Yun Han shook his head with a smile, "It’s no problem."
"You two Sister-in-Laws don’t need to be polite with him," Luo Shu echoed.
Yun Han certainly wasn’t lacking money; he had single-handedly created the Yunmen Group, now on par with the Tenglong Group. But like her, he was a hands-off manager. Otherwise, if he had been away for such a long time, the Yunmen Group would have collapsed long ago.
"Alright then, thank you Yun Han," Wu Yuan and Qi Hui no longer declined.
The four of them slurped their noodles while chatting sporadically.
"Yun Han, how long will you be staying in the Northwest this time?" Wu Yuan asked. After all, her sister would be arriving soon, and she could mention it to her. If her sister agreed, she would let her meet Yun Han; if not, then let it be.
"I haven’t decided yet," Yun Han replied. In any case, he didn’t have much to do, and he could cultivate anywhere.
"Then are you staying at the guesthouse these next few days?" Wu Yuan continued to inquire. If she knew where Yun Han was staying, and if her sister agreed, she would take her sister for them to meet.
"Haven’t decided yet," Yun Han said with a smile. He understood Wu Yuan’s intentions.
Wu Yuan felt somewhat disappointed in her heart. Well, maybe she would ask Luo Shu when the time came.
After finishing their noodles, Wu Yuan and Qi Hui chatted for a while with Luo Shu and Yun Han, then left.
Yun Han and Luo Shu continued to wander the streets, essentially just taking a walk.
"Why don’t you stay in that courtyard I bought?" Luo Shu suggested. Yun Han had just said he would be staying here for a few days. Anyway, her courtyard was vacant.
"Ok!" Yun Han accepted without any politeness.
"Then I’ll take you there," said Luo Shu, leading Yun Han toward Guantong Lane.
"Eh? Isn’t that Sister-in-law Lu? Why is she with a man?"
"Maybe he’s a relative of Sister-in-law Lu, but that man sure is handsome."
"Deputy Squadron Leader Lu is no less handsome than that man."
"Do you think Sister-in-law Lu could have something more than friendship with that man?"
"Don’t talk nonsense; can’t you see that Sister-in-law Lu is pregnant? And she has such a good relationship with Deputy Squadron Leader Lu, how could she possibly have that kind of relationship with another man?" A few Guard’s Wives who happened to see Luo Shu and Yun Han started to gossip.
Luo Shu led Yun Han to the courtyard she had bought, opened the door, and let Yun Han in.
"The environment here is quite nice! Why don’t you live here?" Yun Han looked around the surrounding area.
"For Hanmo, living here isn’t convenient to get to the Guard District," Luo Shu said as she led Yun Han toward the back courtyard. After moving away from the cake factory, she had set up a Formation around the house. Even without anyone living there, no dust would accumulate inside.
"Seeing this courtyard, I’m also getting the itch to buy one," Yun Han withdrew his gaze and looked at Luo Shu with a smile.
"Since you’re not short on money, just buy one if you want," Luo Shu led Yun Han into the house and helped him settle into a room, "You can stay here." There were only two unoccupied guest rooms left now.
"Sure!" Yun Han nodded with a smile. He was never particular about where he stayed.
After chatting with Yun Han for a while, Luo Shu left and returned to the Guard District.
Qi Hui, with her child in tow, was strolling around in the Guard’s Members Courtyard. She saw a few of the Guard’s Wives huddled together, discussing something, and curiously walked over.
"I heard that Sister-in-law Lu was intimately shopping with a man today."
"Deputy Squadron Leader Lu treats Sister-in-law Lu so well, she can’t possibly do anything to betray Deputy Squadron Leader Lu."
"Who knows? Anyway, someone saw them. And I heard that the two of them even went to the house that Deputy Squadron Leader Lu bought in the town together."
"That’s impossible! I just can’t believe Sister-in-law Lu is that kind of person."
"What good can come from a man and a woman alone together? I bet it’s true. Deputy Squadron Leader Lu is really unlucky to have married such a wife."
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Qi Hui couldn’t listen anymore and interrupted everyone.
"Sister-in-law Xu, you may not know, but today someone saw Sister-in-law Lu shopping with a man, and their behavior was very intimate," one of the Guard’s Wives said with a sneer. She had never liked Luo Shu, and now that she had a chance, she naturally wanted to sling as much mud as she could. With so many people talking this time, she didn’t believe that Lu Hanmo could kick out all those who gossiped.
"Shut up! You dare to talk nonsense without clarifying the facts, aren’t you worried about the wind snapping your tongue?" Qi Hui said angrily.
"Sister-in-law Xu, we know you usually have a good relationship with Sister-in-law Lu. But for this matter, many people have seen it," the Guard’s Wife retorted, not convinced. But Qi Hui’s husband was the Squadron Leader, so she didn’t dare to confront Qi Hui directly.
"At that time, Sister-in-law Li and I were with Luo Shu. I know exactly what the relationship between Luo Shu and that person was. If you keep slandering Luo Shu, I’ll report you," Qi Hui warned looking at the crowd.
"Then how come I didn’t see you and Sister-in-law Li?" one of the Guard’s Wives who saw Luo Shu with Yun Han said.
"Are you doubting what I said?" Qi Hui glared at the other woman.
The Guard’s Wife shrank back in fear, taking a step backward, "I just don’t quite understand," she said, not daring to offend Qi Hui.
"If you don’t believe me, you can ask Sister-in-law Li. She and I ran into Luo Shu and Yun Han on the street, and we even had noodles together," Qi Hui explained.
The crowd exchanged glances, still somewhat unconvinced by Qi Hui’s words.
"What happened?" Wu Yuan’s voice came from nearby. She had gone to the town to buy vegetables that morning and had forgotten to buy salt. She had just realized and went to the small store near the Guard District to purchase it.
"You ask them yourself!" Qi Hui gestured towards the few Guard’s Wives present.
"What’s going on?" Wu Yuan looked at the crowd.
The Guard’s Wives looked at each other, none daring to speak first.
"They were slinging mud at Luo Shu," Qi Hui spoke up since no one else did.
Wu Yuan paused for a second, "It can’t be that someone saw Luo Shu with Yun Han together and thought they were in that kind of relationship, can it?" It was quite normal for the Guard’s Wives who went to buy vegetables to run into each other; hadn’t they run into Luo Shu themselves?
"Yes," Qi Hui nodded.
Wu Yuan shook her head speechlessly and turned to address the Guard’s Wives sternly, "You tell me, what are you all thinking every day? If a man and woman walk together, does it have to be that kind of relationship? If it weren’t for me and Qi Hui bumping into Luo Shu at the noodle shop by chance, we could have been witnesses for them, who knows what kind of accusations you would have made against Luo Shu. You’re really out of line; I’m definitely going to report this matter to the higher-ups."