Chapter 1242: Heading North

Gu Qiaoqiao’s lips curved slightly, and at this moment the two of them walked to the Moon Gate.

At the Moon Gate, they would part ways.

Gu Qiaoqiao looked at Xiao Wen and said with a smile, "Sister Xiao Wen, I’m only worried about you. I hope you don’t blame me for meddling."

Xiao Wen reached out and hugged Gu Qiaoqiao, affectionately saying, "Qiaoqiao, you are like my own sister. The more you meddle, the happier I am. But don’t worry, Chu Chengfeng is not an ordinary person."

Gu Qiaoqiao nodded slightly, and the two of them said goodnight here.

Gu Qiaoqiao returned to her courtyard and stopped thinking about these messy things. Instead, she quickly packed her luggage for the trip.

Although Qin Yize said he brought a lot, she still needed to prepare some things herself.

They’d be out for five days.

She didn’t know where Qin Yize was taking her. He disappeared for a day, hasn’t called her yet, and only had Chu Chengfeng pass on a message. Could it be that where he is now, there’s no phone coverage?

Crescent Lake?

Gu Qiaoqiao murmured those three words.

What a beautiful name, the lake must be gorgeous...

Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyes were filled with anticipation. After packing everything, she let out a long sigh of relief.

Although she tried to bring as little as possible, she still filled a travel bag.

But thankfully, they had a car, so it wouldn’t be too much trouble.

Early the next morning, Gu Qiaoqiao woke up early.

When she went to have breakfast, Gu Qianqian and Gu Zishu had already gone to school.

Chu Chengfeng was sitting there having breakfast.

Looking as usual, when he saw Gu Qiaoqiao, he greeted her with a smile, "Sister-in-law, you’re up. Your mother’s breakfast is really delicious."

While greeting her, he didn’t forget to praise Lian Yuhong’s cooking skills sitting beside him.

Lian Yuhong was naturally happy.

Xiao Wen, who was sitting next to him, was just as usual, occasionally chatting with Chu Chengfeng.

Gu Qiaoqiao glanced around and quietly sat down to have breakfast.

Halfway through the meal, Gu Qingfeng remembered something, asking Gu Muran sitting next to him, "I heard your job is settled?"

Upon hearing the Old Patriarch’s words, Gu Muran’s eyebrows and eyes filled with joy, glanced at Gu Qiaoqiao, and said in a light tone, "Yes, Great Grandfather, it was Uncle Qin who helped me. I’ll be teaching Chinese at the Imperial Capital’s West City No. 1 High School."

Teaching Chinese?

The Old Patriarch glanced at Gu Tianfeng but didn’t say anything.

Everyone has their own ambitions. Although he very much wants to keep Gu Muran by his side to train as Gu Qiaoqiao’s assistant in the future, the child, like Gu Tianfeng, loves teaching. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have pursued a teaching degree.

Sigh, children and grandchildren have their own fortunes. We’ll talk about it later; anyway, we have enough people for now.

With this in mind, the Old Patriarch smiled and said to Gu Qiaoqiao, "Qiaoqiao, when you return to the Qin Family, thank Qin Xuan for me, and tell him there’s an appraisal event at the end of the month at Yubao Square. I hope he can attend."

Gu Qiaoqiao nodded immediately and said, "Sure, I’ll tell him when I visit the Qin Family Old Residence."

Appraisal event!

Qin Xuan would surely be delighted to attend; after all, such events are not ordinary ones.

Invited are insiders and senior players.

Novices and upstarts won’t even know where the front door is.

At this moment, Lian Yuhong looked at Gu Qiaoqiao with some concern, opened her mouth as if to speak, but hesitated.

Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyes flickered.

Without words, she knew what her mother wanted to say.

She wanted to ask when she would return to live at the Qin’s?

At the same time, Lian Yuhong was surely conflicted; having Qiaoqiao here made her very happy.

Although it didn’t affect the relationship between her daughter and son-in-law, it was not a permanent solution.

For Lian Yuhong, who still held some traditional views, she felt her daughter should have her own home and life after marriage; staying at her parents’ is not right.

And if there were no elders at Qin Xuan’s home, it would be different, but Grandma Qin is there.

As a mother, she couldn’t ignore these considerations.

But she knew this wasn’t the right time for such a conversation.

Seeing that her mother did not raise the question, Gu Qiaoqiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, for she hadn’t decided on the right occasion or time to move back to the Qin Family Old Residence.

Gu Qiaoqiao understood she couldn’t stay at her parents’ forever.

But there needed to be a proper moment.

Gu Qiaoqiao thought that handling this situation was feasible.

After coming back from that Crescent Lake, if Qin Yize hadn’t returned to the military, she could move back with him to the Qin Family.

After all, they didn’t need any wedding ceremony or rituals now.

They also didn’t need to reissue the marriage certificate.

Everything really remained the same.

The only difference is: they’re now two people in love.

Having decided on this, Gu Qiaoqiao felt at ease.

She ate another bun.

Lian Yuhong, who was hesitant to speak, shook her head slightly.

The Old Patriarch, however, said nothing.

For he knew that Qin Yize understood the situation well. He hadn’t had Gu Qiaoqiao go back to live because he was rarely home.

So let the young ones handle their affairs!

He wouldn’t interfere.

Anyhow, with Gu Qiaoqiao staying at Gu Garden, he was very pleased.

After breakfast, Gu Qiaoqiao left Gu Garden with Chu Chengfeng.

Chu Chengfeng drove towards the north of the Imperial Capital.

Gu Qiaoqiao occasionally chatted with Chu Chengfeng.

But most of the time, she turned her head to watch the shadows of trees swiftly passing by the window.

In truth, Gu Qiaoqiao had seen the north of the Imperial Capital by train, but not along this route.

This highway led directly north of the Imperial Capital.

Behind them, the morning sun was rising.

Majestic rays of dawn gently enveloped the vast land.

On both sides of the road were vast fields of crops shimmering with golden hues amidst the green.

In the distance, mountains overlapped, shadows of trees swaying.

In some tree shadows, wisps of smoke rose.

That was a small village encircled by trees.

It seemed that the further north they went, the broader her mood became.

And the sky grew particularly blue and vast.

By noon, they reached a small town.

This small town was not big, but surprisingly clean and tidy.

In the distance, there were some green barracks.

Was this a military control zone?

Gu Qiaoqiao looked at Chu Chengfeng beside her, asking in surprise, "What town is this?"

"This is my first time here too, but I’ve heard from friends that it used to be just a small village. But later, because of the nearby military camp, many family members joined, and two years ago, a road was built, so it naturally developed into a small town."