Chapter 11: Tightening the Belt

She smiled and said, "Grandpa, even if we split up the household, we won't split up the family. I'm still your granddaughter. I'll only have the surname Gu in this life. We split up the household because we're afraid it will be difficult for my uncle and aunt. After all, it's one more mouth to feed."

The old man narrowed his eyes, realizing that the eldest son's wife would definitely not be happy if he left behind a little wolf cub.

He took a puff of his pipe and stared into Gu Jin's eyes: "Wait until your uncle comes back and we can discuss this as a family."

"Okay, thanks grandpa."

The old man did not mention the second son, and Gu Jin also understood that there was no need to inform his adoptive father about this matter.

She knew from a young age that she was not a family-oriented person and was not close to her adoptive parents.

In her previous life, she later realized that even though she was not close to her adoptive father, he still remembered her as the daughter who had called him dad for more than ten years.

Unfortunately, because of her, her adoptive father ended up in disgrace and penniless.

Every time Gu Jin thought back to his past life, the regret in his heart grew.

She stood up, nodded to the old man, and left the room.

It was getting dark and my uncle came back from outside.

The whole family sat at the small dining table in the kitchen, along with a little wolf cub who was famous in the village.

An Mingji was sitting next to Gu Jin, looking very uneasy, but it was unclear how much of that was real.

While the family was eating, the old man asked his eldest son, Gu Dechang, how the crops in the fields were growing.

Gu Jin listened to his uncle's implicit words and then abruptly changed the subject.

My uncle told me the news from the village: "The supply and marketing stores in the town and the county, and the food stores in the city are all out of stock. Even the price of meat has increased. The government can't distribute food, and many people are tightening their belts to make ends meet."

Hearing this topic, Chen Hong, Gu Jiajie and Gu Minmin at the table stopped eating.

The situation is more serious than they thought. Before, the villagers said that the Spirit Realm Continent might give them subsidies, but now it seems hopeless.

"Alas! This world..."

The old man sighed and said nothing else. Everyone knew that they would have to endure the next few months.

Gu Jin did not interrupt. She reached out and picked up a piece of dried vegetables with chopsticks and put it into An Mingji's bowl.

Since the child sat at the table, he has been drinking the clear multi-grain porridge and has not touched the food on the table at all.

Her action was quickly noticed by Chen Hong. She did not express her dissatisfaction to Gu Jin, but glared at An Mingji fiercely.

An Mingji raised his eyes and saw Chen Hong’s wide-open eyes, and his body trembled nervously.

Seeing this, Gu Jin leaned over to his ear and whispered to comfort him: "Eat quickly, and go back to the house after you finish eating. I have something to discuss with grandpa and uncle."

Hearing this, An Mingji retracted his gaze, nodded to her obediently, and finished the multi-grain steamed bun in his hand as quickly as possible.

After An Mingji put the bowl and chopsticks on the table, Gu Jin touched his head and said, "Go back to your room and rest. There is a clean quilt on the bed. If you are sleepy, go to sleep first."

"Um."

After watching the child's back disappear, Gu Jin withdrew his eyes.

Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, the old man coughed lightly and touched his back and waist.

He took out the pipe from his waist, took out some tobacco from the pouch, and lit it.

The old man exhaled green smoke from his mouth, glanced at Gu Jin, and spoke to his eldest son.

"Xiao Jin wants to adopt a child with the surname An..."

"What?!"

Before the old man could finish speaking, Chen Hong exploded!

"It's hard enough to feed this big family. After the last meal, we don't know where the next meal will come from! Now we have to add another mouth to feed!"

(End of this chapter)