Chapter 19 You Can Be More Willful
Gu Yan, who was standing by, noticed Niuniu's embarrassment and said, "Let me take a look at your bugs. Niuniu doesn't like bugs."
Gu Zhao got anxious when he heard this and said, "How could she not like bugs? She didn't say she didn't like them last time I showed them to her. How could there be someone in this world who doesn't like bugs?"
Niu Niu thought about how her adoptive parents and little brother Gu Zhao would take good care of her after she came to her new home, so she gritted her teeth and said that she could overcome it.
But before she could speak, Gu Yan said, "There are many people in this world who don't like bugs, but I don't like them."
Gu Zhao was only six years old, and his favorite thing was not liked by his brother. At this moment, he looked as if the sky had fallen.
As the eldest brother of the second house, Gu Yan knew how to teach his younger siblings. He said softly, "I like bitter melon. Do you like it?"
Gu Zhao immediately shook his head vigorously and said confidently: "How can anyone like to eat bitter melon? I only like to eat sweet things."
"So, it's normal for some people to dislike bitter melon and some people to dislike insects, right?" Gu Yan asked.
Gu Zhao nodded as if he understood, but did not continue to pester Niu Niu. Instead, he lay on the ground and continued to look for bugs.
Gu Yan turned to look at Niuniu, squatted down, looked at his sister at eye level, and asked gently: "Did you mean to say that you like bugs too?"
Niu Niu's eyes suddenly widened. She felt that her elder brother Gu Yan was just like a worm in her stomach. How could he know everything?
Gu Yan reached out and patted his sister's wet head, saying, "If you don't like it, then don't like it. It's not a big deal. Don't wrong yourself."
Perhaps it was because Gu Yan's tone was too matter-of-fact, or his attitude was too intimate.
Niuniu opened her mouth and said what was hidden in her heart: "But no one likes a disobedient child."
Gu Yan sighed softly and said, "Our own children, whether they are obedient or not, will be loved by others."
What Gu Yan said was completely opposite to the signals Niu Niu had received during her five years at the Zhang family.
At the Zhang family, she was required to be obedient, to show support, to praise Jinbao as a lovely child, and to appreciate all of Jinbao's hobbies.
Even though Zhang Yuniang once told her to forget everything she learned in the Zhang family, it was not so easy to cut off five years of subtle influence.
She still subconsciously followed the survival rules she learned from the Zhang family and tried to find her place in the Gu family.
"I like Niu Niu, not because you are afraid of or like insects, but because you are my sister. You can be a little willful and don't have to be so sensible." Gu Yan said seriously.
Niu Niu was stunned when she heard that. The five-year-old little kid seldom understood the natural rights that came from family relationships. It seemed as if she didn't need to do anything and could naturally gain the love of others just by relying on her identity.
Gu Yan did not continue to explain, but looked up at the sky and asked, "Niuniu, do you want to pick wild fruits? We can only stay in the mountains for half an hour at most before we have to go home."
Niuniu was still standing there stupidly, but Gu Zhao, who was lying on the ground, suddenly jumped up and pulled Niuniu to the side, "Go find grandpa quickly, he seems to have found another chestnut tree."
Niu Niu passively followed behind Gu Zhao, and the two soon caught up with Old Man Gu, who was looking for chestnut trees in the mountains based on his past memory.
Gu Zhao was still sharing his experience seriously: "Brother, you keep your word. If you say half an hour, then it will be half an hour. Let's have some fun in the mountains. Maybe we can find some incredible treasures."
Gu Yan followed his younger brother and sister slowly. Although he heard what his younger brother said, he just smiled casually and didn't take it to heart.
The place where they were was on the outskirts of Daqing Mountain. There were basically no ferocious beasts. The surroundings looked barely familiar and there was no danger.
"The chestnuts from the chestnut tree to the west are very sweet and smell delicious after being roasted over a fire. My daughter loves to eat them..."
Old Man Gu kept muttering this, and soon he stopped under another chestnut tree. He looked at the empty branches above his head with the familiar blank look on his face.
"Grandpa, why have all the chestnuts on this tree been picked again?" Gu Zhao was very dissatisfied.
Old Man Gu's lips were trembling. He lowered his head to face the disappointed eyes of his grandchildren and was speechless for a long time.
Gu Yan said at the side: "Others can find the places that Grandpa knows. Good things will not be left in the mountains just waiting for you."
Gu Zhao curled his lips, still looking unhappy, and asked, "Aren't there any other chestnut trees? Let's go inside a little further."
Father Gu suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and he shuddered all over and said, "Red fruit...sour and sweet red fruit...over this hill..."
As Old Man Gu said this, he was about to walk towards the inner area of Daqing Mountain.
Gu Zhao cheered and was about to follow.
But he had only taken two steps when he was grabbed tightly by Gu Yan.
"Don't run in anymore! There are wild boars and big insects in the mountains!" Gu Yan scolded.
Gu Zhao was not happy about it, and showed the temper of a six-year-old child, saying, "Grandpa is with me. If he can walk in, why can't I?"
Gu Yan frowned slightly and shouted to his father who was still walking inside: "Grandpa, grandma is calling us to go home for dinner!"
They are now at the junction of the inner and outer areas of Daqing Mountain. It is not safe to go any further inside.
Old Man Gu paused slightly, turned around, and looked at Gu Yan with a confused look, but he finally stopped and did not move forward.
Niuniu, who was standing nearby, was tired from walking, so she found a big rock and sat down. She asked in a low voice, "Brother, are we going back now?"
Her question actually aroused Gu Zhao's temper. He almost rolled on the ground and shouted, "I won't go back, I won't go back, I haven't had enough fun yet!"
The noisy voices of the children sounded particularly harsh in the quiet mountains.
Father Gu walked straight towards Niu Niu, covered her ears, and said soothingly: "Stop making trouble, stop making trouble. The roaring and screaming of ghosts can't disturb Nannan. Nannan can sleep well... and won't get sick again..."
Niuniu might not say anything in the past, but when she thought of what Gu Yan had just said to her, she wrinkled her nose and said to Father Gu, "Grandpa, my nickname is Niuniu, not Nannan."
Niu Niu always felt it was strange. Every time her grandfather called her Nannan, she felt that he was not calling her but someone else.
After hearing this, Old Man Gu was stunned for a moment and suddenly started crying.
The old man in his sixties had tears falling down his dry face, and he kept repeating: "I won't listen... I'm not allowed to quarrel with you..."
Gu Zhao was already frightened and didn't dare to shout anymore. He just stared at the scene in a daze.
The wind around them suddenly stopped, making the old man's crying even more creepy.
"Let's go back." Gu Yan said softly, pulling Niuniu back.
But something strange happened suddenly. There was a rustling sound behind everyone, and a black shadow suddenly rushed out from the bushes and rushed straight towards Niu Niu.
(End of this chapter)
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