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Perhaps it was because they had all witnessed Wu Chunhua's weirdness, but when Pan Meiyun complained, she no longer felt the burden of being ugly in her family. She would often tell Minjie about what her own fourth sister-in-law had done to make people popular, and this was what Pan Meiyun had told Minjie later on. When Gu Min Qianqian heard it, she felt that this Wu Chunhua had been successfully educated by her parents.

That day, Minjie was in a very depressed mood as she carried Gu Min Qian back to her house. Just as she entered the door, she saw a 28 year old Golden Deer bike parked in the yard. It had a black body and frame.

Min Jie shouted, "Big Brother!" in surprise. Min Jing quickly stood up and said, "The two of you are back. Hurry up and enter the house. I brought you some delicious food."

Min Jing pulled the two of them to a corner of the room. In the corner of the room, there was a basin filled with noodles, and inside it were a few dead fish. Each fish was more than half a catty in weight, but it was already cold, so there were no flies in the room.

When Min Jie saw this, he shouted in surprise, "Fish?" Brother, where did you come from? "

Min Jing said, "Yes, I'll make some fish soup for you tonight." Min Jing didn't say anything else. Min Jie didn't continue asking. "Brother, where's our mother?"

Min Jing said, "Our mother sent some fish to our Third Young Madam. I brought quite a few fish this time. I brought two for her to improve on."

Right at this moment, there was a commotion at the entrance. Gu Min Qian turned around to look, and a large figure entered the room. This was not her mother, so Gu Min Qian was a little suspicious about who would come to her house while cooking.

Gu Min Qian pulled Min Jie's sleeve and said, "Second Aunt is here."

Hearing that, Min Jie exchanged a glance with Min Jing and saw worry in their eyes. This Second Aunt doesn't come here for no reason, so what would happen if she came home at this time?

Min Jing hurried to the door and said, "Second Aunt, you're here."

Second Aunt Gu said, "Min Jing came back. I heard your mother say that you came back with a few fish. She even brought two for the bodybuilder to eat. Where are the fish?"

It wasn't just Min Jing's expression that changed. Min Jie was so angry that his face paled. There were only these few fish in the world, what could he eat if he were to give two of them to his family?

Minjie picked up a fish and found some hay from the firewood. He put it on Yu's cheek and carried it outside, saying, "Second Aunt, my big brother only brought back a few and he has already given Third Young Madam two. There really aren't many. Take this big one back and make some food for Jian Jian."

Second Aunt took the fish and looked at it for a moment, then twisted her butt to make Minjie, who was standing next to her, stumble and walk into the house. As she walked, she said, "I heard from some people that Minjing came back with a sack full of fish in a snakeskin pouch, so I gave one to your second aunt. Second Aunt Gu entered the room and saw Gu Min Qianqian standing at the side of the basin. She said, "Aiyo, little mute! Does Little Mute know how to guard the door? What, your second aunt can't even take two fish to eat, so hurry up and get out of the way."

Gu Min Qian was very angry with this so-called Second Aunt for calling her 'Little Mute'. She said, "I'm not Little Mute, I know how to speak."

Second Aunt Gu said, "Why didn't you call me Second Aunt when you could speak?"

Gu Min Qian said, "Er Ni said that Second Aunt gave her some steamed buns to eat."

When Second Aunt Gu heard this, she rolled her eyes and said: "Are you saying that your Second Aunt didn't give you something to eat? Why don't you tell me when your father was in hospital? Second Uncle used to give all of our family's money to your family.

Second Aunt Gu Min's body was weak, and her hands and feet weren't nimble, so she fell to the ground. Second Aunt was stunned for a moment, but she didn't pay attention to it as she grabbed two more fish from the basin and put them together on the dry grass. By this time, Min Jie had already ran over to help Gu Min up, and her entire body was trembling with anger as she pointed at Second Aunt Gu Min and said, "Second Aunt, you're an elder. You pushed a three year old child to the ground in order to eat him."

Second Aunt Gu said, "Your family owes this much to our family. Who asked your family to borrow so much money from us two years ago?"

Minjie said, "When you and Second Uncle were getting married, why didn't you say that you used my father's money? Don't think that we didn't know how much you took from my father when you two got married. Don't you know that you came to our house to snatch food from our children and then settle old scores with us?"

Min Jing came over and said to Min Jie, "Min Jie, stop talking. Second Aunt, you also got the fish. Hurry back home and cook."

Second Aunt Gu snorted coldly and left with the three fishes.

The three siblings looked at the two adult palm-sized fish in the basin with a sour feeling in their hearts.

Min Jing said, "Alright, alright. Isn't it just two fishes? Next time, I'll bring them back to you. There's nothing else at the reservoir, just a lot of fishes."

Minjie said, "Big brother, Second Aunt has always been like this, we can't continue to be bullied by her, on what basis is there anything good to eat in the family? As long as she knows about it, we will have to eat from her mouth, the family is currently poor, back when our father was still teaching in the county, didn't she always come back to our house to guard it, I have never seen such a shameless person, just for the sake of stuttering, push a three-year-old child onto the ground, is there anyone like her?"

Min Jing sighed. "Min Jie, something happened to my father that was helped by second aunt's family in the past. We must remember their kindness."

Min Jie said, "I remember your kindness, but you still have to play around with it after so many years. Little Mute kept her mouth shut, while Qianqian called her Second Aunt. What do you think is her heart? Why is it that she doesn't like our child? When I was young, she did the same thing. She called me a stinking girl all day long, but she never said a good word to me."

Min Jing said, "Alright, Min Jie, help Qianqian pat the dirt off her body. I need to quickly clean up the two fish and put them in the pot. I'll bring them home for you guys in a few days."

Min Jie carried Gu Min Qian out to the courtyard and patted off all the dirt from her body before holding her hand and returning to the house. Min Jie said, "Big Brother, aren't you going out with your husband? How can you go home? Whose bicycle are you riding?"

Without even lifting his head, he said, "Me? I was called by the people from the reservoir this time to help them out, and I don't know why but I knew that I could draw some posters. I was quite satisfied with what I did, so I asked me to draw some pictures in the inn. I have a few steamed buns in my bag, and I'll warm them up a little. I heard that the hostel is going to entertain a big shot in the future, so they value these posters very much. Every day, they would always keep us busy, eat and drink.

Upon hearing that, Min Jie happily said, "Aiya, Big Brother, as long as you are not tired outside, it will be fine. If you go to the guest house to draw a promotional picture, will the village still remember you?"

Min Jing said, "You don't need to give me an equal mark. The hostel will give me a salary, and the hostel and the village will discuss on it, so you can loan me over to the guest house, and they will pay for it themselves, instead of giving me an equal mark in the village. Let me tell you this, I can give the hostel some publicity and make a lot of money, and after calculating, I will be able to gather enough money to build a house with the money I have saved."

Hearing that, Min Jie was overjoyed. "That's great, then I will pack up my things while the team is not working, and if I don't have enough things to use, I will bring them over to Third Young Madam's house. When you come back, we will immediately tear down the house here and move the bricks there. I will go to the village and ask for help from the villagers.

Min Jing said, "I know all this. I have already discussed it with Quan Yi. He will help to find some people in the village. When I return, we will immediately start working."

Minjie sat on the small stool in front of the stove with Gu Min Qian in her arms. She said with yearning, "Bro, you said that we should install the windows in the new house. Aiya, where are the windows? The room is bright all day long, and when the time comes, I'll sit on the brick bed with Qianqian and do needlework. It's hot, how nice."

Min Jing glanced at Min Jie and lowered her head. She felt her heart aching as she forcefully swallowed her saliva and whispered, "Alright, when the time comes, we will all be equipped with glass. The room will be lit up, Min Jie, don't worry, with big brother here, our family will get better and better."

Min Jie giggled and said, "Of course I believe that with big brother here, things will get better and better. With so many people in our village, everyone says Gu Min Jing is the best.

When Min Jing heard this, she looked up at her two sisters and said, "It's all in the past, so don't talk about it anymore. Min Jie, our family isn't good right now, but don't be angry, and don't be angry, and work hard, and your days are all made up by people. I heard Uncle Chen say that some of his colleagues have already resumed their work, and there will be more people returning to work later on. This world is going to get better and better, don't be scared by the difficulties in front of you, understand?"

Min Jie smiled and said, "Big Brother, I know you're right. I'll listen to your guarantee."

Gu Min Qian quietly leaned into Min Jie's embrace, listening to her big brother and sister talk. Life in misery would either make a person's spine bend, or it would toughen a person's bones. This family that lost their father would have a hard time living these few years, but it was rare for the children at home to still have hope for the future. This was the rarest of all.