It must be a common gift that the Yu family often gives, it has a polite and status-driven feel, but it’s uniquely not at all ambiguous or suggestive.

Gu Qingwei finally began to sob, “Sheng Danyan came, he talked nonsense, he even asked for a dowry… wuwuwu, am I really a burden? But I really didn’t mean to, Dad, Mom, I really should leave this house.”

She cried in a way that made people feel sorry for her, her tears rolled down like pearls, she was so pitiful.

The couple didn’t bother to ask their biological daughter what happened, they hugged their adopted daughter and comforted her.

Sheng Weixia rested her arm on the handrail and looked down, Gu Qingwei’s sadness was probably quite genuine, she would never allow a rotten person like Sheng Danyan to be her father.

This innate ability to retreat and advance made her marvel to this day.

She had truly lived with Gu Desheng for over a decade, deeply understanding his personality, and had unconsciously learned this skill.

Sure enough, Gu Desheng put on a stern face, “What are you talking about?! Dad has said, you’re also a child of our family, we’ll never let you go back to that broken place! Your mom and I have looked, there are suitable flights next week, the price is even cheaper than what we saw before, your uncle is going back to Beijing tomorrow, you go with him, and get your visa done while you’re at it!”

Gu Qingwei buried herself in Jiang Xiuhou’s arms like a little bird, “But I don’t want to leave you!”

“In a few years, when Sheng Danyan can’t stir anymore, you’ll be grown up, this matter will be over.” Gu Desheng was confident.

They had just consulted a lawyer today, and they got a clear answer, that after Gu Qingwei turned eighteen, she could decide for herself which parent she wanted to live with, but she had to consider public order and good morals.

But Gu Desheng didn’t think it was a problem, in a few years, who knows, maybe Gu Qingwei would settle down in Beijing, would Sheng Danyan have the guts to come looking for her?

Gu Qingwei cried for a while, wiped her tears, “Okay, I’ll listen to Dad.”

But things were more troublesome than Gu Desheng imagined.

In the past, the outside world had been full of good reviews of Gu Qingwei, but now there were gradually different voices.

Some said she was vain and didn’t recognize her biological father, some said she was ignorant and showed off in front of Gu’s biological daughter…

There were also those who said he was a terrible father, his biological daughter was living so miserably, yet he was busy spoiling his adopted daughter.

“They don’t know shit!” Gu Desheng smashed two cups, “When I buy a house for my daughter, they’ll know how much I love my biological daughter!”

But Gu Dad clearly forgot about the household registration issue, Sheng Weixia rolled up her sleeves, ready to take care of it herself—she couldn’t delay her studies.

On this day, Gu Dad and Gu Mom were busy settling Gu Qingwei.

They ignored Jiang Mingzhi’s not-so-good expression and stuffed her into the car back to Beijing, going to get her visa together.

Sheng Weixia changed into casual clothes, called a car and drove to Sweet Date Village.

It was the time when every household was cooking, Sheng Danyan’s courtyard was cold and quiet.

She crouched down and slipped into the dilapidated backyard, just as she was about to use a wire to open the lock, a shout came from next door, “Who’s there?!”

It was her cousin, Sheng Yong.

She looked up, and said softly, “Brother, it’s me.”

Sheng Yong’s voice softened when he saw her, “Little sister, why did you come?”

He said, then walked over and took out a key, opening his own door, “Come in and sit down, my dad’s not home, my mom is cooking right now.”

Sheng Weixia responded, walking into Sheng Yong’s house.

Looking at the courtyard that hadn’t changed in many years, Sheng Weixia felt like she was in another world.

Sheng Danyan loved to drink, and when he got drunk, he would curse and beat people, so Xiao Cui would hide in the firewood room, so she often hid at Sheng Yong’s house, borrowing his stove to do her homework and read books.

It could be said that this was one of the few places where she had peaceful memories from her childhood.

“Brother, why does it seem like there’s no one next door?”

Sheng Yong looked up at her, “Old Uncle has a broken leg, he can’t get out of bed.”

Sheng Weixia was surprised, “When did it happen? He went to the Gu family to make a scene a few days ago.”

“It was after he came back from the Gu family, on his way out to the fields, someone broke his leg and threw him in the irrigation ditch.” Sheng Yong said calmly.

Sheng Danyan had cursed very badly, it was imaginable how much of a blow he had received at the Gu family.

“Did he provoke anyone? Or did another coal boss want to rent that piece of land, and he refused?”

Sweet Date Village was a very small village, next to a mountain with very good quality coal, most villagers rented their land to coal bosses, they were bored out of their minds.

It could be said that they had entered the developed society model ahead of time, there would be no such thing as fighting over a few peanuts.

Only Sheng Danyan, he refused to rent out his land, he didn’t want others to make money from him, he dreamed of one day digging coal and becoming a coal boss.

Speaking of which, Sheng Yong’s expression became a little strange, “The other party seemed to only want him to be disabled, they left food and water for him by the irrigation ditch.”

If it was just for money, it wouldn’t be that simple.

“It couldn’t be the Gu family.” Sheng Weixia shook her head, “They’re busy getting Gu Qingwei, oh, their other daughter, a visa, they don’t have the energy for that.”

Besides, Gu Desheng was a coward, he wouldn’t dare to do something like that.

Sheng Yong’s eyes flickered, “Over there… I mean the Gu family, are they good to you? My old uncle went to make such a fuss, didn’t he cause you any trouble?”

“It’s okay, I have food and drink, and they promised to buy me a house near the school, as compensation.” Sheng Weixia smiled, “I’m just here to sneak in and get my household registration book to change my address.”

There was a calmness and indifference in this smile that Sheng Yong couldn’t understand, making him wonder how much truth there was in those three words, “It’s okay.”

“You wait, I’ll get it for you, don’t let Old Uncle see you.” Sheng Yong stood up and pushed open the partition door between the two courtyards.

After a while, he came back with a hard-covered book in a pig liver color, “Are you leaving now? While no one’s around.”

“Let’s go. Brother, you don’t have to go with me. If we’re caught, it’ll implicate you.”

She didn’t care, but Sheng Yong still had to live in Sweet Date Village, it wasn’t worth getting involved in a situation where they would see each other every day.

“What am I afraid of? As long as I’m alive, you’re my sister, Sheng Yong!” Sheng Yong pushed out his bicycle and wiped it clean, “Let’s go!”

The local police station wasn’t far, Sheng Yong rode his bike there in ten minutes, Sheng Weixia took out her school admission notice and the notice to change her household registration, the household registration window took care of the procedures in a short time.

Looking at the four words “Household Registration Moved Out” written by hand on the household registration book, Sheng Weixia felt relieved that one thing was settled.

“Let me take it back, I’ll make sure it’s done without anyone noticing.” Sheng Yong reached out and took the household registration book, stuffing it into his pocket, “It’ll be years before Old Uncle finds out, you can rest assured.”

“Yeah.” Sheng Weixia thought for a moment, “Brother, if you’re willing, go to Beijing to develop, it’s better than staying in this village, now the country encourages economic development, there are more opportunities in big cities.”

“We’ll talk about it later, I don’t have any big ambitions, everything is expensive in big cities, I have food and drink and I’m happy.” Sheng Yong finished, then looked at Sheng Weixia deeply, “I’m going!”

“That’s it, Miss Sheng has finished changing her household registration.” A Jiu stood in front of the desk, reporting to the man who was writing with his head down, “Then her cousin sent her to the school gate on his bike, she called a car back to the Jinzhong city center.”

Yu Shi’s pen paused for a moment, then he lightly said, “Give the soil layer report of Sheng Danyan’s land to Master Ma, tell him not to want it.”

“Got it!” A Jiu agreed, he was about to leave Yu Shi’s study, suddenly he remembered, “Wu Biao has been in a bad mood recently, Master Li said that you should go see it if you have time, the dog is in a mood.”

Yu Shi looked up, “Shulan caused the trouble, let her figure it out, the one who ties the knot must untie it.”

The one who ties the knot must untie it?

He thought for a long time—oh oh oh, he understood!

“Did my brother really say that?” Yu Shulan crossed her arms in anger, standing at the door of the locked room and questioning.

A Jiu said seriously, “Boss’s exact words were, Wu Biao was normal before, it was only after you brought it to the Yan Bo Jiang Nan box that it became abnormal, so the problem still lies in your arrangement last time.”

“I just put it in a cage for people to see, I saw Master Li lock up dogs like that too!” Yu Shulan sat down on the ground, the more she said, the angrier she got, “He wants to keep me locked up for a few more days, he doesn’t need to think of any reasons!”

A Jiu tried to inspire her again, “Do you remember last time, did Wu Biao have any special behavior?”

“What could be special, it just didn’t bite anyone, isn’t that good? If it had bitten someone, the apologies would have been huge!” Yu Shulan was unhappy, “When will this end, I didn’t even get to go to Qingwei’s farewell party!”

A Jiu’s inspiration was fruitless, he could only say directly, “Maybe, perhaps, I think Wu Biao misses Miss Sheng. Why don’t you invite Miss Sheng to come home to see it?”

“…What?”

Two words, “Ridiculous,” were written all over Yu Shulan’s face, “A Jiu, this stinky woman made me lose my freedom for a whole week, and you want me to invite her to my house?”

“I believe that if you take care of this matter, Boss will shorten your confinement period.” A Jiu encouraged.

A qualified subordinate must know how to share the boss’s worries.

The boss couldn’t say it, he had to say it, the boss wanted to do it, he had to figure out how to help him do it.

Like at this moment, he guessed that Wu Biao had contracted a dog’s version of lovesickness, Yu Shi wanted to see the person but didn’t know how, Yu Shulan wanted to go out and needed a legitimate reason and a chance to redeem herself.

And he, by getting something done, would achieve the beautiful vision of bringing a man and his dog together.

“Shorten it to when?” Yu Shulan finally had some spirit.

A Jiu, “Probably until you’ve figured out how to organize and arrange to invite Miss Sheng to come and see Wu Biao.”

“Deal!” Yu Shulan’s face finally had some life, “A great woman can bend and stretch, I won’t be petty with him!”

She took the opportunity to demand a little advance sweetness, going to her room to make a call.

She really missed her soft sofa and her fragrant bed!