Duo was delighted to finally join the small group, a soft, adorable smile spreading across her face. Then she let out an "Ah," as if signaling them to continue.
Yu Rujia touched the soft, tender little face of the baby: "Be good, Duo Le, and listen to your brothers."
As if he understood, Duole immediately nestled quietly in his older brother's arms, his dark eyes fixed on his mother, looking completely absorbed.
For a moment, Yu Rujia wondered if she had set a bad example, and felt a little guilty.
The discussion was in full swing when it suddenly stopped. Those who enjoy gossip hate hearing things that aren't fully developed, so Duolu couldn't help but urge, "Yeah, Auntie, why do you think Yuanyuan would think that way?"
Yu Rujia's initial unease vanished, replaced by a strong desire to gossip: "What do you guys think of Sister Yuanyuan's looks?"
Dorjee: "It's great."
Duoxi: "Yes, she's prettier than many people."
These two are similar in that they are both martial arts practitioners, and they don't focus much on their appearance. As long as they find someone pleasing to the eye, they are considered good-looking.
Duoshou hesitated for a moment: "Stronger than the average girl." He was a vain kid with his own aesthetic sense.
Duofu: "It's alright, not bad."
When Gao Shujing brought in the stir-fried dishes, he saw a large group of six children huddled together as if they were plotting something big, and he couldn't help but crease his forehead with a few black lines.
I thought something had gotten in the way, which was why no one was coming to serve the dishes, but it turns out they were just eating melon seeds.
When the kids first arrived at the Shangfen Brigade, Yu Rujia often took them out to eat melons, not even sparing his own. It was common to see the four kids, one adult and four children, lined up to eat melons.
Yu Rujia couldn't bend them anymore. He put a lot of effort into bending the other little ones, and he managed to bend the other three, except for Duoshou, quite successfully.
Unexpectedly, a few years later, Yu Rujia's love of gossip spread to the younger members, adding two more gossip enthusiasts to the group.
Gao Shujing coughed a few times, pretending to tidy up: "Get ready, it's time to eat."
Upon hearing this, Duofu was startled and quickly stood up, clutching Duole in his arms. His uncle had taught them etiquette, mentioning that eating melons was not a proper thing to do, and he usually behaved quite well.
His uncle wasn't there, and Duoshou was talking so eloquently that he couldn't help but listen for a bit. Before he knew it, he had moved closer. The little guy was like an ostrich, silently praying that his uncle hadn't guessed what they were doing.
Apart from Duofu, the others didn't feel burdened. Some took bowls, some took chopsticks, and everyone pitched in, and the meal preparation was completed quickly.
Duofu, like a thief burying his head in the sand, glanced at Gao Shujing and saw that the latter was preparing milk as usual. He quickly put Le, whom he was holding, into the cradle.
Gao Shujing handed the baby bottle to Duo Le, who was already reaching out his chubby little hands and urging him to drink after smelling his food, and then went back to the table to eat.
Duofu thought to himself, "Uncle probably didn't hear that."
But his foolish younger brother quickly shattered his illusions.
Duolu said with great enthusiasm, "I'm going to keep an eye on Sister Yuanyuan. I can't let her be deceived."
Duo Shou: "I think instead of keeping an eye on Sister Yuanyuan, we should find a way to let Aunt Wu find out that Sister Yuanyuan is in contact with Zhou Zhiqing. Aunt Wu is shrewd. If she finds out about this, she will definitely keep an eye on Sister Yuanyuan."
Yu Rujia: "Duoshou is right, let's do it this way. It's enough for us to let her mother find out about this. Let her elders handle the rest."
“You’re still young, and you might not be able to handle things properly. If something goes wrong, people might blame you.”
Yu Rujia only likes to watch the drama unfold, not to become part of it, and basically doesn't meddle in other people's business.
However, the children are young and want to do good deeds, so she can't teach them the cold-hearted idea of "minding one's own business" at this important time when they are forming their values.
Compared to Taroku's direct intervention in management, she chose Tasuku's roundabout approach.
Dorjee eagerly raised his hand to volunteer: "I can help."
Gao Shujing raised an eyebrow and said softly, "Duoji, please help take care of your younger brother."
Dorjee thought his father didn't understand what they were talking about, so he corrected him, "We're talking about helping Sister Yuanyuan."
Gao Shujing subtly began to persuade his son: "If you take care of Duo Le, your brothers will have more time to do this, which means you're helping Sister Yuan Yuan."
Naïve Dorje believed him and vowed, "Okay, I'll take care of Dorje and I definitely won't let my brothers get distracted."
The next day, the situation changed. They said that when Song Liyun was about to fall, Zhou Likang helped her up, and it wasn't indecent behavior; Li Haisheng had misunderstood.
Li Haisheng also admitted that it was indeed a misunderstanding, and the matter was over.
As for how they reconciled in private, no one except the three of them knows.
Of course, this is Zhou Likang's own opinion.
In fact, ever since their affair was exposed, Ding Xiaoxi, the gossip queen of the educated youth compound, has been working on the front lines of gossip. She was not kept in the dark about Zhou Likang and Wu Yuanyuan's affair, nor was she kept in the dark about the three's private reconciliation process.
Once Ding Xiaoxi found out, it was the same as Duoshou finding out, and the matter naturally shifted to Yu Rujia.
Duo Shou: "Zhou Zhiqing first persuaded Song Zhiqing, and the two of them agreed that there was no hooliganism, and claimed that Song Zhiqing ran away from our house yesterday because she was heartbroken that Li Haisheng had slandered her."
“Li Haisheng started the fight and injured Zhou Zhiqing. He threatened that if the rumors in the brigade were not cleared up, he would go to the police station with his injuries.”
"Li Haisheng didn't want to go to jail, and with Song Zhiqing mediating between them, he agreed to change his story and also took on Zhou Zhiqing's medical and nutritional expenses."
"The two of them squeezed a hefty sum out of Li Haisheng, and the money they got was split between Zhou and Song, the educated youths."
After discussing it with Song Liyun, Zhou Likang found a perfect excuse for Song Liyun's last-minute desertion that day, and also cleared Zhou Likang's name of being a hooligan.
Ultimately, Li Haisheng was the only victim in the whole affair.
Yu Rujia was genuinely surprised that Li Haisheng, the brigade's number one troublemaker, and Huang Caihong, the reckless scoundrel, would admit to this loss and even be extorted for a large sum of money.
Yu Rujia: "Tsk tsk, Zhou and Song, these two educated youths are truly a perfect match, one pot and one lid, top-notch."
Duofu glanced at Duoji and said thoughtfully, "There are indeed many things going on at the educated youth compound. Our family is rich and has lots of good food. Aunt, do you think they might try to extort money from our family one day?"
Before Yu Rujia could reply, Duolu clenched his little fists, his face fierce, and said, "They dare! I'll beat them to a pulp!"
Duoxi said crisply, "I'll fight too! I'm really good now, I'm not afraid of them." The little guy has martial arts skills, so his confidence is overflowing.
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