After having enough wine and food, Li Rui and others warmly invited him to see his father, but Du Yu refused.

"I shouldn't have refused my brother, but it's disrespectful to meet my elders after drinking today. It's only polite to wait until I freshen up and dress up and put on generous gifts to meet you tomorrow."

Du Yu bowed again, with a very respectful attitude.

Li Rui smiled and nodded. This person should not be underestimated. His magnanimity and knowledge are remarkable, and he will have great potential in the future.

"Okay, in that case I won't force you, I'll take my leave first."

"Foolish brother sends his brother off."

Now the names have been changed, they are one level closer, and the distance between them has been shortened without leaving any trace.

After the three of them left the inn and returned to their place, Li Rui asked Gu Lei and his sister, "What do you think?"

"This man is very capable. The key is that a businessman has great vision, ambition and knowledge. It's amazing that he can hold on to such a big deal as the Du family. He also has a lot of means and can cooperate. What do you think, Yu'er?"

"When Jiang Taigong fishes, he will take the bait if he wishes. He has already seen it."

Li Yu knew in his heart that he was pretending to be stupid because he needed to cooperate with his brother, but he was not really heartless.

Li Rui also nodded and glanced at his sister who was still playing with Brother Xu's toys.

"Don't spoil it for your brother and keep crying."

"Hey, I'll play with it for a while and then make him a good one."

Li Yu smiled.

Back at the inn, Boss Li was drinking tea and playing chess with the old man in the room, finally taking a break.

"Dad, we are back. Has the doctor been here?"

"Here we are, that doctor is not good enough. He is not as knowledgeable as me. He only knows how to hang a book bag, so let me send him away."

Boss Li waved his hand.

"Dad, I saw him, had a meal, and my sister hung him up."

"Okay, when will you come?"

"Come tomorrow."

"I'll ask the Du family to find a doctor tomorrow. He must be familiar with this person."

Li Yu suddenly thought of Du Yu. He must not be thin-skinned now and must use all available connections and resources for his own benefit.

"Okay, you can talk to him."

Boss Li would not say anything. If he did say something, it would turn into a request, and instead he would be used by Du Yu.

"Keep it with me, you guys can talk, I'm going back to the house."

Seeing that nothing happened, Li Yu wanted to go back to talk to her mother.

"Don't leave, tell us about his shopping."

"I will just show him the things and hand over the drawings, and you can decide the rest on your own. Let me tell you, there is no need to give him the drawings. To be honest, I don't mind selling this carriage to him. It's ready-made, and it shows that we are sincere and can still

I will cooperate with you next time. He can’t understand the drawing. He is not a little white rabbit. He is not that easy to deceive.”

Li Yu put down the toys and told his elder brother seriously that the previous plan might not work. Du Yu was too smart and had no leaks.

Li Rui held his chin and thought about it.

"Listen to your sister. Since we want to cooperate for a long time, we must let him see our sincerity. Even if the deal fails in the end, benevolence and righteousness still exist. We have reasons to choose other businesses. Doing business is the same as being a human being. We must be honest and honest, and we can advance and retreat.

room."

What Boss Li recognizes is his daughter's character. Her moral character and intelligence will never cause any major problems.

Li Rui thought for a moment before nodding, "Okay, go ahead and play."

Li Yu left happily.

Gu Lei stayed to discuss the price of the business and how to further observe Du Yu to see if they could cooperate in the long term.

Li Yu took the things and returned to the house.

"Third Aunt, I bought something, you can choose what you like."

Hand them the things.

Aunt Gu took it over with a smile, "Oh! This kid is so attentive. He bought everything. I bought everything I wanted. Thank you for your hard work, Yu'er. You have been worried and burdened for us all the way. I feel wronged.

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Aunt Gu San likes Li Yu very much. Her temperament and conduct are compatible with her, and she is also the best to her. She keeps all the good food and drinks for her.

On the contrary, she was indifferent to Lin Yue, sometimes restraining her, and even scolding her for not knowing the rules. But when it came to Li Yu, the third aunt talked for her and smoothed things over, saying that she worked hard and didn't need to pay too much attention to the rules when she was out.

"I'm not aggrieved. I've eaten as many meals as my third aunt. I've eaten a lot of the delicious ones. I can use these things myself. It's a piece of cake."

"This kid is just a pain in the ass. He buys good things, but they are expensive outside."

Aunt Gu San saw that the colors were all beautiful, so she carefully selected plain ones, taking care of their filial piety to their husbands, and thoughtful consideration.

"Expensive, 20% more expensive than the prices in Beijing."

"What? It's so expensive."

Gu Lin raised her head and looked at Li Yu in surprise.

Even if she doesn't care about the family, she still knows the price of things.

"There is nothing we can do. There is unrest everywhere, and there are still bandits. I heard that several cities in the north had their territories ceded after they rebelled, and some clans established themselves as kings."

The situation of ceding territories to kings has appeared in various places. The situation is very chaotic. The major forces have taken refuge in the leaders they value, some are former generals, some are rebels, and some are a certain prince.

Everyone relied on their ability to enclose the territory and become kings, and garrisoned the cities they captured. In short, the situation was a mess. The so-called emperor was already in danger and was dead in name only.

Under such circumstances, it is very difficult to clear customs for transportation, and it is normal for prices to rise accordingly.

"This situation is changing day by day. When will it settle down? Thank you for your hard work, Yu'er. Now that the world has changed, we don't have to use such good materials. We can also use cheap ones. We can save money when we can. There are many places to spend money.

"

Gu Lin, a person who usually doesn't care about food, rice, oil or salt, clearly felt that it was difficult to buy things and things were surprisingly expensive, so he took the initiative to lower his standards.

"If you can afford it, wear something close-fitting and comfortable."

"I know you are a good boy and considerate, but... you can't indulge yourself like this now. You have to save money. I embroidered some purse handkerchiefs. You can sell them later. It's my best effort. Actually,

I have nothing else to do to help you."

Mrs. Gu Lin shook her head with a bitter expression. She had been in pain after losing her husband. She was not used to the embarrassment and hard work of running away from home, and the gap in her heart was too great.

But seeing her son's tired and disappointed eyes hurt her deeply, and she knew something had to change.

"Auntie, if you don't like it, I'll change it to another color for you."

Li Yu looked at Mrs. Gu Lin's sad and helpless expression, and felt a little sympathetic and soft-hearted. In any case, she had never done anything bad, and she had lost her husband, so she took out all the jewelry and money she could.

In fact, she is not a bad person, but she is not capable enough to bear the heavy burden of the Hou family.

Mrs. Gu Lin raised her head, took her hand and sat down. Lin Yue was not here at the moment and was resting in her room. The two aunts and Mr. Wang got together to embroider. They also wanted to make up for the two coins, do their part and pass the time.

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"Yu'er, without you on this journey, we're afraid we'll have to suffer more. I know I've done a lot of things wrong."

She lowered her head and her eyes were red, and her mouth was full of bitterness, "Lei'er's father is gone. I couldn't accept the reality for a long time. I stubbornly thought that I just had a nightmare and my man is not dead."

She raised her head and took a deep breath, "I can't adapt to the hardship of escaping, the gap in status, the death of my husband, the collapse of the Gu family, and the annihilation of my natal family. I finally understand why my mother-in-law doesn't like me. I have been living in a dream.

The Gu family has always protected me and taken care of me..."

She covered her mouth and sobbed, but she understood too late.

Aunt Gu turned her head away, tears streaming down her cheeks.
Chapter completed!