In fact, Gu An'an really had no memory of Jiang Yong'an.
Before she got married, the original owner had never left Gujia Village, so she naturally didn't know Jiang Yong'an.
Besides, he was originally just a cannon fodder character with no logical plot whatsoever, so how could the relationships between the characters be explained clearly?
Jiang Yong'an is dead; this is something everyone tacitly agrees on.
But who would have thought that this person was still alive and had even returned?
Gu An'an's smile was more like a grimace—
What else could this be but a ghost?
Uncle Li laughed when he saw Gu An'an's expression. His wife was right; Gu would definitely be very happy to hear this news.
That's exactly right.
The mother and her five children, who were originally helpless, have finally found a support system, and their hard times are finally over.
This is a good thing.
Uncle Li's eyesight isn't good due to his age, and if Gu An'an knew what he was thinking, she would definitely mutter something—
Why was she happy?
Is the young widow not happy enough? The man is already dead, why couldn't he just die cleanly?
These words almost slipped out, but Gu An'an ultimately didn't say them after seeing Jiang Mingzhu.
The girl looked on in astonishment, "Father's back?"
"That's right, I saw it by chance too. But Xiao Gu, you have to hurry back." Uncle Li, being a man, couldn't speak ill of the Jiang family, but he was afraid that Old Madam Jiang and the others would be unreasonable and talk badly about Gu An'an behind her back.
Otherwise, why would they keep Jiang Yong'an's return a secret?
"It's kind of Uncle Li to make this special trip. Now that he's back, we definitely have to go and see him."
Gu An'an had no particular feelings about Jiang Yong'an, whom she had never met before, but she felt that he was too irresponsible as a parent to his children.
For myself.
The marriage was entirely planned by Old Mrs. Jiang and her two sons and daughters-in-law; it had nothing to do with Jiang Yong'an. In some ways, they were both victims.
But what will happen to these children now that Jiang Yong'an is back?
If Jiang Yong'an and his two older brothers were as foolish as he was, Gu An'an would always find a way to take the children away.
But what if it isn't?
Does she really have to sleep on the same bed with this man?
Spare her.
Gu An'an was not prepared to make such a big sacrifice.
Looking at Jiang Mingzhu's complicated expression, Gu An'an sighed inwardly. This problem always needs to be solved, doesn't it?
I still have to take a few children with me when I go back, so I need to tidy up the shop first.
The weather is getting a bit warm now, so while this meat can be stored for a while, it won't last very long, especially since the weather is so sunny today.
After thinking it over, Gu An'an said, "Zhu'er, you go home first to find your brother Xu'er and the others. I'll prepare these meatballs and then we'll go back to Jiangjia Village."
Jiang Mingzhu hesitated slightly upon hearing this arrangement. "Mother, if you don't want to go back, you don't have to force yourself."
The girl bit her cherry lips, her face showing a hint of determination. "It's been several years since I last saw him. I can hardly remember what Father looks like anymore. I don't even know what he looks like. Bao'er and Mingxu have no recollection of him at all."
That man only existed in their imagination. When they were wronged, they comforted each other by saying, "It will be alright when Father comes back." But that man never came back.
He didn't show up when they needed him most, so what's the point of him coming back now?
The words of her parents and the matchmaker's command turned her from a young girl into a widow living a life of hardship.
His past resentment towards Gu An'an vanished without a trace after he understood her grievances.
Jiang Mingzhu wondered if her father's return meant that her mother would have to live with a man she had never met, and suffer in silence.
So she would rather not have a father.
Even without Jiang Yong'an as their father, the siblings and their mother could have lived a good life together.
The girl's inherent decisiveness was on full display in that instant: "Brother has been studying the law recently; perhaps Mother can divorce Father."
The word "divorce" shocked Gu An'an. It was fortunate that Uncle Li had to go find his son and leave first, otherwise the old man would have been so frightened that he would have fainted.
How could a young woman of marriageable age say such a thing?
Divorce.
Is this something you can just say carelessly?
However, this explanation was accepted by Jiang Mingyi.
The young man was slightly shocked when he heard the news of his father's return, but he quickly calmed down. "He didn't come looking for us. He probably forgot about us siblings. Why should we go looking for trouble?"
Jiang Mingzhu nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. As expected of her brother, he was very thoughtful. She had never thought that there was such a possibility.
Father came back but didn't come to see them, which should have made them sad. But Jiang Mingzhu didn't feel that sad, probably because her mother was there, and her father didn't matter at all.
Jiang Mingxu pouted, "What's a father? I don't have a father."
He's been calling himself "Young Master" all the time lately, and saying it like that in front of Gu An'an still made him a little embarrassed. "I have my mother, that's enough."
Bao'er was even more direct, reaching out to Gu An'an for a hug, saying, "Bao'er loves Your Majesty."
Do the children really have no expectations of their father?
How could there not be?
But they are more concerned about themselves.
This made Gu An'an feel a pang of sadness. "Mother loves Bao'er too."
The woman's gentle lips landed on the little girl's delicate face, like a warm spring breeze.
No one thought about Jiangjia Village anymore.
Jiang Mingyi helped prepare the minced meat, while Jiang Mingzhu led Jiang Mingxu and Bao'er to stir the egg mixture. For a moment, the small shop's kitchen was busy yet warm.
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