The Golden-Eyed Life of a Security Guard

Song Lan felt very aggrieved. She lowered her head, walked to Gu Yuebai's side, rested her head on his chest, and said in a slightly tearful voice, "I just wanted to help..."

Gu Yuebai smiled and hugged her. "I know, Grandma and Mom both know. Come on, I'll take you to start a fire. I'll teach you."

Song Lan immediately laughed and jumped up and down, saying, "Okay! Okay!"

Seeing his granddaughter-in-law's adorable appearance, Gu Shengming's anger seemed to vanish, and he smiled as he returned to his room.

In the kitchen, Shen Ling was cooking, and her grandmother was slicing sausages.

Gu Yuebai and Song Lan sat hand in hand in front of the stove. Gu Yuebai took a pair of pliers, cut a hole in the middle, and said, "To start a fire, there needs to be air flowing in for the fire to burn brightly."

"Oh! That explains why I couldn't get it to burn despite adding so much firewood; all I got was thick smoke."

Song Lan suddenly realized.

In no time, the fire was burning brightly.

The fire scorched Song Lan's pretty face until it was rosy red, like a ripe apple.

"Yuebai, take Lanlan to fetch some water to the kitchen; there's not much left in the water tank."

"Okay." Gu Yuebai pulled Song Lan up, and then Gu Yuebai carried the buckets of water out of the kitchen.

Gu Yuebai and Song Lan arrived at the hand pump well. Gu Yuebai deliberately showed off and asked Song Lan, "Do you know what this is?"

Song Lan clearly didn't know, and she shook her head decisively.

"This is called a hand pump well. Lift this handle up and push it down. See, water is coming out."

Song Lan watched it once and thought it was quite fun. "I'll do it, I'll do it. I'm sure I can do this."

When she tried to press it down, she discovered that this thing was quite strong; she had to use all her strength to press it down.

But she enjoyed it.

Seeing that she was struggling, Gu Yuebai put the bucket down and helped her out, and the two of them pumped the water together.

Song Lan gave Gu Yuebai a cute, silly smile.

Soon, both buckets were filled with water. Gu Yuebai kept one bucket for herself and carried both buckets of water to the kitchen.

"Press slowly, wait for me to come back."

Song Lan hummed in agreement. At this moment, she forgot all the hustle and bustle of the city and the scheming in people's hearts, leaving only the purest love. Even her every smile and frown was full of innocence. She lost the calm and composure of the clinic owner, but gained a girlish beauty.

She ignored Gu Yuebai's words and kept trying to suppress it.

Gu Yuebai carried water into the kitchen and poured it into the water tank. The water level only rose a little, so it seemed she would have to carry it several more times.

Gu Yuebai hurried over to the well.

After going back and forth several times, Gu Yuebai was sweating profusely.

He carried the water back to the kitchen, poured it out, scooped up a spoonful, and gulped it down.

Grandma and Shen Ling were whispering when they saw Gu Yuebai drinking tap water. Grandma quickly came over and patted him, saying, "Silly child, you're drinking so much tap water."

"I used to drink this when I was a kid."

"That was when I was a child. Did I have this many problems when I was a child?"

Gu Yuebai chuckled foolishly.

"Seriously, Grandma's asking you, did you get that bracelet your mom gave to Di Liuyue back last time?"

"Moonlight, the water's full, come quick!"

At the door, Song Lan, who had excitedly run back, heard these words and her expression froze.

"Hey, no, Mom, do you still have the bracelet?" Gu Yuebai deliberately asked Shen Ling.

"I don't have any bracelet. Your grandma must be mistaken," Shen Ling said casually.

Liu Huizhen scratched her head, stared at the ground, and muttered, "I remembered wrong. My brain is getting old, I can't remember things anymore."

Song Lan slowly walked to Gu Yuebai's side, tugged at his arm, and said, "The water is full."

"Let's go, let's go. This is the last pick." Gu Yuebai took Song Lan's hand and walked out of the kitchen.

Upon reaching the well, Song Lan pressed further, "What did Grandma just say? Who is Di Liuyue? And what's the deal with the bracelet?"

"Grandma is mistaken. That happened many years ago. My dad gave my mom a bracelet a long time ago, but she sold it to pay off debts. So the bracelet is gone now."

Gu Yuebai lied.

Song Lan stared into Gu Yuebai's eyes, scrutinizing him. "Really?"

"certainly."

Gu Yuebai carried water, pulled Song Lan along, and returned to the kitchen.

Song Lan was skeptical.

He poured out the water and then said to Shen Ling, "Mom, after dinner, Song Lan has something good for you."

While cooking, Shen Ling said, "It's good that we're home. What's the point of buying anything? Your grandparents and I don't need anything."

As the last rays of sunlight faded, night fell.

The family sat in the main room eating.

Shen Ling prepared a table full of delicious dishes: steamed pork ribs with rice flour, pig's trotter soup, Sichuan pepper fish, sausage, and several seasonal vegetable side dishes.

The old man took out his treasured old wine, poured himself a glass, and gave the rest to Gu Yuebai.

Shen Ling asked Gu Yuebai to pour her a glass as well, and Song Lan also poured her a glass, since Grandma doesn't drink alcohol.

"Come on, it's a rare occasion for us to get together as a family, let's have a drink."

Gu Yuebai was very happy, and he said boldly, "I'll do it."

Song Lan echoed Gu Yuebai, saying, "I did it too."

After everyone had their drinks, Shen Ling quickly said, "Have some vegetables. I made so much delicious food today, eat more. Come on, Lanlan, try some of my steamed pork ribs with rice flour, see if it suits your taste."

Song Lan quickly accepted, "Thank you, Auntie."

During the meal, the family enjoyed a harmonious and lively time together.

After the meal, Song Lan took the initiative to help Shen Ling clear the table and wash the dishes.

After these matters were settled, Gu Yuebai and Song Lan carried a full load of gifts to the main room.

"Grandpa, Yuebai said you like to drink a little wine, so I bought you a bottle of 30-year-old vintage."

Gu Yuebai carried the wine to Gu Shengming and handed it to him.

"Wow, Moutai! This brand of liquor isn't cheap."

Gu Yuebai held up one finger and said, "About ten thousand yuan."

"Oh dear, this is terrible. I'll have to drink less." Gu Shengming grinned from ear to ear.

When they reached Grandma Liu Huizhen's side, Song Lan took out a neck massager. "Yuebai said you always complain of neck discomfort. This massager can massage acupoints. After using it for a while, it will definitely relieve the discomfort."

Liu Huizhen held the massage device and smiled happily.

Song Lan also took out a white porcelain bottle. "This is a health-preserving formula passed down through our Song family. It can strengthen the body's foundation, nourish vital energy, and prolong life. One pill costs three thousand yuan. Grandpa and Grandma, please try it. I brought two bottles."

"Oh dear, what are we going to do?" The two old people were laughing so hard they could hardly open their eyes.

When it came to Shen Ling, Song Lan immediately took out the bracelet worth a million.

"Auntie, I bought you a bracelet. It's an icy jadeite bracelet with a full green color. It will definitely make you look elegant when you wear it."

When Shen Ling first heard it was a bracelet, she didn't think much of it, but when she heard it was an icy, fully green jadeite, her expression immediately became tense.

If I had known, a bracelet of this quality would easily cost hundreds of thousands.