Chapter 237 Are you awake? Look at Dad

"Second Wife, come on the bed. I'll get you something to eat."

"No need, my second teeth can't bite anything."

The old lady had a stern face, and no emotion could be seen in her cloudy eyes, but when she looked at Gu Wanxing, there was a kind light in her eyes.

"Eat some soft fruit, grandma. I'll get it for you. Sister, you and grandma can chat on the kang. Grandma must want to pass on some experience to you. You must learn it well."

Gu Qingqing made a face at Gu Wanxing, took the strawberries and cake from the table, and placed them casually on the kang table.

The old lady looked around with a shrewd look, and finally her gaze fell on Zhang Xiumei.

Gu Wanxing then hurriedly introduced it.

"This is my friend, Grandma."

"Hello, grandma." Zhang Xiumei called out politely.

The old lady nodded as a greeting, and without further delay, she took Gu Wanxing's hand:

"Your mother passed away early, and your wedding was so hasty, catching your family completely off guard. They didn't prepare anything for you, and they didn't explain anything to you. This time, I'll make up for what I didn't give you last time. Take this."

As she spoke, the old lady took out a silver comb from the inner pocket of her side-opening cotton-padded jacket. There were three pigeon-blood rubies on the exquisite little comb, and it was unknown whether they were real.

"It's too expensive. No, I can't have it."

She remembered that the mistress was the eldest daughter of the landlord, so these things should be true.

"Take it. Just take it if your mistress gives it to you. She also gave it to your sister Lianlian when she got married."

In fact, Zhao Liqiu didn't understand at first why her mother-in-law wanted to give such an expensive gift. She was just a cousin from the next room, and the gift was given to her grandchildren.

But later she thought it through. Her mother-in-law was supporting her grandchildren. Wanxing had a grandfather with such a wealthy family. It would only take a word from her to raise her children.

"Take it. You are also my granddaughter. We are all the same children. In the future, Juanjuan and Qingqing will have them. My mistress left a lot of these little things. Take them and play with them."

Meeting the old lady's kind gaze, Gu Wanxing stopped refusing and took it.

The silver comb feels heavy in the hand. The other side is engraved with auspicious dragons and phoenixes. It is very delicate, but perhaps due to improper storage, some dust has accumulated in some of the patterns.

Just wipe and clean it well.

Seeing that she accepted it, the old lady showed a smile in her eyes.

Zhao Liqiu also took out a small red envelope wrapped in red paper from his pocket and stuffed it into Gu Wanxing's hand with a smile: "This is from Second Aunt. I can see that you have everything you need and don't know what to buy. This money is given to you privately by Second Aunt to keep as a treasure. Buy whatever you want. Second Aunt will come to support you tomorrow."

The dowry should be given by the biological mother, but Gu Wanxing has no mother, so she, as her aunt, should give an extra share.

Xu Hua looked at this scene and listened to her sister-in-law's words. She looked extremely embarrassed. The relationship between the two sisters-in-law had been a little tense recently, so they had not discussed the matter of giving gifts.

I was thinking that I would have to do some back pain tomorrow, so I would give one copy to my uncle, so two copies would be enough.

She didn't expect to be given a separate copy today.

She didn't bring any money, so it would be embarrassing.

"Sister-in-law, you are so unkind. You didn't even tell me that you gave Wanxing money."

"You didn't ask."

Zhao Liqiu rolled his eyes at his sister-in-law and said:

"This is the dowry I'm giving to Wanxing on behalf of Bai Qing. How can there be two? You can just give it to Wanxing tomorrow."

"Okay, both of you shut up."

The old lady couldn't bear to watch it anymore and scolded loudly.

"Aunt, I don't want it. This is too much." Gu Wanxing felt it was quite thick. The red envelope was worth at least a few hundred yuan.

If they were all ten yuan, there would be at least two hundred.

"Take it, or Auntie will be angry."

There was no way out, Gu Wanxing couldn't refuse the kindness, so he accepted it.

The old lady didn't wait for the red envelope from her second daughter-in-law, so she didn't wait any longer. She looked directly at Gu Wanxing beside her and said, "Once you go to someone else's house, you're their daughter-in-law. I heard that your mother-in-law is a good person and quick-witted. She's from a military family, so she can't be as willful as she is at home. This time, let's live a good life and shut up those gossipy mouths, okay?"

Gu Wanxing didn't know what was wrong, but his nose suddenly felt sore.

She nodded, lowering her brows to hide the mist that suddenly appeared in her eyes.

Seeing that she was well-behaved, the old lady patted her hands and said, "Of course, we are not going there to be bullied. Remember, this is always your home. No matter what grievances you suffer, your father, your uncle, and your two brothers will support you. Our Gu family is not without people, but we just don't have any useless people. So if you have any grievances, just go home and tell them."

"Did you hear that?"

At this time, Gu Wanxing was already in tears. She remembered her previous life. She was going to get married tomorrow, and tonight Gu Zhenzhen had quarreled with her over two fried eggs.

Her father watched coldly and even made sarcastic remarks.

Sun Huandi didn't say a word. The next morning, Zhao Chengyan took her away on a bicycle.

There was no one to send the bride off, no one to give her a dowry, and no one to give her a blessing.

Her only dowry was a box left by her mother that she dug out from under the pomegranate tree at night, and a new quilt she made herself.

He didn't even get her a new piece of clothing, let alone tell her these intimate words.

"Don't cry. You'll be a bride tomorrow. It won't look good if you cry. Your eyes will be swollen and look ugly." Zhao Liqiu said in a deep voice.

"Sister, don't cry. I'll be your bridesmaid tomorrow. I'll definitely wait until you enter the bridal chamber tonight before coming back."

Gu Qingqing’s meaning was very simple, which was to accompany her all day.

But when I heard the words "come back to the bridal chamber", I found them inexplicably funny.

Unable to imagine that scene, Gu Wanxing was completely amused by his cousin's words.

"Okay, don't cry. Mistress knows you've been wronged." When this child got married for the first time, she got married without even a letter. They only found out the next day.

I waited for a whole day, but the child never came back.

The old lady sighed and said, "Life is getting better and better. Let's not think about the past anymore."

I’m afraid it will still be a mess in the future, after all, there is a child there.

The old lady added silently in her heart.

At the same time, the Zhao family.

After Liu Xifeng underwent two chemotherapy treatments, she had no money to continue, and the village would not raise money for her anymore.

The money the family lives on now comes from Zhao Chaotui's hospitalization fees.

When Zhao Chengyan was arranging for Zhao Chao to be discharged from the hospital, there was inexplicably more than 1,800 yuan left in the account. The nurse said that it was paid by a very beautiful lady.

He then knew that it was Gu Wanxing who gave it to Zhao Chao.

He had selfish motives for the money and didn't tell his mother. Otherwise, it would all be gone after two chemotherapy sessions. It would be better for him to keep it and live a good life. He wanted to take his children to visit Kyoto.

So I have been working overtime recently and even wanted to find some good brothers to work with me in steel again. However, it is not as easy as it was at the beginning, but I can still work at it.

It was a bolt from the blue that his two good brothers now avoided him like the plague. He divorced Gu Wanxing for his two brothers, but they didn't know. They only knew that his family was now a bottomless pit. They had lent Zhao Chengyan as much as 5,000 yuan, but in order to avoid contact with him, they simply didn't want any more.

Zhao Chengyan returned home in the cold wind and looked at the cold stove, feeling hopeless.

The only thing that kept him from falling down was his little girl still lying in bed. She was so small, and she just kept sleeping...

He smoked a cigarette, came out of the kitchen and went into the bedroom.

I turned on the light and walked to the bed, expecting to see the child lying motionless with his eyes closed.

At this moment, she was blinking at him with her big black eyes.

"Chao Chao? Chao Chao? Chao Chao, are you awake? Look at daddy." Zhao Chengyan looked at the child who opened his eyes on the bed, his eyes suddenly turned red and he burst into tears.