Gu Changzheng had just helped He Meizhu sit down on a stool under the eaves when he heard the little troublemaker's voice behind him. He turned around and met Lu Huaijiao's tearful eyes.
And her hand, which was about to be 'separated' from her body.
She stretched out her right hand toward Gu Changzheng, but tilted her head to the other side as if trying to separate her hand from her head.
Gu Changzheng was both angry and amused.
"Mom, I'm going to check on Jiaojiao." After telling He Meizhu, Gu Changzheng strode over to Lu Huaijiao's side. "What's wrong?"
"Hands, dirty."
Lu Huaijiao pinched her nose with her other hand, her gaze falling on her right hand: "Smells like urine."
Gu Changzheng's face darkened instantly.
He glanced at the child's pants lying in the water beside him, his brows furrowing deeply. He took Lu Huaijiao's hand and led her to the well, drew water, picked up soap, and carefully washed Lu Huaijiao's hands clean.
His patient and gentle actions were something that no one who knew Gu Changzheng had ever seen before.
They were stunned for a moment.
Is this troublemaker from Dawan Village really this gentle after getting married? This is just too unbelievable.
Not to mention the other villagers, even Xu Honglian, the second sister-in-law, and He Meizhu, the biological mother, had never seen Gu Changzheng with such a gentle and patient expression.
Only Lu Huaijiao herself still looked disgusted and unhappy.
She pouted and huffed, "Gu Changzheng, let me smell you and see if you still smell bad."
"Understood, ancestor."
Gu Changzheng didn't mind taking her hand and gently sniffing it.
Those outside the wall gasped in shock.
this……
this……
Does it still smell bad?
Lu Huaijiao's eyes sparkled.
Gu Changzheng hummed in agreement.
"It doesn't smell anymore." He used the inner layer of his clothes to wipe the water droplets off the back of Lu Huaijiao's hand.
"real?"
Lu Huaijiao suspiciously withdrew her hand, quickly sniffed it, and finding no foul odor, her tense shoulders finally relaxed. Without thanking Gu Changzheng or anything, she put her hands on her hips and went to cause trouble for Xu Honglian.
"Second sister-in-law, those pants are your son's wet pants, aren't they? How could you be so dirty? You didn't wash your son's bedwetting pants and just threw them in the yard. Who are you trying to make stink to death?"
"Lu Huaijiao, those are my son's pants. What business is it of yours where I put them?"
Xu Honglian stiffened her neck and shouted loudly.
Lu Huaijiao snorted: "How can it not be a problem? This courtyard doesn't belong to you alone. You're sloppy, and you expect the whole family to be sloppy with you? How can you be so selfish?"
"You still say you're not sloppy? Second sister-in-law, look at you sitting in the mud. Even a three-year-old knows you can't sit in the mud on a rainy day. You're even worse than a three-year-old."
"You...you..." Xu Honglian blushed at Lu Huaijiao's words. She had originally wanted to expose the laziness of the fourth brother and his wife to the whole village, but now she suddenly realized that people outside were paying more attention to her.
She couldn't let them divert their attention.
Otherwise, there would be no point in her making such a fuss.
Xu Honglian stood up from the ground, splashing mud and water everywhere.
Fortunately, Lu Huaijiao was quite far away from her, otherwise she would have inevitably been affected as well. However, having learned from her previous experience, Lu Huaijiao quickly ran behind Gu Changzheng to hide.
And they found a good excuse for their behavior.
"Second sister-in-law, did you get so angry and embarrassed that you wanted to hit someone?"
Yes, the reason she hid so quickly was because she was afraid Xu Honglian would hit her.
So the question arises: Xu Honglian used to beat people frequently? The villagers watching the commotion were quick to make connections, and based on Lu Huaijiao's reaction, they immediately imagined a major drama unfolding.
Xu Honglian was furious.
She hadn't originally planned to take action, but now she really does.
"Lu Huaijiao!"
"Second sister-in-law, just tell me your purpose directly! I said I wanted to go to work, but you insist that I don't like going to work and want to stay at home and be supported by you. Why are you making such a fuss? What do you want?"
Lu Huaijiao is a typical person who responds better to gentleness than force!
She wasn't afraid of Gu Changzheng getting angry, let alone Xu Honglian.
She didn't take it to heart at all.
Xu Honglian was about to curse again when He Meizhu suddenly stood up.
"Fourth brother, go and call your dad and your brothers and sisters-in-law back."
"mom?"
"go."
He Meizhu's face darkened; she couldn't even manage a smile when facing her beloved youngest son. This indicated that the situation was truly serious.
Gu Changzheng grunted and stepped out the door.
The onlookers outside immediately spoke up: "Brother Changzheng, you stay home and take care of things. I'll go call Uncle and the other brothers back." The speaker was Gu Changzheng's second uncle's cousin. As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly ran away.
With Gu Changhong delivering the message, Gu Changzheng was finally able to stay at home with peace of mind.
The villagers watching from outside all knew that something big was about to happen at the Gu family's house. The village head's family was having a good time, and the villagers were unsure whether to go to work and earn work points or watch the spectacle first.
In the end, those who were interested in the centimeter left, while those who enjoyed watching the spectacle stayed.
Gu Jianhua and a few others who had gone to work earlier hurriedly returned.
As soon as the door opened, they saw Xu Honglian covered in mud and water, the fourth brother's wife and son standing to the side, and He Meizhu sitting outside the main room with a gloomy face.
Gu Jianhua glared at Gu Changzheng.
Did you make your mom angry again?
Gu Changzheng responded that he was innocent.
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