Taozi quickly added, "Yes, there's still a lot of meat left over from yesterday's banquet. Since Zhou Wu isn't here, let's cook some for him to try."
Yesterday's wedding banquet was very lively, with both pork and lamb. With so few guests, how could they possibly finish all the food?
Therefore, there is still a lot of uneaten meat left in the kitchen.
Zhou Wu wanted to say no, even though his family lived a hard life and hadn't eaten meat for a long time.
But just thinking about having to endure the old man's cold eyes all the time...
And then there were the extremely intimidating faces of his brothers-in-law.
He felt he had no appetite for anything, and even meat didn't seem so appealing anymore.
He frequently gave Gu Yanhe meaningful glances, trying to get her to refuse.
It's always been like this; Gu Yanhe knows he's not well-liked by the old man.
Therefore, even if they have to go back to their parents' home for something, they will only arrive close to mealtime.
They eat and leave immediately, not staying a minute longer.
However, this time Gu Yanhe seemed not to receive his signal, and only focused on holding one child in each hand and playing with the two children.
She actually saw his subtle actions, but simply chose not to pay attention.
She smiled wryly, realizing how foolish she had been.
To avoid upsetting his feelings, she hasn't spent much time with her family over the years.
From today onwards, she will no longer put him first.
Everything should be done with oneself first.
She thought her sister-in-law's suggestion was pretty good; since she was already there, she might as well have lunch before leaving.
Why are you in such a hurry? It's only the time it takes to eat a meal. How much work can you get done if you rush back?
"Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law." Gu Yanhe said with a smile.
"What's the big deal? We're all family, why be so polite?"
If you have free time in the future, please come back and visit us often, and visit Grandpa.
Let's all be casual and eat whatever's available.
"If one day we don't have anything good to offer, don't blame me, your sister-in-law, for not treating you well," Peach joked.
Before she got married, she had a good relationship with Gu Yanhe.
The two were about the same age and lived next door to each other, so they knew each other very well.
So, seeing that the atmosphere was a bit somber, she simply started joking with her.
"Sister-in-law, what are you saying?"
In the future, I'll inevitably have to come back and bother you quite often.
"I just hope that in the future, you won't complain about how often your sister-in-law comes back." Gu Yanhe raised her head, her smile bright and generous.
She genuinely intends to come back and visit often in the future.
Her husband's family and her own family live not far apart, so why should she compromise herself for the sake of other people's feelings?
From now on, whenever she has free time, she will come back to visit.
This would also prevent her in-laws from mocking her for not having a maternal family.
She will have to tell them with confidence that she, Gu Yanhe, is also a woman with a family.
Seeing this, Grandpa Gu nodded to himself, picked up his pipe and tapped it on the sole of his shoe. "Alright, eldest daughter-in-law, go cook."
There are many people at home today, so let's stew all the remaining mutton.
The weather has been a bit cold these past few days, so this will help everyone warm up.
I specifically chose an older lamb because it needs to be cooked longer to taste good.
"Okay, you guys chat for a bit, I'll go now, I promise I'll stew it until it's perfectly cooked." Peach smiled and walked towards the kitchen.
Seeing that there was nothing for her to do here, Gu Yanliu followed Taozi to the kitchen.
Soon, a sumptuous meal was served.
The old man personally served Gu Yanhe a large bowl of mutton, saying, "Eat up, these muttons are all raised by our own family, they're delicious and have no gamey smell at all."
Looking at the large bowl of mutton in front of her, Gu Yanhe felt a tightness in her throat, as if something was blocking it.
The steam rising from the bowl clung to her eyelashes and reddened her eyes.
To avoid losing her composure, she quickly lowered her head, picked up a large piece of mutton, took a haphazard bite, and said, "Mmm, delicious."
The old man sighed softly and said to everyone, "You all should eat too. What are you staring at? There's such a big pot of food. You won't get full just by looking."
After the meal, Gu Yanhe said goodbye to everyone.
Although she was reluctant to leave, she knew she had no choice but to go.
She had a lot of things to do at home, so she had to go back.
Otherwise, I wouldn't feel at ease.
She choked up a little, "Grandpa, I'm going back now. Please take good care of yourself."
Aside from these few pale words, she really didn't know what else to say!
The old man waved his hand at him, "Go!"
After saying that, he glared at Zhou Wu with a warning look, which made the latter shrink back.
To avoid embarrassment, he had no choice but to take one child in each hand and pretend to scold, "You're such a big kid now, it's time to go home, why don't you know how to say goodbye?"
Zhou Lanlan glanced at Gu Yanbai and said in a childish voice, "I don't want to go back. I want to stay at my uncle's house for a few more days."
My uncle's family has candy, delicious tofu pudding, and a TV.
Moreover, her aunt and uncle are kind people who speak gently and never yell at her.
In her mind, life at her uncle's house was like a dream, where she had everything she wanted.
"Why stay here? Come back with us."
"Your uncle and aunt are busy, they don't have time to take care of you." Zhou Wu had been suppressed for so long today, and now that she was disobedient...
Unable to contain his anger, he yelled at her.
"I don't need anyone to take care of me, and I can even help my aunt with chores." As she spoke, she tried to break free from his grasp and run to Gu Yanliu's side.
She remembered that her aunt had said yesterday that she hoped she would stay and keep her company.
Seeing that she dared to contradict him again and again in front of so many people.
Zhou Wu could no longer hold back. He grabbed her by the back of her collar and raised his hand to slap her twice.
None of them are easy to deal with.
"Alright, she's just a little kid, what does she know? Why are you taking your anger out on her?" the old man said calmly.
This guy only knows how to bully his own family. Doesn't he even look how thin his whole family has become?
"Grandpa, I was just trying to scare her." Zhou Wu immediately let go of her sheepishly.
Everyone in the courtyard stared at him; he was such a coward.
Unable to bear the strange atmosphere any longer, he simply put one child in each arm, hurriedly greeted them, and stepped out the door first.
Along the way, Zhou Wu would glance at her from time to time, wanting to say something to ease the tension between them.
They haven't spoken a single word to each other since their argument yesterday.
But Gu Yanhe acted as if he didn't exist, focusing only on the two children.
So he racked his brains for a topic, "Mom spent six yuan yesterday, and my older brother paid for the medicine."
Gu Yanhe scoffed lightly, "Pay in advance?"
This word is used very well!
Isn't the point to make them share the cost?
She was afraid they wouldn't bring it up!
After all, she has paid out a lot of money over the years, and she wouldn't be able to swallow her anger if she didn't clarify the situation.
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