Chapter 278: Rhetoric

Mother Gu smiled: "Have you eaten?"

"I have." Gu Baozhu glanced at Mo Yuan: "Uncle Mo Yuan bought me wontons."

"Go back to your room and sleep." Mother Gu let go of Gu Baozhu.

Gu Baozhu nodded obediently and waved her little hand at Su Wan: "Sister-in-law, I will come back to play with you in the evening. I have a lot to say to you."

"Okay." Su Wan agreed.

Gu Baozhu walked out of the hall with brisk steps. When she passed by Mo Yuan, she grabbed the scabbard and pulled him into her yard.

Her clear voice floated into the front hall from a distance: "Mom, I'll ask Uncle Mo Yuan to take me to see my father later."

Mother Gu pressed down the corners of her mouth, and scratched the embroidery on the hem of her skirt with her fingers. She didn't know whether she was talking to herself or to Su Wan: "When they were young, Jingyun and Baozhu asked me about their father. I told them that their father loved them very much and was a man with skills, so he went to far away places to help those who needed him."

"They were still young and didn't know what was powerful. I pointed to the wooden furniture at home and told them that it was made by their father. He could hunt, and the fur he peeled off could be made into clothes to keep warm when the weather was cold, etc. In their minds, the image of their father was very tall, so they were more eager to see their omnipotent father."

"If I told the truth, it would be a harm to her to destroy the image of her father in her mind."

Mother Gu couldn't bear to disappoint Gu Baozhu and hoped that she would grow up without worries.

"Mother, you should have more confidence in Baozhu. She is kind-hearted. I hurt her before, but because I changed my ways, she is willing to forgive me and treats me as a family member from the bottom of her heart." Su Wan said earnestly: "She has a scale in her heart and can distinguish right from wrong. Knowing the truth may not be a bad thing for her. It is impossible to grow up smoothly. As long as you live in an environment full of love, your healing power will be very strong. You will not give up everything and lose yourself in order to catch that little light."

Gu's mother had no idea: "Wait until Huaizhi comes and let him decide."

"Okay." Su Wan pulled Gu's mother out of the chair: "You haven't had breakfast yet? Let's go eat something together."

Gu's mother had no appetite, and didn't want Su Wan to spoil her mood, so she sat with her in the side hall to eat breakfast.

Su Wan asked Hu to send a bowl of sweet soybean milk and meat buns to Gu Baozhu.

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As soon as Gu Baozhu entered her room, she closed the door with a "bang".

Mo Yuan looked at Gu Baozhu expressionlessly, not knowing what she wanted to do.

"Uncle Mo Yuan, you are the person that my eldest brother trusts the most, you must know about my father, right?" Gu Baozhu pulled the bolt on the door with concern, and pressed the door with her back: "Tell me, did my father do something that made my mother unhappy?"

Mo Yuan raised his eyebrows, very surprised that Gu Baozhu asked this. He heard the whole thing in the front hall at that time. Gu's mother did not intend to tell her, so he could not go against the master's wishes.

She tilted her head and asked: "My father came to the capital, and my eldest brother asked you to pick me up. Did he tell you not to tell me about my father?"

"No."

Gu Baozhu's eyes rolled: "That's right, my eldest brother would definitely tell others about things he doesn't want others to know, right?"

"..."

"If you don't tell me, I don't know what kind of person my father is. What if I suffer losses and get hurt by him?" Gu Baozhu racked her brains and came up with this idea: "If we meet as father and daughter, you can't stay in the house to protect me, right?"