Master Qian frowned and looked worried. It didn't look like he had good news.
Gu Mingdong couldn't help but frown: "Master Qian, did something happen to the transportation team?"
Gu Mingnan's hand is actually recovering well. After all, it has good foundation, is young, and is well fed and maintained.
But at that time, the doctor said it was terrible, and Gu Mingdong was worried in his heart.
Master Qian knew as soon as he heard that he had misunderstood, and quickly explained: "No, no, no, that's not it. Anan is now an active member of the transportation team, and the team will definitely not treat him badly."
He glanced back and happened to see his troubled daughter happily asking Gu Mingnan what he likes to eat. He sighed and said, "The transport team still had the same intention as before. If Anan's hand can be healed, just give it to him." If a formal worker is not well maintained, the transportation team will not leave him alone and will let him do logistics."
Gu Mingdong was determined. If the transport team really went back on its promise, the careless Gu Mingnan would be severely hit.
It is not impossible to find another job, but Gu Mingnan is afraid that he will not be able to maintain his current optimistic attitude despite his heroic efforts.
Seeing Master Qian's expression of embarrassment, Gu Mingdong immediately understood and raised his eyebrows and asked: "It's not about the transportation team, so what does Master Qian want to say?"
Master Qian gritted his teeth, pulled him and asked: "A Dong, your brother is not young anymore. Does he have any plans at home? Does he have a girl he likes?"
Gu Mingdong thought that this was indeed the case. With Qian Xiaoru's attitude towards his silly brother, Master Qian really couldn't sit still.
While in the hospital, Gu Mingdong also had contact with Qian Xiaoru. He thought the girl was pretty good and generous. What was even more rare was that she admired Gu Mingnan wholeheartedly.
However, he felt that it was useless. His younger brother wanted to marry a daughter-in-law, and the main thing was that he had to like her.
Gu Mingdong said calmly: "Anan is only seventeen years old, and he is still a bit childish. He seems to have no idea. As an elder brother, I also think that it is better for boys to start a career first and then start a family. I have not pushed him."
When Master Qian heard this, he felt relieved, as long as he didn't find a good partner.
Although Gu Mingnan once mentioned that he had no partner, Master Qian loved his daughter and thought too much, fearing that the Gu family had already made arrangements.
"Seventeen is not young anymore. When I was seventeen, my eldest son was already born." Master Qian sighed and said insinuatingly, "Today's young people get married later than we did at that time, but if you don't find someone, , Waiting and waiting, all the good girls are snatched away by others, don't you think so?"
This good girl naturally includes his daughter Qian Xiaoru.
If possible, Master Qian would have wanted to keep his daughter for a few more years, but thinking that Gu Mingnan had just been discharged from the hospital, Qian Xiaoru thought of a way to come and have a look. Master Qian felt extremely sad for a moment, lamenting that the daughter was not allowed to stay in the university.
Gu Mingdong agreed very much: "That's true, but Master Qian has also seen the situation in our family. I am powerless, so it is better to let my brother have free love. Anyway, they all like free love now."
As for the younger brother and sister, he only needs to be in charge of the last part, and he doesn't want to get involved too much.
When Master Qian heard this, he subconsciously objected: "That's not possible. What's so good about free love? Young people see each other for a moment, who knows whether the other person is a human or a ghost."
Then I thought it was wrong, so I added: "Of course I can find a good one."
I was thinking in my heart, if my daughter got married to Gu Mingnan, would it be considered free love?
Thinking of this, Master Qian glanced at Gu Mingdong again and asked: "Adong, whether it is a love affair arranged by the family or free love, Anan will get married sooner or later, don't you think?"
Gu Mingdong smiled and asked: "Master Qian suddenly asked about this, do you want to help him lead the red line?"
Master Qian was stunned for a moment, and then waved his hand quickly: "I can't lead anyone, I just ask casually."
Although her daughter liked Gu Mingnan wholeheartedly, it would be disrespectful for the woman to talk about this kind of thing.
Master Qian was very torn in his heart. First of all, he liked Gu Mingnan very much. He felt that this child would be good at things and his work was quite practical. What was even more rare was that he had a good character and his daughter also liked him. He was a good son-in-law candidate.
But it happened that his daughter was rushing up. Gu Mingnan didn't seem to have the intention, which made Master Qian very unhappy. Moreover, the conditions of the old Gu family were also somewhat difficult, so Master Qian was not unworried in his heart.
Master Qian changed the topic and smiled awkwardly: "Anan is my apprentice. I don't care about his life events."
Gu Mingdong also laughed: "It's because I, the older brother, didn't do a good job that made Master Qian worried."
"A good brother like you is hard to find anywhere in the world." Others didn't know this and thought that Gu Mingnan's salary was fully subsidized for the family, but Master Qian knew the inside story.
Gu Mingnan's eldest brother helped him find his job, and Gu Mingdong could drive himself, so he gave the opportunity to his younger brother. This shows that he is definitely not the kind of bad guy who sucks his younger brother's blood.
As long as it is a reasonable person, the poorer conditions are the next best thing.
If the old Gu family is in chaos and the whole family pounces on Gu Mingnan to suck blood, then no matter how much his daughter likes it, Master Qian will still beat the mandarin ducks. Marrying into such a family will have to endure hardship.
Afraid that Gu Mingdong would misunderstand and cause trouble, Master Qian explained: "I just asked casually, nothing else."
Gu Mingdong naturally knew that he was asking about this for the sake of his daughter, so he said, "Fortunately, when Master Qian mentioned it, I remembered that Anan has reached the age of marriage."
"He has a job, and it's time to talk about marriage. However, the house at home is really unlivable, so we have to make plans early."
Master Qian's eyes moved slightly, but he was too embarrassed to ask too detailed questions, otherwise it would appear that he was in a hurry to marry his daughter.
The old father felt very complicated and hesitant in his heart.
The next moment I heard Gu Mingdong say: "According to my opinion, it also depends on who Anan's future wife is, what she does for a living, and where she lives. If both husband and wife are workers and are in the city on weekdays, then find a way to live in the creek." It's only practical to get a house in Yuan Town."
When Master Qian heard this, he immediately became happy. He didn't expect the old Gu family to be so open-minded and even willing to find Gu Mingnan a house in the city.
You must know that parents these days all want their children to be around. Firstly, it is difficult to settle in the city, and secondly, they also hope that their children can take care of themselves at home.
After thinking about it again, Master Qian understood that Gu Mingdong was the eldest brother, not his biological father, and he didn't expect his younger brother to be by his side forever.
Before he could be happy, he heard Gu Mingdong continue:
"If his wife is from the production team, there is no need to bother. She can go directly to the team leader to approve the land and build a house. The two families can live close to each other and take care of each other."
"Then how can it be done?" Master Qian said subconsciously, and then explained, "I mean, Anan finally went to the city to find a job, and he was immediately converted into a formal worker. The conditions are so good, he must find a The conditions are better."
Master Qian hinted: "A Dong, you have to ask Anan to open his eyes and look carefully. Maybe there is a suitable one around him?"
Gu Mingdong laughed and nodded in agreement.
He also felt that Qian Xiaoru was a good candidate. Master Qian always took good care of Gu Mingnan, and the whole family was easy to get along with. What was even more rare was that the conditions of the old Gu family were not good, but Master Qian did not firmly object.
It can be seen that the Qian family may be worried, but at least they were not killed with a single blow. They are obviously quite satisfied with Gu Mingnan, otherwise Master Qian would not have brought Qian Xiaoru to the door today.
As for being picky, Gu Mingdong felt that it was understandable. If he had a daughter and married into a family with much worse conditions than his own, he would have to be very worried.
But again, it's his younger brother's intention to marry a wife. It doesn't matter if he likes her, Gu Mingnan has to like her.
After Master Qian finished speaking, he knew that his performance was too obvious, so he laughed and did not continue.
The hero and heroine in the room knew nothing about the conversation outside. Gu Mingnan could already get up and walk around on his own, and was now giving directions in the kitchen with his right arm hanging.
"Third sister, cut your meat into thicker pieces. If you cut it too finely, you won't be able to taste it."
"Yes, yes, put more soy sauce, add some sugar and a little vinegar."
"Hey, you cut the radish in the wrong direction. You have to cut it vertically so that it tastes crispy."
Gu Sanmei was so annoyed with him that she couldn't help but say, "Gu Lao Er, that's enough. Do you know how to cook? Just give me random orders."
If the second child was usually so annoying, Gu Sanmei would have kicked him out a long time ago. Today, it was for Qian Xiaoru's sake that she didn't kick him out directly, but Gu Sanmei opened a dyeing room when the second child got the color.
However, Qian Xiaoru went to support his smelly feet and said with a blushing face: "What Brother Anan said makes sense. How about we give it a try."
Gu Sanmei looked at her speechlessly, thinking to herself that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, Qian Xiaoru's eyes were as if they were filled with eye excrement.
If it weren't for his biological brother, Gu Sanmei wouldn't have said a word to him if he met such an irritating person.
Gu Mingnan became more enthusiastic when he saw someone helping him: "Gu Mingxi, you should learn from Xiaoru, and you should accept other people's suggestions with an open mind. Otherwise, why won't your cooking be as delicious as the fourth sister's? You just don't know how to learn."
Gu Simei looked at the two of them curiously, with a glimmer of gossip floating in her eyes, trying to hold back her smile.
Gu Sanmei almost didn't throw the kitchen knife over. She held back her breath and simply pushed them both out: "Sister Xiaoru, you are a guest after all. All you have to do is lend a hand. Go sit down and have a rest." , Second brother, please talk to Sister Xiaoru."
Qian Xiaoru was about to say you're welcome, but stopped objecting after hearing the second part.
The twins and Gu Yun were both stopped in the kitchen by Gu Mingxi and gave them a shushing gesture. The three children suddenly widened their eyes in curiosity.
Gu Mingnan was kicked out of the kitchen, still complaining: "The third child is getting more and more outrageous. I can't even give you any advice."
Qian Xiaoru's cheeks were flushed, she glanced at him and said, "Xiao Xi also feels sorry for your injury and wants you to have a good rest."
Gu Mingnan snorted twice, and when he saw her cheeks turned red, he couldn't help but ask: "Xiaoru, why is your face so red? Did you get burned by the fire in the kitchen?"
Qian Xiaoru suddenly covered her face and was speechless.
Gu Mingnan said hurriedly: "Did you burn your face from the fire just now? Xiaobei, give Xiaoru some cold water to apply on her face."
Gu Mingbei subconsciously stood up to go, but his sister grabbed him: "You are stupid, don't go."
There was no movement inside, Gu Mingnan frowned and said, "I'll go and beat you."
"No, no, no, I don't need it, I'm just a little hot." Seeing him holding his injured hand to fetch water, Qian Xiaoru quickly stopped him.
"Hot?" In the humid and cold weather in Shanghe Village, where can it be hot?
Gu Mingnan felt strange, but thinking that Qian Xiaoru had just helped light the fire, he felt it was normal.
The two people's eyes collided. Qian Xiaoru lowered her head subconsciously and blushed even more. Gu Mingnan suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a little uncomfortable, and he was too embarrassed to look at her as he looked around.
Gu Mingdong and Master Qian happened to come back, and when they saw the atmosphere between the two of them, they felt funny in their hearts.
After lunch, Master Qian quickly took Qian Xiaoru home.
Qian Xiaoru reluctantly sat in the back seat of the car, still looking here from a distance.
Master Qian had to remind him: "Okay, stop looking. You won't see any flowers no matter how hard you look."
Qian Xiaoru pursed her lips, lowered her head in frustration, and asked again: "Dad, what did you just say to Anan's eldest brother?"
"What can I say? Is it possible that you still come to propose marriage?" Master Qian said angrily.
Qian Xiaoru's cheeks turned red: "Dad, what are you talking about? I'm just grateful to him."
Master Qian has seen through everything: "Really? Then I'll ask your mother to help Anan introduce a good girl."
Qian Xiaoru was so angry that she turned away and stopped talking.
Master Qian continued: "I think your third aunt's Xiaoping is pretty good. She is one year younger than Anan and has graduated from high school."
"She is going to go to the countryside, where is the right place?" Qian Xiaoru was unhappy.
"Then if you get married just enough to stay, your third aunt will have to thank our family." Master Qian said deliberately.
Qian Xiaoru muttered angrily: "You are no longer my father. You don't help your own daughter, you only think about your sister-in-law's daughter."
Master Qian hummed and said, "Didn't you say you're not interested in him?"
Qian Xiaoru became embarrassed and said, "Dad, you clearly know..."
Master Qian finally stopped teasing her and just said: "A Dong is a reasonable brother who loves his younger brother. Whether you and Anan can succeed or not depends on yourselves."
Qian Xiaoru hummed, blushed and said no more.
Master Qian faced the cold wind and felt a chill in his heart. He was afraid that he would not be able to keep his daughter.
Gu Mingdong felt in his heart that this little girl was pretty good, and at least she cared about his younger brother. Judging from the conditions of the two families, if the marriage could come true, it would be their younger brother who would get the upper hand.
And looking at the way the two of them were alone just now, Gu Laoer seemed to be interested in Qian Xiaoru.
When he looked back, he saw that Gu Mingnan was already bent over flipping the New Year's goods that Master Qian had brought over, but he was still careless.
"Brother, come and take a look. There is a box of biscuits inside. It looks like they were produced by Shumei's factory. There is also a piece of bacon here, which is quite rich." Gu Mingnan said happily.
Compared to the meager gifts given by Gu Mingxi and the others, the transportation team was generous.
In addition to the three main items of rice, flour and oil, there is also a pack of brown sugar, a box of biscuits and a piece of bacon, all of which are real good things.
Gu Mingdong raised his eyebrows. Gu Laoer looked like he was completely out of his mind. Could it be that he just misunderstood?
Walking over and taking a look, Gu Mingdong also felt that the transportation team was very generous: "It's not bad. I don't have to worry about eating during the New Year."
Originally, they bought a lot of annual goods, and with the addition of Gu Mingnan and Gu Mingxi's gifts, they couldn't finish the food even if they opened it up this year, making them very wealthy.
Gu Simei said before that she bought too many things to fit in the kitchen cabinet and had to put them in the house. This was a sweet burden. Gu Sanmei said that the cabinets can be packed more and the things must not be missing.
Gu Mingnan turned it over happily, then took out the brown sugar alone: "Third brother, Xiaobei, take it and drink it."
Although he was careless, he also knew that girls need to drink brown sugar water when they grow up. In the past, his eldest brother would buy some from time to time. Gu Mingnan felt that as a man, he did not need to drink brown sugar at all, so he gave it all to his two younger sisters.
Looking at it this way, he can be considered a good brother.
When Gu Sanmei saw that it was brown sugar, she felt a little embarrassed.
Gu Mingnan was also a shy person, so when he saw this, he asked: "Hey, you are so thick-skinned, you are not embarrassed to talk to me now."
Gu Sanmei just snorted and didn't refute.
"Save the bacon for the New Year, and you can try the biscuits first." This is the first time Gu Mingnan has brought anything from home. In the past, it was all paid directly from his salary.
He opened the biscuit box excitedly. Inside was the most common fruit-flavored biscuit. It looked like it was in a cardboard gift box. The bright red packaging was very festive. After opening it, there were several barrels wrapped in oil paper, and one barrel was opened. There are twenty dollars.
It says fruity biscuit, but it looks like there is no filling or fruity flavor, just a layer of white sugar sprinkled on top. It is the biscuit factory with the largest output and the cheapest price. Of course, it is considered a rarity these days. .
Gu Mingnan generously took out seven pieces, and no one took down one piece for each person: "Try them all. These are the biscuits I earned with my blood and sweat for my bravery."
The twins took a bite and their eyes lit up: "It's delicious!"
Gu Yun was stunned for a moment and took a bite carefully, but she didn't eat it so fast.
Gu Mingdong also took a bite. It tasted really good, but it was a little sweet: "It tastes good."
Gu Simei said with a smile: "We can count ourselves enjoying the blessing of our second brother today."
"That's not true. If you like it, I'll spend money to buy it and have a round of all flavors." Gu Mingnan said with a smile.
While Gu Sanmei was eating, she complained about this brother: "How much money do you earn in a month? What a big statement."
"That must be more than you." Gu Mingnan said.
This was a fact. Gu Sanmei couldn't refute it, so she had to vent her anger on eating, and finished a big biscuit in one click.
After finishing one piece, Gu Mingnan handed her another piece with a smile: "It's delicious. Eat slowly. There's more here."
After that, he asked others if they wanted more.
Gu Mingdong laughed, and the two of them finished the biscuit in one breath and refused his brother's invitation for another piece: "I've had enough. If you like, eat more. When Anan gets married and has a child in two years, it won't be easy to eat." "
Gu Sanmei understood and said with a smile: "That's true. The second brother will have to earn money to support the family, and there will be no spare money to buy random things."
Gu Mingnan didn't realize what they meant, so he frowned and said, "I can buy whatever I want with the money I earn. Even if I marry a wife, she can still control me."
"Who knows, maybe you will become a rake." Gu Sanmei thought it was very interesting when she thought about that scene.
Gu Mingnan said categorically: "Impossible, I am a man, so I must be the one in charge at home, and my wife must listen to me."
Gu Sanmei thought of Qian Xiaoru's adoring look, and felt in her heart that it was really possible. Gu Erdi was just a blind cat who met a dead mouse, and got lucky.
Gu Mingdong took the opportunity to remind him: "Second brother, while you are resting at home during this period, you can think about the future."
Gu Erdi asked, "What's going to happen next?"
Gu Mingdong knocked on his forehead: "Get a wife."
"Master Qian just mentioned this and asked you what you like. Tell me. Do you want me to help you organize it?"
Gu Erdi covered his forehead and just said: "Whatever suits your eyes."
Gu Sanmei couldn't help but interjected: "Then do you like Sister Xiaoru?"
Gu Mingnan was stunned for a rare moment, and hesitated for a while before saying: "She is Master Qian's daughter, that is, my sister, can I dislike it?"
Gu Sanmei sneered: "It's not like you're your biological sister."
Gu Mingdong coughed and stopped his sister from continuing. He only said: "Okay, let the second child think for himself. Anyway, he is the one marrying his wife, so there is no need for us to worry."
"Then I'm not in a hurry..." Gu Mingnan muttered.
But in my heart, I couldn't help but think of Qian Xiaoru. Her curved eyebrows and white face were flushed, and she seemed to be quite pleasing to the eye.
After eating the cookies, the family continued to clean up the house. If it weren't for the bad weather, Gu Simei would have wanted to turn out the quilt and wash it again.
After finally cleaning up the house inside and out, not even a spider web could be found. The Gu family siblings felt a sense of accomplishment when they looked at the clean house.
The twins looked up at the house, both looking heroic, which made some of the elders laugh.
Gu Mingnan was unable to help, and now he said: "Everyone is tired after work, let's eat a biscuit to refresh ourselves."
After saying that, without giving them a chance to refuse, he went over to open the box of cookies and started handing them out.
Gu Sanmei couldn't help but say: "€€sec."
"Just asking you if it tastes good?" Gu Erdi asked with a smile.
Gu Sanmei stopped talking, but Gu Simei said: "It's delicious, so let's save it and eat it slowly. It would be a waste to eat it all in one day."
Gu Mingnan immediately said: "You are so tired after working all day. Take some good supplements."
When the biscuits were handed out, Gu Mingnan became surprised: "Where's Xiaoyun, why is she missing?"
Gu Liangxing raised his hand: "I know. After cleaning up just now, Xiaoyun said she went out to play."
Gu Simei was a little strange. Although Gu Yun couldn't speak, she had been extremely well-behaved and sensible since she came to the house. She was even more worry-free than the twins.
As time went by, Gu Simei really loved Gu Yun as her little sister, and it was not like she would go out to play at this time.
"Where have you gone? When will you come back?" Gu Simei couldn't help but worry.
Gu Liangxing was a little confused, obviously he didn't know where Gu Yun had gone, but Gu Liangchen said: "Be back soon."
When Gu Simei wanted to ask again, she heard her eldest brother say: "I know where she went. Don't worry, she will be back soon."
Gu Simei didn't ask further questions.
Where else could Gu Yun go? Naturally, she secretly went to find Zheng Tong.
I just got the biscuit from Gu Mingnan. It was such a big piece, bigger than a child's hand.
Gu Yun took a bite. It was fragrant, sweet, and crispy, and the taste filled her mouth. The little girl was stunned for a moment.
She couldn't bear to eat it all at once, so she secretly hid it in her pocket.
Only Gu Liangchen saw it at that time and asked her: "Sister Xiaoyun, if you still want to eat tomorrow, just ask your second uncle for it."
Gu Yun just shook her head.
Gu Liangchen looked at her, as if he had read her mind, and said nothing more.
After finishing her work, Gu Yun secretly walked towards the thatched house.
When she arrived at the place, Gu Yun did not dare to go in directly to look for someone. She still remembered her grandfather's instructions not to let others find out that the two people knew each other.
Gu Yun squatted behind the tree and waited patiently.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for Zheng Tong to find an excuse and walk out of the thatched house where the four of them lived, as if he felt something in his heart.
Gu Yun suddenly jumped out from behind the tree. Zheng Tong had expected it and reached out to catch her. Unexpectedly, before he could speak, a piece of sweet biscuit was stuffed into his mouth.
Zheng Tong's old eyes were sore and he almost shed tears.
[Grandpa eats it. 】Zheng Yun made a gesture.
Zheng Tong endured the sourness in his nose and swallowed the biscuits that were crushed because they were placed in his pocket. The sweetness was mixed with bitterness.
"It's delicious. The biscuits given by Xiao Yun'er are so delicious." Zheng Tong touched his granddaughter's hair with mixed emotions. After eating well and sleeping well at Lao Gu's house, Gu Yun's face has grown fleshy and her hair has also grown. Some are no longer prickly to the touch, but rather furry.
Seeing him eating the biscuit, Gu Yun showed a big smile: "If there is something delicious in the future, I will keep it for grandpa." 】
Zheng Tong touched her little head: "Grandpa is old, has bad teeth, and doesn't like to eat these sweet things. You can just eat it yourself."
Before he was in trouble, there was nothing to eat at home. At that time, he was arrogant and thought he could prevent all disasters. Little did he know that in the face of the violent storm, he was just a helpless mantis, and even made his granddaughter suffer along with him.
Now this small piece of biscuit made Zheng Tong's regret brew into disaster.
Gu Yun seemed to understand his thoughts, reached out and touched Zheng Tong's cheek, and gestured: "Hello daddy Gu, my second uncle, three aunts and four aunts are all good, my brother is also good to me, I eat well every day." 】
Only then did Zheng Tong smile: "There is always a path, Xiaoyun, don't worry about grandpa. Grandpa can take care of himself. As long as you take good care of yourself, grandpa will be at ease."
The two exchanged a few words, and Zheng Tong was afraid of being seen, so he urged Gu Yun to go back quickly.
Gu Yun ran back, but Zheng Tong stood uneasy and looked down. It was not until he saw his granddaughter running into the old Gu's yard that he went back with peace of mind.
Seeing Gu Yun coming back, Gu Mingdong didn't ask any questions, just smiled and touched her little head.
Gu Yun smiled sheepishly, turned around and ran into the kitchen to help.
Gu Liangxing rushed to catch up and asked, "Sister Xiaoyun, where have you been playing? Take me with you next time."
Gu Liangchen did not follow him. Instead, he leaned against Gu Mingdong and whispered into his ear: "Dad, is Sister Xiaoyun the granddaughter of the white-haired grandfather?"
These words surprised Gu Mingdong. After all, they were very careful. Even Gu Mingnan and the others in the family didn't know that Gu Yun was Zheng Yun.
Gu Liangchen added: "Sister Xiaoyun looks at the white-haired grandfather differently."
And every time her brother speaks ill of her grandfather, sister Xiaoyun is always very sad.
Gu Mingdong didn't expect his youngest son to be so keen. He didn't deny it, just pinched his nose: "This is our secret, we can't tell anyone, remember?"
Gu Liangchen nodded quickly: "I promise not to tell even Axing."
Gu Mingdong laughed, held the child on his knees and started talking.
Gu Liangchen shook his calf happily. In Gu Mingdong's arms, he talked a little more than usual.
While Lao Gu's family was enjoying themselves, the Educated Youth Institute became lively.
Qian Zhiyi and Wu Mengting are back.
The author has something to say: The second brother is not yet enlightened.
On the first day of squatting at home, I recommend the pre-released article "The Life of a Posthumous Child in the Imperial Examination"
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