Chapter 73: Chapter 73: If I Don’t Protect Him, What Am I Supposed to Do—Give Him Up?

But how on earth did Gu Mo manage to pull it off?!

Yu Nuannuan stared at Gu Mo for so long that she finally caught his attention. Gu Mo turned his head and looked right at her.

Their eyes met, and they even blinked at each other.

Yu Nuannuan’s blink: Silly boy, how did you do it?

Unfortunately, Gu Mo had no idea what Yu Nuannuan meant, let alone how to answer her.

After a moment, Gu Mo turned his head away, and Yu Nuannuan lowered her gaze in disappointment.

What’s the use of having two tiny new teeth if you still can’t talk!

Not long after, a loud, booming voice rang out from the neighboring courtyard: “Qin Yuelan, get back here! And bring that little brat Gu Mo with you!”

Hearing Wang Dilai’s voice, Qin Yuelan’s body trembled.

Chen Qiaoqin wanted to say something, but before she could, Qin Yuelan had already stood up with Gu Mo in her arms. “We’ll head back now!”

The words were on the tip of Chen Qiaoqin’s tongue, but she had to swallow them back.

As she watched Qin Yuelan carry Gu Mo out the gate, Xu Shuhua sighed. “Alright, everyone has their own fate. No matter how much you say, it won’t change anything.”

Though she said that, Xu Shuhua was sighing in her heart as well.

If she and Qin Yuelan were even a little bit related, today she could have stood up for her.

As for that Wang Dilai, Xu Shuhua could handle her with one hand!

What a pity!

Yu Nuannuan wasn’t too worried about Gu Mo suffering if he went back with Qin Yuelan.

Just look at that basket of rocks—if he did get bullied this time, it wouldn’t be long before Gu Mo got his revenge, and then some.

That basket of eggs, meat, and brown sugar was worth quite a bit!

Not only did it embarrass Gu Jiandong in front of Li Chunxiang, but it would also make Wang Dilai’s heart ache.

Well done!

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Qin Yuelan carried Gu Mo and walked slowly home. As the Gu family’s front gate came into view, she took a deep breath, her eyes turning red without her realizing it.

Seeing this, Gu Mo let out a sigh like a little adult. “Mom, don’t cry!”

His mom wasn’t good at much, but she had a good temper.

And it was exactly because she was so mild-tempered that she ended up getting the short end of the stick everywhere.

But what could he do? She was his mom, after all!

If he didn’t protect her, what was he supposed to do—give her up?

“Alright, Mom won’t cry! Don’t be scared, silly boy. Mom will protect you.”

Gu Mo nodded. “I’m not scared!”

The only thing he worried about was whether the Gu family had enough money for him to keep causing trouble!

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Yu Hai left the house carrying half a basket of wild jujubes, ambling his way toward the county town.

He knew these jujubes wouldn’t sell, so he wasn’t in any hurry.

Even so, he dawdled for forty minutes on a trip that usually took half an hour, but he finally made it.

Yu Hai wasn’t sure where to sell them, so he wandered around and ended up back at the spot where he’d set up his stall before.

Unless the weather was really bad or she had something urgent, Zhang Cuifen was always there.

As soon as she looked up and saw Yu Hai with his basket, Zhang Cuifen greeted him with a smile. “Hey, it’s you by yourself today? Where’s your mom? What did you bring—strawberries or golden berries? Give me some first!”

Yu Hai had come often enough that he was a familiar face by now.

It wouldn’t be long before people started scrambling to buy from him, so Zhang Cuifen was genuinely worried she might miss out.

Yu Hai gave an awkward smile. “Neither.”

“Neither?” Zhang Cuifen grew even more interested. “So what new thing do you have today?”

Though he was a bit embarrassed, Yu Hai answered honestly, “Wild jujubes.”"

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