"Old man?"

Gu Ranle pushed open the door. The house was quiet and there was no sign of Gu Jiu. She stood in the living room in confusion and shouted a few times towards the upstairs.

"What are you yelling about? Your loud voice can be heard ten miles away." Gu Jiu's voice suddenly came from behind her, scaring Gu Ranle.

Gu Ranle turned around abruptly and saw the old man Gu Jiu holding an old-fashioned oil paper bag for food.

The familiar packaging instantly made her eyes light up, and countless little stars seemed to twinkle in her eyes.

As soon as she saw the oil paper bag, Gu Ranle knew clearly what delicious food was inside.

There is a time-honored sauce-flavored duck restaurant in the city. It is said that the craftsmanship has been passed down for hundreds of years. The taste is simply amazing!

Gu Ranle first ate soy sauce duck in this restaurant, and since then, she has completely fallen in love with the taste.

After so many years, she still hasn't had enough and wants to try it every now and then.

On weekdays, Gu Jiu would cook for her in the sauced duck himself, and occasionally buy it for her to satisfy her cravings.

Although the soy sauce duck made by Gu Jiu is also delicious, it sometimes tastes different from the one bought in the store.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that Gu Jiu’s craftsmanship is bad.

On the contrary, Gu Jiu's cooking skills are also superb, and the meals he cooks always make Gu Ranle enjoy them.

At this moment, seeing Gu Ranle's greedy look that was about to drool, Gu Jiu couldn't help but roll his eyes and said with disdain: "Did you not eat enough at Li's house for lunch or did you not eat the soy sauce duck? Look at your lack of ambition!"

Although he said this, Gu Jiu's body was very honest.

While complaining about Gu Ranle, he handed over the sauce duck in his hand.

The aroma emanating from the oil paper bag became more and more tempting, like a naughty elf, jumping on Gu Ranle's nose, constantly teasing her taste buds, urging her to come and taste this rare delicacy.

Gu Ranle took the sauce duck handed over by Gu Jiu, with uncontrollable excitement on her lips.

She laughed twice and explained, "After all, I was a guest at someone's house, so I didn't feel comfortable eating too much. I only ate until I was 70% full."

There was a hint of playfulness and helplessness in her words, which made people laugh.

Gu Jiu looked at her eating the soy sauce duck with big mouthfuls and no scruples, and felt both amused and helpless.

He couldn't help but want to nag her a few more times, asking her to pay attention to her image, but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he looked at his granddaughter's satisfied expression and held them back.

How come I don’t gain any weight even though I eat so much?

Gu Jiu muttered secretly in his heart.

He always doubted that he had not raised Gu Ranle well. Seeing other people's granddaughters were all plump and fair, while his granddaughter was dark and thin, he felt somewhat uncomfortable.

But on second thought, black and white doesn’t really matter. Gu Ranle loves exercising and doesn’t pay attention to sun protection, so having dark spots is okay as long as he’s healthy.

But it was this thinness and the fact that he couldn't gain weight that always bothered Gu Jiu.

Ever since she was a child, he had tried his best to take care of her body and racked his brains to cook different kinds of food, but she just couldn't gain weight.

This gave him both a headache and frustration.

"What do you want to eat tonight?"

Gu Jiu pinched his eyebrows, trying to pull himself out of his thoughts and turn his attention to Gu Ranle's dinner.

Gu Ranle stuffed the sauce duck in his mouth and said vaguely: "If you want to eat steamed sweet rice, just make any dish. I'm not picky."

There was a sense of satisfaction and casualness in her words, and it was obvious that she didn't have too many requirements for dinner.

It's true that she is not picky about food.

Although he is a big foodie, Gu Ranle is not picky about food.

No matter whether it is home-cooked dishes or delicacies from land and sea, they can taste like the most delicious delicacies in her mouth.

Seeing her enjoying the meal with relish, even people with no appetite would be infected by her and their appetite would increase greatly.

Gu Jiu looked at his granddaughter's satisfied expression and felt a warm feeling in his heart.

From childhood to adulthood, no matter what she cooked, she would eat it with relish. This simple and pure happiness was her greatest happiness.

"Have you given Li Xiu Neng the acupuncture?"

Gu Jiu seemed to suddenly remember something important, frowned, and turned to ask Gu Ranle.

Gu Ranle ate the duck in soy sauce, nodded, and said vaguely: "It's pierced. By the way, Grandpa, I want you to help me analyze something."

Gu Jiu slowly sat down on the sofa, leaned back slightly, and put on an attitude of listening attentively, "What's the matter? Tell me."

Gu Ranle took another bite of the duck, chewed it carefully for a few times, and then swallowed it. He said, "I told you before that Li Xiu looks exactly like Li Shenzhi in the parallel world, right?"

Gu Jiu nodded after hearing this, but then he couldn't help nagging: "Can you not put too much in your mouth at once? Aren't you afraid of choking?"

Gu Ranle grinned, his eyes curved into crescent shapes, "Old man, just say that I don't have good table manners, no need to beat around the bush."

Gu Jiu snorted and glared at her with disgust. "You also know that you don't look good when eating? Have you just given all the table manners I taught you since you were a child to the dogs?"

Gu Ran laughed happily and retorted: "The dog didn't have a chance to eat it. Your granddaughter ate it all."

After saying that, she swallowed what she had in her mouth and got back to the topic, but her eyes were still fixed on the sauce-flavored duck in front of her, as if she was thinking about which part to eat next.

"Li Xiuneng woke up the day before yesterday. When I took a nap in the yard in the afternoon, I unexpectedly returned to the parallel world. I found that Li Shenzhi was unconscious inside. After two days of observation and confirmation, I found that Li Xiuneng, who woke up now, was carrying Li Shenzhi's memory."

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Jiu's eyes widened with shock on his face.

This was something he had never expected.

If he had known this would happen earlier, after Li Xiu Neng woke up, he would not have let Gu Ranle treat him, but would have done it himself.

But then he thought, isn't it what he has always hoped for his granddaughter to have someone she likes?

However, when he thought about the boy who "stole" his granddaughter, he became very angry and wanted to beat him up.

But if he beat the man, his granddaughter would definitely be sad.

But if he didn't beat him, he would feel very uncomfortable.

Gu Jiu kept weighing the pros and cons in his mind, his brows furrowed and his expression very conflicted.

He hopes that his granddaughter can find someone she likes, but he also doesn't want her to be "taken away" by someone else.

This conflicting feeling made him not know what to do for a moment.

Gu Ranle looked at his unpredictable expression and felt puzzled. She really couldn't guess what he was thinking.

"Old man, what's wrong with you?" Gu Ranle couldn't help but ask.

Gu Jiu collected his thoughts, looked at Gu Ranle, and said seriously: "You have something to do tomorrow, right? You can't treat Li Xiuneng, right? Okay, then I will go to treat him tomorrow."

When Gu Ranle heard this, he was stunned, with a puzzled look on his face: "???"

She frowned, thought seriously for a while, and said with certainty: "Master, I will be fine tomorrow."

“No, you’re busy!

However, Gu Jiu interrupted her in a firm tone, with a serious face, as if there was really something big waiting for her to deal with.

"..."

Gu Ranle looked at Gu Jiu's serious expression and was speechless for a moment.

After a moment, Gu Ranle finally reacted.

She sighed helplessly and tried to break the slightly awkward atmosphere with another topic.

"Old man, what did you do when you went out today? I was wondering why you were so willing to let me have dinner at the Li family today. Tell me the truth, what did you do when you went out?"

Gu Jiu had already figured out a plan in his mind, so when faced with Gu Ranle's questioning, he remained calm and said mysteriously, "Why do you care where I go? Why do I have to report to you in detail where I go?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and went upstairs to change his clothes, looking like he didn't want to talk any more.

How could Gu Ranle let him go so easily? She grabbed Gu Jiu's sleeve with her greasy hand, moved closer to him like a puppy, and sniffed him hard.

"You smell like alcohol. Did you go out to drink with my Second Master? Didn't we drink together yesterday? Why are you going again today? Did you bring it to me? I don't care. If you didn't bring it to me, I'll drive directly to my Second Master's house to ask for it."

Gu Ranle raised his chin and put on a threatening attitude.

However, Gu Jiu didn't fall for her tricks and remained fearless in the face of her threats.

He snorted lightly, with a playful smile on his face: "If you have the ability, go ask your second master for it yourself and see if he will give it to you."

Gu Ranle got anxious when he heard this. "Old man, you are going too far! You went to the Second Master's place to drink for two consecutive days, but you didn't bring me even a little bit. If you don't bring me any, I'll go to the wine cellar to drink by myself."

As she spoke, she picked up the sauce duck on the table and prepared to walk towards the wine cellar.

Gu Jiu looked at her frustrated look and felt secretly proud in his heart.

He raised an eyebrow but did not stop her.

Because he had replaced the door lock of the wine cellar with a new one, which had both fingerprint and mechanical security, no one could open it except himself.

This is precisely to prevent Gu Ranle, the "little drunkard", from secretly going to the wine cellar to drink.

When Gu Ranle walked to the door of the wine cellar, he suddenly discovered that the lock had been changed.

She was speechless and rolled her eyes. Then she sat down on the ground at the door and started to eat the sauce duck in her hand.

In fact, she didn't really want to drink, she just wanted to find a topic to divert her attention.

Ugh!

Gu Ranle sighed secretly in his heart.

It seems that if we want to make the old man completely accept Li Shenzhi, we will have to work hard.

Just as her thoughts were in turmoil, her cell phone suddenly rang, interrupting her thoughts.

Gu Ranle's hands were covered in grease and he had no way of taking out his cell phone.

She waved helplessly at the bodyguard in the distance, motioning him to come over.

Seeing this, the bodyguard hurried over and asked respectfully, "Miss, what can I do for you?"

"Answer the phone for me."

Gu Ranle didn't even raise his head, his eyes fixed on the sauce-flavored duck in his hand, eating with gusto.

The bodyguard carefully took the phone out of Gu Ranle's pocket, looked at the caller ID, and said, "Miss, it's an unfamiliar number."

"You answer it." Gu Ranle responded nonchalantly, still immersed in his own world of food.

The bodyguard pressed the answer button and turned on the speakerphone.

However, the other party did not speak for a long time.

The bodyguard waited for two seconds and couldn't help but ask, "Hello? Who is this?"

After a while, a deep and unfamiliar male voice finally came from the phone: "Let Gu Ranle answer the phone."

Although the voice was low, it carried an unquestionable majesty that made the bodyguard straighten himself involuntarily.

He turned to look at Gu Ranle, but found that she was still gnawing on the duck in soy sauce, as if she didn't hear the sound on the phone at all.

"Miss?"

The bodyguard looked confused, not knowing who the other party was, so he carefully called Gu Ranle with his mouth.

Gu Ranle didn't even raise her head, but just said to the person on the phone in a vague voice: "My ears are very good, if you have something to say, say it quickly, if you have to fart, fart it!"

bodyguard:"……"

A deep voice came from the phone, with a hint of threat, "Tomorrow at noon, No. 08, Tianhe Road, if you don't show up, I will kill your biological parents."

Gu Ranle chuckled, "Don't bother yourself. You still have to wait until 12 o'clock tomorrow noon. Just do it now. I have no objection."

The bodyguard was dumbfounded when he heard this.

His eldest daughter is really... lively and unique!

"You really don't want to know your origins?"

Gu Ranle spat out a small piece of bone from her mouth, "I really don't want to, can you please be more careful? Find a reason that interests me to threaten me. I thought you had learned your lesson after the last phone call, but I didn't expect you to be so...stupid."

Too lazy to waste time talking to the other party, Gu Ranle directly asked the bodyguard to hang up the call.

"Miss, who is the other party?"

The bodyguard saw that Gu Ranle hung up the phone as if nothing had happened and continued to eat. After hesitating for a while, he asked cautiously.

Gu Ranle didn't even raise her head, and said casually: "I don't know him either. Judging from the current situation, he should be a stupid guy with a not very smart brain."

The bodyguard nodded, handed the phone back to Gu Ranle, then turned around and left silently.

Not long after, the bodyguard appeared in the kitchen again.

Gu Jiu was busy choosing ingredients for dinner. Although dinner was still a while away, Gu Ranle ordered steamed sweet rice, so he needed to prepare the ingredients in advance.

The bodyguard told Gu Jiu the whole process of the strange number calling Gu Ranle.

Gu Jiu was busy with the work at hand while listening to the bodyguard's report.

After listening to it, he just said "hmm" softly, without showing much emotion or anger on his face.

"I understand. You can go out first." Gu Jiu said lightly.

The bodyguard responded and turned to leave the kitchen.

When the bodyguard's figure completely disappeared from sight, Gu Jiu's face instantly darkened.

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