Chapter 145: Go to the Door

Gu Zhen’s soul-searching question puzzled Shen Sangyu.

What is she doing?

Shen Sangyu thought about it carefully.

It was Wen Qingchuan who woke her up in the morning to eat, and it was Wen Qingchuan who cooked.

Sometimes it was still Wen Qingchuan who rushed back to cook at noon, and it was also Wen Qingchuan who cooked and washed clothes at night.

She…Without waiting for Shen Sangyu to speak, Gu Zhen nodded and said very seriously, “I know.”

Shen Sangyu: ? ? ?

What do you know?

Gu Zhen continued, “My sister is the type who only eats and doesn’t do anything.”

What he said made sense, but Shen Sangyu felt a burning sensation on her face when Gu Zhen voiced it.

Shen Sangyu snorted, “Who said I won’t do it? I’ll get up and make breakfast tomorrow morning!”

Gu Zhen took a bite of the white and plump big steamed bun and found it sweeter and more delicious than the bread he usually eats.

He said nothing silently, certain that his sister would not be able to get up tomorrow morning.

Sure enough, Shen Sangyu, who slept until nine o’clock the next day, fell into deep thought again when she looked at the large table of breakfast.

Gu Zhen didn’t mention what happened yesterday. He quietly served Shen Sangyu half a bowl of porridge and then took a big round white steamed bun from the plate.

Gu Zhen said seriously, “Sister, eat quickly, don’t be hungry.”

Shen Sangyu: “…”

Gu Zhen’s presence caused people in the family compound to speculate. Shen Sangyu did hear some rumors, but she couldn’t find out who spread these words first.

Fortunately, knowing how powerful Wen Qingchuan and Shen Sangyu were, none of the military wives dared to say anything in front of Shen Sangyu. Still, sometimes the looks in their eyes made Shen Sangyu uncomfortable.

However, Gu Zhen’s emotions were very sensitive.

That night, Gu Zhen curled up in Shen Sangyu’s arms and asked, “Did I cause trouble for my sister?”

Shen Sangyu was stunned by the question: “What trouble? Did Xiao Zhen get into trouble?”

Gu Zhen thought about what the military wives had said to him that day, nodded honestly, and said with a depressed look, “Yeah.”

Shen Sangyu was puzzled. Gu Zhen had been by her side all day, so what could he have done wrong?

“You broke the maglev high-speed rail?”

Gu Zhen shook his head.

“Did you kill the military wife’s fortune tree downstairs with boiling water?”

Gu Zhen nodded.

The military wife downstairs had come from Guangzhou with the army. Her family had responded to the call and started some small businesses, so she was considered quite wealthy among the military wives.

But she had a temper and couldn’t stand those who were prettier and richer than her.

So Shen Sangyu had always been on her blacklist.

Gu Zhen had seen her roll her eyes at Shen Sangyu several times before, so he would retaliate a little every time he passed by.

After pouring boiling water on the fortune tree for three consecutive days, when Shen Sangyu found out, the fortune tree had faint signs of being burned at the roots.

“Discovered?” Shen Sangyu asked when Gu Zhen nodded.

Gu Zhen shook his head. “No, the tree is not dead.”

Gu Zhen, with some flesh on his body, placed his chubby little hands on Shen Sangyu’s chest and slightly raised his head, “Shen Sangyu, did I come to your house and cause trouble for you and Uncle?”

Shen Sangyu replied, “What trouble? If I thought you were troublesome, I would have thrown you back home long ago.

I invited you to my house as a guest. You are a little guest in our family, and… you are being disrespectful. You can’t call me by my full name in the future.”

Gu Zhen was scolded, but he felt very happy inside.

Shen Sangyu didn’t think he was a troublemaker.

After Shen Sangyu finished speaking, she seemed to have realized something, and her eyes suddenly darkened: “Did someone say something around you?”

Gu Zhen had held back before because he was afraid that Shen Sangyu would think he was a troublemaker, so he didn’t dare to say it.

But not now.

He Gu Zhen will never wrong himself.

And Shen Sangyu said that misunderstandings between people arise because both parties do not speak up.

He has a mouth, so he wants to complain.

“The money tree said today that I am a bastard!”

Gu Zhen knew what a “bastard” was. It was never associated with something good.

It was okay for him to be misunderstood, but the money tree must not spread rumors about Shen Sangyu.

And he doesn’t want to be Shen Sangyu’s bastard. If possible, he wants to be Shen Sangyu’s biological son.

Gu Zhen said viciously, “Tomorrow, I’ll teach that money tree a lesson.”

Gu Zhen’s ability to express himself has improved significantly. At least in front of Shen Sangyu, he sometimes brings up topics himself.

However, his language skills are still not quite on par with those of normal children.

“Okay, tomorrow we will confront that money tree… Xia Mengyao.”

Shen Sangyu almost let it slip.

The money tree that Gu Zhen was talking about was Xia Mengyao, the military wife who kept rolling her eyes at Shen Sangyu.

“Gu Zhen, don’t give people nicknames in the future.”

Gu Zhen replied, “I’ll say it in private, not outside.”

He didn’t voice it aloud because he feared he would be punished if he did.

Shen Sangyu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: “It’s good that you understand.”

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Shen Sangyu kept Gu Zhen’s matter in mind. She seemed calm on the surface, but the truth was she took Gu Zhen out of bed before dawn the next day.

Gu Zhen had completely forgotten what happened yesterday. Because he got up too early, the streetlights downstairs illuminated only a small area, while help was still bustling outside the window.

Gu Zhen looked at Shen Sangyu with big eyes, surprised that she, who usually slept until he woke up naturally, could get up so early.

“You said you were bullied, so today your sister will take you to seek justice.”

After that, Shen Sangyu quickly dressed Gu Zhen, but she realized after putting the clothes on that they were on the wrong way.

Shen Sangyu was silent for a moment before laughing: “Xiao Zhen can dress himself, right?”

Gu Zhen silently put the clothes that were worn backward back to the right side.

As a boy with high emotional intelligence, he wouldn’t tell Shen Sangyu that he had been wearing the clothes incorrectly all along.

Shen Sangyu quickly forgot the earlier embarrassment. Shortly after the military district’s wake-up call sounded, Shen Sangyu took Gu Zhen out.

Wen Qingchuan was dressed neatly. When he saw Shen Sangyu coming out of the master bedroom, he was momentarily stunned: “You want to go out?”

Shen Sangyu suddenly remembered that she had not informed him of such an important thing.

She proceeded to tell him what happened yesterday.

Wen Qingchuan’s expression darkened upon hearing this. He glanced at Gu Zhen and then put down the cooking apron: “I will go with you.

Sister Xia must give us an explanation for this matter.”

Bringing a child back, calling him an illegitimate child? He didn’t think much when he said this.

They came downstairs, and when Wen Qingchuan knocked on the door, he noticed that Xia Mengyao’s most beloved fortune tree had grown a few yellow leaves.

However, Wen Qingchuan didn’t dwell on it and knocked on the door of Xia Mengyao’s house.

Xia Mengyao, who was 30 years old and worked as a civilian in the military region, had a husband whose official position was lower than his.

Zhou Sheng had become a platoon leader at the age of 32.

However, they didn’t have much contact on weekdays, so Zhou Sheng didn’t react when he saw Wen Qingchuan.

“Captain Wen, is there something wrong with coming here so early?”

Wen Qingchuan didn’t say much outside and often wore a cold expression, which made people uneasy.

“Yeah.”

Wen Qingchuan held Shen Sangyu with one hand and Gu Zhen with the other.

“Yesterday, Gu Zhen said that Xia Mengyao talked about him, so I wanted to ask Sister Xia if she said that.”

After Wen Qingchuan finished speaking, he looked inside and saw Xia Mengyao hiding at the door of the room, eavesdropping.

The door of the room was half-closed, and Xia Mengyao wanted to eavesdrop, but one of her legs was exposed outside.

Wen Qingchuan didn’t wait for Zhou Sheng’s answer but called out to Xia Mengyao in the room,

“Sister Xia, is it true or false? We should come out and make it clear, right?”