Ruan Qiushui served chicken soup and rabbit meat to the table, then used firewood to scoop out sweet potatoes, peeled them, and began to eat.
"This rabbit meat is spicy and flavorful, it's just my taste."
Is it because the Gu family also eats spicy food, or was it specially made to cater to her taste? She has never mentioned liking spicy food.
"Heh, she really knows how to do things. She's only just arrived and she's already got men coming to fawn over her."
Qin Qiaoqiao returned after finishing her meal and happened to run into Gu Changfeng, who was carrying a basket.
Looking at Ruan Qiushui's lavish meals, what else is there to be confused about?
"none of your business."
Ruan Qiushui slammed down her chopsticks, as if to say, "Try saying that again."
It's so annoying to encounter a dog that has eaten poop while eating; it's really disgusting.
"Brother Duan, tell me, is that really the case?"
Qin Qiaoqiao was unwilling to give up and turned to look at Duan Zhiyu behind her.
She wanted Duan Zhiyu to see through Ruan Qiushui's true colors as a vixen.
Not only is she fickle, but she's also good at putting on airs.
"Perhaps it was the meat that Ruan Zhiqing bought with his own money and had someone cook it for him?"
Duan Zhiyu was still infatuated with Ruan Qiushui, and he didn't believe that Ruan Qiushui would be interested in a country bumpkin.
She should have been interested in someone like herself, who shared the same background as a sent-down youth.
"How could that be? She must have seduced that man. If she really did buy his body, it would be payment in kind."
Qin Qiaoqiao would never believe Duan Zhiyu's assumption.
"Qin Qiaoqiao, watch your mouth."
Ruan Qiushui stepped forward and slapped Qin Qiaoqiao hard this time, making her see stars.
"Of all people to mess with, why did you have to mess with me? Aren't you shameless?"
You can't out-argue me, and you can't beat me in a fight. Could it be that you have a masochistic constitution?
"Ruan Qiushui, I'll fight you to the death."
Qin Qiaoqiao felt extremely insulted. She flung Duan Zhiyu's hand away and lunged at Ruan Qiushui with bared teeth and claws.
"What a clever trick, like a stray dog pouncing on poop."
Ruan Qiushui dodged nimbly, while Qin Qiaoqiao fell to the ground, getting a mouthful of mud.
"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"
"Ruan Qiushui, xxxxx".
Qin Qiaoqiao's palms were also scratched, and her mouth was full of the taste of earth.
She ended up looking disheveled and like a shrew from the streets.
"Even crows know to feed their parents, and my son has reverted to his ancestral ways. He's been beaten so badly that he's revealed his true colors and is now spouting animal language."
Ruan Qiushui slapped Qin Qiaoqiao across the face again, making it a perfect symmetrical slap.
I'm worried that if she slaps herself like this so often, won't her palms get calluses?
"Pfft."
Chen Fenglan, who was watching the show from the sidelines, was extremely supportive and almost applauded and cheered.
"Duan, you should help Qin up first."
He Yongjun couldn't bear to look at her; Qin Qiaoqiao's appearance was simply too ugly.
"Qiaoqiao, get up quickly."
Duan Zhiyu's clothes were brand new; what if they got dirty with mud?
"Brother Duan."
Qin Qiaoqiao listened to Duan Zhiyu's words.
She had no choice but to stand up reluctantly and follow behind Duan Zhiyu.
Looking at the mostly uneaten chicken soup and rabbit meat, Ruan Qiushui lost her appetite.
After quickly finishing the sweet potato, he made an excuse to go to the bathhouse and then entered the space.
In her previous life, Ruan Qiushui was rebellious by nature.
My grandfather forced me to study traditional Chinese medicine for over a decade, but when it came time to fill out my college application, I secretly chose classical literature instead.
Her grandfather was so angry that he almost severed ties with her, and her parents cut off her financial support.
After her grandfather passed away, Renshantang declined and closed down. The failure to carry on the tradition of traditional Chinese medicine became a lifelong regret for her.
Until she gained a spatial ability and her soul traveled to the 1970s, she saved Baldy and Aunt Wu.
In the darkness, everything seems to be ordained by fate.
…
Gu Changfeng returned home in high spirits, where his family was sitting at the table, waiting for him to start the meal.
"How is it?"
Xie Xiuying waited anxiously for the results.
I don't know if Ruan Yatou accepted the meat or not.
If I accept, I don't know if it will suit her taste.
If you don't like it, then blame it on the third brother. Who told him to make it spicy on his own?
"Um."
Gu Changfeng nodded.
"Then quickly put down the basket and eat."
Xie Xiuying felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders and invited Gu Changfeng to eat.
"immediately."
Gu Changfeng carried the basket and placed it in his room as if it were a precious treasure.
His future wife gave it to him; the Gu family shouldn't eat it.
He's very stingy; he doesn't even want them to smell his own odor.
"Mother, where did Third Brother go? Who got that bowl of rabbit meat?"
"We don't even have enough to eat for our own family, yet we're giving it to others."
"If you really have to give it to someone else, you might as well give it to Sister Wang."
Gu Xiaoxiao pouted. Her third brother had taken half a rabbit; how many pieces of meat would she have to eat less of?
“That rabbit was hunted by your third brother. He can give it to whomever he wants.”
"Besides, half of the steamed buns your third brother brought back this morning have already gone into your stomach. Aren't you satisfied yet?"
His own daughter is spoiled rotten and doesn't know her place. He's probably still thinking about pairing the Wang family girl with the third son.
She doesn't even know what kind of people the Wang family are. Even if the third son were to retire from the army, or even if he were paralyzed, she would never let the Wang family girl into the house.
It seems we'll have to let this girl stay at her parents' house for a few days.
"Pah, pah, pah."
Xie Xiuying quickly tapped on the wooden table.
"Old woman, what are you doing?"
Gu Guangrong was smoking his pipe when Xie Xiuying startled him.
Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask.
Xie Xiuying had a stern face, and Gu Guangrong wisely shut his mouth.
My wife has a terrible temper. She doesn't give him, the head of the family, any face in front of the children.
The eldest son's wife, He Chunhua, almost burst out laughing, and then exchanged a glance with the second son's wife, Zhou Lan.
In the Gu family, the fear of their daughters-in-law is an ancestral trait.
…
"Qiushui, it's time to get up. It's your first day at work, so you need to make a good impression on everyone."
Chen Fenglan woke Ruan Qiushui up and then took a basin to wash up.
"They're up earlier than the chickens!"
It was still dark, and she simply couldn't open her eyes.
Luckily, I went to bed earlier than the dog, otherwise I would have felt really bad.
By the time Ruan Qiushui finished tidying up in a daze, Chen Fenglan and the others had all finished eating.
"Hurry up, there's no time to spare. I brought you a cornbread to eat on the way."
Chen Fenglan stuffed a cornbread into Ruan Qiushui's hand and pulled her outside.
Duan Zhiyu was woken up by He Yongjun, still unaware of what was happening. Seeing everyone running, he started running after them without even washing his face.
Gu Xianjin, dressed in a faded Zhongshan suit with an old fountain pen clipped to his breast pocket, delivered a passionate speech mobilizing for spring plowing.
"Now we'll begin taking attendance."
"Zhao Dashu, Zhang Erniu, Zhou Sanni..."
"Qin Qiaoqiao, where is Qin Qiaoqiao?"
Gu Xianjin frowned and looked up, but there was no sign of Qin Qiaoqiao at the dam.
"He Yongjun, where did Qin Qiaoqiao go?"
How could anyone dare to disregard such a crucial event as spring plowing? How did He Yongjun become the supervisor of the educated youth?
"Didn't Qin Qiaoqiao come? Didn't you call her?"
He Yongjun turned to look at Chen Fenglan.
Qin Qiaoqiao was sleeping in the girls' dormitory, so he dared not go in and asked Chen Fenglan to inform her.
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