Chapter 34 So what if you're pregnant with a bastard?
The Gu family courtyard was bustling with activity.
Since it was dinnertime, the Gu family had already said they would provide dinner.
So I steamed a big pot of steamed buns and boiled a big pot of dumplings.
Of course, they are all vegetarian dumplings, filled with chives and eggs.
Even so, the aroma of the dumplings wafting out of the kitchen made the well-drilling team members salivate.
In this day and age, everyone eats coarse flour steamed buns, and dumplings are a rare treat, even during holidays.
I originally thought that when the Gu family said they would provide dinner, they meant two coarse flour buns for each person.
Who would have thought that the Gu family would be so generous, actually cooking dumplings for dinner?
"Captain Wang, Master Li, let's eat first! We can get back to work after we've eaten."
After cooking the dumplings, Gu's mother called the well-drilling team members to eat.
"Oh my, it's so lively here! Gu family educated youth, I heard you're digging a well. We have a well at our educated youth settlement, why bother with this? If you need water, just go to the educated youth settlement to get it!"
Just then, Chen Zhaodi led Liu Jiabao into the Gu family's courtyard, seemingly greeting them politely, but her eyes were actually looking around.
The Gu family really is as capable as the other educated youth said!
In just one day, the house was tidied up so well. Not only were vegetables planted, but chickens were even raised!
You know, these days, there's not even enough food for everyone.
They actually raise so many chickens, it's such a waste, they don't know how to manage their money.
Chen Zhaodi stared intently at the hens, swallowing hard.
"Mom, it smells so good! They're actually eating dumplings!"
When Liu Jiabao saw the well-drilling team carrying plates of dumplings out, he immediately let go of Chen Zhaodi's hand and rushed towards the kitchen.
"Dumplings, I want to eat dumplings."
Gu's mother was serving dumplings by the pot when she saw Liu Jiabao rush into the kitchen, about to bump into Su Xiangwan, who had her back to the kitchen door.
Startled, she quickly pulled Su Xiangwan towards her and stood in front of her.
The reckless Liu Jiabao crashed straight into Gu's mother.
"Ouch!"
Gu's mother stumbled from the impact, but fortunately Su Xiangwan caught her quickly.
Even so, the plate of dumplings that Su Xiangwan was holding fell directly to the ground. If it hadn't been a steel basin but a porcelain plate, it might have injured someone.
"What's going on? Whose child is this?"
Mother Gu, clutching her aching back from the impact, secretly rejoiced that the blow had landed on her.
What if he bumped into his daughter-in-law?
"I want to eat dumplings! I want to eat dumplings!"
Liu Jiabao ignored Gu's mother, whom he had bumped into, and grabbed directly at the dumplings served on the stove.
"Don't grab me!" Su Xiangwan grabbed his dark, black hand, her face full of displeasure.
She naturally thought of everything that Gu's mother could think of.
If Gu's mother hadn't blocked Liu Jiabao's attack in time, she would have been hit...
Just thinking about that possibility sent chills down Su Xiangwan's spine, and she instinctively protected her stomach.
"I don't care, I just want to eat dumplings, let me go right now!" Liu Jiabao said, reaching out to hit Su Xiangwan.
Hearing the commotion, Gu Yanxiao reached out and grabbed Liu Jiabao, lifting him up: "What are you doing? Trying to steal my food and then hitting me? Whose child is this?"
Liu Jiabao was startled by Gu Yanxiao's sudden appearance.
He, who had been so arrogant in front of Gu's mother and Su Xiangwan, changed his expression when he saw the tall and imposing Gu Yanxiao. He pouted and cried out to Chen Zhaodi, "Mom, save me! I want dumplings! Give me dumplings now, or I'll have Dad beat you when I get back!"
Chen Zhaodi had originally intended to hide in the courtyard and not show herself, planning to let Liu Jiabao eat and drink for free. After all, he was just a child, and the Gu family couldn't possibly not give a child anything to eat!
But at this moment, Gu Yanxiao had already picked up her precious son, so she had no choice but to show herself.
He immediately walked over with a smile and said, "Oh, you're Gu, the educated youth! This is my son, Liu Jiabao. We're both educated youth. We heard you were here, so we came to see if there's anything we can do to help."
Gu Yanxiao picked up Liu Jiabao and walked out of the kitchen to the gate of the courtyard. He said, "No need for help. We're going to eat now. It's not convenient for you to be here, so we won't see you off."
Chen Zhaodi choked. Didn't she come over on purpose because she knew they were about to eat?
Who will come when it's time to do the work?
Liu Jiabao also struggled: "I won't leave, I want to eat dumplings! Give me dumplings right now, or I'll have my dad beat you all to death!"
Looking at her crying son, Chen Zhaodi felt heartbroken. She cursed the Gu family in her heart, but smiled and said, "Gu Zhiqing, look, this child is insisting on having dumplings. How about..."
Looking at Liu Jiabao bouncing around in Gu Yanxiao's hands, Gu's mother thought of giving him some dumplings to calm things down.
Su Xiangwan stepped forward, blocking her way, and said, "I'm sorry, we only cooked the dumplings by the count, and everyone was barely half full. Now your son has spilled a whole plate, so there aren't enough left. Since the child is hungry, why don't you take him home to eat?"
"You wicked woman, why won't you give me any food! I'll have my dad beat you to death, and kill that bastard in your belly too! So you think you're something special just because you're carrying a worthless child? It's probably just a worthless piece of trash!"
Liu Jiabao glared at Su Xiangwan with resentment.
As soon as he said that, the whole courtyard fell silent.
The well-drilling team, who already disliked Liu Jiabao's unreasonable behavior but didn't want to say much because he was still a child, also looked at him in shock.
Gu Yanxiao's face instantly darkened.
He simply put Liu Jiabao down by the door and said to Chen Zhaodi, "Who taught him to say that?"
A five-year-old child could not possibly know that much.
Someone must have whispered something in his ear to make him say such a thing.
Chen Zhaodi was swept by Gu Yanxiao's cold gaze, and she turned her head away guiltily, stammering, "Children don't know any better, how can we take their words seriously! Gu Zhiqing, if there's nothing else, we'll be going now!"
This precious son of mine is so insensible.
How could you say those things to someone's face!
Even if you're going to criticize someone, do it behind their back!
If you insult someone to their face, do you think they'll give you dumplings?
The Gu family members were so angered by Liu Jiabao's words that their expressions changed.
Gu Yanxiao, in particular, clenched his fists tightly and swept his cold gaze toward Chen Zhaodi.
If it weren't for the beliefs he'd held since childhood binding him, he probably would have already lost control of his anger and attacked.
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