Chapter 14: If there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather
Gu Nan: "That's all fake, it's just sugar-coated bullets."
"That's right." Gu Dong nodded.
That's what my grandmother said. The stepmother's kindness to them was all fake. If they think their stepmother is nice to them, then the stepmother is good, and their father will think she is good too.
Dad thinks she is good, and slowly, he will agree with her. Once Dad agrees with her, they will be in trouble.
Their biological father became their stepfather, and their stepmother could deal with them however she wanted, and their biological mother would never come back.
Grandma said that Mom and Dad had to divorce out of necessity and she didn't want to get divorced.
But my grandmother didn't like my mother very much and didn't allow her to go to college. She said that if she went to college, she would make my father divorce her.
After listening to grandma, my father also disagreed with my mother going to college.
Going to college has always been my mother's dream. She has paid a lot for my college education. She also wants to become a better person through college education, find a good job, earn more money, and let them live a better life.
Mom had no choice but to divorce Dad for her own sake and for theirs.
Grandma also said that Mom planned to come back after finishing college, but less than a month after Mom and Dad divorced, Grandma brought people to the house and forced Dad to marry a stepmother.
It can be seen how much grandma dislikes mom.
As for Grandma Zhao Changying, Gu Dong probably only sees her once a year, and only once during the Chinese New Year.
They didn't spend much time together, only for a month when my sister was born. During that month, although grandma was very nice to them, she often quarreled with my mother.
Gu Dong felt resentful towards this man who treated him very well but did not like his mother, caused his mother to divorce his father, and forced his father to marry his stepmother's grandmother.
In his mind, grandma has been classified as a bad person.
Of course, what Gu Dong knew was not true. Lin Siyu unilaterally wanted to divorce Gu Huai, and after being admitted to university, she wanted to kick out this man she did not love.
However, in order not to destroy her daughter's image in the hearts of her grandchildren, Qin Shulan distorted the facts and let Zhao Changying take the blame.
This made the grandchildren resent her as their grandmother and reject the new stepmother.
Zhao Changying, who only cared about the best for her son and grandchildren, had no idea that she was taking such a huge blame. If she knew, she would have rushed into the city and torn Qin Shulan's mouth apart.
"Brother, brother, look at the apples, so many apples." Gu Xixi held the apples high for her two brothers to see.
Gu Dong saw that his traitorous brother was having a hard time carrying the item, and since he had lost as well, he stepped forward to help carry it over.
"Aunt Yu." Yu Lixin put the marbles in his pocket, stood up and shouted.
Yu Hui smiled and nodded, then said to Gu Dong, "Gu Dong, get an apple for your brother Li Xin."
Yu Lixin's eyes lit up, he swallowed hard, waved his hands and said, "No, no..."
Gu Dong directly took one and gave it to Yu Lixin, saying, "Take it."
"Thank you, Aunt Yu." Yu Lixin took it and thanked Yu Hui.
Now Aunt Yu is not only generous to Gu Dong and the others, but also very generous to an outsider like me, giving me an apple directly!
Apples are so expensive, who would just give you one? It’s good enough if they just cut a piece of it and let you eat it.
Yu Hui smiled and carried her things into the yard.
After putting the things on the table and drinking a glass of water, she went next door to pick up Beibei.
Qian Lan was sewing shoe soles, planning to make two pairs of cloth shoes for the child. She put Beibei on the long chair and let her play by herself.
Before Yu Hui could say anything when she reached the door, Bei Bei saw her. He stood up by holding onto the back of the chair, and walked forward with unsteady steps, calling out, "Mom."
Before Yu Hui could say anything, Qian Lan threw away the shoe soles and needle and thread in her hand and hurriedly hugged Beibei.
"Oh my dear, why are you still walking? It would be terrible if you fell down." Qian Lan's heart was pounding with fear.
"sister in law."
When Qian Lan heard the shouting, she looked and found that it was Yu Hui.
"I was wondering why Beibei suddenly stood up and walked. It turns out it was you." Qian Lan said with a smile.
"Mommy..." Beibei twisted in Qian Lan's arms, calling for her mother.
Yu Hui took a few steps forward, took Beibei from Qian Lan's hand, and hugged her.
"Our Beibei is really amazing. He can even walk now." He just took two steps on the long bench and was quite steady.
Qian Lan said, "She's already one year old, it's time for her to walk. Don't always hold her in your arms or on your back. Put her on the ground and let her walk more."
Yu Hui nodded. She planned to ask her fellow villagers to help her weave a large mat and spread it in the main room or yard for Beibei to crawl and practice walking.
"Have you bought everything?"
“I’ve bought them all…”
After chatting with Qian Lan for a while, Yu Hui took Beibei back home, tidied up and started preparing lunch.
At noon, Yu Hui planned to make some braised pork, stir-fry some carrots, and then make some tomato and egg soup.
Braised pork takes some time to make, so you have to start early.
Before cooking, she made a bottle of milk powder for Beibei, and when the water temperature was right, she gave it to her directly.
Beibei, who hadn't had milk for a day, didn't even need to smell the milk. He just lay in the cradle holding the bottle and started drinking.
Yu Hui asked Gu Dong and the other three to keep an eye on things and went to the kitchen to cook.
Twenty minutes later, the rich aroma of meat wafted out from the Gu family's kitchen, causing the children around them to clamor for meat.
Yu Hui put the meat, which had been cut into cubes and then fried and boiled in water, into the casserole along with the meat and the soup.
This clay pot was bought by Zhao Changying specifically for stewing chicken when she came to take care of Lin Siyu during her postpartum period. It is also very good for stewing braised pork now.
The casserole was stewing on the stove, and Yu Hui washed the big pot and started cooking rice.
The three brothers smelled the meat from the kitchen, swallowed their saliva, and each took a candy and put it in their mouth.
If you have food in your mouth and smell such delicious food, you won’t be so greedy.
Qian Lan put on an apron and prepared to cook.
Yu Li smelled the aroma of meat from next door, turned his head and looked at his mother and said, "Mom, let's have meat for lunch. Go ask Aunt Yu how she cooks her meat, and we can make the same."
Qian Lan glared at him, "What kind of meat? Your dad isn't home? You just had meat yesterday, why are you so greedy?"
Yu Lixin pointed his thumb towards the neighbor next door and said, "Who wouldn't be tempted by such a delicious smell?"
"Brother, are you greedy?" Yu Lixin asked his elder brother Yu Jianshe who was doing homework in the house.
"Greedy." Yu Jianshe replied very straightforwardly.
Qian Lan: “…”
She was also greedy. Xiao Yu had been cooking meat every day these past few days, and it smelled so good. It really put pressure on the neighbors!
Forget it, she still went over to ask Xiao Yu how he cooked the meat and why it smelled so good.
However, this meat cannot be cooked at noon. It has to wait until Lao Yu comes back for dinner in the evening.
Qian Lan took off her apron and went to the next room to learn from others.
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