Gao Xiujuan: "Did your brother or Rujia bring this up?"
Gao Guojing scoffed, "My brother is such a coward. He likes Sister Rujia but doesn't dare to say it. He even needs me to help him out. Once they get married, I'll definitely ask him for a big red envelope."
Xia Taishun: "How did you help your brother?"
Gao Guojing explained the situation at Shangfen Brigade, and Xia Taishun finally understood what had happened. He never expected that his arrogant son, who had bullied Rujia when they were young, would eventually fall victim to her.
With this stain on his reputation, this son will never be able to hold his head high in front of Rujia again.
Yu Rujia was raising four children alone, and Xia Taishun had previously worried that her marriage would not go smoothly. Not to mention him, the other members of the Xia family thought the same way.
Having raised his son for nearly twenty years, Xia Taishun knew him quite well. Before the Xia family's troubles, they had returned to the Xia family's old house several times. At that time, Gao Shujing greeted Yu Rujia with a normal expression.
Whether it was genuine sincerity or just polite talk, the parents could tell at a glance. In addition, Yu Rujia's attitude towards the other members of the Jing generation was different; he simply ignored his own eldest son.
They all knew without a doubt that Gao Shujing had dealt with Yu Rujia severely and offended her badly.
That's why they never thought Gao Shujing would end up with Yu Rujia; things never expected that things would turn out this way.
Based on all the things Yu Rujia did for the Xia family, let alone Gao Shujing liking Yu Rujia, even if Gao Shujing didn't like her, as long as Yu Rujia took a liking to him, Xia Taishun would still pack Gao Shujing up and give him to Yu Rujia.
Now that the two of them have come together on their own, there's no need to worry about Yu Rujia's future marriage. Gao Shujing has married someone he knows well, so this is the best outcome.
Han Meifeng's figure flashed past Xia Taishun's eyes, and he hurriedly asked, "What did your second aunt say? Did she agree?"
Gao Guojing: "At first, my second aunt disagreed, but after my brother made a lot of promises, she finally nodded."
Gao Xiujuan: "Rujia is a good person. This way, it's perfectly legitimate for them to live together. I accept Rujia as my daughter-in-law. Your father and I can't attend their wedding, so you'll represent our family there."
Kao Kuo-ching: "I had already guessed it, which is why I asked them to schedule the wedding for the summer."
Xia Jingrong said dryly, "It's not convenient for me to go either. I'll try my best to raise some money and tickets, and I'll trouble Guojing to bring them to me when the time comes."
Gao Guojing: "No problem." Now, the only one who can openly go to Shangfen Brigade is him, who has changed his surname. As long as the Gao family doesn't fall and no one discovers that he went to the cowshed, he will be fine.
At first, the kids were a little unaccustomed to Gao Guojing's departure, but after Gou Dan and Hua Zi frequently came to invite them out to play, this feeling of unease was quickly overcome, and the kids had a great time playing with their new friends.
After finishing the work at the Xiafen Brigade, Gao Shujing took a day off and installed a door in the wall that had been broken open, so that the gap would look better.
After tidying up the door, the kids who had been playing wildly outside all afternoon came back. Gao Shujing pulled the dirty Duofu aside for a manly conversation.
Gao Shujing: "Duofu, Uncle Guojing has gone back to study and won't be back for a long time. He also often goes out to work and can't take care of Aunt and you."
"You are the eldest boy left in our family. Your uncle wants you to become stronger so that when your uncle is not home, you can protect your aunt and brothers in his place. Are you willing?"
Upon hearing that it was about protecting his beloved aunt and his younger brothers who sometimes made him feel tired but mostly brought him joy, Duofu agreed without hesitation.
Duofu said firmly with a determined look on his face, "Uncle, I want to become stronger to protect my aunt and brothers."
Gao Shujing: "Duofu, you're doing great. But to protect your aunt and younger brothers, you'll have to work hard to learn new things. It will be tough. Are you willing, Duofu?"
Upon hearing this, Duofu's little face scrunched up: "Uncle, are you telling me to leave home and go to school like Uncle Guojing?"
He wanted to protect his aunt and brothers, but he didn't want to leave home. What should he do? Thinking of this, Duofu's eyes welled up with tears.
Gao Shujing patted the little boy on the shoulder: "Duofu is still young, he doesn't need to leave home like Uncle Guojing. Duofu can just stay at home and learn from his uncle."
"I'm willing to learn from my uncle." Knowing that he wouldn't have to leave home, Duofu stopped hesitating and immediately gave an affirmative answer.
Gao Shujing: "I knew Duofu was a responsible man. From today onwards, you will sleep with your uncle, practice martial arts with your uncle in the morning, and learn to read with your uncle in the evening."
He had studied the training method that Yu Rujia gave him quite thoroughly, but he hadn't developed internal strength yet, and he was a little worried that his understanding of it wasn't thorough enough.
Gao Shujing, having trained in the army for so many years, knew that to master martial arts, one must first train the lower body, and he was skilled at that.
He would get up every morning and practice martial arts for an hour, which would be perfect for teaching Duofu.
Duofu was very happy that he could practice the martial arts he had been longing for without leaving home and fly around like his aunt in the future, but he was also a little sad that he could not sleep with his aunt.
Gao Shujing watched the little guy's expression change and deliberately provoked him, saying, "Does Duofu not want to suffer and practice martial arts to protect his aunt and brothers?"
Despite his high IQ, Duofu, who lacked experience, fell for his provocation. His initial discomfort vanished, and he firmly declared, "I'll listen to my uncle; I want to practice martial arts."
After that, Duofu moved to Gao Shujing's place to sleep, and the little ones, finding it novel, also went to sleep there.
Yu Rujia finally returned to the happy days of having her own room. Of course, when the little ones wanted to come back to sleep the next day, Yu Rujia and Gao Shujing managed to persuade them with a few words.
After a few times, the little ones got used to sleeping with Gao Shujing and stopped thinking about going back to sleep with Yu Rujia.
Duofu also began his martial arts training.
In the second month of spring, when the grass grows and the orioles fly, and the willows along the dike are intoxicated by the spring mist, Gao Ding's village life vividly depicts the charming scenery of nature in spring. However, in addition to the beautiful scenery, spring also has all kinds of fresh and tender wild vegetables.
For example, lamb's quarters, bracken fern, water celery, wild onions, etc., when cooked properly, are all great accompaniments to rice.
That morning, taking advantage of the good weather, Huang Guihua took a day off to wash and dry some things, and then used the extra time to go to Yu Rujia's place to pick wild vegetables on the mountain.
Duofu and the others had their own friends, so Yu Rujia spent much less time on them. Huang Guihua came to invite her to pick wild vegetables, and since she was free at the time, she picked up her basket and went with her.
The two walked and talked, and the conversation eventually turned to Zheng Lanlan.
Huang Guihua: "You know that Zheng Lanlan got married a couple of days ago, right?"
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