"This is the anti-theft chapter "Grandma?", In Gu Anan's impression, Tang Lanzhi was a sent-down youth in those years, and so many years have passed without ever contacting her maternal family. It's almost New Year's, and suddenly she says she's going to Grandma's house for New Year's, bringing only Gu Wanwan with her. No matter how you look at it, it's suspicious... "Right, Mom is taking me to see Grandma, maybe I'll even go to school in the provincial city." Gu Wanwan was beaming with pride, after all, she was a 15-year-old girl, and no matter what, she had to show off her good fortune in front of her older sister.

  Gu Anan didn't notice the expression on Gu Wanwan's face, but instead was thinking to herself: if they were to leave, would they be able to come back to this mountain village? She asked tentatively, "Will you still come back?" As she spoke, she stared intently at Tang Lanxi, not missing any expression on her face. Ever since she had accepted the memories of her original body, she knew that the thing her original body feared most was happening - Tang Lanxi was going to return to the city. Over the past two years, policies had gradually relaxed, and sent-down youths could now return to the cities. This news was like a timely rain in a long drought, making all the sent-down youths restless with desire.

  They have left their homes in Gu's village for good, abandoning their families and children, just to return to the city and live a better life.

  Gu Anan's sharp words hit the nail on the head, especially with her clear and calm eyes, making Tang Lanxi feel a bit uneasy and guilty. After all, she had obtained the proof of returning to the city by taking advantage of her husband's absence while he was out running long-distance, and had secretly asked Gu Anan's second uncle, Gu Weifu, for it. Gu Weifu was the most beloved son of the old master of the Gu family and also the head of the village team, so getting a proof from him was naturally not a problem.

  Tang Lanqi's silence made the atmosphere in the house even more depressing.

  Gu Anan was sad not because the woman was leaving, but because she didn't care about anyone in this family, especially her eight-year-old son, and Tang Lanxi didn't care either.

  Her face turned pale, she closed her eyes, "Dong Dong? You don't want Dong Dong?", this is a piece of meat that fell from Tang Lanzhi's belly, and it's still attached.

  Tang Lanzhi was a bit flustered, and the cloth bag in her hand was unconsciously clenched tightly. She stuttered, "I... I'll be back." These words, she herself didn't believe them. Tang Lanzhi's hometown was in the provincial city, where her parents worked at an iron and steel factory, holding relatively high positions. However, years ago, to keep her two younger brothers from being sent to the countryside, she had been abandoned by her family. Later, she followed the factory's assignment and came to Gujia Village, which was one of the most remote areas.

  She has grievances against her family members, and for over a decade, she hasn't returned home even once. In the past, it was because of lack of means, but later on, when conditions improved and her children grew up, she simply lost the desire to do so.

  But this time Gu Weiqiang's warning thoroughly hurt Tang Lanzhi's heart, in her opinion, all the best things at home should be given to their younger daughter.

  Her husband has to take care of this family, okay!

  She accompanied him.

  But!

  Nowadays, the quota for going to school in the city can only be given to the eldest daughter, not the younger daughter. Isn't this cutting flesh from her heart?

  Tang Lan Zhi then moved her thoughts, the educated youth returning to the city could have a family quota, she thought and thought, this quota was given to her youngest daughter. Although she also loved her youngest son, Gu Dongdong was the root of the Gu family's fourth house, and the old lady at home would not let her take him away.

  Instead, she took away her youngest daughter, and the old lady would not see her anyway, but rather turn a blind eye.

  As for Gu Weiqiang, this man, who privately warned her not to fight for Anan's school quota, who handed over his salary to the old lady time and again, and who wronged her younger daughter, their fate was exhausted.

  Gu An'an opened her eyes, and they were clear. Her body shook violently, and her voice was firm. "You can go, but leave the tickets behind. I need to go to school in the city next year, and Dongdong needs to start elementary school. All of these things cost money." If she wasn't mistaken, Tang Lan Zhi had just stuffed all the tickets from their four rooms into her cloth bag.

  Tang Lan Zhi hesitated, but Gu Wan Wan glared at Gu An An, thinking she was being too presumptuous.

  Gu Anan took advantage of the situation, "We've already lost our mother and are the laughing stock of the village. If we lose the last bit of money and tickets we have left, we'll have to drop out of school."

  Lost her mother, three words, became the last straw on Tang Lanzhi's body, making her breathless.

  She dotes on her little daughter, but cannot deny that Gu An'an and Gu Dongdong are also flesh and blood from her body.

  It seems like Tang Lan Zhi is about to agree.

  Gu Wanwan stood up straight, "I can give it to you, but you have to send us to the village entrance."

  "It's all right," An said, and without another thought, she took the quilt from the bed and wrapped it around her soft body, then headed out.

  It wasn't until she came out that she realized the entire Gu family was eerily quiet, without a single sound. Even the usually rambunctious Gu Dongdong was nowhere to be found. She stared at the tightly closed door and asked, "Where did Dongdong and the others go?"

  It seems that she is going to leave this house, Gu Wanwan was a little excited, she rolled her eyes and answered in a rare good mood, "Gu Ermao is getting married today, grandma and grandpa went to help, Dongdong also went."

  Upon hearing this, Gu Anan tightened her coat and smiled wryly, "No wonder...". No wonder she chose to leave home at this time. She must have thought that with her own mother and sister watching over the house, it was safe for her to go out.

  Gu Wanwan was suddenly annoyed, no wonder what?

  She glared at Gu An'an with hatred in her eyes.

  The footsteps under her feet also quickened with Tang Lanxi.

  The Gu family's house is in a good location, because Old Man Gu is the village head, and when it was the turn of the second son of the Gu family, he was also the team leader of the big team in Gujia Village. Therefore, the location of the house is right in the center of the village, but Tang Lan and her mother are guilty!

  Afraid of running into acquaintances, what if we can't walk away, what to do?

  She took a detour, and it was snowing, the road was slippery, and it was not easy to walk. Gu An'an had never walked on such a muddy and slippery road before, and she fell several times along the way.

  She was determined to follow Tang Lanzhi, and after they reached the village entrance, she took all the tickets and money from them. That was the foundation for her brother and sister's future survival.

  After a long and winding road, they finally arrived at the village entrance. Gu An'an, who had been silent all along, suddenly shook his body, stretched out his hand, and grunted, "Give me money."

  Tang Lanji lowered her head and was about to untie her cloth bag.

  Gu Wanwan pressed down on her bundle of clothes and turned around, saying, "Sister, we still have a long way to go to the provincial city, and there are quite a few places where we'll need to spend money."

  "So?"

  Gu Wanwan stomped her foot, "This wooden big sister of mine is getting more and more out of touch with reality," she continued, "You and Dongdong are at home with Dad taking care of you, without spending a dime. But it's my mom and I who went to the provincial city, what if grandma doesn't like us? At that time, this money and ticket will be our lifeline."

  Tang Lan heard this and thought it was reasonable.

  Her parents were originally biased towards her two younger brothers. Now that she's bringing her daughter back home, they'll naturally have to think carefully about it.

  Thinking of this, her grip on the purse also loosened a bit, apparently unwilling to give it away.

  Gu Anan wouldn't buy into their nonsense, "You all go to the city to enjoy life, but leave me and Dongdong in the village to suffer. And on top of that, you want to take away our family's belongings without leaving anything for us? What kind of logic is this?"

  "Just say whether you'll give it or not. If you won't, I'll shout," she said, her hand directly reaching into the pouch on Tang Lanxi's body.

  As expected, once Gu An'an said she wanted to shout, Tang Lan Zhi and Gu Wan Wan immediately wilted. They were secretly leaving with the people from the Gu family, and if An'an continued shouting, it was very likely they wouldn't be able to leave.

  Tang Lan Zhi was straightforward this time and directly untied the bundle of cloth, pulling out five or six tickets and a considerable amount of loose change.

  Gu An'an didn't refuse and directly took it over, holding it in her hand, and spat out two words, "Not enough."

  Gu Wanwan watched as Tang Lanxi handed the money and ticket to Gu Anan, her heart aching with pain. She hadn't expected that Gu Anan would be so presumptuous, and she opened her mouth to say, "Don't go too far."

  "Am I overreacting? Is abandoning my husband and child not overreacting? Logically speaking, she was originally supposed to inform the Gu family members, but instead blocked Tang Lan Zhi and Gu Wan Wan from leaving. Honestly, she didn't have a good impression of Tang Lan Zhi and Gu Wan Wan, their hearts were no longer in this home, what's the point of staying in Gu Village?"

  It's inevitable that they will leave sooner or later. On the contrary, with these two old troublemakers gone, our home might be more peaceful.

  Gu An'an said so, Tang Lan Zhi's attitude softened again, and she took out some more from the cloth bag. Gu An'an accepted them without hesitation.

  "Alright?"

  A familiar voice came from behind, causing Gu Anan's face to stiffen. She turned around, and tears fell like broken pearls, "Dad!", she said, throwing herself into Gu Weiqiang's arms like a swallow returning to its nest, sobbing, "Dad, Mom doesn't want us anymore."

  Gu Wei's body was a bit stiff, and An An's personality had always been dull and rarely cried like this. Even when she wanted to give up her spot for Wan Wan in the past, she chose the most foolish method of kneeling in the courtyard without giving in.

  The more it was like this, the more unbearable Gu Wei Qiang's heart felt. This child must have suffered a great deal of injustice!

  It's not bad to say that Gu Weiqiang is quite good-looking, with a standard Chinese face, and he often drives outside for many years, carrying an air of dignity that village people don't have. He raised his eyes to look at Tang Lanzhi, and indeed, she had a burden on her back.

  Even little daughter also carried a big bag on her body, which was packed full.

  "He said in a low voice, 'Where is this going?'"

  At this time, Tang Lan Zhi also came back to her senses, stuttering, "Wei Qiang, you... how did you come back?", didn't you go for a long run?

  The question didn't get asked after all.

  "Where is this going?" Gu Wei Qiang repeated again.

  Gu Wanwan pulled Tang Lanzhi's arm and whispered, "Mom, I miss Grandma, let's go visit her."

  Gu Wei comforted An'an in his arms before looking up at Tang Lan Zhi and asking, "Lan Zhi, are you coming back?"

  Life in rural areas is difficult, and among the educated youth who returned to the city, there isn't a single one willing to go back to the countryside.

  Even Tang Lanzhi is no exception, she didn't leave before because she couldn't bear to part with her children. Now that she's become heartless, people say that poor couples suffer a hundred hardships, and the feelings between her and Gu Weiqiang have long been consumed by the mundane routines of daily life, worn down by the endless cycles of cooking oil, salt, and supporting a large family.

  Tang Lanji was silent.

  But it is the best answer.

  An's eyes turned red in an instant, and she pinched Dongdong's hand lightly. Dongdong's tears fell down instantly.

  Gu Hua Zi was shocked, and immediately put down the dustpan on the fence, leading An An into the house, asking as they walked, "What's going on? Who bullied you? Tell Uncle Hua Zi, Uncle Hua Zi will help you beat that son of a bitch to death."

  An'an's eyes reddened, "My second aunt says we're freeloaders and won't let us eat."

  Dongdong's stomach growled coincidentally, he pouted, "Uncle Huazi, I'm hungry!"

  The pitiful appearance of the sister and brother made Gu Huazi's heart break, he grew up with Gu Weiqiang, watching Anan and her siblings being born, Anan also played well with Banxia, he regarded Anan as his own daughter. He turned back and shouted, "Wife, make a few more pancakes, use the purple vegetables that Weiqiang brought over last time to make a soup, I'll go to Old Gu's house for a visit."

  After finishing speaking, he patted Dongdong's little head, "Come to Huazhong Uncle's house, I'll take care of your food. As for your second aunt's side, I'll deal with it myself and make sure you get revenge."

  Dongdong's eyes were filled with admiration, "Thank you, Uncle Huazi."

  An'an was a bit worried. She came to Huazi's house just to get a free meal, and in her impression, Huazi and her dad had a good relationship too.

  She originally thought that at most, she would let Huazi uncle show off in front of her old dad, but unexpectedly, Huazi uncle didn't show off and instead took matters into his own hands.

  "She worried, 'Uncle Huazi, this is not good for you.' After all, he wasn't a real uncle, and if they were to discipline him, it would inevitably lead to gossip."

  Gu Huazi waved his hand, "Nothing good or bad, you've been bullied, how can Uncle ignore it?", after finishing speaking, he didn't even want the half basket of medicine anymore, and rushed directly to the Gu's house.

  On his way there, he found that rumors had already spread in the village, and he also heard a rough idea.

  This Wang Da Ying is really something else.

  Being so harsh on both children.

  When he arrived at the entrance of Gu's house, he happened to meet Gu Weiqiang who had just returned from outside. Gu Weiqiang was still holding half a hoof and some peach cream, which he had brought back for the two children on purpose when he returned from the county town.

  In the past, he would go out to run goods for half a month. Now that his wife is gone, he worries about the two children not living well. Therefore, when he went to the transportation team yesterday, he chose to pull coal in the neighboring county, which is closer and more convenient to return home. The weather was snowy, and in the city, unlike in rural areas, they couldn't burn a kang, so they could only rely on a coal stove for warmth.

  As soon as I entered the village, I heard a group of neighbors discussing that a couple from our family had encountered something unpleasant.

  Gu Wei's teeth were clenched tightly, and he was furious. When he wasn't at home, Wang Da Ying treated his children like this?

  As I walked to the entrance of the Gu's courtyard, I coincidentally bumped into Gu Huazi. His gloomy face faded a bit, "Huazi, what are you doing here?"

  Gu Hua Zi pulled out the axe from his waist and placed it on the fence, "Helping my nephew and niece vent their anger! Those two kids were crying miserably with empty stomachs at my house, can I, as their uncle, not do anything about it?"

  Gu Wei Qiang's expression, which had originally looked a bit better, suddenly darkened again. He entered the house and kicked open the kitchen door with one foot.

  He was walking at the entrance of the village, looking very clearly, the chimney of Gu's house was smoking. From the entrance to Gu's house, it wasn't far, he didn't believe that in just over ten minutes, the meal at home was already cooked, and the chimney didn't even smoke anymore.

  As expected, the moment he kicked open the kitchen door, Wang Da Ying was frantically throwing the pancakes from the pot into the flour barrel, her mouth still stuffed full, without even having time to swallow.

  Seeing this, Gu Weiqiang's temples bulged with rage. He grabbed Wang Daying by the collar and lifted her off the ground. Suppressing his anger, he gritted his teeth and snarled, "You're secretly hoarding food at home, and my daughter and son are supposed to starve?"

  Wang Da Ying swallowed the food in her mouth hastily and shouted in denial, "I didn't... I didn't... It was An An and Dong Dong those two kids who were disobedient, wanting to run out early in the morning."

  "No, wipe the pancake off your mouth first, then say no!!!" He threw Wang Da Ying onto the stove, and the stone-stove hit her body with a loud "bang".

  Scare away the customers outside the house, as well as Gu Shuang's jump.

  Gu Shu's mind turned quickly and he hastily pointed at Gu Shuang, shouting for an adult. Gu Shuang cried as she ran out.

  Gu Dan then hugged Gu Wei Qiang's waist, not letting him make another move.

  Gu Wei Qiang glanced at his several nephews, sneered coldly, "Now you're coming to manage me? When your mom bullied your younger siblings, why didn't I hear any of you speak up?"

  Gu's face was red with embarrassment, but he still didn't let go. He explained, "Fourth Uncle, my mom wasn't being intentional, you just misunderstood her this time."

  "Wang Da Ying hastily said, 'Right, right, I didn't do it on purpose. Gu Wei Qiang, take a look, which younger uncle would hit his older sister? You'll be struck by thunder.'"

  Wang Da Ying was better off not saying anything, but as soon as she did.

  It's going to explode the explosive pack.

  Gu Wei Qiang's anger surged upwards, his fists clenched with a cracking sound, as he broke free from Gu Dan and strode towards Wang Da Ying. "Am I supposed to be struck by lightning? When you were bullying my child, did you ever think that you would be struck by lightning?"

  "What? You said what?", Gu Wei Qiang punched Wang Da Ying's eye, fortunately, Wang Da Ying's head tilted slightly to the side, avoiding a critical hit. In that instant, she truly saw murderous intent in her younger uncle's eyes.

  She had to admit, she was afraid of Gu Weiqiang.

  "Fourth brother, what are you doing?", Gu Weifu ran away with one shoe missing, took off the broken felt hat from his head and threw it at Gu Weiqiang.

  But the broken straw hat floated lightly and hadn't fallen onto Gu Weiqiang's body when it fell to the ground.

  Gu Wei Qiang withdrew his fist and turned around, looking at Gu Wei Fu, naturally not missing the evasive expression on Gu Shu's face.

  He snorted, "What's wrong with me? Haven't you heard enough on the road? You let Gu Weifu's wife bully my daughter and son, but I'm not allowed to stand up for my kids as their father?"

  After all, it was his own fault, so Gu Weifu shouted out in that instant, he also came back to his senses now, the fourth child is the golden hen of the Gu family, can't afford to offend him.

  His tone softened a bit, "It's only natural for seniors to teach juniors, let's not make a big deal out of this and just drop it, don't let outsiders watch the commotion."

  "Elder teaches younger, great! Wang Da Ying can do it, not giving my daughter and son-in-law food to eat, but hiding in the kitchen cooking for himself, and even looking down on my daughter as a freeloader. I naturally have reason to look down on him too, Gu Shu is a waste, poor grades, just relying on repeating a grade, letting family members give money to privately tutor. You hurt my daughter, I slander your son, in Gu Wei's heart, one revenge for another, even if it was last time, Gu Wei Fu privately gave Tang Lan Zhi proof to return to the city, he wasn't this angry."

  The children are Gu Weiqiang's Achilles' heel. He toils away outside, just so that his family can live a slightly better life, but he never expected that the family members he has been working hard for would treat his son and daughter this way.

  Gu Shu Meng, known as a waste, raised his head and stared at his fourth uncle in disbelief, with resentment still lingering deep in his eyes.

  Gu Weiqiang had already torn off his disguise, so he went ahead and ripped off the last layer of veil. "Gu Shu, you spent 18 yuan in the county town for a month, tell me honestly, did you really use it to supplement your studies?" The people around were shocked, because in rural areas, one laborer's monthly salary was at most only 7 or 8 yuan, which was already considered sky-high.

  Who would have thought that the eldest grandson of the Gu family would spend so much money in the county town to study, this is not studying, this is clearly reading gold.

  Gu Shu's face turned pale and then green, unable to admit it, even if he died, "Fourth Uncle, I didn't."

  Gu Wei Qiang stared deeply into Gu Shu's eyes, underestimating the extent of his shamelessness. After a while, he turned to Wang Da Ying who was lying on the ground and said loudly, "The second son of the Gu family, Gu Shu, didn't attend elementary school. Since entering junior high, he has been living in the county town. The monthly living expenses for junior high are 10 yuan, and adding the cost of books and tuition, it's at least 200 yuan per year. I've supported him for three years."

  "Ever since he went to high school, his living expenses have doubled. Adding the private tutoring fees, tuition, book fees, and other miscellaneous expenses like taking classmates out for meals, in this one and a half years in the county town, I've given him nearly seven hundred yuan. Not counting what I gave to our family's public funds, even the new five-room brick house we built was mostly paid for by me. Wang Da Ying, you tell me, with all the money I've given, can't my daughter and son even get a hot meal at home? All of you uncles and aunts come evaluate this, were these two years' worth of expenses worthwhile or not?"

  "Not worth it, not even a little bit."

  "Big nephew, if you give me this thousand or so yuan, I can guarantee that An'an and Dongdong will have meat to eat every meal." This was a clan elder from Gu's Village, a close relative from the neighboring house, and considered an elder of Gu Wei's.

  Everyone was looking at Gu Shu, who wore a white dress shirt with a stiff collar and the latest leather shoes on his feet. His hair was combed high up, and if you looked closely, it would be believable to say that this kid was from the city. Just look at how he's dressed, where does it seem like he's from the countryside?

  The eyes of the people around him were like they wanted to strip and flay Gu Shu, he couldn't help but want to find a crack in the ground to drill into.

  For a moment, he resented his mother for being too unreasonable, otherwise why would Fourth Uncle have exposed his shortcomings and caused him to lose face so badly.

  Gu Weiqiang didn't plan to let Wang Da Ying and his nephew off so easily, "My good second aunt, good nephew, when do you plan on paying me back this money?"

  Wang Da Ying was originally lying on the ground pretending to be dead, but as she heard more from behind, her heart became increasingly frightened. She didn't know that Eldest Brother had spent so much money studying in the county town. When she heard her younger uncle asking for money, she started throwing a tantrum: "Great! Spending money on family members and still wanting it back? I've never seen such a stingy little uncle!"

  "Must! How can I not? From the time you started refusing to give my daughter and son food, we will settle all these accounts."

  Gu Weifu, who had been silent all along, took a deep breath and said in disbelief, "Fourth brother, stop it, let's not make a fuss. We're all brothers from the same family, why do we have to be so meticulous about this?"

  His good second brother, is this prepared with thin porridge? ???

  "Either return the money or separate from the family!", these eight words, like a thunderclap, suddenly brought out Old Master Gu from the crowd. He took off his own thousand-layered sole shoes and threw them at Gu Weiqiang's head, "You unfilial son, are you trying to infuriate me to death? Separate from the family? I'm still alive, which family has separated?"

  She smiled gratefully at Gu Anan and patted her own forehead, "Eat."

  Zhou Aiju's eyes were bright and clear, and Gu An'an's small movements couldn't escape the old lady's sharp eyes. She looked at An'an's expression and shook her head, "This child..."

  It's not that she wasn't good to Gu Ping'an, but this child has been quiet since childhood and is afraid of her. When there's food, although it won't be taken away from Gu Ping'an, after all, he's a ten-year-old kid who's growing up, the little bit that's divided into his hands will be gone in three or two mouthfuls, how can it be enough?!

  After finishing dinner, Gu An'an would normally take the initiative to do the dishes, but today after eating, she wiped her mouth and said, "Mom, I'm going back to my room. I need to prepare for the entrance exam."

  Zhou Aiju nodded and pointed to Gu Shu, "Go ask your brother to bring over the review materials, it can save a lot of trouble." Gu Shu had been in high school in the county town for a year already. Because of the new policy this year, he could take the college entrance exam, so he came back home and begged his grandfather to let him study for another year, saying that by then he would have a good chance of getting into a good university. The whole Gu family was excited about having a university student.

  In addition, Gu Shu was the eldest grandson of the old Gu family, obedient, good at reading, and looked most like his grandfather when he was young. He pleased the old man, and Old Man Gu patted him on the back, "Go read." Who paid for the tuition? Of course, it was taken care of by the fourth and third elders.

  "Brother, I'm going to your room to get some books. Lend me all the ones you're not using now."

  Gu Shu hesitated, but was interrupted by the old lady, so he could only take Gu An'an to the south kang. Because Gu Shu was going to take the college entrance exam, his family specially arranged a separate room for him, unlike the other grandsons who were crowded together. Although Gu Shu's room was only over ten square meters, the desk and wardrobe were neatly arranged, no need to look, all done by Gu Dan.

  Gu Shu pulled out a book from the bookcase with a sullen face, "An An, these are all old and valuable books, you must be careful." In Gu Shu's eyes, having one university student at home was enough, there was no need for Gu An An to come and show off, especially since she was just a girl. However, it had to be said that Gu Shu had some reservations about Gu An An, unlike An An's solid foundation, Gu Shu could only attend high school with the help of private tutors, barely managing to get into the county high school.

  An An looked at the math textbook in front of her, smiling with deep meaning. "Isn't this a book issued by the school?", she said. It was free, yet someone still complained that it was expensive. If it were the old An An, she would have really returned the "expensive" book and not dared to borrow it.

  But An now doesn't.

  "Isn't tuition money?" Gu Shu's face turned red with anger and embarrassment.

  Gu Anan gave Gu Shu a strange look, whispered "My dad paid for your tuition too", then slammed the door shut and ran away in a flash.

  Qi's anger left Gu Shu breathless for a long time.

  Gu An'an, who had just received the book, was about to go to the old lady's house to ask where her father had gone. As she passed by the kitchen, she heard Wang Da Ying muttering, "An'an that dead girl, usually it's her washing dishes, today she ran away quickly. Sister-in-law, you say, a little girl like her reading books, it's not as good as helping with household chores, getting married early, and having her husband help support the family and several younger brothers at home, instead of wasting money on sending her to school."

  Zhao Junyan was collecting the stove, and she also took out the pickled vegetables that they would eat for dinner to soak in water, to thaw the ice. When she heard Wang Da Ying's words, she originally didn't plan on speaking up, but thinking about the half piece of fish on the table, she said softly, "An An used to do less work? Besides, An An is going to school, that's Old Fourth spending his own money, what's the waste in that? It seems like sending the nephew from next door to study isn't considered a waste, but sending their own daughter to study is a waste? What kind of logic is this?"

  Zhao Junyan rarely speaks, but when she does, her words are sharp and to the point. After all, she comes from a wealthy family and has different ideas. Moreover, they have a peaceful life, can read books in the village, and even have a year-round workbook, pens, and other expenses that are all paid for by Lao Si alone. Just for this reason, Zhao Junyan should thank her younger brother-in-law.

  Wang Da Ying wanted to retort but thought that if this got out, who would take care of her eldest son's tuition fees later on?

  In the end, he swallowed the rest of his words.

  Gu An'an listened for a moment, snorted with laughter, and turned into Zhou Aijiu's room.

  I asked my old dad, and then took a pen and a notebook from the old lady's box. These kinds of expenses at home were all bought by Gu Weiqiang when he was running outside, and were kept by the old lady. After all, there are many children in the family, and they are not given out, just in case the children lose them.

  After all, brushes and pens are precious things.

  These days, families that can read books are not many.

  The old Gu family suddenly had two high school students, which is also a great honor for the village.

  Gu Anan muttered, "Not even milk knows where Dad went, he doesn't even come home for meals." She turned around and returned to the west wing.

  The Gu Wei Qiang who was being nagged by Gu An An, this would be in the deepest part of Gu's Village, a household that could be said to be just a hut made of thatched grass, whereas the pigpens outside were all built with cobblestones, if one were to compare the workmanship, the pigpens looked more sturdy than the thatched hut.

  Those who were allocated to live in thatched cottages were none other than the city dwellers who had committed errors and been criticized and struggled against, and then banished to Gujia Village.

  Because of the remote location, people in the village have been spreading rumors that the people living here are black five categories, bad elements, and everyone regards the thatched cottage as a plague god, no one dares to interact with the people on this side, for fear of getting into trouble.

  To say, this grass hut was inhabited by three people, a father and son duo, and an old man.

  The old man's name is Lang Yongling, 63 years old this year. He is a native of the Imperial City in Beijing. If the Lang family counts three generations up, they are considered to be nobles of the Manchu Qing dynasty, also known as Nian Gengyao's clan. If we talk about famous people, the Qing dynasty's Heshen was from this surname, but after the founding of the country, it was changed to the Lang surname.

  While Lang Yongling is actually a member of the He Shen family, even if their house was confiscated in those years, they were still considered wealthy and had many valuable antiques, porcelain, and famous paintings. These treasures would have been enviable in the past, but now they are poisonous. Lang Yongling will be labeled as a bad element and exiled to Gujia Village because of these antiques. In his early years, Lang Yongling was also known as "Lang One Eye", and it was said that any cultural relics he had appraised were guaranteed to be genuine.

  What a pity!

  The times were not right, and Lang Yongling, who should have been a shining example for the country and preserved historical culture, was labeled as a bad element. His home was also confiscated, and it wasn't until his adopted son from an early age made great efforts that he was exiled to Gu's Village.