At this thought, a trace of melancholy rose in Tang Yun’s heart.
She had been with them for less than half a month, yet she felt a sense of reluctance to leave.
Feeling a touch of sadness, she politely nodded to Gu Mengyang.
"I bought some things for the two children back home, please don’t scorn them," Gu Mengyang said as he walked up to Tang Yun and handed her the items he had been carrying.
Before coming to Yueqi Village, Gu Mengyang had made a point to learn that in the village, the young girl had two blood-related brothers.
One was fifteen years old, named Gu Chengan, and he was the girl’s full brother.
The other was a little over four years old, named Gu Chengcheng, her half-brother from their father’s side.
Tang Yun looked at the things Gu Mengyang was holding and immediately protested, "You... coming here is already enough, why buy anything?"
"Qiqi has been troubling you all these days, it’s just a small token of appreciation."
"How so? Xiao Qi hasn’t been any trouble for us, on the contrary, we have been troubling her," Tang Yun recalled how Gu Zhiqi had helped her deal with those who had come to kill her, and had treated her internal and hand injuries.
By such accounts, it was indeed she who had troubled Gu Zhiqi more.
Gu Mengyang listened to Tang Yun’s words, appearing quite surprised.
How had it turned into them troubling the young girl?
Since the gifts were already bought, Tang Yun couldn’t let Gu Mengyang keep holding them forever. She accepted them after exchanging pleasantries and then invited Gu Zhiqi and Gu Mengyang into the house, saying, "Come in and sit down. It’s already noon and you haven’t had lunch yet, have you? I’ll cook for you."
Gu Mengyang was about to refuse when he saw Gu Zhiqi speaking first, "Thank you, Aunt Tang."
Aunt Tang, hearing Gu Zhiqi, knew she must be hungry and gave Gu Zhiqi a warm smile, before heading into the kitchen to cook.
Listening to the young girl’s somewhat soft and gentle tone, Gu Mengyang raised an eyebrow and glanced at Gu Zhiqi.
With a hint of dissatisfaction he murmured, "I’ve never heard you so politely calling me ’Second Brother’."
His tone was slightly sour.
Gu Zhiqi lifted her eyelids and glanced at him, "You can’t cook."
Having been in this world for almost half a month now, Gu Zhiqi had tasted quite a bit of this world’s cuisine. Aside from the food at Shadow Pavilion, Tang Yun’s cooking was the best.
Who could refuse the meals made by the skilled Aunt Tang?
So, it was the cooking that caught her fancy?
After eating, Gu Zhiqi went upstairs to pack up her things.
She had originally planned to leave with just those dozen or so pots of flowers, but it felt inappropriate to occupy someone else’s room for so long, so she packed up everything in the room.
She didn’t have much of her own belongings, but Gu Huaijin had sent quite a few things over, and it took Gu Zhiqi a while to get it all packed.
Seeing the larger and smaller packages, Gu Mengyang started to worry.
Would it all fit in one car?
"Looks like you’ll need another car," Gu Mengyang said while pulling out his phone from his pocket to make a call.
But before he could dial out, he heard Gu Zhiqi say, "There’s no need."
Gu Mengyang paused with his phone in hand and lifted his eyes to Gu Zhiqi, a trace of inquiry in his gaze.
Gu Zhiqi didn’t say anything further; instead, she nonchalantly finished sealing the last package, touched it lightly with the hand wearing the necklace, and silently uttered the word "collect."
Then, the package disappeared.
Watching the package suddenly vanish, Gu Mengyang took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes, wondering for a moment if his vision was deceiving him.