bookrebus Chapter 310: Could it be the Du family?
Chapter 310: Could it be the Du family?
"Hello, Auntie. My name is Du Qiao and I'm Gu Tingxiao's comrade-in-arms. You can just call me Xiao Du." Seeing this, Du Qiao hurriedly introduced himself to Gu's mother with a smile.
"Hello, Xiao Du!" Gu's mother was a little absent-minded and didn't even notice that Gu Tingxiao's leg was injured.
"Aunt, why don't we go in first! Gu Tingxiao's leg is injured and he needs to be nursed back to health." Du Qiao noticed that Gu's mother was not in good condition and immediately reminded her.
What? Her fifth child was injured? Gu's mother finally came to her senses and looked at Gu Tingxiao's foot. As expected, she saw the wound wrapped in gauze.
At this moment, she no longer cared whether Du Qiao was from the Du family or not. She turned around and shouted anxiously, "Old man, come out quickly. Old Five is injured."
Whether it was Gu's father or other people in the Gu family, they were all called out by Gu's mother's voice. Everyone came forward to show their concern and directly pushed Du Qiao aside.
"Old Five, how did your leg get hurt? Is it serious?"
"Old Five, does it hurt?"
"Uncle, don't cry! I'll give you my candy." Gu Tiantian said as she took out the malt sugar from her pocket and put it in Gu Tingxiao's hand. This was the candy she had always been reluctant to eat!
Since the little uncle was injured, she would give him the food, otherwise the little uncle would cry in pain!
Gu Tingxiao looked at the candy that was almost melting in his hand with a bit of a smile on his face, but he was more moved. He immediately replied, "Tiantian is so good. Uncle really likes eating candy." As he said that, he was about to put the candy into his mouth.
Gu Tiantian's face was full of confusion. She wanted to eat candy too! But her uncle seemed to need it more than her, so she decided to give it to him!
Gu Tiantian, who had figured it out, immediately raised her head and smiled sweetly, "Little uncle, eat it quickly, otherwise it will melt. Try it and see if it is sweet."
Gu Tingxiao suddenly felt sad. Was he not a good uncle? He seemed to have never bought anything for his nephews and nieces. Looking at Gu Tiantian who was so sensible, Gu Tingxiao turned the candy that was near his mouth and stuffed it into Gu Tiantian's mouth. "Is the candy sweet?"
He didn't really want to eat the candy, he just wanted to tease Gu Tiantian. He didn't expect that Gu Tiantian was so sensible despite her young age.
"Uncle, it's so sweet! Candy is so delicious. I wish I could eat it every day."
Gu Tiantian was chewing candy with a happy expression on her face.
"Little greedy cat, you can't eat candy every day. If you eat it every day, all your teeth will fall out, and then you will become a toothless monster."
"But if you promise your uncle that you will only eat one candy a day, then your uncle will buy you candy."
"Okay, okay! I promise you, little uncle, I promise to only eat one a day and never eat more."
"Old Five, don't buy it for her, don't spoil her." Gu Laoda hurriedly stopped him. Who can eat candy every day these days? Eating a few pieces throughout the year is good enough.
When Gu Tiantian heard that her father wouldn't buy it for her, her face, which had been smiling brightly just now, suddenly turned into one of aggrievedness. But she didn't dare to say anything, so she could only pout her lips to show that she was very unhappy.
"Brother, it's okay. We don't buy it every day." Gu Tingxiao smiled and touched Gu Tiantian's head, thinking that he and Lin Xi would also have such a lovely daughter in the future.
"Great, great! Uncle is the best." Gu Tiantian clapped her hands with a happy smile on her face.
"You little bastard! Do you mean that I, your father, am in trouble?" Boss Gu pulled Gu Tiantian's ear with a tense face, but everyone present except Du Qiao knew that Boss Gu was just pretending and did not use any strength with his hands.
"Hey, hey, hey, comrade, stop it. Children's ears are so fragile. What if they are accidentally twisted and broken? How can you be their father?" Seeing Gu Tiantian being grabbed by the ears, Du Qiao was so anxious that he pushed through the crowd and went in to stop it.
But why did they look at him so strangely? Was he wrong? Aren’t children’s ears very fragile?
"He..." Father Gu pointed at Du Qiao, but before he could finish his words, his raised hand was pulled down by Mother Gu.
Upon seeing this, Father Gu put his hand down, and no one noticed this scene.
"Uncle, my dad is joking with me! It doesn't hurt at all. If you don't believe me, look at my ears..." Gu Tiantian gently pushed away Gu Lao Da's hand, then walked in front of Du Qiao and showed her ears to Du Qiao.
Du Qiao took a careful look and indeed, there was no red mark at all. It seemed that her father was just joking with her as she said. She suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
"I'm so sorry, comrade. Please don't take what I just said to heart. I was just too anxious. If what I said offended you, you can beat me up to vent your anger." Du Qiao apologized to Boss Gu.
"Comrade, it's okay, it's okay. I'm not an unreasonable person. How can I beat you to vent my anger? What's more, you are standing up for my child, so I can't beat you. Otherwise, what kind of person would I be?" Boss Gu laughed heartily. He was so happy that someone was willing to stand up for his child! How could he hit him...
"Don't stand here, let's go inside and talk! Laowu's leg is still injured!" Seeing that they were talking more and more, Gu's mother thought of Gu Tingxiao's injured leg, so she hurriedly urged them to go inside.
"Look at my brain... Come on, Lao Wu, big brother will carry you in." Boss Gu knocked his head in self-blame, then squatted in front of Gu Tingxiao.
"Thank you, big brother." Gu Tingxiao did not hesitate this time. He immediately lay on the back of Gu Lao Da and was carried into the house by him. Du Qiao also entered the main room after repeated invitations from Gu's mother.
"Come on, have a bowl of sugar water. We country people don't have much good stuff, so don't be disgusted, Xiao Du!" Mother Gu carefully placed the sugar water in front of Du Qiao.
"Aunt, what are you talking about? It's good enough to have sweet soup to drink these days, how can you be so picky? What's more, there are many people who can't even have sweet soup. I'm having a treat today!" Du Qiao had no intention of disdain, he picked up the bowl and drank it in small sips.
"That's good. That's good." Gu's mother didn't even blink. She just stared at Du Qiao, as if she was looking through him at another person. She didn't even notice that Du Qiao felt embarrassed by her stare.
"Ahem..." Father Gu coughed loudly twice, which brought Mother Gu back to her senses. After realizing her own loss of composure, Mother Gu could only pretend to ask casually, "Xiao Du, where is your hometown?"
"Aunt, my family used to be from Suzhou, but now we have settled in Beijing for a long time. I only go back to Suzhou occasionally." Du Qiao felt that there was nothing he couldn't say, so he said it out loud.
Suzhou? When Father and Mother Gu heard the name of this place, they looked a little dazed, and they didn't even hear what Gu Tingxiao was saying to them.
"Mom, why are you asking this?" Gu Tingxiao frowned, not knowing what he was thinking. According to his parents' personalities, it was impossible for them to ask so many questions to someone who came to their house for the first time. This was all too abnormal.
"Mom, Lao Wu is talking to you!" Seeing that his mother had not responded, the eldest brother Gu, who was closest to Gu's father and mother, quickly pulled Gu's mother's clothes to remind her.
"Old Fifth, am I not concerned about Xiao Du? Xiao Du, I know how to cook some Suzhou dishes. If you don't mind, just stay and I'll cook for you." At this moment, Mother Gu only wanted to keep the person and then slowly get some words out of her!
"Aunt, you can cook Suzhou cuisine! I haven't eaten hometown food for a long time. I'd like to take the liberty of staying for a meal. Thank you for your hard work, Aunt." Du Qiao was very surprised that Gu's mother could cook Suzhou cuisine, but he soon lost his curiosity.
"It's not hard, not hard at all. I'll go prepare lunch first, and you can stay here and have a good chat with Lao Wu." After saying that, Mother Gu got up and left, and when she left, she also pulled Father Gu out with her.
Gu Tingxiao watched their backs as they left, and his doubts grew. His parents' reactions were really strange.
"Hey, your mother asked me to have a good chat with you. What do you think we should talk about?" Du Qiao looked at the dazed Gu Tingxiao.
"Comrade, let me, your younger brother, come and talk to you! My fifth brother has been a quiet person since he was young." Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, the eldest brother Gu quickly pushed the fourth brother Gu out.
Gu Laosi also knew how to read people's expressions, and he immediately smiled and said, "Yes! Comrade, I am good at chatting. If you don't believe me, come and chat with me..."
Seeing that they were so eager to give him a way out, Du Qiao couldn't refuse their kindness, so he started chatting casually with Gu Laosi.
You wouldn’t know until you talk about it, but he and Gu Laosi can actually get along quite well.
Seeing that the two were indeed very engaged in the conversation, Boss Gu felt relieved and began to care about Gu Tingxiao's injuries again.
"Old Five, is your foot really okay? Will it have any impact on your military service?"
"Brother, don't worry. The doctor said that you just need to rest well. It won't have any impact."
"That's good, that's good!"
At this time in the kitchen, Mother Gu was talking to Father Gu in a low voice, "Old man, do you think this Du Qiao is a member of the Du family? Do you think he is the eldest young master's son? He looks a lot like the eldest young master used to be!"
Mother Gu didn’t know whether she should be worried or happy!
"He does look very similar to the eldest young master, and didn't you notice? When he and the fifth brother stand together, they have a lot in common!" Father Gu said what he found.
"What should we do now? Should we go and ask Xiao Du directly?" Mother Gu's heart was in turmoil, not knowing what to do.
"Wait a little longer! It's really rude to ask someone such a question the first time he comes to your house. Anyway, he will be in the village for a long time, and you are helping the people there cook now, so you don't have to worry about missing the chance to meet him. Find a chance to ask him later." Father Gu felt that it was not appropriate to ask now, so he did not agree.