Chapter 318 She is just a commodity

Bai Mei took the initiative to propose to Gu Tinghuai, and Gu Zhifeng certainly had no objection. The old man's mouth was grinning from ear to ear. Bai Mei was beautiful, gentle, and outstanding at work. In the past, she was a candidate for a daughter-in-law that he would never have dared to think of.

The most important thing is that my son likes me. In one’s life, the happiest thing is to be with the one you love.

As for Lili, forget it. His initial consideration was just that Bai Mei looked down on his eldest son. If he kept waiting, he might end up being a lonely man for the rest of his life. He had "enjoyed" this feeling for most of his life, and it wasn't good.

Even though he is not a very reliable father, he still has to find a wife for his son, right?

Gu Zhifeng laughed heartily: "Xiaobai, if Ting Huai bullies you in the future, tell me and I will take care of him!"

The meaning of these words was already very clear, and the room was immediately filled with the noise of Lei Yi and others booing.

Bai Mei's cheeks turned red. She was a little shy at first, but when she turned around and looked at Gu Tinghuai, she saw that his ears were red and he was scratching his head, looking at a loss. She chuckled, and even her nervousness eased a lot.

She smiled, her voice full of trust: "He won't bully me."

Yan Shaoli's eyes lit up and he exclaimed, "So, Brother Gu and Sister Bai Mei will be a couple from now on?!"

She had been wondering when these two would finally get married, but she didn't expect that they would get married without her noticing. Maybe they would get married after the New Year. This would be the biggest happy event before the New Year!

When Yan Shaoli said this, Gu Tinghuai and Bai Mei were embarrassed again.

Gu Zhifeng laughed, looked at Bai Mei, and said in a gentle tone: "Xiaobai, after the New Year, let the eldest brother accompany you home to meet them first. If your parents are satisfied, we will come to your house and settle the matter. What do you think?"

Hearing this, the originally shy Bai Mei's expression changed slightly.

She pursed her lips, hiding her uncomfortable mood, and nodded, "Okay."

After what happened today, she didn't know if Huang Sheng would come looking for her. Although Gu Tinghuai hadn't been to her house yet, Bai Mei couldn't hide her nervousness when she thought of her parents' tempers, fearing that Gu Tinghuai would be bullied if he went.

Gu Yuehuai glanced at her, knowing what she was thinking. After a moment's silence, he said, "I will go with my elder brother then."

Of course, her going there would not affect anything, but at least she could protect Gu Tinghuai and Bai Mei, and prevent these two honest kids from being bullied. As a parent, if you don't want to be a human being, others don't have to respect you.

Gu Zhifeng was stunned and looked at Bai Mei hesitantly: "Can you go with me? Is that okay?"

He knew his daughter's temper. If the girl's parents were not satisfied when she went to someone else's house for the first time, they would inevitably make things difficult for her. This was a necessary procedure. He was afraid that his daughter would not save face for the Bai family, and then the matter would be over.

Gu Yuehuai asked calmly, "Why not?"

Gu Zhifeng smiled awkwardly, glanced at Bai Mei, and occasionally winked at Gu Yuehuai.

Bai Mei seemed to sense something was wrong and whispered, "It's okay, Yue Huai can go with us."

She had been with Gu Yuehuai for a long time, so she was naturally aware of the latter's vengeful temper. She would never suffer any loss. In fact, with her by his side, she would feel more at ease. No matter what, she did not want Gu Tinghuai to be bullied.

Gu Zhifeng breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Bai Mei: "It's getting late, Xiaobai, you can eat at home today. And Xiaolei, you can also eat at home. You have worked hard today."

Gu Yuehuai turned around and went back to read. Before entering the house, he said, "Brother, you cook."

She still had two pages of the book that she hadn't understood, so she went out to help resolve a fight. The cooking was left to Gu Tinghuai, who was a good cook, so at least he could feed the people in the house.

Gu Yuehuai watched for about half an hour and the meal was ready.

Gu Tinghuai practiced strict frugality. For dinner, he just cooked some porridge and baked some pancakes, which were made from a mixture of corn flour and wheat flour. He didn't stir-fry any vegetables, but just took out the pickled vegetables at home and cut them into strips, and that was his dinner.

However, even if it was just this, it was better than the food at the home of the commune member where Lei Yi and his friends were temporarily staying.

They moved to another place after living in the educated youth camp for only a few days. Lei Yi, Jin Can and Wang Ziyan had a good relationship with each other, so they deliberately chose three neighbors who lived side by side. It was also a coincidence that they happened to be able to help Gu Tinghuai.

Gu Tinghuai went to find them and said that it was New Year's Eve tomorrow and he invited them to dinner at his home.

After they talked for a few words, they saw Gu Tinghuai chasing Bai Mei. They were not going to follow him at first, but they saw from afar that Huang Sheng and his group stopped the two of them. They looked aggressive and not easy to mess with, so they ran over.

After dinner, everyone went back to their homes, and Gu Tinghuai also went to see Bai Mei off with a flashlight.

The house suddenly became quiet, and Yan Shaoli consciously cleared the dishes on the table.

Yan Shaoli's chatterbox attribute was turned on, and he said with a babble of his mouth: "Yue Huai, do you think Sister Bai Mei's parents will agree that she and Brother Gu are together? If they agree, when will they get married? By then, my brother probably won't be able to come back."

"I don't know." Gu Yuehuai shook his head and went into the inner room.

In fact, she said she didn't know, but she was sure that Bai Mei's parents would definitely not agree.

Whether from just a few words or from the indifferent attitude of her parents after Bai Mei died in her previous life, it can be seen that in their eyes, Bai Mei is just a commodity to be sold. Whoever offers the highest price can take the commodity home.

Compared with Huang Sheng, Gu Tinghuai has fallen behind in terms of "money" and "status".

In the eyes of Bai Mei's parents, Huang Sheng, a man from Beijing who can afford a higher price, is definitely more to their liking.

After entering the inner room, Gu Yuehuai looked at Yan Shaoyang, who was sitting on the kang and reading by the kerosene lamp, and his expression eased a little: "Shaoyang, how are you today? Does your back still hurt? Let me massage it for you again?"

During these twenty days, Yan Shaoyang was able to sit up so quickly, of course, thanks to her subtle treatment.

However, she used the massage techniques she learned from medical books to help relieve pain, so no one doubted anything. However, seeing how effective it was, Gu Xihuai sighed that she was destined to be a doctor.

Yan Shaoyang waved his hands and said a little embarrassedly: "No need, Sister Yue Huai, I'm much better now. Although it still hurts a little to stand up, it's no problem to sit on the cushion for a while. I should be well soon."

Gu Yuehuai didn't force anyone to say anything. He spoke a few more words to Yan Shaoyang before leaving the inner room.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Not only do we have to put up couplets and window decorations, but we also have to burn pine branches and other necessary items for the New Year.

She planned to chop some dumpling stuffing, both meat and vegetarian, and then make the dumplings with bread tomorrow. With so many people around, she would have to make a lot of dumplings. She still had to go to work tomorrow, so she definitely couldn't do so much.

When she came back, she went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy two bottles of wine, some cola, some candy and so on.

It’s New Year’s Eve, and I wonder how Yan Shaoyu will spend it in the military region?