Mo Beihan almost leapt up in anger. He could not help it. They had to be cautious in these times!
Gu Qingyao shrugged and continued packing.
She left Mo Beihan moping in a corner. He collapsed on the floor, then simply lay down.
“I don’t want, I don’t want, I don’t want, I don’t want…”
Infinite resentment…
Gu Qingyao finally finished her packing after half an hour.
Five kilograms of rice, five kilograms of flour and five kilograms of vermicelli.
She had already removed the packaging from the vermicelli and placed it in a cloth bag.
Ten kilograms of cornflour and a bag of dried sweet potatoes.
Five kilograms of bacon and five kilograms of fresh meat.
A bag of brown sugar, a bag of milk candy, four apples, a bunch of grapes, a bag of dried fruits and two slices of cream cake.
Cream cakes were very expensive in these times. A slice in a department store would cost a few dollars, and even then, it was only a small slice. It would disappear within a few bites.
Gu Qingyao had made this herself, so it was larger.
Then she took out fifty eggs, a bottle of Maotai, and a pair of shoes that she had made for Third Brother.
Mo Beihan laughed when he saw all this. “Didn’t you just say that you dislike Zhou Ping? Why are you still being so generous?”
Gu Qingyao said nonchalantly, “Besides Fifth Brother who is away, there are still five people in the family – my Third Uncle, Third Brother, and his two younger brothers. There’s only one Zhou Ping. When you think of it like that, it’s quite worthwhile, isn’t it?
“These are for Third Brother and the younger boys to eat. Oh, that’s right, let me add two fish. Children need to eat more fish so that they will be clever!”
Gu Qingyao hurriedly added two fish and threaded a rope through their mouths to carry them.
Mo Beihan smiled!
There were so many things, but the two of them could still manage. They carried everything and headed for Third Uncle’s house.
It was a holiday and the two younger Gu children were not in school. Third Brother was home as well. Third Uncle had gone out. Zhou Ping was at home as usual. When Gu Qingyao arrived, Zhou Ping was chatting with a neighbor in the corridor.
The moment the neighbor saw Gu Qingyao, she smiled. “Wow, isn’t that your niece? Yao Yao! You’re here again to play! After you left last time, you didn’t come back all year!”
Gu Qingyao was a pretty girl and had stayed with the Gu family for so long. The neighbors had naturally seen her many times. It was hard to forget such a pretty face.
Besides, they had all heard about the incident regarding Zhang Qiang. When the neighbor glanced at Mo Beihan, it was with a trace of respect.
Zhou Ping did not look surprised to see Gu Qingyao. She knew that Gu Qingyao was coming, but her eyes gleamed with delight when she saw that Gu Qingyao was carrying so many things.
There were so many parcels. The neighbor was envious when she saw them.
She knew that the Gu family was doing well. Although the girl was from the countryside, she was very generous. The last time she was here, she often gave the neighbor’s children sweets. During the time she was here, the fragrance of meat had often wafted from the Gu family’s kitchen.
After she left, the Gu family had not eaten meat so often.
Her fiancé had a good job and was very generous. Even before they were married, he had always given her pocket money.
Gu Qingyao greeted the neighbor smilingly, then brought all the things in.
The neighbor stood outside the door, enviously watching Mo Beihan and Gu Qingyao enter. She said to Zhou Ping, “Wow, the girl is so generous. Her fiancé must be very rich! He looks very capable and is so nice to her! They’re not even married, but he dotes on her so much!”
Zhou Ping looked rather confused. Mo Beihan was a country boy. She did not know what had happened to Zhang Qiang.
