Gan Tao was startled by Gan Mingyi's gruff voice. In her panic, she heard Gan Tian's voice and thought it sounded very familiar. She looked closely and smiled, "Pan'er, is that you?"
She looked at the others and saw that the loud voice was Gan Mingyi. She also recognized the other person sitting in the car; he was Gan Quan's aunt.
Thinking of Gan Li's reputation, she suddenly became a little reserved, but still greeted the two of them politely.
"Second Uncle, Little Aunt".
Gan Li hadn't yet remembered who she was, but seeing her poised and elegant demeanor, she felt a sense of goodwill and quickly greeted her:
"It seems to be on the way. Hurry up and get in the car, we can go back together."
Upon hearing this, Gan Tao waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "I can go back by myself, no need to trouble you."
"What's the big deal? If you don't take the car, we won't go back?"
Gan Mingyi also said casually, "Besides, it's getting dark soon. It's not safe for a young lady like you to walk alone at night."
Gan Tian jumped off the cart and affectionately took her arm, leading her to the oxcart: "Sister Tao'er, don't be so polite, it's getting dark."
Although Gan Tao felt uneasy, she was warmly invited by the three men, and considering it was getting late, she finally nodded and said in a low voice:
"Then I'll have to trouble you..."
As Ganli watched Gantao carefully climb onto the oxcart, she suddenly remembered hearing that name somewhere before.
Sister Tao'er... She heard Gan Qiao mention her at the old house last time. It seems she is Gan Quan's sweetheart.
Thinking about this, she became even more curious about the person in front of her. What kind of girl could Gan Quan, that taciturn man, have taken a liking to?
She glanced at Gan Tao without making a sound, and saw that the girl was pretty and graceful. She was indeed a good girl, and she was a good match for her nephew Gan Quan in terms of appearance.
Why did my sister-in-law look so unhappy when she mentioned her last time?
Along the way, Gan Tian chattered away with Gan Tao, mostly talking about trivial matters concerning family and friends.
Gan Tao listened with a smile, without a trace of impatience on her face, occasionally interjecting a word or two, her words always very polite.
"By the way, Sister Tao'er, I remember you were working at the embroidery shop in town before, weren't you? Did you sell some embroidery work today and that's why you came back late?" Gan Tian asked.
In the countryside, there is less work after the busy farming season, but the family still has a lot of money to spend on food and drink.
As a result, many people would find some work to do when they had free time. The men would mostly go to places like the docks to find manual labor, while the women would help others wash clothes or take on some embroidery work to supplement their family income.
Upon hearing this, Gan Tao's smile turned tinged with worry, and she said in a low voice:
“A few days ago, the embroidery shop received a big order. When I was rushing to finish it, I accidentally hurt my hand and also dirtied the embroidery. The shopkeeper was angry and fired me... Today I went to town to get medicine for my mother.”
"Oh? How could this happen? What are you going to do then..." Gan Tian asked worriedly.
Gan Tao shook her head with a wry smile, then cheered up: "Don't worry about me. I heard you went to school. How's school?"
Although Gan Tian wanted to ask more questions, she saw that Gan Tao looked a little embarrassed and knew that Gan Tao probably didn't want to talk about her family affairs. So she obediently shut her mouth and just followed Gan Tao's words and talked about some things that happened at school.
Gan Tao listened, her face filled with envy and longing.
They finally arrived at the village, and as soon as they entered the village, Gan Mingyi stopped the car, and Gan Tian stopped talking.
"I'm leaving."
Gan Tao greeted Gan Tian and then jumped out of the car. After struggling to lift her bundle, she smiled gratefully at Gan Li and Gan Mingyi.
"Second Uncle, Aunt, thank you for bringing me back today. It's getting late, so I won't keep you for tea any longer."
Gan Mingyi waved his hand: "Hey, what's the big deal? We're all from the same village, why are you talking about this? You should go back now."
Gan Tao then turned and walked home. She knocked on the door, and someone quickly opened it. Several teenagers rushed out and surrounded her, asking her all sorts of questions.
Ganli observed this and fell into deep thought.
After Gan Mingyi unloaded the oxcart, he left, leaving Gan Li and Gan Tian alone. The mother and daughter prepared a simple meal.
During the meal, Gan Li casually inquired about Gan Tao.
"I think Tao'er is quite nice today, so why did your aunt seem to dislike her when she mentioned her before?"
"It's not that I don't like her, it's that I don't like her mother," Gan Tian said casually after taking a bite of rice.
"You don't like her mother?" Gan Li was even more puzzled. "Did they have a falling out?"
Upon hearing this, Gan Tian paused in her eating, silently looked up at her, and asked curiously, "Mother, didn't you know?"
Ganli was somewhat helpless.
She also wanted to ask, how come the original owner didn't know about such big gossip?
Unfortunately, on her way back, she searched her memory for a long time and found that the original owner was so focused on Chen Danian that she didn't care about her family at all except for money. Therefore, she had no memory of this incident.
After asking that question, Gan Tian saw her mother's embarrassed expression and understood. She sighed helplessly, "Speaking of which, this matter is related to you, Mother..."
Gan Li: "..." She knew it!
However, she was already used to it.
She tried to ignore the sudden burden on her back and listened attentively as Gan Tian started gossiping.
Gan Quan and Gan Tao grew up together since they were little, as they were from the same village, and the children naturally gathered together to play.
Gan Quan is calm and quiet, like a silent gourd, while Gan Tao is lively and cheerful, with her eyes crinkling when she smiles, like a sweet peach.
These two people with such different personalities actually fell in love with each other as they grew older. They were childhood sweethearts, having grown up together since they were little.
When Gan Quan reached marriageable age, he took the initiative to express his feelings to Zhao for the first time, hoping that Zhao could propose marriage to Gan Tao's family. Zhao, doting on her son, naturally agreed without hesitation.
She found a matchmaker and asked him to propose marriage to Gan Tao's family.
Actually, the Gan family was quite well-off in the village. Old Man Gan was the head chef at Baifulai Restaurant, and the couple from the eldest son's side of the Gan family also worked there, earning a considerable income. In the eyes of the villagers, these were enviable and lucrative jobs, so Gan Quan had a certain advantage in finding a spouse.
However, the Gan family had a notorious "vampire" aunt named Gan Li, who would come back to her parents' home every few days asking for money, dragging the Gan family down to become one of the poorest families in the village.
Because of this, Zhao was very uneasy, worried that Gan Tao's family would look down on their family.
However, as it turned out, her worries were not unfounded. As soon as Gan Tao Niang heard that Gan Quan's family had come to propose marriage, she refused without hesitation.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
