In the courtyard of Ye Mansion, Sun Qiuguo and Jiang Nianqiu walked side by side in the corridor and asked: "Nianqiu, what do you want from me?"

Since Gu Hao showed some strength, Sun Qiuguo has become much more honest, at least he can't find fault with his attitude.

The maid Digu said: "The master said that he has something to do, Butler Sun. It seems to be related to meeting a dead person. I don't know what the specific matter is."

When Sun Qiuguo heard this, his expression changed, as if he had thought of something, and he didn't ask any more questions.

Jiang Nianqiu took a glance and saw the changes in Sun Qiuguo. Is this something she was kept in the dark about?

After that, the two of them arrived at the study without talking.

As soon as he entered the study, Sun Qiuguo saw Gu Hao waiting for him with his legs crossed, so he saluted and asked: "Uncle, what do you want to see me for?"

Gu Hao did not speak immediately. Instead, he stared at Sun Qiuguo for a while, and the atmosphere fell into silence.

Sun Qiuguo was being stared at and felt a little restless, but Jiang Nianqiu on the side broke the silence and asked: "Master, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, it's just that I haven't seen Butler Sun for a long time. I miss him a little, so I couldn't help but look at him a few more times."

Gu Hao knocked on the table lightly and asked, "Butler Sun, how are you doing lately?"

"Thank you for your concern, uncle. I wish you great blessing. Everything is going well. If you have any instructions, just tell me directly."

"In that case, I can tell you straight away." Gu Hao asked with a smile: "Do you know that Mrs. Ye is still alive?"

"..."

Sun Qiuguo didn't have much reaction when he heard this. He just lowered his head and remained silent.

Jiang Nianqiu said in surprise: "Sir, what did you say? Mrs. Ye is still alive?"

Gu Hao casually replied: "Well, he is still alive and well. He is living in seclusion in a temple near Hunting Villa."

Gu Hao got the answer after seeing the reaction of the two people. When Jiang Nianqiu followed Yun Fanghua to Ye Mansion, the old lady had already lived in seclusion. She had never seen the old lady and she really had no knowledge of this matter.

As for Sun Qiuguo, as the general manager of the Ye Mansion, Gu Hao didn't believe that this guy really didn't know anything.

He had suspected Ye Yuntian of matricide before. At that time, Sun Qiuguo objected quite firmly, saying that his uncle had never done such a treasonous act as matricide, probably because he knew that Mrs. Ye was not dead.

"Butler Sun's silence means he has acquiesced?"

Gu Hao even knew the specific place where the old lady lived in seclusion. Sun Qiuguo knew that it was impossible to lie, so he had to tell the truth:

"Yes, I do know that the old lady is still alive, but this matter seems to have nothing to do with you, right?"

"Originally, it didn't matter, but after I found out, it did."

"Ye Yuntian gave you a mission before he died. I also have his last wish here, but I never understood it before. It wasn't until I knew that Mrs. Ye was not dead that I understood what he meant."

Sun Qiuguo asked: "What did he say to you, uncle?"

"Go up to the blue sky, go down to the underworld, never die..." Gu Hao asked: "Does Butler Sun sound familiar?"

Of course Sun Qiuguo knew that these words were the oath made by Mrs. Ye. In this life, mother and son would never see each other in heaven or on earth.

How can normal people go to heaven and earth? Those are places only the dead can go.

"I didn't understand what Ye Yuntian meant at first, but now I understand. He wanted me to pretend to be filial to my son, resolve the grudges between mother and son, and then take the old lady back to Ye Mansion to enjoy her old age."

Sun Qiuguo: "Have you met the old lady?"

"That's right..."

That night, Gu Hao was wearing a scarf, so it couldn't be called a formal meeting.

Mrs. Ye didn't see his face at all. She recognized him from the beginning to the end just by his eyes. Who made him look exactly like Ye Yuntian now?

"Then you should also know that this oath was made by the old lady herself and has nothing to do with the uncle."

Sun Qiuguo did not doubt Gu Hao's words, because Ye Yuntian once asked him to do similar things, but he failed, so he said:

"When the uncle was here, he actually thought about bringing the old lady back and asking me to persuade her. But the old lady was resolute and refused to break her oath, so the matter was settled."

"Is there still such a thing?"

These words were beyond Gu Hao's expectation. He thought that Ye Yuntian had a complete enlightenment before his death.

The old lady definitely did not tell Ye Long about this, otherwise Ye Long would probably take her back to Ye Mansion forcibly, but the old lady was too rigid and unwilling to break her oath.

"Of course, I am not here anymore, do I need to tell lies?"

Sun Qiuguo said: "So don't speak ill of my uncle all day long. He is not as bad as you think."

Gu Hao said contemptuously: "That means you are incompetent and can't do this well."

If Sun Qiuguo had done things well, this task would not fall on him now.

"Do you think this is easy?" Sun Qiuguo glared at his beard and said angrily: "Now the old lady doesn't want to come back."

You can never wake up someone who is pretending to sleep...

The old lady's character would rather die than surrender, so she can't use force. What can he do?

Gu Hao said: "The old lady doesn't want to come back. In the final analysis, it's not just because of the oath. It's okay to break the oath."

Sun Qiuguo asked: "Broken? How do you plan to break it? Tell the old lady the truth?"

"That makes no sense, just listen to me..."

"You have to do this first...and then do this...and then do this...and finally you do this..."

Gu Hao made gestures to Sun Qiuguo and asked, "Do you understand?"

"Are you sure this is okay?"

After hearing this, Sun Qiuguo felt that Gu Hao's method was too childish.

Gu Hao knew that the method was indeed childish. If the old lady still hated Ye Yuntian, it probably wouldn't work, but the old lady had already let go of her resentment. All she needed was a step up.

"If you don't try it, how will you know if it works? I just ask you how long it will take to get it done?"

Sun Qiuguo thought about it for a while and said: "We will start the construction tomorrow. It will take about a month... no, we will work day and night. According to you, keep everything simple, half a month is enough!"

"Okay, then starting from tomorrow, I will give you half a month to prepare, recruit more workers, and rotate in three shifts. I don't want to hear any bad news."

"I understand what you mean." Sun Qiuguo responded.

After these days, he finally figured out Gu Hao's temper. What should I say?

He treats his servants as adults, and with his current status, he clearly does not need to care about these things.

……

Under the attention of many parties, Ye Mansion suddenly recruited a large number of workers from outside.

Hundreds of workers came in and out of Ye Mansion day and night with hoes and shovels. Not to mention outsiders, even the people inside Ye Mansion didn't know what they were doing.

When asked about the workers, the answer was that they were digging. As for what they were digging, they didn’t know. They were just following orders.

A few days later, Yun Fanghua came to see Gu Hao once because he dug up the hot spring.

Gu Hao didn't care. He just found a bathtub, filled it with some water, and rubbed it in a few times. However, his wife had very high requirements for bathing, and she obviously couldn't accept bathing in a bathtub.

He promised that after the matter was over, he would restore the hot spring to its original state, and then sent the lady away.

The big project continues...

Twelve hours a day, three shifts, adequate rest keeps the workers energetic and gets twice the result with half the effort.

The progress was much faster than Sun Qiuguo expected, and it only took eleven days to complete.

……

"Okay, that's enough."

Gu Hao surveyed the effect of the project and felt that it was about the same, as long as the idea was in place, no need to be too elaborate, and said: "Steward Sun, please go and invite the old lady back to your house."

"I asked you to do this to do you a favor. After it is done, Ye Long knows that you invited the old lady back. What do you think his impression of you will be?"

Sun Qiuguo naturally knew this in his heart, so he did his best on this matter.

The project only took a little over ten days, and there were three shifts of workers. He was the only one who followed the whole process, for fear that something might go wrong in the middle.

What is he doing for?

It was not just to gain a good impression in front of Ye Long after the matter was completed. He could see that if Gu Haozhi was not in Ye Mansion, he would leave one day. If Ye Long didn't like him and waited for Gu Hao to leave, he would be finished sooner or later.

Sun Qiuguo: "What if the old lady doesn't want to come back?"

Gu Hao said firmly: "As long as you do what I say, she will definitely come back with you."

"I'll go now."

……

Hunting Villa, Back Mountain Temple.

Sun Qiuguo was ordered to come to invite Mrs. Ye to return home. When he arrived at the temple, he was covered in dust, his face was tired, and his mental state was very bad. Before he entered the temple, he was stopped at the door:

"Aunt Rong, Sun needs to see the old lady for something. Please help me."

Sun Qiuguo was very polite. Aunt Rong had been serving the old lady since she was a child. In terms of seniority in Ye Mansion, she was much older than him.

Aunt Rong shook her head slightly and said: "Steward Sun, the old lady said she didn't want to see you. If you have anything to do, just tell me directly and I will tell the old lady for you."
To be continued...