freenovelworld Chapter 366 Even eating shit can't keep up with the time it's hot.
Chapter 366 Even eating shit can't keep up with the time it's hot.
Lin Chang'er lowered her eyelashes slightly. "I've given them a chance. Whether they appreciate it or not is their own choice. Adults have to take responsibility for their choices."
She believed that she had done her best to be tolerant of women and children.
Wu Qingfeng nodded, "It's good that you think this way."
Lin Chang'er curved her lips into a smile, but her face darkened again. "I forgot to ask earlier, does the fact that Da Bao's father was sent back mean that the case of the ship hijacking at sea has been concluded?"
Wu Qingfeng replied, "Yes."
Lin Chang'er hummed in agreement and said nothing more.
Perhaps they are all angry about this and want to do something about it, but they are not saviors. Instead of suffering, they should make themselves stronger and more capable of protecting more people.
When Wu Qingfeng accompanied Lin Chang'er back to the kitchen, Aunt Gu's family had prepared a large cutting board full of meatballs.
As for Gu Xiaoman and Zhou Yi, the two little ones, they were gnawing on dough roasted on bamboo skewers.
It must have been Aunt Gu who roasted them directly over the fire in the stove. The two little ones weren't picky eaters and ate them with great relish.
When Aunt Gu saw Lin Chang'er return, she greeted her with a smile, "There's only this small lump of dough left. Slice it up and make soup later! Chang'er, you sit for a while. I'll go check if the little goldfish has woken up yet."
Lin Chang'er nodded, and Aunt Gu got up, washed her hands, and went to the front bedroom.
Gu Xiaoman and Zhou Yi were still gnawing on dough, which had filling inside and was steaming hot when they bit into it.
The two little ones blew on the food, took a bite, and glistening broth overflowed from their lips.
Gu Xiaoman, completely absorbed in the deliciousness, exclaimed, "Auntie, this is so good..."
Zhou Yi nodded, "Xiao Bao, can you brew another one?"
Lin Chang'er took out a handkerchief and went forward to wipe the corners of the two little ones' mouths clean, so that the soup would not drip onto their clothes.
In this day and age, there aren't many high-tech solutions available, and clothes stained with grease are really hard to wash.
Gu Xiaoman obediently tilted her head back, as if she had thought of something, and blinked her big eyes as she asked, "Auntie, is Guo Dabao's father gone?"
Lin Chang'er paused, then answered gently, "How did you know?"
Zhou Yi answered quickly, "Daddy just came to see Xiaobao and told Grandma Gu that Dabao's father is gone. Tonight, Daddy and Mommy will go to Guo Dabao's house to help out and ask Grandma Gu to take care of Xiaobao!"
Gu Xiaoman nodded, "Grandma told Xiaobao and Uncle Li to stay at our house tonight."
Zhou Yi nodded in agreement, puffing out his cheeks like a goldfish eating, looking incredibly cute.
Seeing that the two little ones already knew, Lin Chang'er didn't hide it from them, "Yes, Da Bao's father has passed away. There will be a funeral in the village these days, and the adults will have to go and help."
"Xiaoman and Xiaobao, you two better behave yourselves and don't run around, okay?"
"Xiaoman definitely won't run around," Gu Xiaoman patted her chest confidently.
Zhou Yi mimicked his mannerisms, saying, "Little Bao, be good."
Lin Chang'er thought of something and looked at Wu Qingfeng, "Qingfeng, could you do me a favor and ask Brother He and the others to take all the children who are still playing ahead home, especially those who live far away?"
Although the lamp in the lampstand will stay on all night, it's still worrying to see children coming home late at night.
Wu Qingfeng nodded, "Okay!"
As he got up, he looked at the kitchen and then at the brightly lit courtyard in front of him. He suddenly thought that he should hire a few more servants for the courtyard. Otherwise, he would have to run back and forth to deliver messages, which would be too much trouble.
However, although he had thought of it, he didn't rush to say it, but just kept it in mind for the time being.
After Gu Xiaoman and Zhou Yi finished eating the baked dough, Aunt Gu arrived with Little Goldfish and Wu Qingfeng arrived with Gu Xiaolu.
The little goldfish was still a bit dazed, and when it saw her, it just kept grinning and calling out "Mommy!"
Gu Xiaolu ran up and hugged her leg, pleading, "Mother, can Xiaolu ask you for a favor?"
Lin Chang'er patted the little girl's head. "Go ahead and say it."
Gu Xiaolu tilted her head back, her eyes sparkling. "Mom, I'm living in a big room all by myself now. Can Sister Qingning come and keep me company from now on?"
Lin Chang'er nodded, "Sure, if Sister Qingning has no objections, then Mother has no objections either."
Gu Xiaolu clapped her hands and jumped up, "Yay! Sister Qingning will definitely not have any objections. We just agreed on it."
Lin Chang'er hummed in agreement. "Okay, then you can tell Qing Ning tomorrow."
Gu Xiaolu nodded hurriedly.
Aunt Gu was already cooking meatballs, and as she did so, she asked Lin Chang'er, "Chang'er, should we ask about the guests in the west wing?"
Lin Chang'er glanced at the amount of meatballs on the cutting board. Chen Shanzhang and the others were all refined guests and didn't eat much. He Yang and the others had eaten quite a few steamed buns that night, so they shouldn't be hungry now. They were just having a taste, so it should be enough for them.
He nodded and said, "Xiao Lu, take your brother to the west wing and ask Headmaster Lu and the others to come over for a late-night snack."
"Okay!" Gu Xiaolu tilted her head, her face full of smiles, and waved to Gu Xiaoman and Zhou Yi, "Xiaoman, Xiaobao, come with your sister."
Lin Chang'er thought of something else, "Have your Uncle Yanqing, Fourth Uncle, and Uncle Li come over too."
"Okay!" Gu Xiaolu replied, and she had already rushed out with the two little ones.
Soon, people began to arrive at the kitchen, and all the tables, big and small, were filled.
However, after spending time together, everyone has come to realize that in the Gu family, self-reliance is the key to a comfortable life.
They didn't treat themselves as guests either, serving the meatballs themselves, while Lin Chang'er was in charge of preparing a bowl of seasonings for the guests to add themselves.
Lin Chang'er didn't forget Gu Dalang and Gu Erlang, and saved some raw meat dumplings for them separately.
The little ones sat around a small table, with Gu Xiaoman and Zhou Yi looking very proud. Gu Xiaoman, in particular, pointed to a huge meatball in her bowl and said, "Sister, sister, Xiaoman made this herself, and there's only one."
Gu Xiaolu leaned over for a look and exclaimed in admiration, "Wow, it's huge!"
Gu Silang shook his head, "One is enough to fill you up!"
Lin Yanqing laughed heartily, "Xiaoman, you'd better look carefully, lest it be half-cooked."
Gu Xiaoman tilted her head back and said proudly, "No way, if Auntie says it's cooked, then it must be cooked."
Then he poked Zhou Yi's elbow, "Right, Xiao Bao!"
Zhou Yi only responded with two "hmm" sounds.
Gu Xiaoman was puzzled. Xiao Bao always spoke faster than everyone else and was always very enthusiastic, so why was he so quiet now?
He turned his head and saw that Zhou Yi's little head was almost buried in the bowl, perhaps sensing the gazes of others.
Zhou Yi looked up, his mouth drenched in soup, and at first glance, he looked just like a little piglet stealing food.
Gu Xiaoman laughed heartily, "Xiao Bao, why are you eating like a little pig?"
Zhou Yi grinned, "Auntie's meatballs are delicious, brother, you should eat them."
Gu Xiaoman scooped water with a small spoon, eating with a very half-hearted and unfocused attitude.
Zhou Yi held the small bowl, gulping down the soup, and mumbled between sips, "Brother, my father said that if you eat like this, during a famine, you won't even get hot shit to eat..."