Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 272 True or False First Love 72_1

Chapter 272: Chapter 272 True or False First Love 72_1

When evening came, Gu Kai followed Gu Wei to their home.

Zhang Shifen looked at the tall and sturdy Gu Kai and was really satisfied.

However, she didn’t say anything, after all, she didn’t know the situation of Gu Kai’s family.

Gu Kai knew that anything Gu Wei was looking forward to must be good. As soon as he tasted it, his eyes immediately lit up, and he knew the food that his aunt was anticipating would definitely not disappoint.

Gu Wei was also staring at Gu Kai, and seeing his eyes light up, "Delicious, right?"

Gu Kai kept nodding, "Delicious."

Gu Wei was so satisfied, "Make sure to learn well from Xiao Na."

Zhou Lina couldn’t help but wonder if she had heard wrong, why else would Gu Kai be learning to cook.

In this era, men who were willing to cook were really few and far between, it wasn’t just Zhou Dajiang and his son who thought this way, it was a common mindset among the people around them that cooking was a man’s job.

Unexpectedly, Gu Kai didn’t see any issue with it and agreed without hesitation, "Okay, no problem."

Then he stood up and seriously said to Zhou Lina, "I’ll be troubling you from now on."

Zhou Lina was taken aback by Gu Kai’s serious expression, he was really too earnest.

Zhang Shifen was also surprised by Gu Kai, as Zhou Lina’s father was a man who cared about the Gu family, and he would occasionally cook as well, though it was just simple food.

To think of him learning to make complex dishes was out of question, yet Gu Kai was willing to learn.

It wasn’t just because Gu Wei was an elder, when an elder spoke, the younger generation had to listen.

Were there few who disregarded their elders’ words? It was Gu Kai’s own willingness to learn.

"Xiao Kai has liked, since childhood, to take things apart and then put them back together, as well as cooking," she said.

There were actually men who took initiative in liking to cook? Zhou Lina was truly surprised, and so was Zhou Xuan as they both stared at Gu Kai.

Feeling the gaze of the two siblings, Gu Kai was quite embarrassed and kept touching his nose.

At this moment, he just hoped that Gu Wei would not reveal the real reason, not knowing if Gu Wei was too happy today or if she wanted to see the embarrassed look on her nephew’s face for a bit longer.

"My brother used to coax him by saying that a boy has to learn to cook to get a wife, and he believed it. Since then, he started watching his aunt cook."

Back then, when the house was still noisy, it was really lively. Now that everyone is scattered in different places, it’s hard to know how they are doing.

Even though Gu Kai said everyone was doing okay, Gu Wei knew that they did not want to worry her.

Even if their lives were okay now, they must have had an average start.

Gu Kai caught a glimpse of a slight displeasure on Gu Wei’s face and knew she must have been thinking of the past, "I can’t help it, it’s my family’s tradition."

"My grandfather, my dad when he was pursuing my mom, my uncle chasing my aunt, my eldest uncle pursuing my eldest aunt, including my little aunt’s husband pursuing my little aunt..."

Gu Kai’s hands flew to his mouth, he had spoken too fluently and had mentioned something he shouldn’t have.

Ever since Xiao Na’s father passed away, everyone tried as much as possible not to mention him, for fear that it would make Gu Wei uncomfortable.

But now, he had forgotten about that, what should he do? Gu Kai looked at Gu Wei cautiously, and her expression had stiffened slightly.

Seeing her nephew’s careful demeanor, Gu Wei said, "It’s alright."

"Your little aunt’s husband treated me well, otherwise, why would I have married him?" Although their time together wasn’t long, Gu Wei always remembered his kindness to her.

"Xiao Na, let me tell you, when choosing a man, you must choose someone who treats you well, someone who can cook and do household chores."

"Don’t talk about men having to provide for their family, it’s all bullshit."

"Don’t women work these days?"

"Women have to go to work to earn money, do housework after work, and share the burden of supporting the family with men. Why can’t men do the housework too?"

Zhou Lina really agreed with Gu Wei’s tune; don’t look at Zhang Shifen’s position in the labor union, she actually believed that housework was a woman’s responsibility.

Even after days of her indoctrination, Zhang Shifen’s thoughts and awareness had only changed partly; some things remained unchanged.

Compared to her, Gu Wei matched her ideas and awareness even more closely.

Seeing Zhou Lina getting along better with Gu Wei, Zhang Shifen sighed inwardly, starting to worry about all sorts of things. She was now increasingly worried about what to do if her daughter couldn’t get married.

Although she had a job and a house, it was still too lonely; she might end up leading the way.

Zhou Xuan seemed good now, but whether he was truly good, that would only be seen after marriage.

What if the daughter-in-law he married was not virtuous, but petty and calculating, and given that Zhou Xuan was a family man, would he still be able to take care of Xiao Na?

It wasn’t long before Zhang Shifen stopped worrying; she was really silly to have forgotten that the best candidate was right in front of her.

Looking at Gu Kai, it seemed he agreed with Zhang Shifen’s thoughts quite a bit. Would he also accept some of Zhou Lina’s ideas?

But seeing the way he ate, and having heard some of Gu Wei’s background, Zhang Shifen gave up on the idea.

While she truly wished to find Zhou Lina a man who would be good to her and considerate from her perspective, she did not want to consider someone from a large family like Gu Kai’s.

The vicious infighting of a wealthy family was not something Xiao Na could face and handle, even if they were now down and out, their heritage still existed.

With that thought, Zhang Shifen let go of the idea.

Zhou Lina thought that Gu Kai would ask for cooking advice in a few days, but unexpectedly, he sought it out today.

Zhou Lina immediately knew he was a very decisive person, discussing right at the dining table how to cook.

Listening to the two discussing, Zhang Shifen was truly amazed; she had never thought that Gu Kai would really cook, and probably cook quite well.

Honestly, judging by Gu Wei’s cooking skills, she had no expectations for Gu Kai’s culinary skills.

She thought it might just be possible for him to cook the food well enough to eat, but as for the taste, really, there should not be too many expectations.

Yet the result without expectation was that it still seemed it should be okay; of course, the actual taste of the dishes made would still depend on how they were cooked in reality.

Many people are all talk, just theorists, but when it comes to cooking, they fail.

"My nephew is quite skilled, definitely much better than me," Gu Wei said, looking at the discussing pair, a thought suddenly sprung to mind.

Her nephew was not young anymore, and before the Gu Family ran into trouble, who knows how many young ladies had their eyes on him.

Even after being separated for many years, Gu Wei still knew her nephew well. As for Zhou Lina, she had watched her grow up.

"What do you think if my nephew and your daughter were paired together?" The more Gu Wei thought about it, the better she found the idea.

What? Zhang Shifen was only trying to get to know Gu Kai’s situation and had not really considered marriage.

And yet here on Gu Wei’s end, it had turned into making a pair, "Well, Xiao Na is still young, I want to wait a couple more years."

"Especially since, as you know, my situation with Zhou Dajiang. Back then, so many people said he was honest, but in the end..."

"Don’t worry, my nephew is absolutely not Zhou Dajiang," Gu Wei reassured, although she had no daughters, she could understand Zhang Shifen’s feelings.

If she had a daughter, she would surely consider just as much.