Chapter 159 What's it to you? Are you bored?
When the old lady brought Gu Yin out, the others in the courtyard stopped talking and looked at them with smiles.
The old lady placed the milk in front of the three of them and said with a smile, "We have a happy occasion in the family recently, so we bought a lot of milk to entertain our guests. Please try it. We didn't know that such a small carton would cost ten yuan, but we heard it's nutritious, especially for children and the elderly, as it helps strengthen their bodies! The taste is not bad!"
After saying that, the old lady smiled and sat back down in her seat.
Jiang Yuren had assumed there would be tea in the water, but there was no water left, only milk. His expression remained unchanged, but inwardly he was contemptuous of the Gu family, feeling that they had no manners at all. They hadn't even offered tea to their guests. They were indeed country bumpkins, and he shouldn't have had such expectations of them.
Gu Yin noticed that the smile on Grandma Jiang's face turned a little awkward, but even at her age, she still had composure.
Grandma Jiang put the milk in the container, took a small sip, and nodded, "It's delicious!" Then she put the milk down and didn't touch it again.
The boy, on the other hand, seemed to be having a great time drinking.
Seeing Gu Le staring at his grandson, the old lady also looked at her grandson. Seeing his greedy look, she immediately became a little dissatisfied. However, since this was someone else's family, she couldn't say anything to her own grandson.
Grandma Jiang looked at Grandma Gu, smiled and pointed to Jiang Yuren, introducing him: "This is my son, named Jiang Yuren, who works at the county education bureau. This is his son, who is also my grandson, named Jiang Qingzhu. He is currently in the second year of junior high school. I thought that since we had nothing to do during the summer vacation, I brought them here to visit each other, so that they wouldn't get too used to the city and not know the difference between the five grains! That wouldn't be good."
Grandma Gu introduced everyone in the house, and then smiled and said, "Want to learn about grains? That's easy! Come on, come on, I'll take you to the fields, to the land. We can not only see them, but also harvest them, and see how these grains make their way to our dinner tables! Shall we go now or rest for a while before we go?"
Grandma Jiang: "..."
Jiang Yuren: "..."
Jiang Qingzhu's milk no longer tasted good. In this heat, how could he possibly go to the fields? Besides, wasn't he supposed to be visiting relatives today? He even specially wore his favorite, newest, and best shoes and clothes. If he had known he was going to work in the fields, he wouldn't have worn them.
Thinking of this, he became anxious and looked at his father urgently, saying, "Why do we have to go to the fields again?! They didn't say we had to go to the fields when we came!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the courtyard fell silent.
Gu Le was sitting comfortably on the low chair next to Gu Yin's feet. Upon hearing this, she turned her back to them, hugged Gu Yin's leg, pursed her lips, and smiled broadly. Her shoulders swayed back and forth. Gu Yin looked away, afraid that she would burst out laughing too.
Seeing Jiang Yuren's embarrassment, Grandpa Gu coughed lightly and said, "It's hot today. If you want to see them, you don't need to go to the fields. When you go back, you can look at them along the way. They're all in the fields."
With the old man offering a way out, Jiang Yuren, fearing his mother might say something even more outrageous, quickly said, "Indeed, I saw it on the way here. We can stop and look at it again on the way back, or take pictures and learn more about it later!"
Jiang Qingzhu visibly relaxed.
He heard that this was his aunt's house, and that one of her children had been admitted to Jianggao High School and the other to the No. 1 High School in the city. He was very curious and, seeing that there were girls about his age in the yard, he figured that they must be the ones who had been admitted to high school.
Fearing his son might say something foolish again, Jiang Yuren spoke up before he could: "When we arrived, we stopped at the village entrance. Some villagers came up to us out of curiosity and asked which family we were visiting. When they heard that we were from the Gu family, they were all very happy and excited and told us that Gu Yin had been admitted to Jiang High School, right?"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Gu Yin and smiled, a smile that he thought was very friendly. But when Gu Yin saw that smile, she would think of the time in her previous life when the TV series failed to pass censorship and the entire crew had to go to dinner with the officials at the dinner. They all had the same smile, thinking it was friendly, but to others it was particularly hypocritical!
Gu Yin nodded: "Yes." Then she stopped talking.
Jiang Qingzhu looked at this and then at that. He didn't understand. Wait, didn't his whole family know that the other person got into Jiang High School? Why did his dad act like he didn't know anything?
Jiang Qingzhu was momentarily speechless, not knowing why.
When Jiang Yuren saw that Gu Yin had only replied with one word, the smile on his lips began to falter.
Grandma Jiang, standing nearby, became dissatisfied and looked at Gu Yin directly, saying, "When we met at your maternal grandfather's place before, Gu Yin wasn't like this, unable to utter a single word. Back then, her mouth was like a machine gun, chattering non-stop, leaving people speechless. What's wrong with you today? Why are you so quiet? People who don't know might think you're not welcoming us. Those who do know might think that girls have changed a lot as they grow up and become more demure. But even if you've become more demure, it shouldn't be like this. In our residential compound, the ladies from scholarly families are also very demure, but they are all very poised and elegant. You're like a taciturn gourd, which isn't good."
Gu Shu had just entered the door when he heard these words, and he was immediately furious! He slammed his luggage down!
With a loud bang, everyone in the courtyard was startled, especially Old Mrs. Jiang, whose heart was pounding in her chest!
"No, who are you? Who are you anyway? What kind of attitude is this? Coming to someone else's house and criticizing them, what business is it of yours whether my sister is well-behaved or not? Are you just bored? If someone brings manure past the door, are you going to go up and taste it to see if it's salty? Is this what your upbringing and manners are like? A lady from a respectable family! A lady from a respectable family isn't like a gossipy old woman like you! Being poised and elegant isn't like a chatterbox! You haven't learned even a tiny bit from the people in the family compound, yet you dare to spout nonsense! Is your brain completely rusted? Coming to someone else's house and nagging at their child, your manners are laughable! Even the widow at the village entrance is more well-mannered than you!"
Gu Shu's outburst really infuriated Old Madam Jiang. Fortunately, she was in good health and didn't faint from anger, but Gu Yin could tell from her expression that she was about to faint too!
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