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The Unstoppable Lady: Fortune Meets Power (Web Novel) - Chapter 462: Packet Capture
Chapter 462: Packet Capture
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Hai Dongqing is, after all, not a domesticated bird, but rather a wild creature, and when it attacks, it doesn’t peck like an angry chick.
It lunged into the girl’s bamboo hat, opened its rigid beak, and aimed a brutal peck at the girl’s eyes!The girl instinctively raised her hand to block, managing to protect her eyes, but exposing her neck. Hai Dongqing promptly bit down on the girl’s neck!
“Ah——”
The girl screamed in pain, flailing her arms in panic. Although she managed to shake off Hai Dongqing, her hat was also knocked off in the process.
Xiao Jingkong turned his head at the sound and looked at the chaos. He then looked at the girl’s face, puzzled.
The neighbours, hearing the commotion, came out of their homes in droves.
“What’s going on?”
“What happened?”
“Who is it?”
Seeing the sudden influx of people, the girl dropped her quarrel with Xiao Jingkong, covered her face with her sleeve, and fled in a panic.
“Is everything alright?” Uncle Li came over and asked Xiao Jingkong.
“I’m fine,” Xiao Jingkong shook his head.
Upon returning home, Xiao Jingkong honestly reported the incident of Xiao Jiu pecking at people: “… Xiao Jiu isn’t usually this aggressive, I don’t know what came over it…”
Xiao Jiu is a bird of prey, ferocious by nature, but it doesn’t attack people without cause.
Gu Jiao had a hunch, and looking at the candied hawthorn in Xiao Jingkong’s hands, she asked, “Did she give you that as well?”
Xiao Jingkong nodded, “Yes, she asked me where my brother-in-law’s house was. I told her that I didn’t know!”
Gu Jiao guessed and asked again, “Did she say who she was?”
“She didn’t,” Xiao Jingkong shook his head. “But I’ve seen her before, she’s a student from the girl’s school.”
The girl’s school was next to the Medical Hall. Xiao Jingkong would pass by the school every time he went from Guozijian to the Medical Hall, and he often caught sight of the students there.
However, Xiao Jingkong did not know the girl’s name.
That night, when Xiao Liulang came home, Gu Jiao told him about the girl from the girl’s school who had been asking about him.
Xiao Liulang was surprised, “I don’t know any students from the girl’s school.”
Gu Jiao paused, then asked, “Could it be that your reputation precedes you, and she sought you out based on your fame?”
Xiao Liulang shook his head, “If that was the case, she should have come looking for me at Guozijian.”
Those who came to inquire about him were usually unsuccessful in finding him at Guozijian and resorted to seeking him out at home.
Gu Jiao roughly understood. This person was most likely targeting her.
Gu Jiao began recalling previous incidents with the vase, the kitchen knife, and the medical malpractice.
“Was there some trouble?” Xiao Liulang asked.
Gu Jiao casually replied, “Nothing serious, I can handle it.”
It was just a young girl resorting to underhanded tactics, she wasn’t even a match for Gu Jiao’s pinky finger.
Xiao Liulang did not persist in questioning further. He took out a purse from his sleeve, “Here’s this month’s living expenses.”
Gu Jiao’s eyes widened, “Why are you still giving me the living expenses? Don’t you need to prepare for the Palace Examination?”
His living expenses were mainly earned from copying books and writing essays for others. Although it wasn’t intensive manual labor, it took up his study time and energy.
In addition, his daily routine wasn’t solely reading, he also needed to teach Xiao Jingkong, Gu Yan, and Gu Xiaoshun. Moreover, the three had different learning paces and capacities.
The older sacrificial priest could occasionally help, but the primary burden lay with Xiao Liulang.
Gu Jiao admitted to lacking the patience to teach her younger brothers, she’d probably hit them if she tried.
Except for Xiao Jingkong, who had good grades.
But Xiao Jingkong’s obedience in Gu Jiao’s presence didn’t imply his obedience in Xiao Liulang’s presence. Being a clever child, his arguments were often plausible and plentiful, making the situation headache-inducing.
Gu Jiao understood all this.
So, Gu Jiao simply said, “You shouldn’t work too hard.”
Xiao Liulang replied, “I don’t want you to work too hard either.”
When he said this, he himself was taken aback.
What kind of nonsense was that? Why did it sound so saccharine?
Gu Jiao was pleased upon hearing this, gazing at him dreamily, her eyes curving into little crescents, “My husband is so sweet.”
Xiao Liulang’s face turned red.
The next day, Guozijian had classes, but Qinghe Academy was closed.
Xiao Liulang took the reluctant Xiao Jingkong to school.
Gu Xiaoshun and neighbor Zhao’s youngest son went bird nest hunting, but Gu Yan declined. Instead, he wanted to visit the Medical Hall.
Gu Yan hadn’t been to Gu Jiao’s courtyard before.
Gu Jiao agreed, and after breakfast, she took him out the door, calling to Gu Xiaoshun who was running ahead, “Don’t forget to go to your apprenticeship in the afternoon!”
“Okay, sister!” Gu Xiaoshun and Zhao Xiaoyang dashed off, disappearing into the distance.
A few days ago, due to an overwhelming influx of patients, the Medical Hall was so busy that it had to stop selling Milk Tea. Now that Gu Yan was here, Gu Jiao let him take over the Milk Tea stall.
