Chapter 72: Taking Out Anger
"You dug so many bamboo shoots in just one afternoon? And you peeled them directly?" Li Wanqing said in surprise when she saw the two large baskets of bamboo shoots that Gu Yan brought back.
"Not only these, there are a lot more. I'll send some back first, and then go pick up the rest with Gu Chuan." Gu Yan took the ladle and scooped up some water and drank a few gulps.
"You drank cold water again. Didn't I tell you? You must drink boiled water. Why do you always disobey?" Li Wanqing couldn't help complaining when she saw Gu Yan drinking cold water.
"Hehehe, I forgot, wifey. Next time, next time I will definitely remember to drink boiled water." Gu Yan was not annoyed by being complained about, and said with a smile.
Li Wanqing didn't really blame him, she was just worried that he would get sick from drinking raw water. Seeing him like this, she reached out and twisted his arm, saying coquettishly, "Silly boy? You must be tired after working all day. I'll make you braised pork tonight."
"Oh, my wife, you are so nice." Gu Yan was so happy that his heart was about to bubble.
Just when Gu Yan wanted to hug his wife and give her a kiss, Gu Xiang came out of the house: "Third sister-in-law, is my third brother back?"
Li Wanqing quickly pushed Gu Yan away. Gu Yan then remembered that his sister was still at home and touched his nose uncomfortably.
"Third brother, you're back? Where's fourth brother?" Gu Xiang didn't know that she had interrupted her third brother's good thing.
"The fourth brother is still in the bamboo forest. I came back to deliver bamboo shoots." Gu Yan explained.
"Is this bamboo shoot? This is the first time I've heard that bamboo shoots can be eaten?" Gu Xiang said as she bent down and looked at the bamboo shoots in the basket.
"Well, this is bamboo shoots. I'll fry them for you to try tonight." Li Wanqing said as she took out a mat and spread it on the ground.
Gu Yan poured out all the bamboo shoots in the basket. He still had to pick out the remaining bamboo shoots and empty the basket.
Gu Yan also left with the basket, and Li Wanqing prepared to cook.
"Gu Xiang, wash two bamboo shoots and I will fry them for you to try tonight." Li Wanqing said.
"Okay, Third Sister-in-law, I'll go right away." Gu Xiang agreed, took two bamboo shoots, found a basin and went to wash them.
Li Wanqing took out a piece of pork belly and made braised pork.
"Gu Xiang, we are going to eat rice today. After washing the bamboo shoots, let's steam the rice." Li Wanqing was busy beating sugar color and making braised pork, and she did not forget to tell Gu Xiang to steam the rice.
"Okay, I'll go right away." Gu Xiang looked at the braised pork that Li Wanqing was going to make and couldn't help swallowing.
When Gu Yan and Gu Chuan came back, the braised pork was just out of the pot.
"Are you back? The meal is ready. Hurry up and wash your hands and eat." Li Wanqing brought the braised pork to the table.
"What delicious food did Third Sister-in-law make? I can smell the fragrance from far away." Before Gu Yan could speak, Gu Chuan rushed to speak.
"I made braised pork. Eat more later." Li Wanqing said with a smile.
"Go wash your hands and eat." Li Wanqing said to Gu Yan again.
"Okay, I'll be there right away." Gu Yan had been hungry for a long time, and now he couldn't bear the fragrance anymore.
"Come on, both of you eat more." At the dinner table, Li Wanqing enthusiastically offered food to Gu Chuan and Gu Xiang.
"Delicious, Third Sister-in-law, is this bamboo shoot? This is much more delicious than wild vegetables.
"Sister-in-law, what is this dish? It's delicious even when spicy." Gu Chuan took bite after bite of the dish.
"This is called Spicy Diced Chicken, but eating too much of this dish can cause sore throat, so you'd better eat less," said Li Wanqing.
“The spicier it is, the more I want to eat it. This is your cooking skill, Third Brother is so lucky.
I wish my future wife could have this skill." Gu Chuan praised while eating.
"If it tastes good, eat more. Come over when you want to eat it next time. I will cook many more delicious dishes." Li Wanqing was very happy that others praised her cooking.
"Third sister-in-law, can I come too? I also like the food you cook." Without waiting for Gu Chuan to speak, Gu Xiang was afraid that she would be left behind and said impatiently.
"No, your third sister-in-law is very tired from cooking every day and has no time to serve you." Before Li Wanqing agreed, Gu Yan quickly refused.
Just kidding, he doesn’t have enough time to spend with his wife every day, so he doesn’t want to have two more light bulbs.
"Third brother, why are you like this? We are not eating for free. I will bring the prey, and I will also help your sister-in-law." Gu Chuan wailed.
"Yes, Third Sister-in-law, I will make shoes for you. The shoes I make are very comfortable to wear." Gu Xiang also quickly followed.
"Really? You are so good at making shoes? My husband, you are not as good as me?" Li Wanqing said.
Li Wanqing said it casually, but she didn't expect that her words would make Gu Yan and his two siblings silent.
"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" Li Wanqing asked puzzledly.
"Nothing, let's eat." Gu Yan said.
"What's wrong?" Li Wanqing asked when she saw Gu Yan's mood suddenly became depressed.
"Third sister-in-law, I...we have never made shoes for Third Brother." After saying this, Gu Xiang lowered her head and did not dare to look at Li Wanqing.
Li Wanqing didn't expect that Zhang Dahahua and Gu Xiang had never made shoes for Gu Yan in these years.
No wonder Gu Yan remained silent and Gu Xiang looked ashamed.
"Then where did Gu Yan get the shoes he wore in the past few years? Who mended his clothes when they were torn?" Li Wanqing continued to ask.
Gu Yan was silent for a while before answering, "I bought all the shoes, and I mended the clothes myself when they were torn."
Li Wanqing didn't expect that the Gu family would ignore Gu Yan so much.
"I'm sorry, Third Brother. I'm sorry." Gu Xiang felt even more ashamed when she thought about how her Third Brother had once bought her a hair flower and she had never mended his clothes once.
"Third brother..." Gu Chuan didn't expect that his mother had never made shoes or mended clothes for his third brother even after he had returned home for several years?
Thinking that I have at least four pairs of new shoes all year round, and that my mother and sister will wash and mend my clothes when they are dirty or torn.
Gu Chuan suddenly didn't know what to say to his third brother?
"It's okay, I'm used to it. Let's eat. After you finish eating, you can go back early." Gu Yan said.
Li Wanqing felt a dull pain in her heart as she watched Gu Yan pretending to be indifferent. The word "habit" fully expressed Gu Yan's helplessness and sadness in the past few years.
"Let's eat." There were outsiders at home, so Li Wanqing couldn't comfort him even if she wanted to.
However, she gave up her original idea of interacting with Gu Chuan and Gu Xiangduo.
She originally thought that Gu Yan was nice to Gu Chuan and Gu Xiang and had a good relationship with them.
It doesn’t look that good now.
Actually, it was not Gu Xiang's responsibility. After all, Gu Xiang was just a younger sister. She had no responsibility or obligation to make shoes or mend clothes for her brother Gu Yan.
This matter should be the responsibility of Zhang Dahua as a mother.
But it is obvious that Zhang Dahua did not fulfill her responsibilities.
This time, Li Wanqing completely didn't want to bother with the Gu family, whether it was Gu Chongshan, Zhang Dahua, or Gu Chuan and Gu Xiang.
Although Gu Xiang was somewhat innocent, she was just taking her anger out on others. She didn't want Gu Yan to think about the unhappy things.
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