Chapter 2: Tall and Strong
Gao Mingcheng gave away a male fish weighing five or six kilograms. Logically, he could have had a meal at Xuanyuemei's house, but who told him to bring up the matter of marriage? In the end, he was driven out by Xuanyuemei, who was both nervous and shy.
When Aunt Huang proposed marriage to her son, she was beaten out by Xuanmei with a broom. Gao Mingcheng was naturally treated better and was gently pushed away by Xuanmei with a blushing face.
"I...I haven't thought about it yet..."
Xuanyuemei looked at him shyly, turned her head and hid in the kitchen.
Looking at the many beautiful and shy little looks, Gao Mingcheng smiled happily and did not force his way in.
It is quite interesting to see many beautiful and shy girls with strong personalities.
With his thick skin, if it were in his previous life, he might have chased after the woman and pestered her relentlessly. But now, with more experience in his life, he is no longer a young boy and knows that when pursuing a woman, he should be relaxed and in moderation.
"Then think about it carefully! Anyway, I have chosen you!"
Gao Mingcheng spoke loudly at the door. His words were like a stone, hitting the slightly rippling water surface, and then causing even bigger splashes.
In the kitchen, Xuanmei leaned against the wall, feeling her heart pounding as if it was about to jump out of her chest.
Only when she heard Gao Mingcheng's footsteps leaving did she breathe a sigh of relief, lowered her head and stared into space for a moment, then pursed her lips and smiled.
After leaving Xuanyuemei's house, Gao Mingcheng did not return to his own home, but went to a house not far behind his own home.
The people of Gaojia Village have the habit of living together. A long time ago, there was a large family with the surname Gao here. The family was divided into three branches. The first branch was the direct branch, and the second and third branches were side branches. Then people from each branch lived together, and the whole village respected the first branch.
Of course, this happened a long time ago. Now people live together as equals, but the habit of each family living together has continued. Therefore, those living in the center of the village are all members of the Gao family.
His wife Xuanyuemei's family is also from the village, but because of her mixed surname, she lives a little far from the center of the village.
Gao Mingcheng's family belongs to the eldest branch of the family. He calls the family behind him "neigelatin", but this is only in terms of seniority. In fact, the blood relationship between the two families is quite distant.
As soon as he stepped over the threshold, Gao Mingcheng heard Shan Tianfang's storytelling of "The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties" coming from the house, but the story was almost coming to an end.
The sound of cooking came from the kitchen. Gao Mingcheng paused for a few seconds and then walked towards the kitchen.
An old man in his sixties was cooking by the stove. Some chopped vegetables were being stir-fried in a large iron pot. Due to the high fire, they were cooked quickly.
The old man skillfully added salt to season the food, then scooped up the dish and placed it on a plate.
Next to the greens, there was a plate of fried tofu.
"Grandma." Looking at the slightly hunched back of the old woman, Gao Mingcheng's eyes turned red and his emotions were churning inside.
In his previous life, after he brought back the news of Gao Zhuang's death, his grandmother died soon after due to excessive grief.
This made Gao Mingcheng feel extremely guilty. He originally wanted to show filial piety to Gao Zhuang and took out a lot of money for his grandmother. However, after learning that her only grandson was gone, his grandmother lost the will to live. After a heart-wrenching cry, she refused to eat or drink for three days and died on the fourth day.
In his previous life, this became a thorn in Gao Mingcheng's heart.
Now that I see that my grandmother is fine, the thorn has been slowly removed.
Hearing his call, grandma looked back and smiled kindly: "It's Mingcheng, have you eaten? Let's eat together at grandma's place!"
"Go and listen to the story quickly, or it will be over soon! I'll just serve you some food!" Grandma knew that Gao Mingcheng also liked to listen to "The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties", so she let him go into the house to listen.
"Oh." Gao Mingcheng looked at his grandmother's kind smile, and his heart suddenly felt at ease.
He was reborn, and all the tragedies of his previous life could be nipped in the bud.
In this life, he will no longer let down so many beauties, will no longer ignore his two sons, and will no longer let Gao Zhuang die tragically on the streets at such a young age!
He calmed himself and walked towards the room where the radio was.
Through the window, you can see a young man in a white vest, listening to the story with fascination. The expression on his face changes with the direction of the story, sometimes excited, sometimes nervous, and sometimes angry.
Looking at the young man's lively appearance, Gao Mingcheng's eyes were filled with nostalgia.
In his previous life, he traveled all over the country with Gao Zhuang and suffered a lot, but also made a lot of money. However, during a fight with street thugs, Gao Zhuang blocked a knife for him in order to save him.
However, when he frantically rushed the injured Gao Zhuang to the hospital, Gao Zhuang had already died from excessive blood loss.
More than 20 years have passed, and he still remembers what Gao Zhuang said before he died: "Brother Mingcheng, I'm glad you're okay... Please take good care of grandma for me."
"…To know what happens next, please wait for the next chapter."
With this sentence, today's "The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties" comes to an end.
Gao Zhuang was listening with great interest, muttering, "This episode of 'Qin Shubao defeated all the generals in a martial arts contest, and little Houyi used clever tactics in an archery contest' is really interesting! It makes my blood boil!"
"Hey, I don't know where Brother Mingcheng is. He didn't even come to listen! I'll tell him about it later. He'll definitely regret not listening, haha!"
"Hey, why are you laughing so foolishly!" Gao Mingcheng leaned against the window, looking at Gao Zhuang in a nonchalant manner.
Before his rebirth, Gao Mingcheng had already become mature and steady, but who made him look so careless when he was young?
If he restrained himself, it would make people feel that something was wrong.
"Brother Mingcheng! Why don't you come in and listen!" When Gao Zhuang saw Gao Mingcheng, he immediately ran out of the house.
He stood next to Gao Mingcheng and spoke excitedly: "Did you listen to the story? Did you listen to it at your house? Today's story is really wonderful! How great it would be if I were as powerful as Qin Shubao! I would definitely kill everyone! Haha!"
"Young man, your small body... is not suitable for fighting!" Gao Mingcheng deliberately glanced at the tall and strong figure and spoke with regret.
Gao Zhuang, who was full of excitement, suddenly had a fallen face.
Although he is called Gao Zhuang, he is actually neither tall nor strong.
As a premature baby, Gao Zhuang was born with congenital deficiencies and was not well taken care of. Mainly, he generally did not have enough food to eat in those years. It was not until the past two years that the family was able to eat about 80% full.
"Why are you all standing outside? Let's eat!" Grandma came out of the kitchen carrying two bowls of rice. The rice was topped with fried tofu and vegetables.
"Grandma, Brother Mingcheng is also eating at our house!" Gao Zhuang said enthusiastically.
"Oh, I know. These two bowls are for you." Grandma smiled kindly, handed the bowls and chopsticks to Gao Mingcheng and the others, then turned back into the kitchen.
Gao Zhuang's family has few people, so they eat casually. In order to listen to stories, Gao Zhuang is used to putting the dishes in the bowl first, so he is too lazy to pick up more dishes.
(End of this chapter)
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