Chapter 119: Family Courtyard Know-it-all
Gu Qingye's injuries improved at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even though the frequency of his exposure to the sun and water did not decrease, his recovery speed was still far beyond that of others.
From the first day on the job, Gu Qingye showed amazing adaptability. After the initial integration period, everyone truly understood why the big boss had to snatch him away from the Ji Army.
When Gu Qingye really pushed the training plan to a certain intensity, not to mention the deputy captain Wu Weimin, even Shen Xianling, Xiaodong's father, who did not have to participate in the whole process, would fall asleep as soon as he got home every day.
As far as Xiaodong can remember, his father has never been so busy. He came to find Zhuifeng in a bad mood, and only petting the dog could ease the grievance in his heart.
"Aunt Lu, is my dad on a business trip? I haven't seen him for a long time. Oh!" Xiaodong started sighing while hugging Zhuifeng.
Lu Youyou was at a loss, how would she know this?
"Didn't you ask your mother?"
"I asked, but my mother said that my father was not on a business trip. She must have been fooling me because I was young. I haven't seen my father for a month. If this is not a business trip, what is it?"
Xiaodong was a little angry. His round face and pouting mouth made him look like a little goldfish that never grew up. He was extremely cute.
Lu Youyou couldn't help but pinch it, and it felt extremely good.
"Mom will definitely not fool you. Maybe your dad is just too busy and doesn't have time to accompany you."
As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly realized something, and she seemed to really know the reason.
Shen Xianling is so busy because of Gu Qingye. Even she may not be able to see Gu Qingye every day. Given the child's schedule, if she wants to see her father, she may only be able to communicate with him in dreams.
The father and son were probably separated by only a wall, but the result was no different from being separated by an ocean.
She was not the culprit, but the victim came to her by mistake.
She didn't know how to comfort them, and she didn't know how long the intensive training of the Niusi Zhange team would last. It could be ten to twenty days or even one to two months.
"Xiaodong, if you're unhappy, come and play with Zhuifeng. Zhuifeng is proficient in all kinds of martial arts. He can play any game you want!"
Lu Youyou stroked the dog's head with a guilty conscience. As the dog must pay for his father's debt, he could only put up with Zhuifeng for the time being.
Zhuifeng opened his lips a little and sighed in a human way.
Xiaodong's eyes widened, as if he had found an ally: "Zhuifeng, you also think my mom is a liar, right? Thank you for comforting me, you are so good to me, even better than my mom!"
“Shen Yaodong!!!”
The big one, the small one and the dog were all frightened.
Although she had only heard the voice but had not seen the person, Lu Youyou could already imagine a furious mother chasing her rebellious son with a rolling pin.
Xiaodong's butt bounced up as if it was on fire, and he ran out with the dog: "Aunt Lu, I'm going to walk the dog for you. If my mom comes, just say she hasn't seen me!"
"I've seen it! Stop right there!"
Wang Jinglian ran over breathlessly, and was almost one step away from grabbing the corner of Xiaodong's clothes. It was not known whether it was a coincidence or an accident, but Zhuifeng started a step late and blocked Wang Jinglian's path for just one second.
Xiaodong and his little friend waved goodbye without taking away a cloud, leaving Wang Jinglian holding the door frame, gasping for breath, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Xiaolu, that kid isn't talking nonsense, is he?"
Wang Jinglian really didn't trust her own little brat, and she was always worried about what he said.
Lu Youyou also laughed: "No, she just said pitifully that she couldn't see her dad."
Wang Jinglian didn't leave either, and sat down on the armchair where Xiaodong had sat.
"I've explained to him many times that his father is not on a business trip, but he won't listen. He keeps asking to chat with his father every day. I have no choice but to tell him to stay up a few hours later, maybe he can wait until his father comes back."
Wang Jinglian continued with a bitter face: "Every day he said he would wait, but he fell asleep before waiting for half an hour. The next day he woke up and said I lied to him, saying that dad never came home."
Lu Youyou was already grinning from ear to ear: "All children are like this. When his dad is done with his work, he will play with him for a while."
"Hey, you don't know how annoying a child this age is. He looks well-behaved outside, but he's full of principles at home!" Wang Jinglian added, "When the time comes, let his dad go with him to make trouble. I can't convince him."
Not far away, Xiaodong was playing hide-and-seek with a group of children with Zhuifeng. Next door, a little head was peeking out through the crack in the door, looking in the direction of the fun with a longing look on his face.
From Lu Youyou and Wang Jinglian's perspective, they could just see the little girl. She was timid and would look back every once in a while to see if anyone noticed her.
She is clearly at the age where she should be playing and having fun. She should be playing hide-and-seek happily like Xiaodong, but now she can only envy the excitement outside through the railings and the crack in the door.
That day, Lu Youyou told Qiu that she could come to her if it was inconvenient for her to change the medicine, but the little girl never came once, and she didn't know how she was recovering.
Judging from the way she was walking, it shouldn't be a big deal. But such a long wound would probably leave a scar if it wasn't taken good care of.
Those people in the Wu family even treated her food, clothing, housing and other matters casually. Who would care whether the little girl would be left with a scar on her leg? She should be thankful that it could heal successfully.
Wang Jinglian shook her head and sighed, "Qi Qiu is such a pitiful girl. It's okay for her grandmother to favor boys over girls, but I just can't understand her mother, Wang Manzhi."
Wang Jinglian speaks more freely now than when we first met.
"Do you know what Wang Manzhi does?"
Lu Youyou shook her head, and Wang Jinglian said, "She is the announcer of Dongshan Radio Station."
Lu Youyou always thought that Wang Manzhi had a nice voice, and it turned out she was really a professional.
"When Wang Manzhi first got married, the whole camp came to see the fun. She was also a pretty announcer, so we were the first. Only her mother-in-law was not happy. She probably wanted her son to marry a beautiful woman, and she didn't like announcers."
Lu Youyou handed Wang Jinglian a cup of tea, and she took a sip and continued gossiping.
"Apart from her cold temper and not liking to laugh, I really didn't see anything wrong with Wang Manzhi at first. Later, she got pregnant with Qiu Tian. Her first pregnancy was much more stable than this one, and she was still working a week before the birth."
"At that time, Old Lady Wu kept talking about her golden grandson all the time. She really only recognized her grandsons. She didn't even look at the granddaughter she gave birth to."
"Logically, Wang Manzhi is educated and knowledgeable, and she shouldn't favor boys over girls, but she doesn't like her daughter. I heard that she took milk-reducing medicine before she was out of confinement, and she went back to work at the radio station just after one month in the fall."
Lu Youyou nodded and made some sounds from time to time to indicate that he was listening.
She finally understood how Xiaodong became such a nosy person. Wang Jinglian even knew when people took the milk-suppressing medicine. This was the real know-it-all in the family compound.
(End of this chapter)
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