Chapter 119: Chapter 119: You’ll Get Used to It
In their eyes, a 6-year-old child wouldn’t understand too much, so there was no guard against it.
But no one would have guessed that Gu Nian’s 6-year-old body housed the soul of an adult.
"Mrs. Zhang deserves it, that old woman has never been a good person. She used to be somewhat better when she didn’t have a son. Ever since she had Little Niu, she’s become more and more arrogant. As for Little Niu, spoiled beyond repair at such a young age, selfish and vicious, it’s not going to be easy for him to change even if he tries. As for Lin Man, a grown man who can’t even control his own wife, a complete useless wretch!" Mrs. Jiang sighed and continued, "I just pity the daughters in their family. From birth, they’ve been neglected, and over the years, they’ve been beaten and scolded by that woman Zhang, everyone in the village has seen it. They’ve been out this time, who knows what hardships they’ve suffered again!"
Especially the older Zhaodi and Pandi, who’ve been working since they learned to walk, they’ve never had a good day growing up.
Mrs. Jiang thought of the scene when she just saw those girls, each covered in wounds, their faces yellow and gaunt, looking like skin stretched over skeletons, frightening to see.
"It’s people’s own kids, we can’t interfere." Lin Sanshui reminded her.
Not to mention, given the current situation between their family and Lin Man’s.
"I know, I was just sighing!" Mrs. Jiang said.
Gu Nian took advantage of the moment when Lin Sanshui was alone to secretly pull him aside and say, "Dad, can I use the roast duck you bought?"
"What do you want to do?" Lin Sanshui stared at him and asked.
Gu Nian chuckled a couple of times, "Dad, look, Young Master Nan has been teaching me to read and write for so long, and I’ve never shown any appreciation. If you let me have your roast duck, I’ll buy you two next time we go to town, and I’ll get you some liquor too, alright?"
"Alright my foot, for the first time in decades, I’ve mustered the courage to buy Jufu Restaurant’s roast duck, and you want to get two at once, do you want a spanking?" Lin Sanshui said, not amused.
"Dad, are you going to give it to me or not?" Gu Nian pleaded with him.
"I’ll give it to you, my daughter asked, how can I refuse!" Lin Sanshui said.
"Thank you, Dad!" Gu Nian smiled happily and ran off to get the things.
When Gu Nian arrived, Nan Jin Yu was practicing calligraphy alone.
She waited until he finished writing and put down the pen before she asked, "Brother Nan, don’t you feel stifled being cooped up inside all day like this?"
In Gu Nian’s memory, since Nan Jin Yu came to this village, the only time she saw him go out was the night she fell into the water, the rest of the time, he was at most moving around in the yard.
"Once you get used to it, it’s fine." Nan Jin Yu smiled and asked her, "Why did you come at this time?"
Once you get used to it, it’s fine. He spoke calmly, but how much bitterness those words contained!
Gu Nian forced a smile, "I went to town today and bought our town’s most famous pastries and roast duck. I brought it for Brother Nan to try."
Nan Jin Yu glanced at the oil paper package beside her and chuckled, "Since that’s the case, stay and have lunch with me later, then."
"Oh, okay."
Gu Nian unconsciously rolled her big, black eyes, and after a moment, stood up from the small stool and walked over to Nan Jin Yu, "Brother Nan, can I ask you something?"
"Ask away." Nan Jin Yu looked at her calmly and said.