Chapter 61: Chapter 61: Can’t Stand It
Su Yunjin stared blankly at Gu Yan’s retreating figure!
Could it be that he didn’t like sweets?
Had she just misunderstood?
Su Yunjin replayed the prior events in her mind once more.
It dawned on Su Yunjin that Gu Yan hadn’t come to the shop because he liked sweets, but to buy them for her to eat?
Having reached this conclusion!
Su Yunjin looked down at the sweets in her hands!
Why on earth did Gu Yan bring her to buy sweets?
Was he treating her like a child to be pacified?
And he brought her to buy sweets?
After walking a few steps, Gu Yan noticed his little wife hadn’t followed, so he turned around and saw that she was still standing there dazed.
He raised an eyebrow!
Gu Yan said coldly, “Aren’t you coming?”
“Oh! Coming!” Su Yunjin snapped back to reality, hugging the sweets as she followed closely behind Gu Yan.
Su Yunjin and Gu Yan left the candy shop one after the other. Su Yunjin had to prepare lunch for the other members of the Gu Family at noon, so they couldn’t return too late. Therefore, after the couple left the candy shop, they didn’t stroll around and instead took the village’s ox cart back home together.
In a barrel, there was still a fish that Gu Yan had caught from the river. Su Yunjin took out the fish from the water tank and made a steamed fish dish, and stewed the leftover pork intestines. There was still a handful of Houttuynia Cordata left from last time; she washed what was left from before and mixed it in a cold dish, and thus there was a vegetarian option.
Three dishes, with both meat and vegetables, Su Yunjin finished preparing the meal just as the Gu Family folks returned from the fields. During lunch, Mrs. Zhang expressed her dissatisfaction with Su Yunjin not working in the fields, starting to grumble as soon as she sat at the table, “Mother, the third brother’s wife, even if she’s frail, has rested for two days. Shouldn’t she also join us in the fields to harvest the grain?”
“Mother, elder sister is right, no matter how precious the third sister-in-law is, she’s rested for these few days, and she must be mostly recovered by now, right?” Mrs. Han was also irked seeing Su Yunjin staying home just to cook. Cooking was such light work. They all wanted to do nothing but cook at home!
Why should Su Yunjin be exempt from working in the fields?
They all were daughters-in-law of the Gu Family.
If they were all daughters-in-law of the Gu Family, they should be treated the same.
Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Niu sang in chorus, both aiming to get Su Yunjin to work in the fields. The little wife had just recently regained consciousness, and Gu Yan intended to let her rest for a few more days, not planning on having her work in the fields to cut rice, “Elder sister, sister-in-law, Yunjin is still weak. It’s probably not yet time for her to go to the fields.”
Gu Yan clearly intended to protect her, and Su Yunjin saw right through it. However, when it came to working in the fields, she was actually indifferent.
She wasn’t idle at the Gu Family either, still having to cook daily for the entire household. She wasn’t afraid of harvesting grain either.
“Pah, nonsense!” Mrs. Zhang, not minding they were eating, spat on the ground, “Weak? Hmph, I can’t see where this third brother’s wife is weak at all! On the contrary, I see that the third brother’s wife seems to be quite well!”
As Mrs. Zhang spoke, she cast a derisive glance at Su Yunjin.
“Let’s eat, everyone! We have to go to the fields again this afternoon! With so much food on the table, can’t it keep your mouths busy?” The mother-in-law, Mrs. An, suddenly spoke up.