Chapter 289 Telling Everything
Gu Siqing was now considering how to tell her family about the recommendation. Should she tell them everything about Xia Yuan? Or should she only tell them half of it?
The main reason is that although she is a child in appearance, she is an adult at heart. She doesn't want to tell her family about things that she feels she can handle, so as not to worry them.
But now
It’s better to tell them everything, so that they won’t be too upset if things explode in the future.
After dinner that day, Gu Siqing wanted to accompany Wang Yueju to wash the dishes. Wang Yueju quickly pushed her away and said, "You go study. It's just a few dishes. I'll wash them in a moment."
"I'll stay with you to wash. I have something to say to you and my dad later." Gu Siqing lowered her head and took the bowl to wash.
Her behavior scared Wang Yueju, "What's the matter? Tell me now."
Gu Siqing washed the dishes slowly, saying, "I'll call my dad to talk to us later."
Wang Yueju: Do you know how frustrating it is when you stop talking halfway?
"Then go call your dad over, and the three of us will talk while washing the dishes." Wang Yueju said.
Gu Siqing looked up at her mother. Her train of thought was different from others. Normally, shouldn't they stop washing the dishes and go talk about it together? Or shouldn't they wash the dishes together and then call Comrade Gu Jianguo to talk about it?
With this operation, you want my dad to wash the dishes!
Gu Siqing ran to the main room with a smile on her face. Comrade Gu Jianguo was reading a newspaper and sipping from a teacup in his hand, looking very leisurely.
No wonder I asked you to wash the dishes. I'm feeling unbalanced. You're busy with your career outside, and I'm not idle either. Why should you just read the newspaper and drink tea when you come home while I cook and wash dishes for you?
Gu Siqing felt a little worried for Comrade Gu Jianguo, then said, "Dad, my mom is calling you."
Gu Jianguo put down the newspaper in his hand and asked, "What's the matter?"
"I don't know, it should be a good thing. I'm very happy to see my mother."
Gu Jianguo stood up and walked towards the kitchen with a smile on his face. Gu Siqing followed him, sticking out her tongue. The two of them entered the kitchen one after the other and saw Comrade Wang Yueju sitting there eating melon seeds.
Gu Jianguo walked over and asked, "Xiao Si said you have something to talk to me about?"
Wang Yueju glanced at Gu Siqing and said, "Well, something's up. You wash the dishes, and we'll talk while you do it."
Gu Jianguo turned around and looked at Gu Siqing: Is this a good thing?
Gu Siqing shrank her neck and walked over to sit next to Wang Yueju. This place was safe.
Gu Jianguo was no stranger to work, so he rolled up his sleeves and started washing dishes without saying anything. Gu Siqing leaned over to Wang Yueju's ear and whispered:
"Mom, this is a wise move. I need my dad to take the lead. Otherwise, our son-in-law will have an excuse not to do housework at home. People will say that your dad doesn't do housework at home either."
Wang Yueju had originally just wanted Gu Jianguo to do some housework, not giving it much thought. After starting his business, Gu Jianguo had become increasingly more of a boss. Back in the village, he'd done the heavy work in the fields, and he'd also had plenty of chores around the house, like repairing the pigpen and chopping grass. Naturally, he wasn't expected to do kitchen work or housekeeping.
But things were different now. Besides housework, there was nothing else to do. Before, when Yimin and Erhui were home, the three of them would do it all. Now, Yimin and Erhui were gone, and Xiaosi was busy with high school studies, so she was the only one left to do it, while Gu Jianguo was reading the newspaper and drinking tea. Naturally, she felt unbalanced.
Now listening to Xiao Si's words again, Wang Yueju felt that he was right and that he should set an example for her son-in-law.
"From now on, when Ye Chi and Zhang Zijun come, you can't stop your dad from working. He has to do it." Wang Yueju said.
Gu Siqing nodded. "Yes, think about it. When the family reunites during the holidays, my dad and his four sons-in-law will be busy in the kitchen, and you will take the four of us to watch TV and eat sunflower seeds. How wonderful it is."
Wang Yueju felt happy just thinking about that day, and couldn't help but smile and said, "You are the clever one."
Gu Siqing chuckled.
Gu Jianguo heard the mother and daughter whispering in each other's ears and turned around to ask, "What are you two talking about? Don't you have something to say?"
Wang Yueju thought of the important matter and asked Gu Siqing: "What's your matter? Tell me."
Gu Siqing did not hide anything anymore and told the whole story about the dispute between her and Xia Yuan. Then Wang Yueju stopped eating melon seeds and Gu Jianguo stopped washing dishes.
They never imagined that behind their little girl's book publishing, which they were so proud of, there were so many dirty secrets that they didn't know about. And the little girl had concealed it for such a long time.
Thinking of how Gu Siqing had been frustrated for so long, Wang Yueju's eyes welled up with tears. "How can someone be so cruel? Taking advantage of their power and influence to do whatever they want?"
Gu Jianguo put down the half-washed bowl in his hand and unconsciously clenched his fists. He had lived for so many years and had naturally experienced injustice and oppression, but none of that was as suffocating and uncomfortable as the little girl being bullied.
What was he fighting for? Wasn't it so that his wife and child could live a good life, not be looked down upon or bullied? But after working so hard for so long, his child was still bullied, and the bullying was so cruel.
Gu Siqing knew that if she told her family about this, they would feel as suffocated as she did. This was one of the reasons why she didn't say anything.
"It's nothing, actually," Gu Siqing said with a smile, "The Kyoto market is insignificant compared to the national market. Even if I don't enter the Kyoto market, I can still make a lot of money."
"That's not true at all." Wang Yueju said, "You were forced to give up the Kyoto market."
"Mom, there are always many unsatisfactory things in life," Gu Siqing said. "Some people are born with disabilities, and some are crushed by the pressure of life. What's my situation? Besides, I'm just enduring it temporarily."
Even though she said this, Wang Yueju still felt very upset. Gu Jianguo came over and sat down and asked, "What do you want to do next?"
Gu Siqing told them her thoughts seriously: "I hid it from you before because I felt that even if you knew, we wouldn't be able to do anything to Xia Yuan. First, she is far away in Kyoto and has great power. Second, I don't think it's a big deal and it's not worth bothering Ye Chi and Zhang Zijun because of it."
After hearing what she said, Gu Jianguo touched her head with his big hand. The child was so sensible, so sensible that it made people feel distressed.
"Dad, you need to put something on your hands. You're scratching my hair." Gu Siqing looked up at Gu Jianguo and said.
Gu Jianguo's surging feelings of pity suddenly stopped. Who said his children were all well-behaved and sensible? There was even a naughty child!
Taking his hand back, Gu Jianguo asked, "What are you going to do?"
It's obvious that the little girl has her own ideas.
"I'm not that easy to bully. I have audio evidence. I didn't report it because the timing wasn't right." Gu Siqing continued.
"I asked the school to recommend her this time because I heard Xia Yuan recommended her daughter. Isn't she trying to compete with me? To prevent me from surpassing her daughter, my books can't even be accepted into Jingdou. From now on, I will surpass her in every way. We were both recommended, and to the same school. When the time comes, I will take the exam myself, and she will take the college entrance examination with me!"
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