"Thank you, Master, for saving me. Once I've dealt with my family matters, I will personally come to your door to express my gratitude." Fu Qiming's face was somewhat pale, a sign of depleted qi and blood after having the black magic curse removed.
He respectfully bowed to the Master. He had just learned from the young lady that his own elder brother was the one who harmed him, and he was seething with anger.
However, family scandals should not be aired publicly, especially for a prominent family like the Fu family. He needed to carefully consider how to handle this matter.
After all, if not handled properly, it could easily cause a massive drop in stock prices, and the financial losses would be terrifying.
"Mm-hmm, goodbye, Uncle Fu!" Yaoyao knew when to advance and retreat. Seeing that the matter was resolved, she didn't linger. Before leaving, she meticulously instructed the other party to take good supplements, as his body had lost too much qi and blood.
Fu Qiming naturally agreed to everything. Even if the Master hadn't said anything, the sheer physical exhaustion was enough to make him take it seriously.
On the way back, Gu Jin Nian, who had been silent the entire time, finally couldn't hold it in. He began to complain. "This Fu family is really interesting. Brotherly strife, even resorting to black magic like head-lowering curses.
I remember our family had some cooperation with their second branch. We should stop it when we get back!" Gu Jin Nian said it lightly, but there was still some lingering fear in his tone. One should know that the other party would even harm their own blood brother.
If there were business disputes, who could guarantee that he wouldn't resort to the same tricks again? Although the Gu family had a younger sister, they weren't afraid of this, but that didn't mean they were willing to associate with such people.
"Mm-hmm, no cooperation. But, we don't need to bring it up, oh." Yaoyao heard this and nodded softly. The reason for saying this was nothing more than that after the conspiracy to harm a sibling was exposed, they would be expelled from the Fu family within a few days.
This branch of the family originally had no real ability, and their business practices were tyrannical, offending many people. The only reason they had been able to settle down was entirely due to the Fu family's reputation suppressing things.
And now, without this layer of elder "blessing," the troubles they had caused would be enough to make it difficult for them to recover.
As for Fu Chuncheng? Yaoyao had seen many peach blossoms around him before, and among them were several karmic retributions. Originally, for him, it might have been insignificant, but now, combined with his father's downfall, small troubles would become big troubles.
This was the great tribulation he couldn't escape. However, Yaoyao didn't feel any sympathy for this; it was all their own doing, so they had no one else to blame.
The two talked as if they were speaking in riddles, making Gu Xiaoyu, who was standing by, look left and right, her eyes full of confusion. Gu Jin Nian smiled and patted the latter's head.
The Fu family's turmoil would inevitably cause stock market volatility, especially for those who benefited from the Fu family's stock dividends. If not handled well, they might lose everything this time.
This was the norm in the stock market. They were unaware of the subtle movements of powerful families, and by the time they knew, the big wave had already hit them.
The Gu family naturally held some shares of the Fu family. But now that they had the upper hand, they could naturally exit gracefully without getting stained with blood. These were all later matters, so let's not dwell on them.
After the Fu family incident settled down, coupled with the successful promotion of the Huoyun Temple's daily limited talisman sales, Yaoyao's life naturally became more leisurely.
Drawing talismans every few days would last her for several weeks. And when a person is free, they like to mess around. Yaoyao would often take her two "little followers" to dig for bird eggs.
This made Gu Panpan so happy she didn't know which way was up, because he really loved this kind of activity of running around aimlessly in the mountains.
However, there were naturally tragic times too. For example, finding bird eggs that weren't cooked and almost getting dehydrated from diarrhea. Or touching crabs and small fish, only to touch a water snake.
Or picking mushrooms of the wrong variety and getting hallucinations after eating them, etc... This was also thanks to Yaoyao. Otherwise, after a few mishaps, they might have lost half their lives.
"Seventh Brother isn't here anymore, but we're going live now. How about we broadcast together, okay?" Yaoyao glanced at the two kids playing games in front of her. Their eyes instantly turned to her. "Broadcast, broadcast, broadcast... I've wanted to watch for a long time. I used to beg Uncle, but Uncle wouldn't take me."
Gu Panpan put his game console in his pocket, his eyes sparkling as he looked over. On the other side, Gu Xiaoyu's expression was a copy-paste, the two were practically identical. If Gu Jin Nian were here, he would definitely laugh and scold them, because these two little tagalongs would happily follow whatever his sister said, even if it was to "catch farts."
Seeing this, Yaoyao immediately waved her small hand and said, "Then let's go now! After the broadcast, we'll ask Uncle Chef to make us 'sweet soup' to drink, hehe!" Her voice was soft, and she had no idea,
after all, whether she went live or not, it wouldn't affect drinking yogurt! But Gu Panpan and Gu Xiaoyu, their minds were entirely focused on listening to their big sister. Whatever big sister said must be right. They enthusiastically responded.
The butler, seeing the chaotic trio, felt a vein throb on his forehead. He sighed deeply. His young lady used to be so quiet, completely different from how she was now! He wondered what Seventh Young Master's reaction would be when he returned and found out.
Thinking of the latter's instructions before he left, the butler couldn't help but chuckle. However, it was better for her to be lively like this, at least a bit childlike, the butler thought.
...
On the other end, Yaoyao, busy setting up the live stream, was unaware of the butler's thoughts. She quickly logged into her account, then poked at the screen with her pinky finger. "Wow, little aunt/sister, you're amazing!" Her two little followers also crowded around, tacitly buttering her up.
Yaoyao was already accustomed to this, accepting the praise without batting an eye. With a "ding" notification, the live stream successfully started. She pulled the two back, so the camera wouldn't just show their heads. After that, she waited for people to join the live stream.
The platform usually started pushing the stream about a minute later. Those who had already followed would naturally see it faster. Given the account's current size, the live stream quickly became lively.
[Wow, I caught it, I caught it, my mealtime entertainment is here again!]
[Huh? Wait, something feels off about today's live stream, but I can't quite pinpoint it. Ahhh, can anyone explain?]
[Isn't it obvious? The Master seems to have changed partners. Although Young Master is a background character in every episode, this is still Young Master's account!]
[Young Master: I'm done, I've become transparent, hahahahaha]
Some netizens were sharp-eyed and immediately noticed that Gu Yu was missing from the live stream, and two new kids were there instead. So, they instantly guessed that the partner had changed.
"No change in partners, oh. It's just that Seventh Brother went to film and isn't at home, oh. Everyone will have to wait one or two months, oh." Yaoyao glanced at the comments section's guesses.
She tilted her head and explained. However, the netizens didn't react much to this. After all, what truly mattered was the Master. As long as the Master was still there, the live stream would be entertaining.
As for who the partner was, it was completely irrelevant. Yaoyao saw that everyone was quite calm, and the number of people in the live stream had risen. She cleared her throat, and her clear voice rang out.
"Alright, many people have arrived. So, today's live stream officially begins!"
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