The New Year passed in the blink of an eye, and Gu Zixiao, who had been free at home, was called back to work by her superiors.
The day before she was to go to work, Gu Zixiao surrounded Lan Yao with deep resentment.
"Ugh, I really don't want to go to work."
Grandma Yu rolled her eyes and asked irritably, "You're a grown man. If you don't go to work, do you want to stay at home every day and have Lan Yao support you?"
If that's your character, then I can't let Lan Yao marry you.
Gu Zixiao: "Can't I just say it?"
This was the first time he had rested for so many days without anyone coming to see him.
The premise is that he has been working diligently and conscientiously for so many years, and has never slacked off for a single day.
Rest is something that has never been a part of his life.
Besides, he had no reason to take a break before, nor did he have any intention of taking a break. He was focused solely on his work, doing nothing but tasks.
"Thinking about it won't work either," Grandma Yu said indifferently. "As a man, and a capable man at that, how can you just stay idle at home?"
Gu Zixiao couldn't help but object, "Grandma Yu, sometimes you really know how to..."
Gu Zixiao couldn't think of that word.
Lan Yao added on his behalf: "Double standards."
“Yes, it’s double standards.” Gu Zixiao glanced gratefully at Lan Yao, then said to her grandmother, “Before, you kept saying that I was not as good as Lan Yao and that I was no good.”
But in these matters, they think I'm a man and should shoulder the responsibility of the family. Can't I be a kept man? Right now, I really want Lan Yao to support me.
His Lan Yao is so amazing, he could totally be a gigolo, as long as his Lan Yao can support him.
"No, no, you can't," Grandma Yu firmly objected.
"If this is your attitude, then I need to seriously consider whether Lan Yao should marry you."
In her view, if a man lacks even the most basic sense of responsibility and the determination to earn money to support his family, then what's the point of marrying him?
Why not just live alone?
It's simpler and more carefree for me to live my life on my own.
When two people get married and live together, it's all about the mundane things like firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea.
The most basic element of this is money.
You can say you're aloof and don't like money.
But you absolutely can't do without money.
Grandma Yu has seen many scenes of people living a miserable life because they have no money.
As the saying goes, poverty-stricken couples face a hundred sorrows.
Even if you're not married, if you're alone and don't have any money, feelings of inferiority and pressure will come crashing down on you like a storm.
A person's wealth gives them courage.
Without money, a person naturally has no status and will be timid and hesitant in everything they do.
Grandma Yu once met a girl born into a family that favored sons over daughters. The girl was beautiful, but she had no money or status, so naturally her parents did whatever they wanted to her and casually married her off to an old man.
Because she was sold by her parents, she naturally had no say in the old man's house.
She didn't dare to speak, because if she opened her mouth, people would say, "You're just someone we bought, what right do you have to speak? Just focus on working and having children. It's our family's business, you're an outsider, so mind your own business."
That's right!
outsider!
She was an outsider in her parents' home, and she was still an outsider in her husband's home.
After experiencing a series of setbacks, the girl had a bit of luck and went to work in a factory.
She was hardworking and smart, and soon she earned more and more money. Even after she gave birth to a daughter, no one in her family dared to say anything to her.
After all, getting a job these days is no easy feat.
Even after she returned to her parents' home, her brothers no longer dared to speak harshly to her or scold her as they had before.
That's what gives a person confidence! What gives a girl confidence is money.
Of course, you could also say that the girl has a strong personality and a smart mind.
However, none of these compare to money.
Money determines your courage and status.
Of course, you can be wrong too!
Grandma Yu has been through a lot, so she naturally knows the importance of money.
At this moment, Lan Yao spoke up for her, saying, "Alright, Grandma Yu, I think Gu Zixiao is just saying it."
After all, he has rested for so many days. It's normal for him to feel uncomfortable going back to work and to complain to us.
Please have a little compassion for this poor child.
"Since you've said that, of course I'll understand him." Grandma Yu chuckled after saying that. "You didn't expect that, did you? The famous war god in the army will one day start complaining and grumbling like a little girl."
Gu Zixiao: "Didn't I used to lack a sense of security? Now I have Lan Yao, right? My sense of security is off the charts. Naturally, I need to vent to someone close to me so that I can elicit her pity, right?"
Grandma Yu looked disgusted and didn't want to talk.
Lan Yao was very satisfied with Gu Zixiao's explanation. She wrapped her arms around Gu Zixiao's neck and kissed his handsome face from both sides.
Gu Zixiao was completely dumbfounded by Lan Yao's series of actions and reactions.
He had never encountered such a warm side before.
Gu Zixiao felt both shy and sweet inside. He thought that his wife really liked him. Otherwise, she wouldn't have started touching him in front of outsiders.
He really liked what his wife did to him.
That wouldn't work for anyone else.
Gu Zixiao could knock his opponent to the ground with a single punch, then proceed to beat him up with punches and kicks.
Look at how blatantly these two people are behaving in front of her.
Grandma Yu sighed inwardly. It was clearly a case of one willing to give and the other willing to receive; what kind of pot is this, and what kind of lid is this?
She wouldn't interfere in their affairs anymore, just to avoid being disliked by Lan Yao later.
After teasing Gu Zixiao for a while, Lan Yao hugged his head and said, "I'm hungry, I want to eat the food you make."
Gu Zixiao perked up immediately upon hearing this: "What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."
Lan Yao: "Let's eat something simple."
Gu Zixiao: "Okay. How about some sour soup noodles? I wonder what Grandma Yu wants to eat."
Lan Yao: "Okay."
Then Lan Yao asked Grandma Yu what she wanted to eat.
Grandma Yu replied, "I'll eat the same food as you."
In addition to making sour soup noodles, Gu Zixiao also stewed a side dish.
It contained spare ribs, crispy and fragrant pork belly, a whole chicken, dried green beans from the autumn, potatoes that had been stored all winter, and wide rice noodles that he had managed to get his hands on.
He discovered that Lan Yao had a particular fondness for foods like rice noodles.
Ever since he discovered this, he would go to the black market or the supply and marketing cooperative whenever he had free time.
If I see them, I'll buy them all.
There were a few times when I almost got into fights with people.
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