Chapter 106 Distorted Family Relationships
Wang Manzhi turned her head expressionlessly, and when she saw Lu Youyou's expression, she said calmly, "Thank you, but no thanks."
Only then did Lu Youyou see her face clearly. She was a very beautiful woman with a clear and pleasant voice. However, she was in very poor condition and looked particularly haggard.
Lu Youyou was not a person with an excessive kindness. Since the other party didn’t need it, she didn’t say anything. She just nodded and prepared to go back.
Wang Manzhi held her belly and continued to walk forward. Every step was difficult, but she seemed not to feel it. There was a calm stubbornness in her eyes.
After walking a few steps, Wang Manzhi stopped again, swayed weakly a few times, and gasped for breath while leaning against a tree by the roadside.
Lu Youyou paused as she was about to close the door.
She looked really unwell. Normally, she should stay in bed and rest in such a physical condition.
"Mother!"
A little girl of about five or six years old ran to Wang Manzhi, shouting and panting, and carefully supported her: "Mom, what's wrong with you, Mom..."
The girl's voice ended with a cry tone, and her soft and thin voice sounded pitiful.
Lu Youyou was stunned again. Why did the little girl have a sallow complexion, was short and thin, and had sparse and dry hair? It was obvious at a glance that she was malnourished.
Although the adult was in poor health, she dressed very appropriately and even wore a pair of low-heeled leather shoes when she was pregnant.
In comparison, the little girl didn't look like her own child at all. Her clothes were old adults' clothes that had been altered. They were washed to a bleached color and had frayed edges. Her elbows and knees were worn to the point where only a thin layer of cloth was left.
If the two didn't look so similar, Lu Youyou wouldn't have believed that they were mother and daughter.
After all, Wang Manzhi only glanced at the little girl, without smiling or speaking, and even broke away from her supporting hand.
The little girl's eyes suddenly turned red, but she didn't cry or make a fuss. She wiped her eyes and chased after her, once again standing on tiptoe to hold Wang Manzhi.
Lu Youyou really couldn't understand this time. Could it be that she was a stepmother?
"Autumn, you silly girl, where have you been? Have you picked the vegetables or washed the rice? You're just like your lazy mother, you don't do any work but just eat and eat!"
The rough, hoarse and extremely unpleasant old roar startled Lu Youyou so much that he lost his grip and was almost hit by the door panel that bounced back.
An old lady with triangular eyes came out from the next door. When she saw the little girl, she was about to continue scolding her. But then she saw Wang Manzhi next to her and was forced to swallow the words that were about to come out of her throat.
The lazy woman is still pregnant with her eldest grandson, so let her go for now.
The older one couldn't move, but the younger one had no such concerns. The old woman grabbed the little girl by the collar and took her home.
Wang Manzhi just watched, not even trying to stop it.
Separated by a door, Lu Youyou felt like she was about to lose recognition of this world.
She sounds like she should be the biological mother, but she looks even worse than a stepmother. What a twisted family relationship!
"Why don't you come in?"
Lu Youyou turned around, covered her mouth and whispered: "There is a weirdo here, luckily it is next door to us."
Gu Qingye was pleased by the word "we" and said with a smile: "If you don't like it here, I'll ask if we can change to another room tomorrow."
"Let's do this for now, just don't make trouble in our house."
Gu Qingye smiled even more broadly, "our family" sounded more pleasant than "we".
"I'm going to the cafeteria to get food. You can leave the things you haven't cleaned up at home. Hang the curtains when I come back, and don't touch the utility room..."
Lu Youyou never knew that Gu Qingye could be so talkative, so she stretched out her hand and pushed him out the door: "I promise not to move, okay? Really, let's see how you can finish this by yourself!"
The gate of the courtyard opened, the family ethics drama outside was temporarily over, and a man in his early thirties walked towards the intersection.
The three of them met each other.
Of course Wu Weimin knew who the first room was assigned to, and the person who came out of it could only be the new captain who was airdropped in.
Wu Weimin had just been angered by Cao Xiangdong, and now he ran into the culprit who caused him to fail. He didn't even have time to change his expression.
When Lu Youyou saw this scene, she felt that Wu Weimin's facial nerves were out of balance and his expression was so twisted.
"Is it Comrade Gu Qingye?"
Wu Weimin took the initiative to greet him. He wanted to see what qualifications the famous soldier king had to eat from other people's pots.
"I'm Gu Qingye, who are you?"
Wu Weimin put on a formal smile and took the initiative to shake hands: "I am Wu Weimin, the deputy captain of the Niusi Zhange team. I will ask Comrade Gu for more guidance in the future!"
Gu Qingye nodded calmly: "You're welcome, let's learn from each other."
The two hands separated as soon as they touched. Gu Qingye always did this, but Wu Weimin thought about it more deeply.
The hat of arrogance was put on him first, and then he was labeled as cold, unsociable, and not being able to keep a low profile even after moving... A lot of negative words appeared in Wu Weimin's evaluation form.
In just a few seconds, he even thought of the obstacles Gu Qingye would encounter.
Is this the person that the big boss values?
So what if you have strong abilities? If abilities were useful, there would be no frustrated people in the world.
Gu Qingye didn’t care what Wu Weimin was thinking. Sometimes one could tell whether they were of the same kind just by meeting each other.
Whether you are jealous or unwilling to accept it, since there is a "Fu" in your name, you have to obey orders.
Neither party wanted to talk more, so they just said hello and went home.
Lu Youyou watched Wu Weimin walk into the next room and suddenly realized that this deputy captain was also a member of a weird family, no wonder he had facial nerve disorder.
Lu Youyou walked into the house and took a look around. While she was watching the show, several snakeskin bags on the ground disappeared. Gu Qingye did housework at the speed of tidying up the house. In comparison, she was indeed too amateurish.
She searched around and it seemed that there were only a few odds and ends left to do. Seeing that the dishes had not been taken out yet, she took a basin of water and wiped the cupboard inside and out, and also rinsed the pots and pans with water. Before she finished, Gu Qingye came back.
"These are all we have in the cafeteria. Make do with them for now. I'll make you something delicious tomorrow."
Lu Youyou blushed at his coaxing tone: "I'm not that picky, I just eat whatever is available."
Gu Qingye smiled without saying anything. He was indeed not picky. He would just eat more of the food he liked, and would take a bite of the food he didn't like and never touch it again.
There were four steamed fish in the lunch box, all of which were sea fish that Lu Youyou couldn't name. Although they were only cooked with onions, ginger and soy sauce, they smelled very fresh. Another lunch box contained half shrimp and half stir-fried cabbage. The staple food was a steamed bun made of two-grain flour that was bigger than her fist, which was very typical of the military.
Lu Youyou tasted the fish first. It was fresh and sweet. Just this bite of garlic meat made her feel that the trip to Dongzhou Island was worth it.
"Try it now. I didn't expect it to be so delicious even when it's cold. Don't they make it fresh every day?"
She picked up another piece and handed it to Gu Qingye's mouth. This time, both of them were stunned.
It turned out that they were so familiar with each other that she could raise her hand to feed him without even thinking about it.
(End of this chapter)
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