Chapter 503: Why Did You Come Back Again?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Gu Zi gazed at Su Jing, only now truly grasping the reality that Su Jing and Su Shen were siblings.
Perhaps it was due to Su Shen’s personality, but often, he and Su Jing didn’t seem like siblings at all, even lacking the closeness one would expect from kin. However, at this moment, Gu Zi noticed their similarities, a certain wickedness inherent in their nature. The difference was that Su Shen hid it well.
No one is perfect, not even the best of people. It’s impossible to always be upright and positive. Take Su Shen, for example. Initially, Gu Zi thought he was a good man, a very good man indeed.
But as she got to know him better, she gradually understood that he had merely chosen righteousness, rather than being innately righteous. The wickedness within him was the essence of his personal charm, the key to his business success.
Of course, wickedness did not equate to evil.
Gu Zi pondered for a moment, picked up a pen, and wrote down a recipe for a marinade. After reading it over, she couldn’t help but frown. It was bound to taste terrible. She put the pen down, looked at Su Jing, and warned, “Here you go. I guarantee it will taste awful. But if you add anything to it on your own and something goes wrong, don’t say it was my recipe. You’ll have to take responsibility.”
Su Jing quickly folded the paper and tucked it into her pocket. Her lips quivered slightly, caught off guard by Gu Zi’s insight. She retorted, “Sister-in-law, you’re a bit sly. I hadn’t thought of that, but now that you mention it, it seems like a good idea.”
In fact, she had already planned to add a laxative to the recipe to cure Li Li’s greed. It wouldn’t cause any serious problems, and if they were to sell the marinated meat, they would certainly taste it first. The thought of the entire family rushing to the bathroom was a rather amusing image.
Ignoring her, Gu Zi turned to her tasks, and Su Jing followed. Seeing the pile of coal in the kitchen and the coal burning in the stove, she exclaimed, “Sister-in-law, you’re so wasteful!”
Gu Zi placed the milk and bird’s nest in the steamer, replying, “I may be wasteful, but you’re not. I’ll remove the coal, and you can burn firewood. Just remember, you can stay as long as you like, but you have to help with the chores.”
Su Jing’s lips curled into a smile, trying to appease Gu Zi. “Whatever you say, sister-in-law. Everyone knows you’re the queen of the Su family. But let’s not remove the coal, shall we?”
On the surface, the younger sister-in-law seemed to be in a lower position, but in reality, both women were comfortable within their hearts. They had found an appropriate way to coexist.
When the two brothers returned from school, they saw Su Jing cleaning the pigeon cage in the yard. Su Li opened his mouth, almost blurting out, “Why are you back again?” But he held his tongue, realizing it would be impolite.
However, he found the situation annoying. Why did she have to clean the pigeon cage? If she did it, then what was he supposed to do? That was his job!
Humph, he didn’t even have the chance to show off to his mother anymore.
His gaze swept over the yard, everything was neat and tidy. But it seemed like the herbs in the ground needed watering. Su Li, devoid of any enthusiasm, called out, “Auntie,” before running off to the faucet to fetch water, then went to water the plants.
Su Jing watched him, puzzled, but she didn’t have time to question him. She continued cleaning the pigeon cage, threatening the birds, “You lot are always pooping everywhere, especially you, even on my hand. Next time, I’ll stew you…”
Su Bing watched the two of them as if they were oddities. He lifted his eyelids, as if words couldn’t describe his feelings at the moment. He chose to hold his tongue, greeting his aunt with a simple, “Hello, Auntie,” before entering the house.
As soon as Su Bing entered the house, he saw his mother carrying several bowls of steaming food from the kitchen. She saw Su Bing too, “Come and eat the bird’s nest with milk, call them in as well.”
Su Bing and the others still needed to recuperate. Gu Zi had specially asked Su Shen to bring back several boxes of bird’s nest, which they would cook and eat periodically.
Bird’s nest was a good thing, beneficial for men, women, old, and young. On one hand, it could supplement collagen, and on the other hand, it could enhance the body’s immunity. It was an excellent nourishing food.
Although it was expensive, the Su family was wealthy.
Gu Zi believed that with money, life was not difficult. No matter how hard it was, money could solve ninety percent of the problems. The remaining ten percent required even more money.
Su Bing went out to call the others, and they all came in together. Each took a bowl to eat, with Su Bing being the last to eat. He felt something was off and finally voiced it to Gu Zi, “Mom, the advertisements in the newspaper say that this is something women eat…”