"Brother Xiao Qi, you look energetic and smart. Isn't it a pity to stay in this noodle house?" A lazy and beautiful voice sounded from a private room on the second floor of Fan's Noodle House.

"With my parents here, I won't be able to leave my brothers and sisters in the noodle house." Gu Qi lowered his head and smiled.

"You're a sentimental person," the voice said again.

It was a lady in a green cheongsam. She looked gorgeous and flamboyant, smoking a pipe lazily.

"But in this day and age, sentiments are not as good as votes, and votes are not as good as power. It's better to stand up for yourself. What can your parents not have?"

At this point, Madam Zhang seemed to feel something and sighed faintly.

"If you really want to stand up for yourself, my husband is in charge of the Martial Arts Hall.

Her hand seemed to touch Gu Qi's chest. Her words were full of hints.

Gu Qi leaned to the side and avoided her hand while dodging the kettle. "Thank you for Lady Zhang's advice.

Be careful, the kettle is hot. Don't burn yourself. "

Lady Zhang looked up at Gu Qi for a second. Gu Qi lowered his head slightly with a respectful expression.

"Okay, just take it that I'm being nosy."

Lady Zhang was a smart person. She didn't like to force people to do things. Seeing that the other party was determined, she didn't force him. She smiled lazily and said, "Sisters, let's go to Rui Fuxiang after eating the Beauty's Noodles."

She only teased him a little more.

The group of Young Madams and Young Madams chuckled and agreed.

"Ah Chi, catch!"

The noodle house was closed. Gu Qi was leaning against the door frame in a daze. He raised his hand and caught the thing that Luo Fusheng threw at him.

He looked down. It was a bag of steaming hot pan-fried noodles.

The logo of Niuji pan-fried noodles was on it.

"This is a new shop?" Gu Qi leaned against the door and took a pan-fried noodles from the paper bag and stuffed it into his mouth.

"I passed by Huainan Road and saw that this shop was newly opened. There were a lot of people in line, so I bought it to try.

Is it delicious? "

"Soft and crispy. It's indeed delicious," Gu Qi said lightly.

"Young Master Luo's judgment is definitely correct!"

Luo Fusheng stopped his bicycle, put his hands on his hips, and struck a pose of arrogance. Then, he sat down on the steps, took out a piece of meat from the paper bag, and ate it happily.

Gu Qi looked at Luo Fusheng eating with his cheeks puffed up. His plump lower lip was stained with oil, which made it even more eye-catching. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wet it with water from the tap, and wiped the corner of his mouth. Then he held his hand to wipe his greasy fingers and said, "Is Hong Lan's birthday coming soon?"

When Gu Qi lifted his chin, Luo Fusheng hurriedly lowered his eyes to hide the expression in his eyes. He quietly allowed Gu Qi to take care of him. When he heard Gu Qi's words, he smiled and replied as usual, "Yes, there are still ten days left."

Gu Qi had long known about Luo Fusheng's brothers and sisters who grew up together.

Today, they tricked the crybaby Xu Xingcheng into drinking, but he was unable to stop him when he got drunk. Tomorrow, Miss Hong would start playing with a leather whip, but the whip was too difficult to control. She would hurt others and herself. They would cry and learn at the same time.

Naturally, he also knew that Luo Fusheng initially wanted to learn to weave straw for Hong Lan.

The Miss that he secretly had a crush on.

Thinking of this, Gu Qi raised his eyebrows and said indifferently, "She's just a little girl who doesn't know anything and only knows how to implicate others. You really dote on her."

"She's my sister. If I don't dote on her, who will?" Luo Fusheng grabbed Gu Qi's arm and shook it. He raised his face and smiled. The tip of his nose was slightly wrinkled, and the corners of his eyes were curved. His gaze was intimate and soft, as if he was begging for something.

Sister?

Would anyone dream of their sister at that time?

Gu Qi naturally wouldn't mention it, but in his heart, he felt that his brother was really silly.

He didn't know why he was unhappy before, but the smile that Luo Fusheng subconsciously gave him reduced a lot.

Thinking of this, he whispered to Luo Fusheng, "How about being a phoenix today?"

"… Why did you suddenly jump to a phoenix?"

Luo Fusheng was a little surprised. They had been learning to weave small animals like butterflies, grasshoppers, pigeons, and so on. After that, Lady Gu wasn't well, so they didn't have time to think about this. What happened today?

Not only did they reopen the straw weaving class, but they also directly challenged the difficulty level.

"It's more important to give Miss Hong a birthday present."

Gu Qi didn't say much. He pulled Luo Fusheng to the backyard to pick the grass leaves.

Luo Fusheng had been taught by him before, so he went over to pick with him.

"Will this color be brighter?

Lanlan likes it. "

"This is not bad."

Seeing that Luo Fusheng was so careful and excited, Gu Qi thought of the news he saw before, pursed his lips slightly and said.

"Fusheng … Do you plan to work in the Hong Gang in the future?"

"… As long as Godfather needs me," Luo Fusheng whispered, his beautiful eyes were very calm.

He lowered his head and tied a few times, then looked up and asked, "Why are you suddenly asking this?"

Gu Qi was quiet for a while, then asked, "What if one day you have a chance to leave Shanghai?"

"… You want to leave Shanghai?" Luo Fusheng's hands stopped moving, and the happiness from before suddenly froze.

Gu Qi lowered his head and looked at Luo Fusheng for a while, then whispered, "Not for the time being, but in a few months, I want to go somewhere else."

He had this idea long ago.

Whether it was the Green Gang or the Hong Gang, they were not places he really wanted to stay.

Therefore, even though Fan Cheng had tried several times to introduce him to the Huang Mansion through his connections to work for the head of the Qing Gang, Huang Xinrong, he had always refused.

His mother did not want him to stay in the gang, but more importantly, he did not plan to stay in the gang for long.

But later, this idea gradually became more and more tied to this place, so he gradually suppressed it. Lady Zhang's words just now reminded him again.

People should not be distracted.

Now that the warlords were in chaos, two days ago, he saw news about Huangpu Military Academy in the newspaper. In a few months, enrollment would be open. When his mother's condition stabilized, he wanted to go and take the exam.

"Where do you plan to go?"

"Guangzhou.

I heard that Huangpu Military Academy was built there, I want to try it. "

Luo Fusheng looked up at him and forced a smile, "That's good, a man should go everywhere, but I can't. Godfather has been very kind to me, I … there's nothing else I can do, I can only go through water and tread on fire for him to repay him."

He said softly, but his face turned pale. He looked at Gu Qi blankly, and there was a flash of turbulence in his eyes.

Gu Qi lowered his eyes and nodded.

He already knew the answer, but he could not help but try. As expected, he felt some regret and disappointment.

He deliberately hid these and suddenly laughed softly.

Luo Fusheng looked at him suspiciously, "Why are you laughing suddenly?" His expression was one hundred percent alert.

"A man should go everywhere, but Brother Sheng can't leave Shanghai. You're really self-aware."

"Ah, Gu Qi!

What nonsense are you talking about!!! "Luo Fusheng was about to explode when he heard this.

He immediately stood up and looked at Gu Qi fiercely, as if he wanted to pounce on him and bite him.

Gu Qi looked at him innocently.

He lowered his head and looked at the bamboo leaves, "Use this to make a few more phoenixes?

Pick the best ones and give them to your Miss Hong. "

When he mentioned these, Luo Fusheng was like a flame that was extinguished by water, and could not be ignited again.

He puffed up his face and lowered his head to pick up the leaves with him.

The two played around for a long time and finally learned how to make phoenixes.

It was not early, Gu Qi went out of the backyard and saw Fan Cheng busily packing up to go out to buy goods. He asked, "Master, why are you in such a hurry this time? It's already so late."

"There was a last-minute assembly, I won't be able to make it tomorrow." Fan Cheng was busy packing up and answered without looking back.

"There are a lot of things on the list this time, I'll go with you." Gu Qi lowered his head and looked at the list of goods on the counter, and suggested in a low voice.

When Fan Cheng needed to go out to buy goods, as Fan Cheng's disciple, Gu Qi naturally went with him often.

"Take that list, we don't have to make a big fuss about this batch of goods for half a year."

"Okay." Gu Qi had just folded the list and put it away when he saw Ah Gui rush in. "Ah Chi?!!!" When he saw him, his eyes lit up and he grabbed him, "Thank goodness you didn't leave …"

"What's wrong?" Seeing Ah Gui's anxious expression, Gu Qi asked directly.

"I met Auntie on the way here.

She wants you to go home, it's urgent. "

Gu Qi's expression changed instantly.

No matter what happened to his mother, he was most concerned about her.

However, other than himself, if anyone else went out with Fan Cheng, they would only cause trouble …

Just as he was thinking, Luo Fusheng, who had been sitting obediently and eating the hot dry noodles Gu Qi made for him, said, "Ah Chi, you should go home, I'm free for the next two days.

If you trust me, let me go with Master Fan. "

During this period of time, Luo Fusheng was not only getting closer to Lady Gu, but also to Fan Cheng.

He was good-looking, smart, and considerate, so there was no elder who disliked him.

Gu Qi lowered his head and looked at him. The other party's clear black and white eyes were sparkling, and he could not help but chuckle, "Okay."

Without saying anything else, he jumped down the stairs, said goodbye to Fan Cheng, and hurried home.

Gu Qi turned the corner and saw two men in black standing in front of his house from afar. Although they were dressed like civilians, their backs were straight, and their hands were in their sleeves. They looked like well-trained professional soldiers, and his face darkened.

His expression did not change, and he tensed up as he did not want to be stopped by the people at the door.

"Report your identity." The man on the left had a scar on his face that went down from the corner of his eye. He spoke in Mandarin with a foreign accent that Gu Qi could not understand.

"… I live here." Gu Qi saw that although they were vigilant, they did not have obvious malicious intentions, so he whispered, "But who are you?

Why are you in front of my house?

Where's my mother? "

The two men looked at each other, and the one who asked him took out a photo to compare, nodded, and said, "Please go in.

Madam is talking to Captain Lu, you'll understand when you go in. "

When Gu Qi heard this, he suppressed the doubts in his heart and stepped in.

"… I didn't expect … I also …" After going around the patio, a low conversation came from the living room.

"Mother?" Gu Qi heard his mother's voice and hurried into the living room.

There were two people sitting in the living room. Other than his mother, the other person was a tall young man who looked less than 30 years old.

He had a crew cut and looked gentle. When he smiled, the corners of his eyes were slightly curved, and he looked very kind.

"Similar, really similar." The young man saw him first and looked at him for a while before whispering.

"Gu Qi, come and greet your uncle." Gu Wei's complexion seemed to be better today, and there was a faint light in her eyes.

When she saw Gu Qi return, she stopped talking and introduced him to Gu Qi. Her calm voice could not hide the joy in it.

"… What's going on?" Gu Qi heard this and was silent for a while before asking quietly.

The young man looked at Gu Qi and took the initiative to say to him, "Ah Chi, nice to meet you.

I'm your father's cousin.

Lu Han, the Commander of Yunnan's Fifth Army. Your father is the Commander of Yunnan's Fifth Army, Hoxun. I'm here to bring you and your mother back to Yunnan. "

"… What about him?" Gu Qi looked at his mother and saw her nod slightly in acknowledgment. After digesting this news, he asked in a low voice.

"Your father has been fighting in Guangxi recently. When he received your mother's letter, he wanted to rush over. I saw that the military situation was really urgent and he couldn't get away, so I volunteered to come and bring you and Lady Gu back to Yunnan." Lu Han did not care about Gu Qi's sharp question and explained the situation in detail with a smile.

"… Mother, is this what you mean?" Gu Qi did not say anything after hearing this. He only looked at Gu Wei and asked softly.

"Cough … cough cough …" Gu Wei lowered her head and coughed twice before answering softly, "It's right to acknowledge the ancestors and return to the family."

Gu Qi nodded silently. This matter came suddenly, but he could not blame his mother for not mentioning this premise.

"When do you plan to depart?"

Lu Han glanced at Gu Qi and said considerately, "I see that Madam's complexion is not very good. Yunnan's mountains are high and the road is long. Why don't you rest for two days and wait for Madam's condition to stabilize before you depart?"