Chapter 237: Eating Melon in the Age of Literature (Forty-Nine)
"Brother, is this right here?"
"It seems so. I asked Aunt Niu in the yard next door."
"Brother, this place is really nice. It looks spacious and modern."
"Yes, yes. Can we live here in the future? I don't want to live in a courtyard anymore."
"Second brother, I don't want to either. They all like to go to our house and take advantage. And that half of the house is also occupied by others."
"I saw that Qiao Qiao in the Yuhong class. She was wearing beautiful clothes. She was a red gown with little ducks embroidered on it."
"Yes! Yes! There are also small leather shoes. I heard they were bought from Shanghai. A pair costs several yuan."
"I want to live in a big house, I want to wear new clothes, and I want small leather shoes!"
The four children were chattering, talking and making trouble, and it was very lively.
"Stop arguing! If you want to live well and eat well, you must listen to me!"
The oldest child looks to be twelve or thirteen years old.
The emotions in his eyes were very complicated, but he still did not forget to warn his younger brothers and sisters.
"good!"
"Brother, I am obedient!"
"...I am also obedient, but brother, if you let Master Gu be your stepmother, will we really be able to live in a big courtyard and eat cream cakes?"
The boss of the Xiao family nodded, "So, you must be obedient!"
Don't scare people away.
Otherwise, it will not be easy to find a stepmother with high salary and ability.
"Oh, whose child is this? Why are you blocking my door?"
Gu's fourth daughter-in-law came back from visiting outside with Qiao Xiangyang in her arms.
When I arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, I saw four children, big and small, blocking the place.
"Hello, aunt, my name is Xiao Yongming, and I am the son of Director Xiao Guodong of the machinery factory."
"These are my brothers and sisters. We heard that Master Gu is a very nice person, so we wanted to come over and have a look!"
The eldest child, Xiao Yongming, answered very politely.
The fourth daughter-in-law Gu felt somewhat pity when she saw his dark and thin appearance and patchy clothes.
Alas, a child without a mother is pitiful.
Originally, Gu's fourth wife was also very repulsive to Xiao Guodong whom he introduced because of Old Man Qiao.
However, adults' matters have nothing to do with children.
The fourth daughter-in-law Gu has no children of her own, but she has a soft heart.
It was very unbearable to see these four carrot heads, big and small, all malnourished and in rags.
However, sympathy is sympathy, and fourth daughter-in-law Gu has not forgotten her eldest aunt's rules——
No unrelated people can be allowed in without her permission.
In the Xiao family, it’s just that Gu Qingcheng has no blind date yet and belongs to the category of “irrelevant people”!
"You guys wait a minute, I'll go in and take a look!"
These children came to see Gu Qingcheng, and Gu's fourth daughter-in-law did not dare to make the decision easily.
"Um!"
Xiao Yongming nodded and took two steps back.
Seeing his actions, the other children also backed away.
The door was opened.
The fourth daughter-in-law Gu nodded secretly, these children are all sensible.
He is not a naughty child who ran to the "stepmother" to make mischief when he heard that his biological father was looking for his stepmother!
Sympathy + a little good impression. After entering the door and seeing Gu Qingcheng, Gu's fourth daughter-in-law spoke with a little bias.
Gu Qingcheng raised his eyebrows, "What do the children of the Xiao family have to do with me?"
"You think I'm a good person, so you came here to see me?"
"Haha, among the machinery factories and other large and small manufacturing plants in the city, which one doesn't think I'm good?"
"Which apprentice or even fifth-level and sixth-level worker doesn't want to learn skills from me?"
Then he came to curry favor with her?
If she had to pay attention to everyone, wouldn't she be exhausted to death?
Fourth daughter-in-law Gu:......
Inexplicably, she felt that the eldest aunt in front of her was so strange.
The eldest aunt has an awe-inspiring aura about her.
Is this the pride of the number one master in the machinery factory?
Since Gu's fourth daughter-in-law came to the city, Gu Qingcheng has always been kind and easy to discuss.
So much so that Gu's fourth daughter-in-law had the illusion that her eldest aunt has no temper and is very easy to talk to!
But, at this moment, Gu's fourth daughter-in-law no longer had such thoughts.
The eldest aunt in front of me still looks familiar, but her feeling has changed——
Noble, cold and arrogant, hard to approach!
Standing in front of her, I can't help but feel humble, and even want to worship her!
Gu Qingcheng:......
It seems that I was too addicted to eating melons and enjoying this unique human atmosphere.
But they have forgotten the bad nature of human beings - bullying the weak and fearing the strong!
A villain fears power but not virtue!
Gu Qingcheng sighed, she always wanted to keep a low profile in special times.
But I forget that if I keep a low profile, some people will find me easy to bully and scheming!
What is low-key?
Gu Xiaoni was born into a poor peasant and her husband was a martyr.
Gu Qingcheng is a ceiling-level technical master who has mastered level nine skills.
With so many advantages, what is there to be low-key about?
Realizing her mistake, Gu Qingcheng immediately corrected herself. Her aura was fully restored, and her whole person became noble and inviolable.
The fourth daughter-in-law Gu was the first to be shocked.
She didn't need Gu Qingcheng to say anything, she immediately realized her problem——
Am I possessed by evil spirits? I actually think Xiao Guodong is good!
His conditions are reasonable among ordinary people!
But my eldest aunt is not an ordinary person.
So beautiful and powerful, she is respected and sought after wherever she goes.
An old widower with four children actually dared to reach out to a master like Gu Qingcheng!
Even a toad has such a big face like Xiao Guodong!
There were also several children of the Xiao family. The blind date was not yet settled, so they came to the door of the Gu family to "see each other."
What?
Is this because they are worried that Gu Qingcheng is not qualified to be their stepmother?
Pooh!
As expected of Xiao Guodong's son, the old toad brought out a nest of little toads.
I actually feel pity for them, they are sensible!
Bah bah bah!
I'm so obsessed!
The fourth daughter-in-law Gu scolded herself desperately while returning to the gate.
"Okay! Master Gu is busy. He is too busy with his apprentices. Where can he have time to chat with you kids?"
"You guys, if you want to become an apprentice and learn skills, you have to go to the factory. When you become an apprentice, you can come and see Master Gu."
Perhaps she was shocked by Gu Qingcheng's aura, and Gu's fourth daughter-in-law became particularly smart.
She didn't mention "looking at each other", but regarded several children of the Xiao family as apprentices trying to curry favor with Gu Qingcheng.
Xiao Yongming was a little dumbfounded.
What's happening here?
It was clear that just now this aunt had a look of sympathy and approval, but after entering a door, her face changed when she came out.
Xiao Yongming also inexplicably felt a condescending arrogance from Gu's fourth wife!
As for Xiao Yongming and other children, they couldn't help but feel inferior and withdrawn in front of such a fourth daughter-in-law.
This feeling is like seeing Director Feng, the confidant of the leader of the machinery factory.
My own father is also a director, but he is incomparable to Director Feng.
Many workers and their family members in the factory will try to curry favor with Director Feng, and they will also secretly give gifts to others.
But these people will not kowtow to Director Xiao Guodong.
Even the workers in Xiao Guodong's workshop, his immediate superiors, did not feel humble in front of the Xiao family.
Everyone:......
What to please?
Our Director Xiao is well-known as a good person.
Honest, kind, and honest.
People don't do those shameful tricks.
As long as you work hard or are pitiful enough, Director Xiao will not be in trouble!
For such a "good" workshop director, the workers will naturally not take him seriously.
Xiao Yongming did not enjoy any preferential treatment in the compound or at school.
Although he does not enjoy preferential treatment, Xiao Yongming also knows what it feels like to be treated favorably.
The fourth daughter-in-law Gu is like the leader's assistant or child. She has no status, but she is still sought after by others and has developed "arrogance".
Ordinary people will feel fear in front of such people and will involuntarily give in.
"...Okay! Then, let's go first!"
Xiao Yongming supported himself, forced out a smile, bowed to Gu's fourth wife, and then pulled his younger siblings away.
"Brother! We are not going in!"
"Yes! I want to eat cake! I want little leather shoes!"
The second child of the Xiao family is better, he is only three years younger than Xiao Yongming, and a teenage boy can understand the height of his eyebrows.
He knew something was not right, it was completely different from what they imagined.
Xiao Laoer pursed his lips and followed Xiao Yongming silently.
The two younger children, one is seven or eight years old and the other is only three years old, are not sensible at all.
When the two children saw that they could not eat well or wear good clothes, they began to cry.
"Don't cry! I'll think of a solution!"
Xiao Yongming didn't want to give up.
The fourth wife Gu's aura really frightened him, but the situation at home was really bad.
As soon as my father gets paid his salary, he will send half of the money directly back to his hometown.
The remaining half must be used to help poor workers and poor neighbors.
In the end, their family of five couldn't have enough to eat.
In the past, when my mother was still alive, she had a salary and could secretly hide some money for the four siblings.
Now, mom is gone too!
It would be better for them not to have a father.
You know, they all have urban household registration and receive a ration of food every month.
As a result, my father——
Gulu, Gulu!
Xiao Yongming's stomach began to rebel. At the age of twelve or thirteen, it was the time for his body to grow.
In other people’s families, it’s like “the grown-up boy is living in poverty,” but in their family, the father is using his son’s rations to help others!
If your father is unreliable, then find a stepmother who is reliable.
Clenching his fists, Xiao Yongming made up his mind.
Early the next morning, he stood guard outside the Gu family's door early.
He wanted to bypass that imposing aunt and have a hard time with Master Gu. Oh no, it was communication!
Hungry and squatting in the corner, Xiao Yongming waited until his feet were numb, and then he heard the noise.
It wasn't coming from the yard, but a jeep driving over from the other side of the road.
The jeep parked steadily at the entrance of the small courtyard.
Then, the door of the small courtyard opened, and a woman as beautiful as a fairy walked out surrounded by several young people.
The young people were very attentive. Some carried things, some opened doors, and some nodded and bowed.
Looking at this scene from a distance, Xiao Yongming inexplicably felt as if he had seen another world, a world that he could hardly touch, let alone integrate into!
