Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten
Chapter 154: Pretending to Be Sick

Chapter 154: Chapter 154: Pretending to Be Sick

Zhang Lan sat on the kang, fuming, and started yelling at Gong Dajiang,

"You knew I was at a disadvantage, yet you didn’t help me."

"Think about what we should do about this."

If they can’t get ginseng this time, they don’t know how disappointed Gong Qiang will be when they return.

Of course, Zhang Lan would also be very disappointed, thinking that Gong Dajiang would stand up and reprimand Gong Tao, but this old man was always ready to handle Gong Tao with all sorts of airs at home.

The problem now is that he’s totally extinguished, showing no sign of exploding.

What to do, of course, Gong Dajiang was frustrated inside, although Gong Tao did not directly say they were biased towards Gong Qiang, wasn’t that the implication between the lines?

"I asked Gong Ruwen today, but that kid was all slippery." Gong Dajiang wanted to find out about Gong Tao’s family’s current living situation through Gong Ruwen.

Gong Dajiang is not stupid. If Zhao Gang had not agreed to something, would Gong Tao bring his whole family to Northeast, "They were initially planning to go to Anhui, but there was a deviation, and they came to Northeast instead."

Is there a difference between going to Anhui and going to Northeast? Zhang Lan didn’t understand the issue, but she understood from what Gong Dajiang didn’t say that Zhao Gang definitely took care of Gong Tao.

But what if others take care, now it’s obvious they’re not taking care, could she rush over to settle accounts?

Did the old man go to talk to Gong Ruwen? That’s not a bad approach; adults would consider their words, but children are different.

Especially from Zhang Lan’s point of view, Gong Ruwen and Gong Ruini are definitely naive children who wouldn’t hide anything, otherwise how would they have known so much about Gong Tao before?

It’s just that, why didn’t the old man ask anything this time? Zhang Lan was wondering if they taught Gong Ruwen how to answer the questions?

Impossible, they came suddenly without any hint beforehand; they couldn’t have prepared.

In such cold weather, who’d run off to Northeast, moreover children can’t be taught properly, even if they learn a thing or two, they’d completely forget after a few more questions.

"You really didn’t learn anything?" Zhang Lan was very skeptical.

"Doubting my competence." Gong Dajiang was displeased with the distrustful tone of the old lady.

"Could it all be true?" Zhang Lan was most reluctant to accept this, because if it really is true, then wouldn’t their arduous journey to the Northeast be a big loss?

The money spent on tickets, food, and drink, all the way there just to face such a result, who would be happy about that?

While Gong Dajiang and his wife were puzzled about what was going on, Gong Ruini was recounting Gong Dajiang’s actions this morning to Cai Meina and Gong Tao.

Cai Meina didn’t say she had a good impression of Gong Dajiang, but she still thought he was okay. In her view, her father-in-law was always a man who ignored family affairs, but today his actions were a slap in the face.

Cai Meina coldly glanced at Gong Tao, "Look at your dad."

Gong Tao knew that his old man’s reputation wasn’t great, but he never thought he would go to find Gong Ruwen.

How could such actions not anger him, clearly showing mistrust in them, even using the children, "For the sake of Gong Qiang, they really don’t care about anything."

"Forget it, if they want to ask, let them ask. They didn’t manage to get anything from the son, and our daughter is even less of a worry." Gong Tao had all kinds of confidence in Gong Ruini.

Sometimes their son can be foolish, but their daughter would never be. Trying to get information out of their daughter’s mouth was impossible.

Her old man certainly believed in her completely. To this, Gong Ruini wanted to say, "Dad, don’t worry, I’ll definitely complete the task."

"As long as I’m here, I won’t let them fool us." Hmph, in their eyes, Gong Ruini was just a little girl, but she’ll let them know that although she’s small, she’s not messing around.

To pry information, they need to see if they have the skill, but it’s not a good idea for them to stay around here forever either.

"Zhao Gang told me in a few days we should pretend there’s no food." Gong Tao originally thought it might be embarrassing to do this, but now it seems there’s no embarrassment at all.

Bringing them food and drinks might make them feel comfortable here. If they leave after spring plowing, how many things would they miss?

Missing spring plowing is like missing a season, which Gong Tao does not want to see, so they have to leave quickly.

"In the coming days, Ni Zi, you shouldn’t go out often, you should pretend to be unwell." Luckily their daughter isn’t someone who loves wandering about, or else how could she stay put.

"Understood, understood." Although Zhang Lan knows she’s unwell and has various dislikes, excluding her from the hostage list, what if she sees her energetic again and entertains new thoughts?

As for Gong Ruwen, Gong Ruini knew that Gong Tao would definitely use the reason of keeping his only son by his side.

Though a bit sour, thinking about Gong Tao and his wife’s attitude towards her made her feel much better. If they really didn’t care for her, they wouldn’t have come up with this trick.

Gong Dajiang was searching the whole house for Gong Ruini, he didn’t believe he wouldn’t get something from Gong Ruwen and would still have the same result with Gong Ruini.

Hmph, just a little girl, Zhang Lan reported the situation of Gong Ruini, claiming she was just a naive child who, as long as treated slightly well, would talk a lot.

But if she can’t be found, no matter how many ideas they have, they’re useless.

"Why haven’t I seen Ni Zi." By dinner, he still hadn’t seen Gong Ruini, and Gong Dajiang couldn’t resist asking.

Cai Meina’s actions paused for a moment, knowing that from morning till now, Gong Dajiang hadn’t asked about the children. Now suddenly brought up, it was probably no good, like trying to pry information.

Cai Meina’s expression didn’t look good, "She’s feeling unwell, lying down in the room."

Ah, sick? Zhang Lan pouted, it’s such a poor constitution, lucky they didn’t take the child in back then, or it’d be endless trouble.

Especially if Gong Tao and his wife had no money, wouldn’t they have to pay for it, and who knows how much that would cost.

Cai Meina saw her mother-in-law’s expression. As a grandmother, seeing her granddaughter sick, even if she didn’t say comforting words, should at least not make such a face.

Cai Meina took her mother-in-law’s expression to heart, and when she gets sick, she plans to retaliate; she doesn’t believe the so-called sisters-in-law would be good to Zhang Lan.

Besides, without them, would Gong Zhuang forget about Zhang Lan’s favoritism, knowing that the bowl of meat on New Year’s Eve was just the beginning, many days of making Zhang Lan cry await.

Expect Zhang Lan, who won’t let herself be angered to death by the so-called good daughter-in-law.

Upon hearing she was sick, Gong Dajiang asked indifferently a couple of questions and then no follow-up.

This is what it means to be grandparents. Gong Tao still remembers how anxious Zhang Lan was when Gong Xiaoyu got sick, and now when it’s his daughter’s turn, there’s not a hint of reaction, making one particularly heartbroken.