Chapter 355 Growing More and More Favorite

Song Wenwen chuckled to herself as she watched, then turned to Helian Jiao and asked softly, "Sweetie, do you want me to carry you?"

Helian Jiao replied without hesitation, "No, I'm very capable!"

Her sweet, childlike voice was full of energy; you could tell she was really spirited.

Gu Tingyun nodded and echoed, "My darling is the best."

When Gu Siyu heard her brother praise the chubby girl, she immediately swung her short legs and tried to get down and walk by herself. Her mother slapped her on the bottom before she behaved.

Grandpa Gu walked behind with his hands behind his back, looking at Helian Jiao's energetic little figure, and his heart grew even happier.

While it's okay for girls to be a little delicate, he admires strong and independent women more, just like his late wife.

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On the way, Helian Jiao found raspberries in the bushes by the roadside, and ran over to pick them with her chubby little hands.

Seeing that her little hands were almost full, Gu Tingyun took out a handkerchief and spread it out: "Sweetie, put it in this handkerchief."

She happily searched everywhere for raspberries to pick, and only stopped when her handkerchief was full.

As the group reached the village entrance, villagers working nearby called out with laughter, "Sweetie, you went to town with Tingyun again?"

Everyone in the commune knew that Guaibao and the Gu family's son got along well and often went to town together to play; it was nothing unusual.

However, this time there were several people following behind them, and everyone was secretly surprised by their extraordinary clothes and demeanor.

Who are these people?

Especially that old man, he had the aura of a great leader, even more so than the leaders who had visited the town!

Could it really be a leader from the city on an inspection tour?!

Helian Jiao, acting like a little adult, raised her chin and said in a precocious manner, "It's not playing, it's going to pick up Grandpa Gu."

She's not some human brat who only thinks about playing all day long.

When the people in the village heard the surname 'Gu', they knew that he must be a relative of Gu Tingyun, since no family in their countryside could possibly have a relative with such an air about them.

Moreover, the other party was clearly a well-off city dweller; look at their glamorous appearance, even their little child was beautiful and adorable.

They were all too shy to speak, and with simple, honest smiles on their faces, they busied themselves with their tasks.

"Folks, are you throwing sweet potato chunks now?"

Grandpa Gu walked forward with his hands behind his back, stood by the roadside, leaned out to look, and took the initiative to strike up a conversation, asking in a friendly manner, "How was last year's harvest? The government's policies are good now, so everything should be fine, right?"

He couldn't help but recall his childhood life in the countryside, and his eyes revealed a look of affection and nostalgia.

Seeing how kind and approachable he was, the group gradually relaxed and chatted with him warmly: "Last autumn harvest, there was a locust plague. The locusts came in swarms, and it was dark by the time we arrived. Everyone was in despair!"

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Gu, well aware of the harm caused by locusts, frowned. With a locust plague, everyone would go hungry, and some would even have to sell their children to obtain food.

However, this incident was not reported to higher authorities, so the extent of the damage is probably not too severe.

Sure enough, the next second, the villagers said, "Everyone rushed to harvest. Luckily, our commune and two nearby communes were blessed by God and managed to wipe out the locusts. The other communes suffered. But last year the rice grew well, so even the communes that suffered severe damage can still eat half their fill!"

(End of this chapter)