Chapter 17 The Gu Family's First Family Dinner
"What's going on? You're throwing things around with such a ping-pong sound. Who has provoked you?" Gu Zhifeng sat cross-legged on the kang, turning two walnuts in his hands. If it weren't for his rough palms and patched clothes, he would have really looked like the son of a landlord in the old society.
Gu Ruihuai sneered: "Who else could it be except your precious daughter?"
After he finished speaking, without waiting for Gu Zhifeng to start scolding him, he strode into the inner room and slammed the door shut, causing the dust on the roof to fall to the ground. He used his attitude to express his disgust and disgust towards Gu Yuehuai.
Gu Zhifeng paused, and the wrinkles between his eyebrows were very deep.
He sighed, with some fatigue in his eyes. As a father, his greatest wish was that his children could live in harmony and support each other, but after so many years, he really didn't know how to improve the conflicts between his two sons and his little daughter.
It's not that he doesn't know that his daughter has done ridiculous things, but she lost her mother when she was young, and he raised her with great difficulty. Perhaps it was his unrestrained favoritism that turned his daughter into what she is today. He should bear the greatest responsibility.
Outside the house, Gu Tinghuai grabbed Gu Yuehuai and asked her about what happened in the morning.
Gu Yuehuai only said a few words, and after listening, Gu Tinghuai frowned tightly: "Tian Jing was taken to the hospital?"
He clenched his fists, his heart filled with guilt. Tian Jing was an innocent person, but because of his actions, she was inexplicably dragged into this dirty business. Even if she went to the hospital for a check-up, her reputation would never be the same as before.
Gu Yuehuai knew that her elder brother was beginning to blame himself again. She wanted to tell him about her past life, but she would rather bear the blood feud that was so painful whenever it was mentioned by herself.
Gu Tinghuai was silent for a long time, then said, "Nannan, don't tell your second brother about this."
Gu Yuehuai chuckled and replied naturally, "Can you keep it secret?"
Gu Tinghuai was speechless. Yes, the incident this morning caused a lot of uproar. Even the branch secretary and the militia captain Lei Dachui were involved. It would probably spread soon. How could he hide it from the second brother?
He shook his head: "Forget it, let's go inside first."
The two of them opened the curtain and entered the house.
"Are you angry again?" Gu Tinghuai glanced at the closed door of the inner room with a bitter smile on his face.
Gu Zhifeng didn't want to say more on this topic, so she turned to look at Gu Yuehuai, but suddenly saw the meat in her hand, which weighed two kilograms. Her expression changed involuntarily. How could two kilograms of meat cost more than one dollar!
Although he doted on his daughter on weekdays, he rarely bought luxury food like meat.
Gu Zhifeng moved his lips, wanting to ask his daughter where the money came from, but if he asked, wouldn't it be obvious that he suspected that the money came from an illegal source? But now he understood why the second brother looked so ugly.
Didn't he just suspect that he was using the money to buy meat for Nannan again?
God bless him, he is innocent this time.
"Nannan, the rice is almost cooked. Brother will make you some meat?" Gu Tinghuai lifted the lid of the pot and took a look. The aroma of rice filled the air, making people salivate.
Gu Yuehuai's lips curved slightly: "Let me do it, big brother and dad, sit down, and try my cooking today."
Gu Tinghuai was stunned, but thinking of the pancakes from last night, he nodded and said, "Okay!"
Although Gu Zhifeng was a little worried that her daughter might spoil the meat, she didn't say anything after seeing the eldest son's trusting look. She only reminded him a few words: "Be careful, don't cut your hands when cutting the meat, and don't burn yourself when burning the fire..."
Listening to his father's nagging and worried words, Gu Yuehuai's heart was full, and he responded: "Yeah, I understand!"
Take the rice out of the pot and cover it with a steamer to keep it warm.
Gu Yuehuai skillfully began to cut the meat and prepare the ingredients, preparing to make braised pork!
Seeing how well she did it, Gu Zhifeng almost burst into tears, and said to Gu Tinghuai beside her with emotion: "Nannan has grown up. If we are not around in the future, she will be able to take care of herself."
Gu Tinghuai pursed his lips and whispered, "Dad, don't go to the black market anymore."
"Black market" was obviously a heavy topic. Gu Zhifeng's back was hunched. He put down the walnuts in his hand and said calmly, "If I don't go, how can I support this family?"
"Nannan has changed now and has become much more sensible. I will tell her that we should buy less fine grains in the future. If we earn more work points a year, we will be able to pay off our debt." Gu Tinghuai's voice was heavy, but he really didn't want to go to the black market anymore.
Gu Zhifeng glanced at the busy Gu Yuehuai, and suddenly lowered her head, her voice a little sour: "Dad can't give her a good life. Your mom wanted to take her away, but I didn't let her. Otherwise, she would definitely be living a better life than now."
"Dad!" Gu Tinghuai called out loudly and reached out to hold Gu Zhifeng's hand.
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Tell me, what's going on with Nannan's head?" Gu Zhifeng didn't want to talk about the black market anymore, and instead brought up another topic that he cared about.
Today, he and his second and third brothers were selling grain at the black market when they saw the eldest brother rushing over. After asking him carefully, they found out that there was a hole in his daughter's head. This was a serious matter, so they packed up their things and rushed home.
On the way, he didn't have time to ask in detail. It couldn't be that his daughter was clumsy and fell down and broke her head, right? Which bastard broke his daughter's head?! Did he think that Gu Zhifeng was made of clay?
Gu Tinghuai frowned. He really had no idea what happened to his sister's head.
As soon as he came back last night, the incident with Ren Tianxiang happened. He ran out again early in the morning to deal with this matter. In order to coax his father back, he specifically mentioned the incident of his daughter's injury. It was useful, but now it is being investigated in detail.
At this time, an overbearing aroma of meat wafted over from the stove.
Gu Zhifeng sniffed, wiped her mouth with her sleeve, looked at Gu Yuehuai, and said flatteringly: "My daughter! What did you make? Why does it smell so good? Dad has never smelled such a good smell even at the entrance of the state-owned restaurant!"
Gu Yuehuai paused, then looked up and smiled brightly at Gu Zhifeng: "Braised pork! Wait for dinner, Dad!"
The moment she lowered her eyes, she secretly made up her mind that she would earn a lot of money in the future so that her father could go to the state-owned restaurant every day and buy whatever he wanted!
Gu Zhifeng grinned and boasted, "With Nannan's cooking skills, she can be a chef in a state-owned restaurant!"
Gu Tinghuai smiled and shook his head, but did not dare to agree with this.
State-owned restaurants are restaurants funded by the state. The chefs and waiters inside are regular employees with a permanent position and receive wages according to national standards. They receive the 13th-level salary in the technical series, which is 42.5 yuan a month!
This job is more respectable than working in a factory.
It's not that he looked down on Nannan's craftsmanship, but it's just that a job like this cannot be gotten without some connections.
Suddenly, Gu Zhifeng came to his senses from his smug mood and slapped Gu Tinghuai on the head: "You haven't told me what happened to Nannan's head!"
Gu Tinghuai's mouth twitched: "Nannan knows this best, you can ask her yourself later, I'll go serve the food!"
After he finished speaking, he didn't give Gu Zhifeng a chance to speak again. He jumped off the kang and ran to help Gu Yuehuai.
Gu Zhifeng was speechless, and scolded with a smile: "You little bastard! You run fast."
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