My Childhood Sweetheart Is a Crazy Beauty
Chapter 185: Uncle’s Grievance

Chapter 185: Chapter 185: Uncle’s Grievance

Gu Beihuai and Wu Haipeng were sitting on the chairs rubbing their stomachs, watching Uncle Gu kneel on a cushion, holding up a bowl of water with both hands.

Wu Haipeng pinched his thigh hard, fearing he wouldn’t be able to control his laughter and would be remembered by Uncle Gu.

Gu Beihuai was no better off.

Uncle Gu was practically the comic relief at the Gu Family.

Mrs. Gu, just back from work and hearing about this, laughed so hard she had tears coming out as she slapped her thigh without restraint.

"Climbing into bed?"

Mrs. Gu wiped her tears, "Did Lihua succeed?"

Father Gu’s face turned dark.

"What are you thinking?"

Mrs. Gu burst out laughing again.

Uncle took the opportunity to put down the bowl, "Sister-in-law, just listen, it didn’t succeed at all, but the third brother is still mad at me!"

Mrs. Gu laughed so hard her stomach hurt and helplessly rubbed it, "Big brother, you better keep holding it up, there’s nothing I can do to save you!"

Seeing through his intention, Uncle unwillingly held the bowl again.

Father Gu placed the ancestral tablet in front of Uncle, "Brother, don’t think of shirking responsibility, I’m telling you, you can’t escape!"

Uncle looked to Gu Beihuai for help, but Gu Beihuai didn’t cooperate at all and just turned his head aside.

Fortunately, Mrs. Gu finally softened and helped Uncle stand up.

Uncle sat next to Mrs. Gu and started complaining.

"Sister-in-law, you really don’t know, I was only thinking of little Huai. You know what kind of person Lihua is, just putting on an act, but he ended up looking all pitiful."

Speaking of Lihua climbing into bed, Uncle felt full of grievances. He believed he hadn’t done anything wrong, yet he still got scolded by Father Gu, which made him displeased.

Mrs. Gu waved her hand repeatedly, "Big brother, it’s not that I don’t understand, but you helped a man take advantage of my man and then want me to persuade him to understand. Do you take me as someone too easygoing?"

Only then did Uncle realize.

He had just been watching Mrs. Gu laugh, forgetting the seriousness of the situation, and now he just realized.

It’s quite serious.

Then Mrs. Gu said, "Besides, Lihua didn’t succeed, but if he really had, what would I do? Did you even think about it, big brother?"

Uncle covered his mouth, his face full of embarrassment.

Mrs. Gu pressed further, "Or does uncle think I’m just a woman, so easy to bully?"

Cold sweat broke out on Uncle’s forehead as he looked to Father Gu for help.

There was no way Father Gu would help him.

"You deserve it!"

Uncle kept winking at Gu Beihuai.

Gu Beihuai initially didn’t want to bother with him, but couldn’t stand Uncle being on the verge of tears.

"Uncle, enough is enough. Though you were trying to help me, Uncle Lihua really can’t just be pushed around men."

Uncle assured there wouldn’t be a next time.

Mrs. Gu suddenly laughed, "I’ll whip up something for you all to eat!"

Uncle was about to walk away, but Mrs. Gu’s sinister voice sounded behind him, "If you don’t finish the meal I make, then I’ll have a nice long chat with the sister-in-law about this matter!"

Uncle’s foot retracted.

His face looked as if he’d bitten into a bitter melon.

Father Gu looked at Uncle with resentment.

Gu Beihuai grabbed Wu Haipeng and tried to run.

Father Gu caught Gu Beihuai by the collar of his shirt, "Running where, your mother rarely cooks, eat with us!"

Gu Beihuai wouldn’t be fooled!

"Dad, this kind of treatment is best left to you and Uncle!"

Uncle also joined in, with Father Gu each holding one of Gu Beihuai’s arms.

After all, good or bad, they’re a family, and no one should be left out.

Wu Haipeng, sensing something was wrong, quickly ran away.

As he reached the door, he didn’t forget to shout back to Gu Beihuai, "I’m going to find Dangdang, Brother Huai, enjoy your meal!"

Gu Beihuai gritted his teeth.

Not much of a brother.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Mrs. Gu showcased her prowess, whipping up a table full of dishes as Tang Chuxia brought Erya home.

The elder sister-in-law, due to her heavy body, had given in and gone to sleep, while Erya and Dangdang stood in the yard checking for any remaining lice.

Dangdang made full use of the comb, and with her hair trimmed short and treated with powder, there wasn’t a single live louse left in Dangdang’s hair.

After confirming no lice remained, Tang Chuxia handed her a cotton hat.

This was something she’d promised Erya at the bathhouse.

Erya hugged the hat, tears welling up in her eyes.

Tang Chuxia couldn’t bear to see her like this and began discussing Erya’s future plans, asking if she would stay with the Tang Family to help tidy up or pursue education.

"I don’t know how to read, and I can’t understand the literacy classes in the village, so I’ll just stay home to do chores and tidy the house!"

Erya fidgeted with her fingers, looking hopeful, while Tang Chuxia hesitated, not knowing how to convince her otherwise, until Madam Tang shook her head slightly, and Tang Chuxia readily agreed.

"Erya, do you have an official name?"

Erya shook her head, and Tang Chuxia suggested giving her a name.

"How about Licorice?"

Erya nodded vigorously.

Especially after Tang Chuxia explained why she chose this name, Erya was even happier.

Licorice is a type of herbal medicine, not a precious one, abundant in some places, almost like weeds, yet despite being very ordinary, it is indispensable in many prescriptions.

From then on, Erya was renamed Licorice, and she would tell everyone her new name.

Just as Tang Chuxia and Dangdang were discussing whether to postpone expansion, the postman knocked on their door.

"A package for Tang Chuxia!"

The postman brought in a very large package.

Tang Chuxia and Dangdang went to greet him. Although they weren’t sure who sent it, such a large package was rare, so even Madam Tang and the younger brother gathered around to check.

After seeing the sender’s slip, Tang Chuxia realized who the package was from.

"Who’s Ah Duo?"

Dangdang hadn’t met Ah Duo.

Tang Chuxia recounted the story of helping Ah Duo before.

As they talked, everyone opened the package and marveled at how sincere Ah Duo was.

Not only were there various fungi from Changbai Mountain but also many herbs.

These are things money can’t buy.

Tang Chuxia covered her forehead.

She remembered that the postage fee noted on the sender’s slip was covered by Ah Duo.

"You owe a big favor!"

Madam Tang held up a piece of old ginseng, noting its considerable age.

Worth quite a bit of money.

Judging by its appearance, it must be at least eighty to ninety years old. Such an old ginseng would cost at least four to five hundred.

Tang Chuxia thought for a moment and said to Madam Tang, "Ah Duo is sincere; we can’t be unfair. I want to help Ah Duo find a job, so she can settle down here with her child."

Madam Tang thought for a moment, "Arranging a job is easy; a formal job might be difficult, but a temporary one is doable. However, settling down is tricky, requiring both a house and a receiving unit."

It’s not a trivial matter.

Tang Chuxia tapped her chin.

"Didn’t the Yang Family want to repay us? Since we’re not interested, how about letting Yang Yingjie arrange a job?"