Dad, don't be greedy! My brother climbed into the emperor's bed, and I became famous overn

Gu Mingyue's eyes darted around, and she quickly tried to get information out of him.

"Father, I'm not sure. Please tell me where you hid the money."

Gu Debai looked around and lowered his voice by three octaves:

"The disaster relief funds for the Jiangzhou flood totaled 100,000 taels, and Father hid them flawlessly!"

"Thirty thousand taels in the cellar of the mortuary in the east of the city, twenty thousand taels in the belly of the Buddha statue in the dilapidated temple in the north of the city, and fifty thousand taels under the dry well in the hunting ground in the western suburbs."

"Father had them wrapped in three layers of oilcloth and sprinkled with insect-repelling herbs. Not even a dog could smell it, let alone a person!"

He became more and more proud as he spoke, and a sense of pride, like that of a "professional player," appeared on his aged face.

"Once this calms down, whatever you want, Dad will buy it for you..."

"Father," Gu Mingyue interrupted him.

"Um?"

"You mean that 100,000 taels... was all disaster relief money?"

"That's right!" Gu Debai puffed out his chest proudly. "If it weren't for disaster relief funds, where would such a generous gesture come from..."

Before he could finish speaking, he noticed his daughter's expression.

My dad has something wrong with his head!

Before Gu Mingyue's eyes, the system screen was flashing wildly.

[Trigger the quest]

[Current disposable assets: 100,000 taels of silver (Source: Jiangzhou flood relief funds)]

[Mission Objective: Spend all the money within four days!]

[Note: This is a policy of giving back to the people. Direct destruction/discarding/handing over will not incur costs; an actual transaction must be made.]

[Task Reward: One viewing of the "Future Headlines" tabloid]

Gu Mingyue quickly calculated in her mind.

One hundred thousand taels of silver for disaster relief in Jiangzhou!

Jiangzhou is currently experiencing flooding, and disaster victims are flocking to Kyoto.

This money must be spent, and it can't be returned directly; it must be "spent."

Gu Mingyue's lips twitched slightly.

So the system's meaning is: to let her cleverly spend the disaster relief funds her father embezzled back on the disaster victims?

Gu Mingyue slowly turned her head and looked at Gu Mingli sitting on the ground.

The brother and sister's eyes met in mid-air.

It's a deep resonance that can only arise between fellow time travelers and fellow sufferers controlled by a perverted system.

Gu Debai looked at his daughter, then at his son, and felt that the way the two children were looking at him was strange.

"W-What's wrong?"

"Father," Gu Mingyue stood up, patting non-existent dust off her skirt, "give me a detailed list of where the disaster relief funds are hidden."

Gu Debai was taken aback: "What do you need the list for?"

"flower."

"...What flowers?"

"Spend money."

Gu Debai looked as if he had been struck by acupuncture.

He stood frozen in place, his mouth agape in a perfect "O" shape.

"What...what did you say?"

"Father, please give me a detailed list of the addresses where the silver is hidden."

Gu Mingyue looked serious, her gaze clear and firm.

"Please specify exactly how many taels there are at each point, and how they are collected. It would be best to include a route map."

Gu Debai's eyelids twitched wildly three times.

He suddenly reached out and touched his daughter's forehead, then touched his own.

"It's not hot..."

"Dad, I don't have a fever."

"What triggered you?"

Gu Debai was so anxious that he paced around in circles and grabbed Gu Mingli's arm next to him.

"Li'er! Has your sister been attacked by something unclean?! Quick! Go and fetch a Taoist priest from Tongxuan Temple to exorcise the evil spirit!"

Gu Mingli weakly raised his head, his face expressionless, and said, "Father, she's not crazy, so please tell her quickly. If you don't tell her, we'll soon be immortal."

"Shut up! You're scarier!"

Gu Debai slapped his son on the head, then turned to face his daughter, his face filled with heartbreak.

"Moon! Do you know what 100,000 taels means? It was money your father risked his head, under the watchful eyes of a hundred people from the Censorate, that his father forcibly extracted from the disaster relief funds during the worst of the Jiangzhou floods. If it were exposed..."

He suddenly remembered that his daughter was already scared, so he quickly shut his mouth.

He coughed twice.

"In short! That's Father's hard work! It can't be spent! Absolutely not!"

Gu Debai crossed his arms, sporting a self-righteous "benevolent father" expression.

"I'm only after you two, not for your sake? Once things calm down, I'll save up for your dowry, Yue'er, and secure a future for Li'er. Every penny is my hard-earned money!"

He emphasized the words "blood" and "sweat" with extra force.

Gu Mingyue: "..."

You're not saving up my dowry, you're just planning to send me away right here!

But it's okay.

As a tough CEO who has driven away countless stubborn clients at the negotiating table, Gu Mingyue knows that reasoning with stubborn clients is ineffective.

We must resort to certain methods.

She took a deep breath.

He slowly lowered his head.

next second.

Her eyes welled up with a precise and controlled glistening moisture.

Her lips pursed slightly, trembling slightly.

The tip of her nose was flushed with just the right amount of light pink.

With a slight tilt of her chin, she revealed a section of her delicate, fair neck that seemed so fragile it could break at the slightest breeze.

She transformed from a capable and ruthless businesswoman into a delicate lotus flower swaying precariously in a storm.

"Father..."

Her voice trembled with a barely audible sob.

"I...I'm just scared..."

"The Control Yuan is coming soon. The thought of what would happen to my whole family if we were investigated..."

When she said the word "the whole family," her voice broke off at just the right moment.

A single tear clung precisely to the tip of her long eyelashes, teetering on the verge of falling.

There was no wailing, no throwing a tantrum, and not even a sound of crying.

It was just that one tear.

It hung there quietly and pitifully.

"Since Mother passed away, you have raised my brother and me single-handedly with great hardship. Now that the family is in trouble, your daughter wants to share your burden."

Gu Debai's defenses collapsed completely in 0.3 seconds.

"No!! Don't cry!!"

This powerful prime minister, this cunning old fox who could remain unfazed even when facing the emperor's angry rebukes in the imperial palace, panicked on the spot as if someone had stabbed him in the heart.

"Oh, Moon! My dearest!"

"Don't cry! I can't stand seeing you cry! Every tear you shed is like a year less of my life!"

He hurriedly pulled a silk handkerchief from his sleeve, squatted down, and began to wipe his daughter's tears.

His movements were so clumsy and humble that they showed absolutely no trace of the dignity of a high-ranking official.

Gu Mingyue silently started a countdown in her mind.

Three, two, one.

"Alright, alright! I'll write it! Daddy will write it, okay?"

Gu Debai's knees buckled, and he plopped down on the round stool, giving in.

"You want a list, right? Daddy will write it for you! Even if you want the moon in the sky, Daddy will pluck it down for you! Just don't cry, my little darling!"

"But remember, you absolutely cannot reveal this! Otherwise, our whole family..."

"Don't worry, Father."

Gu Mingyue's eyelashes trembled.

The tear that clung to the tip of her eyelashes slid down at just the right moment.

A perfect ending.

Gu Mingli, who sat on the ground watching the whole thing: "…………"

Best Performance of the Year: Gu Mingyue!

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