After exchanging a few more words, Zheng Lanlan left the Gao family with a dejected look on her face. Yu Rujia and her five nieces, all sporting identical expressions, sat on the threshold and watched the whole thing with great interest.
Even eight-month-old Duoxi nestled in Rujia's arms, staring with her adorable big eyes in that direction, occasionally nodding to the aunt and niece beside her. It was clear that this little cutie didn't understand.
His serious little face made you want to pinch it no matter how you looked at him; if he weren't looking at Gao Shujing, you would have gone up and made a move.
Gao Shujing felt exhausted. He tried to reason with people that he had no such thoughts, but they thought he was a hot commodity and wouldn't listen to his advice. They came every day, sometimes even several times a day.
The already limited time is being wasted by others. Not only do these aunt and nephews not help, but they also treat it as a source of amusement, sitting there watching every day.
Gao Shujing said coolly, "Is it good-looking?"
A classic line suddenly flashed through Yu Rujia's mind, and she said it in her off-key dialect: "This is love."
Duofu, propping his little head up, asked in confusion, "Auntie, does having someone visit you every day mean it's love?"
Yu Rujia rubbed his head and said, "Love is an adult matter. You're still young, so you don't need to worry about these things."
Duofu was unhappy about being looked down upon: "I know they want to marry Uncle and become our aunts."
Yu Rujia: "Huh? How do you know all this?"
Doro: "Candy, they're giving candy."
Duoshou: "They told us to call her aunt."
Duoxi, who couldn't speak, bounced around a few times in Rujia's arms to show that she was just participating.
These past few days, Gao Shujing's family has been coming and going. Everyone in the village knows that the kids often visit his house. Seeing how kind Gao Shujing is to them, no matter what those kids think, they all behave admirably in front of Gao Shujing.
Or, in order to gain points for themselves, they might deliberately treat a few kids well.
Yu Rujia was immediately proven wrong as soon as she thought that.
Duofu: "Auntie, does this mean we can't go to Uncle's place anymore now that Uncle is getting married?"
Gao Shujing's eyes darkened: "Why does Duofu say that?"
Duofu's big eyes darted around him a few times: "Aunt Lanlan said she'll marry Uncle in the future, and told us not to go to Uncle's place to freeload, because it's annoying."
Duofu clenched his little fists angrily: "Auntie, I want to learn to cook. Once I can cook, we won't eat at Uncle's anymore."
Gao Shujing was shocked to hear people talking about Duofu and the others in a way he couldn't see, and his anger flared up.
Seeing the children who didn't understand anything, Gao Shujing decided to go find Captain Huang later and ask him to resolve the matter.
Gao Shujing picked up Duofu and looked at him, saying, "Duofu, you don't need to listen to them. You are the most important people to your uncle. You don't need to wrong yourself for anyone. If someone makes you unhappy, just tell your uncle directly."
Duofu looked at Yu Rujia, at a loss for what to do: "Auntie..."
Yu Rujia helped the twins stand up, carried Duoxi to Duofu's side, and touched his little face: "Uncle is right. Next time something like this happens, tell Uncle and Auntie earlier. Our child will not bully others, nor will he be bullied by others."
She's currently busy making autumn and winter clothes for her children. Except at night, she spends most of the day with the children and Gao Shujing. She never expected they would be bullied like this.
She spent more patience on these children than on her previous children. After all, when she had her own children, the tasks of changing their diapers and potty training were either done by servants or by their fathers. When the children were well-behaved, she could just play with them, kiss them, and hug them.
Unlike before when she was taking care of several children, she did everything herself. Now she treats them all as her own children.
Yu Rujia gave Gao Shujing a disgruntled look, then reached out and pulled Duofu close, saying, "Come on, let's go home and cook for ourselves."
Seeing Duofu eagerly throwing himself into Rujia's arms, Gao Shujing felt guilty and dared not look at her. He had so much work to do every day that he couldn't keep an eye on the group without blinking, but he never expected to be bullied.
Seeing that Yu Rujia was so angry that she wanted to cook for herself, even though her cooking was delicious, the thought of her actually doing it herself made his heart ache.
Gao Shujing immediately stopped the person and apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't keep a close eye on those people who came over, and Duofu and the others were wronged. I'll go find the captain and resolve this matter right away, and something like this will not happen again."
“We’re family. With me here, there’s no reason for you to lay a hand on me. When I get back from the brigade leader, I’ll cook some delicious food to make up for it and give Duofu a break.”
"You can keep an eye on me from now on. If I don't do well, you can hit me, scold me, or ignore me. Please give me a chance this time, okay?"
Gao Shujing persuaded Yu Rujia for a long time and promised her a lot of benefits before she finally gave up the idea of cooking for herself.
Once outside, Gao Shujing, who was always shrewd and calculating, couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead. Women are not to be trifled with, especially women with strong personalities like Yu Rujia.
Zheng Lanlan's actions really angered Gao Shujing.
He volunteered to come to Shangfen Brigade to work in the countryside so that he could take care of his nephews.
As a result, the person he cherished was bullied in front of him. It would be considered good-hearted of him not to retaliate, so how could he tolerate her coming again?
To dissuade these women from their plans, Gao Shujing approached Captain Huang and said, "...Captain, I need your help with this. They come to bother me every day, and I can't do my job."
Captain Huang knew that Gao Shujing had become a popular candidate for son-in-law in the brigade, but he didn't expect the situation to be so bad.
Upon hearing that they were affecting Gao Shujing's work, Captain Huang, who longed to shed his "twin stars" status and return to being the only one in the group, immediately said he would handle the matter.
Captain Huang: "I'll go to them one by one. I don't believe they can cause any more trouble. How's it going with you and Yu Zhiqing? If things are going well, you two can get married, and then no one will come looking for you anymore."
Previously, Gao Shujing wanted to have a reason to move to Yu Rujia's place, which is why he didn't refute Captain Huang's statement that he liked Yu Rujia. He didn't expect that he would remember this matter again now.
After spending some time together, he did indeed develop feelings for Yu Rujia. The thought of marrying Yu Rujia made Gao Shujing's throat tighten, and he quickly dismissed the idea.
It's hard to say what will happen between them in the future. She's in a fit of anger right now. If he goes over and brings this up, he'll probably get beaten so badly that even his parents won't recognize him.
If his parents found out, they would definitely praise Yu Rujia for doing a good job, and might even give him another beating.
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