He grunted, his eyes still closed, only to be greeted by the surrounding clamor, which caused him a terrible headache.
"Dad, are you awake?"
With sounds of joy erupting, the old Huang Family finally let go of Gu Youyou and looked toward Gu Feng.
"Old man, are you alright? How do you feel now? If there’s any discomfort, you must tell me."
Gu Youyou made a hushing gesture to the children, and they stopped their crying!
In the quiet environment, Gu Feng started to feel more comfortable and slowly opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was the wrinkled face of the old Huang Family, covering his entire view. Her concerned expression warmed his heart.
No matter how noisy or troublesome the old lady was, they shared decades of affection after all.
He opened his mouth and said, "Bring me some water!"
Meng Qiuju, the third son’s wife, standing nearby with warm water, hurried to bring it to his lips when she heard Gu Feng ask for it.
After Gu Feng had a sip of water, he finally felt relieved.
Looking at his anxious family, he felt disconcerted but still managed to scold with a stern face, "I’m not dying, what are you all crying for? Go have dinner already!"
Grandpa had aged, perhaps due to constant worries. He was only one year older than the old lady Huang, yet he looked much older than her.
Even his eyes were cloudy.
Such eyes, in modern times, would belong to someone over seventy, but Grandpa...
Gu Youyou sighed softly and said, "Grandpa, Youyou is not hungry. I won’t eat, I’ll head back first!"
Making the women of the Gu Family upset was one thing, but upsetting Grandpa was something she was unwilling to do.
"Youyou!" Gu Feng struggled to stand up.
Gu Wen, the second uncle, quickly helped him up and settled him on a stool.
Gu Youyou smiled and said, "Zijin said he would hunt a palm civet for dinner today; he should be back by now. If he doesn’t see me, he’ll worry."
Assuming that the doctor Sun would arrive soon, and knowing Grandpa’s condition was not serious, just needing less anger and more rest, there was no need for her to say more.
The doctor Sun would surely notice this as well, so she didn’t need to dwell on it.
"Ah!" Gu Feng heaved a long sigh, waving his hand, his tone filled with endless vicissitudes.
"Leave it, go back! Walk slowly, don’t tire yourself."
It had been a while since sunset, the sky was not yet fully dark, but the moon had already climbed high into the treetops!
A faint mist drifted along the country lane, making the world seem blurry like the hearts of people; the more you try to see clearly, the less you can...
"Youyou, we’re having palm civet tonight!"
Jin Zijin held up the skinned palm civet and told her.
Gu Youyou was startled, then smiled again.
She had mentioned it casually at the Gu Family; she hadn’t expected that their meal tonight would indeed be palm civet!
"Sounds good, let’s see your cooking skills!"
Heh, it was always Jin Zijin’s cooking skills on display at mealtime.
In fact, his cooking wasn’t great, but as peasants, they didn’t have lunch and were hungry after a whole day, so who cared if it tasted good? As long as there was food, that was enough.
Seeing Gu Youyou’s forced and bizarre smile, Jin Zijin asked with a gentle smile, "Did you get upset again at the Gu Family?"
"Hm?" Gu Youyou touched her face and chuckled, "Is it that obvious?"
"Yes, it’s written all over your face!" Jin Zijin said bluntly.
Gu Youyou had become quite adept at managing the fire, and recently when cooking, it was always Gu Youyou tending to the fire while Jin Zijin handled the wok!