After Zhou Lin finished eating, he paid the bill and left. Gu Jingcheng had been sitting there waiting for them to close the store.

He didn't eat or order anything new, but he kept occupying that seat, and the guests coming in and out couldn't help but look at him sideways.

Some of the students in the academy recognized him, and some of them had good connections and wanted to go up and say hello, but after seeing Gu Jingcheng's ugly face, they gave up their thoughts.

There is no way to put a hot face on a cold butt, let alone a cold butt that is so cold just by looking at it.

evening.

At Su Xiaomu's instruction, Gu Ruotong brought a bowl of broth to Gu Jingcheng to pacify his stomach. At this time, Mrs. Yin also came out of the kitchen to help clean up the things in the shop.

"Third uncle is still not back at the academy so late. Is there anything you want us to take back to mother?"

Mrs. Yin has been doing business outside for a long time, and she is not as afraid of Gu Jingcheng as before. She mustered up the courage to talk to him, and she is no longer as cautious as before.

"If there is anything we want to take back..."

"I want to go back with you this time. There are some things that I have to talk to my mother face to face before I can make it clear."

Although Gu Jingcheng always had a cold expression towards the Yin family, he still had some respect for her.

Even though it was so pitiful, Mrs. Yin couldn't hear it.

But when she heard that Gu Jingcheng was going home with them, she was immediately overjoyed.

"Okay, it's already great if Third Uncle wants to go back with us. I'll chop two kilograms of meat later. We need to eat something good tonight."

Mrs. Yin was so excited that she quickly wiped the water stains on her apron.

She happily went out to get the pig head meat and bought some of Gu Jingcheng's favorite food to take home.

On the way back, because there was Gu Jingcheng, Su Xiaomu and the others no longer walked with the cart as before. They sat in an ox cart. Mrs. Yin also pushed Su Xiaomu to sit next to Gu Jingcheng.

"Look at how well-matched you two are, Xiaomu, mother is right, you and your third uncle just need to cultivate more relationships. Look at you two, the girl is good-looking and the boy is handsome. Why don't you have more children..."

"Sister-in-law, I'm a little tired. My husband also said that he was very nervous while studying in the academy today."

It was already very awkward for Su Xiaomu and Gu Jingcheng to sit next to each other like this.

She really didn't want to hear Mrs. Yin say that they were a perfect match and that she would have to give him more children.

She didn't even look at Gu Jingcheng from the moment she got on the ox cart today, and he didn't say anything.

Yin's eyes flickered between the two of them, and after looking at them for a while, she was sure that they really had nothing to talk about, and then she calmed down.

Along the way, the only sound that could be heard was the clack of the cow's hooves on the muddy ground.

Gu Jingcheng stared at the road back to the village with his eyes narrowed.

For some reason, he always had the feeling that Su Xiaomu was using him as a shield.

He suddenly began to doubt whether what she said was for her own good and for the good of her family were really as true as she said?

When they returned home, Mr. Gu and the others had just arrived home not long ago.

Ms. Li was sitting in the yard taking care of several children. When she saw Gu Jingcheng coming back, she immediately came forward with excitement on her face and pulled Gu Jingcheng to look left and right.

She was overjoyed, and her voice trembled when she spoke: "Isn't it time to take a break? Why did you come back so suddenly? The master of the academy didn't say anything to you, right?"

"No." Gu Jingcheng shook his head slightly, "I forgot to bring something, so I asked for leave to come back to pick it up. I have to go back tomorrow morning."

He wanted to go home on a last-minute basis, and he had to bother Zhou Lin to file a lawsuit for his leave from the academy.

However, he has always had a good relationship with his wives, so it is not that difficult to approve this leave.

"Okay, although I'm just coming back to get something, maybe your mother would be happy if she could see her more.

It just so happens that your second sister-in-law is still busy in the kitchen. Mom, go and tell her that you are back and ask her to make some more hot dishes so that we can have a good time together as a family."

Mrs. Li looked at Gu Jingcheng, her eyes filled with distress.

Su Xiaomu followed behind and saw the mother and son like this, and couldn't help but rolled her eyes.

Gee, how proud did she think he was?

While I look down on them for making money, I still don’t want to eat the meat they bought with their money.

During the meal, Su Xiaomu remained silent throughout the meal.

She cooked the rice honestly, and Chen added two meat dishes to them because of Gu Jingcheng's sudden return.

Fried pork belly with chili and scrambled eggs with wild vegetables, Su Xiaomu tasted very happy.

She has been tired for a long day, and now she deserves this delicious meal!

"Next time you forget something at home, just tell your wife and ask her to take it to the academy for you. You said it would be troublesome for you to go back and forth. Even if you take an ox cart, it will be quite bumpy."

Mrs. Li felt distressed and gave Gu Jingcheng a large piece of meat. She looked at Ms. Chen with some pity.

"If I had known that Jingcheng was coming back, I would have killed a chicken and stewed it into soup to replenish him. My second brother, look at whether Jingcheng is much thinner than the last time he came back."

"Yes, it must be because Uncle Three has been working too hard these days studying. Why not, I will kill the chicken tonight and make soup early tomorrow for Uncle Three to drink in the academy."

Mrs. Chen knew that Mrs. Li loved Gu Jingcheng, so she followed her words.

It's impossible for Gu Jingcheng to take a whole chicken to the academy. They might take this opportunity to share a piece of chicken each. If not, they can try some chicken soup.

"Mom is right, it is very hard for the third child to study. Last time I met Lao Deng from the next village in the fields with my father.

He said that his nephew is also in the academy, and he doesn't get much rest from morning to night."

Gu Hai was munching on rice while wading into the topic: "I discussed with dad yesterday to give Jingcheng more money so that he can eat as much as he wants in the city. Don't make yourself miserable just to save money."

Everyone in the Gu family thought about Gu Jingcheng's studies, and Su Xiaomu felt uncomfortable listening to it.

She and her sister-in-law went out early and came back late to earn money for the family, and they didn't listen to them kill a chicken to supplement their income.

Gu Jingcheng had been talking about being self-sufficient all day long, and now he was not eating in silence.

Why didn't he say that Gu family members should save their money and use it for themselves?

She rolled her eyes silently in her heart, and turned her grief and anger into appetite, filling up two large bowls of rice in one breath.

After dinner, she took Gu Ruotong to settle accounts. They were chatting about family matters, but she stopped participating.

After Gu Jingcheng finished eating, he went to her room with Mrs. Li to talk.

When he was eating just now, he noticed that something was not right about Su Xiaomu. Especially when he occasionally raised his head to look at her, he noticed that there was some teasing and sarcasm in her eyes when she looked at him.

He was not stupid, of course he understood the meaning in her eyes.

He also understood what she wanted him to get for her.
Chapter completed!