My spirit appeared on the road to exile, and I was treated as an ancestor.

Chapter 123 She, a divorced woman
Seeing Lu Xingyan carefully stuffing the rice ball into his pocket, Lu Yang realized that his younger brother was guarding against him!

Lu Yang: "?!" Am I that kind of person?!
Although I do enjoy eating, I have principles. I would never do something like stealing someone else's food.

However, on the other hand, Lu Xingyan is no stranger; he is his own younger brother.

It's not a big deal to take food from your own brother, is it?

Lu Yang extended his hand to Lu Xingyan, "You know, Second Brother has always had a big appetite... How about you give me half?"

Lu Xingyan: "..."

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After signing the contract, Gu Xingzhao went to the supermarket. The renovation was basically completed, and the overall appearance was close to his expectations. In the next few days, he would need to transport all the previously delivered shelves in and set them up, and then hire a cleaning service to clean the premises before he could prepare for the opening.

From land acquisition and renovation to signing various supply contracts, this whole process has already cost several million. She signed a three-year contract, and if the business doesn't turn a profit later, all that money will be wasted, along with various losses.
Originally, I thought that if I took a chance, I could turn a bicycle into a motorcycle, but now it seems like I was being too impulsive.

But since you've already acted impulsively, just keep going. You still need to have dreams; who knows, maybe one day you'll be able to live in a big villa and drive a luxury car.

"Is the new supermarket about to open?" Lu Bingwen served Gu Xingzhao a bowl of lotus root and pork bone soup.

These past few days, he's noticed that Gu Xingzhao has lost a lot of weight. He figured it was probably because he was busy with the new supermarket and wasn't getting enough rest or eating.

Seeing that it was his favorite lotus root and pork bone soup, Gu Xingzhao had a great appetite and drank three bowls in a row, not even leaving any bones in the pot untouched.

"Yes, I should be done by the time I finish these next few days."

Seeing her like this, Lu Bingwen was truly worried and couldn't help but nag her a few more times, "You really need to take care of yourself. Eat on time and don't stay up late."

Gu Xingzhao looked at Lu Bingwen with a strange expression. "You seem to have been talking about this a lot lately."

She would mention it every time they ate. She remembered that Lu Bingwen never used to mention these things. Was it because he had retired?

Fearing that it would arouse Gu Xingzhao's suspicion, Lu Bingwen immediately changed the subject, "I'm just worried about you, girl. You've never done anything so big before, opening such a big supermarket all at once. I'm afraid you won't be able to manage it and won't even have time to eat."

"I recently heard that young people these days are so busy starting their own businesses that they don't even have time to sleep. You can't follow that example!"

Gu Xingzhao immediately smiled, "Don't worry, I will definitely sleep, and I will sleep until the afternoon every day before getting up."

Upon hearing this, Lu Bingwen put on a stern face and said, "That won't do either. It's one thing for you young people not to like eating breakfast, but if you sleep until the afternoon, are you even going to eat lunch?"

"Eat before you sleep, otherwise your stomach won't be able to handle it. And don't lie down to sleep right after eating, it's bad for your stomach."

Seeing that Lu Bingwen was genuinely worried, Gu Xingzhao repeatedly assured him that he would eat well, drink well, and sleep well.

Lu Bingwen was relieved and asked about the preparations for the new supermarket, "Have you hired all the staff?"

Gu Xingzhao: "Yes, we've hired a reliable person in charge, and we'll have him interview the other employees."

Lu Bingwen frowned upon hearing this: "We need to be more careful in selecting people. You can't just dump everything on them. What if they bring in their family connections and become lazy and unwilling to work?"

"You need to be especially careful with the selection of materials and finances. You are young and have little social experience. I have handled many cases before, and the disputes were caused by these issues. Some of them even resulted in deaths. You can't be careless."

Gu Xingzhao nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I'll watch the interview videos when I have time, and I'll be more careful in selecting candidates." Lu Bingwen added, "Also, hygiene is a must."

Gu Xingzhao interrupted him, "Wait a minute!"

Lu Bingwen: "?"

Gu Xingzhao took out his phone, opened the camera, set it up on the table, pointed it at him, and said with a grin, "I really can't remember too much from what you're saying, so I'll just record it. I can look at it again if I forget."

Lu Bingwen was both amused and exasperated, but he let her continue taking pictures and then told her a lot of things.

That night, the two talked until 10:30 p.m.

Lu Bingwen originally wanted Gu Xingzhao to stay at his home, but there were no spare clothes or the kind of bottles and jars that a daughter would use, so he sent her away in the end.

"Xiao Zhao, some of my uncle's friends are going fishing and having a barbecue this weekend. Do you want to come along?"

Gu Xingzhao hesitated for a moment.

Lu Bingwen knew she was afraid of causing trouble for others, so he explained, "They are all uncles and aunts who watched you grow up. They used to work for your grandfather. There are also a few people your age. I met them during the Chinese New Year."

Gu Xingzhao then agreed, "Okay, do I need to prepare anything?"

Lu Bingwen laughed and said, "No need, I have everything here, I'll prepare it all for you."

"Okay, I'll come find you on the weekend morning and bring you breakfast."

"it is good."

Watching Gu Xingzhao walk away, Lu Bingwen was still smiling. He had organized the weekend gathering himself, hoping that Gu Xingzhao could get to know more people and build good relationships with them so that when he was gone, she would have someone to help her out if she encountered any trouble.

He didn't ask for much; he just wanted to make Gu Xingzhao's future path smoother and her life more stable while he could.

On his way home, Gu Xingzhao suddenly remembered that Gu Chengzhang's family hadn't shown up for a long time. He had thought they would come to settle scores with him, since the lightning struck right in front of his house, and they might suspect that he had tampered with it.

But to my surprise, this family seemed to have vanished. If I didn't pay attention to their online messages, I would have no information about them at all.

She couldn't help but wonder if this family was so afraid of being struck by lightning that they dared not appear in front of her.
Forget it, it's best if she doesn't come looking for me. She's afraid that if she chops too much, someone will find out!
After taking a shower, Gu Xingzhao immediately went to the ancient times to check on He Zhen's condition. Unexpectedly, he witnessed a shocking scene as soon as he arrived!
Two men in black bypassed the night watchmen, scaled the wall and entered the house, sneaking furtively toward the backyard.

"Is this the place, brother? Why is there hardly anyone here?"

"This is it. I've already found out everything. This woman's divorced husband and his family were all exiled, and they're probably all dead. She's living here with her daughter now. If we brothers can get our hands on this woman, all that business and money will be ours!"

The younger one hesitated, "Are we sure we can handle this? What if the woman doesn't agree?"

I don't want to get into a lawsuit.

The older one didn't take it seriously and snorted, "Why would she refuse? Once she tastes it, who knows how great it will be. Even if she really refuses, it's because she came to us for a secret rendezvous. She's a divorced woman, she'll be worried about her reputation and won't dare to make a big fuss. What are you afraid of?"

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