Gu Pingzhi coughed and forced out a sentence, "Dad, this Zuzi visiting today, isn’t there some other motive?"
Sun Jiao immediately nodded enthusiastically in agreement with her husband.
But the second daughter-in-law, Qin Tao, couldn’t help but mutter gently, "What’s the point when we’re all family? Maybe you’re just overthinking it."
Sun Jiao sarcastically retorted, "Oh please, unlike you, sister-in-law, who is so carefree and plump, we are just worrywarts, afraid that Dad might be tricked since he’s getting older."
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After she gave birth to a son, her weight never came down. Gu Jingyan is already eighteen, and her weight remains at the peak of her pregnancy—160 pounds!
No matter what method she tried, she couldn’t lose this weight.
And mind you, she’s only 1.6 meters tall.
That’s really tragic.
Even if she were a fairy, having the same weight and height would be unbearably tragic.
So over the years, Qin Tao has often been mocked and ridiculed by Sun Jiao, her sister-in-law.
Plus, Qin Tao doesn’t like dressing up. Her clothes are outdated, her hairstyle unkempt, and standing next to the flamboyant duo of Sun Jiao and Gu Pinting, she looks like an old grandmother.
But even after being mocked , Qin Tao couldn’t help but softly say a fair word, "I think Miss Zuzi seems quite nice, just purely here to wish Dad a happy birthday, without all the ulterior motives you think about."
Sun Jiao: "Oh dear, sister-in-law, are you willing to guarantee that? Are you Zhang Shen or Master Wu Ming, able to read faces and predict intentions? Then why don’t you offer more strategies for your second brother’s business so that he stops making bad investments and buying the wrong properties!"
Second brother Gu Xizhi has a knack for misfortune; everything he buys loses money, and everything he does fails.
But being mocked by your family right in front is hard enough to bear.
Gu Jingyan was swiping his phone on the side and couldn’t bear it any longer, yelling, "Sun Jiao, Grandpa told you to shut up!"
Damn, the whole second family is a mess, with just this boy showing some guts, what a shame he’s a tomb raider!
As the second and third families bickered, Zuzi smiled sweetly and snapped her fingers lightly, "No need to argue, Ancestor is here, of course, I have other motives."
Sun Jiao: "See, I told you!"
Mr. Gu: "Zuzi, whatever your request is, just say it, I’ll fulfill anything for you!"
He paused and lowered his voice a bit, saying, "Except... for that matter with Xiao Sha, you don’t know the real situation from back then, so it’s better not to ask."
Zuzi smiled enigmatically, "Hmm, that’s not what I’m asking. My purpose today is to personally come and give you a birthday gift."
Mr. Gu was genuinely pleasantly surprised.
Meanwhile, Gu Pinting and others grew nervous.
Zuzi’s broken wine jar at the auction, and her usual worn-out robe, have both proven to be rare and priceless treasures.
Could this county girl have hidden treasures, aiming to charm the old man today and overshadow them?
The big shots on the other side were also very curious, especially Huangfu Yaxian, who had seen Zuzi play the Konghou, Sheng Xiao, and Fu Xiqin at grand events, was particularly eager to know what impressive gift she would bring out.
It must be something unique, right?
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
Zuzi, unhurriedly, took out a few pieces of candy from her white robe.
First, she gave one to the second daughter-in-law Qin Tao: "Losing weight isn’t hard, get some good sleep, and you’ll lose weight."
The third family looked on enviously, then mocked, "Nonsense! If you could lose weight by sleeping and eating candy, who would need beauty pills?"
Zuzi ignored them, glanced at the second brother Gu Xizhi and fourth sister Gu Mingzhu, and sighed, "It’s not that Ancestor won’t give you gifts, it’s just that I haven’t had time to make candy recently. I’ll give you some next time, okay."
Then she gave the last piece of candy to Mr. Gu, "Although it can’t extend your life or change the Book of Life and Death, it will keep you from having insomnia."
Damn, the birthday gift is just a candy?