Chapter 71: Thinking of a Solution

When she woke up the next day, Gu Juan was still sleeping on the kang, her hand still clutching her stomach—it must have been quite painful.

Gu Lingling rubbed her eyes and got off the kang. After washing up, she went to the side chamber in the front yard to see Old Man Gu. As she entered the room, the old man and Gu Chunhai stopped talking as soon as they saw her.

"Didn’t sleep well last night?" Old Man Gu asked.

"It’s... nothing really." Gu Lingling rubbed her arm, "Grandpa, did you sleep well?"

"What’s wrong with your arm?" Gu Chunhai asked with a frown.

"Nothing," Gu Lingling shook her head with a smile.

Gu Lingling’s skin was delicate and fair, the type that bruised easily with a little touch. Although Gu Juan didn’t exert much force last night, it left a large bruise on her.

But she didn’t plan to tell Gu Chunhai; some grudges were more satisfying to settle on her own.

The groundwork she had laid earlier had apparently worked with Gu Chunhai, and she believed his talk of moving out wasn’t just out of a spur-of-the-moment anger.

Earlier, though the two of them had stopped talking when she entered, she still overheard some parts.

After breakfast, she happened to encounter the old village chief smoking a pipe with his hands behind his back, seemingly about to go out. "Village chief grandpa, where are you going?"

After that dream last night, Gu Lingling asked one more question.

"Little Yaya," the old village chief pointed ahead with a smile, "Going to take a stroll on the back mountain."

Back mountain!

In her previous dream, she dreamed the old village chief was wandering around the back mountain and accidentally lost his footing, rolling down the slope, covered in blood.

Because everyone went to work in the fields after breakfast, it wasn’t until noon when he was discovered.

This delay cost him his best chance for treatment, and he passed away within a few days.

"Village chief grandpa," Gu Lingling called out to him, her eyes darting slyly, "Can I ask you a favor?"

"What’s wrong?" the old village chief said kindly.

He had a good impression of Yao Ruanqian and naturally liked Gu Lingling too.

"My grandpa seems to have something on his mind today. If you’re not in a hurry to go to the back mountain, could you have a chat with him?" Gu Lingling pleaded pitifully at the old village chief.

Hm... if he didn’t agree, this little girl might burst into tears at any moment?

"Sure, I’ll go see what’s been bugging that old man lately, worrying our little Yaya." The old village chief shifted direction and entered the Gu Family gate.

Gu Lingling followed behind, breathing a sigh of relief.

Forgive her, she could only think of this way to stop the village chief.

"Thank you, village chief grandpa," Gu Lingling said gratefully, "I’ll leave my grandpa to you now; I’m off to school."

With that, she left without paying attention to the glowering Gu Juan and Wang Meili, and headed to school with her backpack.

"Juanzi, if your stomach hurts, maybe you shouldn’t go today." Wang Meili said affectionately, "I’ll take you to the clinic later. As for that brat, I’ve already thought of a way to deal with her."

"Really? Mom, you’re not lying?" Gu Juan said excitedly.

Wang Meili glanced around, then whispered something in Gu Juan’s ear, "Just bear with last night’s incident for now, mom will definitely get revenge for you."

If she didn’t act soon, that little brat would walk all over her. She had been rough in her attack at the village entrance the other day, and her body still faintly ached, especially her chest area, but she was embarrassed to mention it.

Upon receiving Wang Meili’s assurance, Gu Juan felt as though her stomach no longer hurt and followed closely behind Gu Lingling to school.

She hadn’t forgotten, Lv Guodong was returning today.