A 1970s mom raises a cute baby, and a crazy boss spoils her

Chapter 12: One Mom, One Lifetime Responsibility

"Mom, you and I weighed the grain together. It was just 300 kilograms, and you didn't take a kilogram more. Can you please stop making a fuss? Go back quickly." Xu Huaizhi advised helplessly.

"Brother, Mom really didn't lie to you. There are really several hundred kilograms of food missing from our home. It was all gone today." Liu Guifang eagerly hoped that her son would believe her.

But Xu Huaizhi thought that she was reluctant to give away the food and was deliberately making trouble.

Gu Qinghuan coaxed the little girl, stood up and said indifferently: "Brother, is this what you call love? If I don't ask mom for food today, will you really watch us starve to death?

Until now, my mother is still trying to find ways to get the food back. She really doesn’t want to give us a chance to live.”

She knew very well that it was useless to quarrel with the old woman, as the person with the final say was right next to her.

Sure enough, Xu Huaizhi's face suddenly turned red, and he picked his feet awkwardly, feeling as if he had been slapped in the face.

I was just telling people that my parents loved Huai'an and hoped she could understand their difficulties, but then my mother came to sabotage me and even spared no effort on a little child.

"What are you doing? Gu Qinghuan, hand over my food quickly!" Liu Guifang was so angry that she wanted to rush over and attack.

Xu Huaizhi had no choice but to pull his mother back without even caring about his bicycle.

"Sister-in-law, you go ahead and get busy."

The two of them walked away tugging at each other.

Gu Qinghuan directly moved the food from Xu Huaizhi's bicycle to the bicycle she borrowed, and directed the two children to move together.

The original person's belongings consisted of only a large bag, which contained an old quilt, some daily necessities, worn-out clothes, etc., which he placed on the horizontal bar in front of the bicycle and could be carried over in one piece.

The three of them, father and son, were essentially kicked out of the house. Apart from the clothes they were wearing and a small bag, they had no other luggage and looked quite miserable.

The two children took the "snacks" they got from the mountain today and their simple luggage, and tried hard to help push the cart from the back.

Gu Qinghuan pretended to take out a few White Rabbit milk candies from her pocket, but in fact she took them out from the space. She found them in the warehouse of her villa. She had sold White Rabbit products before and the manufacturer gave her several large boxes.

They obviously knew what it was and looked at her in surprise.

Beibei was the first to speak: "Mom, is this for us?"

Gu Qinghuan didn't expect that the little girl would call her mom so naturally. She was a little uncomfortable with it. The word "mom" means a lifelong responsibility.

Then he nodded awkwardly and motioned for her to take it.

The little girl was overwhelmed by the huge surprise, and her eyes flickered as she looked at Gu Qinghuan, full of admiration.

Not only because of the candy, but also because Gu Qinghuan did not refuse her from calling her mom.

Children are the most sensitive. Although Gu Qinghuan did not express it in words, they had even had serious exchanges before.

But her behavior clearly reflects her attitude. She is a truly good person, and Beibei wants to keep this mother from the bottom of her heart.

All the children in the village had eaten fruit candies or milk candies to some extent, but she and her brother had never received any preferential treatment on any festival and could only look at others with envy.

Later, someone gave them candy.

Beibei gently took the two White Rabbit candies from her hand, put one into her brother's hand, then peeled off her own candy, licked it gently, and a smile instantly bloomed on her little face.

It’s sweet! Sweeter and more fragrant than sweet fruits.

"Brother, it's so sweet, you come and try it, mommy wants some too." Beibei held her candy in front of Gu Qinghuan, motioning for her to eat it.

Dabao looked at his sister, the little traitor, and shook his head helplessly. All the teachings he had given her were in vain. At the critical moment, she was bribed with two candies.

He didn't want to acknowledge her as his mother, at least not now.

Gu Qinghuan shook her head and stuffed the remaining candies into Beibei's hands: "I don't like candy, you keep them and eat them slowly."

She could see that the big guy in front of her was still worried about something, so she decided to take it slow and let time reveal his true character.

"What are your two names?"

"Mom, my name is Beibei and my brother's name is Dabao."

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The three of them walked slowly, talking and laughing along the way, and finally moved their things into their new home.

By the time they got home, the relationship between the three had made great progress.

Because of the kindness of the two meals before, plus the protection she just gave, the two children naturally treated her as their own. They were not on guard and answered whatever she asked, and were very well behaved.

It was almost sunset and I was hungry after working non-stop for the entire afternoon.

Bei Bei suddenly remembered something, took out a handful of sweet fruits from his pocket, and carefully placed them in front of Gu Qinghuan.

"Mom, this is some sweet fruit that my brother and I found on the mountain this morning. I'll give it to you."

Seeing how she cherished the fruit, Gu Qinghuan quickly took the red fruit from her hand and took a closer look. She found that it was a wild berry that she had eaten when she was a child. It was quite sweet.

"Are you really willing to give it to me?"

She originally wanted to tease the child, but she didn't expect to get an answer that made her uncomfortable.

Beibei looked at her with tears in her eyes: "I'm willing to give it up. I'll give you all the sweet fruits I pick in the future. Can you please not leave?

My brother and I will grow up soon, we can eat less and work harder, okay?"

The child was indeed afraid of suffering. As soon as he felt a little warmth, he began to worry about gains and losses.

After hearing what his sister said, Dabao turned his face away in discomfort.

Gu Qinghuan took Beibei into her arms and comforted her gently.

The two children are precocious and sensitive, pitiful and cute.

Finally, she sighed softly and said, "I won't leave. At least I will take care of you until you have the ability to live independently.

You don’t need to eat less, but you need to eat more so that you can grow faster.”

Beibei looked at her in surprise and raised her hand to wipe away her tears: "Really?"

"More real than pearls! Come, taste your sweet fruit."

After the three of them finished sharing the sweet fruit, they seemed to be one step closer.

Eating only sweet fruits was definitely not enough, so Gu Qinghuan pretended to take out a few pieces of egg cake from her luggage and everyone shared them to fill their stomachs.

It was the first time for the children to eat this soft and delicious pastry. They almost lost their tongues in the sweetness and ate it with great care.

Dabao didn’t forget to feed his dad as well.

After eating, the two children looked around their new home curiously.

It seems like a pretty good idea. Am I going to live here from now on?

Gu Qinghuan drew half a bucket of water from the well in the yard and brought it into the house. He then tore an old washcloth that belonged to him into two halves and stuffed them into the two little hands.

"Dabao, take Beibei with you. The two of you should clean up the dust in the places you can reach in the house. I'm going to return the bicycle first. If you complete the task well, you will be rewarded with roast chicken in the evening. Can you do it?"

Children of this age can start doing things within their ability, and this job is not difficult for them.

According to Gu Qinghuan's observation, Dabao was the one who took care of the eating, drinking, defecating and urinating of the madman on the kang. The fact that he could serve his father who had been bedridden all year round so well showed that this child was a very particular person.

From the very beginning, Gu Qinghuan had no intention of raising them to be pampered and idlers. The housework within their ability must be shared among them.

"I can do it. Go ahead, Mom. My brother and I will make sure it is clean." Beibei patted his chest and promised seriously.

"I will clean it up well." Dabao also quickly patted his chest to express his opinion.

Gu Qinghuan nodded. She still had a lot of things to do, so now she could only rely on the two of them.

"Pull the bolt from the inside and don't open the door unless I tell you to." To prevent the old witch from making trouble again.

After saying hello, Gu Qinghuan rode out on his bike.

Before it got dark, she wanted to go to the cowshed in the next village to visit her grandfather.

I don’t know if he can handle it these two days.

The two villages are close to each other, only a 20-minute walk or a few minutes' bike ride away.

When she was almost at the cowshed, she found a secluded place and took out a bag of things from the space.

A handful of noodles, three pounds of rice, leftover chicken soup from the pot at noon, two big apples, and a can of fish.

All other things were available in the villa, only the canned fish was bought from a vending machine, so it was not easy to be exposed.

She also roasted a chicken in the oven of the villa. This was a promise she had made to her two children and she couldn't go back on her word.

When I arrived at the cowshed, I didn't find anyone, so I knew he must still be working in the fields.

Gu Qinghuan hurried back to the space, made a bowl of chicken noodle soup and put it into the thermos bucket.

Following the original owner's memory, I found the place where he used to work. Sure enough, I saw the old man still working hard in the fields alone. His thin back and bent spine were shocking to see.

Gu Qinghuan couldn't help but feel very uncomfortable. On the one hand, it was the original owner's emotions that were at work, and on the other hand, it reminded him of his grandparents.

"Grandpa." Gu Qinghuan handed him the thermos bucket and took the hoe from his hand.

"Eat something first and take a rest. I'll do the digging."

"Girl, why are you here again?" Zhong Weiqian held down his trembling right hand, not wanting his granddaughter to see his embarrassment.

After digging for a whole day, my hands were numb and shaking uncontrollably.

"Are we going to finish digging this area today?" Gu Qinghuan asked instead of answering.

"Yes, you go back first. It's too late. Girls shouldn't walk alone at night." Zhong Weiqian opened the thermos with difficulty, and immediately smelled a strong smell of chicken soup.

“Is this chicken soup?”

"Well, I went to the hospital to see mom at noon, and the stewed chicken soup was not finished, so I made you some chicken noodle soup. Eat it while it's hot. It won't taste good if it gets clumped together." Gu Qinghuan explained while digging the ground.

"Then I have to thank my daughter and granddaughter. Girl, it smells so good."

Zhong Weiqian felt like he was finding joy in misery. He never imagined that even having a sip of chicken soup would be a luxury for him.

As Gu Qinghuan listened to her grandfather's words, a tear slipped gently from the corner of her eye. He should have been enjoying his old age, but why did it end up like this?

Behind me came the sound of the old man slurping noodles quickly.

Gu Qinghuan swung the hoe hard, but this job was not for a human being. After every blow of the hoe, his palms became numb. It would take an eternity to dig out the dirt.

In addition to working in the fields every day, there is also the need to take care of the animals in the cowshed.

No, we can’t go on like this, the whole family will be dragged down.

Need to think of an idea.

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