Transmigrating into a peasant family to fight against the best, leading my parents to earn gold and

Chapter 350 Ordering Gu Minghuai around

Sigh, there's nothing we can do about it; he had to hide his identity.

Xiaoyu returned from outside with her grandmother, Xiangqin, who was carrying her younger brother. When she saw a tall boy in the yard, Xiaoyu immediately became interested.

"Sister, who is he?"

Lin Xiaotang smiled and said, "No matter who she is, just treat her as a new employee."

Actually, Xiaoyu and her parents had met Gu Minghuai two years ago during the Spring Festival, but it was a brief encounter, and they had long forgotten about it.

She didn't recognize Gu Minghuai, but Gu Minghuai recognized Xiaoyu. He knew that Xiaoyu was still young and it was normal that she couldn't remember him, so he didn't say anything more.

With a "plop," little Lin Ziheng peed.

Lin Xiaotang immediately helped Xiangqin's grandmother take off her younger brother's pants and wipe his poop.

"Hengdi, why don't you make a sound when you poop? Next time, remember to call Grandma or Sister so we can take your pants off for you. If you poop in your pants again, you'll get a beating."

Lin Ziheng is over a year old and can already walk unsteadily. He seems to have started to understand what adults are saying.

He chuckled.

Seeing her younger brother's naughty behavior, Lin Xiaotang couldn't help but slap him on the bottom. She and Xiangqin's grandmother helped her brother tidy up and changed him into a new pair of pants.

The one that had defecated was left on the ground, emitting a foul odor.

Gu Minghuai couldn't help but cover his nose with his hand, showing great disgust.

Aunt Xiangqin thought Lin Xiaotang was telling the truth, so she asked, "What's your name, newcomer?"

He replied, holding his breath, "I am Gu Minghuai, you can just call me Minghuai."

Xiangqin's grandmother said naturally, "Minghuai, take these pants to the well, put them in a wooden basin, fill a bucket with water and soak them. Hengge'er's mother will wash them when she's done with her work."

When Gu Minghuai first heard the first part of the sentence, he thought that Xiangqin's grandmother had asked him to help her wash the clothes. But when he heard that it was for Xiaotang's mother to wash, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, I'll soak it right away."

He squinted at the pants on the ground, looking like he was ready to die, then reached out and grabbed one corner of the pants, picked them up, and went to the well with a look of disgust. He threw them into the wooden basin with a "whoosh," as if they were scalding hot.

He clumsily filled a bucket with water and poured it into a wooden basin, then fled back to Lin Xiaotang's side as if escaping.

"Xiao Tang, I've taken care of everything. What's next?"

"Next, you and my brother play while Grandma Xiangqin and I go make dinner."

Gu Minghuai was puzzled. He asked, "Doesn't our restaurant have chefs? Why do you and Xiangqin's grandma still want to cook for us? Wouldn't it be better to just have the chefs cook for us?"

Lin Xiaotang looked at her like she was an idiot. "The cooks have been busy all day. Wouldn't it be better if I cooked with Xiangqin's grandma to help them lighten their load?"

Besides, we only eat simple, home-cooked meals; we can easily cook them ourselves. Isn't it a waste of talent to have a professional cook prepare such simple dishes?

Besides, chefs use plenty of ingredients to ensure the dishes are delicious and appealing. It's fine for customers to come to the restaurant occasionally to change things up, but as restaurant staff, they can't stand eating the same thing every day.

She wasn't very familiar with Gu Minghuai, so naturally she wouldn't say this to him.

“What you say makes sense. I was foolish. It is my good fortune to be able to eat the food cooked by Xiaotang herself. You can rest assured to leave Hengdi in my care. I will play with him in the yard.”

So, Lin Xiaotang and Xiangqin went into the small kitchen to cook, and Liu Cai'er helped Gu Minghuai tidy up a room before going to the front to help.

Half an hour later, Gu Minghuai used all his skills and finally became familiar with Xiao Ziheng.

He put Xiao Ziheng on his shoulders and ran around the yard, making Xiao Ziheng giggle and laugh happily.

Now Xiaoyu is seven years old, and she is engrossed in reading a book of strange tales and anecdotes.

At this moment, Xiao Jiu returned from the school carrying his satchel. As soon as he entered the courtyard through the back door, he saw a strange boy carrying Hengdi and running around playing wildly. He immediately stopped him.

"Danger! Put it down quickly!"

Gu Minghuai turned around with Xiao Heng on his back, a smile still on his face. He was stunned when he saw Xiao Jiu, who was about the same age as him.

Looking at Xiao Jiu, who was carrying a satchel and holding a book, Gu Minghuai guessed that he was not a waiter in the restaurant. However, seeing that he could easily enter through the back door, he assumed that he must be someone from the restaurant. But he wondered about his relationship with everyone. Gu Minghuai immediately became wary.

What is the relationship between this boy and Xiaotang?

Gu Minghuai gently put Xiao Ziheng down and held him in his arms.

He nodded politely to Xiao Jiu, his manner courteous yet tinged with a sense of distance.

"I'm Xiaotang's friend. You can just call me Minghuai. And you are?"

Xiao Jiu's heart skipped a beat, and alarm bells immediately went off.

When did Xiaotang make such a friend? How come he never knew?

"My name is Xiao Jiu."

He only introduced himself by name, but did not reveal his identity. Although Xiao Tang had returned the indenture to him and he had long since regained his freedom, he was still someone the Lin family had bought back with money. He had been living in the Lin family and had received countless favors from them. He did not know how to introduce himself to outsiders.

He only hoped that he would pass the county examination next year and become a student, and then pass the county examination and the imperial examination... In the future, he would personally send Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang to the government to take back their property, establish their own household, and then propose marriage to Xiao Tang when she grew up.

Gu Minghuai looked Xiao Jiu up and down, thinking to himself that there was an inexplicable gloom between the boy's brows, and his personality was also cold, making him seem unapproachable. He had a bad temper, which was somewhat similar to his uncle.

Xiao Jiu glanced at him and cautioned, "Hengdi is still young, so don't play like that again. It would be bad if he accidentally fell." After saying that, he turned and went upstairs to his room to do his homework.

Gu Minghuai shrugged, thinking that this person was making a mountain out of a molehill. He was a trained martial artist, skilled in kung fu, and could handle knives and spears with ease. How could a child fall while he was carrying him around?

He was not a weak scholar who would fall over with a gust of wind.

After Xiao Jiu left, he immediately approached Xiao Yu and whispered to her what she had asked him.

"Little Jade Sister, who is that Xiao Jiu just now? What is his relationship with your elder sister?"

Xiaoyu thought for a moment and replied, "When my family first started our business a couple of years ago, we were short-handed. My father and sister brought Ninth Brother back from outside. He seemed to have been seriously injured. After that, Ninth Brother followed us in our business. In the past two years, our business has grown bigger and bigger, and Ninth Brother no longer needs to work so hard. My sister and father decided to let Ninth Brother study hard and take the imperial examination."

Were they rescued from outside?

The Lin family is too kind-hearted. Why do they rescue all sorts of people with questionable backgrounds? What if they end up rescuing a wolf cub?

This Xiao Tang is something else. She took in Xiao Jiu, whose identity is unknown, and let him study. But after only three or five days of letting him stay, she started to exploit him, making him do odd jobs and run errands.

This is so unfair!

Gu Minghuai was very dissatisfied and immediately began to dig deeper into the matter.

"Then quickly tell Brother Minghuai, what is the relationship between your older sister and Xiao Jiu?"

Xiaoyu said earnestly, "Two years ago, my sister and Ninth Brother always went out early and returned late to supply the restaurant. Later, they opened a braised pig's trotters shop, and then changed it to the current Qianzhenlou. My sister is busy with the accounts every day and works hard to do business. Ninth Brother goes to school every day. Their relationship is the same as everyone else's. There is no difference between them."

As long as there's no difference!

Gu Minghuai immediately patted his chest to reassure himself. Being close to someone doesn't guarantee a good outcome. Given Xiaotang's personality, she definitely wouldn't sleep with someone so close to her. She must treat Xiao Jiu like an ordinary family member.

He comforted himself and immediately regained his confidence.

In the small kitchen, Xiaotang and Aunt Xiangqin cooked several dishes. After all, there were many people in the family, so they needed to prepare more food. Everyone had been busy all day and must have been tired and hungry.

After the two of them prepared the meal, they called Lin Qingchuan, Shui Sheng, Wu Yu, and the others who were busy working ahead back to eat together.

It was lunchtime, and things were still very busy up front. Although there were staff members there, they were still eating very quickly, worried about what was happening up front and wanting to get back as soon as possible to take care of things.

Lin Xiaotang gave everyone a brief introduction of Gu Minghuai, and after they praised him a few times, they finished eating and went back to the front.

After closing the milk tea shop, Liu and her sister Liu Cai'er started washing clothes by the well, washing all the clothes that everyone had changed out of.

After washing the clothes, when Liu Cai'er stood up, she felt a sudden darkness before her eyes and was about to faint. Fortunately, Gu Minghuai knew kung fu and easily jumped over to support her, preventing her from falling to the ground.

Aunt Xiangqin and Liu ran over quickly, both of them quite frightened.

Liu Cai'er asked with concern, "Sister, what's wrong with you? Why didn't you tell us sooner that you weren't feeling well? No matter how busy the restaurant is, it won't close down just because you're not here. How could you force yourself to keep working?"

At this moment, Liu Cai'er had already fainted and was leaning against Liu Shi and Gu Minghuai.

Mrs. Liu immediately became anxious and shouted, "Quick...quick, Aunt Xiangqin, go and call the doctor!"

"Yes, yes, call a doctor. I'll go get a doctor to examine Cai'er."

When her daughter-in-law suddenly fainted, Aunt Xiangqin was already completely at a loss. If Liu hadn't woken her up, she would have been so flustered that she could only worry anxiously, not knowing what to do.

So she immediately ran out to fetch a doctor.

Liu said, "Minghuai, let's help her up first, and I'll carry her back to her room."

Gu Minghuai hurriedly said, "Aunt, let me do it. I've practiced martial arts and I'm strong."

As he spoke, he carried Liu Cai'er on his back, saying, "Please show me the way, Aunt."

Liu led Gu Minghuai and helped his sister back to her room to lie down.

She was extremely anxious and worried about her sister. "Oh dear, how could she suddenly faint? Please, please don't..."

Lin Xiaotang comforted her, "Mother, don't worry. Let's wait for the doctor to come and examine Auntie first. There's no conclusion yet, so there's no use in us worrying. Auntie has been taking good care of herself these past two years, so there shouldn't be any problems."

Liu frowned and said, "How can I not be worried? Our restaurant is busy. Although your aunt lives a comfortable life with us and has plenty to eat and wear, she works hard from dawn till dusk. If she really collapses from exhaustion, I will feel guilty."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Aunt Xiangqin returned with the doctor.

The clinic is right across from the restaurant, very close by. It's very convenient to have a doctor here if you open the restaurant here.

Liu Cai'er rushed out to greet her, "Dr. Xu, please take a look at my sister. We were washing clothes by the well after dinner when she suddenly fainted."

"Please don't be in a hurry, let me take a look first."

So, Doctor Xu followed her into the room, came to the bedside, and quietly took Liu Cai'er's pulse for a while.

Dr. Xu's furrowed brows suddenly relaxed, and a smile bloomed on his face. He immediately stood up to congratulate them.

"Gentlemen, please do not worry. This lady is not ill, but pregnant."

what?

Are you happy?

Aunt Xiangqin's face instantly lit up with a smile. She said excitedly, "Oh, so Cai'er wasn't sick, she's pregnant! It's wonderful to have such good news! Shuisheng doesn't know about this yet, I have to tell him this good news right away."

She couldn't stop smiling, already imagining whether her daughter-in-law's baby was a boy or a girl, and who it would look like in the future.

Overjoyed, Liu wept. She wiped her eyes and said, "My sister has been longing for this day and night, and finally, she and Shuisheng have their first child. This child is so lucky to have such kind and capable parents as Shuisheng and my sister, as well as the love of our whole family. It's wonderful."

Ever since her older sister and Shuisheng got married, Aunt Xiangqin has always been urging her to have a child with Shuisheng as soon as possible. However, for more than a year now, her sister's belly has remained flat, which has made Aunt Xiangqin very unhappy.

Although Shuisheng had told his mother many times not to put pressure on Cai'er, Shuisheng was also a human being, and who wouldn't want a child of their own?

Now, things are finally looking up, and I can finally give my mother-in-law and husband an explanation.

My sister has finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel!

After her initial excitement, she asked anxiously, "Doctor, how is my sister? She suddenly fainted and hasn't woken up yet. Please check on her carefully."

The doctor waved his hand and said, "It's nothing serious. She's probably just been a little tired lately, and since she's only recently become pregnant, she's a bit weak. I'll prescribe some medicine to help with the pregnancy. Give it to her when she wakes up, and then she just needs to take good care of herself. It's not uncommon for pregnant women to faint when they first become pregnant, so don't be too worried."

Liu breathed a sigh of relief and handed a silver ingot to the doctor.

"Doctor, thank you for making the trip. This consultation fee is nothing but a token of my appreciation. I hope you will continue to help her take her pulse in the future."

The doctor was overjoyed to see that it was a whole ingot of silver and immediately agreed with a smile.

“This is easy to arrange, Madam. You are very kind.”

After writing the prescription, the doctor gave Liu some instructions and left. Xiaoyu followed the doctor to the clinic to get the medicine.

Lin Xiaotang was very happy for her aunt, and she immediately told her uncle the good news.

Upon hearing that his wife was pregnant, Shuisheng was so excited that he dropped everything he was holding and rushed back to see her.

"Cai'er, Cai'er, Cai..."

He panicked when he saw his wife lying unconscious on the bed.

"Xiao Tang, didn't you say your aunt was pregnant? Why is she unconscious? What exactly happened?"

"Uncle, don't worry. Mother and Aunt were washing clothes by the well when Aunt suddenly fainted. We immediately called a doctor to treat her. The doctor said that Aunt had been too tired lately, and being newly pregnant, she was weak and fainted. It's nothing serious. The doctor also prescribed some medicine to help with the pregnancy. She'll be fine after she takes it when she wakes up. She just needs to take good care of herself during the pregnancy."