Anti-theft label

  The house of Zheng's widow in the south of the village collapsed under the heavy snow. As the team leader, Gu Weifu naturally went to offer condolences and help, to show that he was a team leader who did practical things for everyone. So the whole Gu family was left with only the second son's family of three sons, and Gu An'an and his sister.

  Wang Da Ying couldn't bear to scold her own children, so An An and her siblings became the target of her anger. Meanwhile, not a single one of the Gu family members who lived just next door came out to help.

  Gu An'an glanced at Wang Da Ying, slowly got up, picked up the quilt that was covering the kang, felt it was warm and cozy, put it on just right, "Second Aunt, what did you call me for?"

  Wang Da Ying's eyes were about to pop out, "You good-for-nothing, it's already midday and the sun is scorching your butt, what are you yelling for? Which girl 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. It basically meant that someone was lazy and gluttonous. For a 16 or 17-year-old girl, this was a devastating insult. After all, she was almost at the age where people would start calling her an old maid, and having the label "good-for-nothing" attached to her name would make it impossible for any family in Gu's Village to want to marry her off.

  Gu Anan smoothed out her clothes, comforted the frightened Gu Dongdong, and then looked up, speaking slowly and deliberately, "Second Aunt, this is quite a biased statement. Have you ever even touched the firewood in our family's woodshed? I was the one who went to the mountain to chop it all by myself."

  "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 is still half an acre of radish and Chinese cabbage left. Second Aunt, did you till that land? Did you plant those radishes and cabbages?"

  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 twinge of guilt?"

  "Or should I say, 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 not living anymore, I'm not living anymore. Now even young girls are starting to look down on me, I've never seen anyone so disrespectful to their elders."

  An An helped Dong Dong, who had woken up from sleep, to get dressed. She gave a cold glance at Wang Da Ying, who was sprawled on the floor, and held Dong Dong in her arms. "Since Second Aunt is displeased that I and Dong Dong are eating for free at home, we'll go eat elsewhere. 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, once we're outside, cry when you see people 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 and her brother gave Zhao Gui Fang a knife, which was stabbed at Wang Da Ying.

  She put down the wooden basin and wiped her hands on the apron 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 also understood his sister's meaning, he pried open his sister's hand, crying with sobs, "Second Aunt scolds us for being freeloaders, 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 even said that she's freeloading? The words of children are always the most sincere. 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 at the riverbank?"

  Gu Dongdong nodded, "The ice in that 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 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 at each other and looked around the nearby courtyard, An An bid farewell, "Everyone, uncles and aunts, Dong Dong 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 Lanxi was at home and didn't see An'an being taken care of."

  "It's not okay, An'an this child is so pitiful!"

  An An led Gu Dongdong a long way, and after they looked at each other, they couldn't stop laughing while holding their stomachs. The two stood under the soapberry tree, took a break, and by then the sun had come out, the snow on the ground had melted, and the road was not easy 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 sister has changed for the better or for the worse?"

  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 sword'. 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, considering how much he cares about saving face.

  Gu Dongdong seemed to understand and yet not understand, "Sister, what are 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, and let the adults scold him severely."

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

  "Winter is indeed very clever."

  This is the first thing Gu Dongdong learned in his life. When his martial arts skills were not enough, he learned to use roundabout 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 soapberry 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 eyes were shining brightly as he muttered to himself, "What an interesting little black-haired girl."

  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 stroked his chin, looking 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 there were two people hiding in the soapberry tree where they had just rested.

  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 niece will be called Ban Xia."

  Don't be fooled by Gu Banxia's nice-sounding name, she is 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.

  At that time, Tang Lan Zhi gave birth to her second child, Gu Wanwan, who had a difficult delivery and was saved by a piece of ginseng.

  However, all these years, although Gu Wanwan's body was not good, Hua Zi never mentioned giving Wanwan some ginseng to nourish her.

  It can be seen that An's body has been ruined to what extent, so Hua would even give up his wife.

  Gu Wei Qiang was quite grateful, rummaged through his pocket and pulled out a pack of Great Front Gate cigarettes, tossing them to Hua Zi.

  Hua Zi's hands cupped together, his eyes shining like he had spotted his own wife. He carefully scraped the cigarette box several times, making a "tsk" sound, "Wow, this is really something, Qiang Zi, you're being very generous this time."

  Nowadays, a pack of Da Qian Men is more expensive than two catties of meat. Moreover, in this town, it's hard to find a place that sells Da Qian Men. You have to go to the county seat or even bigger cities to see such rare cigarettes.

  Gu Weiqiang ran long distances outside, so he naturally had some connections. This big front door was expensive, and even he himself didn't dare to smoke it often. He only carried it on him in order to use it as a bribe when necessary.

  He smiled wryly and saw Huazi out.

  Zhou Aiju also went to the kitchen.

  Inside the house, only Gu Weiqiang and Gu Dongdong were left. Xiaodouding, who was eight years old this year, lay on the edge of the kang, thin and pale, with a prominent forehead, making his eyes sparkle even more brightly. His eye sockets were misty, with a hint of tears, "Dad, will sister wake up?"

  Gu Wei Qiang patted his pocket, wanting to light a cigarette, but thinking about it in front of the child, he restrained himself. He reached out and gently touched his son's forehead, firmly saying, "Hmm, An An will wake up soon, you watch over him for a bit, Dad is going out for a trip." An An had always been a disadvantaged character since childhood, this time going to the county town to attend high school, no matter what, he had to keep this spot for his older sister.

  As for the little girl, anyway she is one year younger than him. He will go to run more errands and strive to earn tuition fees and living expenses, so that the little girl can also go to the county town to study next year.

  After all, it's still useless for him to be a father.

  This statement is somewhat self-deprecating on Gu Weiqiang's part. He drives long-distance trucks for a transportation team, earning a monthly salary of 37.5 yuan, 30 yuan of which he gives to Zhou Aijuan for public use, and the rest of the money he earns from other channels is also used to support his family.

  After all, in the whole Gu family, he is the only one who eats supplied grain, and it's also right to help support a few more brothers.

  But thinking about it, the money he earns, let alone Anan and Wann going to high school, even Dongdong is now in high school, can also be supported...

  The family didn't split up, and the money he earned was all handed over. This time, there were two who could go to the county town to attend high school, one from the second house and one from the fourth house. You know, in these times, being able to afford for children to attend high school is really tightening their belts. And that's not all, there are still several younger ones in the Gu family attending elementary school, which is a huge expense.

  Actually, the Gu family's conditions are not bad, they are among the best in the whole village of Gujia. However, it was only two years ago that the Gu family built a red-brick and tile-roofed house with glass windows, which is really luxurious. But the price of this luxury is that they spent a lot of money, and Zhou Aijuan emptied out all the savings they had accumulated over the years. This is why they are now struggling to make ends meet, and on top of that, they have to fight for a spot in school.

  An'an fell asleep, unaware that Gu Weiqiang had gone to find Tang Lanzhi alone and warned her not to have any ideas about snatching the quota.

  The second daughter-in-law of the kitchen, Wang Da Ying, held an oily pot brush and wiped it around the big pot. She stretched her neck to look outside the kitchen, saw no one, and then spoke up, "Sister-in-law, how many eggs did fourth brother take?"

  In front of the stove, Zhao Junyan didn't even lift his head, just kept shoving wheat straw into the stove. On a cold winter day, using wheat straw to fuel the fire was quite accurate. He replied faintly, "I don't know."

  Wang Da Ying raised an eyebrow and curled her lip, "You little girl, it's just a fever, no need to call in some quack doctor, wasting several eggs."

  Zhao Junyan lowered his head and focused on the work in his hands, not responding to Wang Da Ying, as if he hadn't heard him.

  It's worth mentioning that Zhao Junyan has a good name, but her family background is not good. Her ancestors were big landlords and during the early years of criticism and struggle, she was forced out by her family and cut off from them. She escaped from Henan to Gujia Village, where she almost starved to death. It was Gu Jia's eldest son, Gu Weiguo, who saved her life by sharing his own food with her.

  Zhao Junyan woke up and didn't despise him. Gu Weiguo was a cripple, so she married Gu Weiguo and settled in Gu's Village.

  It turns out that Gu Weiguo, being a cripple, had no one in the village willing to marry him. On the contrary, he was the last one to get married in the old Gu family. Now his son with Zhao Junyan is only ten years old, two years older than Gu Dongdong.

  The kitchen was bustling with activity, but Anan had no idea, she lay in bed, her mouth watering nonstop, she dreamed of the supermarket before she came here, standing in front of the braised meat counter, drooling.

  That braised chicken leg is really delicious!

  She subconsciously reached out to touch her flat belly, then touched the empty pockets, pouted, unfortunately she had no money.

  She remembered herself wearing 70s clothes, from originally being a young wealthy woman to becoming a poor and white-collar worker, Gu An An.

  The more she thought about it, the more unbearable it became. She squatted in front of the braised meat stall, smelling the familiar scent of roasted meat, and burst into tears as she hugged her head. She missed her dad and mom, she wanted to go home, she didn't want to stay here at all.

  Gu Dongdong, who had fallen asleep on the kang, did not know that his sister, who was lying in bed, had suddenly disappeared.

  At this time, Gu Anan also felt that something was wrong. This smell was too familiar. She squatted on the ground, which was also icy and had a real tactile sensation.

  Really?

  Is this supermarket real?

  Came with her to this era.

  To say, Gu Anan was also unlucky. She was just strolling through a supermarket and happened to be in the beverage section when the shelf collapsed on her. The originally pampered Gu Anan of the 21st century became a small white radish soaked in bitter water from the 1970s.

  Gu Anan suddenly stood up, perhaps the dizziness hadn't passed yet. She was dizzy all over and didn't care about anything else. She rushed all the way to the beverage area. As expected, where she had fallen down, a pile of beverages had rolled everywhere, and her small bag was still pressed under the drinks.

  Gu Anan used all her might and finally pulled out the small package.

  She took out her phone, which still had three bars of battery. She pressed the recent call log, and her dad's number was at the top. Unconsciously, she dialed it again, but it only rang three times before automatically hanging up.

  An'an gritted her teeth and dialed the second number, which was her mother's, but the result was the same - she couldn't get through. She muttered to herself, "How is this possible?" and flipped through her phonebook again, still with no success.

  This phone can no longer dial any numbers.

  And she Gu Anan, thoroughly can't go back.

  Thinking of this, Gu An's heart was in pain, if she wasn't around anymore, what would her dad and mom do?!

  She suppressed the sourness in her nose, opened her mobile phone album, and the first photo was a family portrait of her father, mother, and herself.

  In the photo, Gu Anan is wearing a graduation gown, with her hair tied up in high ponytail, standing between her parents, smiling brightly.

  Gu An's eyes were misty, staring at the photo intently. As she looked, tears fell like broken pearls, pattering down.

  "Dad and Mom, I miss you so much." She subconsciously stroked the photo with her hand, holding her phone, and burst into loud sobs.

  Cried enough, quietly staring at the supermarket's glass window, dazed and distracted, "can't go back"

  She put her phone into her bag and carefully placed it in a very conspicuous place.

  Anan then walked to the pharmacy section, picked up a box of cold medicine, took out two pills and swallowed them with mineral water. After thinking for a moment, she went to the food section and drank half a bowl of freshly baked corn porridge.

  Facing himself in the mirror to boost his confidence, it would have been better if he hadn't looked in the mirror, but as soon as he did, An was startled.

  This dark and thin, yellow-haired little girl is actually her?

  How is this possible?

  She was a lovely girl back then, even if she wasn't stunningly beautiful.

  What's with this body?

  Does the package contain black charcoal?

  An'an has tanned so much that her skin tone is almost indistinguishable from a black person's now.

  What's wrong with you!

  Then there was a loud cry outside, "Sister, where are you going?"

  Gu Dongdong, this little bean, woke up from a nap and subconsciously touched his own sister's forehead. Who would have thought that he actually touched nothing? His drowsiness instantly disappeared, and the little bean cried out loud as he ran out of the west room to find an adult to take a look.

  Scared, Gu An'an quickly left the supermarket and dove into her bed, yawning as the medicine took effect, and fell back asleep.

  Xiao Dou Ding was holding onto her dad with one hand and grandma with the other as they entered the house. As soon as she saw the person lying on the bed, her tears stopped immediately, and she stared blankly, "Sister... sister is back."

  The adults couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, thinking that this child had hallucinations.

  Zhou Aiju put the Astragalus membranaceus she got from Hua Zi into a pot and simmered it, after simmering for a while, she fed a bowl to An An. She asked Gu Dongdong to watch over An An in the house. As the weather was getting colder, every household started preparing goods for the Chinese New Year, some were busy.

  Gu Dongdong's head nodded like a garlic press, his eyes wide open and staring at his sister on the bed without blinking, as if he was afraid that in the next second, his sister would disappear again.

  Gu An was sleeping dazedly, the rustling sound beside her ear made her head ache. She forced herself to open her eyes and found that her cheap mom and cheap sister were rummaging through her room, their expressions clearly not right.

  She shifted her arm and grunted.

  The two people searching indoors suddenly froze.

  Tang Lanji looked worried, this big girl, why didn't she wake up early or late, but woke up at this time.

  Gu Wanwan's expression didn't change, she raised her hand and patted Tang Lanzhi's arm, "Mom, you continue to clean up, I'll go take a look at my sister."

  As she spoke, she stuffed some tickets into Tang Lan Zhi's cloth bag on the side, and then walked in front of Gu An An, smiling innocently, "Sister, you're awake! Are you feeling better?" Although her mouth was full of concerned words, there were no actual actions, not even offering a glass of water to the patient or helping Gu An An get out of bed.

  Gu Anan didn't expect her younger sister to help her up, so she leaned against the headboard, propped herself up with her arm, and sat up. "What are you doing? Packing things to go where?" She really couldn't bring herself to call out for her mom.

  Tang Lan Zhi also stopped collecting, tied the mouth of the bag and held it in her hand. "Mom, I'm going to take your sister to grandma's house for New Year."

  The hard shoe hit Gu Weiqiang's forehead, and his heart also cooled down a bit.

  He silently picked up his shoes, his eyes slightly red. "Dad, for the sake of Second Brother's family, you're so biased? Don't you care about our lives anymore? Aren't An'an and Dongdong your grandchildren?"

  The old man who was said to be hurt, changed his face, but quickly turned natural, "Lao Si, this family I am most partial to whom, you still don't know, otherwise you can read until junior high school graduation, go to the transportation team to work?"

  "I only know that in this family, you're most biased towards second brother. My two brothers and I have all been working hard for the sake of second brother. As for what you said about graduating from junior high school, the money I used to study was earned by me and Uncle Hai Shan going into the mountains to hunt and gather herbs. The job in the transportation team was also obtained through my own hard work. Have you ever helped me even a little bit?"

  The old man and the young boy were both so choked with rage that they could hardly breathe, and seemed on the point of fainting.

  Gu Weiqiang said to Hua Zi who was watching from the side, "Hua Zi, look at Lao Yezi, don't let him faint."

  "Today, this family, whether divided or not, if you pass out and can't get more benefits for Second Brother, don't blame us."

  The originally dizzy Mr. Gu suddenly became spirited and vigorous when he heard Gu Wei say this, "No! If it's really a division of the family property, he wants to take charge, can't let the second son be at a disadvantage."

  In the heart of Old Man Gu, Second Brother Gu was his most cherished son and also the one who resembled him the most. This was evident from how he had personally supported Second Brother to become the leader of the production team in Gu's Village.

  Gu Weifu knew that the family was divided today, his heart was bleeding, and he kicked Wang Da Ying's chest with one foot. "You stinky woman, if it weren't for you, would my brothers turn against each other? Don't you hurry to apologize to Fourth Brother?"

  Wang Da Ying suddenly came back to his senses, if this family were to split up, who would support the eldest in their studies?

  Can she still be so idle at home?

  Will there still be so much food at home?

  As soon as she thought of this, she rolled over and hugged Gu Weiqiang's leg, freeing up one hand to slap herself repeatedly. Looking at the force she used, her face swelled up like a pig's head after just two slaps. "Fourth brother, it was my fault for being blinded by greed. I shouldn't have been cruel to An'an and Dongdong. Give me another chance, and I'll definitely treat them like my own daughter and son."

  Gu Wei Qiang's face was cold and he spat out two words, "Too late."

  Zhou Aiju led her own daughter-in-law and found that the whole village was quiet. She turned back, "What's going on?"

  Zhao Junyan shook his head.

  The two of them quickened their pace, and before they even reached the door, they heard Wang Da Ying crying out for her father and mother, begging Gu Wei Qiang to forgive her. Zhou Ai Ju's heart skipped a beat as she realized that after decades of being neighbors, everything could be cleared up with just a few words.

  She pushed through the crowd, taking in the expressions of each family member: the old man's stubbornness, the second son's reluctance, the youngest son's determination, Wang Da Ying's regret, and her grandson's evasiveness.

  Finally, it ended with a sigh, and this family was scattered, with gaps between the brothers.

  Zhou Aiju's body trembled, she closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, "Divorce, now!!!"

  The old master looked at his wife in disbelief, "Wife, I disagree."

  "Usually mild-mannered Zhou Aijuan suddenly cursed, 'What's the point of you disagreeing? Go ask which son besides Erge doesn't want to divide the family property? Which of our sons isn't helping to support Erge and his family just because of your face? Since Erge and his family are ungrateful, fine! Everyone can fend for themselves from now on!'"

  Old Gu refused to give up, "The eldest and third sons definitely don't want to divide the family property, but the fourth son has a rebellious streak, always jumping around."

  "I just went to Old Three's house this morning, and his wife was very unwilling. Old Three takes 15 yuan every month to support the family, but his daughter-in-law made it clear that they can only support the elderly, not other idle people." This idle person is actually referring to Old Two's whole family. Although Old Big doesn't earn much money, he and his wife are diligent and always work hard on their land, and they're not the kind of people who like to take advantage of others. In a year, they can make enough money to get by.

  The old fourth is even more unnecessary to mention, he alone supports this whole family.

  The four words "idle and lazy population" were deeply engraved on Gu Weifu's spine, he was still the team leader of Gujia Village, he didn't dare to think about how the villagers looked at him now, a team leader of a whole village, actually relying on his brothers to make a living, it was too embarrassing to say.

  "Dad, let's divide the family property!"

  As for what Lao Da thought, it was subconsciously ignored by him.

  Zhou Aiju glanced at her second child and sighed, then turned to look at her eldest child, "Weiguo, what's your opinion?"

  Gu Weiguo squatted on the ground, holding his head, and in his mind, scenes of his younger son being bullied by the older son's children, and his wife being ordered around by his second brother's wife, flashed by like a horse running. He raised his head, with a dull tone, "Mom, I agree to divide."

  Zhao Junyan looked fiercely at her own man, with an uncontrollable surprise in her eyes. Gu Weiguo patted Zhao Junyan's shoulder with his hand, with a hint of relief and release.

  Since all four houses have agreed, there's no need to delay any further.

  Zhou Aiju was a fiery personality, and Gu Weiqiang assisted her by inviting the elder members of the clan to come out.

  It was settled, and Gu Wei Qiang still made time to hand over the hooves, pastry, and braised pork that he had bought back from the county town to Gu Hua Zi. In front of everyone, he instructed, "Hua Zi, you take these things back first, let your siblings cook them, and let An An and Dong Dong have a hot meal. I estimate it will still take some time, no need to wait for me." The children eating was the most important thing.

  Gu Hua Zi deliberately opened the bag, revealing the fragrant braised pork and pig's trotters inside. He was delighted, "Ah, this meat on the trotters is really good, with a mix of fatty and lean parts, I estimate it's over 10 pounds! An'an and Dongdong can't finish so much, our family's Xiaxia can also get a taste, and this braised pork looks like it's from the big restaurant in the county town. Just smelling it makes my mouth water. And there's Lao Fu Ji's crispy pastry, this is really good stuff! One bite and it's both fragrant and crispy, I almost want to swallow my tongue."

  He even walked in front of Wang Da Ying, and said with a smile, "Originally your three kids could still taste it, but now they can only look at the appearance. Second sister, thank you for being so stingy to Anan and Dongdong! Otherwise, how would my family get such a good deal?"

  Wang Da Ying didn't regret it at first, but now she's seeing a table full of food, all delicious dishes, her intestines are already green with regret. If she hadn't gone into the western room that morning to scold those two siblings, by now the delicious food would have been in her belly.

  Next to him, Gu Shuang sucked his nose and swallowed saliva non-stop, wailing, "Mom, I want to eat meat, and also pastry."

  Wang Da Ying slapped him on the back of the head, "All you know is eating."

  Gu Hua Zi patted Gu Shuang's head with a profound meaning, intentionally saying: "Shuangzi, from now on you won't be able to eat anymore. Your mom has driven away the god of wealth at home! Hmph, take a good look while you can, or else you won't even get to see it in the future." Who this god of wealth referred to was clear to everyone.

  Isn't it just Gu Wei Qiang, the fourth son of the Gu family?

  Onlookers were gloating, especially Zhao Gui Fang who had a grudge against Wang Da Ying. She laughed so hard her face was twisted, "You can't bring that braised pork to my house and tease our dog Dan again." The Gu family had a member named Gu Wei Qiang who worked outside and often brought back good things, especially for Gu Shuang. Her mother spoiled her and she had a similar temperament - cheap and annoying. Every time she got something good, Gu Shuang liked to take it in front of their dog Dan and tease him on purpose, making Dan cry out loud.