.”

Gu Zhixing watched the girl return and scratched his head.

Li Yuechan walked over and patted the man on the shoulder. “Xiao Gu, that was well done!”

Gu Zhixing grinned and replied, “Thanks for the compliment, Xiao Chan!”

Li Yuechan entered the courtyard and saw the mess. She clenched her teeth in anger. These idiots didn’t even leave the flowers in the yard alone. The whole ground was turned upside down. Her fists were clenched so tightly they made a cracking sound. This grudge was definitely going to be deep!

The group busied themselves cleaning up, but Grandma saw that it was getting late and urged everyone to head home quickly.

Su Lizhen planned to come back tomorrow, and it wouldn’t be appropriate for Xiao Gu to keep helping so late.

Gu Zhixing then saw Su Lizhen and Li Yuechan off to the Guihua Alley.

But as soon as they entered the alley, they saw a group of people pointing and whispering at Su Lizhen.

“Lizhen, why did you just come back? You should go home and take a look!”

Su Lizhen’s heart sank. She quickly walked forward, with Li Yuechan closely following behind. “Mom, it’s fine, it’s just like at Grandma’s place.”

Just then, their neighbors Yang Aifang and Xingmei came over and said to Su Lizhen, “Lizhen, we’ve helped tidy up the yard, but we didn’t go inside the house.”

Su Lizhen felt grateful and said, “It’s fine, it’s fine. I really couldn’t take care of it today. I’ll make sure to thank everyone later!”

At the same time, Guo Xingmei, standing by the gate, glanced at Gu Zhixing, her eyes flashing.

An hour later, the house was tidied up, and Gu Zhixing said his goodbyes. But not long after, he came back, carrying a bag of goods.

“Xiao Gu, why are you back again?”

“Auntie, everyone’s been busy all day, so I’m sure they’re all hungry. There’s nothing to eat right now, so I just bought some snacks.”

Su Lizhen looked at the big bag of snacks and quickly waved her hand. “This won’t do!”

Li Yuechan, already starving, grabbed some snacks as soon as she washed her hands, biting into them. “Mom, what’s the point of being polite now?”

Gu Zhixing quickly added, “Yes, Auntie, don’t be polite. I’ll head back to the office now. You all should get some rest soon.”

Su Lizhen glared at her daughter, but Li Yuechan, who had choked on a snack, was stretching her neck, making both of them rush to find some water to help her swallow.

Su Lizhen looked at the remaining five snacks and couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time. She didn’t bother to be polite with Gu Zhixing anymore. “Xiao Gu, it’s getting dark. Please drive carefully.”

“Got it, Auntie.”                    

Just as Gu Zhixing stepped out of Li Yuechan’s house, he heard a woman calling out, “Young man, young man!”

Furrowing his brows, Gu Zhixing looked at the woman. She had been there the last time he came, but then he remembered she was Xiao Chan’s neighbor, so he walked over.

“Auntie, what’s the matter?”

“Young man, I heard you’re Yuechan’s partner?”

Gu Zhixing nodded.

“Young man, let me tell you something. Li Yuechan isn’t easy to get along with. She’s well-known around here for being a troublemaker. She likes to fight and is always idle.”

“Have you seen her family? Who knows who they’ve offended—my goodness, they’re terrifying! They came to raid their house!”

Gu Zhixing frowned. “Auntie, I have to go. I’ll talk to you later.”

“Hey, hey, hey, don’t go yet! I have something to say!”

Gu Zhixing, getting a little impatient, said, “Auntie, if you have something to say, just say it.”

“Oh, our daughter Zhaodi and Yuechan are good friends. Zhaodi’s really quiet and does all the housework. Why don’t you come to our place, and I can introduce you both?”

Gu Zhixing immediately understood what the woman was implying and quickly shook his head.

“No, thank you, Auntie. I only love Li Yuechan, and I won’t marry anyone else.” He turned and walked away.

Guo Xingmei watched him walk further, spitting disdainfully, “What a fool!” Then she spat at the door of Li Yuechan’s house and turned to walk back to her own home.

Li Yuechan finished tidying up and then delivered two bags of apples to Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Yang to thank them for their help today. When she returned home, she suddenly realized someone was missing.

“Mom, where’s Dad?”

Su Lizhen frowned. “I called your dad this morning. Maybe he’s still out there working his connections?”

“Mom, what connections? I haven’t seen him at the Revolutionary Committee.”

Su Lizhen furrowed her brows, not wanting to dwell on it. “Xiao Chan, you’re exhausted. Go get some sleep.”

As the mother and daughter were talking, they saw a man walking in. Who else could it be but Li Jianguo?

Li Yuechan looked at him and said coldly, “Dad, why are you back so late?”

Li Jianguo hurried over, concerned. “Lizhen, is everything okay?”