Anti-theft label

  Wang Da Ying's eyes were about to pop out, "You good-for-nothing, it's already noon and the sun is burning your butt, what are you yelling for? Which girl in the village is as lazy as you? Are you waiting for your elders to cook for you?" In Gu's Village, being called a "good-for-nothing" was one of the worst insults, meaning someone who was gluttonous and lazy. For a 16 or 17-year-old girl, this was a poisonous remark, especially since she was almost at the age where people would start calling her an old maid. With the label of "good-for-nothing" on her head, no family in Gu's Village would want to marry her.

  Gu An An smoothed out her clothes and comforted the frightened Gu Dong Dong before looking up and speaking slowly, "Second Aunt, this is quite a biased remark. Have you ever lifted a finger to help with the firewood in our storage room? All of that was chopped by me alone on the mountain."

  "The sauerkraut foam stuck to the pot brush is the snow red I brought back from the mountain when I was picking frost flowers, my hands were frozen bright red. Second Aunt, have you ever helped pick a snow red?"

  "Outside the self-retained land, there are still half of the radishes and Chinese cabbages left. Second Aunt, is that land turned over by you? Are those radishes and Chinese cabbages planted by you?"

  Wang Da Ying wanted to refute, but was glared at by Gu An An with a cold eye, interrupting her, "Let's talk about home again. The meals at home have always been the responsibility of my elder sister-in-law to cook, and I'm in charge of washing dishes. As for household chores, it's also me who sweeps several rooms alone. Even on cold winter days, I would carry your second aunt's clothes to the riverbank, break the ice on the surface, wash them clean, and bring them back. Second Aunt, when you said I was eating without contributing, didn't you feel a little guilty?"

  "Or rather, this family, Second Aunt, what have you actually done?"

  Wang Da Ying was speechless after being scolded by Gu An An, she threw the pot brush to the ground and sat down, wailing "I'm so dead, I'm so dead. Now even young girls are starting to look down on me, I've never seen anyone as disrespectful to their elders as you."

  An'an helped Dongdong, who had woken up from sleep, to get dressed. She gave a cold glance at Wang Da Ying, who was sprawled on the ground, and held Dongdong in her arms. "Since Second Aunt is displeased that Dongdong and I are eating for free at home, we'll go eat at someone else's house. We don't dare trouble Second Aunt anymore."

  After finishing, taking advantage of Wang Da Ying's daze, she put Gu Dong Dong on the ground and led him out. She lowered her head to Dong Dong's ear, "Dong Dong, when we go out later, if you see someone, cry and say that Second Aunt is biased against us for eating our fill."

  Gu Dongdong rolled his eyes, obviously still sleepy, but as for his sister's words, he took them as a sacred decree and had just left the Gu family courtyard.

  She met Zhao Guifang, who had just returned from washing clothes. Zhao Guifang and Wang Da Ying were from the same village and both married into Gu's Village, but Wang Da Ying was married to the son of the village head.

  Zhao Gui Fang however married Gu Xiang Qian, an accountant from Gu Jia Village.

  Zhao Guifang and Wang Daying, before they got married, liked to compare with each other. After getting married, Wang Daying relied on being the captain's wife and often spoke sarcastically to Zhao Guifang.

  Zhao Guifang can also endure, smiling in front of someone's face while stabbing them in the back.

  The appearance of Gu An'an and her brother gave Zhao Gui Fang a knife, which stabbed Wang Da Ying.

  She put down the wooden basin and wiped her hands on the cloth around her waist, teasing Gudongdong who was crying, "Hey, why is Dongdong crying like this?"

  As soon as Gu An'an heard Zhao Gui Fang's question, her eyes turned red instantly, and she was a bit flustered. She hurriedly covered Dongdong's mouth, "Dongdong, don't say anything."

  Dongdong finally understood his sister's meaning, he opened his sister's hand and cried with sobs, "Second Aunt scolds us for eating without working, doesn't give us food to eat, and says my sister doesn't do chores."

  Zhao Guifang's heart was filled with joy, but her face showed concern, and her voice rose a few degrees, "You two are also not good things, bullying children like this."

  Winter rubbed his tear-stained eyes and asked, "Aunt Zhao, the firewood in our home was all cut by my sister on the mountain, and the pickled vegetables at home were also picked by my sister from the snow-covered mountains. Even the self-cultivated land outside is taken care of by my sister. Just a few days ago, my sister helped Second Aunt wash clothes by the frozen river. My sister is obviously very diligent, but why did Second Aunt say that my sister is lazy and that she's just freeloading?" The innocent words of a child are always the most sincere, and more and more people gathered around to listen.

  Everyone is watching the excitement without fear of being affected.

  "An'an is not lazy at all, in the whole village, An'an is a good hand at doing chores. Go ask around, which girl can be like An'an, with good grades, quick work, and filial to elders." Zhao Guiying heard the last sentence and couldn't help but raise her voice, "What? Wang Da Ying that woman, even her clothes are washed by An'an by the river?"

  Gu Dongdong nodded, "The ice in the river was still chiseled with the help of stones by me."

  "Wang Da Ying is really something else."

  "It's really shameless, a person in their several tens is letting their niece who lives next door help with the laundry,"

  Someone asked, "What's wrong with this? This is meal time, where are you all going?"

  An'an and Dongdong chimed in unison, "When we went to Huazi Shu's house for dinner, Er Bao Niang didn't give us anything to eat."

  After finishing, the two of them glanced around the nearby courtyard and bid farewell, "Everyone, Uncle and Auntie, Dongdong didn't say anything, let's just pretend we didn't hear it, we're going to Huazi Uncle's house now."

  The onlookers felt increasingly sympathetic towards An'an and her brother, "These motherless children are easily bullied."

  "When she said this, Tang Lan Zhi was at home and didn't see An An being taken care of."

  "Alas, An'an is indeed an unfortunate child!"

  An An led Gu Dongdong for a long time, and the two of them looked at each other, holding their stomachs in laughter. They stood under a soapberry tree, taking a break. By then, the sun had come out, and the snow on the ground had melted, making the road difficult to walk on.

  The two of them leaned against the soapberry tree, and Gu Dongdong's big eyes were filled with excitement, his whole body jumping up. He cheered, "Sister... sister, how did you become so clever!"

  The two words "changed" made Anan's heart skip a beat, after all, it was her younger brother who had been with her for a long time. She remained calm and asked, "Dongdong, do you think the change in your sister is good or bad?"

  Gu Dongdong tilted his head, thought for a while, and responded with a crisp tone, "Of course it's good, sister has become smarter, and Second Aunt can't bully sister anymore."

  With a relieved smile, she said with a hint of pride, "This is called 'killing with a borrowed knife'. You see how Second Aunt always bullies us. Let's let the public's gossip kill her and see if she dares to bully us again." If Second Uncle finds out about this, he'll definitely scold Second Aunt to death, given his concern for saving face.

  Gu Dongdong seemed to understand and yet not understand, "Sister, what is 'the masses'?"

  An An fainted, at this age, haven't the two words "masses" been popularized yet?

  "It means uncle and aunt."

  "Sister, this method is good. From now on, if anyone dares to say in front of me that I'm a child without a mother, I'll tell Uncle and Auntie to let the adults beat him up."

  An An didn't have any illusions about corrupting children, she nodded her head, with a look that said "children are teachable".

  "Winter is indeed very clever."

  This is the first thing Gu Dongdong learned in his life. When his combat power was not enough, he learned to use circuitous methods to defeat his enemies.

  An didn't notice that her honest younger brother's eyes were shining with an astonishing light, obviously having learned the trick inside and wanting to try it out.

  After the two of them walked far away.

  Two young men jumped down from the soap tree, one of whom was about twenty years old, wearing a green military uniform, with a straight figure and a handsome face with clear-cut features. At this time, he had a faint smile on his face, and his eyebrows were flowing with a clear and elegant appearance. He muttered to himself, "It's quite an interesting little black head."

  Next to him was a little black boy with a small flat head, who jumped down from the tree and patted his butt. "Hey, I'm also dark-skinned, why don't you praise me?" As he said this, he touched his chin and looked in the direction where Anan and her brother had disappeared. "This sister is quite interesting, but isn't she afraid of spoiling the little kid?"

  "Intelligent and tight." The handsome young man's voice was extremely low, the black boy next to him dug his ear, curiously, "Head, what did you say?"

  "Nothing! Keep up."

  An'an didn't know that in the soapberry tree where they had just rested, two people were hiding.

  She had already arrived at the gate of Gu Hua Zi's house.

  It was already past nine in the morning, and in the countryside, every household had already eaten breakfast, but if you came to Huazai Shu's home, there would definitely be some left.

  Because Hua Zi's uncle's family has a big lazy worm, lazier than An An, named Gu Ban Xia. This name was given when Hua Zi's aunt gave birth to the child, and Hua Zi's uncle brought back a basket of Chinese medicine Ban Xia from the mountain.

  Hua Zi's uncle slapped his thigh and said, "Alright then, my daughter will be called Ban Xia."

  Don't be fooled by Gu Banxia's nice-sounding name, she's actually a chubby girl.

  In this day and age, being able to be plump despite lacking clothes and food is truly a fortunate thing.

  Gu Banxia had a weak physique since childhood, Gu Huazi hated that he couldn't pluck the stars from the sky for her. She was his only daughter, and all the good things went into Gu Banxia's belly.

  When you're young, it's okay to be chubby and people will call you cute.

  But if a big girl gets fat, it's no longer cute.

  But Gu Banxia, who had become a big girl, couldn't lose weight no matter what, and for so many years, she was nicknamed Gu Sanbai.

  Fat face, fat waist, fat legs.

  After some thought, he still owed Old Feng a favor, and they weren't gossipers either. So he came to this thatched cottage.

  Inside the house, with the kang heated up, it was warm and cozy.

  After entering the house, Gu Weiqiang took off his cotton-padded jacket and put it on a chair. He looked at the two people huddled together on the kang, where a bamboo birdcage sat on the warming table, with Lang Yongling teasing the birds, looking delighted.

  As for Feng Xian, he took the book and read it with great interest. If Gu Wei didn't misjudge, this was a book that he had picked up while running long distances. Unexpectedly, Doctor Feng wasn't disdainful of it and took a liking to it.

  "Old Master Lang, Old Feng, come on, have a drink and warm up." Gu Wei strongly made himself at home, taking off his shoes and sitting down on the heated kang with his legs crossed. Only after he sat down did he realize that the kang was not burning well and was only lukewarm. He continued, "What's going on, is there not enough firewood?"

  Old Feng put down the book on the kang, raised his eyelids and said, "Enough, your eldest daughter sent us a bundle of firewood last month. Be frugal and use it sparingly, it can be used until after the New Year." It was mentioned that Gu An'an would send firewood to these people, and she had no relation with Gu Wei Qiang. Gu An'an started going up the mountain to chop firewood when she was over ten years old. Once, she fell from the mountain and hurt her ankle. It was Feng Xian who helped set her bone. Gu An'an was also grateful for this kindness. Every time she went up the mountain to chop firewood for her family, she would bring a bundle to their place, which was enough for three big men to use for a long time.

  There are three big men living here, Lang Yongling has been rich and noble for a lifetime, let alone cooking, he hasn't even lit a fire, Feng Xian is almost the same, he has spent his whole life studying medicine, only distinguishing between grains.

  Feng Qingyan, with a doll-like face, surprisingly knew how to chop firewood. As the pampered young master of the past decade or so, he came to the countryside and worked hard to learn it. However, if he really did the work, he was not as fast as An An. Although An An didn't like to talk, she had a quick temper. Every time she took Feng Qingyan to chop firewood, watching him do it slowly made her anxious.

  They simply fought together and let Feng Qingyan carry it back herself.

  Hearing that his own daughter was mentioned by these people, Gu Weiqiang felt uncomfortable and asked, "My daughter chops firewood for you? Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"

  Lang Yongling took over the conversation, "Who dares to say, after saying it, what if we don't get firewood? We're relying on An'an!", He heard the joke in his words clearly, but still felt uncomfortable. His daughter, Gu Wei's wife, he didn't even let her serve him a bowl of rice, how did she become a partner for carrying firewood here? He waved his hand, "From now on, go to the mountain yourself to get firewood, don't make my daughter do it."

  Feng Xian poured the peanuts into a coarse ceramic plate, filling it to the brim. He picked one up and tossed it into his mouth. "So now you're feeling heartache? You didn't seem to care before, letting people treat you differently. Now that your precious daughter has run off with her mother-in-law, only this stubborn foolish girl is left."

  Gu Weimin smiled wryly, knowing that Feng Xian was a bit too venomous with his words. "Alright, let's not mention past matters. From now on, don't order my daughter around like this."

  Changing the subject, he poured a cup of Erguotou for Old Master Lang and also one for Feng Xian. "For your help last time, my old friend is here to thank you." As he spoke, he clinked his cup against Feng Qingyang's. "And Qingyang, if there's anything in the future, just let me know, I'll definitely help if I can."

  Feng Qingyan had a doll-like face, looking exceptionally lovely. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Then I won't be polite, I mentioned that scalpel before, Brother Gu, when you have time, help me gather it."

  Gu Weiqiang stood up, picked up the quilted jacket that was placed on the kang, and from the interlayer of the jacket, he pulled out a piece of cowhide about 20 cm long and 10 cm wide, with many small pockets on it. Each pocket had a shiny surgical knife inserted in it.

  The cowhide was spread out, with twelve surgical knives neatly arranged on it. Seeing this, even Feng Xian, who was only drinking wine beside him, was stunned.

  He sprang up from the kang with a start.

  Hugging the cowhide cloth in her arms, she laughed and cried at the same time, a bit silly.

  As for Feng Qingyan beside him, he suppressed his excitement and jumped off the kang, facing Gu Weisheng with a respectful bow of three bows. "Thank you, Brother Gu." The two words "thank you" were too light, not enough to express their intentions. This surgical knife was what his father Feng Xian used to eat with back then, relying on this set of tools, he had saved countless people. Only during the house search did this tool get lost, and unexpectedly after so many years, it could still be seen. To Father Feng Xian, this tool was an old partner.

  The two men suddenly did this, Gu Wei felt a bit uncomfortable, and he also stood up. "Don't do that, Old Feng has helped me a lot, Qingyan you are also considered my half-nephew, this big gift is not necessary." Moreover, back then when he was racing cars, he injured his arm, and it was thanks to Feng Xian's treatment that he didn't end up with a useless arm. Otherwise, how could he have become the captain of the transportation team?

  He didn't know what this scalpel meant to Old Feng and his son, but judging from their expressions now, he knew.

  He opened his mouth honestly, "This thing really didn't waste any effort. I asked the people at the provincial city garbage recycling station to help pay attention. The boss left me several sets, and I just happened to like this set, so I brought it over." It's really a blind cat hitting a dead mouse, and he hit the jackpot.

  Feng Xian carefully put away the set of tools, "Younger brother, great kindness doesn't need to be thanked, I'll take care of it thoroughly." He held up his wine cup and downed it in one gulp.

  Gu Weiqiang scratched his head, feeling embarrassed, "What a coincidence, what a coincidence." As for Gu Weiqiang himself, he was also weird. On the outside, he was shrewd and capable, but once he encountered his own family members or familiar people, he would easily become foolish. However, at the end of the day, he had a good heart.

  Lang Yongling saw Feng Xian found his old partner from those years, and felt a little envious. "I don't know when my old partner from back then will be able to find me." Everything that came out of Lang's house was valuable, and had long been divided up.

  Unlike Feng Xian's scalpel, no one wants it and taking it back to chop vegetables is considered unlucky.

  Gu Weiqiang thought for a moment, and was certain that "there will be such a day." He enjoyed racing cars outside, from the restoration of the college entrance examination to the transaction, he didn't think it was as strict as before.

  Old Master Lang, "Lend me your auspicious words."

  Gu Weiqiang came out of the thatched cottage, preparing to go home for a while. He walked halfway and turned back, with Anan watching at home, he felt relieved and directly stepped on the knee-deep snowy road, one foot deep and one foot shallow, heading towards the transportation team. He estimated that the stranded car had been repaired, taking advantage of the remaining twenty days before the Spring Festival to make a trip, earn some money, and have a good New Year's celebration. Next year, Anan would go to the county town to attend high school, so he needed to prepare more money for emergencies.

  In the house waiting for Gu Weiqiang to return was Gu Dongdong, who waited from daytime till night but still didn't wait for him.

  "Dad, why haven't you come back yet."

  Gu Anan couldn't coax this little bean into behaving, so she thought for a moment and then went to lock the door of the west wing from the inside.

  With a flick of his hand, a delicious roasted chicken thigh appeared.

  Xiao Douding immediately rolled up from the kang, his bright eyes staring at the chicken leg, constantly swallowing saliva, "Sister, chicken leg?"

  Gu An nodded and handed the chicken leg in front of Xiaodou, "Eat."

  Xiao Dou Ding's eyes were full of longing, but his hands didn't slow down, shoving the chicken leg into Gu An An's mouth. "Sister, take a bite first."

  Gu Anan felt a pang of sadness, the little kid in front of her obviously wanted to eat but was holding back and letting his sister go first. Under the kid's eager gaze, she took a big bite on purpose and said, "It's really delicious!"

  Gu Dongdong pouted, rushed up and said "I'll try a bite." As he spoke, he also took a big bite, the meat stuffed his mouth so full that it bulged out. While eating, he said "Sister, I've never had such delicious chicken legs before."

  Gu Anan rubbed Gu Dongdong's forehead and laughed happily, "From now on, when I make money, I'll let you eat chicken legs every day."

  "Eating chicken legs every day? That's a great life!" The child's words, though innocent and unbridled, made Gu Anan feel even more uncomfortable. In the afternoon, when no one was paying attention, she secretly ate a hamburger.

  Gu Anan secretly decided that from now on, whenever she ate something, she would definitely give a share to Xiao Douding.

  "Right, her small face was tense, a head of curly hair tied up in a ponytail, 'Winter, our sneaky eating, no one is allowed to say, otherwise the old immortal won't give sister food anymore, and there will be nothing to eat later.'"

  Seeing her sister so serious, Gu Dongdong also forgot what he was chewing on. He opened his mouth wide and nodded heavily, "No one will say anything."

  It wasn't until later that I reacted, "Where's Dad? Where's Grandma?"

  Gu Anan thought for a moment, "Don't mention it." As for her father's side, it could be considered, but as for her grandmother's side, it couldn't be mentioned now, because her grandmother was not only the grandmother of her and Dongdong, but also the grandmother of all the children in the four houses.

  "I won't say."

  The next morning, Gu Anan was woken up by a scream.

  The originally tightly closed door of the western room was knocked open, and Wang Da Ying was standing in front of the kang with a pot brush in her hand, her face ferocious, shouting and scolding, "Dead girl, it's almost noon, still sleeping, like a pig, no lunch is made, you don't even take care of the firewood!!!"

  An'an was awakened by a chill, with some snowflakes still on her neck. She shivered involuntarily before looking for the source of the sound.

  Wang Da Ying looked at An An sleeping warmly on the kang, while she herself was in the kitchen burning fire and washing pots, really couldn't help but feel angry.

  I thought the old lady would take her to the city to deliver vegetables to San Shu's house today, but unexpectedly, when it was time to leave, she actually called out Zhao Junyan's name and went to the county town.

  She was left at home.

  Not only that, but also serving this group of ancestors, it's really a blood curse for eight lifetimes.

  Gu Wanwan bit her lip and nodded, "Where's mom, I'm there."

  Gu Wei Qiang waved his hand and pulled Gu An An back, walking away without looking back.

  Dooly stood dazedly in the snowy ground, lost in thought.

  Gu Wei Qiang had just taken a few steps when an eight-year-old Gu Dong Dong came running from in front of him, and with one glance, he saw Tang Lan Zhi standing at the village entrance with her large bags. He immediately threw himself at Tang Lan Zhi's legs, crying his heart out, "Mom, mom, don't go...", Eight-year-old Gu Dong Dong knew that Tang Lan Zhi was biased, but after all, she was his mother.

  He is like all other children, yearning for motherly love.

  Tang Lanxi lowered her head, looking at Gu Dongdong who was crying and gasping for breath. She squatted down, prying open Gu Dongdong's hands one finger at a time. Her eyes sparkled with tears as she spoke in a firm tone, "Dongdong, I'm sorry..." Sending their young daughter to the provincial city to study was only one aspect of it; she would be able to leave, but her biggest personal desire was that she herself didn't want to stay in the countryside anymore and didn't want to live a hard life.

  She had heard a lot of news about the returning educated youth, and those educated youths were all doing well.

  If I had a choice, who would be willing to stay in this mountain valley?

  Gu Dongdong sat in the snow, wailing loudly, watching as Tang Lanzhi's figure grew farther and farther away.

  Looking at Gu Weiqiang beside him, his heart was broken.

  He picked up Gu Dongdong from the snowy ground and comforted him, "Don't cry, Dad will find you a beautiful stepmother."

  Gu Anan heard this sentence and almost fell into the snowy ground. Is there such a comforting way to comfort one's son?

  She stuffed a large handful of money and tickets into Gu Dongdong's arms, domineeringly saying "Let's go! Sister, I'll take you to buy sweets, let you eat sweets every day, and eat meat for every meal." Indeed, with sweets and meat, everything is fine. Xiaodou heard that there were sweets to eat and meat to eat, and Jindou also stopped crying.

  He stared blankly, "Buy sugar, eat meat."

  Gu Anan's eyes sparkled as she looked at Gu Weiqiang, with an expression of seeking praise, "Dad, I cheated that woman out of a lot of money and tickets."

  The daughter-in-law ran away, which was originally a sad thing, but it was made by the eldest daughter, this live treasure, and couldn't bear to feel unwell anymore.

  Gu Weiqiang held his youngest son in one arm and his eldest daughter with the other, shouting "You're indeed my Gu Weiqiang's daughter!" Perhaps in Gu Weiqiang's heart, Tang Lanzhi would eventually leave this home anyway, so having a premonition made it not so difficult to bear.

  Actually, to tell the truth, Gu Weiqiang and Tang Lanxi were together back then because they had been calculated by Tang Lanxi. Tang Lanxi was a cultured person from a big city, with a good appearance, a white and tender oval face, big watery eyes, and a head of black braids. When Tang Lanxi first arrived at Gu's village, she stunned all the young men in the village.

  The young men in Gu's village all came to Tang Lanzhi with enthusiasm, but Gu Weiqiang was an exception. At that time, he had just learned to drive and was preoccupied with how to join the transportation team so that he could stay behind, without any thought of romance.

  Due to the transportation team's relationship, Gu Weiqiang was the only one in the village who often went out. He came and went, and many educated youths asked Gu Weiqiang to bring things from the county town for them.

  Tang Lan Zhi was no exception. Logically speaking, with such close contact between Gu Wei Qiang and Tang Lan Zhi, he should have been moved by this watery, pale city girl, but he wasn't.

  At the age of eighteen or nineteen, Gu Weiqiang was emotionally immature and had not opened up. He worked hard because compared to city people, this rootless rural person wanted to enter the transportation team, which was simply a fantasy.

  He put all his mind on the transport team.

  However, he forgot that a woman's heart is the most difficult to measure.

  Tang Lan Chi was used to the young men in the village adoring her, but then she ran into a wooden lump who didn't even acknowledge her, which naturally caught her attention.

  It's not bad, after Tang Lan Zhi's careful consideration, returning to the city is hopeless. If she wants to live a good life in Gu's Village without doing heavy farm work, marrying Gu Wei Qiang is the best way out.

  He's the village head, and Gu Weiqiang's second brother is now the team leader. As for Gu Weiqiang himself, he has a robust build, tall and strong, and his work as a temporary worker in the transportation team has great prospects.

  Tang Lanqi began to think of marrying Gu Weiqiang.

  Gu Wei Qiang, who was initially hesitant, was no match for Tang Lan Zhi. After a series of events, he was naturally captivated by Tang Lan Zhi's gentle and charming demeanor. The two got married and spent a sweet and romantic period together.

  However, as time went by, people's flaws began to show. Tang Lanzhi was vain and selfish, while Gu Weiqiang knew about it but chose to turn a blind eye, after all, this woman had given him three children.

  In public and in private, he should give way to her.

  So, Gu Weiqiang worked even harder outside, wanting to earn more money to satisfy his young wife.

  Gu Weiqiang publicly announced that his monthly salary was 37.5 yuan, but he drove long distances and could earn some extra money on the side. His monthly extra income was much more than his salary, and after deducting the part he gave to Zhou Aijuan, the remaining money was basically all given to his wife Tang Lanxi.

  But Tang Lanzhi is a city girl, and her hands are originally big. Moreover, at home there is a Gu Wanwan who is not in good health, so food, clothing, housing and transportation are all raised according to the standards of a city girl. The money earned by Gu Weiqiang is basically spent on Tang Lanzhi and mother-daughter pair Gu Wanwan.

  This time the quota for going to the county town to attend high school, money is one aspect, on the other hand, it really depends on the grades, Tang Lanzhi has enough money to let Gu Wanwan also go to the county town to attend high school.

  However, she cannot do so because the family has not yet divided up the property, and the four houses are still united. Each house sends one person to the county town to study.

  If that's the case, they would have sent two daughters from the four rooms to study in the county town. Tang Lanzhi dared say that she would be scolded to death by her sisters-in-law.

  So he dares not take it out and spend it even though he has the money in his hand.

  Gu Weiqiang led a boy and a girl walking back and forth, just meeting Zhou Aijuan who had just returned from Er Ma Zi's house, as well as Da Sao and Er Sao.

  Zhou Aiju had always doted on Gu An'an, and at a glance, she saw that Gu An'an's clothes were dirty and her hair was disheveled.

  She immediately quickened her pace, pulled over Gu Anan's arm and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Who bullied you?"

  Gu An'an saw the old man in front of her, and the tears that had stopped falling again flowed down. However, she glanced at so many people and considered her own father's face, feeling embarrassed to say that her stepmother had run away and didn't want them anymore.

  Just pouted and didn't say anything in the end.

  In Gu Weiqiang's arms, Gu Dongdong didn't care that much. Seeing his sister cry, he also started wailing and said, "My... my mom doesn't want us anymore."

  Zhou Aiju's face changed, she stared with her eyes wide open at her youngest son.

  Gu Wei Qiang smiled wryly, "Mom, Lan Zhi has returned to the city."

  "Who gave her the certificate?" The old lady was sharp, she had known all along that this young daughter-in-law was too clever and couldn't be kept down, so she had specifically instructed Old Second not to give the young daughter-in-law a certificate.

  In those days, educated youth who wanted to return to the city had to get a certificate from the production team leader in the village, and also needed a certificate of acceptance from their relatives in the city. Both certificates were required to leave the village.

  Gu Wei Qiang hesitated, "Second brother?", he actually understood the situation clearly. He had even greeted his own second brother specially, if Tang Lan Zhi had come to him privately to open a proof, he would have agreed with just one word, but unexpectedly, this time's proof was opened by him, yet he didn't know anything about it.

  When others want to leave, using such petty tricks, how can they be kept from leaving? Moreover, since their heart is no longer here, what's the point of staying?

  Zhou Aiju dragged Gu An'an away with a fierce momentum, rushing back and forth.

  Gu Wei Qiang shouted from behind, but it was no use.

  The two daughters-in-law who were originally following Zhou Aiju, the elder daughter-in-law Zhao Junyan and the younger daughter-in-law Wang Daying, looked at each other and said: "Did the fourth daughter-in-law run away?"

  This is big news.

  However, Zhao Junyan never liked to gossip, and after finding out, she would at most mention it briefly to her husband.

  But Wang Da Ying was different, as the wife of the team leader, she felt superior to others, and in the village, she was also considered a person who could speak with authority. Whatever small news there was, she would be the first to know. It's worth noting that her mother-in-law had always looked down on Er Si's wife, but now it seemed that Er Si's wife was not even worthy of consideration, and had directly returned to the city.

  Wang Da Ying felt a mix of emotions, both happy and worried.

  She naturally noticed Gu Anan's disheveled appearance, and intentionally said, "Anan, your mom is really heartless, look at the state you're in, and she still left without even looking back."

  Gu Anan curled her lip, from the received memories, Second Aunt was not a good person.

  Zhou Aiju's footsteps paused, warning, "Daying, watch your mouth, don't say what shouldn't be said, shut up."

  Wang Da Ying perfunctorily responded with an "uh-huh".

  Zhou Aiju left, and the news spread throughout the village. Tang Lanzhi was a ruthless woman who didn't care that her own daughter had fallen apart like a broken doll, she still wanted to leave Gujia Village.

  Gu An'an and Gu Dongdong became like small white vegetables soaking in bitter water, motherless children.

  ……

  Take care of your family.

  Inside the east house, a warm kang was burning, and the adults of the Gu family were all snuggled up inside, silent. Although it was a warm kang, Zhou Aijuan's heart had cooled by half.

  The old man sat on the edge of the kang, holding a tobacco pouch in his hand, taking an occasional puff, and gazing out the window as if he hadn't heard a word of what Zhou Aijuan had said.

  Guo Weiguo, the eldest son of the Guo family, squatted beside the kang, his head lowered, lost in thought.

  Only Gu Jia Lao Er Gu Weifu occasionally retorted, "Mom, the proof has been issued, and Lao Si's daughter-in-law has also left. You're still talking about these things, it's useless."

  This has really infuriated Zhou Aijuan.

  She slapped a palm on Gu Weifu's head, scolding, "If it weren't for your wife, you'd be standing and talking without any discomfort. If your family's Da Ying wants to return to the city, does this prove that you can drive so smoothly?"

  Gu Weifu was indeed the team leader, and when he spoke up, he had a reasonable argument. "What's wrong with being open? Husband and wife are one entity. If my wife is living well, I'm happier than anyone else. Eldest Fourth Brother, don't you think that makes sense?"

  Gu Wei Qiang, who was asked to speak, looked up and stared deeply at Gu Wei Fu. After a long while, he finally spoke, "Second brother's ideological awareness is indeed high." He was willing to let Tang Lan Zhi go, but it was another matter that his own second brother had privately opened the proof without even telling him. It wasn't that he didn't want to let Tang Lan Zhi go, but rather that he was angry with his own second brother for helping to cover up the truth. As Tang Lan Zhi's man, he at least understood why she wouldn't speak, but Gu Wei Fu, as his second brother, had helped to conceal the truth tightly.

  This thing is indeed done in a very unscrupulous way.

  It's just not feeling right in my heart.

  She hobbled to the front of Gu Wanwan, although her body was not good, but compared with Gu Anan who was about to fall down while walking, she looked much better.

  Next to Gu Wei Qiang, looking at his own big girl becoming like this, he became more determined about the matter of the quota. His big girl was not eloquent but had a down-to-earth personality. In his opinion, only his big girl could get into college. The little girl had a personality that couldn't bear hardship.

  Gu An'an's pair of dark eyes stared at Gu Wanwan, making her feel limp all over. Only then did she speak up, "Wanwan, if you want this spot, you can just tell your sister directly, why bother getting mom to find me? Look, I've been kneeling outside for half a day, and dad and grandma still don't agree, what's the point of this?"

  As soon as she said this, the faces of several people around her changed. This method of retreating in order to advance was something that Gu Anan had learned from her mother when she was wronged as a child.

  Zhou Aiju's eyes were scrutinizing, after all, she had been teaching for a lifetime, with ink in her belly and more thoughts.

  Tang Lan Zhi wanted to speak up for her younger daughter, but was pulled back by her own husband. Seeing that Gu Wei Qiang's face didn't look good, she eventually swallowed her words.

  "Sister, I didn't."

  The little bean beside him rolled his eyes and said, "You're the one who's been talking to mom, trying to take big sister's spot."

  Gu Wanwan's face turned even paler, as if she was the one who had been kneeling outside for several hours, not Gu Anan.

  "Xian Xian, if you're here to ask me for this quota, I'll even kowtow to Dad and Grandma, and give it up to you."

  Gu Weiqiang and Zhou Aijuan looked at Gu Anan with obvious disapproval, but the heartache in their eyes was unhidden.

  Gu Wanwan plopped down onto the wooden chair, as if all her energy had been drained away. Her eyes welled up with tears, and she forced a smile, "Sister's grades are good, it should be Sister who goes to the county town to attend high school."

  With Gu Wanwan's words, today's farce can be considered over.

  As for the quota to go to the city to attend high school, it fell on Gu An'an. She let out a light breath, and this hurdle was considered passed.

  She saw Gu Wanwan's face getting whiter and whiter, and her heart skipped a beat.

  This won't do, I'm going to pass out!

  In the second before Gu Wanwan fainted, Gu Anan instead fell to the ground. The little boy Douding next to her was too young and couldn't hold her up, so he shouted, "Dad, come quick, my sister has fainted!" Gu Dongdong and Gu Anan were quite close, usually calling each other directly without any titles, unless Gu Wanwan was around, in which case they would call her "older sister" to distinguish. In the heat of the moment, Douding naturally shouted "sister".

  Gu Wei Qiang took a step forward and carried Gu An An into the warm kang in the west room.

  On the side, Gu Wanwan, who was about to faint, looked at this scene and was so angry that a mouthful of blood was stuck in her throat, it was really unbearable.

  Dizzy, it has always been her strong point. That wooden big sister, how did she suddenly become so clever? Is it an illusion?

  Tang Lan Zhi shouted several times before Gu Wanwan came back to her senses. She leaned against Tang Lan Zhi's shoulder and said in a sad tone, "Mom, does sister not like me anymore?"