Upon hearing Gu Shao's words, Lin Xi was stunned. She stared blankly at Gu Shao with a hint of surprise in her eyes.
At this moment, Gu Shao lowered his head slightly so that their eyes met. He said word by word, "You don't have to please anyone here, including me."
Lin Xi was speechless.
Do I have to please him?
She just felt that she should have the self-awareness of living under someone else's roof. Subconsciously, she wanted Gu Shao to keep her and she didn't want him to dislike her …
"I didn't …" Lin Xi lowered her head and denied softly. Her eyes were a little absent-minded and evasive.
Gu Shao didn't deny it. He looked at Lin Xi's head seriously and said, "Since I promised to raise you, then I will definitely raise you out of responsibility as a father. I will also do my best to provide you with the best."
This was the first time Gu Shao had made such a promise. Previously, his attitude towards the sudden birth of a child was to provide for the child's living expenses and education out of obligation. However, his mindset seemed to have changed unknowingly.
"I won't treat you like your biological mother and adoptive father. You don't have to worry about this." Gu Shao paused for a moment and continued, "So, in this house, you don't have to be careful. You don't have to worry too much or be on guard. You can do whatever you want."
Although he didn't have the experience or awareness of being a father, Gu Shao knew that as a father, he should be tolerant of his child.
Lin Xi looked at Gu Shao in surprise. She didn't expect that this cold and unsmiling person would say so much to her.
Although Gu Shao's tone was still cold when he said this, his promise was enough to make Lin Xi feel pleasantly surprised.
"Thank you, Dad!"
"I will be good and repay you in the future. I will treat you well." The girl's voice was soft, but her words made people want to laugh and feel warm.
As if afraid that Gu Shao would not believe her, Lin Xi added, "Really?"
Gu Shao was speechless. Fortunately, this girl did not say that she wanted to buy him the best burial ground and the most expensive funeral like the last time.
— —
Aunt Mei was overjoyed when she saw the interaction between the father and daughter.
Over the past few days, she had been observing the reactions of Lin Xi and Gu Shao. Although they were father and daughter, there was a sense of unfamiliarity between the two of them. Not to mention the interaction between father and daughter, even the normal communication between them was pitiful.
Moreover, Aunt Mei could feel that Miss Xiao Xi was actually a little afraid of Sir.
Now that she could hear such a conversation between her parents, Aunt Mei felt that it was already a pleasant surprise.
'Sir is also learning to be a qualified father.'
Aunt Mei was secretly delighted.
Perhaps even Gu Shao himself did not realize that when facing Lin Xi, he was much more patient than anyone else.
"Sir, Xiao Xi, come and eat. I made a big dish today. It will get cold soon." Aunt Mei smiled and called the two of them to eat.
— —
At the dining table, Lin Xi handed Gu Shao a bowl of rice and chopsticks.
Well, she was not trying to please him, but she had gotten used to it these past few days.
Then, Lin Xi sat down in front of Gu Shao.
Today's dishes were quite sumptuous. There was chicken, meat, and seafood. In short, Lin Xi was dazzled by the sight.
In fact, ever since Aunt Mei came, the dishes every day were very sumptuous.
Aunt Mei seemed to be certain that Lin Xi had suffered a lot in the previous Lin family. She did not have clothes to wear and food to eat. She was determined to raise Lin Xi to be fair and plump.
— —
Lin Xi was very quiet while eating. She almost did not look at anything else. She just lowered her head and ate the food in front of her.
However, her eyes were constantly sneaking glances at the plate of crabs in front of Gu Shao.
Suddenly, a plate of crabs appeared in front of her. Lin Xi was stunned and looked up at Gu Shao.
"You like this?"
"Yes, yes." Lin Xi nodded. "Thank you …"
Thinking of the words Gu Shao said to her before, Lin Xi finally changed the word "thank you" into a grateful smile.
She liked eating crabs, but unfortunately, she did not have the right to choose in the Lin family.
Song Kexin was not in good health and could not eat anything too cold. Lin Anxin also did not like to eat such troublesome things.
Sure enough, she was completely different from them. They could not find any similarities at all.
Lin Xi complained in her heart.
Gu Shao's gaze fell on the girl who was quietly eating crabs. He saw Lin Xi first take a crab from the plate, then break off the crab shell. Next, she broke off the crab pincers and the surrounding crab legs one by one. Finally, she took out the meat from the crab and ate it.
After finishing one crab, she moved on to the next. Her actions and steps were almost exactly the same. She was very focused and serious throughout the entire process.
Those who did not know better would think that she was doing some high-end research.
— —
Gu Shao thought that Lin Xi did not want to eat the crab legs, so he did not mind.
However, he was wrong.
After eating the crab body, which did not have much meat, Lin Xi moved the pile of 'abandoned' crab legs in front of her.
He broke off the end of the middle section of the crab leg, broke off the forelimb, and inserted the sharp end of the forelimb into the end of the middle section. The crab leg meat inside was immediately poked out without any damage.
The whole process was very smooth.
Aunt Mei smiled and said, "Miss Xiao Xi is very good at eating crabs."
"I learned it online." Lin Xi subconsciously replied, "This process is limited to 'looking at plums to quench one's thirst'."
She did not mean it, but when she heard this, Aunt Mei's heart ached.
Lin Xi noticed that Gu Shao seemed to be looking at her and was slightly stunned.
"Dad, do you want to eat it?" Lin Xi asked.
"Eat it yourself."
"Oh." Lin Xi nodded.
"Don't eat too much." He remembered that this thing seemed to have a cold nature.
"Okay …"
Gu Shao retracted his gaze.
After a while, he saw the girl put a plate of crab meat in front of him.
The plate was full. Because it was all the meat in the middle section of the crab legs, they all looked the same and were placed neatly on the plate. It was a little comical.
Lin Xi smiled at Gu Shao. She was still biting the remaining meat in the front section of the crab leg.
— —
Those who were familiar with Gu Shao knew that he was a clean freak and would never eat food that was peeled by others.
Moreover, it was hard to say if this girl had washed her hands before he came back.
However, when he met Lin Xi's expectant gaze, Gu Shao still picked up his chopsticks.
Even Aunt Mei, who had worked in the Gu family for decades and had watched Gu Shao grow up, couldn't help but click her tongue in wonder.
However, on second thought, after all, they were father and daughter. How could a father dislike his own daughter?
Aunt Mei secretly smiled as she looked at the father and daughter. She was thinking about how to complete the task that Old Master had given her.
— —
The next morning, Gu Shao took Lin Xi to Zhang Village.
It was the same route as the last time when Grandma had sent her there. However, Lin Xi's mentality was completely different.
Looking at the girl lying on the car park with a smile on her face and looking at the passing scenery outside, Gu Shao's expression softened.
— —
Because they had already investigated the situation of Zhang Village and Zhang Youfu's family in advance, after the car entered the village, it directly drove to the courtyard of Zhang Youfu's house.
When they saw the cars outside Zhang Youfu's house, many people gathered around to join in the fun.
"They're here to look for Zhang Youfu again."
"What are the brands of these cars? They don't look cheap."
"What good thing did Zhang Youfu's family get into this?"
"It's Zhang Cui, right?" Someone said, "Zhang Cui's daughter married a big boss in the city. Look, didn't Zhang Cui come in a luxury car last time?"
"This Zhang Cui married a gambling addict previously. Everyone said that she had a bad life. Look, after raising her daughter, not only did she dump that gambling addict, but she also went to the big city to become a rich madam." As the person spoke, his mouth was full of jealousy.
"I heard that Zhang Cui's husband was unwilling to divorce her. Or did his daughter use some methods …"
These people who came to watch the fun were gossipy. In just a few sentences, they had already turned Zhang Cui's family upside down.
"But didn't Zhang Cui just come a few days ago? Why is he here again?" Someone muttered.
A few days ago, Zhang Cui came to Zhang Village to transfer Lin Xi's household registration. As he didn't want to make a big deal out of it, he came and left quickly. Not many people noticed.
"Really?"
"That's right."
"But why do I feel that this time, he came with a bigger entourage than the previous few times?"
The previous few times Zhang Cui came, he only came in one car. This time, he came with a few cars.
The villagers had never seen any luxury cars before. They didn't know what brand these cars were and whether they were the same as the previous ones. However, they felt that these cars looked much grander than the previous ones.
— —
While everyone was talking, Gu Shao led Lin Xi out of the car.
When they saw that the person who came out was not Zhang Cui, everyone was shocked.
"Who is this? Why isn't he Zhang Cui? "
"You don't look familiar."
"Could he be Zhang Cui's son-in-law?"
Looking at Gu Shao in front of them, his appearance was first-class, his status was first-class, and even his aura was superior. Many people couldn't help but feel envious. They also had daughters, but why didn't they find such a good son-in-law?
At this moment, Zhang Youfu's family heard the commotion at the door and came out. When they saw Gu Shao and Lin Xi outside the house, they were stunned.
"You … you are Sister Zhang Cui's son-in-law?" Zhang Youfu asked uncertainly.
Song Kexin had never come back since he left his hometown. He also didn't bring Lin Yize here. Therefore, although Zhang Youfu knew that Zhang Cui's son-in-law was a big shot, he didn't recognize Lin Yize.
As for Lin Xi …
Although Zhang Cui had transferred Lin Xi's household registration to Zhang Youfu's family, he was still afraid that someone would find out about the relationship between Lin Xi and his daughter. Therefore, he didn't plan to transfer Lin Xi from Zhang Qiang's family to his distant cousin.
He also heard from a few gossipy villagers that Zhang Qiang was going to take Lin Xi as his daughter-in-law. When Zhang Cui first heard this, he was really surprised and felt that it was impossible. However, after thinking about it, it wasn't impossible — in a few years, Lin Xi would have Zhang Qiang's child and would have something to worry about. Then, she would be able to stay here with peace of mind and wouldn't have to worry about anything happening to her daughter and son-in-law.
At that time, if Zhang Qiang was willing, he could transfer Lin Xi's household registration from Zhang Youfu's family to Zhang Qiang's family.
Therefore, although Lin Xi was now his' sixth daughter 'in name, Zhang Youfu hadn't even seen what Lin Xi looked like.
Naturally, he didn't recognize this very beautiful girl in front of him.
Could she be Song Kexin's daughter?
—
Gu Shao's face was expressionless until he saw Zhang Youfu staring at Lin Xi. Gu Shao's expression turned cold.
"No," Gu Shao said.
"But my purpose for coming here is indeed related to Zhang Cui."
"Ah, then please come in." Zhang Youfu didn't know who Gu Shao was, but he instinctively felt that he was a big shot that he couldn't afford to offend.
—
Lin Xi followed Gu Shao.
Although they were both in the village, Zhang Youfu's house looked much better than Zhang Qiang's house. Not only were the houses newly built, but they were also much cleaner than Zhang Qiang's house.
Zhang Youfu invited Gu Shao into his house and poured some tea for Gu Shao.
Zhang Youfu's family members stood at the side and secretly looked at Gu Shao and Lin Xi.
"You know Zhang Cui? Then why are you here? "Zhang Youfu asked. He subconsciously lowered his head in front of Gu Shao.
Gu Shao didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point. "A few days ago, Zhang Cui transferred a child's household registration to your family, right?"
"I'm the child's father. I'm here to transfer her household registration."
Upon hearing Gu Shao's words, Zhang Youfu's family members were all shocked.
They looked at Gu Shao and then at Lin Xi. Could this be the daughter?
Zhang Cui told them that the daughter of a relative of Song Kexin's husband's family had contracted a mental illness. They didn't have a forensic doctor and were afraid of embarrassing themselves, so they sent her to the village.
But wasn't this daughter in front of them doing well?
And wasn't she supposed to be locked up in Zhang Qiang's house? Why …
Zhang Youfu's mind was full of doubts. At this moment, Zhang Youfu's daughter-in-law jumped out and said, "Boss, you must be mistaken. Two days ago, Zhang Cui did send a child to our house. However, that child is Zhang Cui's friend's child. It shouldn't be the one you're talking about."
Zhang Youfu's daughter-in-law didn't know what Zhang Cui was up to, but Zhang Cui said that the child's household registration was under their family's name and they would be given some money every year.
Only a fool would give up such a good opportunity to earn money without spending any food or effort.
Zhang Youfu also nodded. "Yes, Zhang Cui was the one who sent the child. We don't know your relationship with Zhang Cui, and we don't know if what you said is true or false. We can't just let you transfer your household registration."
"If you want to transfer your household registration, call Zhang Cui over."
As soon as Zhang Youfu said this, he was immediately interrupted by his daughter-in-law. "Even if Zhang Cui comes, it won't work. Just because you say you're that daughter's father, it's true? I'm the one who says no! This child has already been transferred to our house. Legally speaking, he's a member of our family. It's up to us to decide whether or not to transfer him. "
If he wanted to transfer his household registration, he would have to give them another sum of money.
Zhang Youfu's wife was scheming in her heart, and it was obvious that she was playing a shameless game with Gu Shao.
Gu Shao sneered, and the temperature in his eyes dropped a few degrees.
"First, I don't need to prove to you whether or not I'm Lin Xi's father.
Second, if you want to talk to me about the law, then I'll talk to you about the law. " After pausing for a moment, Gu Shao continued, "Lin Xi is my child. Regardless of whether we're related by blood or kinship, she has nothing to do with your family. You've transferred a completely unrelated child's household registration to your own family, and you've even locked her up in the countryside without her parents' permission. For such actions, I can sue you for kidnapping and trafficking a minor at any time."
Gu Shao's tone was calm, but his aura was unquestionable.
As a result, the half-true, half-false story successfully scared Zhang Youfu and his family so much that their faces changed color.
"Aiya, how can you say such nonsense? This child was transferred to our family by Zhang Cui. She has nothing to do with us. Furthermore, the person who locked her up was Zhang Qiang …" Zhang Youfu's daughter-in-law hurriedly retorted. A few years ago, there was a group of people who specialized in human trafficking between several villages. I heard that they were later sentenced to a very heavy sentence.
Gu Shao continued expressionlessly, "You can talk about it in court. However, do you think the judge will believe me, or you?"
Gu Shao's serious and threatening manner was exactly the same as Lin Xi's when she tried to trick Zhang Qiang.
"You have a son who's studying in A City's university. He's graduating this year? He even got a job, right? If it's discovered that his parents have criminal records, I'm afraid he won't be able to keep his job. "
Upon hearing that Gu Shao actually knew about her son's situation, Zhang Youfu's daughter-in-law immediately collapsed to the ground.
She then heard Gu Shao say, "Right now, I'm trying to reason with you. If you don't want to be reasonable, I can also use other methods."
Although Gu Shao's face was expressionless, his aura made people feel guilty and afraid for no reason.
Moreover, her only son is her life. Seeing that her son is doing well, who knows, he might be able to live a good life like Zhang Cui's daughter in the future. In the future, she will be able to go to the city to enjoy life. How can she let a problem happen because of this matter?
Zhang Youfu's daughter-in-law panicked. "Don't, don't sue us. This matter was all done by Zhang Cui. We were just trying to help out our relatives. Actually, we didn't know anything."
"That's right. Also, if you want to transfer that child's household registration, just do it. We definitely won't say anything …"
Lin Xi looked at Zhang Youfu's family who were cowering in front of her, then turned to look at Gu Shao. Suddenly, she felt that this person had become much taller. It seemed that there was still a lot of room for improvement on the road of deceiving people.
Seeing that Zhang Youfu's family was willing to cooperate, Gu Shao did not make things difficult for them. He asked Wang Wu to bring the family and their household registration booklet directly to the village's police station to transfer their household registration booklet.
Before they left, Zhang Youfu was still begging Gu Shao not to tell the police station that they were abducted.
— —
Wang Wu was very efficient. Very quickly, he received the document for transferring Lin Xi's household registration booklet.
After the matter was settled, Gu Shao left with Lin Xi.
Originally, Lin Xi thought that this matter would be very troublesome. She did not expect that her father would settle it so easily.
After the father and daughter left, the villagers, who had originally dispersed, gathered together again.
"Who on earth is that person? That posture was so scary."
"Who knows? I think I heard Zhang Youfu's wife crying in the house. Could it be that Zhang Cui's family provoked someone in the city?"
"It's hard to say. Let's hurry up and disperse."
The originally crowded house in front of Zhang Youfu's house was suddenly deserted.
— —
On the other side, after leaving Zhang Youfu's house, the driver drove the car to a public square near the entrance of the village. However, he stopped there.
"Sir, can we stop here?"
"Yes," Gu Shao responded and looked at Lin Xi. "Wait for me in the car."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xi was puzzled. "Dad, is there anything else?" Did he leave something at Zhang Youfu's house?
Lin Xi looked around and felt that it did not seem like it.
Gu Shao did not explain. He only said, "If you're bored, get out of the car and take a walk. But don't go too far. I'll be back soon."
"Can't I go with you?" Lin Xi pretended to get out of the car.
"Be good."
"…"
Upon hearing Gu Shao's words, Lin Xi automatically added, "If you're not obedient, I won't want you anymore. I'll leave you here." Hence, Lin Xi obediently shrank back into the car.
Seeing Gu Shao get into another car and drive back to the village, Lin Xi frowned deeply.
Suddenly, Lin Xi thought of a possibility. Could Gu Shao have gone to look for Zhang Qiang?!
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