Sometimes ignoring is what hurts the most.
The two returned to Gu's house, looked at the open door of the house, and walked into the small courtyard.
In the small courtyard, my cousin Gu Jiajie was sitting on the grandpa's reclining chair, and Gu Minmin was squatting in front of a boy who was younger and thinner than her, and they didn't know what to say.
There was a crying sound from inside the house, it was a woman's voice, strange but familiar.
"Father, we really can't live on. My child's father and I could still have enough food before we were in the factory, but now there is no dry food in the factory, and people can be seen in porridge and soup. Xiao Lei these days I'm so skinny that we can't afford anything in Lingyu Continent this year because of the high prices..."
Hearing the cries coming from the house, Gu Jin stopped, and the little boy behind him also stopped.
"Xiao Jin!"
Gu Jiajie's sharp eyes saw her immediately.
He stood up from the reclining chair with a jerk, and ran straight to Gu Jin and An Mingji.
Looking at the cousin who came running, Gu Jin smiled at him, raised his chin in the direction of Gu Minmin, and asked, "Who is this little boy? He looks familiar."
Gu Jiajie followed her line of sight and sighed softly: "This is a child from my sister-in-law's family, Xia Jinlei, our cousin, this kid seldom comes back on weekdays."
Sister-in-law, Gu Qiuzhen, is the youngest daughter of Mr. Gu. She married Xia Hongguo in the county town. Both of them work in the toy factory.
Even if you come back, you won't be able to stay for long, and you will leave in a hurry.
Gu Jin saw this sister-in-law very rarely, but deep in his memory, he knew that she was a woman with a bright personality.
Gu Minmin didn't know when she led Xia Jinlei to stand beside Gu Jin.
The little boy looked similar to An Mingji, but he was thinner and weaker than the boy, and he looked malnourished.
Looking at the other party's dark eyes, Gu Jin took out a bottle of calcium milk from the suitcase, and stuffed a whole pack of biscuits into his arms.
"Let's eat."
Listening to the words from the house before and the current situation, Gu Jin can understand that the life of the sister-in-law's family is not good.
The current price has not been brought under control, it is the time when there is a shortage of food in the Lingyu Continent, and as long as it is food, the price is sky-high.
Looking down at the calcium milk and biscuits stuffed into his arms, Xia Jinlei swallowed, but didn't move a bit.
He looked up at Gu Jin, and called out crisply, "Cousin Jin."
"So cute."
Gu Jin smiled and patted his head.
In An Mingji's eyes, this scene felt very dazzling.
Even the way he looked at Xia Jinlei was full of vigilance and repulsion.
Gu Jin quickly withdrew his hand, carrying the suitcase and said to Gu Jiajie, "I'll put the things in the house first, and I'll go see grandpa later."
"Then shall I tell them first?"
"OK."
Gu Jin and An Mingji returned to the East Wing, opened the suitcase, and took out two cigarettes, several bottles of wine, candies, biscuits, toffee, the flower cloth they bought, two cans of malted milk, etc.
These are bought for the family.
Gu Jin put the non-breakable things into a bag and handed them to An Mingji: "You take the things to the front hall first, I'll be there in a while."
An Mingji nodded, turned around and left with his things in hand.
After he left the room, Gu Jin took out some of the white flour, rice, and fruits and vegetables left in the space, and piled them up on the floor of the room.
Before she left, she only left enough food for her family, but she forgot about her sister-in-law's family who were still in the county.