Became a vicious male mother

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System: [Host, do you want to go in?]

Gu Xinglan nimbly flipped down from the tree and shook her head: "If Xu Mufeng did it willingly, I couldn't pull him back even if I had nine oxen."

System: [What about the program?]

"We need to find another way; first we have to see him."

Gu Xinglan was about to return when, out of the corner of her eye, she saw an old man in a yellow vest and coarse linen clothes leaning against the fence, staring at something.

I didn't notice it just now; it seems they've only been here a short time.

The person was wearing the uniform of a sanitation worker in Wushui.

His eyes lit up.

Perhaps this old man knows something.

Gu Xinglan was about to go over when, unexpectedly, her foot made a "creak".

The sound of the withered leaves breaking into pieces completely startled the old man in the distance.

The old man looked back, his eyes empty and dark, like a bottomless cliff. He stood there woodenly, his hand still pointing at the wall with his ears tucked in, staring at him without moving.

Judging from his appearance, he clearly knows something.

He tentatively took one step.

This action is like a signal.

The old man opened his mouth wide in horror.

Two rows of teeth, blackened by cigarette smoke, were visible inside his mouth, so dark that he could almost see the old man's throat.

In just a second, the other person took off running! He was almost a blur! I was afraid he would catch up.

In fact, Gu Xinglan did just that. The moment the old man turned around, he, who had been completely focused, also took a few steps and rushed to the old man's spot.

This grove of trees was full of dead trees, almost one after another, making it impossible to tell which way was which.

"Sir, wait a minute!"

Only after they were far away from the slaughterhouse did Gu Xinglan call out.

But the man's movements, though hurried, carried an air of practiced ease, as if he knew the area inside and out.

By the time Gu Xinglan ran out of the grove, they had already lost track of her.

He just wanted to ask about the slaughterhouse.

But the man ran away as soon as he saw him, giving him no chance at all.

System: [Host, if this child cannot be found, then so be it. From beginning to end, your only responsibility is the task being carried out.]

“Yes, but the show was created by Li Taihe. If I don’t care about the child with the surname Xu, given the start time of the show, do you think it’s better to find a new child to work with me, or to find a pair of people who have already worked together successfully?”

Gu Xinglan stood at the entrance of the grove, quietly looking in the direction where the old man had disappeared: "I have no value to Li Taihe, so how will Li Taihe treat me?"

They're probably going to give him a sum of money and then fire him?

Or perhaps they would kill him to silence him?

This was the worst possible outcome he could imagine.

This urban village may not be as simple as just making money; Li Taihe probably has other considerations.

As for what their considerations were, he had no idea. If he were to follow Li Taihe and do some work for him, perhaps he could learn a little something...

"System, Xu Mufeng must stay with me so that we can exchange him for Li Hetai."

The show is already in preparation, and there's no extra time to find a child who can get along with him.

and so……

"Boss, did you see an elderly sanitation worker run past just now?" Gu Xinglan asked the noodle-cooking owner as she sat down at a restaurant.

"Huh? I didn't hear you!"

*

Even though he was the only person in the shop, the owner was extremely busy.

Until the bowl of noodles that had been scooped out was steadily poured into the takeout box.

Gu Xinglan understood.

Although this place is far from the city center of Wushui and is remote, it has the advantage of having a slaughterhouse and some textile factories.

It has a stable customer base.

Those takeout orders were probably delivered to the factory.

After finishing his work, the shop owner looked at him and asked, "Young man, what would you like to eat?"

His voice was loud and righteous, which was very pleasant to listen to.

Thinking that he hadn't eaten yet, Gu Xinglan flipped through the greasy menu and said, "Give me a bowl of beef noodles."

"Alright! Our beef is all bought directly from the nearby slaughterhouse and cooked fresh! It tastes so much better than the frozen meat in the city, you'll see the real difference once you try it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a bowl of bright red noodle soup was served, and the aroma of chili peppers almost filled the entire shop.

Gu Xinglan repeatedly called out, "Boss, no need to add chili peppers..."

The air suddenly stopped.

"How can we do without chili peppers..." the shop owner's voice rose: "Our specialty is spicy and numbing!"

Finally, a dark red soup was presented to Gu Xinglan in a white porcelain bowl.

The beef chunks on top were cut into extremely square pieces, large and fragrant. He couldn't resist, his appetite was whetted, and he couldn't help but eat a piece.

It smells really good.

Before he could take his second bite, the owner, who was not far away, suddenly started cursing.

"I already told you! Don't ask me, go ask yourself if you want to know!"

The boss stood in front of a disheveled man, hands on his hips, face flushed.

The sound was deafening in such a quiet place.

Gu Xinglan stopped speaking, her gaze drawn to the person not far away.

The other person looked like a wild man, dressed in rags, with a dark face.

He froze instantly.

His appearance was almost identical to that of the people he had just seen in the tree.

The boss wanted to kick him out.

He quickly called out, "Boss, have him come to me."

"..." The boss looked over.

Under that strange gaze, he added, "It's fate that we met. Could you please bring me another bowl of noodles?"

"Young man, I haven't asked you yet what you're here for." The boss turned to face him.

"I came here to find some work to do."

Gu Xinglan seemed to sigh bitterly, and said casually, "But there are still sick people and children to support at home, and everything costs money these days..."

It's very close to the urban village; it only takes ten minutes to drive there on the highway.

And those who live in the urban villages of Wushui, aren't they all struggling to make a living at the bottom of society?

The boss glanced at Gu Xinglan in her seat, then at the wild man, and said, "Consider yourself lucky today. Go on."

The savage had his head down, so his expression was not visible.

The moment I sat down.

A sense of familiarity washes over me.

Gu Xinglan quietly raised her eyes.

Four eyes collide in the air.

It was almost an illusion at first glance that the other person seemed to pause for a moment as well.

"You can eat this bowl too, I can't eat anymore." Gu Xinglan smiled, her eyes crinkling.

He actually ran into reporters...

Who else could this be but Jiang Chuzheng?

This man is no longer the fashionable young man who came to interview people from the villa; he has become a beggar with tangled hair and a gray face.

As for how he recognized him, it was all thanks to the man's striking facial features.

Facial features can be changed, but the bone structure of the face cannot.

No matter how many wrinkles or how much dust are on a person's face, the height of their nose and brow bone cannot be changed.

Combined with the fact that Wushui is a remote, gray area, it's easy to guess that this is the investigative reporter who appeared at the villa in Changgu.

Sensing the other person's gaze, which was also subtly observing her, Gu Xinglan smiled and asked, "What's your name? I'll go first, my name is Gu Xinglan."

The other person froze the moment the surname was mentioned; it wasn't noticeable unless you looked closely.

Gu Xinglan added, "My home is nearby. Things haven't been good lately. Not only is the company laying off employees, but now we can barely afford the rent..." He picked up a beer can from the side, looking sentimental.

With a "hiss," a little bit of white foam gushed out of the can, which Gu Xinglan then swallowed.

Next, he seemed to treat the person opposite him as a free emotional dumping ground, pouring out all the troubles in his life. When he talked about his child being playful and always skipping school, he even closed his eyes and sighed deeply...

There may be two people in the world who look exactly alike, and the only way to distinguish them is by their personality and social circle.

Not to mention that these two people, excluding twins, are two people of completely opposite classes and genders.