Professor Gu's daily life in the countryside after his rebirth

With Gu Zhan's help, lunch was finally ready.

It’s called lunch, but it’s actually just a simple corn porridge with a dish of finely chopped wild vegetables blanched in water.

The grain distributed to farmers every year is not enough to eat. In addition, it is already May, which is the time when there is a shortage of food. If a family can have a bowl of thick corn porridge every day, they are considered to be well-off.

Gu Zhan helped Liu Xiaoxi bring the meal to the only eight-immortal table in the main hall. Zhao Dani called out, and everyone who had gone into the rooms to rest started to come over to eat.

The first to arrive were Gu Zhan’s second uncle Gu Mancang and second aunt Zhang Qiaomei, followed closely by Gu Mancang’s son and daughter-in-law, who were Gu Zhan’s cousins, Gu Jun and Zhao Hongmei.

Seeing that the whole family was already there, Gu Dali said "Let's eat", and everyone began to eat voraciously.

They had been busy in the fields all day and ate very quickly. In just a few bites, the bowl of porridge was empty.

Gu Mancang's son, Gu Jun, was the only one left. He frowned and picked up his chopsticks to stir the bowl a few times before slamming them down on the table. "Corn porridge again, corn porridge every day. Can't you make anything else besides this?"

Although his eyes were on the bowl on the table, the meaning of his words was very clear. It was because Liu Xiaoxi couldn't cook that she had to drink porridge every meal.

Liu Xiaoxi's face suddenly turned completely red. She lowered her head and didn't dare to look at anyone else. Her fingers were tightly twisted together, and she felt very uncomfortable.

Gu Zhan raised his head, glanced at Gu Jun and the others who looked defiant, then slowly put down his chopsticks, stretched out his left hand and tightly grasped Liu Xiaoxi's hands, saying in a cold voice, "Yes, she can't do it, you do it."

Gu Zhan usually acts like a transparent person at the dinner table, but today he suddenly spoke out and everyone was a little confused and couldn't react for a moment. They looked at each other.

In the end, it was Gu Jun who reacted first.

In the past, Gu Zhan didn't dare to say a word in front of him, but today he actually dared to go against him.

Gu Jun felt a surge of anger rising to his head. He was actually challenged by Gu Zhan, a bastard without a father or a mother.

Gu Jun slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and pointed angrily at Gu Zhan, who was sitting across from him: "Who the hell are you talking to like that?"

Liu Xiaoxi was frightened when she saw Gu Jun stand up, and she tightly held back Gu Zhan's outstretched left hand.

Gu Jun usually acts like a confused bastard. She was afraid that if a fight broke out between the two of them, no one here would be willing to help her and Gu Zhan, and they would be in big trouble.

Feeling the tension conveyed by the pair of small hands in his palms, Gu Zhan squeezed Liu Xiaoxi's hand, signaling her to be at ease.

Liu Xiaoxi turned around and looked at Gu Zhan in a daze.

Gu Zhan was not afraid because Gu Jun stood up. Instead, he sat in his seat calmly, looking at Gu Jun with a slight smile on his face.

"In this family, when it comes to labor, everyone works in the fields to earn work points. My husband and I work just as hard as anyone else, so why do we have to do more work at home? What's the logic?"

Hearing Gu Zhan say this, Zhang Qiaomei, who had been silent waiting for her son to speak, quickly interrupted him and said, "Nephew, what do you mean? We are a family that is busy all day long. We help each other with the housework. How can this be possible?"

Gu Zhan sneered softly: "Really? Maybe I really remembered it wrongly. Next time when it's my wife's turn to cook, please ask Second Aunt to call me so I can go and help."

"Hehehe...it's not right for a man to cook." Zhang Qiaomei laughed, thinking about getting over this matter as soon as possible.

Now that she finally has someone who is willing to do these chores without complaint and frees up her time, how could she possibly rush to do these chores again?

Gu Dali is usually a taciturn peacemaker. No matter what happens to his wife, son or grandson, he basically does not get involved.

But today, this incident happened right under my nose, and I had no choice but to speak up.

"Alright, what are you arguing about? This is the condition of our home. If you don't want to eat or don't like it, go find a way yourself. Also, from today on, regarding matters at home, the second daughter-in-law and the two younger daughters-in-law will each take one day, or one month. You can discuss it yourselves."

Seeing that the work that they usually pushed to Liu Xiaoxi fell back on them again, Zhang Qiaozhuo and Zhao Hongmei looked at each other in complete disbelief. Gu Zhan pushed these things back to them in just a few words.

Zhao Hongmei was holding her breath, but she didn't dare to express it here, and her heart was filled with sourness.

Gu Dali stepped forward to mediate the conflict, and Liu Xiaoxi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the old man stepped forward in this matter, otherwise who knows what would have happened.

However, Gu Zhan was a little strange today. In the past, he never cared about what happened at home. He was just immersed in his own world and had no say at home. He basically kept silent and accepted everything.

Unexpectedly, he actually changed his usual behavior today and not only helped her cook, but also spoke for her. However, Gu Zhan looked much more imposing than before, which also made her even more... moved.

Liu Xiaoxi also had her own thoughts. Since she had already cooked today's meal, she naturally wouldn't refuse to wash the dishes. She took the bowl from Zhang Qiaomei, who was rushing to clean the table: "Second Aunt, you take a rest, I'll do it."

Zhang Qiaomei originally wanted to curry favor with Gu Dali and say that she also did housework frequently. However, she didn't expect that her niece-in-law would not give her face. She put the bowl in her hand on the table with a sullen face and turned to walk out of the main room.

Today, when Gu Dali was talking, Zhao Dani rarely swore at him. She just watched Liu Xiaoxi clean the table with a sullen face.

In the kitchen, Liu Xiaoxi had just put the bowl into the pot and poured water to wash it when Gu Zhan came in, snatched the wet rag from her hand, bent down and started washing the dishes.

"Why don't you go and rest? You still have a fever." Liu Xiaoxi asked.

"You go and rest, and I'll wash the dishes."

"You go and rest."

"Don't worry, the fever has gone away."

Gu Zhan ignored Liu Xiaoxi's refusal and continued with what he was doing. Liu Xiaoxi was nervous for a while, but when she saw Gu Zhan insisted, she turned around and went to the other side to clean up the other pots and pans.

Gu Jun was just about to go out, and when he passed by the kitchen, he subconsciously looked inside and saw Gu Zhan washing dishes and Liu Xiaoxi talking about something on the other side. The two of them looked very close.

Gu Jun was already filled with rage, and when he saw the two of them, he sneered, "What a loser."

Gu Zhan heard the voice, raised his head, turned around and gave Gu Jun a cold look.

Gu Jun was subconsciously waiting for Gu Zhan's reaction, but when he saw Gu Zhan's eyes, he felt inexplicably cold in his heart.

Gu Jun didn't want to admit that he was frightened by Gu Zhan's look. He cursed "lunatic" in a low voice and left in a hurry.