Chapter 39 Gu Bei Provokes
"Dad, Mom, I'm back." Gu Chuan sat in Gu Yan's house for a while and then came back.
"How is it? Have you seen your third brother? I don't know where the two of them have been. I haven't seen them for several days." Zhang Dahua was teaching Gu Xiang to weave straw sandals. When she saw Gu Chuan coming back, she asked quickly.
"I saw it. When I went there, my third brother was packing his bow and arrows, and his sister-in-law was making new clothes for him." Gu Chuan said.
"Fourth brother, have you told third brother that dad is looking for him? Why didn't he come with you?" Gu Bei asked anxiously as soon as he heard that Gu Yan and the others had returned.
Gu Chuan glanced at Gu Bei and rolled his eyes in his heart: "I did say that, but Third Brother said he was busy and didn't have time to come."
"What? He doesn't come? Didn't you tell him that it was dad looking for him?" Gu Bei said dissatisfiedly.
Gu Chuan looked at him and said nothing.
Gu Chongshan also felt a little uneasy. As his father, he went to look for him, but the third brother didn't even come?
"Dad, I told you that the third brother didn't take you seriously, didn't he? You asked him to come over, but he didn't come.
He's the type who forgets his mother after marrying a wife. Look, Mom and Dad, since he got married, when has he ever come to visit you two?
You still want to count on him for your retirement in the future, but he doesn't take you seriously now? Will you be able to count on him when you are old and can't move?
I won't say anything more. I'm your son, and that's as it should be. Even Yindi comes over every few days." Gu Bei was very skilled at sowing discord.
They even stepped on Gu Yan and the others to show off their relationship as a couple.
I really had completely forgotten that the reason the couple ran so hard was to save food for themselves and come here to eat.
Gu Chongshan understood this, and so did Gu Chuan, but Zhang Dahua, who had always loved Gu Bei, didn't understand.
She just felt that she was worthy of the man she had loved since childhood, and that he was filial.
"Oh, my second son is really filial. No wonder mother has loved you since you were young. Unlike the ungrateful third son, if I had known he would be like this, I would have strangled him to death when he was born.
Head of the family, you can't let him off easily. And the third sister's family is also a bad person. Men who don't know how to persuade their children are unfilial.
I told him not to give him money. If he wants to marry, let him marry Shanni. We watched Shanni grow up, so she must be more filial than this girl." Zhang Dahua muttered to herself, feeling quite resentful towards Gu Yan and the others.
"Okay, what are you talking about? My daughter-in-law is already married, what's the point of saying this now?
Now that the family has split up, the third brother has to hunt more to earn more money, so how can he have the time to come here every day? Although Gu Chongshan was a little dissatisfied, he also knew that Gu Yan and his family were busy making a living and would not have the time to come here often.
Seeing that Gu Chongshan was about to get angry, Zhang Dahua shut up and said nothing.
But Gu Bei would not miss the opportunity to flatter Gu Yan.
He sat down next to Zhang Dahua and helped her pass the rope while saying, "Don't be angry, Mom. You still have me. I will definitely be filial to you in the future."
"That's right. Fortunately, I still have you. I will cook rice porridge for you in the evening, and I will also stew some rabbit meat for you from the rabbit your father hunted yesterday." Zhang Dahua was coaxed by her second son and smiled happily.
Gu Chuan just watched his second brother fooling his mother. He was already used to it. No matter how angry his mother was, as long as his second brother coaxed her a few words, she would be fine.
He knew that his second brother had coaxed a lot of money from his mother, and he was also wondering why his mother liked his second brother so much?
But he didn't care about these for the time being. After all, he was not married yet. He just followed his father out to learn hunting every day.
Gu Chongshan was impatient to see the loving mother and filial son, so he stood up and left.
He didn't go anywhere else, but went directly to Gu Yan's house.
At this time, Gu Yan was kneading dough, and Li Wanqing was picking leeks beside him. She was going to make some leek dumplings to eat.
"Third brother, third brother."
The couple was working when Gu Chongshan came over.
Gu Yan and Li Wanqing looked at each other, knowing that Gu Chongshan's coming was probably not a good thing.
Gu Yan's hands were full of noodles, so he didn't go out to greet them. Instead, he stretched his neck and shouted in the kitchen: "Dad, I'm in the kitchen, come in."
"What are you doing in the kitchen? It's not time to cook yet." Gu Chongshan said as he walked into the kitchen.
"Dad." Li Wanqing also called out.
Gu Chongshan nodded at Li Wanqing without saying anything.
"Dad, wait a moment, I'll let the dough rise." Gu Yan quickly kneaded the dough in his hands until it was smooth, then covered it with a lid, put the basin in the pot, and let it ferment.
Gu Chongshan watched his son kneading the dough skillfully and realized that he did this often.
"Let's go, Dad, come into the house." Gu Yan washed his hands in the basin next to him and took his father into the house.
Li Wanqing also stood up, poured two bowls of water and brought them in, then came out to continue picking leeks.
"Dad, sit down." Gu Yan brought a small stool to Li Wanqing.
Gu Chongshan looked around the cave. Gu Yan did not take him into the inner room, but sat down in the outer room.
A cave was divided into inner and outer rooms by a partition, and this was the partition that he helped build.
"Dad, what's the matter with you?" Gu Yan asked when he saw Gu Chongshan didn't say anything.
Gu Chongshan looked at Gu Yan steadily. Gu Yan didn't move and just let him watch.
After a while, Gu Chongshan withdrew his gaze and sighed deeply. His son had grown up and no longer needed him.
"Second brother, Dad didn't come here for anything else today, just to see if you have any difficulties.
If there is, tell me and I will definitely help if I can," said Gu Chongshan.
Gu Yan didn't know what his father's purpose was, but he wouldn't be fooled. Gu Chongshan and his wife had done this many times before: first give him a date and then slap him.
It was like before he got married, his parents coaxed him to give them all the money he earned from hunting.
I said nice things at the time, saying I would save it for him, but in the end I gave it all to the eldest and second sons.
In the end, they let him marry Shanni, who was not wanted by the second son. Wasn't it because they wanted to save money? If he hadn't made a fuss later, his parents would not have given him money to marry a wife.
Even though Gu Chongshan gave the money in the end, the knot in Gu Yan's heart was not resolved.
Gu Yan now believes in one thing: he doesn't care what his parents and brothers and sisters are planning.
He just does his part, such as providing for his parents in their old age. As there are four brothers in their family, he will definitely take care of his share of the quarter.
But he won't care if it's not his responsibility.
Now that his father was trying to get close to him, Gu Yan immediately became alert: “It’s not difficult, I can hunt, and my wife can cook and make clothes.
I'll slowly buy more things for the house with the money I earn from hunting. Don't worry, Dad. We'll be able to make ends meet."
Gu Chongshan also knew that among the children in his family, the third one was the most capable, and he had a plan in mind.
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