CHAPTER 803: CHAPTER 803: WANTS TO BE A DAD

"Can you wake up on time?" Gu Jinli was a little worried. After a sleepless night, it wouldn’t be good to oversleep and be late.

Qin San Lang laughed and said, "It’s okay, being a bit late doesn’t matter."

Gu Jinli thought for a moment and decided, "You sleep, I’ll watch over you, and then I’ll wake you up after an hour."

Qin San Lang was delighted and didn’t refuse, nodding, "Okay."

Because she was there, Qin San Lang didn’t want to go back to sleep in the inner room, so he lay down on the table instead.

However, his other hand slowly grasped hers, holding her hand as he slept.

Gu Jinli felt her face heat up, thinking she was doomed.

Qin San Lang saw her stunned for a moment but didn’t let go, the corner of his mouth bent as he smiled and drifted off to sleep.

Gu Jinli stayed with him, watching his profile facing her... Truth be told, Brother Qin was quite handsome, with angular features that looked very heroic; his lips were thin but just a slight curve at the corners could raise the warmest, brightest smile.

But at that moment, he seemed to be having a bad dream, his brows tightly furrowed, making her heart ache.

She raised her hand, gently smoothing his brow with the pad of her finger, whispering softly, "Don’t sleep with a frown. If someone bullies you, tell your sister, and she’ll beat them to death for you."

Perhaps he’d heard her words, as Qin San Lang’s brow relaxed, and he smiled.

Gu Jinli was startled, lying on the table face to face with him, poking his cheek, "Having a sweet dream? Smile more, it makes you look so happy."

Perhaps she tickled him, as his head moved a little before settling back onto the table to sleep.

Gu Jinli was afraid of waking him up and dared not poke him anymore. She just watched him, counted the time, and after an hour, she woke him, "Get up, it’s daylight."

Qin San Lang was sound asleep, and she called him for a while, shaking him a bit before waking him.

Gu Jinli grumbled a bit angrily, "How can you sleep so deeply? You’re a soldier, if an enemy ambushed us, you’d be dead!"

With this level of alertness, how could you fight in a battle? You’d end up dead.

Qin San Lang looked at her and said, "It’s not usually like this. Today with Xiao Yu here, my heart feels at ease, so I slept deeply."

Otherwise, in the past, whether she poked his face or there was just a slightest rustle, he’d wake up.

Gu Jinli heard this and the corners of her mouth curved, obviously pleased inside, pressing her joy down and saying, "When I’m not around, stay vigilant."

Qin San Lang nodded, "I know, don’t worry."

As he spoke, he looked at their hands still clasped together, reluctant to let go, then looked up at her, "Xiao Yu, grow up quickly."

Gu Jinli blushed, pulled her hand back, and scolded, "I’ll be coming of age in a month, how much faster do you want? Can’t you wait?"

Qin San Lang nodded seriously, "Hmm, Constable Xiao Jiang is younger than me by a few months and he’s already a dad."

He also wanted to be a dad.

But now Xiao Yu wasn’t married yet, so he could only keep waiting, eager to see what their future children would look like.

Gu Jinli was at a loss for words, advising him earnestly, "Don’t look at those who became dads while young, look at my brother, he’s older than you and isn’t married yet, why are you in a hurry?"

Afraid he might say something else she couldn’t handle, she quickly urged him, "Hurry up and go, or you’ll be late if you dawdle."

Qin San Lang was quite satisfied with today’s outcome, didn’t continue pressing her, but smiled and nodded, "Okay, I’m leaving. You should go back and sleep."

Gu Jinli nodded, walking out of the house with him, the two parted in the Qin family yard, one went to get a horse back to the Military Office, and the other climbed over the wall to return home.

With a thud, when Gu Jinli landed feet-first in her own yard, she paused, "Why am I the one climbing walls?"

Wasn’t it supposed to be Brother Qin who climbed walls to see her?!

Ah, angry, next time she must be reserved and not climb walls to find him.

Though thinking this way, Gu Jinli still walked toward the front yard, opened her gate, going to see Qin San Lang off.

Qin San Lang perhaps knew she would come out again and waited a short distance from the Gu family gate for her, seeing her come out, he rode toward her and said, "I’m leaving now, Liu Eniang’s matter will be resolved at the latest within five days, don’t worry."

Gu Jinli waved her hand, "I understand, you go ahead."

Qin San Lang chuckled, leaned down to look at her for a while, and before she could get annoyed, he rode away.

Gu Jinli stomped back home angrily, cursing herself for having no backbone, and asked herself, "Gu Jinli, how did you fall into this trap?"

Wasn’t I always reminding myself not to get into trouble? Not to jump into a blood trap?

"Second Sister, did you fall into a trap?" Brother Cheng had just woken up, rubbing his eyes, planning to take Xiao Tuan to the pharmaceutical workshop to practice martial arts with Qiu Lang and the others, and heard Gu Jinli’s words before heading out the door.

Gu Jinli’s expression stiffened, "Don’t talk nonsense, I didn’t fall into any trap. Quickly go and practice, when you’re done, come back for breakfast, and we’ll go to Grandpa Ouyang’s house together."

"Really?" Brother Cheng looked skeptically at his second sister, seeing her about to get annoyed, he quickly took Xiao Tuan and fled.

Gu Jinli returned to the yard where the two sisters lived, practiced with Gu Jinxiu, Sister Li, Xiao Ji, and Tong Xiaoxue for half an hour, then followed Gu Dashan to the workshop to handle the morning tasks.

After shipping the morning goods, they went home for breakfast, then took Brother Cheng to Ouyang Hu’s house, found Gu Jin’an, and told him about Gu Dashan being schemed by Liu Eniang, Qin San Lang deploying people to investigate the Liu sisters, and the possibility that their family might be under watch.

Gu Jin’an, hearing this, wasn’t surprised and instead reassured Gu Dashan, "Dad, don’t be afraid; our family’s business has grown, it’s natural to evoke jealousy and be watched, as long as we topple those targeting us, it’ll be fine."

Seeing Gu Jin’an not panicking, Gu Dashan finally relaxed and told him, "Don’t worry, Brother An, Dad’s not afraid, this matter will be settled by San Lang, you shouldn’t worry too much, focus on your exams."

Gu Jin’an said, "Yes, Dad is also at ease, don’t be overly anxious, wait until San Lang finds out more about Liu Bin before making decisions."

Liu Eniang is not to be feared, the key issue is Liu Bin, who has been in the prefecture for years; how did she learn so much about their family?

Despite being full of doubts, Gu Jin’an didn’t want to worry Gu Dashan, so he didn’t express his concerns, chatting casually with Gu Dashan for an hour before sending them off.

...

After Gu Dashan returned home, he immediately shared the situation with several families, advising them to be cautious these days to avoid being deceived.

After a brief panic, several families quickly calmed down, saying, "Rest assured Dashan, we’ll be careful and won’t let anyone take advantage."

Mrs. Chen, upon learning that Gu Dashan was schemed by a young widow, looked at Gu Dagui with a scolding expression, and after leaving Dashan’s family, she grabbed Gu Dagui and cursed, "If you dare to get involved with a young widow, I’ll castrate you!"

Gu Dagui felt truly wronged, paused before reacting and angrily said, "You’re insane! What’s this got to do with me? You’ve got all the Silver in the house, even if I wanted to support a young widow, I wouldn’t have the money!"