Gu family.
When Gu's father learned that Gu Chan had entered the canteen of the cotton textile factory, he was shocked beyond belief.
"Really?" He locked his eyes with his wife. "Who told you that? Have you decided yet...?"
He asked questions one after another like pouring beans.
Mother Gu didn't keep the secret and said, "It was the third son's wife who said that. I heard that family also reimbursed the medical expenses. When Ah Chan is free, she should come back. She also owes money to the eldest and second sons' families."
Father Gu nodded, "Okay."
If Achan has any extra money, it would be better to pay back the eldest and second brothers as soon as possible.
The two families didn't have much money, and winter was coming soon. They had to buy some of the things they needed at home, and that cost money.
"Achan is not someone who owes money and doesn't pay it back. She is not your little girl, so don't worry." said Gu's mother.
Father Gu was silent for a moment, his face sullen. "Why bring her up when there's nothing else to do? Is Chunchun causing trouble for others?"
Ever since Gu Xing'er published an announcement in the newspaper to sever ties with the Gu family, she has never visited the family again. Gu's parents don't know what's going on with her. Occasionally, they hear villagers say that they saw her going to the movies with a young man and that they had a close relationship.
The old couple was helpless. They couldn't control it and didn't want to control it, so they always responded in silence.
After a few times, everyone in the village could see that the Gu couple had lost interest in their little girl and never mentioned her again.
Mother Gu was heartbroken and said, "What a shame! How could I have given birth to such a shameless daughter? The Gu family has lost all face."
"It's not a complete disgrace." Father Gu was optimistic. "Yuanshan and the others, including our eldest daughter, are all doing well. As for that ignorant girl, she was raised by her mother. The whole team knows about it. Even if she becomes a bad person, it's none of our business."
This is how he comforted himself, and it actually worked. At least he didn't feel so depressed anymore!
“…”
Mother Gu choked.
"Is that what you said?" Her expression was complicated and indescribable.
Father Gu's expression remained unchanged. "Well, what do you say? Have you taken care of her for a year?"
Mother Gu rolled her eyes and said, "I'm wondering, will you give me a chance?" She twisted the old man's arm angrily with so much force that the old man gasped in pain.
He pulled the old woman's hand away and said coldly, "What are you doing? What are you doing? Just talk, why are you touching me?"
Damn old woman, she was so cruel, she must be dead!
"What are you doing? What are you doing?" Mother Gu insisted. "If it weren't for you, old man, doing nothing, my little girl would have grown up like that. I just... I just hate you to death!"
When people are angry, they blurt out all sorts of things.
Seeing his wife getting really angry, Father Gu pulled a stool closer to her and spoke in a softer voice, "Look at you, why are you really angry? Did I just let Mother do what she wanted? No, I feel sorry for you. There are so many children at home, how can you take care of them all..."
When I was anxious, I even said all the corny words that I had never said when I was young.
Listening to the old man's explanation, Mother Gu's face began to smoke. She could no longer sit still and said angrily, "You damn old man, you have no shame!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he hurried out of the house.
Zhao Liuniang had just returned and saw her mother-in-law looking like she was being chased by a dog. She was very puzzled and asked her father, "Dad, what happened to Mom?"
"...It's nothing, just go about your business." Father Gu felt aggrieved after being scolded by his daughter-in-law and had no mood to talk.
"Oh." Zhao Liuniang put down the firewood, returned to the house, and woke up Gu Yucheng who was catching up on his sleep.
"Wake up!" She pinched the man's nose and shouted in a whisper.
Gu Yucheng couldn't breathe and had no choice but to open his eyes.
"Who offended you again?" he asked.
"No one bothered me." Zhao Liuniang said, looking furtively towards the door, and lowered her voice very low, "Dad and Mom are acting strangely, do you know what's wrong with them?"
Gu Yucheng sat up and looked at his wife blankly, "Really? Why didn't I notice it?" he asked back.
Zhao Liuniang pushed his shoulder, glared at him, and said unhappily, "You're at home, how come you don't know anything?"
Gu Yucheng was helpless. "Please be reasonable. I'm just catching up on my sleep. Can you hear the sounds and understand everything going on at home while you're sleeping?"
“…”
Zhao Liuniang was stunned by the question and was speechless.
"I see you've rested, why don't you paste the remaining matchboxes?"
Gu Yucheng was born with a thick nerve and couldn't do this kind of delicate work. He had tried it before, but his shoulders and buttocks hurt and his efficiency was extremely low.
At that time, he made up his mind never to do this job again.
When Gu Yucheng heard his wife asking him to paste matchboxes, his mind became clearer.
He calmly changed the subject, "...Were you asking about my parents? I know."
When talking about his parents, Gu Yucheng was very tactful and didn't speak loudly, but in a low voice.
"Mom and Dad must be talking about my eldest sister."
"She was talking about eating big wontons at my third brother's wife's place." He only heard this and was so greedy that he was afraid that his father would hear him swallowing his saliva and scold him, so he didn't dare to listen any further. "I heard it was stuffed with meat and covered in white bread. Dad and Mom are really lucky."
Gu Yucheng sighed. Before the family split up, he could still taste the meat occasionally. But after the family split up, he couldn't even suck on the meat bones.
Heartache!
Zhao Liuniang was also greedy. Since the family split up, they hadn't tasted meat for about a month!
"...It's a good thing that my parents have three younger siblings who are filial to them."
Gu Yucheng looked innocent, "I didn't say it was a bad thing."
Zhao Liuniang didn't want to pay any attention to him.
Is that what she meant?!
After getting a cold stare from his wife, Gu Yucheng reflected on himself, realized his mistake, and said, "My wife is also filial. She gives her parents-in-law everything she has at home..."
Zhao Liuniang looked at him and asked, "What good things are there at home?"
Gu Yucheng thought hard and smiled awkwardly, "It's nothing good."
He pretended to check the sky, then exclaimed, picked up his dusty patched coat, and hurried out. "It's already this late, I should get back to work. Wife, take a break, I'm leaving now."
Zhao Liuniang: “…”
Without turning on the lights, the room is so dark, how can you tell what time it is?
After being speechless for a long time, Zhao Liuniang hurriedly pasted the matchboxes. When her third brother's wife came back, she finished the remaining ones and sent them over, asking her third brother's wife to help her get the job done.
Just hand it in and you will get money.
Thinking of this, her face was full of smiles.
…
Big room.
Huang Xiulan and Gu Lan were also working hard.
"When you hand in the matchbox and get the money, Mom will buy you a red hairband."
Gu Lan was busy working, and when she heard this, she looked up at her mother, her eyes bright and clear, "No, I have it. Third Aunt gave it to me... I haven't used it yet."
The things that her third aunt gave her were very beautiful, but she was reluctant to use them, so she kept them all and planned to use them during the Chinese New Year.
Huang Xiulan knew her daughter's thoughts and said, "Your Third Aunt is your Third Aunt, I am me, I am your mother, I should buy it for you."
As she worked, she muttered, "When you buy a new one, you can wear the new one that your third aunt left for you... Wear it when you want to."
The red hairband that A-lan wears on her head was bought by her when she was six years old. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Gu Lan smiled softly, "Okay."
She knew in her heart that she was the envy of other girls in the village because her family was very nice.
In particular, Third Aunt gave her clothes, shoes, hairbands, etc., and often prepared special meals for them. You can't find such a Third Aunt in any other family.
As for Third Uncle, although he is not often at home, as long as he is still a soldier, no one will look down on her or their family.
She is so lucky.
Gu Lan raised the corner of his mouth to smile.
Seeing this, Huang Xiulan asked with a smile: "What are you thinking about? Why are you smiling so happily?"
"Nothing." Gu Lan smiled shyly, "I just feel... it's great to be born in our family."
These words made Huang Xiulan's heart sink, and an indescribable warmth surged over her.
She smiled, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes finally merged into a flower. "Your father and I feel so happy to have such a well-behaved and sensible daughter like you."
People these days are more reserved. Because of Lin Zhao's passionate and straightforward personality, the Gu family gradually learned from her and would say some tender words from time to time.
Huang Xiulan inevitably felt uncomfortable when she said it, but when she thought of what her third sister-in-law said, that it was not shameful for people to express their inner feelings and emotions from the heart, she felt that it was nothing.
But Gu Lan, the little girl, was thin-skinned and her face flushed red. When she lowered her head, her ears were burning hot.
The door curtain was lifted.
Tiedan and Libao walked in.
"Mom, my brother and I are going to look for Yubao and Hengbao. Do you have anything to say?" Libao stopped in front of Huang Xiulan.
"Yes, you two take some food with you, and also give them the insoles I made." After all, it was her nephew's birthday, and although Huang Xiulan was not rich, she also prepared a gift. It was a sole she made by herself. Not only was it comfortable to wear, but there was also a pattern on it, two dogs and a monkey.
Tiedan urged, "Where is it? Mom, tell me and I'll get it. You're too slow. We're in a hurry."
"When are you rushing? How come I didn't know you were in a hurry?" Huang Xiulan asked him.
Li Bao exposed his brother and said naively, "My brother lied to you. We are not in a hurry."
Huang Xiulan glared at Tiedan, "Get out of the way, you bastard! Don't block the road! You're so annoying!"
After saying that, he went to get his things.
Tiedan pinched his brother's face, "Gu Zhili, are you stupid? Can you not be so honest? Sooner or later, someone will cheat you out of your underwear!"
Libao struggled, trying to avoid his brother's hand, and spoke vaguely, "No one deceived me except you!!"
He sounded angry.
Gu Lan: "Puff!"
Libao couldn't break free from Tiedan's hand, so he reached out to his sister and yelled, "Sister, sister..."
Asking for help.
Gu Lan couldn't bear to see his younger brother being bullied, so he stood up and pulled his older brother away.
"Tiedan, don't mess with Libao. If you make him cry, I'll spank you."
Tiedan's mind flashed with unpleasant images, his face stiffened slightly, and he said confidently, "Libao is too stupid. I'm training him."
This is largely true.
Tiedan felt that in the entire brigade, no other child was as foolish as his brother, and he had to educate him to prevent him from being cheated in the future... and counting money.
Gu Lan shook his head. "Aunt San said that everyone has their own personality and we should respect each other. You can't force me."
She patted Libao's shoulder and said, "Libao is honest, not stupid. He knows who is good to him and who is not. Besides, there are so many people watching us, how could he be deceived?"
Tiedan's expression was furious, "Whoever dares to cheat my brother, I'll get him!"
Gu Lan patted his head, "Who are you messing with? Do you want to get beaten?!"
Libao covered his mouth and laughed, but still laughed out loud.
He is not stupid or foolish at all, he is obviously very smart.
Gu Lan couldn't hold it back and laughed out loud as well.
When Tiedan saw them laughing, he started laughing too for some reason.
Click.
There was a sound of the door curtain falling.
Huang Xiulan came in with a basket and saw her children smiling happily, but she didn't understand why.
Just as she was about to ask the reason, Tiedan came forward and took the basket from her hand.
"Mom, what are these?" he asked.
It’s so heavy.
"Yes." Huang Xiulan responded, a trace of worry on her face, "You eat so much, I'm worried you won't have enough!"
Tiedan smiled awkwardly.
"Third Aunt said that my brother is growing taller, so it's normal for him to be greedy and eat a lot," said Libao.
Huang Xiulan smiled, "I didn't say you can't let your brother eat it. Don't you give him a sweet potato sooner or later?"
Tiedan: “…”
Don’t even mention sweet potatoes, he even farted in class!
Fortunately, there were many students who farted during class, so it wasn’t too embarrassing.
well!
When can I stop eating sweet potatoes?
At this moment, Tiedan had a simple wish - he hoped to eat less sweet potatoes, on the premise that he could fill his stomach.
Sweet potato heartburn (???ヮ??)
"Mom, let's go with our things." Tiedan carried the things in one hand and pulled Libao with the other and walked out.
Li Bao turned around and looked at Gu Lan, frowning, and asked, "Sister, are you not going?"
"I'm not going. You guys have fun. Don't fight." Gu Lan felt that she was a grown-up girl and it was not right to fight with those kids for food.
Li Bao's eyes were clear. "There are delicious foods. Heng Bao said that Aunt San made them a cake that was so fragrant and soft. Uncle San also sent them a car and a plane. Don't you want to see it, sister?"
Gu Lan thought about it.
She hesitated again and again, but still shook her head, "...You guys go ahead, I'll watch it later when I have the chance."
The little girl was very interested in airplanes and was curious about what something that could take people flying into the sky looked like.
Libao didn't try to persuade him anymore, just said "oh" and left with his brother.
When the two brothers arrived at their third uncle's house, there were already several children in the yard, all of whom were the twins' good friends.
Yu Baoheng was greeting them warmly.
The table was filled with candies, and each child had a bowl of malted milk, which they drank with great care, their faces filled with bright smiles.
When I saw Tiedan and Libao, I called them over to drink with me.
Song Yunjin was accurate in positioning himself today. He was the waiter. When he saw someone coming, he made some malted milk and invited them to sit down.
Tiedan Libao felt a little uncomfortable.
Looking around the yard, there are beautiful little red ribbons tied on the trees and beautiful wild flowers on the windowsill. The yard has a different feeling.
Libao took a sip of malted milk and narrowed his black eyes.
"Hengbao, where's your car? Can I see it?"
Heng Bao was full of enthusiasm, like a little sunflower. "Everyone has seen it. It's inside. Come on, I'll take you to see it."
He and Libao went into the house hand in hand, and Tiedan followed them consciously.
Well, he wanted to see it too.
When the two brothers went in and saw Yu Bao and Heng Bao's new treasures, their eyes seemed to be fixed on the two toys and they were stunned for a long time.
This is a car (plane)!!
Libao struggled to look away, happy for his good brother, "Hengbao, you have a car! Yubao, you have a plane!!"
The twin brothers nodded heavily, their cheeks aching from laughing.
Yubao: "Yes, Hengbao and I are super happy."
Hengbao suppressed his smile and said with emotion, "It would be so nice if I could celebrate my birthday every day!!"
Tiedan laughed heartily. "Ask Auntie San if she wants you to have a birthday every day."
"No." Yu Bao said with a serious face, "My mother gets up early in the morning to make cakes and doesn't sleep well. She also has to cook so many dishes. She's so tired. Once a year is good enough."
Hengbao thought about it and nodded in agreement, "Yes, once a year."
He said with great satisfaction: "Mom celebrated our birthdays, I am already very satisfied hehe."
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