Farming with kids: My deceased husband returns and I spoil him rotten.

Seeing Gu Heng's expression, Shang Qing could only turn her gaze to the side, hoping that one of them could answer.

But the other party is clearly at fault and is unlikely to offer any explanation.

Seeing this situation, Shang Qing could only turn her attention to her last hope, Gu Tiancheng.

"Tiancheng, tell me, or I'll go find someone to work for tomorrow."

"No, I'll tell you everything, but you have to promise you absolutely won't get angry."

Shang Qing frowned slightly, but ultimately nodded, as a reward for the child's willingness to tell the truth.

Gu Tiancheng breathed a sigh of relief and immediately smiled, but his gaze froze for a moment when he saw the huge piece of pork.

After a long while, once he was sure the other person had gone far away, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and carefully leaned close to Shang Qing's ear to explain the situation.

"So, you sneaked into the yard and cut a piece while we weren't looking?"

"Yes, but it's only about the size of a palm; any more and it won't be able to be hidden."

Shang Qing knew about this, and looking at Gu Tiancheng who looked slightly aggrieved, she knew without needing to say why.

She raised her hand, intending to place it on Gu Tiancheng's head, but then felt there was still a certain distance between them, so her hand remained suspended in mid-air.

It took a while before it was placed on that fluffy head.

"Thank you for telling me. I would rather have an answer than be kept in the dark like this."

"But if I do that, will you stop letting us come to the yard in the future?"

"Of course we'll still come to the courtyard, but there are some things we should ask the original owner about."

Gu Tianyou didn't understand Shang Qing's meaning and wanted to ask for clarification, but a hand pressed down on his head, leaving him stunned on the spot.

After a while, he looked up and found that he had become the wise man living in the courtyard.

"Is there something you need, sir?"

"What were you talking about just now?"

Gu Tiancheng stiffened, his eyes involuntarily drawn to the piece of meat, but he ultimately suppressed the words that were about to come out and began to wash the basket of mushrooms that were not yet clean.

After finishing these tasks, he set the basket aside to dry before carrying a smaller basket and quickly walking up the mountain.

Back in the courtyard, various ingredients were already laid out on the table.

“Gu Tiancheng, you, Pan’er, and Nian’er go to the woodshed and build an earthen stove. The more you explain, the better.”

"Ok."

Hearing the three children's response, Shang Qing squatted down and continued to fiddle with the stove in front of her, quickly preparing the meal for the day.

After a short while of being busy, I heard the sound of a door opening behind me.

But Shang Qing seemed not to hear him and continued with what she was doing.

"Mom! Everything's ready inside. I'm so hungry. When can we eat?"

"immediately."

"You're back and you don't even try to help? Are you just going to stand there and do nothing?"

Gu Tianyou, who didn't even have a name, frowned, clearly wanting to say something more, when he heard another cold snort that belonged to his father.

Sensing something was wrong, the person on the other end frowned again, about to say something more, when they heard a cold laugh from the other side.

Knowing that the entire courtyard did not welcome him, he naturally did not want to stay any longer and turned to leave.

He quickened his pace until the courtyard was out of sight, then slowed down to look at the large piece of flesh hidden in his clothes.

"We'll have something to eat today."

"No, we must get back before we are discovered."

Thinking of this, Gu Tianyou quickened his pace again and rushed back to the courtyard.

When Gu Wangshi saw her grandson rushing home like this, she immediately understood what had happened and rushed forward to tear off his clothes to take the piece of meat.

"Grandma, I want to eat braised pork today. If you don't make it, I won't give it to you and I'll take it out and eat it myself."

"You little brat... I know, hurry up and take it out or I'll deal with you right now."

Hearing this, Gu Tianyou finally took out the meat with satisfaction, turned around and found a place to sit down and watch his grandmother busy herself.

Hearing the noise, Jiang Yingyue suddenly reached out and snatched the piece of meat.

"Mother, stealing is wrong. I must return this piece of meat."

"Give it back? Did someone hit you on the head, or are you starving and want to eat it all by yourself?"

Jiang Yingyue rolled her eyes when she heard this. Just as she was about to explain her own thoughts, she noticed that someone was standing at the door.

Upon closer inspection, he realized it was Shang Qing, and became even more nervous, wishing he could hide everything behind his back.

The two people next to them also noticed something was wrong and quickly turned around, only to be met with Shang Qing's ambiguous smile.

"Neither of you have anything to say?"

"What do we have to say? If you don't cook lunch for Tianyou, don't you expect us to cook him a good meal?"

Want to cook something nice?

Shang Qing couldn't help but let out a cold laugh. He wanted to say something more, but because the other party suddenly leaned forward to keep his distance, he had to take two steps back.

But the movement wasn't obvious, so no one noticed.

Forcibly stopping the back extension, Shang Qing looked at the piece of meat that the two had directly taken from their hands and sneered again.

"If you have nothing else to do, get out of here. You're not welcome in our house."

"Welcome me? I didn't want to come here either, it's just that someone took something that didn't belong to me."

Gu Tianyou knew, of course, that this was referring to him. His face darkened, and he rushed directly to Shang Qing.

"You're spouting nonsense! When did I take your things? When you catch a thief, you have to take the stolen goods. So tell me, where are your things?"

"Can't you see what your grandmother is holding?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Gu sneered even more, raising her hand and shaking it at Shang Qing's hand.

"This is the meat I bought myself. Shouldn't you forbid others from buying their own meat?"

"Does that mean everyone is as petty and narrow-minded as you, unwilling to even share a piece of meat with their nephew?"

Upon hearing this, Shang Qing let out another cold laugh. Just as he was about to say something, he was interrupted by another voice.

"Since you're so rich, shouldn't you share some with me?"

"No, that's impossible. I can't come up with a single penny. This is all my mother-in-law's private savings."

Liu Bazi, who was about to speak, frowned again when he saw Gu Wangshi's appearance and turned to look in the other direction.

Noticing the gaze, Shang Qing did not turn around. Instead, she stepped forward again, preparing to grab Gu Tianyou's collar.

If you were to ask why she wasn't afraid of this tall, burly guy, it would be because she had seen Gu Pan'er knock him down with a single punch once again, and she knew that this guy was just a show-off.

But just as she was about to grab him, someone next to her suddenly moved, forcefully pulling the tall Gu Tianyou back two steps to avoid her hand.

"Shang Qing!"

"You're finally back."

Gu Heng strode into the courtyard. When he saw the extra arm-length flesh in the other person's hand, his face darkened, but without thinking, he shielded the person behind him.

Seeing his expression, Shang Qing knew that he had ultimately chosen his own family from both sides, and her brows furrowed again.