Over the next two days, Gu Wenheng stopped taking visitors. He simply closed his doors to guests and spent his time nestled by the river with Jin Qianqian, fishing.
Just as they had expected, the moment the two of them sat down by the river, the children who had been playing in the water quietly left. Even if villagers passed by, not a single one came forward to disturb them.
"I told you, don't walk around outside all day with such a gloomy face. Look, you've scared everyone away," Jin Qianqian said. She cast her fishing line and sat to the side. A table next to her was laden with a colorful assortment of fruits. What a decadent life this was.
"You really can't blame me for this," Gu Wenheng said. "I clearly smiled at them when we came over. Who knew it would make them run away even faster?
"Other than having a bit more meat on my bones, I shouldn't be that terrifying.
"Sigh, besides you, I barely have anyone left to talk to these days."
