Chapter 169: The Proud Gong Xin
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Initially, Gong Xin’s parents were already suspicious of Lin Miao. However, last night, Lin Miao came in crying and acting pitiful, which made everyone side with her.
It wasn’t just the Gu family and their Gong family; even other people in the quad knew about Lin Miao being slandered by Gu Zi.
Now, everyone accused Gu Zi of not appreciating the Gu family’s upbringing, repaying kindness with enmity. The rumors had solidified Gu Zi’s “crime”.
However, Gong Zhan was determined to ignore Lin Miao this time. When Lin Miao came to their house last night, he didn’t even step out of his room.
Gong Xin’s resolve to come to the countryside to find Gu Zi strengthened upon seeing Gong Zhan’s attitude.
Originally, she thought that if Gu Zi still had feelings for her brother, she could play the role of mediator to reconcile her with Gong Zhan and jointly deal with Lin Miao.
Now that she knew Gu Zi had no intention of reuniting with Gong Zhan, she was willing to inform Gu Zi of the true situation so that she could be on guard.
Gu Zi listened with a furrowed brow and then smiled in relief, “Do I look like that kind of jealous woman?”
Gong Xin shook her head and couldn’t help but boast a bit, “Of course not. That’s why I’m here. If those people in the quad saw your current flourishing life, they’d probably be sour. After all, not everyone has my level of tolerance.” She felt a bit sour herself, but now she believed that Gu Zi was destined to have
a blessed life.
A woman like Gu Zi would not have a bad life no matter where she went. Why should she be sour about it? It did not benefit her to be sour about the situation.
Just as Gong Xin was thinking about this, her stomach suddenly rumbled. She awkwardly raised her brows, “It’s not that I’m hungry. It’s just my stomach hasn’t been feeling well lately, so you don’t have to give me anything to eat.”
Watching Gong Xin’s proud expression, Gu Zi felt a little happy. Why hadn’t the original owner found Gong Xin interesting before?
Gu Zi thought if Gong Xin were a man, it might have been more reasonable for the original owner to like her.
Why did the original owner like Gong Zhan, that arrogant and conceited person? After all, being young meant lacking foresight!
Standing up, Gu Zi said, “I’m going to make some mushroom soup now. Could you help taste it?”
Gong Xin hadn’t eaten lunch, and her stomach had been empty for a while. So, when Gu Zi extended this offer, she eagerly nodded.
It had been a long time since she last ate Gu Zi’s cooking and she missed it!
Gu Zi handed Su Le over to Gong Xin, “Help me take care of Lele,” and then went into the kitchen.
Gong Xin watched the smiling little girl in her arms and felt her heart melting. How come she found the little girl even cuter than the first time she saw her? It made her feel like she wanted a daughter herself.
However, without a suitable partner in sight, she felt thinking about this issue was a bit too far off.
She began to size up the Su family residence again. There was another floor up the stairs, and it looked very big.
Gu Zi, oh, Gu Zi, she had the fate of a rich woman. Even if she had married someone from the countryside, she still married the richest person there.
She teased Lele. “Although I don’t really want to admit it, when your mother was in the quad, she was indeed the most beautiful and outstanding one in the quad. If your father wasn’t rich, he would never have married such a beautiful wife. ”
Su Li snorted coldly by the side and muttered stubbornly, “Even if Dad doesn’t have money, he’s still the best Dad. Mommy will still fall in love with Dad.”
Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Gu Zi washed the mushrooms and cut them into small pieces. She peeled garlic cloves and added them to the pot before pouring in water to bring it to a boil.
After adding the mushroom chunks to the simmering broth, she took some sweet potato starch and coated the meat slices before delicately placing them into the soup to simmer and set.
In less than fifteen minutes, a pot of fragrant and delicious fresh mushroom and meat soup was ready, tantalizing with its aroma.
Gong Xin entered the dining room, holding Su Le in her arms. She gulped and remarked, “How is your cooking getting better and better?”
Gu Zi served her a bowl of rice, then asked her to sit and eat. Then, she went to call the two children to taste the mushroom soup. The kids settled across from Gong Xin.
Gong Xin sensed an eerie atmosphere from the children, but preoccupied with tending to her own appetite, she paid little attention to it.
In no time, she devoured a bowl of rice, relishing the tender meat slices and the delightful flavor of the mushrooms. It was so delicious it was almost heavenly!
Glancing up, she noticed Gu Zi preparing to leave with a thermos. “Where are you off to?” she asked.
Gu Zi instructed Su Bing and Su Li to take care of their younger sister and mentioned she was heading to the pig farm to let Su Shen taste something new. Su Shen had mentioned earlier that he might not return tonight, so she decided to take a trip there..