Chapter 197 The Arrival of My Aunt and Her Family

Sometimes ignoring someone is the most hurtful thing to do.

The two returned to Gu's house, looked at the open door, and walked into the courtyard.

In the courtyard, cousin Gu Jiajie was sitting on his grandfather's recliner, while Gu Minmin was squatting in front of a boy who was younger and thinner than her, saying something.

A crying voice was heard from inside the house. It was a woman's voice, strange yet somewhat familiar.

"Dad, we really can't make ends meet anymore. My child's father and I used to have enough food to eat when we were working in the factory, but now there's not even any work to do in the factory. You can even see your reflection in the porridge soup. Xiaolei has become very skinny these days. The prices in the Spirit Realm are so high this year that we can't afford anything..."

Hearing the crying sounds coming from inside the house, Gu Jin stopped, and the kid behind him also stopped walking.

"Xiao Jin!"

Gu Jiajie had sharp eyes and saw her at the first moment.

He stood up from the recliner and ran straight to Gu Jin and An Mingji.

Looking at his cousin running over, Gu Jin smiled at him, raised his chin towards Gu Minmin, and asked, "Who is this little boy? He looks familiar."

Gu Jiajie followed her line of sight and sighed, "This is my aunt's child, Xia Jinlei, our cousin. He rarely comes home on weekdays."

My younger aunt, Gu Qiuzhen, is Mr. Gu’s youngest daughter. She married Xia Hongguo in the county town. Both of them work in a toy factory. They are busy on weekdays and rarely come back except during the holidays.

Even if they come back, they won't stay long and will leave in a hurry again.

Gu Jin met this young aunt very few times, but he knew from the bottom of his memory that she was a woman with a cheerful personality.

Gu Minmin didn't know when she brought Xia Jinlei to stand beside Gu Jin.

The little boy looked similar to An Mingji, but he was thinner than the kid and it was obvious that he was malnourished.

Looking at the other person's bright dark eyes, Gu Jin took out a bottle of calcium milk from the suitcase and stuffed a whole bag of biscuits into his arms.

"Eat it."

Hearing what had come from inside the house before and the current situation, Gu Jin could understand that his aunt's family was not having a good time.

The current prices have not been brought under control. It is a time when food is scarce and disasters are raging in the Spirit Realm Continent, and all food is sold at sky-high prices.

Looking down at the calcium milk and biscuits stuffed into his arms, Xia Jinlei swallowed his saliva but did not move at all.

He raised his head and stared at Gu Jin, and called out crisply, "Cousin Jin."

"So good."

Gu Jin smiled and touched his head.

This scene was very dazzling to An Mingji.

Even the way he looked at Xia Jinlei was full of vigilance and rejection.

Gu Jin quickly withdrew his hand, picked up the suitcase and said to Gu Jiajie: "I'll put the things in the house first, and then go to see grandpa later."

"Then should I tell them first?"

"OK."

Gu Jin and An Mingji returned to the east wing, opened the suitcase, and took out two packs of cigarettes, several bottles of wine, candies, biscuits, milk candies, the floral cloth they had bought, two cans of malted milk, etc.

These are bought for family members.

Gu Jin put the non-breakable items into a bag and handed it to An Mingji: "Take the things to the front hall first, I'll be there in a moment."

An Mingji nodded, picked up his things and turned to leave.

After he left the room, Gu Jin took out some of the remaining flour, rice, fruits and vegetables in the space and piled them on the floor.

Before she left, she only left enough food for her family, but forgot about her younger aunt's family who were still in the county town.

(End of this chapter)