novelraw Chapter 295 Everyone has their own plans
Chapter 295 Everyone has their own plans
Chapter 295 Everyone has their own plans
Gu Liansheng got off the sled at this moment.
He hurried over and apologized to his third uncle in a polite tone.
"Third Uncle, please don't take it to heart. She's been freezing all the way here, so it's understandable that she's holding a grudge..."
"Anger? What? Have I become a target for your anger?" Third Uncle said coldly, the atmosphere not easing at all.
Gu Liansheng froze for a moment, feeling dissatisfied. It was just a few curses in front of your door, and the curses were directed at that bastard, the second son. What's there to make a fuss about!
You call yourself an elder?!
Anger was rising in his heart. Gu Liansheng tugged at Gu Zhier: "Just calm down. I'm not like some heartless people. I just need you to take care of our parents for a few days. I won't mistreat you..."
These words stirred something in Gu Zhier's heart. Was her brother telling the truth or not?
If she could get some benefits to take back to the Wang family, her mother-in-law would probably not punish her again, just for the sake of the benefits.
"Brother, are you kidding me?"
"Why would your brother lie to you? Even a little bit of his own flesh can be enough for you to boast about back to the Wang family!"
This sounds a bit arrogant, but it's true. In the past, Gu Liansheng never lacked money.
Gu Zhier also thought of the past, and her anger subsided.
If my elder brother is truly willing to loosen his grip, this trip today will allow him to both return to his parents' home for a few days and receive some benefits to bring back to his in-laws, making him look good. It's a win-win situation.
For a moment, Gu Zhier stopped making a fuss, got on the sled, and called to Gu Liansheng to get on quickly so they could go home.
Without saying a word, Gu Liansheng quickly climbed onto the sled.
He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, his third uncle would reveal that he had already married Ms. Qian.
If Gu Zhier found out, she'd probably make a scene right there.
They've already married, and in the twelfth lunar month, braving the heavy snow to bring her back to serve her parents, given Gu Zhi'er's temper, she's bound to cause a scene.
He didn't want to lose face in front of outsiders, especially his third uncle, so he decided to wait until he got home to tell Gu Zhier the truth.
After the brother and sister were seated, Li Shunzi cursed them under his breath and, trembling, led the oxcart towards the end of the village.
Not long after the three left, Gu Tang rushed in from the west wing, her clothes still curled up. She quickly got up and put on her clothes.
When she arrived at the courtyard gate, her third uncle had already closed it.
"The person is gone?" Gu Tang was stunned for a moment.
Just now, Ah Gou said that someone outside was cursing her father, so she hurriedly dressed and came over. In such a short time, the person has already left.
“It’s your aunt, Gu Zhi’er. Your uncle brought her here, and I don’t know what he said to her, but as soon as she entered the village, she came to our door and started cursing. Her words were all about wanting your father to go back and take care of the old couple.”
"What are you daydreaming about? Why don't you just dream about it!" Gu Tang sneered. Another fool being used as a pawn!
"She seems unaware that your uncle is married. He left in a hurry just now, and I didn't have time to tell him."
Gu Tang raised an eyebrow: "Could he be lying to my aunt? It's already December, what kind of wife comes to her parents' home in this month? Unless she has a compelling reason to come."
"That's probably it. If that's the case, the brother and sister will likely start fighting when they get home..."
Third Uncle guessed half of it correctly.
After returning home, Gu Liansheng and Gu Zhier saw Li Shunzi off and went directly to the west room of the main hall to let Madam Feng and Old Master Gu know that they were safe and sound.
Now that Mrs. Feng is unable to speak, she can only sob with red eyes when she sees her daughter.
Grandpa Gu can still speak and can move his hands with some difficulty, but his legs are completely unresponsive.
Upon seeing her daughter, she quickly propped herself up on her elbows, and her eyes immediately welled up with tears.
"You heartless bastard, you've been back for so long and haven't even thought to come see me. Your mother's illness has worsened, she can't even speak, and your father is bedridden, I don't know if he'll make it through the New Year, sob sob sob..."
At this point, Old Master Gu burst into tears.
Gu Zhier panicked instantly.
His father, a man who cared a lot about his reputation, was now crying.
"Stop crying, it's bad for your health. If your condition worsens, you'll feel like you're tearing my heart out."
"I heard all about it from my older brother on the way here. Don't worry, with our daughter here, she'll take good care of you."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Gu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and felt at ease.
He wanted to say a few more intimate words to his daughter, but his son kept giving him meaningful glances, signaling him to shut up.
Grandpa Gu was puzzled, and then he saw his son send his daughter away.
"Zhi'er, you just arrived today, so you don't need to keep watch tonight. Your parents will call you if they need anything."
You'll sleep in the east room tonight; it's been cleaned. Go open Mother's cupboard and get a quilt to put on the bed.
"Sigh! I'll go pack it right away." Gu Zhier replied and turned to leave.
Before Gu Liansheng could finish speaking, he quickly called out to the person, "After you're all packed up, you don't need to come over again. Just take off your clothes and go to sleep. If your parents call you in the middle of the night, you'll be in the right mood to handle it."
These words made Gu Zhier feel much better.
After Gu Zhier left, Gu Liansheng closed the door.
Then he whispered to his father, "I haven't told Zhi'er about Qian Shi's marriage yet. Don't mention it for now. I'll talk to Zhi'er about it myself tomorrow..."
"Why is that?" Old Master Gu asked, puzzled. What difference would it make whether he said it sooner or later?
"Don't you know Zhi'er's temper? If she knew that her son had married Qian, she would definitely force Qian to serve you two elders."
Unfortunately, Madam Qian's temper wasn't good either. If these two sisters-in-law were to clash, who knows what kind of trouble they would cause!
My son has been running around all day, he's cold and tired, and all he wants right now is a good night's sleep. We'll talk about everything tomorrow!
Old Master Gu paused, looked at his son's face, and seeing that he really looked tired, he had no choice but to agree.
"Father has remembered. Don't worry, I will make sure that the two sisters-in-law don't fight today."
Now that Gu Liansheng has actually invited Gu Zhier, the old man's resentment has dissipated.
At this point, it's much easier to talk to them.
After giving these instructions, Gu Liansheng hurriedly returned to the east wing to instruct Qian Shi not to leave the room or make a sound tonight, and to make sure Gu Zhi'er didn't find out.
Madam Qian didn't take it seriously: "So what if she finds out? Is she going to eat me?"
"...She can't eat you, but she'll make a scene that the whole village knows about."
Qian was stunned. Had the whole village heard about this? Was it really going to cause such a commotion?
Gu Liansheng: "If this gets out and the whole village knows, how will you look?"
It doesn't look good...
We're all family, so no matter who makes trouble, no one will look good.
"Alright, I'll do as you say. Let's just keep quiet tonight."
With Qian's agreement, Gu Liansheng also relaxed.
Then she lay down on the bed, wanting to go to sleep as soon as possible.
Just then, Gu Zhier's voice came from outside the door: "Big brother, Dad said that Mom and Dad haven't eaten yet. I'm going to the kitchen to cook for them. Would you like to eat some with me?"
Gu Zhier's sudden noise almost scared Gu Liansheng to death!
He sat up, clutching his chest, and after a moment called out, "I ate quite a lot at the Wang family's earlier, so I won't eat anything now. Just cook some porridge; my parents can only eat porridge now, they can't digest anything else." "Sigh!"
Soon the sound of footsteps could be heard, then gradually faded into the distance.
After the footsteps faded away, Gu Liansheng glared at Qian Shi: "You didn't cook dinner?"
Madam Qian paused, subconsciously looked away, and began to lie: "I don't know where the grain is kept at home. I went to ask Father, but he ignored me."
There's no rice, how am I supposed to cook? I'm starving myself, you only care about your parents, why don't you care about me?
Gu Liansheng's expression softened: "The grain in the house is all kept in the east wing. The key is with Father. If he doesn't tell you, you won't be able to find the grain."
Immortal!
Qian cursed under her breath.
How could a paralyzed man control the family's food supply?
How can that work!
Now that she's married into the family, the key should be handed over to her for safekeeping!
"I'll bring you a bowl of rice after my little sister finishes cooking. I can't let you go to bed hungry," Gu Liansheng said, thinking he was being very considerate.
Qian rolled her eyes inwardly. Who cares about your simple meals!
Yes, she couldn't find any food, but there was a piece of meat left over from the banquet in the kitchen, not much, about two pounds.
Mrs. Qian took a knife and cut all the meat into pieces, stir-fried it with radish, and then ate it all by herself.
To avoid being discovered by Gu Liansheng, she carefully washed the pots and pans after the meal, making sure that Gu Liansheng wouldn't notice.
After eating and drinking her fill, she went straight back to the east wing.
Meanwhile, Old Master Gu, who was in the west room of the main hall, soon couldn't hold on any longer and started complaining of hunger.
He kept calling out to Qian Shi, asking her to cook rice, because he was so hungry he couldn't bear it any longer.
Madam Qian heard it, but she ignored it, pretending not to hear it, and didn't even show her face, leaving Old Master Gu and Madam Feng to go hungry.
When Gu Liansheng returned, he went straight to the main room. She was worried that the old bastard might complain, but it seems that the old bastard didn't.
Did they forget, or did they not have time?
"I'll take a nap first, then wake me up later so I can bring you your food." Gu Liansheng was so sleepy he could barely keep his eyes open, and he mumbled incoherently.
Qian refused with a forced smile: "I don't care whether I eat tonight or not. You've been running around all day, so just sleep if you want. It won't matter if I go hungry for a meal."
Gu Liansheng didn't know if he heard what Qian Shi said, but as soon as she finished speaking, he started snoring.
Madam Qian looked disgusted, and secretly regretted that she had rushed into the marriage.
……
Ah Gou was making steamed buns. His hands were very nimble. He took a piece of dough and a lump of meat filling, pinched and turned it with both hands, and soon a steamed bun with eighteen pleats was completed.
Gu Tang's hands itched to try it, so she took a piece of dough, and imitating Ah Gou, put a lump of meat filling on it, and then started to shape it.
With both hands busy but neglecting the top and bottom, left and right, she frantically tried to knead it but failed.
The final product was a round, ugly lump of dough, with the meat filling spilled out.
Ah Gou even praised her, saying, "The shape of the bun doesn't matter. The most important thing is that it has plenty of filling and a thin skin. That's perfect."
Gu Tang: ...She's not a three-year-old! She's very self-aware of whether her skills are good or bad.
Does she have no shame at all, praising someone so blatantly?
Okay, although she can be shameless at times, she does have some sense of shame sometimes!
Putting down the steamed bun in her hand, Gu Tang decided not to embarrass herself any longer and would go back to her room to wait for her to eat.
While watching over Ping An and playing with the puppy in the main room, I patiently waited for about 45 minutes until Ah Gou's steamed buns were finally ready.
Two full baskets of steamed buns were brought into the main room, and Ah Gou also stir-fried some pickled vegetables to cut through the richness.
The steamed bun was huge; Gu Tang held out her hand to compare, and it was about the size of her own palm.
The mutton filling, with only scallions added, tastes extremely delicious and has no gamey smell at all.
The mutton used here must be from a dwarf sheep.
Gu Tang was full after eating one, not because she had a small appetite, but because she wasn't hungry at the moment.
After returning from Gu Liansheng's place in the afternoon, she ate a full bowl of soup noodles. Not long had passed, and she wasn't very hungry.
Third Uncle only ate one, but Gu Ping'an was impressive, eating three in one go.
As for Ah Gou, his stomach is a glutton. Even if you take away five of the two baskets of steamed buns, the rest will still be full, so there's not much difference.
He set aside five buns for Gu Lianshan and put them on a separate plate, while Gu Lianshan ate all the remaining buns.
Gu Tang and Gu Ping'an sat opposite Ah Gou, watching as if they were watching a mukbang performance.
The handsome young nobleman in ancient costume had dinner—two baskets of large steamed buns!
After Ah Gou finished eating, Gu Ping'an couldn't help but give him a thumbs up, his eyes full of envy and admiration.
This is something I see every time, and it's always a rare sight.
After watching Ah Gou's mukbang performance, Gu Tang washed up and went back to her room to sleep.
Third Uncle, Gu Ping'an, and Agou were still sitting in the main room.
Gu Lianshan hasn't returned yet; I wonder how things are going over there.
After sleeping during the day, Gu Tang thought she wouldn't be able to sleep at night, but to her surprise, she fell asleep within 15 minutes of her head hitting the pillow.
She had originally planned to wait for her father to come back and ask him about the situation.
Instead of waiting for the person, he fell asleep while waiting.
He's a real sleep god!
The next day, Gu Tang, who had slept well, got up early for once. After washing up, the first thing she did was go to find her father.
The snow stopped today. Although the sky didn't clear up, it was much brighter and no longer dark and gloomy, which is a good sign.
She was in a good mood and hummed a little tune as she went to the main room to look for someone, only to find that her third great-uncle and her father were not there.
After leaving the main room, I searched the east and west wings, but Ah Gou and Gu Ping'an were not there either.
Gu Tang looked on in surprise. Where was everyone?
She glanced towards the courtyard gate, which was bolted from the inside, indicating that there were other people inside besides her.
He glanced in the direction of the backyard, then turned and headed towards it.
Upon reaching the backyard, Gu Tang finally found the person.
Ah Gou and Gu Ping'an were standing by the chicken coop, each holding a bowl filled with millet. They would occasionally scatter a handful among the chickens, while constantly commenting on which one was big and which one was small.
Gu Tang didn't understand what the two of them were doing.
He stepped forward and asked, "What are you two comparing? Are you comparing the size of chickens? Do you two have nothing better to do?"
Gu Tang's sudden appearance startled Gu Ping'an!
"Second sister! When did you get here? Why do you walk so quietly?"