Chapter 42: Gu Yuehuai's Surprise
As soon as the two entered the house, they smelled the rich aroma of chicken soup. Gu Zhifeng paused and looked at Gu Tinghuai.
Gu Tinghuai sniffed the aroma, his larynx moved a little, and smiled bitterly at Gu Yuehuai who was busy at the stove, "Nannan said she would make something delicious tonight, chicken?"
Nowadays, who doesn't drink liquid food and not eat dry food? Eating meat? That's only during the Chinese New Year! But they had braised pork yesterday, and today they had chicken and chicken soup. What can you say about this life?
The work points he and his father earned today were not enough to buy half a chicken.
Gu Yuehuai pretended not to see his complicated expression and smiled, "Dad and big brother have suffered today, so they need to make up for it. Drink more bowls of soup later! The meal is ready, too. Let's eat first. I have something happy to tell you."
Gu Zhifeng didn't say much after hearing this. He happily washed his hands and sat down on the kang.
Gu Yuehuai served bowls of soup and meat one by one. The bowls were filled to the brim with chicken and noodles, which made people's mouths water just by looking at them.
She brought the bowl of rice to the table and shouted to the inner room: "Second brother, third brother! It's time to eat!"
Not long after, Gu Ruihuai and Gu Xihuai came out together. Although the former had a dark face today, he at least kept his mouth shut for the sake of the delicious food and just concentrated on eating the chicken in the bowl.
He had figured it out. No matter what Gu Yuehuai was like or how he bought the meat, could he go against the food he ate? No!
It was precisely because Gu Yuehuai was used to being selfish, and now she was being generous but he didn't know why. She might return to her old ways at any time. He would just watch and take the opportunity to eat more, which would be better than letting her eat it all.
Gu Xihuai didn't say anything and acted like silent brothers with Gu Ruihuai.
"With Nannan's cooking skills, she can really go and be a chef in a state-owned restaurant!" Gu Zhifeng is a typical daughter-slave. She keeps saying nice things to her daughter, and whatever her daughter does is good.
He didn't even ask about the origin of the chicken and ate it with relish.
When Gu Ruihuai heard the words "chef of a state-owned restaurant", he sneered, and the mockery was self-evident.
Gu Zhifeng frowned and was about to get angry, but Gu Tinghuai quickly interrupted her: "By the way, didn't Nannan say she had some happy news to tell you? What is it? Tell us so that we can all be happy!"
Gu Yuehuai's eyes sparkled, and he said with a smile, "Director Huang and Director Wang assigned me a mural painting task today. I accepted it. Twenty-five work points a day, regardless of time."
As soon as these words were spoken, the small dining table became quiet and even the sound of noodles being eaten could not be heard.
“Twenty-five work points?” Gu Zhifeng gasped.
At that time, the maximum work points that could be earned a day were twelve, but not everyone could get them. It had to be the "leading member" of the team, the one who did all the work, always led the way, and motivated the other members to improve their work efficiency.
Twenty-five work points, that’s more than what a “leading member” earns in two days!
Gu Tinghuai was also extremely surprised. He originally thought that the team praised Nannan for reporting Tian Jing and Chen Yin for slacking off, but he didn't expect it to be another case!
Twenty-five work points is really a lot. I don’t know how many people will be jealous.
Gu Xihuai rarely showed a surprised and complicated expression: "Painting a wall painting? You have never even touched a paintbrush, how can you paint? And the team also gave you 25 work points a day, what if you can't paint it?"
Gu Ruihuai sneered repeatedly, raised his head and drank the chicken soup in the bowl cleanly, then said: "Don't you want to show off? If I say so, you should just keep quiet. If you can't draw it in the end, the team will come to our house to criticize us."
Upon hearing this, the joy on Gu Zhifeng and Gu Tinghuai's faces faded slightly. They had indeed never seen Gu Yuehuai paint.
Gu Yuehuai smiled and lied calmly, "I learned from a teacher who was an educated youth when I was in school, but you were out every day at that time, and sometimes you didn't come back at night, so you probably didn't know."
Yes, she is not an illiterate blind person.
She had attended junior high school in the commune, but later dropped out before graduating because of Chen Yuesheng.
Of course, there is some truth to the story of dropping out of school. Part of it was because of Chen Yuesheng, and the other part was because of the endless farm work.
When she was in school, it was popular to "open schools".
What is “open schooling”?
There is a saying that goes like this: In the hottest days of summer, a group of young men are blindly planting in the fields.
"Open-door education" requires students to go out of school and participate in activities in factories, rural areas, military units, etc., studying half a day and working half a day. The work they do is not much easier than earning work points in the brigade.
She was a pampered girl at that time, spoiled by her family. How could she endure hardship?
However, there was one thing she did not lie about. When she was in school, there really was an educated youth teacher in her school who was a very good painter. She just did not learn from him. She learned the painting skill from "him" later.
When Gu Zhifeng heard what Gu Yuehuai said, he immediately lowered his eyes and stopped talking.
At that time, in order to build a house for his family, he took his sons to the black market all day long. At that time, the crackdown was not as strict as it is now, and he did make some money. Unfortunately, he also neglected his daughter.
Gu Tinghuai also sighed. He raised his hand and touched Gu Yuehuai's head with a doting smile on his face: "Nannan is really amazing. She learned a skill without saying anything. Now she can earn work points with her skill."
Gu Yuehuai also shamelessly agreed: "Of course, I will earn more work points in the future to support you!"
Gu Ruihuai didn't believe it. He went back to the inner room after dinner, too lazy to listen to others praising Gu Yuehuai.
"Just focus on drawing. If you need help, just call me and I'll help you." Gu Xihuai couldn't help but look up to this disappointing sister. He loved reading, so naturally he couldn't say anything harsh to a studious person.
Gu Yuehuai did not refuse and said with a smile: "Thank you in advance, Third Brother."
Gu Xihuai pursed his lips, took the empty bowl and went out to wash it, but Gu Yuehuai was sharp-eyed and noticed his slightly red ears.
The atmosphere at home was becoming more harmonious, and the most gratified person was the father Gu Zhifeng. He looked at Gu Yuehuai and said softly, "Nannan has grown up and is sensible. She can also help the family. Dad really doesn't want to let you get married."
Gu Yuehuai's mouth twitched. Why are we talking about getting married again?
Gu Tinghuai was speechless and choked up, and said, "Dad, I haven't even got married yet, and you're thinking about Nannan getting married?"
"Haha, how can they be the same? It's not customary for me to find a partner for the boy in our family. You can find your own wife. I only worry about our daughter." Gu Zhifeng was quite righteous.
Seeing that the topic had gone off track, Gu Yuehuai quickly brought it back on track and said, "Dad, there is one more thing."
Gu Zhifeng sat up straight and looked at Gu Yuehuai with a serious face: "What's the matter? Good or bad? Forget it, Nannan, you tell me, Dad can handle it."
His behavior made Gu Yuehuai laugh and cry.
"It's not a big deal. When I went to deliver water to you and my brother today, I reported Tian Jing and Chen Yin for being lazy at work. Director Wang caught them red-handed, and the team issued a punishment, requiring them to give me 30 kilograms of food each."
Gu Yuehuai's calm words sounded like thunder to Gu Zhifeng and Gu Tinghuai!
Thirty kilograms of food per person? ?
How much is that?
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