As Gu Mingli's childhood friend, Lu Xingzhi knew that his uncle's family also had no daughter. However, there was a girl from the Gu family's side branch who wanted to be Gu's uncle's daughter, but unfortunately she never got her wish.
He saw the little girl calling Gu Mingli "brother" under the guidance of her family. But Gu Mingli looked very impatient at the time and did not admit it. So where did this "sister" come from?
He asked this question when no one was around.
Gu Mingli buried his head in the sink and washed his face. The red hair on his forehead was wet and drooped down limply.
"You don't know about this. My uncle's family had a girl who was kidnapped by the nanny and outsiders when she was just over one year old. After that, there was no news. At that time, my uncle's family was in deep pain. My family also kept it a secret, so not many people knew about this."
Lu Xingzhi looked at him in surprise - "So this is...found?"
Gu Mingli smiled and nodded, then casually pulled back his hair, revealing his smooth and handsome forehead, making him look even sharper and wilder.
"We found him. He has only been back for two or three days. The day before yesterday, my parents took me back to the old house to see him. He looks a lot like my grandmother and is quite well behaved. He remembered me in just one day and even used my uncle's cell phone to call me and say he missed me. He also said he would bring me dinner in the evening. The little guy is quite conscientious..."
He talked a lot with a hint of boasting in his tone. Lu Xingzhi twitched his lips when he saw his childhood friend like this, wondering if he had been switched.
His childhood friend usually said few words but was very harsh. The most he said were "get out" and "seeking death". When had he ever said so much? And he was just exaggerating.
Lu Xingzhi pushed his glasses and... it was quite unbelievable. He was a little curious about this sister that his good friend was talking about.
"Ah-chu——"
He sneezed with a babyish sound, warming his little nose.
"Is someone talking about our little Nuan Nuan again?"
Mom's gentle voice came from behind. Different from Dad and Grandpa's reaction, Mom Gu teased Nuannuan jokingly.
The soft and furry little girl tilted her head and thought for two seconds - "It's Fourth Brother. Fourth Brother is thinking about Nuannuan."
After saying this, he nodded his head, feeling that his guess was completely correct.
Mr. Gu walked in and couldn't help laughing when he saw Nuannuan's cute little appearance. She is worthy of being his daughter, she is so cute!
Mother Gu also smiled and placed the bowl of flour on the kitchen counter. She grabbed the edge of the kitchen counter with her warm little hands and stood on tiptoe to look inside.
"I'll knead the dough, your mom will roll out the dough, and Nuannuan and brother will make dumplings, okay?"
That’s right, tonight the whole family plans to make dumplings.
Gu An at the door was extremely disgusted - "Who said I wanted to make dumplings?"
Gu's father glanced over and said, "Why? Are you worried that you can't make the dumplings well? That's fine. I'm also worried that you'll waste the dumpling wrappers that your mother rolled out with great difficulty."
Gu An was not convinced. "Who said I can't wrap it well? How can such a small thing be difficult for a young master like me? Besides, isn't there someone younger than me here?"
The younger child Nuan Nuan looked very serious - "Nuan Nuan can learn this."
Gu An——"It doesn't matter who can't learn it, I'll just do it!"
After saying that, he walked up to Nuannuan with great momentum, and laughed mercilessly at the little girl who was much shorter than him.
"How can you make dumplings when you're not even as tall as the kitchen counter?"
Not only did he laugh at her, he even poked Nuannuan's head with his fingers, almost knocking her over as she was standing on tiptoes.
Then he was slapped on the back of the head by his father.
Gu An——"..." Nuannuan covered her head which was poked and stared at her brother with watery eyes.
Dad Gu——"Go get a small stool for your sister!"
Gu An snorted, put on the most ferocious expression and did the most frightening thing, and obediently moved a stool in.
Nuannuan's little face turned to smile, and she didn't care at all about her brother poking her head just now. It was too forgiving of grudges.
"Thank you, brother."
Gu An had a ferocious expression—"Short legs."
Seeing that his father was about to slap him again, he quickly hid behind his sister.
"Dad, if you make me stupid again, you'll have to support me in the future!"
Father Gu glared at his son and said, "You are useless!"
Gu An curled his lips. Don't think he doesn't know that his sister is a treasure at home. He is fierce to him but gentle to his sister. So hiding with his sister is of course the safest place.
"Can you go up by yourself? Are you begging me to help you?" That cocky look really deserves a beating.
Gu Linmo was almost mad at his stupid son - "Who are you talking to about the young master?"
Gu An——"It just came to my mind."
He calls himself this when he's outside, it sounds so domineering!
Nuannuan was not unable to climb such a short distance, but before she could even lift her feet, Gu's father carried her up on a stool.
Nuannuan——"…"Does she really look that short? QAQ.
The kitchen was very lively. Grandpa Gu was playing with the dog in the living room, and he was in a very good mood listening to the sounds in the kitchen.
Such a big villa is much more lively now than before.
Dad Gu is very strong. While he was kneading the dough, Mom Gu was mixing the meat filling beside him. The two children watched with wide eyes and curiosity.
Mother Gu smiled and talked to them - "Don't think that I don't cook much. I studied cooking before. I can make some simple dishes and desserts. I was the first in the class."
"Mom is so awesome."
Nuannuan widened her eyes and praised him with a particularly sincere tone.
When she compliments others, her eyes are filled with admiration and her baby voice is so soft that you don't have to take it too seriously. The person being complimented feels so satisfied.
The smile on Mother Gu's face deepened. It turned out that her daughter was a caring little quilt.
When making dumplings, Mother Gu stood in the middle of the group and started teaching. Except for her, the other three people at the scene didn't know how to make it.
Using the same teaching method, Mother Gu finally realized the helplessness of being a teacher. The three students learned in very different ways.
Perhaps it was because Nuannuan had cooked at home before and watched others make dumplings, and her fingers were nimble, so she learned it very quickly. After making three dumplings, she had made them quite well.
As for the other two, Mama Gu can only describe them with one idiom: “A rotten tree cannot be carved!”
The first dumpling that Gu An made turned out to be a glutinous rice ball. The second one turned out to be a bun with only three ugly big folds. The third one turned out to be a square-shaped thing of unknown shape. The fourth one…
Mr. Gu held the small dumpling wrapper in his big hands, his brows furrowed and serious. However, he put too much filling in it and was clumsy in wrapping it, which resulted in the opening not being able to be closed at all. The bun looked neither like a bun nor a dumpling.
The second opening closed, but there was a crack on the butt, and the meat stuffing leaked out again. The third one... In short, none of the shapes were good or complete.