A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 501 is too shocking

"Grandpa, wait for me!" Xiong Jianxin quickly squatted down, grabbed a handful of candy, and then ran after him.

"Brother Xiong, take care, I won't see you off! Oh, by the way, I'll pay you back the money I borrowed from you." Old Master Gu quickly called out to Xiong Aiguo as they left.

After Xiong Aiguo and the others left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Apart from Old Master Gu, who understood what was going on, Gu Qingfeng seemed to have guessed a bit as well, and quickly turned his attention to Chao Bufan.

"Ugh!"

Old Master Gu glanced at his eldest son, Gu Changfeng, who was kneeling on the ground and dared not raise his head, and sighed, "What a misfortune for our family!"

"Grandpa, I know I was wrong," Gu Changfeng said tremblingly.

"From now on—" Old Master Gu looked up and hesitated, as if making a major decision. After a moment, he said, "You don't need to manage anything at the company anymore. Just stay at home and reflect on your actions!"

As soon as Old Master Gu finished speaking, everyone was shocked. Gu Changfeng quickly pleaded, "Old Master, I was wrong, I know I was wrong, please take back your order!"

"Ugh--"

Old Master Gu sighed and said, "Second and third sons, from now on, all the work that your eldest brother is in charge of will be managed by the two of you together."

"Grandpa," Gu Jingfeng said cautiously, "please reconsider! After all, my elder brother knows he was wrong—"

"Hmm?" Old Master Gu asked coldly, then said angrily, "Do you mean I have to manage this myself?"

"Please calm down, sir," Gu Jingfeng quickly said. "We'll do as you say."

Upon hearing this, Gu Changfeng sat down abruptly, then slapped himself hard, blaming himself, "I deserve to be kicked out."

Old Master Gu glanced at him and said coldly, "You still have the nerve to blame yourself? If it weren't for Xiao Zhao today, our Gu family would have been completely destroyed by you."

Everyone in the Gu family present understood the meaning behind Old Master Gu's words. The Gu and Xiong families had long been at odds in many industries, and they all knew that the Xiong family had always wanted to devour the Gu family, but had never found an opportunity. If the Xiong family had succeeded today, the Gu family would have been truly finished. In other words, Chao Bufan's unintentional help had actually saved the entire Gu family.

"Second and third sons," Old Master Gu continued, "I know you two enjoy gambling. From today onward, if I find out that either of you is involved in any gambling activities, don't blame me for being impolite."

Upon hearing this, the brothers Gu Jingfeng and Gu Qingfeng quickly replied, "Yes, sir, we swear that from now on we will never participate in any gambling activities again."

The second and third brothers were speaking from the heart. After all, their eldest brother was a prime example, and they didn't want to follow in his footsteps and ruin the Gu family.

Grandpa Gu nodded and said "Mm".

Gu Qingfeng said, "Grandpa, I think you should consider handing over the things your elder brother is doing to Tingting. After all, it's a bit unfair to your elder brother."

"Hmph~" Old Master Gu snorted coldly and said, "What fairness or unfairness? It's already good enough that I didn't kick him out of the house. You can take care of him for now, and we'll talk about it when Tingting is capable."

"Yes, sir," the second and third sons replied in unison.

Old Master Gu's anger had just subsided, and he really didn't want to look at his eldest son any longer, so he said to Chao Bufan, "Xiao Zhao, please come with me to the study. I have something to say to you."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan nodded and smiled, saying, "Okay."

"Tingting," Grandpa Gu continued, "you come too."

"Yes, Grandpa," Tingting replied respectfully.

Strangely, Gu Tingting, who originally had no good feelings towards Chao Bufan, suddenly felt a flutter in her heart when she remembered Chao Bufan saying that she was his fiancée. She felt that every word he said just now, though seemingly light, was actually heavy in meaning, and she vaguely felt that this boy was not simple.

In the study, Grandpa Gu and his granddaughter Gu Tingting sat close together, while Chao Bufan sat opposite them.

"Bufan, I want to ask you, how did you suddenly turn Xiong Jianxin into an idiot?" Old Master Gu asked.

"Grandpa," Gu Tingting asked, puzzled, "wasn't Xiong Jianxin stupid himself?"

Grandpa Gu smiled slightly and said, "You silly child, haven't you figured it out yet? He was perfectly fine when he came in, so why did he suddenly become stupid? Besides, you and Xiong Jianxin have known each other since you were little, have you ever seen him act stupid like this before?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Tingting quickly thought for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "That's right, Xiong Jianxin has always been a normal person."

“That’s it,” Old Master Gu said with a smile. “You should hurry up and thank him for his extraordinary abilities.”

Gu Tingting said "Oh," and then smiled slightly at Chao Bufan, "Thank you!"

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing, just a small favor."

“Extraordinary,” Old Master Gu asked, “How did you do that?”

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "Actually, I didn't do anything to him. I just sneezed. I guess he was scared silly by my sneeze."

"Uh!" Grandpa Gu and Gu Tingting were both stunned. Then they thought about it and realized that Chao Bufan had indeed sneezed at the critical moment, and then things took a different turn. The grandfather and granddaughter looked at each other, both with shocked expressions.

A single sneeze can terrify a normal person; the sneeze itself is far too shocking!

After a brief moment of astonishment, Old Master Gu smiled and said, "Bufan, will he recover?"

"Well, how should I put it!" Chao Bufan smiled faintly and said, "I guess he'll be like this for the rest of his life!"

Grandpa Gu nodded, but he understood one thing in his heart: he could offend anyone, but he couldn't afford to offend Chao Bufan! Grandpa Gu pondered for a moment, and then said, "Bufan, there's something I want to talk to you about. I wonder how much you know about the four major international mercenary organizations?"

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan smiled faintly and said, "You mean the Sun Fire Church, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and the Cross Fire Church, right?"

“That’s right,” Old Master Gu nodded, “It is these four sects.”

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "I know a little bit, what's wrong?"

Grandpa Gu gave a wry smile and said, "Ancient L Country is the country with the most religious sects in the world, with dozens of sects of varying sizes. Many of these sects also have numerous branch sects, which are spread across many countries. Their strength is self-evident. This Xiong Aiguo is actually a devout follower of the Orthodox Church, one of the four major international mercenary organizations. If he finds out that his grandson was ruined by us, I estimate—of course, I'm not saying I'm afraid of him, but I still dare not offend the powerful backer behind him. After all, Xiong Aiguo is a man who will not give up until he achieves his goal."