Chapter 220 Gu Nian’s Fatherly Heart
"What's the matter? Boss, did the second son agree?" Gu Nian returned home, and before he could even catch his breath, Zhang Dahua asked anxiously.
"Look at you, you're not steady at all. Go, pour me a bowl of water first. I've been traveling for half a day and I'm so thirsty." Gu Nian said as he sat on the chair like an old man.
As soon as Zhang Cuihua saw the man's expression, she knew that the matter was almost done.
She wasn't angry at all. Instead, she turned to the girl and said, "Go get your dad some water. You have no sense at all."
"Boss, has the second son agreed?" Although Zhang Cuihua had a pretty good guess in her mind, she still wanted to confirm with Gu Nian.
Gu Nian drank a few sips of water before he said slowly, "Of course I agree. Go and prepare Shuanzi's luggage. I'll send him over tomorrow.
Don't take clothes with patches on them, and if you have any dried bamboo shoots, mushrooms, or anything like that at home, take some too."
"You really agreed? That's great. I'll go get it ready right away. Oh, I should have made some new clothes for Shuanzi. It's too late now."
I have just washed his bedding, and I will get him a new sheet.
Big girl, go find your brother's new shoes.
"Erniu, go check how many mountain products are left at home." After getting the promise, Zhang Cuihua began to get busy.
When Zhang Cuihua was asking questions just now, Shuanzi was also listening.
Now I also asked excitedly: "Dad, can I really go to school?"
"Really, Dad will take you to register tomorrow. From now on, you will live in your second uncle's house and stay with Zhiwen usually." Gu Nian said.
"Dad, do I really have to live in my second uncle's house? Can't I live at home?" Shuanzi was a child after all, and he felt a little nervous when he heard that he was going to live in his second uncle's house.
"Shuanzi, if possible, I don't want you to live with someone else, but we don't have a place to stay outside.
Dad has to go hunting in the mountains to make money and can't go out with you.
So I can only let you live in your second uncle's house.
Shuanzi, you are already eight years old and a big boy. You should learn to take care of yourself in the future.
Of course, if you are wronged, don’t endure it. Tell your father and he will take care of it for you.
You should know that you are only living in your second uncle's house, and your father will bring you food and drink.
And Dad will also send you some pheasants and rabbits every month, which is equivalent to paying the rent.
You don't have to feel uncomfortable because it's not your own home. You're not living there for free." Gu Nian warned.
Of course, Gu Nian was worried about leaving his son alone at Gu Bei's house.
The child is so young, and although he is not spoiled at home, he has never suffered any hardship or grievance.
How could he feel at ease now that he was going to live in someone else's house?
Although Gu Bei is my second uncle, he is not as close as my own family after all.
Moreover, Gu Nian had come to understand the kind of people Gu Bei and his wife were over the years. They were the most selfish and cold-hearted people.
If there is not enough benefit, they will not care who you are.
That's why he promised to send them pheasants and rabbits every month, and asked Zhang Cuihua's mother and daughter to get more mountain products to send to them in the fall.
This is all to make Gu Bei and the others treat Shuanzi better.
All in all, this is just Gu Nian's fatherly love.
"Dad, I know, don't worry." Although Shuanzi was only eight years old, he was considered a teenager in this age where people could get married and have children at the age of fifteen or sixteen.
"When you enter the school, study hard and don't worry about other things. Just remember that you are only living in your second uncle's house, but we have also paid a price." Gu Nian was given reassuring advice again.
"I understand, Dad. Don't worry. I will study hard in school and will not waste my money." Shuanzi patted his chest and promised.
"Well, Dad believes in you. Okay, go and pack up your usual things. I'll call you when it's time for dinner." Gu Nian patted his son's shoulder.
"Big girl, second girl, you two go cook.
Your brother will be going out to study tomorrow, so let’s have something delicious tonight.
"Big girl, you stew a cured chicken with some dried mushrooms, and second girl, you make pancakes with some lard." Gu Nian said.
In the evening, the family had a delicious dinner and Zhang Cuihua sent the children to bed.
When they were the only two people left in the room, their excitement had subsided a little after such a long time.
Now I have the mood to think about other things.
"Boss, we all know what kind of person the second brother is. How could he agree to let Shuanzi live in his house so easily?
Did you agree to any conditions he offered? "Zhang Cuihua, as Gu Bei's cousin who grew up together, knows Gu Bei quite well.
If there is not enough benefit, even his own mother and the elderly will not take advantage of him.
"Well, I promised him that I would send him pheasants, rabbits, and other mountain products every month.
But the most important thing is that I told him about what happened when I went to Gu Yan's place yesterday.
The second child has always loved to compare himself with the third child, but unfortunately, he is not as capable as the third child. He always loses.
This time I deliberately said that Gu Yan was ungrateful and treated like a slave at home. I just wanted Shuanzi to stay at his house, but he disagreed.
The second brother didn't want to agree at first, but after I said that, he agreed immediately.
He also said he wanted to buy a desk for Shuanzi.
I knew that the second oldest had always wanted to outdo the third oldest for so many years, but he just never had the chance.
Now that Shuanzi is involved, the second brother will definitely not let him go." As Gu Bei's eldest brother, Gu Nian has a very accurate grasp of Gu Bei's heart.
Gu Bei always thought that he had Gu Nian in his control, but in fact, everything was just Gu Nian's calculation.
I can only say that these brothers of the Gu family are not easy to deal with.
"You are the smart one as the head of the family. If I were to say, the second son has been smart since he was young. How could you let Shuanzi live in his house?" Zhang Cuihua looked at Gu Nian with admiration.
"That's right, Gu Bei is so petty, he wants to hide it from me? I just don't want to argue with him.
Isn't he just jealous that the third child is living a better life than him? He doesn't even think about the fact that if it weren't for his mother's partiality, he might not even have enough to eat. "Gu Nian said proudly.
He knew that even now that Gu Bei and the others had moved out, his parents would still bring him lots of things every time he came back.
It was only because his parents had not treated him unfairly that he did not say anything.
He is not like the third and fourth brothers, two fools, who give sufficient pension every year, but in the end all the money goes to the second brother.
"My parents are partial to each other. Every time the second child comes home empty-handed, he leaves with bags galore.
My parents are busy every day, and everything they bring back is taken away by the second child.
How could the second brother and the others possibly finish eating so much food?
"Boss, do you think the second brother and the others took some of their belongings out to exchange for money?"
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