Chapter 7 Going out to listen to gossip
The amount of meat she ate at home could be counted on one hand, especially after her brother became disabled.
Her mother exchanged the family's meat coupons for egg coupons from the neighbors to nourish her brother.
It has been a long time since there was any fragrance coming out of the kitchen, not to mention the smell of eggs mixed with the sourness of tomatoes, which was so fragrant that it made people salivate.
When Gu Jiaojiao raised her eyes, she saw the little sister of the Su family with her eyes wide open, not knowing whether she was surprised or angry.
“Aren’t eggs meant to be eaten?”
"That's for my brother's nutritional supplements. We can't eat it." The younger sister of the Su family said stubbornly while swallowing her saliva.
"I didn't say it was for you. I made it for my parents and your brother."
"You...you...how can you be so vicious?" Su Qinchun stuttered with anger.
Seeing Su Qinchun guarding his food like this, Gu Jiaojiao felt uncomfortable. In that era, one needed a permit to go out, a ticket to eat, and sugar and oil were in limited supply.
She didn't know what to do in the future. If only her space was there! "Jiaojiao, you eat first. Don't pay attention to Chunnizi. We still have eggs at home. Although it's a little difficult to eat meat, it's still okay to eat eggs."
Su's mother was afraid that her ignorant daughter would scare her daughter-in-law away, so she quickly made a promise.
"Mom, let's go eat noodles together." Gu Jiaojiao's eyes turned red in an instant.
In this strange world, I am lucky to have such a good mother-in-law.
Su's mother carried the noodles and walked to the living room. The Su family did not have a separate dining room, so they ate in the living room.
Su Shuoci also came out in a wheelchair, wearing a white shirt and green military pants.
Su's father helped him push his wheelchair to the dining table. The wheelchairs at that time were not as flexible as those in later generations and could not turn at will.
"Ci, this is the tomato and egg noodles cooked by your wife, eat more."
"Yeah." Su Shuoci responded without comment.
Looking at the steaming tomato and egg noodles in the bowl, Su Shuoci felt a little complicated.
Although he had been married for three days, he had never thought about getting along well with his wife.
Especially on the wedding day, his new wife scolded him in public as a crippled peasant and a toad wanting to eat swan flesh.
Did he want to eat swan meat? He didn't want to marry when he had all his limbs intact, let alone when he was paralyzed! It was his immediate superior, Chief Sheng, who personally came to talk to him and said painfully that his adopted daughter had been weak and sickly since childhood and could not have children.
After causing such a mess with him, I will be looked down upon no matter who I marry in the future.
On the contrary, marrying him, who is paralyzed on one side, is the best outcome for her, according to her boss.
Only then did he realize that it was the two brothers of the Sheng family who had plotted against him.
Su Shuoci refused even more righteously, saying that he was paralyzed on one side and could not marry.
But his immediate superior appealed to his emotions and explained the situation to him rationally.
As a man, you should be filial to your parents and marry a well-behaved wife to make your parents feel at ease.
Su Shuoci was not a person who would compromise, but he had a secret deep in his heart, so he compromised.
Although he has lived in the compound for several years, he is not familiar with the people there.
Uncle Sheng said that his adopted daughter was well-behaved and sensible, but she almost brought down the Su family on her wedding day.
The foul language she used was even worse than the shrews he had seen in the countryside since he was a child.
Her behavior completely overturned his three views, but he still endured the disgust.
He handed her the stone pendant that held his infinite hope, but she actually threw it to the ground and said.
"You crippled mud-legged wretch, you want to disgust me with a broken stone? Even if you take out your heart and give it to me, I won't be moved."
Then, she kept cursing and fainted. Doctor Sun said that she was just very angry and didn't want to wake up.
As long as you wake up, it's fine, but you must take good care of yourself and not let it get stimulated again.
For the past two days he had been waiting for her to scold him after she woke up.
It is impossible to get a divorce, even though we are disgusted with each other, since she is not a good person.
He planned to drag her to death and torture each other to death.
But when she woke up, she had changed and was eating noodles in small bites.
It was as if she was eating some delicacies from land and sea. This was what Uncle Sheng meant by well-behaved. He couldn't bear to drag her down.
Should I file for divorce?
But……
"Ci bastard? Ci bastard? What's wrong? Is it not tasty?" Su's mother shouted anxiously.
Seeing her son staring at the noodles in the bowl, Su's mother was afraid that her son would dislike Jiaojiao.
It’s hard to find such a good daughter-in-law even with a lantern.
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Hearing his mother's shout, Su Shuoci came back to his senses and said, "Mom, it's okay. It's delicious."
"As long as it tastes good, Mom just saw your wife busy in the kitchen. She specially made such delicious noodles for us to eat."
Su Shuoci didn't respond. He picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. The delicious taste instantly filled his taste buds.
Is she really the same woman from three days ago?
Su Shuoci raised his eyes again and looked at the little woman opposite him who was eating noodles seriously.
It was as if she was not eating ordinary noodles, but some delicacies from land and sea.
Gu Jiaojiao turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside and was only focused on the noodles in her bowl.
Even Su Qinchun was conquered by the bowl of noodles made by Gu Jiaojiao. He ate it with great effort. It was so delicious.
"Chun Nizi, after dinner, take your sister-in-law to see if there is anything she needs to buy."
"Well, Gu, sister-in-law, do you want to go out for a walk?" Su Qinchun wanted to go out for a walk.
She has been cleaning the house these two days. Also, Gu Jiaojiao is wearing very beautiful clothes today, so she should go out and show them to those gossipy women.
"Then let's go and take a look." Seeing that Su Qinchun's attitude had improved, Gu Jiaojiao was willing to give her a chance to perform.
As soon as the aunt and sister-in-law walked out of the yard, they heard a group of women, young and old, gossiping. When they saw the people they were gossiping about, they couldn't stop talking.
"Su Shuoci is such a good man. If he hadn't been injured and paralyzed, how could he have been plotted against by Sick Xishi?"
"Is this true? Was it really planned by Gu Jiaojiao? Captain Su is so pitiful."
"Who said it wasn't true? Marrying a fake daughter was bad luck, but Gu Jiaojiao made a scene at the wedding and even fainted from anger."
"I think the Su family is just too nice. A woman like this deserves a beating. She will behave herself after a few beatings."
"Yes, yes, yes, the wife who got beaten should be beaten hard for kneading the dough."
"How can that consumptive Gu Jiaojiao withstand a slap from Su Shuoci?"
"Could it be that Gu Jiaojiao was beaten unconscious by Su Shuoci?" a woman asked, covering her mouth.
"Who knows? It is said that she was not dizzy before entering the bridal chamber, but fell into a coma afterwards."
"Are you telling the truth? How do you know so clearly?"
"I live next door to their house, and I can see it clearly from the second floor..."
"Who are you talking about?" Gu Jiaojiao asked softly.
(End of this chapter)
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